RAIN 061219
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
Dastardly (and sometimes funny) deeds proclaimed in Wearside ...
Sunderland Echo - UK
... "Handbills provide a fascinating and important glimpse into the
past,"
said Sunderland Antiquarian Society archivist Ron Lawson. ...
<http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1512&Articl
eID=1936291>
New Zealand Hit with Copyright Reform
Slyck - Astoria,NY,USA
... If the owner doesn't reply within a reasonable amount of time, the
user
can 'apply' to an archivist, librarian, or educational establishment so
the
TPM can be ...
<http://www.slyck.com/story1363.html>
Archivist wants history to come alive
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA
BY ROBERT BEHRE. Faye Jensen remembers how history came alive when, as
an
intern with the National Archives in 1980, it was her turn ...
<http://www.charleston.net/assets/webPages/departmental/news/Stories.aspx
?section=localnews&tableId=123180&pubDate=12/19/2006>
Older crime records erased
Kentucky Post - Covington,KY,USA
... The records were destroyed under a statewide document-retention
policy
that was amended last year to include electronic records. ...
<http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061219/NEWS02/612190
373/1014>
Ontario archives will move to York University
CBC Toronto - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Ontario's official archives will move to a new building at York
University
after being housed in Toronto's downtown for nearly a century. ...
<http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2006/12/19/archives-ontario.html>
Information Commissioner upholds FOI complaint against National ...
PublicTechnology.net - UK
... s Office said “The Information Commissioner has upheld a complaint
under the Freedom of Information Act against The National Archives
following its refusal ...
<http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=ar
ticle&sid=7161>
Secrets of the Hardy Boys now tucked in McMaster University vaults
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
The archives include the first editions of two of the 20 books McFarlane
wrote for the Hardy Boys series: "The Secret of the Caves" and "The
Tower
Treasure.". ...
<http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=04b18ac4-fba9-4
2b4-8528-56ce1c7aadc0&k=74313>
Serena Archives gathers artifacts, memories of Serena Township
MyWebTimes.com - Ottawa,IL,USA
... Township. The money is to be used by the recently formed group
Serena
Archives, which has about five members, said Richmond. Richmond ...
<http://mywebtimes.com/ottnews/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=288854>
Nigeria: FG Inaugurates Committee to Repair National Archives ...
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Federal Government has inaugurated a nine-man Presidential
Committee to
rehabilitate the national archives and Museums. - The ...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200612181285.html>
Latvian president wants access to the USSR archives
Russia-InfoCenter - Moscow,Russia
... Commission's notes December 18, Latvian president said she found it
impossible to study historical matters without getting acquainted with
archives which were ...
<http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/3157/>
GI JOES TO THE RESCUE OF REMBRANDTS AND RAPHAELS
Amherst Times.com - Amherst,NY,USA
... “Rescuing Da Vinci,” a lavishly illustrated book devoted to them,
with dozens of pictures newly unearthed from archives, has just been
published by Robert M ...
<http://www.amhersttimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37
03&Itemid=27>
Congressman donates documents to USF
Tampa Bay Business Journal - Tampa,FL,USA
... government. Among the documents are his legislative files involving
issues such as offshore oil drilling and debt reduction. The ...
<http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2006/12/18/daily22.html
?jst=b_ln_hl>
Review could further trim RIM's profits
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... reviewed more than 500 employees' human resources and stock-options
files, which are on ... RIM expected to turn up about 400,000 electronic
documents, but has now ...
<http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/162733>
Attorneys spar over disclosing evidence in Coca-Cola secrets case
International Herald Tribune - France
... Joya Williams and co-defendants Edmund Duhaney and Ibrahim Dimson
have
been charged with stealing new product samples and confidential
documents
from Coca-Cola ...
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/19/business/NA_FIN_US_Coca_Cola_T
rade_Secrets.php>
CBS News, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:41 PM PST
Revisiting The Horrors Of The Holocaust
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/14/60minutes/main2267927.shtml
The vast archives of Nazi documents stored at Bad Arolsen, Germany, are
finally being made available to the public. Scott Pelley traveled
there with three Holocaust survivors, who for the first time got to
inspect their own records.
SYS-CON Media, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:31 AM PST
Electronic Records Management -- For Most, It's Still "Waiting for
Godot"
http://www.sys-con.com/read/316185.htm
AIIM - TheEnterprise Content Management Association releases results
from its newIndustry Watch study on Electronic Records Management
(ERM). Thestudy of over 800 end users, sponsored by Xerox Global
Services (NYSE: XRX), found that end users still do not place
sufficient emphasis onmanaging electronically stored information, and
user confidence in thisarea lags behind that expressed for ...
Open records lawsuit
Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - Austin,TX,USA
... Eanes' open records manager makes more than $75,000 annually.
Officials
are calculating related expenses, such as staff time spent answering
requests. ...
<http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/12/19/19eanessu
it.html>
Business critical data storage needs better back-up
Manufacturing Computer Solutions - Dartford,Kent,UK
... still expect storage capacity to continue to double every 18 months
due
in part to the introduction of systems for information lifecycle
management
(ILM) and ...
<http://www.mcsolutions.co.uk/article/index.aspx?articleid=VM1_2VdQlPnfb1
t02EpobPr3lUSG3Ch2sSNd_L1PFUgA>
Oregon county's veterans director arrested over missing files
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... counts of tampering with public records. Bail was set at $25,000.
The
investigation started in late November after a resident complained about
missing files. ...
<http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-17/116
6569196104460.xml&storylist=orlocal>
Get the record straight
Washington Technology - Washington,DC,USA
... is high priority to give to customers fast, or data files that are
...
At the National Archives and Records Administration, long-term
preservation
of electronic ...
<http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/21_24/emerging-tech/29868-1.htm
l>
Stulgis returns records to DA’s office
Scranton Times-Tribune - PA, USA
... When the city switched to storing employee information on computer
programs around 1992, some records may have been placed with other
files in
a storage room ...
<http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17607541&BRD=2185&P
AG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6>
Rochester Business Journal
Rochester Business Journal - Rochester,NY,USA
Monroe County’s records management system in the County Clerk’s office
will likely be out until Friday, the result of a failure of the
operating
system ...
<http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=63908>
AIIM Asks, When Will Electronic Records Management Arrive?
IDM.net.au - Strawberry Hills,NSW,Australia
... of a recent study, the International Enterprise Content Management
Association (AIIM) says for most organisations, electronic records
management is like ...
<http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=7843>
Artists try to put a stop on sales of their memorabilia
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Sagan purchased the vintage items from Clear Channel Entertainment in
2003
and soon thereafter launched the Wolfgang's Vault site. ...
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/gossip/16269815
.htm>
Rock stars want to seal Wolfgang's Vault
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
The artists say Wolfgang's Vault, owned by William Sagan, is illegally
offering the recordings in order to lure consumers to buy other products
available on ...
<http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2006/12/19/wolfgangsvault-concert-rec
ordings.html>
Concert Archive Draws Digital Suit
MP3 Newswire - Freehold,NJ,USA
By Richard Menta 12/19/06. Baby boomers can appreciate a site like
Wolfgang's Vault. It's not a site about Mozart, rather it is an ...
<http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/6002/wolfgang.html>
Ex-county court worker accused of altering her legal record
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
... 21 and March 19 in 2003, while working at the Ocean County
Courthouse
in Toms River, Nieves entered the computer records system of the
Administrative Office of ...
<http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean/story/7032621p-68915
01c.html>
Chilton County public records on microfilm
AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
The Alabama Department of Archives and History recently completed
transferring about 80 years of public records from paper to microfilm in
Chilton County ...
<http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/baldwin.ssf?/base/news/11665233141
53370.xml&coll=3>
UNT library to expand the nation's only CyberCemetery
TexasGigs - Dallas,TX,USA
... of web sites and electronic publications once published by
now-defunct
or "dead" US government entities appealed to the National Archives, the
official keeper ...
<http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2006/dec/19/unt-library-expand-nations-o
nly-cybercemetery/>
Kevin Roden, CIO, Iron Mountain
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal - Fairfield,NJ,USA
Kevin B. Roden joined Iron Mountain as executive vice president and
chief
information officer in 1999. Previously, Roden was CIO ...
<http://www.s-ox.com/Feature/detail.cfm?articleID=2216>
Old file formats battle extinction threat
Techworld.com - London,UK
... Documents created by outdated and out-of-use applications may no ...
them or emulation software can access the files the electronic records
are
unavailable. ...
<http://www.techworld.com/storage/news/index.cfm?newsID=7637&pagtype=all>
Ex-court clerk indicted in records tampering
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
A former state judiciary clerk at the Mercer County Courthouse was
indicted yesterday on charges she used her position to falsify state
computer systems to make it ap pear she and her husband had paid a
prior judgment against them, the state Division on Criminal Justice
announced yesterday.
<http://www.nj.com/news/times/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-8/11665048481
01750.xml&coll=5>
Monroe Clerk: No computers until Friday
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
... Customers may still file deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments,
lawsuits and the various other documents that cross the counter daily
at the clerk's office. ...
<http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061219/
NEWS01/612200318/1002/NEWS>
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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