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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
Clark County recorder turns self in to face misconduct charges
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Clark County Recorder Francis Deane turned herself in
Thursday afternoon to face 19 felony charges including misconduct as a
public officer ...
<http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jun/15/061510285.h
tml>
Independent Online, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 8:04 AM PDT
ANC gives transcripts to Fort Hare
http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=qw1150204863944B262&s
etid=1§id=&url=iol&vne=0&csect=South+Africa
The African National Congress archives committee has handed tapes and
transcripts of 100 interviews with struggle veterans to the University
of Connecticut and the University of Fort Hare.
Mail and Guardian, Tue, 13 Jun 2006 6:56 AM PDT
ANC adds interview tapes to party archives
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=274402&area=/breaking_news
/breaking_news__national/
The African National Congress archives committee handed tapes and
transcripts of 100 interviews with struggle veterans to the University
of Connecticut
and the University of Fort Hare on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 0:13 AM PDT
Holocaust Archivists Piece Together Bits of Lives
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nazis17jun17,1,791527
8.story The Red Cross' tracing service has unearthed the facts and
fates of
millions of the Nazis' victims. Now it will open its vast paper
archives.
<http://shrinkster.com/fzf>
BBC News, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:24 AM PDT
Photo site offers glimpse of past
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/5090950.stm
A newly-launched Cornish website containing thousands of historic
photographs has its first international success.
Miami Herald, Sun, 11 Jun 2006 0:16 AM PDT
MOUSE CLICK MAY EASE PAPER CHASE
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/b
roward_county/14783901.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_broward_county
In a musty Deerfield Beach warehouse, the lurid details of murder
scenes and juicy tidbits about drunk drivers languish in paper court
files hidden
in 20-foot stacks of cardboard banker's boxes.
Mondaq, Sun, 11 Jun 2006 1:20 AM PDT
Labour & Employment
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=40284&lastestnews=1
The explosion of e-mail communication presents risks and opportunities
for employers. Electronic files can be a goldmine of evidence against
rogue
employees – particularly when the employee believes the file to have
been permanently deleted.
The Tampa Tribune, Fri, 16 Jun 2006 9:18 PM PDT
Immigration Drowning In Paper
http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGB8GJSFJOE.html
WASHINGTON - They are called the Alien Files - or simply, the "A-Files."
Insurance giant loses data on 970,000 consumers through burglary
USA Today - USA
... laws requiring some form of notification, and 15 have introduced
related
legislation, since a February 2005 breach at data reseller ChoicePoint,
Walker said. ...
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/insurance/2006-06-16-AIG_x.htm?
POE=NEWISVA>
Clark County Recorder makes first court appearance
KVBC - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... Conrad Claus. Deane is accused of selling public documents from her
office that are normally free for anyone to see. Police say ...
<http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5042569&nav=15MV>
Courthouse workers in need of more room
Clanton Advertiser - Clanton,AL,USA
... judicial system is on the cusp of transitioning to a paperless
method
of data storage. ... These are public records that will be handed down
for the next 100 to ...
<http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/articles/2006/06/16/news/c-news.txt>
‘e-discovery’ clicking with attorneys
Providence Business News - Providence,RI,USA
... “It’s critical for large and small companies to have document
retention
policies,” he said. “[Document retention policies ...
<http://www.pbn.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/121326>
Holocaust records will open to the world
United Press International - USA
The Los Angeles Times obtained early, limited access to the Red Cross
International
Tracing Service archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany. ...
<http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060617-012932-9141r>
The saga of Bellocq's Storyville photos
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
... But, in 1967, they were rescued when Lee Friedlander of New York's
Museum of Modern Art bought and restored the glass negatives. ...
<http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060617/LIFESTY
LE/606170309/1024>
HBOS to bring Scott will home
Scotland on Sunday - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
The will was bought by HBOS Group Archives at the Christie's auction
house
in ... Helen Redmond-Cooper, HBOS group archivist, said: "We are very
excited to have ...
<http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=893022006>
Laptop Stolen From DC Home
Washington Post - United States
... that the personal information of 26.5 million veterans and military
personnel was endangered after a laptop and external hard drive were
stolen
from an ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/17/AR200606
1700966.html>
Document Shredding Combats Identity Theft
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
As CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports, some local and federal agencies
are undertaking a project to prevent identity theft by shredding
documents.
<http://cbs2chicago.com/seenon/local_story_168164341.html>
New Orleans Times-Picayune, Sun, 18 Jun 2006 0:26 AM PDT
SUNO's art is purged of mold, insects
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-6/11506144521
27560.xml
Even after fetid floodwater receded from the Southern University at New
Orleans campus, the soggy artifacts in its collection of African art
marinated
for months in dark, dank buildings.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News, Sun, 18 Jun 2006 0:15 AM PDT
Heirs should sift slowly through attic
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/living/14846688.ht
m?source=rss&channel=myrtlebeachonline_living
Much has been made of the ongoing "transfer of wealth" from the World
War II generation, but the old soldiers and their wives are leaving
behind a
lot of stuff along with their stocks and bonds.
Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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