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

Deposit historical collections to National Archive: Khaleda
The New Nation - Bangladesh
... have personal collection of documents, books, photographs and video
clips on Bangladesh history and heritage to deposit those with the
National
Archives as the ...
<http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_26881.shtml>

Tug-o-War over Mass Bay Charter: Harbinger of things to come?
ZDNet - USA
... So, looking at the State's existing policies for electronic storage
and retrieval of its public documents, it's clear that in order to keep
history from ...
<http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2804>

Record keeping the key to protecting the firm's IP
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... there's "surprising latitude" for departing employees to take
company
trade secrets with them ... Once a company protects itself from theft
by employees or vendors ...
<http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/04/03/newscolumn3.html>

Document companies agree to work together
MLive.com - MI,USA
... to combine old-world paper storage with new-fangled digital data
retention.
... When Infiniron has a client needing physical document storage, those
customers will ...
<http://www.mlive.com/business/grpress/index.ssf?/base/business-3/1144075
507264580.xml&coll=6>

Municipality of York shrinks paper mountain with eDocs
ITBusiness.ca - Canada
... 300 codes York uses to classify files (of which most users only need
to know about 10) and the development of a schedule for how long records
should be ...
<http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=38952>

Port pumps money into museum
Shetland News - Vidlin,Shetland,UK
LERWICK Port Authority is to support the development of the new Shetland
Museum and Archives to the tune of £150,000. The money ...
<http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/pages/news%20stories/04_2006/port_pumps_m
oney_into_museum.htm>

Vietnamese Surgeon's Diaries a Sensation
ABC News - USA
... But last year, Whitehurst, aided by his brother Robert, also a
Vietnam
veteran, donated them to the Vietnam Archives at Texas Tech University
in Lubbock. ...
<http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1800404>

Scientific record saved for nation
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
... "Robert Hooke was a colossal figure in the founding of modern
science
and this represents an irreplaceable record of his contribution.". The
520-page manuscript ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/03/nhooke03
.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/04/03/ixhome.html>

How electronic record-keeping falls within IRS rules
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
... Documentation can include hard copy or electronic records such as
direct
receipts, acknowledgment letters, credit-card receipts, and credit-card
statements ...
<http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0403/p16s01-wmgn.html>

FDA closer to a decision on RFID labels
Government Health IT - Falls Church,VA,USA
... The technology for electronic tracking is fairly mature now, but the
systems to maintain electronic records as products move from the factory
to wholesalers ...
<http://www.govhealthit.com/article92818-04-03-06-Web>

History's new home could be old annex MARK JONES COMMUNITY ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA
WILKES-BARRE - Despite its name, the Luzerne County Historical Society
will spend much of this month focused on the future. Its ...
<http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/14250268.htm>

Secret Service closes investigation of missing tapes
ComputerWorld - USA
... Iron Mountain, the records storage and management company that lost
Time Warner's backup tapes from its courier truck, now offers customers
an "extended level ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,110170
,00.html>


History of photography on display
Bridgeton News - NJ, United States
... A recent master's graduate from Drexel University, DelCollo works at
the New Jersey State Archives and volunteers at Lummis Library. ...
<http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/local/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1144057253
323600.xml&coll=10>

Sluggish start for e-record
Australian IT - Australia
... AIDS Council of NSW chief executive Stevie Clayton told the Sydney
Star Observer that the council did not oppose e-records but it had
concerns
with the proposal ...
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18699714%5E15441%5E%5Enb
v%5E15306-15319,00.html>

Disaster plans pay off
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... As with all disasters the destruction would happen at a time and
place
of ... Access to email was critical for co-ordination of Ergon's
internal
resources and to co ...
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18672337%5E16681%5E%5Enb
v%5E,00.html>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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