RAIN 060129

Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.

RIGHT to information in Bangladesh
The Daily Star - Bangladesh
The right to information became a fundamental human right with passing
of a law known as the "Freedom of Information Act" by the US Congress
in 1966. ...
<http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/01/30/d60130020328.htm>

PUBLIC RECORDS
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
Foreclosed properties to be sold at 11 am on the days listed at the 
Manatee
County Courthouse. Listed are the borrower's name, the ...
<http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/living/13718445.htm>

PROBING The Politics Of Public Access
FortBendNow - Richmond,TX,USA
In the midst of what's become a political debate over the care and 
feeding
of public records, Fort Bend County Clerk Dianne Wilson has decided to
remove ...
<http://www.fortbendnow.com/opinion/646/probing-the-politics-of-public-ac
cess>

KEEPER of the past, guardian of the future
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
... He eventually coordinated the processing of historical records and
helped draft the state's 1988 comprehensive public records law. ...
<http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060129/LIFE/6
01290326/1005>

CITY record-keeping largely unregulated
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
... policy. He quickly set about developing a citywide standard for 
retaining
public records that still remains largely intact. Despite ...
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060129-9999-1n29boxes.html>

IRONDEQUOIT supervisor raps lack of records
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
... took office after defeating former Supervisor Steve Hendershott, 
also
a Republican, Logel alleged that town documents were missing and 
computer
files had been ...
<http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060129/
NEWS01/601290318/1002/NEWS>

ELECTRONIC discovery' industry blooming
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... themselves to paper memos and other documents on file as ... sock 
away
enormous batches of digital records sent by ... Other files are 
discovered
deep in hard drives ...
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Electronic_Discovery.html>


New York Times, Sat, 28 Jan 2006 6:47 PM PST
From Routine to Catastrophic, Giuliani's New York Is Open Book
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/nyregion/29giuliani.html
Fires still burned at ground zero. Fighter jets patrolled the skies.
And in Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's office, the phone calls, faxes and 
e-mail
messages never stopped coming.

New York Times, Sat, 28 Jan 2006 6:37 PM PST
Leaps and Bounds, Filed and Cataloged
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/arts/dance/29dunn.html
The nearly half-century history of the Alvin Ailey troupe will find a
stage at the Library of Congress.

CHERYL HALL
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
... Nearly half of all major corporations have people on staff who 
monitor
those messages, looking for breaches of confidentiality, trade secrets
and personal ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/chall/stories
/DN-Hall_29bus.ART0.State.Edition1.3eb019e.html>

FINER points of photos are lost in digital rush
Boston Globe - United States
... Across the region, historical societies delight in finding glass 
negatives
of town squares, townspeople, factories, horses, schools, and other 
reminders
of the ...
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/01/29/finer_points_of_pho
tos_are_lost_in_digital_rush>

FADING art
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
... Denny Wagner. "If the film goes away, I'll start coating my own 
glass
negatives like they did making plates in the old days.". Wagner ...
<http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060129/LIFE/6012
90337/1004>

ACTION needed to ensure that data remains secure
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA
... security measures. Also last year, Bank of America lost computer 
tapes
with the records of thousands of its customers. But having ...
<http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/opinion/13731122.htm>

ONLY some documents need to be retained
Scranton Times - Scranton,PA,USA
... both certified public accountants from Wilkes-Barre. Some documents,
such as deeds and mortgage records, should never be tossed. ...
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16024910&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept
_id=415891&rfi=6>

LAWYERS' appetite to mine e-archives grows
BusinessWeek - USA
JAN. 29 2:52 PM ET Even just a few years ago, lawyers in corporate 
lawsuits
sometimes agreed not to poke around in their opponents' e-mails. ...
<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8FEHQ481.htm?campaign_id=a
pn_tech_up&chan=tc>

COLUMN: Forgotten founders deserve a library in Norwich
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
... The society is exploring the establishment of a presidential library
for the 15 men who were president of the Continental Congress during the
American ...
<http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060129/COLUM
NISTS01/601290330/1048/NEWS01>

1.3 million Reagan photos unveiled
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
... Arkansas. Several of the Reagan photographs were enlarged and put on
display in the lobby of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. ...
<http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/state/13741433.htm>

New York Times
In 200 Years of Family Letters, a Nation's Story
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 27 ? To most college students, instant messages, 
or I.M.'s, are about as ephemeral as the topics they typically address. 
One flicker and gone.
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Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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