RAIN 070612
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
Can you keep a secret?
Worcester Business Journal - Worcester,MA,USA
"(Trade secrets) covers almost the entire range of information that
gives a company a competitive advantage that isn't generally known to
the rest of the ...
<http://wbjournal.com/j/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1873&It
emid=142>
Access Sciences Corporation Names New Principal Consultant
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
"Jesse Wilkins brings a wealth of technology expertise to Access
Sciences, including hands-on experience in document imaging, electronic
records management, ...
<http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news
_view&newsId=20070611005881&newsLang=en>
Computerworld
E-discovery rules add summer IT work for schools
Districts face heavy workload to comply with new federal regs
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&
taxonomyName=storage&articleId=9024018&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_top>
Electronic Evidence: The Rules Get Even Tougher
Boardmember.com - Brentwood,TN,USA
Hammering out a comprehensive document-retention plan is only half the
equation. The other half? Enforcing it. Just look at Arthur Andersen,
says Roberts: ...
<http://www.boardmember.com/issues/archive.pl?article_id=12814>
Best Buy lawyer admits to destroying evidence
TG Daily - USA
... itself in the middle of a much deeper legal controversy, after one
of the company's lawyers admitted to falsifying records and destroying
evidence. ...<http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/32414/118/>
Jewish Community Vienna says archive used to resolve legal claims
International Herald Tribune - France
AP VIENNA, Austria: The Jewish Community Vienna said Monday it has
routinely used documents found in the Austrian capital to substantiate
restitution and ...
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/11/europe/EU-GEN-Austria-Holocaus
t-Archive.php>
Fitch's diaries to remain in Weston Historical society hosts ...
Weston Forum - Georgetown,CT,USA
"With continuing support from the community, we will be able to meet
our total fund-raising goal and build the archive and succeed in our
quest to 'Keep
...<http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/weston/18811.shtml>
Nike archive goes on view at Oregon Historical Society
The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
Nike typically keeps the archive on its Beaverton campus to inspire or
direct staff. This is crucial, Reames says, as Nike continues to grow
and many of ...
<http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/06/11/c3.cr.nikearchives.0611.p1.
php?section=nation_world>
Yale won't accept more Kent State shooting materials
WTOL - Toledo,OH,USA
AP - June 11, 2007 8:45 AM ET KENT, Ohio (AP) - Yale University has
stopped accepting new materials for its archive on the 1970 Kent State
University ...<http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=6639267>
A priceless collection of iconic photographs
Wyoming Tribune - Cheyenne,WY,USA
This photograph is among thousands at the Wyoming State Archives by one
of Wyoming's most important photographers. When Joseph Elam "JE"
Stimson died in ...
http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2007/06/11/featured_story/01top_06-11-07.txt
Ahmed Salim -- a writer with his own archive
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
By Terence J Sigamony RAWALPINDI: Archives are valuable cultural and
historical assets that help in research and information gathering for
historians, ...
<http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C12%5Cstory_12-
6-2007_pg11_9>
The face of business: Tom Ogilby
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
Our document/records storage is growing. We use bar code technology to
manage an organization's documents. Who could do your job? Anyone who
enjoys managing ...
<http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070611/BUSINESS/10611
0019>
Yale not adding to May 4 artifacts
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
The KSU archivist, Leslie Stegh, said the university had made a
``rational proposal'' to secure the materials, although it hadn't
``begged. ... <http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/17353044.htm>
Western Digital Introduces 1.5TB and 750GB External Hard Drives
Hardware Zone - Singapore,Singapore,Singapore
By Vincent Chang LAKE FOREST, Calif., June 11 -- Expanding its lineup
of consumer-friendly, easy-to-use external hard drives, Western Digital
today ...<http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=7510&cid=10>
Corrections agency to pay $541K for withholding records
First Amendment Center - Nashville,TN,USA
The state Department of Corrections has agreed to pay a penalty of
$541000 for wrongly withholding public records from the publisher of a
prison watchdog
...<http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=18657>
ChoicePoint details data breach lessons
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
By Jon Brodkin, Network World, 06/11/07 BOSTON -- Few companies know as
well as ChoicePoint the consequences of failing to secure the personal
information ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/061107-choicepoint-data-breach.htm
l>
ChoicePoint Details Data Breach Lessons
PC World - USA
Few companies know as well as ChoicePoint the consequences of failing
to secure the personal information of consumers. Few companies know as
well as ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132795-c,cybercrime/article.html>
10 Million Pages of CIA Declassified Records Available
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
The CIA recently delivered more than 420000 additional pages of
redacted declassified electronic records to the National Archives and
Records Administration ...
<http://newsblaze.com/story/20070611074818tsop.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-
Stories.html>
Botswana: The Preservation of Evidence
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Another interesting aspect that will provoke interesting debate is the
extent of authenticity in electronic records. How we can ensure that
all electronic ...<http://allafrica.com/stories/200706111379.html>
Online data management here
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
"When we digitise your company, we convert all paper records into
electronic records and these can be retrieved through the local area
network (LAN) or ...<http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/569865>
Natural England Picks TRIM Context
IDM.net.au - Strawberry Hills,NSW,Australia
To this end, TRIM Context was chosen to modernise the organisation's
records management and information lifecycle management (ILM)
practices. ...<http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=8522>
Tower is natural EDRM choice for government agency
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
As part of a new project to merge the three agency networks and
modernize its records management and ILM (information lifecycle
management) practices, ...
<http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/06/12/224735/tower-is-natura
l-edrm-choice-for-government-agency.htm>
Written, computer SIA records don't match
The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka,Japan
Based on the survey, it is possible that information contained in
thousands of special records differs from that contained in computer
records. ... <http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070613TDY02005.htm>
Guilty plea entered in Corning Inc. secrets case
Elmira Star-Gazette - Elmira,NY,USA
That employee, Jonathan C. Sanders of Lawrenceburg, Ky., pleaded guilty
to theft of trade secrets in January 2006 and was sentenced to four
years in federal ...
<http://www.star-gazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070612/UPDATE/3
06120025>
Document destruction is more than housekeeping
Tracy Press - Tracy,CA,USA
During the 90-day period to develop such a policy, it would have seemed
logical to continue suspending any document destruction until a
comprehensive plan ...<http://tracypress.com/content/view/9678/2/>
Jail auditor says he caught four deputies shredding documents
Daily Report - Atlanta,GA,USA
Taylor said he was talking to the major when he when he discovered the
four deputies and halted the shredding. Taylor said the documents to be
shredded ...
<http://www.dailyreportonline.com/Editorial/News/new_singleEdit.asp?indiv
idual_SQL=6%2F13%2F2007%4013784_Public_.htm>
The public life of Google's private data
ITBusiness.ca - Canada
by Briony Smith A recent Reuters story showcases a British report that
labels Google the biggest offender when it comes to privacy -- and it
could have an
...<http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=43890>
$541000 says: Don't withhold public records
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Tacoma,WA,USA
It's the largest penalty a public agency has ever had to pay in this
state for withholding public records, not a distinction to be proud of.
... <http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/84500.html>
Jail officials shred documents
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA
"They replied they were shredding documents they had in their private
desks," Taylor said about their response to questions about the types
of records they
...<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2007/06/12/061
2metsheriff_web.html>
Google Shortens Data Retention Time In Response To European ...
Wired News - USA
The change comes just three months after Google announced it would
begin standardizing its data retention period for its services by
de-linking information
...<http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/06/google_shortens.html>
Addressing the data retention challenge
Principia - Manchester,UK
'We've also proved that with online media, you can be far more creative
with your data retention policies. For example, web server content
tends to change ...
<http://www.nccmembership.co.uk/pooled/articles/BF_WEBART/view.asp?Q=BF_W
EBART_288845>
Tridion Introduces New Archive Management Tool
EContent (press release) - Wilton,CT,USA
Tridion, a global provider of Web Content Management (WCM) software
solutions, has introduced Archive Manager, a proprietary web archiving
tool designed to ...
<http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/ArticleReader.aspx?ArticleID=36642>
Demarco arts archive goes online
BBC News - UK
An archive documenting Edinburgh arts impresario Richard Demarco's
lifetime involvement in the arts is to be made available online.
...<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/67439
71.stm>
GLBT Historical Society Unveils Nation's First Historical Exhibit ...
YubaNet (satire) - Nevada City,CA,USA
The Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society has announced
the opening of "Out Ranks," the nation's first historical exhibit on
the experiences
...<http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_58950.shtml>
Museum robbed of historical data
AntiguaSun - St' John's,Antigua and Barbuda
Executive Director of the Historical Society Michele Henry told the
Antigua Sun it appeared as though the bandits broke into the building
between 10 pm ...
<http://www.antiguasun.com/paper/?as=view&sun=252738109706122007&an=47473
9099006122007&ac=Local>
Modi orders modernisation of archives to preserve rare manuscripts
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Patna, Jun 12: Concerned over unscientific and haphazard way of keeping
rare manuscripts in state archives, Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil
Kumar Modi
...<http://www.newkerala.com/news5.php?action=fullnews&id=38240>
Library, archives plan raised
The Nelson Mail - Nelson,New Zealand
The Nelson City Council has revisited a suggestion that the city's
library and archive resources at Isel Park could be merged. Golden Bay
researcher and
...<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/4093812a6510.html>
Thai king's archives to go online
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
5, officials said Monday The archives will be in the Thai language,
with English in some parts. The free site will include speeches,
photographs and ...<http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/146535.html>
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond, VA
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