Libraries & Theatres Department

The courts continue to issue potentially expansive opinions about privacy. No need to

panic yet because the limited holdings are not immediately relevant to marketing and

profiling activities. Still, the developments provide useful intelligence.

One case arose from litigation involving the constitutionality of the federal law

prohibiting so-called partial birth abortions. Several courts wrestled with discovery

requests for medical records created by physicians testifying as expert witnesses that the

prohibited technique is medically necessary.

http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=28462

Chicago Tribune

Sex case pits library against cops

In Naperville, librarians cite state law--and the Constitution--in forcing police to

get a court order before releasing the identity of a man accused of looking at

Internet porn

By James Kimberly

Tribune staff reporter

Published June 11, 2004

When three teenagers in Naperville's Nichols Library reported seeing a man fondling himself while

looking at Internet pornography, library workers called police.

The man left before officers arrived, so police asked to see who was logged on at the computer. To the

surprise of police, the library refused, opening another chapter in the controversy over how much access

law enforcement should have to library records.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0406110160jun11,1,3755970.story?

EMC drills into compliance

Product extensions link storage management with policies and procedures

By Ephraim Schwartz June 11, 2004

As the first deadline for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley looms, storage management giant EMC is launching major extensions to its ILM

(Information Lifecycle Management) software suite.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/06/11/24NNemc_1.html

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
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Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1087094843-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:28:32 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: OFFER MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable apologies for crss posting: -----Original Message----- From: London Museum & Gallery practitioners discussion forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ccotton Sent: 11 June 2004 17:53 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: OFFER Free to a good home! We have a set of magazines entitles "Phoenix" produced for British forces in the Far East in 1945. copies available are vol 1 no 1, no 2, no 3, no 5, no 7, no 10, no 11, no 12, no 13, vol 2 no 1, no 3, covering the period February - June 1945. They are completely outside our collecting area but we are loathe to destroy them. Any takers? Carolynne Cotton Local Studies and Archives Manager Central Library High Street Uxbridge Middx. UB8 1HD 01895 250702 email [log in to unmask] ======================================================================== This email has been sent from the Hillingdon LEA system. If you have cause for complaint regarding the content of this email please contact [log in to unmask] ======================================================================== ========================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:00:33 +0100 Reply-To: Ccotton <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Ccotton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Phoenix Magazines MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit These have now found a good home with the Royal Military Police Museum. Thanks to everyone who replied. Carolynne Cotton Local Studies and Archives Manager Central Library High Street Uxbridge Middx. UB8 1HD 01895 250702 email [log in to unmask] ====================================================================== This email has been sent from the Hillingdon LEA system. If you have cause for complaint regarding the content of this email please contact [log in to unmask] ==============================================================================================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:25:12 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 613 wEEKend Roundup Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Omaha World-Herald Published Saturday June 12, 2004 Finding future keepers of city's past BY TIM ELFRINK Up a dank staircase, through a dimly lit hallway, behind a chipped and battered door, Vern Lenzen and Morey Landman thumb through boxes of old photo negatives. The two men are working in the dusty, shelf-filled room to preserve 150 years of Omaha history in the most literal sense - caring for the thousands of delicate, weathered negatives at the Durham Western Heritage Museum. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1636&u_sid=1120385 Duluth News Tribune Posted on Sat, Jun. 12, 2004 Ashland native chosen to lead Wisconsin Historical Society Associated Press MADISON, Wis. - A native of Ashland has been named the Wisconsin Historical Society's director and will begin work during a difficult time. Ellsworth Brown was named director Friday and will start July 1. http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/8909059.htm Toledo Blade Flag collection has new home Findlay - 'Flag City USA' - an appropriate site for display By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER FINDLAY- Bob McKee wasn't certain what year in American history his oversized 41-star flag represented. North and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states on Nov. 2, 1889, followed soon after by the 41st, Montana, on Nov. 8, 1889. That would seem to answer the question except for the fact that Washington became the 42nd state just three days after Montana. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040613/NEWS17/406130359/-1/ARCHIVES30 Los Angeles Times June 13, 2004 Records Trickle Out of Reagan Library Only 10% of 55 million pages at the facility near Simi Valley are public. By Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writer The unvarnished story of the Ronald Reagan presidency, scholars and historians agree, is buried deep within the 55 million pages of presidential documents housed at his library near Simi Valley. Will history remember the nation's 40th president as the master politician and Cold War hero portrayed in countless memorials last week? Or will his legacy be marred by evidence of an increasingly out-of-touch president who ignored the AIDS epidemic, racked up an enormous national debt and then became entangled in an arms-for-hostages deal with Iran? http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-library13jun13,1,4718658.story? ( The Independent Britain's film heritage at risk after £2.5m budget cut, say campaigners By Louise Jury, Arts Correspondent 12 June 2004 Britain's vast heritage of film and television archives is under threat of "irreparable devastation", according to an alliance of film historians, curators and directors. The new lobbying force, called the Curatori Lucis (treasures of light) Group, claims that Britain's rich tradition of films and television programmes is at risk as a result of threatened cuts to the National Film and Television Archive (NFTVA). http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=530666 Fort Worth Star Telegram Posted on Sun, Jun. 13, 2004 UNLOCKING THE RECORDS Star-Telegram Ever wonder whether your favorite restaurant is really clean? Whether there's crime occurring in your neighborhood that you don't know about? Whether the local high school is overzealously suspending students for minor dress code violations? http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/8907484.htm? The Hawkeye Online records provide another level of access It's been more than two years since many court records were put online by the Iowa Judicial Branch. The site can be accessed 24 hours a day. "I think we average about 250,000 to 300,000 hits a day," said Rebecca Colton, assistant to the chief justice. Colton has heard from many clerks of court who have experienced a drop in the number of calls and visits since the records went online. http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln6_0613.html Line56 Orbital Data's Fat Pipe Former Inktomi execs tackle appliance solution for large file transfers; digital asset management targeted first by Jim Ericson, Line56 Monday, June 14, 2004 Two-year-old Orbital Data today closed a $12 million round of financing and launched its flagship rack appliance, aimed at speeding large file transfers, specifically in the digital asset management (DAM) space. The Orbital 5500 is not a compression device. Rather, it employs an updated transport algorithm technology called TotalTransport, which is tuned to business applications. One device at each end of a distant network link speeds file transfer by 10 times and many more according to Orbital. Pricing runs $10,000 to $50,000 per appliance. http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=5706 Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:25:55 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 613 Ohio Open Records Audit Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Akron Beacon Journal Posted on Sat, Jun. 12, 2004 How the public records audit was conducted TOM GAUMER Associated Press CLEVELAND - Work on an audit of Ohio's public records started when a committee of the Ohio Coalition for Open Government decided it wanted to gauge access to public records. The coalition last fall appointed Tom O'Hara, managing editor of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, and Tom Gaumer, editor of computer-assisted reporting for The Plain Dealer, to lead the effort. The coalition was formed by the Ohio Newspaper Association, a trade organization established in 1933 that represents 83 daily and 163 weekly newspapers. http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/8908999.htm?1c Akron Beacon Journal Posted on Sat, Jun. 12, 2004 Survey finds officials provided about one of every two public records sought ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Joanne Huist Smith walked into the Eaton Police Department in southwestern Ohio and asked to see the most recent police reports. The record clerk turned her down. "He said, 'It's just too much of a headache. There are too many,'" said Smith, a Dayton Daily News reporter who helped conduct a statewide survey on the availability of public records in Ohio. http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/8908979.htm? Marietta Times Your right to know: Open records law compliance varies By Jessica Burchard, [log in to unmask] The Marietta Times found that three Washington County public offices made records available to the public only half the time even though state law requires that they be available at all times. http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/0612202004_new02righttomain.asp Newark Advocate Public records can aid everyone By ERIK JOHNS Advocate Reporter NEWARK -- Various media outlets recently executed a statewide audit to determine accessibility of Ohio public records. Six records were carefully chosen by legal experts for their clarity, accessibility and statistical reliability in all of Ohio's 88 counties. Because of these demands, most of those records do not contain information that people might need. http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20040613/localnews/636313.htm Cleveland Plain Dealer Open records? In Ohio, it's hit or miss Sunday, June 13, 2004 Tom Breckenridge Plain Dealer Reporter Employees in city halls, police stations and school boards across Ohio followed state law only half the time when asked for public documents, a recent open-records test found. Ohio's records law requires timely access to public records, without undue hassle. But in late April, journalists often faced possessive public officials who wanted to know who they were and why they needed the information. The journalists, collaborating for a statewide survey, did not identify themselves unless asked. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1087127701110610.xml http://snipurl.com/72g3 Zanesville Times Recorder Public record requests in cities, villages denied more than 20 percent of the time By KELLI YOUNG The (Canton) Repository Kathy Thompson, the clerk-treasurer in McConnelsville, will provide any requested public records: budget sheets, personnel files, payroll numbers. Just don't stop by on Mondays. Or Wednesdays. Or on days that she takes vacation time. Thompson has those days off -- and the only key to the file cabinets that hold the records. http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/news/stories/20040613/localnews/634764.html ( Toledo Blade Article published Sunday, June 13, 2004 Instant access to records rare in Michigan By KIM BATES BLADE STAFF WRITER ADRIAN - Adrian police Chief Mike Martin says he regularly makes improvements when it comes to complying with public record rules in Michigan. So he was troubled when he learned that his office somehow neglected to respond to a public records law request in April, something that's required by state law. "I'm disappointed we didn't do things in keeping with the statute," the chief said this week. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040613/NEWS08/406130367/-1/NEWS Toledo Blade Article published Sunday, June 13, 2004 Walbridge police scrutinize 'suspicious' document-seeker By JOE MAHR BLADE STAFF WRITER To Walbridge Police Chief Lance Martin, there was something suspicious about the woman who had just left the village offices. She had asked to see a record showing the police chief's salary. She had asked where the police station was. She had asked to see the last shift's police reports. And, when he introduced himself, she offered only her first name. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040613/NEWS08/406130342/-1/NEWS Newark Advocate Hottinger concerned with noncompliance of open records law By JIM SIEGEL Columbus News Bureau COLUMBUS -- Saying there's "no excuse" for public officials to deny access to public records, Sen. Jay Hottinger said the Legislature may need to look at an overhaul of the law. "People ought to be able to have unfettered access to these records," the Newark Republican said, reacting to a recent statewide public records audit. "It's discouraging to hear some counties and subdivisions have been making things difficult for people." http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20040613/localnews/636337.html ( Toledo Blade Article published Sunday, June 13, 2004 'Trivial' court rulings lead to many exceptions By KELLY LECKER BLADE STAFF WRITER Rulings by the Ohio Supreme Court, particularly in the last decade, have limited access to documents once available under the state's public record law, media law experts said. In some cases, the decisions were made to protect the privacy of people involved. But the rulings led to widespread exceptions in the law, according to David Marburger, a Cleveland attorney who has represented media outlets in public records cases. "The facts of the case are trivial," he said. "The law that it made is gigantic." http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040613/NEWS08/406130341/-1/NEWS Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:21:57 +0100 Reply-To: Richard Temple <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Richard Temple <[log in to unmask]> Subject: libel law and archives Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Does anyone know the implications of the libel laws on closure periods for archives? Years ago, the Centre received legal advice about some material here that was considered to contain defamatory statements. The advice boiled down to the concept of qualified privilege: ie) allowing access by researchers who have a genuine, scholarly interest in the archives as opposed to researchers who are solely interested in the defamatory material. It is always difficult to discriminate between researchers in this way, however. My understanding is that the distributors and newsagents are also potentially liable in a libel action. I would infer from this that archive repositories could also be vulnerable in some cases. It is clearly unfair and unrealistic to expect staff in repositories to check the veracity of statements in all documents that are produced for researchers. It would seem more reasonable to expect researchers to take sole responsibility for their publications based on use of archives. At the Centre, we ask all researchers to sign forms agreeing to abide by the Data Protection Act. Unfortunately I fear that a form of words trying to indemnify a repository against libellous publications based on its archives would not work. The repository might still fall foul of the libel laws. Am I being too pessimistic? Richard Temple Richard Temple Senior Assistant Archivist Modern Records Centre University Library University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL tel. (024) 7652 4493 fax. (024) 7652 4211 email [log in to unmask] http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk ========================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:17:46 +0100 Reply-To: Daphne Knott <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Daphne Knott <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunities at the National Maritime Museum MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4522B.20F3C824" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4522B.20F3C824 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PLEASE CIRCULATE THE FOLLOWING TO YOUR STAFF: An opportunity to work with a national manuscript collection of outstanding maritime significance MANUSCRIPTS CATALOGUERS (Two posts: one permanent, one maternity cover) £14,500 - £17,500 * Greenwich The National Maritime Museum wishes to recruit two Manuscripts Cataloguers to join its Library and Manuscripts team, working within the Caird Library. Coupled with the specialist library, rare book collections and the e-library, the world's most extensive maritime manuscript collection offers a unique resource for both academics and lifelong learners. You will join a dynamic forward-thinking team in providing an efficient, friendly service for a wide audience. Your primary task will be to catalogue manuscripts to archival standards onto a Unicorn database. You will assist in providing front-line user services, carry out retrieval duties and administrative tasks and answer enquiries. Additionally, there will be some involvement in the wide range of learning initiatives and presentations undertaken by the Museum. To take advantage of this opportunity, you should be an energetic, committed individual, able to work within a team or independently. You should be careful and methodical in your work and confident in dealing with members of the public. Educated at least to degree level or equivalent, you should possess strong IT skills and ideally have experience in a library, archive or museum environment. An approved archival qualification would be an advantage; an interest in maritime history is essential. Both posts work a 41 hour week, including some weekend work on a scheduled basis, and involve some lifting and carrying. Apply now by sending your CV and covering letter, quoting reference G/MC, to Human Resources, National Maritime Museum, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF or by email to [log in to unmask] For a full job description please visit our website www.nmm.ac.uk We regret that we are unable to reply to every applicant. If you do not hear from us within three weeks, please assume you have not been shortlisted. Closing date: 25 June 2004. Interviews will be held on 2 July 2004. The manuscript and library catalogues can be viewed at www.nmm.ac.uk/librarycatalogue The Museum upholds equal opportunities for all staff and has a no smoking policy. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4522B.20F3C824 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

PLEASE CIRCULATE THE FOLLOWING TO YOUR STAFF:

An opportunity to work with a national manuscript

collection of outstanding maritime significance

MANUSCRIPTS CATALOGUERS

(Two posts: one permanent, one maternity cover)

£14,500 - £17,500 • Greenwich

The National Maritime Museum wishes to recruit two Manuscripts Cataloguers

to join its Library and Manuscripts team, working within the Caird Library.

Coupled with the specialist library, rare book collections and the e-library, the world’s

most extensive maritime manuscript collection offers a unique resource for both

academics and lifelong learners. You will join a dynamic forward-thinking team

in providing an efficient, friendly service for a wide audience.

Your primary task will be to catalogue manuscripts to archival standards onto

a Unicorn database. You will assist in providing front-line user services, carry out

retrieval duties and administrative tasks and answer enquiries. Additionally, there

will be some involvement in the wide range of learning initiatives and presentations

undertaken by the Museum.

To take advantage of this opportunity, you should be an energetic, committed

individual, able to work within a team or independently. You should be careful

and methodical in your work and confident in dealing with members of the public.

Educated at least to degree level or equivalent, you should possess strong

IT skills and ideally have experience in a library, archive or museum environment.

An approved archival qualification would be an advantage; an interest in maritime

history is essential.

Both posts work a 41 hour week, including some weekend work on a scheduled

basis, and involve some lifting and carrying.

Apply now by sending your CV and covering letter, quoting reference G/MC,

to Human Resources, National Maritime Museum, Park Row, Greenwich,

London SE10 9NF or by email to [log in to unmask]

For a full job description please visit our website www.nmm.ac.uk

We regret that we are unable to reply to every applicant. If you do not hear from

us within three weeks, please assume you have not been shortlisted.

Closing date: 25 June 2004. Interviews will be held on 2 July 2004.

The manuscript and library catalogues can be viewed at

www.nmm.ac.uk/librarycatalogue

The Museum upholds equal opportunities for all staff and has a no smoking policy.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4522B.20F3C824-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:38:45 +0100 Reply-To: Kieron Osmotherly <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Kieron Osmotherly <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digital Asset Management / Archive Management Conference, June 29 & 30, London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Digital Asset Management Symposium (www.DAMusers.com) is the industry event for DAM project leaders, renowned for its case study-driven agendas and the all-important benefits of personal networking among peers. This year's European event will be on June 29 & 30 at the Radisson Portman Hotel, London W1. The speaker panel features contributions from companies such as GISTICS, Turner Broadcasting, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Hallmark Cards, BBC, Boeing, Reed Elsevier, Corinthian Television, ICI Paints, Express Newspapers, National Magazine Company, Ogilvy, EMI Music, Getty Images, Discovery Networks Europe, Landor Associates and AstraZeneca. A number of sessions will be of particular interest to professional Archivists, including a case study on CollectBritain from Programme Manager, Chris Lewis of The British Library; a presentation on Metadata Management from subject matter expert Carol Owens (BBC Technology); and a panel on Digital Archive Management featuring: Sue Malden, Media Archive Consultant, Sue Malden Associates (Moderator) Chris Wilkie, Intake and Media Manager, BBC Mark Miles, Head News Research Librarian, Eurosport International David Ryan, Head of Archive Services & Digital Preservation, The National Archives Steve Bryant, Keeper of Television, National Film & Television Archive Attendees can tailor the programme by selecting from three concurrent sessions in breka out sessions for text & image, rich media and brand assets. These will enable you to benchmark your DAM activities against directly comparable projects and answer your questions about technology selection, deployment, ROI and securing funding for project expansion. A 50% discount on the registration fee is applicable to all end-users (and potential end users) of Digital Asset Management. The full agenda and registration details can be found at www.damusers.com. Kieron Osmotherly Managing Director DAM Symposium & DAM User Community Tel. +44 (0) 20 7404 3040 www.DAMusers.com ========================================================================Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 21:43:18 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 614 Iron Mtn, Federal Historians Zimbabwe Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable New York Times June 14, 2004 My Name Is the Big Book. My Future Is Open. By FELICIA R. LEE On June 10, 1935, Robert Smith, a physician from Akron, Ohio, took his last drink. He and William Wilson, better known as Dr. Bob and Bill W., had no idea that the date would later mark the beginning of what some consider one of the most important movements in the 20th century: Alcoholics Anonymous. Wilson later wrote an account of their philosophy â€” that only an alcoholic could help another alcoholic quit drinking â€” and the lives of other alcoholics that is referred to as the Big Book, the movement's bible. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/books/14BILL.html ( Houston Chronicle June 14, 2004, 10:45AM Kids write the darnedest things to presidents National Archives offers a view of government through the eyes of children By CARL HARTMAN Associated Press ASHINGTON -- A girl who wanted to keep her father home during World War II and a boy who wanted federal help to clean his room turned to the one person they thought could make those things happen: the president of the United States. So, like many thousands of others each year, they wrote the commander in chief. Their correspondence, to go on display at the National Archives and Records Administration, offers a view of government through the eyes of children. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2625389 Wall St Journal They Go Through The FDA's Closet Looking for Treasures Historians in Federal Agencies Are Institutional Memory; Pondering 'Hemorr-Ice' By ANNA WILDE MATHEWS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL June 14, 2004; Page A1 ROCKVILLE, Md. -- In the windowless basement conference room of a Food and Drug Administration building, two agency officials rummaged through dusty boxes hunting for valuables. Before long, they unearthed a Dalkon Shield, the notorious birthcontrol device tied to several deaths in the early 1970s; a "Waist Whittler" belt for plump women of the 1960s who wanted to trim inches without exercise; and "Acupuncture pants" underwear, with a strategically placed magnet that supposedly increased male potency. "It was pre-Viagra," said Suzanne Junod. "It probably wouldn't sell today." http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108716419624835789,00.html? New York Times June 14, 2004 Journals of 2 Former Slaves Draw Vivid Portraits By RANDY KENNEDY The scene sounds like one conjured up by a screenwriter for a Civil War epic. As the Union Army converges on Richmond in 1862 and white residents frantically pack their silver, a group of slaves gathers in a hotel tavern after closing time. The slave in charge of the tavern, John Washington, pours the others drinks, and they all cheerfully toast to "the Yankees' health." The scene is not from a movie. It is from an account that Mr. Washington wrote in 1873 and whose existence few people even knew of until the last few months. But through a series of coincidences, his handwritten autobiography and another powerful unpublished narrative much like it, by a former Alabama slave named Wallace Turnage, have surfaced and come to the attention of a Yale historian, David W. Blight, who calls them "altogether remarkable." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/national/14SLAV.html?hp ( http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/8917309.htm?1c New York Times June 14, 2004 Pioneer Who Kept the Web Free Honored With a Technology Prize By VICTORIA SHANNON International Herald Tribune HELSINKI, Finland, June 13 - If Tim Berners-Lee had decided to patent his idea in 1989, the Internet would be a different place. Instead, the World Wide Web became free to anyone who could make use of it. Many of the entrepreneurs and scientists who did use it became rich, among them Jeffrey P. Bezos ( Amazon.com), Jerry Yang ( Yahoo), Pierre Omidyar ( eBay) and Marc Andreessen (Netscape). http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/technology/14web.html ( Wall Street Journal Executive Privilege What Does a Noncompete Pact Truly Bar? Nasty Row Sorts It Out Iron Mountain Fires an Official, Then Uses Sleuths to See If He's Becoming Its Rival A Trailer Vanishes From Its Lot By DAVID ARMSTRONG Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL June 14, 2004; Page A1 BOSTON -- In late 2000, the big records-storage company Iron Mountain Inc. launched a secret internal investigation. The goal: to find out if one of its own board members was helping start a competing business. The director, Peter Pierce, long had headed Iron Mountain's chief competitor. It merged with Iron Mountain in 2000, with Iron Mountain the survivor. Mr. Pierce got a board seat and became president of the main operating unit. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108716323273035767,00.html? Decatur Daily Moulton women help restore Lawrence historical documents By Deangelo McDaniel DAILY Staff Writer [log in to unmask] Â· 340-2469 MOULTON â€” The pliers and the paintbrush lay near the paper clips and the scissors. But the most important tools on the table were the hands of Vicki Kirksey and Hilda Jackson. The friends and widows have been unfolding some of Lawrence County's earliest history. Kirksey and Jackson are two of the volunteers preparing Lawrence County's loose case papers for microfilming. http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/040614/papers.shtml ( GCN 06/07/04; Vol. 23 No. 13 Records management gets a little attention and respect By Jason Miller GCN Staff Ed McCeney is on a mission. He wants records management to become a hot topic in the eyes of federal employees. Mostly, he sees their eyes glaze over at its mention. â€œRecords management is the most powerful narcoleptic known to man,â€ said McCeney, the Interior Departmentâ€™s records manager. http://www.gcn.com/23_13/content_management/26130-1.html Deeds Office in Shambles Zimbabwe Standard (Harare) June 13, 2004 Posted to the web June 14, 2004 Our Own Staff THERE is an increase in fraudulent activities at the Deeds Office and some documents are falling into the hands of conmen while other important records have gone missing, says a Parliamentary report on the Operations of the Deeds Office. The third report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Operations of the Deeds Office expressed grave concern over the handling of documents by staff at the office. http://allafrica.com/stories/200406140300.html (1 BBC Letters show war's Welsh 'censor' Letters home by a soldier during World War I have revealed a little known fact about life in the trenches in France - the censoring of letters in Welsh. Private Owen Ashton received his basic training in Yorkshire and while there he was permitted to write to his family in his native Welsh. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/3798343.stm ( Sydney Morning Herald New film chief puts more of us in the picture June 15, 2004 Regime change at the screen archive means a more open door, writes Lauren Martin. The new director of the National Screen and Sound Archive yesterday hosed down speculation about staff cuts, instead calling for a new state-of-the-art film theatre as well as dial-up digital access to an expanded Australian and international collection. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/14/1087065078287.html?oneclick=true ( Information Week Software May Ease Compliance Companies hope emerging applications will help them meet impending deadline to comply with Sarbanes- Oxley regulation By Steven Marlin, InformationWeek June 7, 2004 Cindy Russo isn't one to blanch at new rules and regulations surrounding financial reporting. As VP and corporate controller at Micros Systems Inc., a maker of information systems for restaurants, hotels, and casinos, her job is to en- sure that financial reporting is consistent with the latest auditing standards. Yet in her career, she's never had to confront anything like the Sarbanes- Oxley Act, the law passed in 2002 in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals. Life was difficult enough before Sarbanes-Oxley. Micros has 40 subsidiaries around the world, each of which maintains its own financial-reporting systems. At the end of a fiscal year, financial results need to be rolled up into the corporate financial-reporting system to create a consolidated financial statement. Under Sarbanes-Oxley, Micros is now required to document and test every control it uses to ensure the integrity and accuracy of its financial reporting. That means poring through reams of documents, interviewing business-process owners, documenting and testing controls, and fixing any that don't work. The effort has been "a significant drain on resources," Russo says. URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21401428 New York Times June 14, 2004 Permissions on Digital Media Drive Scholars to Lawbooks By TOM ZELLER Jr. When some 20,000 first-year American medical students reported to their schools last summer, they received a free 20-minute multimedia collage of music, text and short video clips from television doctor dramas, past and present, burned onto a CD-ROM. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/business/media/14fair.html ( New York Times June 14, 2004 Photographers and N.F.L. Collide Over Licensing Plan for Archives By BILL WERDE In the terminology of football, time is expiring on a hard-fought game. Only in this contest, both teams seem poised to lose a heartbreaker. On one side is the National Football League, which wants to send its archive of approximately three million images of players and games to a third-party photo agency to license; Getty Images and WireImage are the two most likely partners. The archive includes images ranging from iconic N.F.L. players to Super Bowl highlights. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/business/media/14getty.html ( Wall Street Journal Sept. 11 Panel Questions How Long Key Material Should Be Classified http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108716400359635783,00.html? GCN 06/07/04; Vol. 23 No. 13 Data use vs. privacy By Wilson P. Dizard III GCN Staff Growth of mining techniques raises concerns on protections Federal officials are beginning to feel unexpected ripple effects from the data mining technology used in many government programs. http://www.gcn.com/23_13/news/26114-1.html Computer Weekly Monday 14 June 2004 EMC updates software to meet US reporting guidelines Storage management company EMC has added major extensions to its ILM (Information Lifecycle Management) software suite to meet US financial reporting regulations. http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=131252&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=9&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1 ( http://snipurl.com/732v GCN 06/07/04; Vol. 23 No. 13 Air Force abuzz over instant messaging app By William Jackson GCN Staff The Air Force has added instant messaging to its Web portal, which ties together 700 databases and hundreds of applications at 110 sites. http://www.gcn.com/23_13/tech-report/26102-1.html ( GCN 06/07/04; Vol. 23 No. 13 E-voting debate: paper or no paper By Jason Miller GCN Staff As the administrator of elections for Maryland, Linda Lamone believes electronic voting machines are safe and secure, even without a paper trail. â€œMost folks do not understand the tremendous amount of testing and security procedures that we do in Maryland,â€ Lamone said. â€œWe have used electronic voting equipment for 30 elections, and we havenâ€™t had a single problem with the equipment. People donâ€™t like change, and when we switched from paper ballots to lever machines or from lever machines to punch card machines, we went through the same hysteria.â€ http://www.gcn.com/23_13/statelocal/26086-1.html ( Rarely do I ever warn folks about a story, but the following story may not be for the delicate minded. BUT it does deal with a very unusual museum. So please donâ€™t shoot the messenger Mad monk's member features big in museum By Marina Koreneva Saint Petersburg June 13, 2004 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/12/1086749947298.html?oneclick=true ( Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:00:40 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Email filters and Rain Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit during the past couple of weeks several subscribers have notified me offlist that some RAIN postings have been blocked by their email filters for "profane" language. Some filters are screwed on tight while others are loose. No two filters, IMHO, seem to work the same. I knew of one filter that would block messages wherever s*x appeared in a word such as Ess*x or Suss*x. Just yesterday a filter blocked the RAIN posting because v*agra happened to appear in a story about FDA historians. If you feel that you did not receive a RAIN posting you can always check one of the following listserv archives http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/archives-nra.html http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK.html Also you can get with your email administrator and let them know that email from the above lists is legitimate business related mail. sorry for the inconvenience. Peter Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:40:22 +0100 Reply-To: GRAHAM Susan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: GRAHAM Susan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job vacancy Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please can you bring this vacancy to the attention of anyone you know who may be interested. The University of Edinburgh has a 9-month vacancy for an administrative officer to work in our Records Management Section, salary on a scale of £18,893 - £21,010 pa or £21,852 - £28,279 pa. The administrative officer will assist the University (especially our Academic Affairs, Planning and Secretariat) in preparing for the implementation of freedom of information legislation, through the development of records management systems and procedures. You will have a good honours degree, an eye for detail, and excellent research and communication skills. Knowledge of records management or freedom of information would be an advantage. Although not designated as a pre-course training post, we would welcome applications from students seeking pre-course experience. The vacancy reference is 3002086. Apply online, view further particulars or browse more jobs at our website https://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/. Alternatively, telephone the recruitment line on 0131 650 2511. Susan Graham. University Records Manager University of Edinburgh Old College South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL Tel: 0131 6514 100 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:37:28 +0100 Reply-To: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re : Microfilming companies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks to all of you who kindly responded to my enquiry concerning microfilming companies. Microformat came highly recommended by several of you http://www.microformat.co.uk/ as well as the microfilming service by the London Metropolitan Archives, run by David Tenant. I also received information about two other companies Data Imaging and Archiving Company www.imagingandarchiving.co.uk and LMB Microdata http://www.lmb-microdata.co.uk/, but they do not seem to have had much experience of microfilming old documents, more modern records. Michèle Losse Acting Archivist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE Tel: +44 (0)20-8332 5417 Fax: +44 (0)20-8332 5430 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.kew.org/library/ ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:09:32 +0100 Reply-To: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ERPANET@SAA2004: Introducing ERPANET's Knowledge Base MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Accountability, Citizenship & Ethics: Society of Archivists Conference, Glasgow, 2004 ERPANET@SAA2004: Introducing ERPANET's Knowledge Base Pre Conference Workshop 30 August 2004, Glasgow Workshop Leaders: Wendy Duff (University of Toronto), Hans Hofman (ERPANET & Dutch National Archives), Peter McKinney (ERPANET), Seamus Ross (ERPANET & HATII, University of Glasgow) For speakers' bios, please go to http://www.erpanet.org/php/saa/workshop.htm Since June 2002 ERPANET (the European Commission funded Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network http://www.erpanet.org) has run a series of seminars and workshops across Europe, bringing together international experts to explore topics related to digital preservation. This one-day workshop aims to make accessible the results of several of these events to UK archivists and records managers. The day begins with a brief introduction and is followed by an explanation of how policies and procedures can be used to improve the preservation of digital materials and then by an examination of the current models for creating and populating digital repositories. The afternoon session begins with a review of current approaches to metadata and then examines how audit and certification procedures can contribute to ensure that effective preservation methods are adopted and maintained. The penultimate session of the day makes accessible recent thinking on the deployment of ISO15489 to provide a unified model of records management. There will be opportunities for discussion in each session as well as at the close of the day. Programme: A detailed programme for this event may be viewed at http://www.erpanet.org/php/saa/workshop.htm Location: Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow B9 on map http://www.gla.ac.uk/general/maps/colourmap.pdf To register: The workshop fee is £50 and includes lunch, tea and coffee. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. To register, please go to http://www.erpanet.org/php/saa/workshop.htm For additional information please contact [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:50:00 +0100 Reply-To: sarah wickham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: sarah wickham <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Second-hand conservation equipment - for sale (Manchester) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Dear Colleagues I have the following items of conservation equipment for sale second-hand. Offers welcomed - I have included the current catalogue prices for information. Please note that buyers should arrange collection from the RNCM (or should pay carriage). All items were purchased late 1995/early 1996, and used (by a part-time worker working 2 days a week) for 3 years, but not since. All in good or excellent condition. All were supplied by Preservation Equipment Ltd, and all have instructions (!) and in many cases original packaging/carry cases. The items are as follows: Lightbox on/off switch model, screen size between A4 and A3 No similar models in current catalogue but A3 size lightbox is 218 UKP Monarch Economy polyester film welder Included - spare element, and rolls of polyester film Current price in catalogue 1,058 UKP Portable pH meter with flat surface pH electrode/BNC connector Current price in catalogue 85.70 and 75 UKP respectively UV/White Light magnifying inspection lamp Current price in catalogue 108.85 UKP Conservation iron and station Included - S2 tip Current price in catalogue 171 UKP Energy regulated tacking iron Included - spatula tip Similar product in catalogue 59 UKP Finishing press in ?beech 35 cm between screws No longer in PEL catalogue but similar items c. 95 UKP Tefal Le Saucier [NB this one is for conservation use only!!] Still made by Tefal but apparently not available at John Lewis, Argos, Lakeland Ltd etc at the moment. Was selling for around 50 UKP a couple of years ago. Please contact me directly if you are interested in any of these items. Best wishes Sarah M Sarah Wickham Archivist Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9RD +44(0)161 907 5211 [log in to unmask] http://www.rncm-archive.rncm.ac.uk/ ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:18:03 +0100 Reply-To: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FREE ARCHIVE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN MEDIA TRAINING EVENTS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" There are still places available on the free Archive Awareness Campaign media training events at The National Archives in Kew, west London on 14 July and at the Foresight Centre at the University of Liverpool on 27 July, both from 11am - 4pm. The days, run by Archive Awareness Campaign and The National Archives, and in conjunction with MLA North West in Liverpool, are an opportunity to learn how to effectively communicate the AAC messages and information about your organisation to the media. There will be theory sessions as well as the opportunity to practice writing press releases and hone your interview skills. In preparation for the media training we would ask you to prepare a brief case study of an AAC event - real or fictional - with details of the type of event, the time and location of the event, the number of people expected to attend, the participation cost or if it is free etc. These will be used as a basis for various exercises on the day. There is no charge for the event and lunch will be provided. If you would like more information or to book a place on either day please contact Lucy Fulton, Archive Awareness Campaign Officer on 020 8392 5237 or email [log in to unmask] Lucy Fulton Lucy Fulton Archive Awareness Campaign Officer The National Archives Tel: 020 8392 5237 Fax: 020 8392 5295 [log in to unmask] www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:04:15 +0100 Reply-To: Katie Mooney <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Katie Mooney <[log in to unmask]> Subject: research uses and exploitation of business records MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All I am a student at the University of Liverpool studying a MA in archives and record management. I am currently researching my dissertation regarding the exploitation of business archives. I am hoping to survey business records held in business archive units, record offices and specialist repositories, to examine their research uses and how the archives can be promoted to increase the exploitation of business archives. I am hoping to base my case studies in the north west England, and one business archive has already agreed to help me. I am also investigating how other organisations from different sectors promote their business archives to the public (and internally for archives still held by the business). I am going to examine current research trends and how archives can target their promotions to cater for these research trends. Research trends will involve not only academic and ‘professional’ research but also ‘recreational’ research and family history. Does any one know of current initiatives regarding the promotion of business archives in public and private sectors? Are there any sources of the current research use of business archives I can refer to? Does any one have contacts for research societies who use business records? I am still in the early stages of my research so any ideas about the topic will be gratefully received. Thank you in advance, and will be appreciative for any help anyone can offer me. All replies off list please to [log in to unmask] Regards Katie Mooney ========================================================================Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:03:58 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 615 Carlin, Bettmann Archive, Jefferson Parish Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Salina Journal Archivist Carlin: No decision on future plans Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:33 am By DAVID CLOUSTON Salina Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. â€” A spokeswoman for national archivist and former Kansas Gov. John Carlin, said Tuesday that Carlin says he â€œhas not made any plansâ€ regarding his future after he leaves the National Archives. http://www.saljournal.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/2339/format/html/displaystory.html06/15/200 The Hawkeye Library finds Leopold letters Collection of Frederic Leopold belongings includes one where brother Aldo talks of 'Woods Fever' time of year. By CRISS ROBERTS [log in to unmask] Like most of the boxes of used books Mary Krohlow sorted, this one had no identifying marks. Krohlow didn't know who donated it or when it had arrived. It was just one more that needed inspecting before Sunday's annual Friends of the Library book sale. Like many others, the books were in plastic grocery bags, shoved into a box. http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln11_0615.html BBC Castro asked US president for $10 In 1940, 12-year-old Cuban boy Fidel Castro wrote to US President Franklin Roosevelt to request a $10 note. The hand-written letter, embellished with an elaborate signature, has been unearthed by the US National Archives and Records Administration. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3808431.stm Beyond The Fleeting Image This article by News 4 Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg appeared in the Spring/ Summer 2004 edition of Television Quarterly. Beyond The Fleeting Image by Rich Newberg When the first images of moving life appeared on television, people couldnâ€™t take their eyes off the small screen. It didnâ€™t matter much what was on the screen. In those early days, the novelty was viewed more for entertainment than information. That would change as film cameras recorded neighborhood events and newsmakers "up close and personal." Local stations presented a defining look at the dayâ€™s news. Now, as we look back on that era...we see more than the dayâ€™s news in that early footage. We see the era defined in a way that only television can record it. http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1897480&nav=0RapNvEY ( Online NewsHour FROZEN IN TIME June 10, 2004 Terence Smith visits the Bettmann Archive, one of the world's most renowned private collections of historical photographic and graphic images, and explores the arduous process of preserving delicate historic images. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june04/bettmann_06-10.html The Times Picayune Jeff plans new home for archives Current storage is bursting at seams Tuesday, June 15, 2004 By Michelle Krupa West bank bureau Scattered across Jefferson Parish, in warehouses, office buildings and fireproof vaults, are the official records of local government: voting maps and business contracts, ballot measures and liquor licenses and the 101,339 resolutions and 22,233 ordinances that elected officials have considered since 1834. http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1087284496287640.xml 75 more boxes of Goldschmidt papers to be made public 03:30 PM PDT on Monday, June 14, 2004 By ABE ESTIMADA, kgw.com Staff SALEM â€“ About 75 boxes of documents and records that belonged to former Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt were transferred to the State Archives on Monday, said Secretary of State Bill Bradbury. http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_061404_news_goldschmidt_papers.260517bdf.html http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2004/06/15/news/oregon/tueore03.txt The Age New chief at last for archive By Philippa Hawker June 16, 2004 If there is one thing a film archive needs, it is stability: for the often fragile material it houses, and for the integrity of its operations. At Australia's National Screen and Sound Archive, the past year has seemed anything but stable, with proposals of restructures, relocations and closures, uncertainty about future directions and a vacancy at the top. Now, with the announcement of a new director, Paolo Cherchi Usai, there's at least one element of certainty. He's a leading figure in the worldwide archival community, with an optimistic attitude towards the challenges he faces. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/15/1087244904628.html?oneclick=true Reuters U.S. MIA Hunt in Vietnam Using War Records to Start Tue Jun 15, 2004 06:54 AM ET By Christina Toh-Pantin HANOI (Reuters) - After two years of delicate negotiations, the United States in August will start using Vietnam's war records for the first time to pinpoint possible new locations for remains of servicemen missing in action (MIA). http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=542474006/ Editor & Publisher Ohio Audit: Public Records Withheld Half the Time By Mark Fitzgerald Published: June 15, 2004 12:01 AM EST CHICAGO Ohio school districts need a remedial lesson in open-records law, according to an audit by 43 newspapers of public record accessibility across the Buckeye State. When auditors approached school district offices as average citizens asking for the salary records of school superintendents and the phone bills for district treasurers, the offices complied fully with Ohio law only 30% of the time. http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000531500 New York Times June 15, 2004 He Pushed the Hot Button of Touch-Screen Voting By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE evin Shelley is a big and voluble Irish politician, the son of a former San Francisco mayor, and not the sort you would figure for the heretofore semi-obscure job of California secretary of state. But Mr. Shelley, who was elected to the post in November 2002 after a career as a state legislator, has adapted the job to suit his style, taking the arcane matter of voting machines and turning it into a hobbyhorse that some predict he could ride to the governor's office. Mr. Shelley, a Democrat, has gained national notice for his skepticism toward touch-screen voting and his insistence that voters be able to look at a paper record inside the voting booth to verify their ballots. He says such paper trails are crucial if government wants voters to have confidence that their ballots are being counted correctly. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/15/politics/15vote.html Wall St Journal Text Messaging Takes Off http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108696788671035057,00.html? ( Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:05:42 +0100 Reply-To: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Subject: e mail requests Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline We are having persistent e mail enquiries from 2 people - on average twice a day! from the same person. As details such as place, names and years are given they would fit with enquiries we answer free but the sum of the enquiries is so large. We do offer a paid research service for enquiries which would take over a quarter of an hour. Do any colleagues have any guidelines they use themselves in such circumstances? Please reply off line Anne Venables Anglesey Record Office 01248 752083 [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:16:19 +0100 Reply-To: "Haynes, Linda - Learning & Culture - Cultural Services" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Haynes, Linda - Learning & Culture - Cultural Services" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rail disaster MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear colleagues On 24th December 1874 there occurred what was possibly the greatest rail disaster this country had experienced to date (the Tay Bridge disaster was five years later). The train was the GWR London to Birkenhead Express. The crash occurred soon after leaving Oxford, at a place called Hampton Gay, near Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire. Thirty-four people died and over a hundred were injured. This December is the 130th anniversary of the event and Oxfordshire Record Office are hoping to put on an exhibition (and/or some other events), probably at the end of the year, to commemorate the event. As the passengers came from all over the country, we are appealing for information on any records that are connected with this event. We are hoping that there may be in existence records such as diaries, correspondence, photos, local newspaper articles, or reminiscences. If any list members are aware of any such records, we would be very grateful if you could notify us direct at the email address below. Thanking you in advance Linda Haynes and Chris Gilliam (Archivists) Oxfordshire Record Office St Luke's Church Temple Road Cowley OXFORD OX4 2EX Tel: 01865 398200 Oxfordshire Record office is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm. It is advisable to contact us before visiting to check seat availability. If you wish to look at original records, you will need to register for a County Archive Research Network ticket by providing two passport-size photographs and official evidence of your address and signature (e.g. driver's licence or bank statement and credit/debit card). The ticket is valid for four years in about forty record offices around the country, and is a security measure to protect irreplaceable documents. This email is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. Misuse of the information may constitute criminal offences for which you would be liable. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message from your system. The views expressed may be personal to the sender and should not be taken as necessarily the views of Oxfordshire County Council, who cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of this message. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk ========================================================================Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:55:43 +0100 Reply-To: Alexia Bleathman <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alexia Bleathman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job vacancy at V&A Museum Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Because of some apparent problems with distribution of the last ARC and ARC Recruitment, the deadline for the recently advertised job vacancy at the V&A has been extended to 2nd July. The text of the advert, for anyone who has not seen it, is below. ARCHIVIST Word & Image Department £22,000 - £26,275 per annum (under review) We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic archivist and records manager to contribute to all aspects of the Archives and Records Management team's work including the management of paper and electronic records, provision of advice on records management and the care and cataloguing of the Museum's institutional archives. You will also help provide information and enquiry services to staff and the public and contribute to access services in the Department's reading rooms. You will have a postgraduate qualification in Archives and Records Management, recognised by the Society of Archivists or equivalent. You should have two years' professional experience of archives and records management work, excellent interpersonal skills, be computer literate and willing to work some Saturdays. Some management experience and knowledge of art and design would be an advantage. For further details and an application form, please visit the V&A's website at www.vam.ac.uk and click on "About Us" where you will find details and application packs for all current V&A vacancies under "Job Opportunities". Details can also be obtained by sending a postcard, quoting reference ACV to: Clare Kyle, Personnel Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL or e-mail [log in to unmask] CVs will not be accepted. Closing date: 2 July 2004 (5.00pm). The V&A is devoted to enabling everyone to enjoy and experience its collections and the cultures that created them, while inspiring contemporary design. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:17:16 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 616 Gun Museum, Telecom V*rus Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FJC Personal Archives of Rabbi Levi Yitzhchok Schneerson Recovered Wednesday, June 16, 2004 DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine - More than forty letters from the personal archive of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson have been discovered in Dnepropetrovsk. Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, who served as Chief Rabbi of Yekaterinoslav- Dnepropetrovsk, was arrested by the NKVD in 1939, and died in exile in Kazakhstan. A major part of his personal archive was thought to be irretrievably lost; however, as a result of research conducted by Igor Romanov, the Regional Director of the FJC Ukraine, part of the archive has finally been discovered. http://www.fjc.ru/news/newsArticle.asp?AID=143014 ( Wall St Journal Weapons of Mass Instruction By MARK YOST June 16, 2004; Page D8 Louisville, Ky. When visitors walk into the new Frazier Historical Arms Museum, the first thing they see is an 1880s Gatling gun. But if they think this is merely another gun museum, they soon learn otherwise. For after touring the three floors of gallery space, visitors have a clear understanding not only of the evolution of armaments but of the historical events in which they were used. And that's what sets this museum -- which opened May 22 -- apart. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108733951979238073,00.html? New York Times Library Given a Collection of the Makings of Hit Musicals By JESSE McKINLEY Published: June 16, 2004 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has received a gift of thousands of pages of scripts, songs and other pieces of stage memorabilia from two of Broadway's best-known musical teams: Kander and Ebb, and Bock and Harnick. The donation, ranging from scraps of pure inspiration to less successful discards, gives a glimpse of the sometimes delightful, sometimes devilish backstage grind that went into making classic musicals like "Cabaret" and "Fiddler on the Roof." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/16/theater/newsandfeatures/16XDONA.html?8hpib ( http://www.wnbc.com/entertainment/3424602/detail.html Reuters Alcoholics 'Big Book' on NY Auction Block Wed Jun 16, 2004 03:28 PM ET By Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1938 manuscript of "Alcoholics Anonymous" will be offered at auction for an estimated $300,000 on Friday, but a historian said the bible of the 12-step movement was overpriced and belonged in archives. Sotheby's said it has AA co-founder William Wilson's master copy of "Alcoholics Anonymous" -- a work that has helped millions of alcoholics worldwide to stop drinking and is known by those in recovery as "The Big Book." http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=5440500 Wall St Journal Corporate Regulation Must Be Working -- There's a Backlash By a WALL STREET JOURNAL Staff Reporter June 16, 2004; Page C1 Quietly -- and sometimes not so quietly -- the backlash against corporate-governance regulation is raging. But these efforts couldn't be more misplaced. Corporate reform hasn't gone too far; it has just begun. There are two main targets of the backlash forces: Sarbanes-Oxley, especially "Section 404," which calls for tightened corporate internal controls, and institutional investors, who are increasingly flexing their muscles in the boardroom. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108733358162637847,00.html? Sun Herald Posted on Wed, Jun. 16, 2004 HISTORY Jeff Davis' last battle Beauvoir and Harrison County in tug of war over CSA president's will By BETH MUSGRAVE BILOXI - Jefferson Davis left his Warren County home and much of his belongings to his wife. His interests in two Louisiana plantations were left to family friends. But what the president of the Confederacy did not say in his final will is what would happen to his three-page, handwritten will. Since the will was filed in December 1889 in Harrison County Chancery Court, it has remained at the Gulfport courthouse, first in a court file and now in a safe. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/8932710.htm http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/8937870.htm The Register Citizen Winsted preserves a 1908 snapshot of town RICK D. KLIMANOWSKI , Register Citizen Staff 06/16/2004 WINSTED - Sheila Sedlack believes that preserving old documents and maps is the key to preserving the history of any town, and through a state grant the town clerk was recently able to restore a 1908 map of Winsted. http://www.registercitizen.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11969870&BRD=1652&PAG=461&dept_id=12530&rfi=6 Parry Sound North Star Wednesday, June 16, 2004 World War I field notes on local hero obtained by Wasauksing WASAUKSING FIRST NATION - Military documents containing details on the exploits of a decorated World War I hero have been returned to surviving members of his family and copies have been retained for the public library here. http://www.parrysoundnorthstar.com/story--1087409783/View_Full_Story.htm ( The National Corruption linked to poor record-keeping YOUR recent reports on missing files and stolen records raises questions on whether proper operational practices and procedures, including structural arrangements, are in place to prevent information in records or physical records being dampened with or accessed by unauthorised officials. http://www.thenational.com.pg/0616/letter1.htm Houston Chronicle June 16, 2004, 3:56PM Houston jury's Arthur Andersen conviction upheld By MARY FLOOD A Houston jury's conviction of accounting firm Arthur Andersen will remain intact, a federal appellate court ruled this afternoon. A clerk at the New Orleans headquarters of the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals confirmed by telephone this afternoon that the 2002 obstruction of justice verdict was affirmed by the appellate court. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2630943 The Union Leader The dogâ€™s day: Revive greyhound records bill EXACTLY ONE month ago tomorrow, Gov. Craig Benson vetoed House Bill 520, which would have required the stateâ€™s Pari-Mutuel Commission to keep records on how dog tracks dispose of their animals. Legislators should over-ride that veto in tomorrowâ€™s session. http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=39254 The News Journal Finance director talks about audit for public records By Linda Martz News Journal MANSFIELD -- Richland County got bumped from having a perfect score for open records in Ohio newspapers' recent statewide test of the state's open records laws. But Finance Director Sandra Converse said that's because of unavoidable delays retrieving a two-year-old record from storage and mailing it to the requester -- not because of any policy obstructing the public. http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/stories/20040616/localnews/652851.html ( Mount Vernon News Survey looks at public records compliance Published: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 07:06 AM By CHERYL SPLAIN News Managing Editor MOUNT VERNON â€” A public record is any record kept by a public office. This includes, but is not limited to, state, county, city, village, township and school districts. A record is defined as any item that â€œcontains information stored on a fixed medium (such as paper, computer or film); is created, received or sent under the jurisdiction of a public office; and documents the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or other activities of the office.â€ http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/061604/survey.html KUTV Prosecutors Allege State Employee Traded Confidential Data for Drugs http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_168113059.html ( Computer Weekly Wednesday 16 June 2004 EMC sells remote back-up to telcos EMC and Connected have sold automated PC data protection technologies to three telecommunications companies which plan to use the storage systems to offer archival services to their customers. EMC said that T-Com, Bell Canada and Royal KPN each purchased pretested and configured hardware from EMC and Connected, which makes software for automating data archiving and recovery. http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=131310&liArticleTypeID=1&liCategoryID=6&liChannelID=5&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1 http://snipurl.com/74zs PC Magazine Creating a Data Backup Server By Bill Howard July 13, 2004 As more and more of your life's records and memories are stored in digital form, it makes sense to explore the best ways to keep them secure. All methods have drawbacks, some of them glaring. Floppy disks are all but dead as a format. ZIP disks are expensive for their capacity. CD/DVD backups are greatâ€”if you remember to make them. A lone hard disk will fail, sooner or later. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1613457,00.asp PC World New Zealand Wednesday, 16 June, 2004 When good discs go bad Melissa J. Perenson, SAN FRANCISCO Knowing your data will be there when you go back to it days, months, or even years later â€” well, that's a bit harder. Not all discs are created equal, as Fred Byers, information technology specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, can attest. http://pcworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/3FB2CEA642C01AD1CC256EB40068C807?OpenDocument The Age First mobile phone virus, but harmless Paris June 16, 2004 The first ever computer virus that can infect mobile phones has been discovered, anti-virus software developers said today, adding that up until now it has had no harmful effect. The French unit of the Russian security software developer Kaspersky Labs said that that virus -- called Cabir -- appears to have been developed by an international group specialising in creating viruses which try to show "that no technology is reliable and safe from their attacks". http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/16/1087244951410.html?oneclick=true Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 07:53:47 +0100 Reply-To: "O'Sullivan,Margaret (Cultural & Community Services)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "O'Sullivan,Margaret (Cultural & Community Services)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity at Derbyshire Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please can you bring this post to the attention of anyone you know who may be interested DERBYSHIRE RECORD OFFICE AND DERBY DIOCESAN RECORD OFFICE Archivist (Scale 6) £19,185 plus annual increments (pay award pending) We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and self-motivated archivist to join our team of 6 archivists, plus support staff, in Derbyshire Record Office which is located in Matlock in the heart of the Peak District. You will share in the full range of duties in a busy county record office including Search Room tasks, learning and inclusion projects, access and website development and collections management . You will have a strong commitment to public services, a recognised postgraduate qualification in archive management, good IT skills and a knowledge of EAD. Experience in using CALM 2000 and web server modules such as Dserve is desirable. This is a permanent post suitable for a recently qualified archivist and appropriate training will be given. Derbyshire Record Office forms part of a new Department of Cultural and Community Services and there will be opportunities to share in cross-departmental projects and initiatives, including Freedom of Information, within this highly successful local authority. Derbyshire County Council is rated as 'excellent' by the Audit Commission, regularly achieving top scores for its service performance. For an informal discussion, please contact Margaret O'Sullivan on 01629 580000 ext. 35201 or email: [log in to unmask] For an application form (available from the end of June), please contact Helen Stephenson, Cultural and Community Services Dept., County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG. Telephone: 01629 580000 ext.6592 ********************************************************************** WARNING!! The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Unauthorised access to this email by anyone else is prohibited. If you have received this email in error or are reading it without authorisation, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited by Derbyshire County Council and may be unlawful. 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From: "MAISEY, Kate" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Graduate trainee post at Gloucestershire Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Colleagues are asked to bring this advertisement to the attention of anyone who may be interested The Gloucestershire Record Office is the sole repository for archives relating to the historic county of Gloucestershire, and has a national reputation as a centre of excellence in local authority archival practice. TRAINEE ARCHIVIST £12,720-£14,352 (bar at £13,863) Progression beyond the bar will be by performance/competency assessment arrangements to be introduced in 2005 Fixed term contract from 1 September 2004 until 31 August 2005 The Office is now seeking to recruit to its traineeship for graduates wishing to obtain pre-qualification experience before undertaking an accredited course of study for a Diploma or MA in Archives Administration or Records Management You will join our Cataloguing Team, and will help to sort, catalogue, index and package a wide variety of archives, using CALM 2000 software. You will also be involved daily in our busy searchroom, helping to produce documents for researchers, so a reasonable level of physical fitness is essential. As part of a planned training programme, you will gain experience in aspects of conservation, records management, education, outreach, and public services. The successful candidate will hold a good honours degree and show a genuine commitment to a career in archives. Good keyboard skills, computer literacy and team-working are all essential to the post. For further information contact: Julie Courtenay or Kate Maisey on 01452 425294/425081 For an application form and job details please phone the Resources HR Unit on 01452 425255 and details will be posted to you. Alternatively email [log in to unmask] The closing date for applications is 2 July 2004 . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail and any attachments are strictly confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the named addressee you must not disclose, copy or take any action in reliance of this transmission and you should notify us as soon as possible. This e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free from viruses but it is your responsibility to carry out all necessary virus checks and Gloucestershire County Council accepts no liability in connection therewith. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:15:37 +0100 Reply-To: "MAISEY, Kate" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: "MAISEY, Kate" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity at Gloucestershire Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Colleagues are asked to bring this advertisement to the attention of likely candidates HEAD OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT GRADE J (£24,726-£29,067 plus future competence/performance progression, pay award pending) The Gloucestershire Record Office is one of the leading English archive services and has a long tradition of successful fundraising and innovative development. In addition to managing the historic archives of the county it also has wide-ranging responsibilities for record-keeping across the County Council. This is a permanent post with a challenging set of responsibilities for the management of the County Council's semi-current records, the implementation of the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts and the introduction of electronic records management. The successful candidate will have an MA in Archives Administration or Records Management or an equivalent qualification, with at least five years post-qualification experience of records management and some experience of working with recent information legislation. Of course, we'll also expect you to possess strong leadership qualities and excellent communication, inter-personal and advocacy skills, besides the ability to manage a small teem of professional and support staff. A good working knowledge of the data protection and Freedom of Information Acts will be required. If you want to know more, then contact Resources HR Unit, on 01452 425255 (24 hour voicemail) or e-mail us corpjobs@[log in to unmask] for further information and an application form and the details will be posted to you. Please quote post reference: 4K18 E007 For an informal discussion of the post, contact Nick Kingsley (01452 425299). 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Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45453.98F9E830 Content-Type: text/plain PUBLIC LIBRARIES; VALUE AND IMPACT MAJOR PROJECT INITIATED TO DETERMINE AND DEVELOP APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGIES FOR MEASURING CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES Funded by Laser Foundation The Laser Foundation has launched a study aimed at defining methodologies that can be used to measure the Impact and Value delivered by the Public Library Sector. The work has been specified after discussions with, and advice from, the Audit Commission, MLA (Museums Libraries and Archives Council), DCMS (Department of Culture Media and Sport) and the SCL (Society of Chief Librarians). PWC (Price Waterhouse Coopers)PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have been commissioned to carry out the study. To see the full Press Release please go to: http://www.bl.uk/concord/laser-pressrelease3.html ____________________________ Henry Girling Regional and Library Programmes The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB T: 020 7412 7333 F: 020 7412 7155 E: [log in to unmask] W: www.bl.uk ____________________________ ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. 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PUBLIC LIBRARIES; VALUE AND IMPACT

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CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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The Laser Foundation has launched a study aimed at defining methodologies that can be used to measure the Impact and Value delivered by the Public Library Sector. The work has been specified after discussions with, and advice from, the Audit Commission, MLA (Museums Libraries and Archives Council), DCMS (Department of Culture Media and Sport) and the SCL (Society of Chief Librarians).

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C45453.98F9E830-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:18:58 +0100 Reply-To: "Maddock, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Maddock, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Norfolk Record Office - Senior Archivist MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement will appear shortly in ARC: Norfolk Record Office Senior Archivist Scale 6/SO1 (£19,185-£22,689) (pay award pending) The Norfolk Record Office (NRO) provides the archive service for the county of Norfolk. It is based in the new Archive Centre in Norwich, part-funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and opened to the public in 2003. The Centre is also home to a new Norfolk Sound Archive (part of the NRO) and the East Anglian Film Archive. The NRO has exceptional holdings, a spacious searchroom accommodating 70 readers, and a staff of 32 people, including 9 archivists. As one of a team of three Senior Archivists, you will have the opportunity to take a leading rôle in the management of archival holdings and the further development of the NRO's services. You will also be expected to carry out the full range of archivists' duties, including listing records using CALM 2000 software, answering enquiries and assisting searchroom users. Further details and an application form can be obtained on receipt of a large self addressed envelope (23 x 32 cms) from The Personnel Department, Cultural Services Department, County Hall, Norwich, NR1 2UA. Please quote ref CSD/04/064. Alternatively, job details and an on-line application form will be available from Norfolk County Council's web site from the middle of next week. Closing date is 9 July 2004. Susan Maddock Principal Archivist Norfolk Record Office The Archive Centre Martineau Lane Norwich NR1 2DQ Tel: Norwich (01603) 222599 Fax: Norwich (01603) 761885 E-mail: [log in to unmask] The information contained in this email is intended only for the person or organization to which it is addressed. If you have received it by mistake, please disregard and notify the sender immediately. Unauthorized disclosure or use of such information may be a breach of legislation or confidentiality and may be legally privileged. Emails sent from and received by Members and employees of Norfolk County Council may be monitored. Unless this email relates to Norfolk County Council business it will be regarded by the Council as personal and will not be authorized by or sent on behalf of the Council. The sender will have sole responsibility for any legal actions or disputes that may arise. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:31:44 +0100 Reply-To: smoody <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: smoody <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Boxes Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3170316705_789036" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3170316705_789036 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, We are currently looking at replacing our existing box stock for the archive with BS.5454 friendly ones. We are keen to have the same dimensions as the old boxes. Ideally, something with the robustness of the old ŒPRO style¹ box but a neutral PH would be ideal. I have looked at several suppliers but cannot find anything which fits these criteria. Any ideas? (off list please). Thanks Simon Moody Department of archives, photographs, film and sound National Army Museum Chelsea London SW3 4HT Tel 020 7730 0717 Ext 2306 [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************* The contents of this e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this email. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the National Army Museum unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter of facsimile signed by an authorised signatory of the Museum. Any part of this e-mail, which is purely personal in nature, is not authorised by the National Army Museum. All email traffic through the Museum's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded [log in to unmask] 02077300717 ext2300 ************************************************************************** --B_3170316705_789036 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Boxes Dear all,

We are currently looking at replacing our existing box stock for the archive with BS.5454 friendly ones. We are keen to have the same dimensions as the old boxes. Ideally, something with the robustness of the old ‘PRO style’ box but a neutral PH would be ideal. I have looked at several suppliers but cannot find anything which fits these criteria. Any ideas? (off list please).

Thanks

Simon Moody
Department of archives, photographs, film and sound
National Army Museum
Chelsea
London
SW3 4HT
Tel 020 7730 0717 Ext 2306
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--B_3170316705_789036-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 09:15:43 +0100 Reply-To: Maggie Jones <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Maggie Jones <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New Additions to DPC Website MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subscribers to the list might be interested in having a look at the latest additions to the DPC website. Information for these additions has been mostly gathered from the DPC Members survey, undertaken last year. They can all be accessed from: http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/current-mems.html They are: Map of DPC Members Provides a map of the U.K and Ireland with DPC UK and Ireland members’ locations and details of overseas members. Pop up boxes provide additional details of members’ interests in digital preservation , contact details, and volumes of digital material held (where appropriate). It can be accessed directly at: http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/mi-map.html DPC Preservation projects A table of digital preservation projects being undertaken by DPC members. http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/projects.html Working Groups and Task Forces Links to digital preservation working groups and task forces with DPC involvement http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/wgtf.html ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:47:19 +0100 Reply-To: smoody <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: smoody <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Boxes...thanks! Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3170328440_1486661" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3170328440_1486661 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Many thanks for the responses. Ryders of Bletchley seems to be a clear favourite, so I can get a quote. Thanks again. Simon Moody Department of archives, photographs, film and sound National Army Museum Chelsea London SW3 4HT Tel 020 7730 0717 Ext 2306 [log in to unmask] Many thanks to those who offered advice on box suppliers. Most recommended Ryders of Bletchley, so I will get a quote. Thanks again to every one who helped. ************************************************************************* The contents of this e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this email. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the National Army Museum unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter of facsimile signed by an authorised signatory of the Museum. Any part of this e-mail, which is purely personal in nature, is not authorised by the National Army Museum. All email traffic through the Museum's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded [log in to unmask] 02077300717 ext2300 ************************************************************************** --B_3170328440_1486661 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Boxes...thanks! Many thanks for the responses. Ryders of Bletchley seems to be a clear favourite, so I can get a quote.

Thanks again.

Simon Moody
Department of archives, photographs, film and sound
National Army Museum
Chelsea
London
SW3 4HT
Tel 020 7730 0717 Ext 2306
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Many thanks to those who offered advice on box suppliers. Most recommended Ryders of Bletchley, so I will get a quote.

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--B_3170328440_1486661-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:50:33 +0100 Reply-To: Nat=?ISO-8859-1?Q?ália?= Reis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nat=?ISO-8859-1?Q?ália?= Reis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: CFP: e-Commerce 2004 (deadline extended) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 ---- CALL FOR PAPERS - Extended Deadline: 2 July 2004 ---- IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE e-COMMERCE 2004, December 14-16, 2004 - LISBON, PORTUGAL (http://www.iadis.org/ec2004) * Conference background and goals The IADIS e-Commerce 2004 conference is a major international event for researchers, academics, industry specialists, practitioners & students interested in the advances in, and applications of, e-Commerce. The participants will have an opportunity to present and observe the latest research results, and ideas in these areas. This conference aims to cover both technological as well as non-technological issues related to this new business paradigm. The Conference invites proposals from the introductory through advanced level on all topics related to e-Commerce. Proposals which address the theory, research and applications as well as describe innovative projects are encouraged. All papers submitted to this conference will be peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Scientific Committee. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance and quality of contribution. * Format of the Conference The conference will comprise invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book with ISBN and a CD-ROM. The best paper authors will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in specific journals. * Types of submissions Full and Short Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process. * Topics include, but are not limited to the following areas: - Barriers to e-Business - Business-oriented e-Commerce - Cases in e-Commerce - Consumer-oriented e-Commerce - Cryptography for Enabling e-Commerce - Development of e-Business - e-Business Applications - e-Commerce in Developing Countries - e-Commerce Software - e-Commerce Strategy and Implementation - e-Communities - e-Logistics - Economics of e-Commerce - EDI and the Internet - e-Government - e-Services - Global e-Commerce - Infrastructure for e-Commerce - Internet Payment Systems - Knowledge Management - Managing Innovation - Marketing on the Web - Mobile Commerce - Multimedia and Webcasting on the Web - Organisational and Managerial Issues - Other e-Commerce Models and Applications - Retailing in e-Commerce (e-Tailing) - Social Issues for e-Commerce - Supply Chain Management & e-Fulfilment - Technical issues for e-Commerce - The Future of e-Commerce - The Future of e-Commerce Technologies - The Regulatory Environment of e- Commerce - Trust & Security for e-Commerce - Web Advertising and Web Publishing * Important Dates: - Submission Deadline (extended): 2 July 2004 - Notification to Authors: 13 September 2004 - Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 20 September 2004 - Late Registration: After 20 September 2004 - Conference: Lisbon, Portugal, 14 to 16 December 2004 * Conference Location The conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal. * Secretariat IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE e-COMMERCE 2004 Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3, 1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web site: http://www.iadis.org/ec2004 * Scientific Committee Conference & Programme Co-Chairs: Nitya Karmakar, University of Western Sydney, Australia Pedro Isaias, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal for the full Committee Members list please access http://www.iadis.org/ec2004/committees.asp * Co-located Conference: This conference is co-located with the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age - CELDA 2004 (http://www.iadis.org/celda2004) – participants of one conference may attend the sessions from the other conference at no extra charges. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:59:23 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 617 US archivists, blogs lost Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Baltimore Sun Cold War figure still looms over Washington History: Alger Hiss case echoes in debate over nominee for national archivist By Michael Ollove Sun Staff Originally published June 13, 2004 Alger Hiss won't go away. No matter that his conviction was more than half a century in the past. That the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union have vanished. That Hiss himself - traitor or martyr - is nearly eight years dead. Somehow, some way, Alger Hiss manages to slip into the public conversation. So here he is again, this time as sideshow in the debate over the Bush administration's nomination of Allen Weinstein as the new national archivist, the executive who oversees preservation and access to historic government records. http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/arts/bal-as.hiss13jun13,1,2861872.story SEMISSOURIAN Cape's history in pictures By Mark Bliss ~ Southeast Missourian The photographic images -- most of them black and white -- remain as sharply in focus as when they were taken even though most are decades old. Babies. Politicians. Families. Fender benders. Store window displays. Polished bank lobbies from bygone eras. Weddings. Funerals. Flooded Main Street. Women operating a local telephone switchboard after World War II. http://www.semissourian.com/story.html$rec9801 3,000 blogs lose their voice Last modified: June 16, 2004, 12:21 PM PDT By Stefanie Olsen Staff Writer, CNET News.com Software developer Dave Winer disabled roughly 3,000 Web logs from his former company this weekend, a move that drew sharp criticism from some people in the publishing community. Winer, a champion of blogging and the publishing format Really Simple Syndication (RSS), said in an interview that he had to move the Web logs, or blogs, to his personal server from UserLand, a software company he founded in 1998 and left two years ago. But upon discovering the traffic load and time commitment involved in hosting the free sites, he chose to turn them off without notice. http://msn-cnet.com.com/3%2C000+blogs+lose+their+voice/2100-1038_3-5236308.html? The Daily Texan Opinion | 6/17/2004 Viewpoint: Missing records, empty explanations at A&M Article Tools: Page 1 of 1 The Texas A&M business school needs to learn a few sound business practices. We'll start with record keeping. "It's not a record we are required to keep. We simply do not track that information. We collect the data, and that's that." Carroll Scherer, director, Texas A&M MBA program The Texan reported Wednesday that the school cannot verify the data that suddenly propelled its U.S. News and World Report rankings in two job-placement categories from No. 62 and No. 74 to No. 1 in both. http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2004/06/17/Opinion/Viewpoint.Missing.Records.Empty.Explanations.At.Am-688144.shtml http://snipurl.com/75vf GCN 06/17/04 NARA looking for a few good records managers By Jason Miller GCN Staff The National Archives and Records Administration is looking for agency records managers to test prototypes of the Electronic Records Archive system. http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/26248-1.html Cleveland Plain Dealer Taft calls for training in public-records law Thursday, June 17, 2004 Andrew Welsh-Huggins Associated Press Columbus - Gov. Bob Taft said Wednesday that he was disappointed with the results of a survey that tested the ability of average Ohioans to view basic public records and said more needs to be done to educate local government officials about state open-records laws. "I was very disappointed in the lack of compliance with our public-records law because that's the way that we hold public officials at all levels accountable," Taft said. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/108746488047450.xml Forbes Business Andersen: Still Dead; Scrushy: Still Kicking Dan Ackman, 06.17.04, 9:40 AM ET NEW YORK - Two years after Arthur Andersen was convicted and put out of business by a jury verdict convicting the firm of obstruction of justice in the Enron affair, an appeals court yesterday upheld the verdict. More From Dan Ackman For Andersen, it may be a good thing that it's dead already; otherwise its accountants might be facing more charges stemming from the WorldCom bankruptcy, another scandal-plagued company whose frauds went undetected by its once highly regarded audit teams. http://www.forbes.com/business/services/2004/06/17/cx_da_0617topnews.html Salt Lake Tribune Police academy employee accused of trading records for drugs By Michael N. Westley The Salt Lake Tribune A Salt Lake County woman was charged in 3rd District Court Tuesday for allegedly trading confidential state records for drugs and cash, according to court documents. Lisa Cutburth, 34, is facing two counts of receiving or soliciting a bribe or bribery by a public servant, a third-degree felony, one count of possession of an illegal substance, a second-degree felony, and misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and the misuse of access to criminal history records. http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Jun/06172004/utah/176230.asp Allstream Launches Digital Ink Solutions Unique Disruptive Technology First to Market in Canada Pen and Paper Solutions Streamlines Data Capture and Information Access for Enterprises TORONTO, June 17 /PRNewswire/ - Allstream, Canada's largest alternative communication solutions provider, today announced the launch of its newest service Digital Ink Solutions - the first offering of its kind in Canada. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK1.story&STORY=/www/story/06-17-2004/0002194964&EDATE=THU+Jun+17+2004,+07:47+AM http://snipurl.com/75vo The Inquirer E-mail is dead, long live Spam Killer app is close to death By McFeelme Johnson: Thursday 17 June 2004, 19:32 E-MAIL WAS truly the killer app, along with the Web, that made the Internet what it is today. A barren wasteland of adverting, conspiracy theories, and trite urban legends passed on as fact. Anyway, e-mail truly revolutionised our society in a very short period of time. It allowed us to communicate in ways never imagined. Brief notes to friends, relatives, or business colleagues can be passed around the world almost instantaneously, essentially for free. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article648 Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:23:23 +0100 Reply-To: Digital Archive <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Digital Archive <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New Additions to Digital Preservation Coalition Website Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subscribers to the list might be interested in having a look at the latest additions to the DPC website. Information for these additions has been mostly gathered from the DPC Members survey, undertaken last year. They can all be accessed from: http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/current-mems.html They are: Map of DPC Members Provides a map of the U.K and Ireland with DPC UK and Ireland members' locations and details of overseas members. Pop up boxes provide additional details of members' interests in digital preservation , contact details, and volumes of digital material held (where appropriate). It can be accessed directly at: http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/mi-map.html DPC Preservation projects A table of digital preservation projects being undertaken by DPC members. http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/projects.html Working Groups and Task Forces Links to digital preservation working groups and task forces with DPC involvement http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/join/wgtf.html We will be updating information on a regular basis, Maggie **************************** Maggie Jones DPC Coordinator Raymond Burton Library University of York Heslington YORK Y010 5DD Tel: +44 (0) 1904 321 131 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.dpconline.org *With apologies for cross posting* ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:12:42 +0100 Reply-To: "Jones, Steven" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Jones, Steven" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The National Archives' Framework of Standards for archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Colleagues, > On 28 November 2003 The National Archives (TNA) launched a consultation > exercise on proposals for a new framework of standards. Our intention was > to develop such a framework in order to inform the inspection and advisory > services which TNA offers. Responses to the consultation have given strong > support to our proposal and we are now preparing to pilot-test the > Framework. > The consultation period ended on 27 February 2004, and a brief summary of > responses and action points has been prepared. All responses have been > considered and have been extremely helpful in steering our development of > the new framework of standards. Our new framework of standards, > incorporating suggestions made by consultation respondents, has now been > drawn together. This framework of standards, as proposed in our > consultation paper, will inform and support a new TNA standard for records > repositories, which is currently being prepared by TNA inspection and > advisory staff. > > For a full update on this work, please see The National Archives' web site > at: > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/31.htm > > > > Steven Jones > Head of Archive Inspection Services > > The National Archives > Kew > Surrey > TW 9 4DU > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:14:22 +0100 Reply-To: "Jones, Steven" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Jones, Steven" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The National Archives' draft guidance on handling information req uests relating to deposited public records MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Colleagues, > > The implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 will have > a profound impact on places of deposit for public records. Public records > are held by places of deposit on behalf of the Lord Chancellor, who > expects The National Archives to ensure that suitable arrangements are > made by places of deposit for their compliance with the FOI Act where it > relates to these records. > > The National Archives (TNA), in partnership with other government bodies > and places of deposit for public records, has been developing procedures, > forms and guidelines to promote and support this aim. This work is being > led by staff in TNA's Archive Inspection Services Unit. > > Draft procedures for use by places of deposit in dealing with FOI requests > about their deposited public records holdings have now been prepared, and > are available here as a pdf document: > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/30.htm > > > It must be stressed that these draft procedures are based on current > understanding of how the FOI Act will affect deposited public records and > the places of deposit. The purpose of publishing the guidance at this > draft stage is to give places of deposit and government bodies an early > indication of the sort of procedures which are likely to need to be > followed when dealing with requests for information held in deposited > public records. Further review may necessitate changes to the guidance > before the implementation of the FOI Act > on 1 January 2005. > > It must also be made clear that these draft guidelines do not offer advice > on making specific access decisions. TNA's guidance primarily offers > advice on the procedures which should be followed when handling access > requests, and although aspects of the decision-making process are dealt > with this is an area which will be fully addressed by other government > departments. Specifically, guidance on the application of exemptions to > different types of information will be issued later this year by the > information Commissioner and by the Department for Constitutional Affairs. > > > > Steven Jones > Head of Archive Inspection Services > > The National Archives > Kew > Surrey > TW 9 4DU > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 09:30:37 +0100 Reply-To: Isobel Siddons <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Isobel Siddons <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job: Records Manager at the National Gallery MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Because of some apparent problems with distribution of the last ARC and ARC Recruitment, the deadline for the recently advertised job vacancy at the National Gallery has been extended to 5.30 on Tuesday 22nd. Emailed and faxed applications will be considered. RECORDS MANAGER Salary in the region of £25,500 pa inc. 3 years fixed term You will lead the development of effective and efficient Gallery record- keeping systems in all media to ensure well-documented decisions and policy, compliance with legislation, government requirements and public expectations. You must have a recognised MA/Diploma in Archive Administration/Records Management or equivalent professional experience. It is essential for you to have a thorough knowledge of records management principles, especially in relation to public records. You should also be enthusiastic, adaptable and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to learn quickly and to work to agreed deadlines is important. An interest in museums and galleries would be an advantage. Closing date: 22 June 2004 For an application pack please visit our website at www.nationalgallery.org.uk Alternatively, please write to or telephone Jennie Elphick, The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Tel. 020 7747 2504. Please quote job ref. LIB/15. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:39:59 +0100 Reply-To: "Donnelly,S" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Donnelly,S" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job Opportunity at London School of Economics MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Again due to the problems with distribution of the last ARC Recruitment I am posting details here of a post in the Archives Division. The closing date is 2 July. Library, London School of Economics and Political Science Assistant Archivist (Contract to 31 July 2005) Salary Range: £21,852 - £28,279 + £2,134 London weighting. The Archives Division of the British Library of Political and Economic Science is responsible for the care and promotion of a wide range of archives and rare book collections playing an important role in the history of the social sciences. Our holdings include archives relating to politicians, political parties, pressure groups, social investigation, social welfare and anthropology. The Library is seeking an archivist to participate in all aspects of the Archives Division's work. You will work on the production and online publication of archival finding aids, the provision of services both to visitors to the Archives Reading Room and remote users through the Archives Division's web pages and support outreach work to the LSE community and the wider world. Applicants should have a professional archive qualification and a commitment to providing high quality public services. Closing date: 2 July 2004 Sue Donnelly, Archivist Library, London School of Economics and Political Science 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD Tel: 020 7955 7947 Email: [log in to unmask] www.library.lse.ac.uk/archive ========================================================================Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:07:08 +0100 Reply-To: Clare Bunkham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Clare Bunkham <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Deputy Group Archivist vacancy at Prudential Plc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The following vacancy will be advertised in the next issue of ARC Recruitment. Please pass on details to any colleagues who might be interested. Deputy Group Archivist £ competitive package and excellent benefits City of London Prudential plc was founded in 1848, and since then we have grown into a leading financial services group with operations in the UK, Europe, Asia and the United States. How we achieved our success is not only fascinating, but it is also incredibly important to our future. Our archives include both corporate records and business records covering areas such as investment, product and policy development and our overseas businesses. A significant proportion of the collection consists of publicity material. The archive is a vital communications resource and a core business function in areas as diverse as legal issues through to publicity campaigns and is also a valuable resource for social history. Beyond the traditional archivist’s role you will be closely involved with the promotion, launch and ongoing maintenance of the company’s ‘Virtual Archive’, a digital repository providing online access to vital records. Based at Prudential’s head office building near Cannon Street, you’ll contribute to all aspects of the archive’s work. This demanding role will provide opportunities for you to work with the Group Archivist in developing the function: providing research and information services to the company; improving standards and awareness of archives/record keeping across the Group’s operations and developing ideas for the promotion of the archive and company history supporting the Prudential brand internationally. As part of the Corporate Relations department, you will be actively involved in promoting the company to a broad range of international visitors. In addition to a good first degree and a postgraduate qualification in Archive Administration you need at least three years’ post-qualification experience in a business, specialist or government repository. You’ll be familiar with current developments in archival and records management practice, as well as with database and digital imaging systems. Adaptable and enthusiastic, you will want to work on your own initiative and as part of a wider communications team. We’re looking for someone with a real passion for business history, who understands its importance to the future, and who can communicate it effectively. To apply, please e-mail your CV and covering letter, quoting reference PRU DGA, to [log in to unmask] or by post to work communications (PRU DGA), Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8EQ. Closing date: Monday 19th July. Alternatively, for an informal discussion about the role please contact David Carter on 020 7548 3582. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:36:43 +0100 Reply-To: Nick Lane <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nick Lane <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ALM London Conference: Enriching Communities: How Libraries, Museums and Archives Can Work with MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Enriching Communities: How Libraries, Museums and Archives Can Work with Asylum Seekers and Refugees Wednesday 14 July 2004, Museum of London FREE This conference will debate some of the key issues affecting refugees and asylum seekers and will demonstrate how libraries, museums and archives can reach and involve refugees and asylum seekers in their work. 9.00 Registration.Tea/Coffee 9.30 Welcome Graham Fisher,CEO, ALM London 9.40 London’s refugee communities Deng Yai, National Policy and Development Adviser (Employment,Training and Adult Education), Refugee Council 10.10 Enriching Communities – myths and realities Dr Heaven Crawley, Director,AMRE Consulting 10.40 Archives as a source of community enrichment Jon Newman,Archives and Library Manager, LB Lambeth The London Museum Hub Refugee & Asylum Seekers Project Darryl McIntyre, Group Director, Public Programmes, Museum of London Refugees, asylum seekers, the media and archives, libraries and museums Terry Williams, National Co-ordinator, RAM (Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Media Project) 11.10 Questions 11.30 Tea/coffee 11.50 Good practice in refugee integration projects Michael Bell, Michael Bell Associates 12.20 Questions 12.30 Lunch 1.30 Welcome To Your Library Key lessons from working with asylum seekers and refugees in five London Boroughs Helen Carpenter, Project Co-ordinator 2.00 Making changes in public libraries A borough case study Adrian Whittle, Head of Library Services, LB Newham and Sarah Henderson,Welcome To Your Library Project Officer 2.30 The funding experience Kate Hinds, Development and Communications Manager, The Big Lottery Fund 3.00 Questions 3.20 Tea/coffee 3.45 Plenary: Crossing boundaries, crossing domains Susan Blishen, Education Projects Manager, Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Sarah Reynolds, Manager, Salusbury World Richard Stanton, Senior Policy Officer,Greater London Authority.Graham Fisher,CEO, ALM London (chair) 5.00 Close Booking Details: Please contact Mary Tel: 020 7549 1700 Fax: 020 7490 5225 Email: [log in to unmask]: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:34:17 +0100 Reply-To: Christine Woodland <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Christine Woodland <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_6041FE90.D5B4B20B" This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=_6041FE90.D5B4B20B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement will be appearing shortly in ARC. Please draw it to the attention of anyone you think might be interested. Closing date is 9 July 2004. URL for the post is http://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/management/job520.html Best wishes Christine Woodland Assistant Archivist University LibraryModern Records Centre 18,893 - £21,010 pa Fixed Term contract for 11 months You will catalogue the archives of the Trades Union Congress and other archives and to contribute to other Modern Records Centre activities. Some evening work will be required You will have a degree, (or equivalent) and an archival post-graduate qualification would be beneficial. Click here for further details of the post. Click here for an application form. To receive a hard copy application pack, please contact the Personnel Office on 024 7652 3685 (24 hour answerphone) or by email to [log in to unmask] An application form MUST be completed if you wish to be considered for this post. Please note the hard copy and on-line application pack are the same. Please quote reference 42159-054. Closing date for applications is 9 July 2004. For further details on how to apply for a post at Warwick, the benefits we offer, information on Warwick People , what it is like working here and more, please see our job introduction page. The University values diversity. Mrs Christine Woodland Archivist, Modern Records Centre University Library University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL tel. (024) 7652 4219 email [log in to unmask] http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk --=_6041FE90.D5B4B20B Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML

The following advertisement will be appearing shortly in ARC. Please draw it to the attention of anyone you think might be interested. Closing date is 9 July 2004. URL for the post is http://secure.admin.warwick.ac.uk/webjobs/jobs/management/job520.html

Best wishes

Christine Woodland

Assistant Archivist

University Library

Modern Records Centre

18,893 - £21,010 pa
Fixed Term contract for 11 months

You will catalogue the archives of the Trades Union Congress and other archives and to contribute to other Modern Records Centre activities. Some evening work will be required

You will have a degree, (or equivalent) and an archival post-graduate qualification would be beneficial.

Click here for further details of the post.

Click here for an application form.

To receive a hard copy application pack, please contact the Personnel Office on 024 7652 3685 (24 hour answerphone) or by email to [log in to unmask]. An application form MUST be completed if you wish to be considered for this post. Please note the hard copy and on-line application pack are the same.

Please quote reference 42159-054.

Closing date for applications is 9 July 2004.

For further details on how to apply for a post at Warwick, the benefits we offer, information on Warwick People , what it is like working here and more, please see our job introduction page.

The University values diversity.

Mrs Christine Woodland
Archivist, Modern Records Centre
University Library
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
tel. (024) 7652 4219
email [log in to unmask]
http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk

--=_6041FE90.D5B4B20B-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:01:30 +0100 Reply-To: Linda Saunders <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Linda Saunders <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Two posts - Sandwell Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following two posts will appear in the next issue of Arc Recruiting. Because the interviews will be taking place during the summer holidays we can be flexible over dates if you already have holiday booked for the advertised interview date. Please contact Linda Saunders (0121 569 4924) to discuss this. Sandwell is a Borough of great cultural diversity and where people have a passion for their history- over 22,000 people visited us in 2003-4. Our commitment now is to deliver services that match this passion. Our plans for the next five years include finding a new home in the emerging Learning and Cultural Quarter in West Bromwich, developing electronic services to improve access and learning opportunities and working with local communities to ensure that we capture today’s history for tomorrow. Borough Archivist ELL 651 £24,726 - £26,640 for a 37 hour week (pay award pending) Your role will be to lead the service through the changes needed to ensure that the quality and vision for the service matches the aspirations of local people. Although the post is challenging, there is a strong commitment by the Council to finding solutions and an excellent professional and practical support network from the other Black Country Archive Services. We are looking for an Archivist who can take an innovative approach to our challenges as well as ensure effective management of the service. To do this you will need excellent communication skills, a sound knowledge of the current issues facing archives and at least two years experience of managing staff and budgets. Closing date: 16 July 2004 12 noon Interview date: 22 July 2004 Temporary Cataloguer until August 2005 ELL 652 £16,944- £18, 582 for a 37 hour week (pay award pending) As a result of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund we need a temporary cataloguer to catalogue and index a number of our collections. You will have good ICT knowledge and previous experience of indexing and cataloguing to approved standards. We particularly welcome applications from people from women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities as they are under represented within our Service Area For an informal discussion about any of these posts please contact Linda Saunders, Chief Librarian on 0121 569 4924. Application packs are available as below, please quote the reference numbers. Personnel at Shaftesbury House, PO Box 41, 402 High Street, West Bromwich B70 9LT. (24 hr answerphone: 0121 569 8305) Closing date: 16 July 2004 12 noon Interview date: tbc Linda Saunders Chief Librarian Sandwell Library and Information Service Town Hall West Bromwich B70 8DX Tel 0121 569 4924 Mob 07990 782287 Fax 0121 569 4907 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 08:55:16 +0100 Reply-To: Kevin Bolton <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Kevin Bolton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity at Manchester Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01C4576D.78A445E0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C4576D.78A445E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advert will be appearing shortly in ARC Recruitment: Libraries & Theatres Department Archivist Local Studies Unit Scale 5/6 £16,944 to £20,469 pro-rata Ref: 01/6157 Location: Central Library Permanent Part-time Hours: 19 per week Description: We are looking for an archivist to join our team at an exciting time, with plans to relocate to a new site together with Greater Manchester County Record Office. Manchester Archives and Local Studies holds archives of local and national importance, and is the appointed record office for the Diocese of Manchester. You will participate in the full range of professional duties including liaising with depositors, appraising records, accessioning, cataloguing (using CALM 2000), staffing the busy public searchroom, responding to enquiries and assisting in the supervision of staff. You should have a recognised postgraduate qualification in archive studies. Closing Date: 29/06/2004 Contact Details: Application forms and details are available from: Administration Office, Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Answerphone: 0161 234 1399. Textphone calls only: 0161 234 1930. Email: [log in to unmask] Further details can be found at http://www.a1.manchester.gov.uk/doors.nsf/VacanciesWeb?OpenView ********************************************** Kevin Bolton Principal Archivist Manchester Archives & Local Studies Central Library St Peter's Square Manchester M2 5PD Tel 0161 234 1959 Fax 0161 234 1927 [log in to unmask] http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls Due to the need to undertake an important preservation survey the Archives Department will be closed from 14-25 June 2004. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We will reopen on 28 June. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. 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The following advert will be appearing shortly in ARC Recruitment:

Libraries & Theatres Department

Archivist

Local Studies Unit

Scale 5/6 £16,944 to £20,469 pro-rata
Ref: 01/6157
Location: Central Library
Permanent
Part-time
Hours: 19 per week

Description:

We are looking for an archivist to join our team at an exciting time, with plans to relocate to a new site together with Greater Manchester County Record Office. Manchester Archives and Local Studies holds archives of local and national importance, and is the appointed record office for the Diocese of Manchester.

You will participate in the full range of professional duties including liaising with depositors, appraising records, accessioning, cataloguing (using CALM 2000), staffing the busy public searchroom, responding to enquiries and assisting in the supervision of staff.

You should have a recognised postgraduate qualification in archive studies.

Closing Date: 29/06/2004

Contact Details:

Application forms and details are available from: Administration Office, Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Answerphone: 0161 234 1399. Textphone calls only: 0161 234 1930. Email: [log in to unmask]

Further details can be found at http://www.a1.manchester.gov.uk/doors.nsf/VacanciesWeb?OpenView

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Kevin Bolton
Principal Archivist
Manchester Archives & Local Studies
Central Library
St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 5PD
Tel 0161 234 1959
Fax 0161 234 1927
[log in to unmask]
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls

Due to the need to undertake an important preservation survey the Archives Department will be closed from 14-25 June 2004. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We will reopen on 28 June.

Apologies for cross posting

The following advert will appear in the next edition of ARC:

Perth & Kinross Council Archive

Project Cataloguer

Scale 6 £17,340-£19,029 p.a (pay award pending)

Perth & Kinross Council Archive has been awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to support the project, Scottish Land & Society; The Threipland Papers.

The self-motivated and enthusiastic post-holder will be responsible for cataloguing a large estate collection, and help to produce a genealogical database and dissemination tools.

The successful candidate will possess a post-graduate archival qualification or have extensive archival experience. Proven cataloguing skills to ISAD(G) are essential, as are IT skills, particularly use of Microsoft Access. Familiarity with CALM would be an advantage. The successful candidate will be well-organised, have excellent communication skills and be capable of working independently as well part of a team.

This is a fixed term post, sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund for 20 months, from August 2004 to 31 March 2006

Closing date for applications: 2 July 2004

Applications can be made on-line at http://www.pkc.gov.uk/recruitment/index.htm

P&K Council Ref: 2518

Dr JMM Merchant

Assistant Archivist

Perth&Kinross Council Archive

AK Bell Library

York Place

Perth PH2 8EP

Tel: 01738 477012

Fax: 01738 477010

www.pkc.gov.uk/library/archive

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C45772.9855C4BF-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:25:53 +0100 Reply-To: "Emmerson, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Emmerson, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Diageo Ireland - Records Manager Vacancy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Diageo Ireland wish to recruit a Records Manager starting summer 2004. This post will be offered as a three year contract at a competitive salary reporting to the Company Secretary, Diageo Ireland, and working closely with the company's Records Management Team in London and Archivists in Dublin. The Records Manager will be based at the St James's Gate Brewery in Dublin but will be expected also to provide advice and assistance, as required, to other Diageo sites within the island of Ireland. The role will involve developing and implementing records retention policies, improving and managing internal and external storage and retrieval facilities, plus project work to prepare for an electronic records management system. Applicants should have a professional qualification in archives and records management and, ideally, relevant work experience. For an informal discussion and further information, including role profile and proposed work programme, please contact Sue Garland, Diageo plc's Records Manager (email [log in to unmask]). ________________________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the Diageo Servicedesk on +44 (0) 131 319 6000 This footnote also confirms that this email has been scanned for all viruses by the Messagelabs SkyScan service. http://www.diageo.com ________________________________________________________________________ ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:33:47 +0100 Reply-To: "Wilson, John" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Wilson, John" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: North East Lincolnshire Archives, Grimsby - closure MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Colleagues, The North East Lincolnshire Archives at the Town Hall, Grimsby, DN31 1HX will be shut on Friday, 25 June, and on Monday, 28 June. The Searchroom will re-open at 10am on Tuesday, 29 June. Yours, John Wilson, Archivist, North East Lincolnshire Archives 01472-323581 (Fax 323582) [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:00:52 +0100 Reply-To: Liz Rees <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Liz Rees <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Consultancy at Tyne & Wear Archives Service MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Access to Archive Collections for Shipbuilding in North East England (ARK) Lead Consultant (Archivist) £27,500 This opportunity is advertised in the current ARC recruitment and details are also on our website at http://www.thenortheast.com/archives/JobVacancy.html Liz Rees Chief Archivist Tyne & Wear Archives Service Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA Tel. 0191 232 6789, Direct line (new) 0191 277 2241 Fax 0191 230 2614 External e-mail: [log in to unmask] Web page: www.thenortheast.com/archives/ ********************************************** Important Information This e-mail constitutes a confidential communication and is subject to legal privilege. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately. You should not use or copy it for any purpose, nor disclose it to any other person. ********************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:02:26 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: [log in to unmask] Organization: Eircom Net (http://www.eircom.net/) Subject: Motor Tax Retention Periods Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, I would appreciate advice relating to the retention of 2 Motor Tax file series: tax renewal files and driving licence files. Could local authority archive services in particular, please let me know what their retention periods are and why? Many thanks, Lorraine Buchanan Louth Local Authorities Archives Service Old Gaol, Ardee Road, Dundalk County Louth, Ireland Tel: 00353(0)42-9339387 Fax: 00353(0)42-9339304 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.louthcoco.ie _________________________________________________________________ Surf for free all summer long with eircom broadband.* Order Now: http://home.eircom.net/broadbandoffer ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:05:14 +0100 Reply-To: "Bevan, Amanda" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Bevan, Amanda" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: Opportunity Available at The National Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The following advert is now in ARC Recruitment: The National Archives at Kew is offering a ten-month opportunity for an Archival Internship from September 2004 The post is intended to provide pre-course experience to graduates planning to apply for a postgraduate accredited course in archives and records management at University College London (UCL). > The post is offered in association with the school of Library, Archive and > Information Studies at UCL and the successful candidate can expect to be > offered a place at UCL in September 2005 subject to satisfactory progress > during the internship. Full details of UCL's programmes are available on > the UCL website at http://www.slais.uclac.uk/teaching > At TNA the intern will spend three months in each of the Records Management Department, The Archive Production Services, and the Research and Editorial Services Department., with some shorter experience in other aspects of the work of TNA. You will be expected to take part in the daily work of each department; to undertake a specific project in each department (e.g. accessioning, reboxing, cataloguing); to observe how each department fulfils its mission on an annual and daily basis; and to attend staff and user meetings. We are interested in people with good communication, team-working and it=inter-personal skills, able to plan and work to targets, and who are computer literate. You should also have, or expect to have, a degree at 2:1 level o above. This does not need to be in History. > For an application form (CV's will not be accepted) , please contact > Capita RAS, Innovation Court, New Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG1 7JB > on 08700 435 060 (24 hours), quoting reference number B7707. Internet > www.capitaras.co.uk Completed applications should also be returned to > this address > > > Closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 2nd July 2004. Interviews > will be held on Monday 19 July > > ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:54:06 +0100 Reply-To: Felicity Jones <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Felicity Jones <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Map Training Day MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Map Training Day. Society of Archivists 25 August 2004 Kew This course is suitable for archivists and conservators alike and would be of interest to anyone who has maps in their collection or who has storage problems with maps. Registration begins at 9.15 Sessions will start at 10.00 and finish at 16.30 . Programme features: Geraldine Beech, Senior Archivist, The National Archives Rose Mitchell, Map Specialist, The National Archives Brian Thomas, Conservation Manager, Map Section, The National Archives Paul Cook, The National Maritime Museum Nancy Bell, Head of Research, The National Archives The training day will be held in Conference Room A, The National Archives, Kew. Fee: £45 TNA staff/£50 SoA members/£75 non-members Includes lunch and refreshments To book for this course, please complete the booking form from the Society’s website (www.archives.org.uk) and post or fax it to: Society of Archivists, Prioryfield House, 20 Canon Street, Taunton TA1 1SW. Tel: 01823 327030, Fax: 01823 271719. Email enquiries to [log in to unmask] You will receive a SoA Certificate of Attendance on completing this course. Felicity Jones Training Officer, Society of Archivists ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:29:20 +0100 Reply-To: Chris Webb <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Chris Webb <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Borthwick Institute: moving on MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues During the summer of 2004 the Borthwick Institute will be closed for a period of approximately three months while we move into our new HLF-funded archive building located in Heslington alongside the University of York’s Library. During the period of our closure it will not be possible for our staff to answer phone or written enquiries and we would very much appreciate it if you would mention this closure to researchers if you are recommending that they should use our records. If you have a personal need to contact one of the archivists please email me on [log in to unmask] and I will forward the message. Due to the logistical complexities of the move it is very likely that our phones will not be answered. Please note that it will not be possible to deal with genealogical or research enquiries by email. Information about our re-opening will be posted on our web site www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr as it becomes available. Our new address is BORTHWICK INSTITUTE FOR ARCHIVES, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD. After our opening all public enquiries about visiting us and about our holdings should be directed to (01904) 321166, and we would be grateful if you would forward this information to staff in your department and update any relevant directories that you hold. Yours sincerely, Sara Slinn Office Manager ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:12:42 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 620 Welsh women, disaster strikes, rosenberg celebrates Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Priceless documents lost to flood By David Frownfelder Daily Telegram Staff Writer ADRIAN -- Surrounded by pages of history that had been savaged by stormwater and torn to pieces, the Rev. Jim Simmons spent Thursday at Adrian College sloshing through the remnants of the Lincoln Collection, a treasure trove of history that documented 200 years of the United Methodist Church in Michigan. Simmons should have spent Thursday looking ahead to the future. http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2004/06/18/news/news2.txt Denver Post Article Published: Friday, June 18, 2004 City to archive spy files as deterrent, reminder By Kris Hudson Denver Post Staff Writer Denver officials will archive the spy files compiled by police about citizen activists instead of destroying them. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2220046,00.html Denver library to archive police 'spy files' By The Associated Press 06.18.04 DENVER â€” Mayor John Hickenlooper apologized yesterday for the thousands of "spy files" kept by Denver police on members of peaceful protest groups over the past halfcentury, saying the records will be archived for historical purposes. "It was a general lack of oversight," Hickenlooper said, adding that police need to keep intelligence files on criminals but not on protest groups. "Somehow we lost our way. There was no legitimate reason to collect some of this information." http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=13540 ( Museum becomes part of program Mining museum to receive money for preservation By Gary Garton Globe Staff Writer 6/18/04 Print this story PICHER, Okla. - The town's Mining Field Museum has been named as one of 18 attractions in the state to be included in a program to help local organizations preserve Oklahoma's history and heritage. "We hope this will not only help us in our work, but also give some positive attention for a change to the history of what happened in this area," said museum president Frank Wood. http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=117912 Mining museum receives grant for record preservation By Jacob W. Brower Miami News-Record PICHER â€” The Oklahoma Department of Libraries announced this week that the Picher Mining Field Museum has been awarded a $5,000 grant to be applied toward the preservation of historic documents and archival supplies and materials. http://www.miaminewsrecord.com/MIAMINEWSRECORD/myarticles.asp?P=998720&S=320&PubID=16200 Kansas City Star Posted on Sat, Jun. 19, 2004 Database provides insights into Missouri's past CHERYL WITTENAUER Associated Press ST. LOUIS - On the surface, former Missouri Lt. Gov. Thomas Reynolds had everything: a wife, community stature, a law practice in St. Louis. But a coroner's inquest conducted at Lynch's Undertaking Establishment tells a different story of Reynolds, who left Missouri briefly during the Civil War with other Confederate exiles. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/8961554.htm?1c IN-Forum Minnesota group to preserve piece of N.D. railroad history http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D83A6V9O0 Portland Press Herald Docudrama shapes up at Portland City Hall By KELLEY BOUCHARD, Portland Press Herald Writer It was a sunny day 133 years ago when City Engineer William Goodwin pulled out his work journal and jotted down details of the day. http://www.pressherald.com/news/local/040619documents.shtml ( Galveston Daily News Galveston's Rosenberg Library turns 100 By Greg Barr The Daily News Published June 19, 2004 GALVESTON â€” If Henry Rosenberg had somehow been able to time travel and drop by the second floor of the library that bears his name on a hot, late spring day in 2004, he might have been in for a shock. Folks were lined up near a small open door, but not to read a book. Instead, they were on a waiting list to use one of 27 machines with strange glowing screens in the Rosenberg Library computer lab. http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=21501 BBC Welsh women's history archived Creating an archive of women's contributions to the history of Wales will be boosted with a road show on Saturday. Historians are appealing to the public to bring in a wealth of documents which may shine a light on women's lives in the 20th century. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/3820053.stm Financial Times Big book, big price Published: June 18 2004 5:00 | Last Updated: June 18 2004 5:00 Sotheby's New York auction house is likely to be an unusually sober place today when a 1938 manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous - the bible of AA otherwise known as the Big Book - will be offered at sale with a pre-sale price estimate of $300,000 or more. http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373094319 The Guardian 'Oskar? He was a God' Leopold Page, a Beverly Hills bag-seller, spent years trying to persuade people to make a film about the man who had saved him and his wife from the Nazis. At last he found someone. Thomas Keneally tells how he stumbled on the story that became Schindler's List http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1240862,00.html Salem Statesman Journal Search on state Web site was too vague June 18, 2004 Your June 7 editorial about improvements that are needed to make the new state Web portal more user-friendly was mostly on the mark. However, as director of the State Library, which is responsible for the Google-like search box on Oregon.gov, I must take some exception to your criticism of our search box. http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=82109 Houston Chronicle June 18, 2004, 3:15PM Texas treasures go on sale in New York Late physician's trove of documents includes Travis' 1836 letter from Alamo By THOM MARSHALL A historian's dream and Texans' pride are headed to the auction block in New York City today amid a trove of documents and memorabilia that includes an original copy of the state's Declaration of Independence and a rare version of an 1836 letter written by the commander of the besieged Alamo. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2633621 Houston Chronicle June 18, 2004, 7:50PM Texas documents yanked from auction Associated Press SAN ANTONIO -- A collection of historic Texas documents auctioned off in New York today brought in $2.1 million, far more than expected after several of the most valuable items were taken off the table at the last minute. Three documents were removed today from the Texas Independence sale amid concerns they may have been stolen years ago from state archives. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2634947 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/061804dntextexauction.ae474.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/061904dntexauction.c61e.html http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA061804.1A.texanaauction.fefaeb1.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/061904dntexauction.c61e.html New York Times Footnote to a Royal Affair: Mr. Simpson's Teary Moment By ALAN COWELL Published: June 18, 2004 ROME, June 17 - Finally, it was all just too unfunny. As his former wife, Wallis Simpson, traversed Europe with the former king of England, Ernest Simpson, the jettisoned husband in a royal love triangle, could no longer contain himself. "For the second time I am disgraced in the club, where I dined tonight,'' he wrote on Oct. 14, 1937, in a note to his ex-wife on the letterhead of the Guards Club, Brook Street, London. "The first time was when George Sebastian insisted on holding my hand throughout lunch, remember? Tonight, I cried all through dinner. The tears are still trickling, even as I write. Isn't it all too unfunny?'' http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/18/international/europe/18rome.html http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Auction-Edward-VIII.html Charlotte Observer Posted on Sat, Jun. 19, 2004 Graham archives saved from fire Religion News Service The archives of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., were spared when a fire broke out June 8 in the roof of the center's auditorium. Nearly 100 firefighters fought the blaze, and 200 people were evacuated from the building, the college announced. Barrows Auditorium, a lecture hall used for conferences and classes, was the only area that sustained damage. Classes had finished for the summer, but some conferences may be affected by the fire. The cause is under investigation. http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/living/religion/8962051.htm?1c Sun Herald Posted on Sat, Jun. 19, 2004 Utah family works to preserve Mississippi county documents for future generations VICKY NEWMAN Associated Press COLUMBUS, MISS. - Temporary Columbus residents Gary and Mary Nelson have reared 10 children, and today are the proud grandparents of 33 grandchildren, including one newborn they've yet to meet. But unlike most grandparents, the Nelsons do not spend their time snapping candid photographs of their progeny. Instead, along with their eldest grandson Dan Nelson, they are spending their days photographing old documents from remote county courthouses. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/8965152.htm Financial Times Doctors pained by system for electronic records By Nicholas Timmins. Public Policy Editor Published: June 19 2004 5:00 | Last Updated: June 19 2004 5:00 Family doctors' leaders yesterday declared "no confidence" in the Â£6bn programme to provide patients with an electronic patient record. They urged GPs to boycott the system until concerns about patient confidentiality and how the system will work are met. http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373121861 engadget.com AT&T Wireless keeps all your Text Messages Posted Jun 18, 2004, 3:54 PM ET by Phillip Torrone Related entries: Wireless After Kobe did the vertical shuffle with a hotel work, she text messaged 2 people â€” her previous boyfriend and a mystery person. Weâ€™re curious what she said, but hereâ€™s the real rub folks. The judge in the case is ordering AT&T Wireless to hand over all the messages. http://www.engadget.com/entry/7166275638551485/ Mansfield News Journal Estate papers lost Jones claimed briefcase stolen by mugger http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/stories/20040619/localnews/675486.html The Jersey Journal Public document bill taken off agenda Friday, June 18, 2004 By Sarah N. Lynch Journal staff writer HOBOKEN - Much to the chagrin of People For Open Government, the City Council decided to remove the Electronic Accessibility of Public Information Ordinance off its agenda Wednesday evening. The council opted to do so during its pre-meeting caucus after city attorney Joe Sherman raised several concerns he had in two sections of the ordinance. http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1087549949227780.xml CMSWire Global Content Management Growing, IBM Leads the Way By Brice Dunwoodie :: Category Â» Enterprise CMS Gartner Dataquest released its Enterprise Content Management market share report on Wednesday. The results show that for the second year in a row IBM has been named the worldwide leader based in new license revenue, with 6 points of share over its nearest rival. According to the report, the emerging enterprise content management market is now estimated to be worth more than $1 billion, and is still very much in a growth phase. http://www.cmswire.com/archives/enterprise-cms/global-content-management-growing-ibm-leads-the-way-000360.php Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:57:22 +0100 Reply-To: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Free Course on the e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit An Introduction to the e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF). FREE event. A Society of Archivists EAD/Data Exchange Group Event on the afternoon of 20 September 2004 at The Meeting Place, 153 Drummond Street, London NW1 2PB The session will start at 13.45 and finish by 17.00 The e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) sets out the standards, specifications and technical policies for achieving interoperability and encouraging the seamless flow of information across the public sector. Adherence to the e-GIF is MANDATORY for the public sector and therefore it is important to understand the implications of the Framework. This course, which is being provided by Conygre Consultants, provides a great opportunity to learn about the basic tenets of the e-GIF, and get some guidance on what the standards mean for government and government funded organisations. It will concentrate on XML, which is the core standard for data integration and management of presentational data. The course will be of particular interest to all archivists working within the public sector, though it will have wider implications, as the e-GIF is about the interaction between government, business and citizens. The session will include some technical content, but it is NOT necessary for delegates to have prior knowledge of XML technologies. There will be plenty of opportunity for delegates to ask questions. Content of the course: * An introduction to the e-GIF: the purpose, benefits and technologies * XML, the core of the e-GIF: an introduction to XML and using XML technology * Implementing systems using XML technology: an overview of related technologies, integrating XML Schema, XSLT and Web Services There will be a break for refreshments mid-way through the session. If you would like to find out more about the e-GIF, visit the UK GovTalk site, which provides information on policies and standards for e-Government: http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/ Please send any email enquiries about the course to [log in to unmask] To book for this course, please complete the booking form on the Society of Archivists website: http://www.archives.org.uk/events/BookingForm.doc and post or fax it to: Society of Archivists, Prioryfield House, 20 Canon Street, Taunton TA1 1SW. Tel: 01823 327030, Fax: 01823 271719. You will receive a SoA Certificate of Attendance on completing this course. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:46:14 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Paul Sillitoe <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy - Senior Archivist - Flintshire Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 003AFDBA80256EBA_=" This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 003AFDBA80256EBA_Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following vacancy appears in the current issue of ARC Recruitment: *********************************************************************************************************** SENIOR ARCHIVIST Salary Scale SO2 - £23,358 - £24,726 (Pay Award Pending) Permanent Position, to start as soon as possible Final salary pension scheme Supported professional development To allow for the planned phased retirement of our Senior Archivists, Flintshire Record Office has an exciting opportunity for an experienced archivist to make their mark. Building on the office's excellent reputation for customer service, this post will play a key role in leading, developing and promoting the public archive services for new audiences in new premises. As a member of the Record Office's Management Team, you will contribute to all areas of professional activity, especially in making best use of new ICT systems, and helping to plan the move to new premises. Your practical experience of delivering modern public archives services will be combined with a keen awareness of current issues. You will lead and motivate staff to deliver high quality services, at the Record Office, off-site, and through remote access means. Your excellent inter-personal, communication and problem-solving skills will enable you to organise your self and others effectively and flexibly in times of change. Currency with current archival cataloguing standards and practices will enable you to help implement the CALM collections management system. Already experienced in the full range of professional archives activities, your continuing professional and personal development will be encouraged and supported. We can also consider applications from Registered Archivists who wish to undertake in-service career development, and who would be appointed to the permanent position of: Archivist Salary Scale SO1 (£21,282 - £22,689 (Pay Award Pending) For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Sillitoe, Principal Archivist. Telephone: 01244 532414. RECORDS MANAGER For an application pack, please contact Head of Human Resources, Flintshire County Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6NG. Telephone Number: (01352) 702727. Applications are welcome for both Senior Archivist and Archivist positions. Please specify for which role you are applying, and quote reference number: 620 4415 0001. Completed applications must be returned by: Friday 16th July 2004. 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SENIOR ARCHIVIST
Salary Scale SO2 - £23,358 - £24,726 (Pay Award Pending)
Permanent Position, to start as soon as possible
Final salary pension scheme
Supported professional development

To allow for the planned phased retirement of our Senior Archivists, Flintshire Record Office has an exciting opportunity for an experienced archivist to make their mark. Building on the office's excellent reputation for customer service, this post will play a key role in leading, developing and promoting the public archive services for new audiences in new premises.

As a member of the Record Office's Management Team, you will contribute to all areas of professional activity, especially in making best use of new ICT systems, and helping to plan the move to new premises. Your practical experience of delivering modern public archives services will be combined with a keen awareness of current issues. You will lead and motivate staff to deliver high quality services, at the Record Office, off-site, and through remote access means.

Your excellent inter-personal, communication and problem-solving skills will enable you to organise your self and others effectively and flexibly in times of change. Currency with current archival cataloguing standards and practices will enable you to help implement the CALM collections management system. Already experienced in the full range of professional archives activities, your continuing professional and personal development will be encouraged and supported.

We can also consider applications from Registered Archivists who wish to undertake in-service career development, and who would be appointed to the permanent position of:

Archivist
Salary Scale SO1 (£21,282 - £22,689 (Pay Award Pending)

For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Sillitoe, Principal Archivist. Telephone: 01244 532414.
RECORDS MANAGER
For an application pack, please contact Head of Human Resources, Flintshire County Council, County Hall, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6NG. Telephone Number: (01352) 702727.

Applications are welcome for both Senior Archivist and Archivist positions.
Please specify for which role you are applying, and quote reference number: 620 4415 0001.

Completed applications must be returned by: Friday 16th July 2004.

For more information visit our web site on www.flintshire.gov.uk

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We cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted and amended. ************************************************************************************************* ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:08:58 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Rain 621 Casey Greene, Agnew, Carpet Museum Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Posted: June 17, 2004 NATIONAL ARCHIVIST Column politicized issue, painted wrong picture http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jun04/237454.asp Galveston Daily Mail Rosenberg Library a history sleuthâ€™s paradise By Greg Barr Correspondent Published June 20, 2004 GALVESTON â€” Casey Greeneâ€™s business card says heâ€™s â€œHead, Special Collections,â€ but a more accurate title might read â€œGalveston History Sleuth.â€ In charge of the Rosenberg Libraryâ€™s Galveston and Texas History Center since 1984, Greene has not only kept up with countless documents donated to the libraryâ€™s archival collection, but he has helped countless people uncover a glimpse of their pasts. http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=21528 Deseret News Gathering Utah's heritage New downtown museum will offer visitors firsthand history lessons http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595071223,00.html ( The Union Leader John Clayton: Preparing history for takeoff By JOHN CLAYTON Union Leader Staff YOU KNOW things are going well for the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society when the building that will serve as home to its new museum â€” the WPA-built, 1930sera, Art Deco-style terminal building at Manchester Airport â€” is airborne in itself. Seriously. The building is two feet off the ground. http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=39540 Ukiah Daily Journal Digital stories are family album' By RICHARD ROSIER The Daily Journal Many families have photo albums, pictures of loved ones and good times that have the power to transport the viewer into the past. Now, using modern techology, Joe Lambert is teaching people to bring their captured memories to life through a new artistic medium digital storytelling. http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/Stories/0,1413,91~3089~2226333,00.htm Belleville News-Democrat Posted on Sun, Jun. 20, 2004 Web site to offer court documents BY BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN [log in to unmask] EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County residents' divorce records, lawsuits and even their traffic tickets now can be accessed by anyone with a computer and a couple hundred bucks The computerized records of cases maintained by the circuit clerk now are available online for anyone willing to pay a $240-per-year subscription. A Mississippi company, Jano Justice Systems Inc., is hoping to turn the public records into a private profit. http://www.belleville.com/mld/newsdemocrat/news/8967032.htm Columbia Daily Tribune Coronerâ€™s inquests archived online Documents used to study Missouriâ€™s past. Published Sunday, June 20, 2004 ST. LOUIS (AP) - On the surface, former Missouri Lt. Gov. Thomas Reynolds had everything: a wife, community stature, a law practice in St. Louis. But a coronerâ€™s inquest conducted at Lynchâ€™s Undertaking Establishment tells a different story of Reynolds, who left Missouri briefly during the Civil War with other Confederate exiles. http://www.columbiatribune.com/2004/Jun/20040620News022.asp Ozarks Newsstand Computers access county records By: George Holcomb 06/21/2004 HARRISON--When the Boone County Clerk's Office opened for business in 1869, the clerk's office began filing paper records in books and envelopes. When a clerk or anyone else wanted to refer to any of those records, they dug around in drawers, boxes and heaps of paper. Pursuit of the paper documents led through a filing system that often defied and frustrated, and sometimes defeated the researcher. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1815&dept_id=59849&newsid=12036004&PAG=461&rfi=9 FCW DISA selects e-records file management standard BY Florence Olsen June 21, 2004 The Defense Information Systems Agency has selected software that uses an Internet open standard known as WebDAV for the document and file manager component of its global Defense Collaboration Tool Suite. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/web-xythos-06-21-04.asp FCW Putting records to work FBI creates a records management organization that helps agents fight crime BY Sara Michael June 21, 2004 In the records management community, they say that the intensity of an agency's interest in records can be directly tied to how recently the agency experienced a records disaster. For the FBI, that rule became all too familiar. Bureau officials took heat a few years ago when 1,000 documents related to the case of Timothy McVeigh, who was executed for the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City, were misplaced due to poor management and antiquated systems. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/feat-fbi-06-21-04.asp FCW Building an organization BY Sara Michael June 21, 2004 The FBI's Records Management Division is organized into three sections, each led by experts hired in 2002: http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/feat-fbi2-06-21-04.asp Westside News Clarkson historian's archives note special visit It was one year ago that Hazel Kleinbach retired as historian of the Town of Clarkson and I became the new historian. How time passes. Over the past year I have met many wonderful and interesting people and am excited when I look forward to the year to come. I have found that one of the jobs of historian is to wade through and categorize all sorts of printed material. Yesterday's news is now history. http://westsidenewsonline.com/OldSite/westside/news/2004/0620/features/clarksonhistorians.html Evening Mail Carpet museum has pile of cash Jun 21 2004 By Andy Probert, Evening Mail A Midland museum dedicated to carpet is on a roll --thanks to a Â£49,000 Lottery windfall. The Kidderminster Carpet Museum Trust, set up to honour the town's traditional industry, will use the Heritage Lottery Fund grant to catalogue its growing archive and promote itself around the world. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=14353087&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=carpet-museum-has-pile-of-cash-name_page.html http://snipurl.com/78re Hartford Courant Text Messages Could Be Used Against You June 20, 2004 By JON SARCHE, Associated Press A few hours after NBA star Kobe Bryant had sex with a Vail, Colo.,-area hotel worker last summer, the woman exchanged cellphone text messages with a former boyfriend and someone else. What's in those messages could help determine whether the sex was consensual or whether Bryant is guilty of rape as charged. The judge himself said the content may be "highly relevant" to the case. http://www.ctnow.com/technology/hc-textforrecord.artjun20,1,7411763.story? ( Boston Globe Forcing school busing out of the box Forcing school busing out of the box 30 years after first busesrolled, records unearthed By Anand Vaishnav, Globe Staff | June 20, 2004 Boston schools Superintendent William Leary uttered the words nearly 30 years ago, at a Sept. 26, 1974, Boston School Committee meeting. Yet his description of the opening days of school desegregation in Boston, recounted in worn, typed minutes, have lost none of their sharpness: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/06/20/forcing_school_busing_out_of_the_box/ ( Houston Chronicle June 19, 2004, 7:20PM Abbott lauds newspapers' use of open records Associated Press AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott applauded newspapers Friday for aggressively seeking information through the state's open records laws and taking legal action when warranted. Abbott's office receives about 1,000 requests a month from local governments seeking rulings on whether information must be released to the public. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2635849 WMUR Broderick Says Court Records Should Be Open Task Force Weighs Openness, Privacy Concerns POSTED: 4:15 pm EDT June 21, 2004 CONCORD, N.H. -- The chief justice of the state Supreme Court said Monday a new committee must consider privacy concerns when drafting a policy on public access to computerized court records, but overall he favors openness. "My own bias strongly tilts in favor of openness," Chief Justice John Broderick said at the first meeting of the court's Task Force on Public Access to Court Records. http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/3443779/detail.html Primezone The DVD/CD Shredder Plus Rugged Media Destruction Device Prevent Theft or Unauthorized use of Discarded DVDs, CDs, Floppy Disks, and Credit Cards CHATSWORTH, Calif., June 21, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Alera Technologies, developer and manufacturer of Advanced DVD and CD Recording Solutions announced today that it is launching its new DVD/CD Shredder Plus, the ultimate media destruction device that cuts DVDs, CDs, Floppy Disks and Credit Cards into small unusable strips, permanently preventing unauthorized use and it is HIPAA compliant. With carbon steel blades and 1/2 horsepower motor, this industrial strength product is designed specifically for shredding DVDs, CDs and Floppy's. The DVD/CD Shredder Plus is equipped with a unique automatic start/stop feature and a 4 gallon receptacle to catch the pieces. http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news_releases.mhtml?d=59453 Wall Street Journal Beware the Fading Dye: Writeable CDs, DVDs Vary a Lot in Quality June 21, 2004; Page B1 Writeable CDs and DVDs, now being used millions of times a day to store everything from corporate tax returns to Little League pictures, may seem like one of the little wonders of the digital age. This little wonder, though, has a big problem: No one really knows how long the discs will last. Fortunately, a mild-mannered civil servant at a small federal agency is stepping forward to meet the challenge. His name is Fred Byers, and while his official title is technical staff member at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, he could well be called Dr. Disc. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108776832732842307,00.html? Managing Information 21 June 2004 Digital Preservation Program Launches Research Grants Initiative The US National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program of the Library of Congress (NDIIPP) is partnering with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the first research grants program to specifically address the preservation of digital materials http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=2813 New York Times June 21, 2004 Old Search Engine, the Library, Tries to Fit Into a Google World By KATIE HAFNER SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 â€” Katarina Maxianova, who received her bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Columbia University in May, took a seminar last year in which the professor assigned two articles from New Left Review magazine. She found one immediately through Google; for the other, she had to trek to the library stacks. "Everyone in class tried to get those articles online," she said, "and some people didn't even bother to go to the stacks when they couldn't Google them." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/21/technology/21LIBR.html FCW Management Making technology work for record management BY Sara Michael June 21, 2004 Technology and records managers typically don't understand one another. Historically, a tension exists between the two camps, but as the disciplines evolve, they are becoming more intricately linked, and increasing the need for understanding on both sides, analysts said. "The problem is [that] records managers and [information technology] people don't talk to each other, and if they get together they don't know what to say to each other," said Kenneth Thibodeau, director of the National Archives and Records Administration's Electronic Records Archives program. "That's still a problem today, and I can't think of a time since 1975 when it wasn't a problem." http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/web-fbi3-06-21-04.asp ( Washington Post The Best Agnew Archive? No Contest. At U-Md., the Monkey Skin Cape and More By Joe Eaton Special to The Washington Post Sunday, June 20, 2004; Page D01 Spiro T. Agnew's monkey skin cape haunts its keepers. A gift to the vice president of the United States from the president of Kenya in 1971, the cape now rests folded in a long yellow box at the University of Maryland archives, along with an unusual assortment of other objects from Agnew's political life. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54867-2004Jun19.html Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:02:51 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alison Cullingford <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Rare Books Group Conference and AGM Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/PLAIN; CHARSET="us-ascii" ********Apologies for cross-posting******* CILIP Rare Books Group members please note that the Group's AGM will take place during the Conference: at 2pm, on Thursday 2 Sept in the Terrace Room, University of Sussex Conference Centre, Bramber House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QU. CILIP RARE BOOKS GROUP 2004 ANNUAL STUDY CONFERENCE "Rare Book Futures: curating collections in the 21st century" Weds 1-Fri 3 September 2004. University of Sussex (Brighton). For more details and how to book, see http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/rbg/events.html The conference is designed to help rare books librarians develop a "toolkit" of the managerial and technical skills they need to bring their collections to life. These skills include publicity and marketing (exhibitions, web design, publishing), policies (acquisition and disposal), project management, fund-raising and training. Further speakers and workshops have since been confirmed since our original mailing: Ed Maggs (of Maggs Brothers) will be joining Chris Sheppard of the Brotherton Library, Leeds to discuss collecting policies; Phil Bradley (of Internet Q&A in CILIP Update) will be running our web workshop and Tim Padfield (copyright expert from The National Archives) will cover intellectual property issues in widening access to archives. The conference dinner will be in the magnificent Royal Pavilion and includes a tour of this spectacular building. The programme also offers visits to several local libraries and archives, including the Royal Pavilion's Archive, the East Sussex Record Office, University of Sussex Special Collections (Mass Observation, Rudyard Kipling Archive), and the Brighton City Library (rare book collection). If you have further queries about the Conference, please contact me (Alison Cullingford, e-mail [log in to unmask]) or Mary Nixon of the University of Sussex (e-mail: [log in to unmask]). All the best Alison ***************************************** Alison Cullingford Special Collections Librarian J.B. Priestley Library University of Bradford Bradford. BD7 1DP. UK. [log in to unmask] +44 (0)1274-235256 Fax: +44 (0)1274-233398 http://www.bradford.ac.uk/library/special ========================================================================Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:53:59 +0100 Reply-To: Tritton Deborah <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Tritton Deborah <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job Vacancy: Cornwall Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4584F.9ADA3970" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4584F.9ADA3970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement will not appear in ARC. Cornwall Record Office A2A PROJECT ARCHIVIST Grade I: £19,054-£24,726 per annum 10 month contract A consortium of archive repositories in the South West has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to convert 43,000 catalogue pages relating to institutions, individuals and clubs and societies into electronic format as part of the Access to Archives initiative. The Project will be led by Cornwall Record Office and based in Hayle. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person from July 2004 to co-ordinate the Project. Duties will include supervising the three project assistants, liaising with the project partners and promoting the Project. You will have a professional qualification in archive administration and a good knowledge of ISAD(G) systems. Experience of other re-conversion projects or of the A2A programme would be an advantage. You must also be able to demonstrate the ability to manage a small project team and to meet targets. For an informal discussion please contact Deborah Tritton, Archive Services Manager on 01872 323125 An application form and further details can be obtained from The Personnel Section, Planning, Transportation and Estates Department, Room 324, County Hall, Truro TR1 3AY or email: [log in to unmask] giving your postal address for replies. PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER (PTE 04/76). Closing date: 30th June, 2004 Interview date: 5th July, 2004 *************************************************************** Important: This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above-named only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to anyone; please e-mail us immediately at [log in to unmask] Security Warning: Although this e-mail and its attachments have been screened and are believed to be free from any virus, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that they are virus free. 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Cornwall Record Office

A2A PROJECT ARCHIVIST

Grade I: £19,054-£24,726 per annum
10 month contract

A consortium of archive repositories in the South West has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to convert 43,000 catalogue pages relating to institutions, individuals and clubs and societies into electronic format as part of the Access to Archives initiative. The Project will be led by Cornwall Record Office and based in Hayle.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person from July 2004 to co-ordinate the Project. Duties will include supervising the three project assistants, liaising with the project partners and promoting the Project. You will have a professional qualification in archive administration and a good knowledge of ISAD(G) systems. Experience of other re-conversion projects or of the A2A programme would be an advantage. You must also be able to demonstrate the ability to manage a small project team and to meet targets.

For an informal discussion please contact Deborah Tritton, Archive Services Manager on 01872 323125

An application form and further details can be obtained from The Personnel Section, Planning, Transportation and Estates Department, Room 324, County Hall, Truro TR1 3AY or email: [log in to unmask] giving your postal address for replies. PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE NUMBER (PTE 04/76).

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4584F.9ADA3970-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:50:08 +0100 Reply-To: Charlotte Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Charlotte Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Trainee Post at the Glamorgan Record Office Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Colleagues are asked to bring this advertisement to the attention of anyone who may be interested. GLAMORGAN RECORD OFFICE The Glamorgan Record Office is the key body in the preservation of the written history of a large and populous region of South Wales, providing a joint service to the City and County of Cardiff, the County Borough Councils of Bridgend, Caerphilly (for the former Rhymney Valley District Council area), Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan. We are committed to the active development of the Service working closely with local and national museum and library services to make the archival heritage of South Wales accessible to a wide range of people and organisations, with particular emphasis on those within our population base of almost one million. The Glamorgan Record Office is based in the Glamorgan Building (originally Glamorgan County Hall) which is located in Cathays Park, Cardiff's civic centre, adjacent to the University and the National Museum, and within easy walking distance of the city centre. Cardiff, the capital of Wales, is an international cultural centre, home to the Welsh National Opera, the National Orchestra of Wales, and an active live music scene. Art, drama and sport are equally well represented. The city is an ideal base for outdoor activities with the Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the Brecon Beacons National Park easily accessible. It has an excellent communications network, close to the M4 and 2 hours' train journey from London. ARCHIVE TRAINEE Scale 2 (£12,720 - £13,335 per annum) The Glamorgan Record Office invites applications for the post of Archive Trainee. This post offers a graduate the opportunity to gain experience of a broad range of work in a busy local authority Record Office, prior to applying to one of the courses in Archive Administration. The post involves participation in search room services, which will form a significant part of the duties, preparation of finding aids, modern records and outreach activities. The office has a staff training programme, which will be supplemented with work experience in other offices. The successful candidate will be expected to have good communication and interpersonal skills, be physically fit, and show a commitment to pursuing a career in archives. The post is fixed term for 12 months from August 2004. Information about current activities is available at www.glamro.gov.uk. The Glamorgan Archivist and Principal Archivist are available for informal discussions on 029 2078 0282. Closing date for applications: Thursday 01 July 2004. Application forms and further particulars of the post can be obtained from Human Resources Division 4-8 Church Street Pontypridd CF37 2TH Telephone: (01443) 484480/484476 Email: [log in to unmask] Charlotte Hodgson, Principal Archivist/Prif Archifydd Glamorgan Record Office/Archifdy Morgannwg The Glamorgan Building/Adeilad Morgannwg Cathays Park/Parc Cathays Cardiff/Caerdydd CF10 3 NE Telephone/Ffon: 029 2078 0282 Fax/Ffacs: 029 2078 0284 email/ebost: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:55:41 +0100 Reply-To: Dalila Ahamed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Dalila Ahamed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Basic Skills for Life Research Project - Report Launch Event 27th July 2004 Londoners Need to Read Tuesday 27 July 2004, 6.00-8.00 pm British Library Conference Centre, Euston Road, London ALM London is pleased to announce the launch of Londoners Need to Read - a major research report into the current and potential role of libraries, museums and archives in supporting learning for adults with basic skills needs. An evening event and drinks reception to mark the launch of this report will take place at the British Library Conference Centre on Tuesday 27th July 2004 at 6pm. This event will provide an opportunity for sector practitioners, educators involved in adult and community learning and all those with a policy and development brief linked to the Government's national Skills for Life strategy to hear an overview of the project's key research findings - based on extensive consultation with senior managers working in London's libraries, archives and museums, detailed questionnaire surveys and focus group sessions exploring learners' needs and experiences, and selected case study interviews with Basic Skills tutors involved in successful, sector-based lifelong learning initiatives. Every delegate attending this free event will receive a copy of the final report and there will also be an opportunity to network with representatives from the following key organisations and stakeholder groups: Association of London Chief Librarians, Association of London Government, Connexions, DCMS, Fourteen Plus (formerly FELORS), Government Office for London, London Development Agency, London Learning and Skills Councils, Learndirect, London Voluntary Sector Training Consortium, London's Local Strategic Partnerships, LLU+, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), NIACE, The Reading Agency and London's FE colleges. Presentations from the research team and invited speakers will run from 6pm to c.6.45pm, followed by drinks and refreshments until 8pm. To reserve your place at the Londoners Need to Read launch event on Tuesday 27th July 2004 please complete and return the Booking Form,available at http://www.lmal.org.uk/news/index.cfm?ArticleIDQ0&NavigationID=5. Alternatively you can email your booking request to [log in to unmask], stating your name, job title, organisation and any specific dietary and/or access requirements. Early booking is recommended, as places are limited and will be allocated on application. If you have any queries regarding the event, or require further information about the Londoners Need to Read project, please contact Carol Dixon, Learning & Access Officer, ALM London on 020 7549 1704. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:34:14 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 622 Extrusion, Data Storage, email Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Anniversary aloe: Ivory goes green Mainstay soap brand floats for 125 years By John Nolan Associated Press Procter & Gamble Co. is setting the record straight: It turns out Ivory soap's ability to float wasn't discovered by accident. Further, the white bar soap promoted since the 1800s with the slogan "it floats" is getting a rare addition to its product line on its 125th anniversary. The new green Ivory bar also floats. http://www.cincypost.com/2004/06/22/ivory062204.html Leeds Today How the monks made their dosh BY ANDREW HUTCHINSON THIS ancient manuscript provides an insight into the business minds of monks living in Yorkshire in medieval times. The Stock Book, which dates back to the 15th century, documents how Fountains Abbey became the richest Cistercian abbey in England. It contains detailed accounts of how the monks built up vast wealth from the sale of livestock and dairy products. Entries show how just one small part of a network of estates produced more than 53 stones of cheese and 26 stones of butter in one year. http://www.leedstoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=39&ArticleID=810500 DMEurope.com British Library to archive parts of UK web 22/06/2004 by Sean Cornwell The British Library, among others, has today launched the UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) with the aim of archiving selected UK websites and thus expanding the lifespan of website materials from what it claims is an average of 44 days to a century or more. http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?ArticleID=2115 United Kingdom: Preparing for FREEDOM! 20 June 2003 Dan Guildford, Solicitor, Pinsents Three-quarters of government departments have not yet budgeted for the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and almost one in three departments did not know the deadlines for the Act, according to a recent survey by The Stationery Office. FOIA introduces new rights of access to a wide range of information held by Local Authorities, along with other public bodies. It imposes two main obligations â€“ the requirement to produce a "publication scheme", which has been in force since 28 February this year and to respond to requests for information which comes into force from 1 January 2005. http://www.mondaq.com/content/pr_article.asp_Q_pr_id_E_967 Pink Elephant PR United Kingdom: The Need For Data Storage Solutions In The Financial Services Sector 16 January 2004 Martin Avison, Sales & Marketing Director for Electronic Data Management Specialist Instant Archive, Examines the Need for a Reliable Archiving Solution Recent FSA regulations have imposed more stringent regulations on financial services professionals than ever before. These rules ultimately pass the burden of compliance back to the brokers themselves, whether they are independent financial advisors, intermediaries or networks. And, against this backdrop, while general standards of advice have increased significantly in recent years, so have professional indemnity insurance costs. http://www.mondaq.com/content/pr_article.asp?pr_id=1161&ASIMPR=128&ASTAGS=ad.size.Banner+product.11+type.article Beware the ''Trash'' Folder Companies are grappling with the questions of which E-mail messages to save, how to save them, how long to save them, and what it will all cost. John McPartlin, CFO IT June 22, 2004 As more and more business becomes documented in E-mail rather than memos and reports, document retention becomes a challenge on several levels. Whether it's compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, or laws governing the handling of patient data in the healthcare industry, most companies are grappling with the questions of which E-mail messages to save, how to save them, how long to save them, and what it will it all cost. http://www.cfo.com/article/1,5309,14327%7C%7CT%7C1961,00.html? Priority: Mail From keeping it up to keeping it safe to just plain keeping it, E-mail now warrants an actual strategy. John McPartlin, CFO IT June 15, 2004 As E-mail becomes the lifeblood of Corporate America, what happens when the blood stops flowing? A 2003 study of 850 IT managers by research firm Dynamic Markets for Veritas Software found that one-third of respondents thought a week without Email was more stressful and traumatic than either a minor car accident or divorce. In addition, 68 percent said corporate employees would get irate if they lost E-mail access for as little as 30 minutes, and one-fifth said they would potentially lose their job if E-mail downtime lasted 24 hours. http://www.cfo.com/Article?article=14200 The Oregonian Intel loses round in fight with AMD over records The U.S. Supreme Court, while not ordering the release, rules courts can order information be given to foreign regulators Tuesday, June 22, 2004 GINA HOLLAND WASHINGTON -- A U.S. judge has the authority to force Intel, the world's largest computer chip maker, to turn over sealed records to foreign regulators, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1087905539262360.xml http://snipurl.com/79oe http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,94011,00.html Charleston Gazette June 22, 2004 ImageServ means business n Charleston woman has solution to document storage By Jim Balow Staff Writer Every business keeps documents â€” some more than others. Think of a doctorâ€™s office, with its permanent patient records, or a university with thousands of student files. Some offices devote entire rooms to document storage, complete with temperature and humidity controls to protect fragile paper records. Finding a particular record can be challenging, though, as workers dig through boxes or file cabinets in search of the right folder. http://wvgazette.com/section/Business/200406217 Computerworld Extrusion: The story of 'trusted' digital insider theft Opinion by Danny Lieberman, OSI-Open Solutions Israel MARCH 09, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - "The risk of cyber attacks continues to be high. Even organizations that have deployed a wide range of security technologies fall victim to significant losses. ... The percentage of incidents that are reported to law enforcement agencies remains low ... Attackers may reasonably infer that the odds against their being caught and prosecuted remain strongly in their favor." -- Computer Security Institute/ FBI 2003 Computer Crime and Security Survey http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,90952,00.html http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,92749,00.html ( http://www.computerworld.com/industrytopics/financial/story/0,10801,93624,00.html USA Today Posted 6/14/2004 10:19 PM Updated 6/15/2004 12:53 AM Is the future of e-mail under cyberattack? By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO â€” For years, consumers and corporations raved about e-mail's potential. Now they're fretting about its future. As a major e-mail conference convenes here this week, there is a growing belief that e-mail â€” the vaunted "killer app" â€” is in deep trouble. "It increasingly is broken," Silicon Valley venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson says. "Spam, fraud, phishing schemes, all this other stuff is more than an annoyance. The future of the medium is at stake." http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-06-14-email_x.htm eWeek Business IM Vendors Look for Answers, Profits By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols June 21, 2004 Two purveyors of popular IM (instant messaging) clients are taking their leave from the enterprise market. According to analysts, what is a retreat for some will be an opportunity for established players. First, Yahoo on Friday pulled the plug on its enterprise version of its free instant-messaging client, Yahoo! Business Messenger. Next, America Online Inc. on Monday closed down sales of its two-yearold enterprise offering, AIM Enterprise Gateway. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1615595,00.asp Computerworld Managing Data Madness Advice by Mike Biere JUNE 21, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - This article is excerpted from the book Business Intelligence for the Enterprise by Mike Biere. It is posted with permission from publisher Prentice Hall PTR, in alliance with IBM Press, copyright 2003. Data extraction, transformation and cleansing The ABC enterprise has its current data held in some VSAM files and other sources. Company officials would like to begin constructing a customer-centric warehouse that includes the last five years of history by customer. Much of the detailed data has been archived to tape because it would take enormous amounts of disk space and they seldom use it. Currently, they haven't the disk capacity to store it. http://www.computerworld.com/databasetopics/businessintelligence/story/0,10801,93539,00.html Computerworld Ten years or forever - whichever comes first Opinion by John Webster, Data Mobility Group JUNE 22, 2004 (SNW ONLINE) - My wife is a volunteer archivist here in the town of Londonderry, N.H. A few nights ago, we were going over some of the town's historic documents. They were part of a recently discovered cache of historic artifacts recovered from the attic of a house built just after the Revolutionary War. Mixed into the sheaf of thin, yellowish-brown pages were letters, proclamations, debt notices and arrest warrants, some of which dated back to the early 18th century. They were handwritten in a script and syntax that gave one pause while reading. But they were intelligible. Memorialized in this fragile collection were the famous and truly infamous members of a small New England community circa 1750. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,94016,00.html Industry Must Improve Its Technology Use 'Son of HIPAA' regulation is possible if companies don't get moving on IT. By Chris Murphy, InformationWeek June 21, 2004 URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22100911 There's a growing sense among members of the health-care industry that if they don't take action soon to better use IT to improve health care and lower costs, the federal government will dictate policies and possibly even tech standards. And it's a sense of dread, thanks to the fresh memory of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a set of tough federal rules governing the way medical information is gathered, stored, shared, and protected that has forced considerable compliancerelated spending. Chicago Tribune Newt Gingrich Pushing 'Wired' Hospitals By BROOKE DONALD Associated Press Writer Published June 22, 2004, 10:51 AM CDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Medical care would be improved and millions of dollars would be saved if hospitals were fully wired, said Rep. Patrick Kennedy and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who jointly announced a program to bring American medicine into the Internet age. On Monday, the political partisans put their party differences aside to tout electronic prescriptions, online patient records and an integrated, paperless health-care system. http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-ap-high-tech-hospitals,1,6290760.story? Fort Worth Star Telegram Posted on Sun, Jun. 20, 2004 World War II footlocker is finally home By David Casstevens Star-Telegram Staff Writer FORT WORTH - The olive drab trunk is water-damaged and smells of mildew. Its center lock is broken. Both leather strap handles are torn away. But the condition of the locker doesn't matter to Ed Fitzgerald. http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/8969858.htm? KMWorld Collaborative classification Posted to kmworld.com on June 21, 2004 Verity has introduced Collaborative Classifier 1.0, what it says is the first taxonomy and classification management software that enables distributed subject matter experts to collaborate with corporate librarians and knowledge engineers in real time to organize information around specific business roles and requirements http://www.kmworld.com/news/index.cfm?action=readnews&news_id=3064 Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:28:34 +1000 Reply-To: John Lovejoy <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: John Lovejoy <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: National Archives of Australia - Shining new light on the dig ital dark age Comments: To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> The National Archives of Australia is pleased to announce the publication of several major new products to help Australian government agencies make, keep and use digital records. These digital recordkeeping products are available to download online at www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/er/summary.html. A copy of the media release publicising the products is reproduced below. It includes the specific URL for each product. The Archives welcomes comments on the new products. In particular, we are keen to receive comments on the application of the advice in the guidelines; case studies featuring actions taken by agencies to manage their digital records; topics on which further advice is needed; and issues that have not been covered. For further information please contact: Anne Robertson Acting Director Communication and Training National Archives of Australia [log in to unmask] (02) 62123681 _______________________ Media release issued by the National Archives of Australia on 15 June 2004: 'Beam me up, Scotty' Shining new light on the digital dark age The National Archives of Australia is now shining a bright beam of light into what's been described as a looming digital dark age. Already a leader in developing software to convert records into a stable and permanent format, the Archives has released a series of new publications containing practical guidance on making, keeping and using digital records. By illuminating the invisible world of digital recordkeeping, the Archives is enabling all government agencies to properly manage and preserve their important records. The Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Dr Peter Shergold, told a Canberra e-government conference last month that preserving digital records was a public service-wide problem and that without concerted action, Australia would be threatened with 'digital amnesia'. 'The long-term preservation of magnetic tape, hard drives and compact disks is challenging, and their future use is threatened by the very speed with which computers are changing,' Dr Shergold said. 'So relentless are the cycles of innovation, and so rapidly does hardware and software become obsolete, that the digital archive is in danger of becoming a crypt for a dead technology...that is why it is vital to convert and store digital records in a standard and stable format,' he said. Dr Shergold said that government agencies needed to understand that emails or SMS text messages that impacted on policy decisions should be treated as public documents and therefore should be preserved rather than carelessly or unthinkingly deleted. 'By preserving a full historical record for posterity, it will help to secure the rights and entitlements of Australian citizens to examine the way that governance works and to understand the reason that decisions - big and small - are taken, ' he said. The new National Archives digital recordkeeping products include: Digital Recordkeeping: Guidelines for Creating, Managing and Preserving Digital Records - A comprehensive guide to managing digital records. Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/er/guidelines.html Digital Recordkeeping Self-Assessment Checklist - A self-assessment tool to evaluate digital records management. Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/er/checklist.html Recordkeeping and Online Security Processes: Guidelines for Managing Commonwealth Records Created or Received Using Authentication and Encryption - Advice on the recordkeeping implications of using online security processes such as authentication and encryption and strategies for ensuring legislative, business and community requirements are met. Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/er/security.html General Disposal Authority for Encrypted Records Created in Online Security Processes - Conditions for the disposal of encrypted records created during online security processes. Available at http://www.naa.gov.au/recordkeeping/disposal/authorities/gda/PDF/GDA_encrypt ed_records.pdf These products will help Australian Government agencies: . Make and keep the right digital records . Store digital records appropriately . Destroy digital records lawfully . Manage technological obsolescence . Access digital records over time . Protect the integrity and authenticity of digital records The National Archives has joined other public record authorities from Australia and New Zealand to form the Digital Recordkeeping Initiative, a think tank to investigate the problems of recordkeeping in the rapidly changing digital age. The Initiative will pool resources and expertise to find better ways to ensure that digital records are preserved - and made accessible up to 200 years from now. [Further information on the Digital Recordkeeping Initiative is available at http://www.naa.gov.au/publications/media_releases/digital.html] [The full text of Dr Shergold's speech ' Digital Amnesia: The Danger in Forgetting the Future' is available at http://www.pmc.gov.au/docs/shergold260504.cfm] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 10:15:37 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jessie campbell <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy at Barclays MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Dear All, The advert below appeared in Arc. As there seem to have been distribution problems and our deadline was a little tight it has been decided to extend the deadline to 9th July. Barclays Group Archives is one of the UK's leading business archives, with records spanning 300 years of history throughout Britain and overseas. The Archive Team co-operates with colleagues in the record management team and the Group's modern record centre to offer a full record service to the Group. The archives are centralised at Wythenshawe, near Manchester. They contain the varied records of banks that came together to form Barclay & Co. in 1896, or have been taken over by Barclays subsequently. These records date back to the 17th century. Also included are the records of the modern company from 1896 to the present day, including its subsidiaries and overseas interests and these are being added to daily. Cataloguing and indexing is fully automated and an increasing proportion of accessions is expected to be received electronically. The Group Archivist reports to the Head of Group Corporate Secretariat * The person appointed to the post of Group Archivist will take a strategic overview of the archive needs of the business with particular reference to regulatory requirements for records retention. * S/he will develop the close relationship with GCS in the management of current company records * S/he will have the communication skills to persuade colleagues within Barclays of the importance of good record keeping. * S/he will be aware of current issues in economic and business history and keen to promote the use of the records to the benefit of the bank and the community at large * S/he will have the interpersonal and management skills to lead a small team and promote the Archives within the Group * S/he will have a good degree, post-graduate qualification in Archive Administration and at least five years experience of managing and developing an archive To Apply please send your CV with a covering letter please send your letter to [log in to unmask] It is essentail that you quote reference 2686ARC and your name in the subject box of the email. Alternatively, please post to Stefan Pawlowski, ARC Response, 2nd Floor, 54 Lombard Street, London EC3P 3AH quoting the reference number. For an informal chat about the job phone Jessie Campbell on 0161 946 3036 Jessie Campbell Group Archivist 0161 946 3036 (2880 3036) Internet communications are not secure and therefore the Barclays Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Although the Barclays Group operates anti-virus programmes, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Barclays Group. Replies to this email may be monitored by the Barclays Group for operational or business reasons. Barclays Bank PLC. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:22:08 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: Two Vacancies at ICA Secretariat, Paris MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Further circulation of this message is welcome. Two Vacancies at the ICA Secretariat The International Council on Archives (ICA) is looking for a Communications and Publications Officer and for a Programme Officer. Applicants should be native English speakers, with a relevant command of French – the search is, at this stage, open for applicants with established residency in France. ICA is a non-governmental organisation which mission is advancement of archives worldwide. Its secretariat is based in Paris and is currently composed of 5 staff members, receiving support from an "extended secretariat" composed of some 4 volunteers living around the world. For information on ICA: www.ica.org Please send your short CV with a covering letter (in English) outlining your suitability for the post and your expectations, before July 1 to: Joan van Albada, ICA Secretary General, 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75003 Paris, or by e-mail to mailto:[log in to unmask] Contract under French law. Salary negotiable. Interviews will take place 5-7 July in the ICA office in Paris PROGRAMME OFFICER Responsibilities * Support programme development and delivery as an understanding ear, advisor and sparring partner for ICA branches, sections, commissions, committees and project groups * Contribute to strategic development of ICA, identifying needs, expectations, wishes and potential and developing necessary tools and structures to meet them * Communicate about ICA and its programmes with members, ICA bodies and other organisations in person, and through print and electronic publications of ICA and other organisations * Contribute to building and maintaining partnerships with allied organizations and (potential) sponsors Requirements * Qualification in records or archives management and relevant work experience * Experience in ICA preferred COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS OFFICER Responsibilities * Support and improve ICA’s communications and publications, in print and electronic media, to meet members’ needs and promote archives and records to the wider world * Develop and manage content of ICA websites * Develop content, copy-edit and produce Flash (ICA’s newsletter), and support production of other print publications * Support ICA programme initiatives for advocacy and promotion of archives, and maintain and build relationships with sponsors and allies * Collaborate with designers, developers, printers and distributors to maintain and further develop ICA’s web-sites and print publications * Contribute to strategic development of ICA, identifying needs, expectations, wishes and potential and developing necessary tools and structures to meet them Requirements * Relevant qualifications and work experience (minimum 5 years) * Established editorial and communication skills ICA SECRETARIAT International Council on Archives Conseil international des Archives 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois 75003 Paris - France T: 33 (0)1 40 27 63 06 F: 33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 e: [log in to unmask] W: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoire et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:07:26 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 623 mishmash Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit St. Louis Schools Donating 16 Mm Films 21 minutes ago Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer ST. LOUIS - With celluloid made obsolete by video and DVDs, the St. Louis school system is donating to a group of cinema buffs 2,100 educational films from the days when one lucky kid in the classroom would get the privilege of running the whirling, clacking projector. The entire collection of 16-millimeter films will go to the nonprofit Academic Film Archive of North America. Among the titles: "Marijuana," an anti-drug flick narrated by Sonny Bono, and "Beware of Strangers," featuring Bill Cosby's cartoon character Fat Albert. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040623/ap_on_re_us/classroom_classics_1 ( A reel deal: School district to donate trove of 16mm films JIM SUHR Associated Press ST. LOUIS - A group of cinema buffs deems this a reel deal: Thousands of educational 16-millimeter films for just $1 - a pittance to relive long-gone days when techies stood in the back of darkened classrooms, spooling the celluloid into whirring, clacking projectors. Next month, St. Louis' public school system expects to sell for a buck about 6,000 16mm reels to the nonprofit Academic Film Archive of North America. Among the titles: "Marijuana," an anti-drug flick narrated by Sonny Bono. Or "Beware of Strangers," featuring Fat Albert. Or "Bill Cosby on Prejudice." http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/8994368.htm ( http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/St.+Louis+City+%2F+County/D00A2DC5458E40E686256EBC0010F135?OpenDocument&Headline=Film+lovers+reel+in+classroom+classics http://snipurl.com/7al4 Posted on Wed, Jun. 23, 2004 Papers shed light on Ventura The Minnesota Historical Society has finished organizing internal papers that offer a behindthe- scenes glimpse of significant events in Gov. Jesse Ventura's administration. BY BRIAN BAKST Associated Press For three days, as then-Gov. Jesse Ventura agonized over a bill imposing a 24-hour waiting period and information requirement on abortions, the unsolicited advice rolled in. During that week in April 2000, his office switchboard lit up with 13,260 calls and his mailbox bulged with hundreds of letters. The outpouring and the decision itself were like none other in his four years as governor. http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/8987282.htm?1c CNNMoney Soap and porn stars A legend about Ivory Soap turns out to be a myth ... oh well, there are better stories to remember. June 23, 2004: 4:58 PM EDT http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/23/commentary/wastler/wastler/ ( Boston Herald Whaling museum laying off staff, cutting pay to meet its budget By Associated Press Wednesday, June 23, 2004 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The New Bedford Whaling Museum said it will lay off about 10 percent of its staff within a month and cut managers' pay in order to make up a $157,000 budget deficit. Ten staff members, including four library archivists whose job has been funded by a federal grant that expires June 30, learned of the downsizing on Tuesday. Two others already had planned to retire at the end of the year. http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid3057 AP Sues for Access to Bush Guard Records Wed Jun 23, 2:17 AM ET Add White House - AP to My Yahoo! By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Associated Press sued the Pentagon (news - web sites) and the Air Force on Tuesday, seeking access to all records of George W. Bush's military service during the Vietnam War. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040623/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_national_guard_7 (1 http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id557 ( OUT-LAW.COM Data Protection Act not to blame, says Bichard report 23/06/2004 Humberside Police and its Chief Constable were severely criticised in yesterday's report on Sir Michael Bichard's independent inquiry arising from the Soham murders. The Data Protection Act, concluded the inquiry's chairman, was not the problem. http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_idÚtaprotectionact1087990805&area=news Reuters Wilmington Trust to pay $125,000 to settle SEC case Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:17 PM ET WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Wilmington Trust Co. a subsidiary of financial services holding company Wilmington Trust Corp. (WL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle charges that it violated transfer agent rules, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=bondsNews&storyIDT9569606/23/2004 2:00:15 PM AOL Employee Is Accused Of Selling Names to Spammer A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP June 23, 2004 5:35 p.m. An America Online software engineer was charged Wednesday with harvesting a list of 92 million customer screen names that was eventually used to send spam. Jason Smathers, 24 years old, was arrested at his home in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., authorities in New York said. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108802361138545694,00.html ( The Beacon Journal Posted on Wed, Jun. 23, 2004 Judge: Civil lawsuits aren't public records in Ohio Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio - A judge's ruling that civil lawsuits filed in state courts are not public records in Ohio is prompting criticism. In reaching his decision Monday, Judge G. Jack Davis of Montgomery County Common Pleas Court concluded that the state's Public Records Act does not dictate how the judiciary should handle its records of litigation. http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/8992545.htm? June 23, 2004 09:00 AM US Eastern Timezone Drop-off Shredding Service Launches Nationwide; DataGuard USA LLC Announces Retail Shredding Service DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2004--If identity theft were the domain of the Center for Disease Control, the CDC would undoubtedly declare ID theft a national epidemic, considering the 27.3 million victims and $100 billion in losses in just the last five years. Responding to this financial plague, DataGuard USA LLC is launching Shop 'n' Shred -- a oneof- a-kind retail drop-off shredding service targeting about 90 million households, and small and home-based businesses, the favored prey of identity criminals. http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId 040623005085&newsLang=en The Register How safe is your medical record? By Lucy Sherriff Published Wednesday 23rd June 2004 14:59 GMT Richard Granger, director general of the National Programme for IT, has sought to allay security fears citizens may have about the computerisation of many familiar NHS services. Speaking at the Government Computing conference in London, Granger said that the NHS is on the cusp of introducing electronic referrals, and electronic care records will be going live soon. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/23/nhs_data_security/ Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:06:19 +0100 Reply-To: "Stockting, William" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stockting, William" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re-membering Asian Performance: a Future Histories and A2A projec t: Job Opportunities MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FUTURE HISTORIES FUTURE HISTORIES is an independent cultural heritage organisation and a national repository for African, Caribbean and Asian performing arts in the UK. Re-membering Asian Performance is a cataloguing and digitisation project for Moti Roti and other black theatre archives supported by Heritage Lottery Fund in collaboration with Middlesex University and the A2A Central Team at the National Archives. Requires: Project Archivist/Manager (7 months F/T) £26,000 pro rata: To catalogue, co-ordinate digitisation, manage personnel and volunteers and deliver workshops on archiving to black performing arts companies Project Administrator (7 months 3 days p/w) £20,000 pro rata to administer finances, general project administration and workshops Volunteer Marketing Manager (5 months 2 days p/wk) To market project and workshops Volunteer Archive Assistant (3 months f/t) To assist Project Archivist Send CV with covering letter: Director, FUTURE HISTORIES, c/o The Computer Aid Building, Studio 433, 433 Holloway Road, London N7 6LJ. For more information about the post contact Dr Alda Terracciano on the email address [log in to unmask] Deadline: 9 July 2004 ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. 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SAGA magazine, July 2004, p. 15; "Life's Lessons; Dame Stella Rimington... talks to Valerie Grove". "Life always takes you by surprise... I originally chose a dull and safe career, and aspired only to be a county archivist. I never imagined I would... become a target for terrorists." Presumably Foundation Level school visits were before her time, then. Letters in the publication's lightly ironic house style can be sent to <[log in to unmask]> **************************************** Iain EF Flett MA MPhil DP&AA RMSA FSAScot Palaeographer, Archivist & Records Manager 5 Provost Road, Tayport, Fife, Scotland DD6 9JE +44 (0)1382 552218 <[log in to unmask]> Traidcraft - fighting poverty through trade http://www.traidcraft.co.uk ************************ "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it" George Santayana ************************************ _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger ========================================================================Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:36:21 +0100 Reply-To: "Padfield, Tim" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Padfield, Tim" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Copyright and FoI MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Colleagues I have for a long time been concerned about the implications of supplying a copy of a copyright document in response to an FoI request. Colleagues will be interested, and maybe concerned, to learn that government lawyers have come round to my view that this could infringe. Official guidance will be published on the issue in due course. The FoI Act provides that information must be supplied to a person making a request to an authority. The Act does not specify that a copy of the document containing that information must be supplied. Instead, s11 says that the person may express a preference for one or more of three means of communication, the first of which is a copy of the information in permanent form. However, the authority is obliged to comply only so far as is reasonably practicable in all the circumstances. The Copyright Designs and Patents Act provides that: - the doing of any act which is specifically authorised by an Act of Parliament does not infringe copyright (s50); and - a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work which has been communicated to the Crown in the course of public business with the consent of the copyright owner may be copied by the Crown and communicated to the public by the Crown for the same purpose as that for which the work was originally supplied or for a related purpose which could reasonably have been anticipated by the copyright owner, without infringement of copyright (s48). It is now the view of goverment lawyers in the Department for Constitutional Affairs and DTI that the FoIA does not 'specifically authorise' the making of a copy. All it authorises is the supply of information. If the making of a copy in order to supply that information would infringe copyright, it is not 'reasonably practicable' to supply the copy, and the information must be supplied in some other form. The most likely form is as a summary or paraphrase which does not use a substantial part of the original text's own form of expression, but the Act also allows for access to the information by allowing the person to inspect the original document. The latter is presumably the only solution for information which is visual. Archivists and librarians should note that so long as the conditions apply, a copy may be provided in response to an FoI request under the library and archive copying regulations. It was the limitation of copying under these regulations to exclude commercial research that persuaded me that the s50 exception could not allow copying for FoI purposes, since that would negate the attempt of the European Union to limit copying by libraries and archives to non-commercial purposes. If a person making an FoI request seeks a copy, therefore, the person should be sent the normal declaration form, unless it is known that they are seeking the information for some purpose other than non-commercial research or private study. FoI authorities which are Crown bodies may be able to rely on the s48 exception. Any person supplying information to a Crown body nowadays should be able to anticipate that it will become subject to FoI requests. It is less likely that a Crown body could rely on this exception for material supplied before FoI was in the offing, unless communication of it to the public was part of the original purpose. Those people who are sufficiently enlightened to have bought the latest edition of my book should note that this advice replaces the advice given reluctantly in the second bullet.of para 5.3.3. Tim ---------------- Tim Padfield Copyright Officer Curator of Photographs Secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel +44 (0)20 8392 5381 Fax +44 (0)20 8392 5286 E-mail [log in to unmask] Website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. 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Hi,

Does anyone use digital scales in the searchroom for weighing archives before they are issued as an added security measure? If so
can you recommend any particular type or the names of any suppliers. I would appreciate any feedback by e-mail.

Thanks ,

Mark Allen, conservator
Flintshire Records Office,
Hawarden
Flintshire
CH5 3NR
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--=_alternative 0054CB8580256EBD_=-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:07:35 +0100 Reply-To: "Walker, Alison" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Walker, Alison" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Preservation for access Comments: To: "Lis-Link ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C45A9C.3CCAACD0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45A9C.3CCAACD0 Content-Type: text/plain National Preservation Office Preservation for access: managing paper-based collections in museums, libraries and archives National Preservation Office Workshop Monday 13 September 2004 (the workshop will be repeated on 21 February 2005) The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB Location Details An interactive workshop with leading UK-based conservation practitioners aimed at those with collection care responsibilities. The preservation clinic offers participants the opportunity to discuss and resolve issues facing their own collections. For further details and booking form see www.bl.uk/npo ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************* ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45A9C.3CCAACD0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

National Preservation Office

Preservation for access: managing paper-based collections in museums, libraries and archives

National Preservation Office Workshop

Monday 13 September 2004 (the workshop will be repeated on 21 February 2005)

The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Location Details

An interactive workshop with leading UK-based conservation practitioners aimed at those with collection care responsibilities. The preservation clinic offers participants the opportunity to discuss and resolve issues facing their own collections.

For further details and booking form see www.bl.uk/npo

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C45A9C.3CCAACD0-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:57:42 +0100 Reply-To: Taylor Richard <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Taylor Richard <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Copyright and FoI - Friday heresy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Thanks Tim for that information. However, what I really would like to see to get some sense of proportion into the whole copyright/FOI debate is some robust risk assessment about what actual real world penalties any of us might genuinely face as a result of technical infringements of copyright relating to the kinds of copies that we, as archivists, tend normally to supply: copies of administrative or routine documents that have no real world resale value at all. I don't mean a list of the penalties as listed in the CDP Act - if taken literally that act would ban the sale of all PC's with a CD copying capability, and all DVD recorders that can be hooked up to a video recorder. I know that we, as archivists, just love to get ourselves tangled up in the minutiae of every nuance of every nitty-gritty rule and regulation that we think might just possibly one day somewhere justify our professional existence. We all also love to think that our collections of attractive historical documents and old photographs have huge potential reproduction cash values. In fact the bulk of them don't. Not to a level that makes any commerical sense, at any rate. What I would like to know is - what is REALLY likely to happen to any archive that happens to copy the late Lord Obscure's 1967 laundry bill for an academic researcher without getting a copyright declaration form signed first. In the real world, my guess is - nothing. I don't mean to sound flippant. My serious point is that we are all increasingly labouring under a growing theoretical mountain of regulations, standards and codes of practice. In the real world, our budgets stand still or shrink, and the demands on our services increase exponentially, assisted by the march of copying and distribution technologies that are leaving copyright legislation struggling to keep up. It is not for nothing that "working to rule" is a synonym for "making the job impossible to do" - in real life there is always a risk assessment to be done to ascertain the genuine costs of compliance with all such codes. Has anyone done this for copyright and archivists? Well, it is Friday... Regards Richard ========================Richard Taylor BA MArAd RMSA Collections Access Manager National Railway Museum Leeman Road YORK YO26 4XJ Tel: +44 (0)1904 686289 Fax: +44 (0)1904 611112 Email: [log in to unmask] ======================== This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the National Museum of Science & Industry. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:01:59 +0100 Reply-To: Taylor Richard <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Taylor Richard <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Copyright and FoI - Friday heresy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'd just like to apologise to the list for the lack of full stops and the mis-spellings in my last posting. That's what happens when you are trying to get three things done before lunch. Richard ========================Richard Taylor BA MArAd RMSA Collections Access Manager National Railway Museum Leeman Road YORK YO26 4XJ Tel: +44 (0)1904 686289 Fax: +44 (0)1904 611112 Email: [log in to unmask] ======================== This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the National Museum of Science & Industry. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:14:54 +0100 Reply-To: sarah wickham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: sarah wickham <[log in to unmask]> Subject: second-hand conservation equipment - now all sold Comments: cc: [log in to unmask] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Many thanks to everyone for their interest: I have found buyers for all the equipment advertised on June 15th. Best wishes Sarah M Sarah Wickham Archivist Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9RD +44(0)161 907 5211 [log in to unmask] http://www.rncm-archive.rncm.ac.uk/ ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 13:57:51 +0100 Reply-To: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies Subject: web page addresses MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0033_01C45ABC.67F50980" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C45ABC.67F50980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wolverhampton City Council's website has recently undergone radical changes in order for it to meet level A of the WAI guidelines as part of Local Authority Websites National Project (LAWs). We have recently lost our user friendly web address www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives to find it replaced by the unfriendly www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/leisure_culture/culture/archives We now need to update our publicity leaflets and other stationary. I wonder if any other offices are faced with having to use web addresses which encompass a corporate hierarchy which can be confusing for searchers. Do you use such an address in your publicity or do you simply use the main council homepage and expect searchers to navigate their way down to the record office homepage? Any thoughts would be welcome! Peter Evans City Archivist Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies 42-50 Snow Hill Wolverhampton WV2 4AG ******************************************** DISCLAIMER: This email and files transmitted are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. 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Wolverhampton City Council's website has recently undergone radical changes in order for it to meet level A of the WAI guidelines as part of Local Authority Websites National Project (LAWs).

We have recently lost our user friendly web address www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives to find it replaced by the unfriendly www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/leisure_culture/culture/archives

We now need to update our publicity leaflets and other stationary. I wonder if any other offices are faced with having to use web addresses which encompass a corporate hierarchy which can be confusing for searchers. Do you use such an address in your publicity or do you simply use the main council homepage and expect searchers to navigate their way down to the record office homepage?

Any thoughts would be welcome!

Peter Evans
City Archivist
Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies
42-50 Snow Hill
Wolverhampton
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------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C45ABC.67F50980-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:45:58 +0100 Reply-To: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Subject: microfiche readers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I do hope that 2 queries in a week does not make me a vexatious user of the mailbase! Can colleagues advise off list their recommendations for microfiche readers including lenses which are best for the usual range of sources and users. I am also interested in having a lens suitable for people who need larger magnification. Thank you again Anne Venables Anglesey Archives Service 01248 752083 [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:46:29 +0100 Reply-To: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Subject: e mail Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Thank you to all who replied. I would have replied explaining that we could not undertake any further free enquiries but it is reassuring to know that I will not be doing anything unusual for a record offiice. The most organised offices had a statement about how such enquiries would be dealt with as standard on their site. Others had a standard reply they sent, either with the first enquiry or in reply to the second, ( or subsequently) warning them that subsequent enquiries would need to use the paid research service. There was variation between those who purely sent details of the paid research service and those who also explained why they had the policy. Many people pointed out that this nuisance happened with postal and telephone enquiries as well and also that people tried different members of staff!. Another frequent comment was that it was easy for offices not to spot that this was happening at first. Incidentally the reply to my direction to paid research was to say she would leave it for a while! I wonder how long! Thank you all once again Anne ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:03:00 -0000 Reply-To: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Inspiring Learning for All sessions in the North East Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All NEMLAC is offering a series of free seminars to introduce the Inspiring Learning for All Framework (see www.inspiringlearningforall.gov.uk) to library, museum, gallery and archive staff in the region. Staff and volunteers working in all areas of the organisation are invited, not just those with an interest in access, education and learning. These half-day sessions will set the context for Inspiring Learning and will enable participants to familiarise themselves with the principles and the website. Together with other colleagues, participants will explore possibilities for implementing the Framework within their own context, and also look at how the archive, library and museum community can work collectively on implementing the Framework. Ian Blackwell and Michael Cooke will lead the sessions. The sessions are at: June 30th, 2 - 4.30pm. Cramlington Library, Northumberland July 2nd 10am - 12.30. Newcastle Central Library July 2nd, 2 - 4.30pm, Wallsend Library. July 5th , 2 - 4.30pm, Boldon Lane Library (near South Shields) July 6th , 2 - 4.30pm. MIddlesbrough Central Library July 7th , 2 - 4.30pm. Peterlee Library, County Durham July 12th, 2 - 4.30pm. Darlington Central Library Please do pass this on to colleagues, but places are limited so do book asap. Please book by emailing [log in to unmask] or see www.nemlac.co.uk for booking details & venue information. Ian PS. Can I remind you to join NEMLAAL (see link below) if you wish to receive regular news from NEMLAC. Ian Blackwell Head of Access, Learning & Skills North East Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (NEMLAC) House of Recovery Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5SQ tel: 0191 222 1661 fax: 0191 261 4725 www.nemlac.co.uk To discuss, debate, discover and share what's going on in museums, libraries and archives in the North East, join the email group NEMLAAL - click on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/NEMLAAL.html If you are visiting NEMLAC offices for a meeting, training or just a chat, please inform us beforehand if you have any access requirements. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:39:36 +0100 Reply-To: Digital Archive <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Digital Archive <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The award winning Digital Archive at the National Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With many thanks to all though who contributed their expertise, advice and support to the development of the Digital Archive service. 'Digital fridge' wins innovation award' Loyd Grossman announced an award on the 22nd June for an innovative "giant fridge", which keeps electronic documents 'fresh' for future generations. The award went to The National Archives in Kew, whose Digital Archive is described by its Head of Archiving Services, David Ryan, as being "like a giant fridge for digital records, keeping them 'fresh' by preventing digital decay." In winning the prestigious Pilgrim Trust Preservation Award - which recognises innovation in the preservation of digital material - The National Archives beat off stiff international competition from the National Library of New Zealand and the Universities of Leeds and Michigan. The judging panel praised The National Archives in adapting from dealing with paper records to responding positively to the challenge of dealing with digital records. At last night's awards ceremony, Loyd Grossman, who chairs the Digital Preservation Coalition said: 'In the two years since I helped to launch the Digital Preservation Coalition, it is reassuring to see how much things have progressed'. He added: 'History will judge us very harshly if we are unable to overcome the obstacles to preserving access to our burgeoning digital cultural heritage so we need to encourage and reward those who are working to secure it'. David Ryan, Head of Archive Services at The National Archives, added: 'We are delighted that our innovation in the field of digital preservation has been recognised. The Digital Archive can hold up to 100 terabytes of data, which is the equivalent of 1.5 billion pages of text, enough to stretch from the earth to the moon.' Notes to Editors: * If you would like to interview someone, digital images or further information please contact Siobhan Wakely at The National Archives Press Office on 020 8392 5277 or e-mail [log in to unmask] * Electronic records from public enquiries like the Victoria Climbié Inquiry and websites like the Number 10 Downing Street site can be accessed free on the Digital Archive. New digital records are being added to the archive on a regular basis. The digital archive can be viewed at The National Archives in Kew. * In 2003 The National Archives also launched a Web Archive to preserve government websites as historic documents. Its Web Archive currently stores over 50 government websites, including those of the Hutton Inquiry, no 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office. The archive can be accessed on www.pro.gov.uk/webarchive and is free to use. * The National Archives has created a new free online data store of software file format information: - PRONOM The File Format Registry provides vital information for anyone who needs to preserve electronic records over the long term and aims to help with the problem of software obsolescence. It is a reliable, sustained repository and will allow users to search a rapidly-growing database of over 250 software products such as Microsoft Word, Excel and a wide range of Adobe software plus 550 file formats and 100 manufacturers. PRONOM can be freely accessed on http://www.records.pro.gov.uk/pronom * A new DVD version of the 1986 BBC Domesday Project is now available to view free in the library at The National Archives. "Domesday Community", was developed by an independent enthusiast, Adrian Pearce, with the backing of The National Archives and the BBC. It marks a significant turning point for the 1986 Domesday (produced by the BBC to commemorate the 900th anniversary of Domesday Book) whose contents are often believed to have been lost. * The National Archives www.nationalarchives.gov.uk has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book to newly released government papers. The free museum and research rooms in Kew, west London, are open to the public 6 days a week. * For press enquiries please contact Siobhan Wakely at The National Archives Press Office on 020 8392 5277 or e-mail [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:26:42 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 626 Weekend Roundup 1 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1088360802" -------------------------------1088360802 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Metroactive Who Are You? Photographers, poster artists and a collector clash over copyright law http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.23.04/copyrights-0426.html Philadelphia Inquirer Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004 Civil War Museum gets grant By Stephan Salisbury INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The vast holdings of the newly constituted Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia will be completely inventoried over the next two years, thanks to a $341,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation. http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/9003623.htm?1c Sun Herald Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004 Jeff Davis' will heading to Jackson Archives may lend it to Beauvoir By BETH MUSGRAVE THE SUN HERALD BILOXI - The last will of Jefferson Davis has found a resting place after years of questions about the appropriate place for it. The state Department of Archives and History in Jackson will be the home of the threepage handwritten will that has been in the possession of the Harrison County Chancery Court for more than 100 years. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/8997599.htm Kentucky Post Post archives donated to library 40 years of material will be made digital By Jeff Patterson Post staff reporter A man had a newspaper clipping of his father at a Newport party in the 1920s and wondered at what event the picture had been taken. Through research in the archives of the Kenton County Public Library, the man answered his query -- Newport once held annual parties in October, similar to Mardi Gras. Now a gift from The Kentucky Post has swelled those archives http://www.kypost.com/2004/06/24/post062404.html Dallas Morning News Universities, cities vie for Bush presidential library 02:39 PM CDT on Thursday, June 24, 2004 By APRIL KINSER / DallasNews.com President George W. Bush may face an uncertain future in the White House, but one aspect about his presidency is sure: it will be memorialized with an official library and museum. The recognition that comes with housing a presidential library was evident earlier this month, when tens of thousands of people visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum to pay their final respects and millions watched his funeral and related events on television. Several Texas university and city officials said the spotlight on the Simi Valley, Calif., library has re-energized them about promoting their own potential sites. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/062404dntex libraries.2927e056e.html Providence Journal Society faces historical decision Financially hamstrung, the Rhode Island Historical Society meets tonight to discuss ways to increase its endowment -- including selling off pieces of state history. http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20040624_hist24.161aa3.html Forward I. B. Singer Deconstructing Bashevis In Search of Singer's Last Words http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=stavans200406241152 Billings Gazette State museum, archives to merge Associated Press CHEYENNE (AP) - The Wyoming State Museum and State Archives will merge into one program July 1 to allow better access to historical documents and artifacts, state officials said. The two will become part of the Archives, Museum and Records Program, according to Phil Noble, director of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. The entities have been operating under separate sections within the agency. http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/25/build /wyoming/65-museum.inc Lenawee Connection College fights to save damaged historical collection By Chad Livengood -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer ADRIAN -- There is new hope that archives damaged by a flood in the basement of Shipman Library at Adrian College June 16 can be restored. Nearly 100 boxes of archived documents of the history of the United Methodist Church were boxed up and shipped to a restoration facility in Chicago that freeze dries the water-logged materials, said Dave Cruse, head librarian at Shipman. http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2004/06/25/news/news03.txt Jefferson City News Tribune Archives gets property books from 1800s An original three-volume abstract summary of real property in Cole County was donated to the Missouri State Archives, said Secretary of State Matt Blunt. http://newstribune.com/articles/2004/06/25/community/0625040020.txt Reuters Music Archivist Gives New Life to Lost Recordings Sat Jun 26, 2004 07:51 AM ET By Bill Holland WASHINGTON (Billboard) - Michael Brooks is a living encyclopedia of pre-1950 pop and jazz recordings. For 30 years, the music archivist has been the go-to guy at CBS Records and, later, Sony Music. He tracks down dusty acetates and metal parts, then turns them into award-winning heritage releases and boxed sets that are the hallmark of Sony's Legacy division. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyIDU20614 Duluth News Tribune Posted on Sat, Jun. 26, 2004 Inquiry finds no financial wrongdoing by Historical Society BY JANE BRISSETT NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Responding to allegations by a former St. Louis County Historical Society board member, an internal investigation by members of the organization's board of governors turned up some poor recordkeeping but no financial wrongdoing. http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/9018792.htm Dover Community News Woodman Museum volunteer catalogs volumes of city history Volunteer librarian Ed Wentworth has now logged 1,000 hours in his effort to index into a computer program the artifact and library contents of the Annie E. Woodman Institute Museum. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/dover/d6_25g.htm Metroactive Who Are You? Photographers, poster artists and a collector clash over copyright law http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.23.04/copyrights-0426.html Philadelphia Inquirer Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004 Civil War Museum gets grant By Stephan Salisbury INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The vast holdings of the newly constituted Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia will be completely inventoried over the next two years, thanks to a $341,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation. http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/9003623.htm?1c Sun Herald Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004 Jeff Davis' will heading to Jackson Archives may lend it to Beauvoir By BETH MUSGRAVE THE SUN HERALD BILOXI - The last will of Jefferson Davis has found a resting place after years of questions about the appropriate place for it. The state Department of Archives and History in Jackson will be the home of the threepage handwritten will that has been in the possession of the Harrison County Chancery Court for more than 100 years. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/8997599.htm Kentucky Post Post archives donated to library 40 years of material will be made digital By Jeff Patterson Post staff reporter A man had a newspaper clipping of his father at a Newport party in the 1920s and wondered at what event the picture had been taken. Through research in the archives of the Kenton County Public Library, the man answered his query -- Newport once held annual parties in October, similar to Mardi Gras. Now a gift from The Kentucky Post has swelled those archives http://www.kypost.com/2004/06/24/post062404.html Dallas Morning News Universities, cities vie for Bush presidential library 02:39 PM CDT on Thursday, June 24, 2004 By APRIL KINSER / DallasNews.com President George W. Bush may face an uncertain future in the White House, but one aspect about his presidency is sure: it will be memorialized with an official library and museum. The recognition that comes with housing a presidential library was evident earlier this month, when tens of thousands of people visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum to pay their final respects and millions watched his funeral and related events on television. Several Texas university and city officials said the spotlight on the Simi Valley, Calif., library has re-energized them about promoting their own potential sites. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/062404dntex libraries.2927e056e.html Providence Journal Society faces historical decision Financially hamstrung, the Rhode Island Historical Society meets tonight to discuss ways to increase its endowment -- including selling off pieces of state history. http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20040624_hist24.161aa3.html Forward I. B. Singer Deconstructing Bashevis In Search of Singer's Last Words http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=stavans200406241152 Billings Gazette State museum, archives to merge Associated Press CHEYENNE (AP) - The Wyoming State Museum and State Archives will merge into one program July 1 to allow better access to historical documents and artifacts, state officials said. The two will become part of the Archives, Museum and Records Program, according to Phil Noble, director of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. The entities have been operating under separate sections within the agency. http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/25/build /wyoming/65-museum.inc Lenawee Connection College fights to save damaged historical collection By Chad Livengood -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer ADRIAN -- There is new hope that archives damaged by a flood in the basement of Shipman Library at Adrian College June 16 can be restored. Nearly 100 boxes of archived documents of the history of the United Methodist Church were boxed up and shipped to a restoration facility in Chicago that freeze dries the water-logged materials, said Dave Cruse, head librarian at Shipman. http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2004/06/25/news/news03.txt Jefferson City News Tribune Archives gets property books from 1800s An original three-volume abstract summary of real property in Cole County was donated to the Missouri State Archives, said Secretary of State Matt Blunt. http://newstribune.com/articles/2004/06/25/community/0625040020.txt Reuters Music Archivist Gives New Life to Lost Recordings Sat Jun 26, 2004 07:51 AM ET By Bill Holland WASHINGTON (Billboard) - Michael Brooks is a living encyclopedia of pre-1950 pop and jazz recordings. For 30 years, the music archivist has been the go-to guy at CBS Records and, later, Sony Music. He tracks down dusty acetates and metal parts, then turns them into award-winning heritage releases and boxed sets that are the hallmark of Sony's Legacy division. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyIDU20614 Duluth News Tribune Posted on Sat, Jun. 26, 2004 Inquiry finds no financial wrongdoing by Historical Society BY JANE BRISSETT NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Responding to allegations by a former St. Louis County Historical Society board member, an internal investigation by members of the organization's board of governors turned up some poor recordkeeping but no financial wrongdoing. http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/9018792.htm Dover Community News Woodman Museum volunteer catalogs volumes of city history Volunteer librarian Ed Wentworth has now logged 1,000 hours in his effort to index into a computer program the artifact and library contents of the Annie E. Woodman Institute Museum. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/dover/d6_25g.htm Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1088360802 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Metroactive

Who Are You?

Photographers, poster

artists and a collector clash

over copyright law

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.23.04/copyrights-0426.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004

Civil War Museum gets grant

By Stephan Salisbury

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

The vast holdings of the newly constituted Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum

of Philadelphia will be completely inventoried over the next two years, thanks to a

$341,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation.

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/9003623.htm?1c

Sun Herald

Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004

Jeff Davis' will heading to Jackson

Archives may lend it to Beauvoir

By BETH MUSGRAVE

THE SUN HERALD

BILOXI - The last will of Jefferson Davis has found a resting place after years of

questions about the appropriate place for it.

The state Department of Archives and History in Jackson will be the home of the threepage

handwritten will that has been in the possession of the Harrison County Chancery

Court for more than 100 years.

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/8997599.htm

Kentucky Post

Post archives donated to library

40 years of material will be made digital

By Jeff Patterson

Post staff reporter

A man had a newspaper clipping of his father at a Newport party in the 1920s and

wondered at what event the picture had been taken.

Through research in the archives of the Kenton County Public Library, the man

answered his query -- Newport once held annual parties in October, similar to Mardi

Gras.

Now a gift from The Kentucky Post has swelled those archives

http://www.kypost.com/2004/06/24/post062404.html

Dallas Morning News

Universities, cities vie for Bush presidential library

02:39 PM CDT on Thursday, June 24, 2004

By APRIL KINSER / DallasNews.com

President George W. Bush may face an uncertain future in the White House, but one aspect about his

presidency is sure: it will be memorialized with an official library and museum.

The recognition that comes with housing a presidential library was evident earlier this month, when tens

of thousands of people visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum to pay their final

respects and millions watched his funeral and related events on television. Several Texas university and

city officials said the spotlight on the Simi Valley, Calif., library has re-energized them about promoting

their own potential sites.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/062404dntexlibraries.2927e056e.html

Providence Journal

Society faces historical decision

Financially hamstrung, the Rhode Island Historical Society meets tonight to

discuss ways to increase its endowment -- including selling off pieces of state

history.

http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20040624_hist24.161aa3.html

Forward

I. B. Singer

Deconstructing Bashevis

In Search of Singer's Last Words

http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=stavans200406241152

Billings Gazette

State museum, archives to merge

Associated Press

CHEYENNE (AP) - The Wyoming State Museum and State Archives will merge into one program July 1

to allow better access to historical documents and artifacts, state officials said.

The two will become part of the Archives, Museum and Records Program, according to Phil Noble,

director of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. The entities have been operating

under separate sections within the agency.

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/25/build/wyoming/65-museum.inc

Lenawee Connection

College fights to save damaged historical collection

By Chad Livengood -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer

ADRIAN -- There is new hope that archives damaged by a flood in the basement of Shipman Library

at Adrian College June 16 can be restored.

Nearly 100 boxes of archived documents of the history of the United Methodist Church were boxed

up and shipped to a restoration facility in Chicago that freeze dries the water-logged materials, said

Dave Cruse, head librarian at Shipman.

http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2004/06/25/news/news03.txt

Jefferson City News Tribune

Archives gets property books

from 1800s

An original three-volume abstract summary of real property in Cole

County was donated to the Missouri State Archives, said Secretary of

State Matt Blunt.

http://newstribune.com/articles/2004/06/25/community/0625040020.txt

Reuters

Music Archivist Gives New Life to Lost Recordings

Sat Jun 26, 2004 07:51 AM ET

By Bill Holland

WASHINGTON (Billboard) - Michael Brooks is a living encyclopedia of pre-1950 pop and jazz recordings.

For 30 years, the music archivist has been the go-to guy at CBS Records and, later, Sony Music. He tracks down dusty acetates and metal parts,

then turns them into award-winning heritage releases and boxed sets that are the hallmark of Sony's Legacy division.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=5520614

Duluth News Tribune

Posted on Sat, Jun. 26, 2004

Inquiry finds no financial

wrongdoing by Historical Society

BY JANE BRISSETT

NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Responding to allegations by a former St. Louis County Historical Society board

member, an internal investigation by members of the organization's board of governors

turned up some poor recordkeeping but no financial wrongdoing.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/9018792.htm

Dover Community News

Woodman Museum volunteer catalogs volumes of

city history

Volunteer librarian Ed Wentworth

has now logged 1,000 hours in his effort to index into a computer program the

artifact and library contents of the Annie E. Woodman Institute Museum.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/dover/d6_25g.htm

Metroactive

Who Are You?

Photographers, poster

artists and a collector clash

over copyright law

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.23.04/copyrights-0426.html

Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004

Civil War Museum gets grant

By Stephan Salisbury

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

The vast holdings of the newly constituted Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum

of Philadelphia will be completely inventoried over the next two years, thanks to a

$341,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation.

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/9003623.htm?1c

Sun Herald

Posted on Thu, Jun. 24, 2004

Jeff Davis' will heading to Jackson

Archives may lend it to Beauvoir

By BETH MUSGRAVE

THE SUN HERALD

BILOXI - The last will of Jefferson Davis has found a resting place after years of

questions about the appropriate place for it.

The state Department of Archives and History in Jackson will be the home of the threepage

handwritten will that has been in the possession of the Harrison County Chancery

Court for more than 100 years.

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/8997599.htm

Kentucky Post

Post archives donated to library

40 years of material will be made digital

By Jeff Patterson

Post staff reporter

A man had a newspaper clipping of his father at a Newport party in the 1920s and

wondered at what event the picture had been taken.

Through research in the archives of the Kenton County Public Library, the man

answered his query -- Newport once held annual parties in October, similar to Mardi

Gras.

Now a gift from The Kentucky Post has swelled those archives

http://www.kypost.com/2004/06/24/post062404.html

Dallas Morning News

Universities, cities vie for Bush presidential library

02:39 PM CDT on Thursday, June 24, 2004

By APRIL KINSER / DallasNews.com

President George W. Bush may face an uncertain future in the White House, but one aspect about his

presidency is sure: it will be memorialized with an official library and museum.

The recognition that comes with housing a presidential library was evident earlier this month, when tens

of thousands of people visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum to pay their final

respects and millions watched his funeral and related events on television. Several Texas university and

city officials said the spotlight on the Simi Valley, Calif., library has re-energized them about promoting

their own potential sites.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/062404dntexlibraries.2927e056e.html

Providence Journal

Society faces historical decision

Financially hamstrung, the Rhode Island Historical Society meets tonight to

discuss ways to increase its endowment -- including selling off pieces of state

history.

http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20040624_hist24.161aa3.html

Forward

I. B. Singer

Deconstructing Bashevis

In Search of Singer's Last Words

http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=stavans200406241152

Billings Gazette

State museum, archives to merge

Associated Press

CHEYENNE (AP) - The Wyoming State Museum and State Archives will merge into one program July 1

to allow better access to historical documents and artifacts, state officials said.

The two will become part of the Archives, Museum and Records Program, according to Phil Noble,

director of the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. The entities have been operating

under separate sections within the agency.

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/25/build/wyoming/65-museum.inc

Lenawee Connection

College fights to save damaged historical collection

By Chad Livengood -- Daily Telegram Staff Writer

ADRIAN -- There is new hope that archives damaged by a flood in the basement of Shipman Library

at Adrian College June 16 can be restored.

Nearly 100 boxes of archived documents of the history of the United Methodist Church were boxed

up and shipped to a restoration facility in Chicago that freeze dries the water-logged materials, said

Dave Cruse, head librarian at Shipman.

http://www.lenconnect.com/articles/2004/06/25/news/news03.txt

Jefferson City News Tribune

Archives gets property books

from 1800s

An original three-volume abstract summary of real property in Cole

County was donated to the Missouri State Archives, said Secretary of

State Matt Blunt.

http://newstribune.com/articles/2004/06/25/community/0625040020.txt

Reuters

Music Archivist Gives New Life to Lost Recordings

Sat Jun 26, 2004 07:51 AM ET

By Bill Holland

WASHINGTON (Billboard) - Michael Brooks is a living encyclopedia of pre-1950 pop and jazz recordings.

For 30 years, the music archivist has been the go-to guy at CBS Records and, later, Sony Music. He tracks down dusty acetates and metal parts,

then turns them into award-winning heritage releases and boxed sets that are the hallmark of Sony's Legacy division.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=5520614

Duluth News Tribune

Posted on Sat, Jun. 26, 2004

Inquiry finds no financial

wrongdoing by Historical Society

BY JANE BRISSETT

NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Responding to allegations by a former St. Louis County Historical Society board

member, an internal investigation by members of the organization's board of governors

turned up some poor recordkeeping but no financial wrongdoing.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/9018792.htm

Dover Community News

Woodman Museum volunteer catalogs volumes of

city history

Volunteer librarian Ed Wentworth

has now logged 1,000 hours in his effort to index into a computer program the

artifact and library contents of the Annie E. Woodman Institute Museum.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/dover/d6_25g.htm

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1088360802-- ========================================================================Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:26:47 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 626 Weekend Roundup 2 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1088360807" -------------------------------1088360807 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Kalamazoo Gazette Borroughs acquires storage company Thursday, 24, 2004 [log in to unmask] 388-8556 Kalamazoo-based Borroughs Corp. has acquired product lines that it hopes will strengthen its sales of storage systems to museums. The 70-year-old manufacturer of storage and material-handling products has acquired the EPI Paramount Museum Storage product lines from Edcar Products Inc. of Oceanside, N.Y. http://www.mlive.com/business/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/business-1/10880940481 16640.xml San Francisco Chronicle Glimpse of Wild West in San Jose Dave Murphy, Chronicle Staff Writer Because of what happened at a Santa Cruz flea market in 1979 and in the Black Hills of South Dakota a century ago, about 150 San Jose eighth- graders got the history lesson of their lives this year. They were able to make Deadwood come to life. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/06/25/PNGBA797GK1.DTL KFDX INSURANCE DOCUMENTS FOUND IN DUMPSTER Thursday, June 24, 2004 It`s a startling find in a Wichita Falls neighborhood. Piles of highly sensitive insurance documents containing photos of Texoma residents all left lying in a dumpster. The forms were found last night outside a church on Puckett Street. Church secretary, Georgia Heginbotham says she`s furious the Geico Insurance forms were so carelessly left behind, since they include information local detectives say, could easily have been used to steal your identity. http://www.kfdx.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5632 http://www.kfdx.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5643 Denver Post Power surges continue By David Olinger Denver Post Staff Writer Experts have been unable to fix mysterious power surges at the secretary of state's office that are now impeding court cases which require state records. The surges also could threaten campaign finance reporting. For two weeks, recurrent shutdowns have plagued the department's electronic filing and research services, and a costly, intense search has failed to find the cause. As a result, online records on Colorado political campaigns, businesses and charities remain out of reach indefinitely. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2231233,00.html SLATE Too Many Secrets, Says Secrecy Czar J. William Leonard frets about the breakdown of the classification system. By Jack Shafer Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 3:02 PM PT In a little-noticed mid-June speech, secrecy czar J. William Leonard fretted over signs of a breakdown of the classification system for national security. Leonard heads the Information Security Oversight Office, the National Archives branch that develops classification and declassification policies at the behest of the president. In his talk, given at a classification training seminar, Leonard complains that the system has lost touch with the "basics": Some agencies don't know how much information they classify; they don't know whether they're classifying more than they once did or less; they don't know whether they're classifying too much or too little; and they don't know whether they're classifying material for too long a period or too short. http://slate.msn.com/id/2102855/ FCW Group outlines records problems BY Sara Michael June 25, 2004 A committee charged with making recommendations on records management policies and procedures has identified challenges to effective management. The Electronic Records Policy Working Group, part of the Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI), is expected to publish a report on these challenges by July 1, officials said today. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/web-records-06-25-04.asp Salina Journal Micro managing Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:00 am Technical problems melting with countyâ€™s computer upgrade By SHARON MONTAGUE Salina Journal Every time Rebecca Seeman brought up the subject of converting some of the records held by her office from microfiche to computer, there was some sort of a stumbling block. â€œThey initially said it was possible, but then when it got right down to it, I donâ€™t know if they didnâ€™t want to do it or what, but there were all sorts of technical problems,â€ said Seeman, Saline Countyâ€™s register of deeds. â€œIt just didnâ€™t seem to be going anywhere.â€ http://www.saljournal.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/2462/forma t/html/displaystory.html BBC Historical BBC archives go online Historical footage from the BBC and CBS news archives has gone online for the first time. The BBC Motion Gallery will provide direct access via the internet to more than 10,000 moving image clips. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3836941.stm The Register Britain's Web presence to be saved By Lucy Sherriff Published Thursday 24th June 2004 14:32 GMT A group of British archiving and educational institutions, including the British Library and the National Archives, have come together with the aim of preserving a record of Britain's Web presence. The UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) is the latest of several online archiving projects, and follows in the footsteps of high profile efforts to preserve otherwise ephemeral Web content such as the Wayback Machine and Web.Archive.org. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/24/web_archive_british/ http://www.enn.ie/news.html?code=9540931 The Star Ledger Records are seized at commerce office Corruption probe targets former top exec Friday, June 25, 2004 BY JEFF WHELAN AND JONATHAN SCHUPPE Star-Ledger Staff State criminal investigators yesterday seized computer hard drives and boxes of documents from the state commerce commission as part of a widening public corruption probe involving a former top executive at the agency. http://www.nj.com/statehouse/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1088148057105160.xm l The News Journal Wilm. Trust settles with SEC By TED GRIFFITH Staff reporter 06/24/2004 Wilmington Trust has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine to settle federal charges that the bank violated federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements. In a complaint filed in federal court in Wilmington, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Wilmington Trust failed to maintain accurate records between September 2000 and July 2003 while the bank was acting as a transfer agent for corporate and municipal bonds. Wilmington Trust neither admitted nor denied guilt in the civil case. http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/business/2004/06/24wilmtrustsettle.h tml http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2004/06/24/ap1431889.html Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1088360807 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

Kalamazoo Gazette

Borroughs acquires storage company

Thursday, 24, 2004

[log in to unmask] 388-8556

Kalamazoo-based Borroughs Corp. has acquired product lines that it hopes

will strengthen its sales of storage systems to museums.

The 70-year-old manufacturer of storage and material-handling products has

acquired the EPI Paramount Museum Storage product lines from Edcar

Products Inc. of Oceanside, N.Y.

http://www.mlive.com/business/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/business-1/1088094048116640.xml

San Francisco Chronicle

Glimpse of Wild West in San Jose

Dave Murphy, Chronicle Staff Writer

Because of what happened at a Santa Cruz flea

market in 1979 and in the Black Hills of South Dakota a

century ago, about 150 San Jose eighth- graders got

the history lesson of their lives this year.

They were able to make Deadwood come to life.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/06/25/PNGBA797GK1.DTL

KFDX

INSURANCE DOCUMENTS FOUND IN DUMPSTER

Thursday, June 24, 2004

It`s a startling find in a Wichita Falls neighborhood. Piles of highly sensitive insurance

documents containing photos of Texoma residents all left lying in a dumpster. The forms were

found last night outside a church on Puckett Street. Church secretary, Georgia Heginbotham

says she`s furious the Geico Insurance forms were so carelessly left behind, since they

include information local detectives say, could easily have been used to steal your identity.

http://www.kfdx.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5632

http://www.kfdx.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5643

Denver Post

Power surges continue

By David Olinger

Denver Post Staff Writer

Experts have been unable to fix mysterious power

surges at the secretary of state's office that are now

impeding court cases which require state records.

The surges also could threaten campaign finance

reporting.

For two weeks, recurrent shutdowns have plagued the

department's electronic filing and research services,

and a costly, intense search has failed to find the

cause. As a result, online records on Colorado political

campaigns, businesses and charities remain out of

reach indefinitely.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2231233,00.html

SLATE

Too Many Secrets, Says Secrecy Czar

J. William Leonard frets about the breakdown of the

classification system.

By Jack Shafer

Posted Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 3:02 PM PT

In a little-noticed mid-June speech, secrecy czar J. William Leonard fretted over

signs of a breakdown of the classification system for national security.

Leonard heads the Information Security Oversight Office, the National Archives

branch that develops classification and declassification policies at the behest of

the president. In his talk, given at a classification training seminar, Leonard

complains that the system has lost touch with the "basics": Some agencies don't

know how much information they classify; they don't know whether they're

classifying more than they once did or less; they don't know whether they're

classifying too much or too little; and they don't know whether they're

classifying material for too long a period or too short.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2102855/

FCW

Group outlines records problems

BY Sara Michael

June 25, 2004

A committee charged with making recommendations on records management policies and

procedures has identified challenges to effective management.

The Electronic Records Policy Working Group, part of the Interagency Committee on

Government Information (ICGI), is expected to publish a report on these challenges by July

1, officials said today.

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/web-records-06-25-04.asp

Salina Journal

Micro managing

Saturday, June 26, 2004 12:00 am

Technical problems melting with countyâ€™s computer upgrade

By SHARON MONTAGUE

Salina Journal Every time

Rebecca Seeman

brought up the subject of converting some of

the records held by her office from microfiche

to computer, there was some sort of a

stumbling block.

â€œThey initially said it was possible, but then

when it got right down to it, I donâ€™t know if they

didnâ€™t want to do it or what, but there were all

sorts of technical problems,â€ said Seeman,

Saline Countyâ€™s register of deeds. â€œIt just

didnâ€™t seem to be going anywhere.â€

http://www.saljournal.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/2462/format/html/displaystory.html

BBC

Historical BBC archives go online

Historical footage from the

BBC and CBS news archives

has gone online for the first

time.

The BBC Motion Gallery will

provide direct access via the

internet to more than 10,000

moving image clips.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3836941.stm

The Register

Britain's Web presence to be saved

By Lucy Sherriff

Published Thursday 24th June 2004 14:32 GMT

A group of British archiving and educational institutions, including the

British Library and the National Archives, have come together with

the aim of preserving a record of Britain's Web presence.

The UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) is the latest of several

online archiving projects, and follows in the footsteps of high profile

efforts to preserve otherwise ephemeral Web content such as the

Wayback Machine and Web.Archive.org.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/24/web_archive_british/

http://www.enn.ie/news.html?code=9540931

The Star Ledger

Records are seized at commerce office

Corruption probe targets former top exec

Friday, June 25, 2004

BY JEFF WHELAN AND JONATHAN SCHUPPE

Star-Ledger Staff

State criminal investigators yesterday seized computer hard drives and boxes

of documents from the state commerce commission as part of a widening

public corruption probe involving a former top executive at the agency.

http://www.nj.com/statehouse/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1088148057105160.xml

The News Journal

Wilm. Trust settles with SEC

By TED GRIFFITH

Staff reporter

06/24/2004

Wilmington Trust has agreed to pay a $125,000 fine to settle federal charges

that the bank violated federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

In a complaint filed in federal court in Wilmington, the U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission said Wilmington Trust failed to maintain accurate

records between September 2000 and July 2003 while the bank was acting as

a transfer agent for corporate and municipal bonds. Wilmington Trust neither

admitted nor denied guilt in the civil case.

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/business/2004/06/24wilmtrustsettle.html

http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2004/06/24/ap1431889.html

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1088360807-- ========================================================================Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:26:59 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 626 Weekend Roundup 3 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1088360819" -------------------------------1088360819 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Atlanta Journal Constitution Rezoning battler finds e-mails aren't private By BRIAN FEAGANS The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/25/04 Mary Rogelstad couldn't wait to check her e-mail. In her first role as neighborhood activist, the stay-at-home mother had helped block a proposed shopping center and subdivision next to her Suwanee-area subdivision. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0604/26subpoena.html East Valley Tribune Scottsdale's records refusal flouts Arizona law, American tradition Tribune Editorial The Tribuneâ€™s lawsuit to force Scottsdale to obey the Arizona Public Records Law â€” we seek to learn of the on-duty performance of a former city police officer accused in the maiming of a Maricopa County sheriffâ€™s deputy in an automobile crash â€” will result in tax dollars being spent by the city to defend it. http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=23689 Fayetteville Observer G Whispering Pines may limit public records' access By Julia Oliver Staff writer WHISPERING PINES - In response to what Whispering Pines officials call excessive requests for information by a few residents, the village council has proposed an ordinance that could limit access to public records. Mayor Giles Hopkins said the goal is to protect the village staff in this community of 2,000 from being burdened by requests for documents. But a press association lawyer said the ordinance may overstep the authority of local government. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=region&Story=6418786 News 14 Carolina Town trying to limit public records 6/25/2004 5:32 PM By: Brandi Davis & Web Staff The village of Whispering Pines Council is considering an ordinance limiting access to public records. Village officials said excessive requests by a few residents has prompted the proposed ordinance. Some people in Whispering Pines feel this would violate their rights. http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=49993&SecID=2 BTNonline.com TSA Reveals More Data Disclosures JUNE 24, 2004 -- The Transportation Security Administration yesterday disclosed that at least two global distribution systems and four previously unnamed airlines transmitted passenger data to four government contractors to "prove the feasibility of performing a risk assessment for passengers," http://www.btnmag.com/businesstra velnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000551881 Hospital records found on road By Jim McElhatton THE WASHINGTON TIMES Partial patient records, payroll documents and other sensitive material from the Washington Hospital Center have been found scattered near the National Arboretum in Northeast, an apparent violation of federal privacy laws. Employees of The Washington Times found the papers earlier this week, littering the service road off New York Avenue that links the newspaper's property with the National Arboretum. The papers include employee time sheets, a hospital "income distribution report" with the names of 23 patients on March 28, patient identification numbers and room and bed charges. Payroll documents were from May. http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20040624-112923-1476r.htm north.cbc.ca Privacy rights need better protection WebPosted Jun 25 2004 08:25 AM CDT IQALUIT - The Information and Privacy Commissioner says Nunavut needs to do more to protect the privacy of people in the territory. Elaine Keenan-Bengts, who oversees the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, appeared before a legislative standing committee in Iqaluit on Thursday. http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nun-privacy06252004 New Zealand Reseller News Friday, 25 June, 2004 Computerland, KVS team up Jonathan Roe, Auckland COMPUTERLAND has been taken on as a reseller by email management vendor KVS. This adds to Gen-i, which the vendor also partners in Australia, and worldwide partner Hewlett-Packard. http://reseller.co.nz/news.nsf/0/B14DF727DB7445BBCC256EBA0073E2AC?OpenDocument Denver Post Article Published: Thursday, June 24, 2004 Process eases patients' access to medical records By Marsha Austin Denver Post Staff Writer Patients got the right to view their own medical records a year ago. Since then, however, few have bothered. The hassle of visiting the doctor's office to fill out paperwork and the month-long wait for the files have deterred all but the most curious and persistent. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2231207,00.html FCW E-voting skeptics rally for paper BY Michael Hardy June 22, 2004 With the next presidential election less than five months away, Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) led a rally today at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to heighten the sense of urgency for e-voting paper-trail legislation. Joined by other legislators and representatives from several activist groups including Common Cause, Rock The Vote and Democracy For America, Holt urged passage of his Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act. Despite having attracted more than 140 co-sponsors, the bill remains locked up in the House Administration Committee, chaired by Rep. Robert Ney (R-Ohio.). http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/web-rally-06-22-04.asp http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/pol-evote-06-21-04.asp http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2004/0607/web-accupoll-06-10-04.asp Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1088360819 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Rezoning battler finds e-mails aren't private

By BRIAN FEAGANS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 06/25/04

Mary Rogelstad couldn't wait to check her e-mail.

In her first role as neighborhood activist, the stay-at-home mother had helped block a proposed shopping center and subdivision next to her

Suwanee-area subdivision.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0604/26subpoena.html

East Valley Tribune

Scottsdale's records refusal flouts Arizona law, American tradition

Tribune Editorial

The Tribuneâ€™s lawsuit to force Scottsdale to obey the Arizona Public Records Law

â€” we seek to learn of the on-duty performance of a former city police officer

accused in the maiming of a Maricopa County sheriffâ€™s deputy in an automobile

crash â€” will result in tax dollars being spent by the city to defend it.

http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=23689

Fayetteville Observer

G Whispering Pines may limit public records' access

By Julia Oliver

Staff writer

WHISPERING PINES - In response to what Whispering Pines officials call excessive requests for

information by a few residents, the village council has proposed an ordinance that could limit access to

public records.

Mayor Giles Hopkins said the goal is to protect the village staff in this community of 2,000 from being

burdened by requests for documents. But a press association lawyer said the ordinance may overstep

the authority of local government.

http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=region&Story=6418786

News 14 Carolina

Town trying to limit public records

6/25/2004 5:32 PM

By: Brandi Davis & Web Staff

The village of Whispering Pines

Council is considering an

ordinance limiting access to public

records.

Village officials said excessive

requests by a few residents has

prompted the proposed ordinance.

Some people in Whispering Pines

feel this would violate their rights.

http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=49993&SecID=2

BTNonline.com

TSA Reveals More Data

Disclosures

JUNE 24, 2004 -- The Transportation

Security Administration yesterday disclosed

that at least two global distribution systems

and four previously unnamed airlines

transmitted passenger data to four

government contractors to "prove the

feasibility of performing a risk assessment

for passengers,"

http://www.btnmag.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000551881

Hospital records found on

road

By Jim McElhatton

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Partial patient records, payroll documents and

other sensitive material from the Washington

Hospital Center have been found scattered near

the National Arboretum in Northeast, an

apparent violation of federal privacy laws.

Employees of The Washington Times found

the papers earlier this week, littering the service

road off New York Avenue that links the

newspaper's property with the National

Arboretum. The papers include employee time

sheets, a hospital "income distribution report"

with the names of 23 patients on March 28,

patient identification numbers and room and bed

charges. Payroll documents were from May.

http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20040624-112923-1476r.htm

north.cbc.ca

Privacy rights need better protection

WebPosted Jun 25 2004 08:25 AM CDT

IQALUIT - The Information and Privacy Commissioner says Nunavut needs to do

more to protect the privacy of people in the territory.

Elaine Keenan-Bengts, who oversees the Access to

Information and Protection of Privacy Act, appeared

before a legislative standing committee in Iqaluit on

Thursday.

http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nun-privacy06252004

New Zealand Reseller News

Friday, 25 June, 2004

Computerland, KVS

team up

Jonathan Roe, Auckland

COMPUTERLAND has been taken

on as a reseller by email

management vendor KVS.

This adds to Gen-i, which the

vendor also partners in

Australia, and worldwide partner

Hewlett-Packard.

http://reseller.co.nz/news.nsf/0/B14DF727DB7445BBCC256EBA0073E2AC?OpenDocument

Denver Post

Article Published: Thursday, June 24, 2004

Process eases patients'

access to medical

records

By Marsha Austin

Denver Post Staff Writer

Patients got the right to view their own medical records

a year ago. Since then, however, few have bothered.

The hassle of visiting the doctor's office to fill out

paperwork and the month-long wait for the files have

deterred all but the most curious and persistent.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2231207,00.html

FCW

E-voting skeptics rally for paper

BY Michael Hardy

June 22, 2004

With the next presidential election less than five months away, Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) led

a rally today at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to heighten the

sense of urgency for e-voting paper-trail legislation.

Joined by other legislators and representatives from several activist groups including

Common Cause, Rock The Vote and Democracy For America, Holt urged passage of his

Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act. Despite having attracted more than 140

co-sponsors, the bill remains locked up in the House Administration Committee, chaired by

Rep. Robert Ney (R-Ohio.).

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/web-rally-06-22-04.asp

http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0621/pol-evote-06-21-04.asp

http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2004/0607/web-accupoll-06-10-04.asp

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1088360819-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:08:39 +0100 Reply-To: "Healy, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Healy, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FOI and copyright Comments: To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Tim Padfield (Copyright Officer at The National Archives) has asked me to send this follow-up message on FOI and copyright. > I understand that Laurence Bebbington copied to this list a posting which > I had made to the copyright list. I had hoped that that message was clear. > > > The view of lawyers at DTI and DCA (which has taken over from the Home > Office responsibility for FoI policy) is now that s50 of the Copyright > Designs and Patents Act covers the supply of information but does not > cover the supply of a copy under the FoIA. This is because the FOIA > 'specifically authorises' only the supply of information. The supply of a > copy is one means of supplying the information, but it should be used only > if to do so is 'reasonably practicable' in all the circumstances. The > supply of a copy is thus not 'specifically authorised' by the FoIA, and > such supply would not be 'reasonably practicable' if to do so would be an > infringement of copyright. > > This has long been my view, for what that is worth. I appreciate that this > is awkward where the information is visual, but that is why the Act allows > for consultation. It is moreover a problem faced for a long time by > archivists ands librarians, who cannot legitimately supply copies of > copyright artistic works without permission. > > A correspondent has, as I understand it, raised the possibility of s47(1) > of the CDPA applying instead. That is an attractive solution, except for > the very restrictive terms of that section. It applies solely to a > literary work and solely to factual information within that work. You > would be infringing if you copied non-factual information. I should not > like to have to distinguish between factual and non-factual information in > order to supply a copy. The rest of s47 is no better for practical > purposes. > > All alternative solutions moreover come up against the problem of EC law. > As we all know, a recent directive has made it unlawful, under most > circumstances, for a library or archive to supply a copy of an unpublished > copyright work for a commercial purpose. Almost all public libraries and > archives will be authorities under the FoIA and will thus have to respond > to FoI applications. They are not allowed to take account of the purpose > of the request. If they could supply under s50 of the CDPA they could > therefore supply for a commercial purpose. This would put the UK in clear > contravention of the intention of the European Parliament and Council and, > it seems to me, in breach of EC law. In this context it is interesting to > note that the recent Public Sector Information directive requires public > bodies to allow commercial exploitation of their material, but not of > third-party copyright material. > > As Laurence has said, the best thing to do now is wait for the official > guidance and act accordingly. > > Tim Padfield > > > Tim Padfield > Copyright Officer > Curator of Photographs > Secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records > and Archives > > The National Archives > Kew > Richmond > Surrey TW9 4DU > > Tel +44 (0)20 8392 5381 > Fax +44 (0)20 8392 5286 > E-mail [log in to unmask] > Website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk > ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:18:34 +0100 Reply-To: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: ANNE VENABLES <[log in to unmask]> Subject: microfiche readers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I cannot tell if this reached you the Council system has been haywire since last week. i do hope that 2 queries in a week does not make me a vexatious user of the mailbase! Can colleagues advise off list their recommendations for microfiche readers including lenses which are best for the usual range of sources and users. I am also interested in having a lens suitable for people who need larger magnification. Thank you again Anne Venables Anglesey Archives Service 01248 752083 [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:36:34 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 628 WalMart, BBC, at Home shredding Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chicago Sun Times Wal-Mart 'squiggles' into the hearts of museumgoers http://www.suntimes.com/output/travel/tra-news-detours27.html Camden Chronicle Independent Groundbreaking Thursday for archives expansion By MARTIN CAHN, C-I staff reporter June 28, 2004 Groundbreaking for the new wing of the Camden Archives and Museum has been set for 2 p.m. Thursday. Advertisement Hunter Builders Inc. of Sumter has been awarded a $550,000 bid for the construction phase of the expansion and renovation of the Camden Archives and Museum, the Friends of the Archives announced Monday. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12124041&BRD=1382&PAG=461&dept_id=161822&rfi=6 publictechnology.net Royal Geographical Society unlocks its archives with online catalogue http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1282 ( The Post and Courier Story last updated at 10:20 a.m. Sunday, June 27, 2004 In a snap! Is the family album at risk in digital age? BY DAVID QUICK Of The Post and Courier Staff Summertime, with its vacations, long holiday weekends, trips, weddings and reunions, calls for grabbing the camera to capture the moments. But will those be caught on film or a "memory card"? And how will those photographs be stored? Will they be in traditional photo albums or boxes or on computer hard drives, DVDs, compact discs, USB storage keys or at numerous Internet photo sites, such as Shutterfly, Kodak's "Ofoto," and AOL's "You've Got Pictures"? http://www.charleston.net/stories/062704/art_27digital.shtml Honolulu Advertiser Books in Hawaiian are just a click away By Vicki Viotti Advertiser Staff Writer Ulukau, the Web site where Hawaiian-language dictionaries and journals have been posted for several months, has taken a quantum leap in status from digital bookshelf to digital library. Canoehttp:// the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Jun/28/ln/ln14a.html ChannelNews Asia Company provides door-to-door paper shredding services By Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE : A waste disposal company has introduced a door-to-door service to shred confidential documents. It may now takes only seconds to shred kilogrammes of paper. EZ Shred Vehicle is a creative, cost-effective solution that is mobile and convenient, bringing service to your doorstep. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/92521/1/.html Portland Press Herald Mormon microfilming project stirs protests By BETTY JESPERSEN, Associated Press FARMINGTON â€” Mormon missionaries Donald and Jeanette Christensen have left their home in Preston, Idaho, to spend the next two years in Maine putting fragile, aging probate documents onto microfilm. Since April, the retired couple have spent about eight hours a day in the Franklin County Courthouse, microfilming more than 6,400 documents listing the estates and assets of people who died here between 1838 and 1915. http://www.pressherald.com/news/state/040628mormon.shtml GCN 06/28/04 Committee to suggest ways to easier records management By Jason Miller GCN Staff An interagency working group has identified four barriers that are keeping agencies from managing records effectively. http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/26409-1.html The Age Library of the larder June 29, 2004 Print this article Email to a friend Like fashions, foods come in and out of favour. Duncan Markham reflects on our culinary heritage. As we rush to discover the newest emporium, embrace the latest dining fashions and cook slow food while sneaking in some fast food, it is easy to lose a sense of gastronomic context. How often do we wonder about why we eat what we do, or think about our foodie past? http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/28/1088392590249.html?oneclick=true London, June 28 2004, (netimperative) by Gareth Vorster The BBC has put its vast video archive online, in the process opening itself up to a global market worth Â£150m annually. Under the BBC Motion Gallery arm which deals with distribution of video rights, BBC Worldwide will provide online access to 'moving image clips' from the BBC News archives for the first time. The archive also includes footage from the CBS News Archive, a BBC partner in the US. http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=all&docid=BEP1_News_0000066655 The Times (Malta) Safeguarding our archival heritage Joseph Muscat One of the things that amaze me about our society is the commitment demonstrated by many organisations within civil society and the way they push forward their agenda. These organisations are not necessarily large or backed by finances. In fact, many of them are not adequately funded. http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=157860 ( Evening Times Law firms fined after files dumped LEGAL papers containing details of a serious sexual assault and a divorce have been found in rubbish bags left on Glasgow pavements. The documents revealed details of the cases, as well as the names and addresses of those involved. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/lo/news/5027987.html The Enquirer Dayton utility seeks to recharge DPL struggles with multiple investigations By Mike Boyer Enquirer staff writer Utility stocks are considered "widows' and orphans' stocks,'' says Blue Ash resident Barry Austern, "They offer good security and income.'' That's why he became concerned two years ago when the value of his 1,500 shares of DPL Inc., the holding company for Dayton Power & Light, plunged 30 percent in a month. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/06/27/biz_biz1adpl.html Northeast PA Business Journal Auditing the auditor: what happens when audits fail? By: Kathy Ruff 06/28/2004 Lawsuit alleges KPMG failed to detect a massive reserve deficiency with LIG's wholly-owned subsidiary, United Community Insurance Company, in time for management to take action to correct the deficiency. Audits help a company to verify the accuracy of its records and business procedures, as well as that of its financial statements. But what happens to a public company when the auditors drop the ball? http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12122774&BRD=2231&PAG=461&dept_id=449419&rfi=6 Portsmouth Herald Lawyers: Records missing in Cabletron suit By Associated Press CONCORD - Lawyers suing Cabletron Systems Inc. and its former leaders for fraud have accused the company of losing or disposing of crucial documents from internal files. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/06282004/news/23933.htm LJWorld.com Easier access to records sought By Scott Rothschild, Journal-World Monday, June 28, 2004 TOPEKA â€” Getting a public record in Kansas can be like running a gantlet. advertisement First, there are hundreds of exceptions to the law that requires state and local governments to keep records open to the public. http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/174243 CNEWS Small, portable storage media making life tough for cops By COLIN PERKEL TORONTO (CP) -- The ability to store ever increasing amounts of information on small, portable computerstorage devices is proving a boon to child pornographers and a new headache for law enforcement. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/TechAtHome/2004/06/25/514172.html Public Records Requests Drive Florida Department of Health to Archive Email ARLINGTON, Texas --(Business Wire)-- June 28, 2004 -- Using KVS Inc.'s Enterprise Vault(R) Reduces Time Spent Completing One Public Records Request from Over 1,000 hours to Five Hours http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Jun/1052518.htm ( CRMBuyer Compliance Cuts Across Industries, Storage Products By Mark Ferelli 06/28/04 10:28 AM PT Even though the global set of government regulations seem huge, they do not represent a silver bullet to kill the werewolf of budgetary constraints. Jack Scott at the Evaluator Group points out that only 15 percent of all data is impacted by all the new http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/34806.html Computerworld IT attracts auditors' unwarranted advances Michael Crawford, Computerworld, 28/06/2004 08:36:10 IT managers may be attracting the unwarranted advances of an auditor simply due to inefficient or completely non-existent digital record-keeping controls. The rapid use of e-mail as a form of work-related correspondence has led to a disparity in official record keeping because many companies rely on printed documents as being ideal for this purpose when they are not. National Archives of Australia acting director of record-keeping standards and policy, Kathryn Swan, said she isn't entirely sure if IT staff actually know how to keep records. http://www.computerworld.com.au/nindex.php/id;1005074153;fp;16;fpid;0 ( FCW Sprehe: Pop-up policies BY J. Timothy Sprehe June 28, 2004 E-mail is an essential part of agency business processes, but only a handful of officials are properly managing e-mail records. The majority are ignoring the grave liability issues associated with their failure to keep either electronic or paper records of important agency actions and decisions conveyed via e-mail. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0628/oped-sprehe-06-28-04.asp ( TechRepublic IT faces regulatory requirements for electronic communications archiving June 21, 2004 Guest Contributor Takeaway: IT is under pressure to keep more data for longer periods of time, and with greater consequences surrounding its entire life cycle. by Steve Kenniston, Senior Strategist, Connected Corporation This article grapples with one of the hottest business and technology issues facing companies today: What do you do with all your data? One thing is certain: We're all under pressure to keep more data for longer periods of time, with greater consequences surrounding its entire life cycle. At each stageâ€”from creation onward to retention and destructionâ€”doing the correct thing with your corporate data is more important than ever. http://techrepublic.com.com/5102-6298-5228691.html PRNewswire OneSpace Designer Modeling Recreates Drawings for the U.S.S. Constitution, an American Icon for Freedom FORT COLLINS, Colo. and SINDELFINGEN, Germany, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CoCreate Software, Inc., a leading provider of project team collaboration and 3D CAD software, announced today that OneSpace Designer Modeling, CoCreate's 3D modeling software, is contributing to the preservation of an American naval legend, the U.S.S. Constitution, thanks to the dedication of a long-time Designer Modeling user. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-28-2004/0002200781&EDATE= Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:52:00 -0000 Reply-To: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Subject: 3 positions available at NEMLAC Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.nemlac.co.uk/page.php3?59 hi all 3 posts are currently available at NEMLAC (see link above & text below) - please note different deadlines - please circulate to staff. Will also appear in professional press this month. SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER - ACCESS SO1 - PO2 (SCP29 - 34): £21,282 - £24,726 (Pay Award Pending) The position of Senior Development Officer - Access supports access, diversity, inclusion and widening participation developments across the museum, library and archive sector in the region. The postholder will advise on the development of policy, manage several innovative projects and lead the implementation of regional strategy in respect of access, inclusion and participation. Full Details of the Post and Application Form can be obtained from the links below or contact Linda Wright, NEMLAC, House of Recovery, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE4 5SQ [log in to unmask] or an informal discussion, please contact: Ian Blackwell, Head of Access, Learning & Skills at NEMLAC. Tel: 0191 222 1661 [log in to unmask] pplications should be returned to NEMLAC by Wednesday 28th July, 2004. CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS HERITAGE OFFICER - TEES VALLEY SO1 (SP29): £21,282 (Pay Award Pending)17 month Contract from September 2004 to March 2006 Creative Partnerships, Heritage Lottery Fund, DfES and NEMLAC jointly fund a unique post to assist in the development of sustainable partnerships between Tees Valley Creative Partnerships schools and museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage venues in the region. You will be developing and overseeing the evaluation of new creative learning programmes. The Heritage Officer will be based at the Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough. Full Details of the Post and Application Form can be obtained from the links below or contact Linda Wright, NEMLAC, House of Recovery, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE4 5SQ [log in to unmask] or an informal discussion, please contact: Ian Blackwell, Head of Access, Learning & Skills at NEMLAC. Tel: 0191 222 1661 [log in to unmask] . pplications should be returned to NEMLAC by 12.00noon on Friday 16th July 2004Interview date: Friday 30th July 2004. DEVELOPMENT OFFICER - INFORMATION Scale 5: £ £16,944 to £18,582 (pay award pending) The Development Officer - Information contributes to knowledge management within NEMLAC and in its role as a regional agency. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central and dynamic role in developing information systems and services across all aspects of the organisation. Key tasks are the development of NEMLAC web sites, support work in relation to research, funding information, data and case studies and producing a weekly News Bulletin. Applicants should have relevant experience. Full details and application form can be downloaded from the links below or on request from Linda Wright, Support Services, NEMLAC, House of Recovery, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE4 5SQ. [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]> or T: 0191 2221661. losing date: 9.30am Friday 9th July, 2004. nterviews at NEMLAC on Friday 16th July, 2004. Ian Blackwell Head of Access, Learning & Skills North East Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (NEMLAC) House of Recovery Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5SQ tel: 0191 222 1661 fax: 0191 261 4725 www.nemlac.co.uk To discuss, debate, discover and share what's going on in museums, libraries and archives in the North East, join the email group NEMLAAL - click on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/NEMLAAL.html If you are visiting NEMLAC offices for a meeting, training or just a chat, please inform us beforehand if you have any access requirements. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:57:00 -0000 Reply-To: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Subject: additional venue - Inspiring Learning for All sessions in the North East Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], Potter Samantha <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], Baveystock Zelda <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All following my previous email there is a further ILFA session on: July 13th, 2 - 4.30pm. Gateshead Central Library Please do pass this on to colleagues, but places are limited so do book asap. Please book by emailing [log in to unmask] or see www.nemlac.co.uk for booking details & venue information. Ian Ian Blackwell Head of Access, Learning & Skills North East Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (NEMLAC) House of Recovery Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5SQ tel: 0191 222 1661 fax: 0191 261 4725 www.nemlac.co.uk To discuss, debate, discover and share what's going on in museums, libraries and archives in the North East, join the email group NEMLAAL - click on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/NEMLAAL.html If you are visiting NEMLAC offices for a meeting, training or just a chat, please inform us beforehand if you have any access requirements. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:07:44 +0100 Reply-To: Liz Rees <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Liz Rees <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Society of Archivists appointment MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'm pleased to announce on behalf of the Society of Archivists that we have appointed Rob Newitt as our new Vocational and Professional Development Officer. Rob has extensive experience in training and development, and I'm sure he will do an excellent job for us. Rob officially takes up his post on Monday, 2 August and contact details will be made available to members in due course. Liz Rees Chief Archivist Tyne & Wear Archives Service Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA Tel. 0191 232 6789, Direct line (new) 0191 277 2241 Fax 0191 230 2614 External e-mail: [log in to unmask] Web page: www.thenortheast.com/archives/ ********************************************** Important Information This e-mail constitutes a confidential communication and is subject to legal privilege. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately. You should not use or copy it for any purpose, nor disclose it to any other person. ********************************************** ========================================================================Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:30:27 +0100 Reply-To: Siobhan Convery <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Siobhan Convery <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Temporary closure, Special Libraries & Archives, University of Aberdeen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Apologies for cross posting.

Would colleagues please draw this notice to the attention of any relevant readers. Many thanks.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES, KING'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

During the summer, the Special Libraries & Archives facilities within the King's College buildings will benefit from extensive internal refurbishment and modernisation.

Having due regard for the safety of both our collections and our readers, in order for the work to proceed quickly we shall need to close the building with effect from today, with re-opening anticipated by the end of August 2004.

We regret any inconvenience that this may cause visitors and readers, but we trust that you will appreciate the necessity of the work.

We will keep you informed of progress either via our web pages, or via e-mail lists. You may also contact the Reading Room or myself for further information.

Reading Room
tel: (01224) 272928
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Iain Beavan, Head of Special Libraries & Archives
tel: (01224) 272928
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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Siobhan Convery

Senior Curator, Special Libraries and Archives

Historic Collections

University of Aberdeen

King's College

Aberdeen AB24 3SW

tel: +44 (0) 1224 27 2929

fax: +44 (0(0 1224 27 3891

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/

University of Aberdeen Open Day - Tuesday 24th August 2004

Visit our website at: www.abdn.ac.uk/openday or freephone 0800 0271495 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:06:24 +0100 Reply-To: Claire Johnson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Claire Johnson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Reminder- conference bookings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Accountability, citizenship and ethics : the role of archives and records management in nurturing citizenship". Please remember that the deadline for the early booking rate ends tomorrow (30 June). You can book online on the SOA website http://www.archives.org.uk and a revised programme has been added recently. Also, the Pre-Conference Workshop (30 August) will be held at the University of Glasgow and led by members of the ERPANET (the European Commission funded Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network) project. ERPANET has run a series of seminars and workshops across Europe, bringing together international experts to explore topics related to digital preservation. On 30 August, for the first time in the UK, this one-day workshop aims to make accessible the results of several of these events to UK archivists, conservators and records managers. To find out more about the programme or to register please visit the following website: http://www.erpanet.org/php/saa/workshop.htm Regards, Claire. -- Claire Johnson (Senior Records Manager) Glasgow University Archive Services 77-87 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6PW, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 141-330 6494 Fax: +44 (0) 141-330-4158 E-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk (HOME) URL: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/service/recman (Recs & Info Man.) -- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 16:49:04 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Awareness Campaign 2004 - news alert for London archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C45DF0.9A9B6168" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45DF0.9A9B6168 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 - Routes to Roots > AAC 2004 in the London Region > > ALM London is supporting Archives Awareness Campaign activity in the London region and is very pleased to have appointed Louise Ray as our part-time Project Co-ordinator to manage this work. Louise can be contacted on 07834 606732 or via [log in to unmask] . The ALM London contact for this project is Caroline Reed direct line: 020 7549 1714, email:[log in to unmask] > > In addition to providing support and advice to individual organisations wishing to get involved with the campaign, ALM London will also be providing: > * A small grants scheme > * Regional promotional support materials > * Regional support to the BBC > '> Who Do you Think Your Are?> '> family history series > > Routes to Roots - the national campaign > The national theme for Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 is Routes to Roots - a strong theme that will capture the imagination of the media and the wider public. It was chosen to tie in with 2004 > '> Year of the Garden> '> and a major BBC family history series to be screened in the winter of 2004. Routes to Roots is a wide-ranging and flexible theme offering opportunities for a broad range of organisations to engage with this year> '> s campaign. Areas that can be developed under this theme include: > * Family history, local history, neighbourhood history, retracing our steps > * Gardening, allotments, landscape design and planning > * Botany, the search for new species > * Travel, ancestral tourism > * Transport > * Immigration/Emigration > * Exploration and discovery > * Adventure and journeys > * Festivals, traditions, myths and stories > * Food and recipes > The national campaign, run by the National Council on Archives, the Council for Museums, Libraries and Archives and The National Archives, will be more sustained than last year> '> s focus on a single month but regional and local activity will peak in October, November, and December 2004. More information about the national campaign can be found at www.archiveawareness.com . > > ALM London Archive Awareness Campaign Grants Programme 2004 > ALM London is running a small grants programme to support increased access to London> '> s archives in conjunction with the 2004 national Archive Awareness Campaign, Routes to Roots. These grants, each to a maximum of £500, are available to support activities to take place during October-December 2004. Details of the grant scheme may be seen on the Funding pages of our website: > > > The closing date for applications will be Friday 6 August. > > How do I get my organisation involved? > * Be creative > The national campaign website www.archiveawareness.com has a range of toolkits designed to help you develop activities and publicise these locally. The ALM London website www.almlondon.org.uk has a range of case studies from last year> '> s Archives Awareness Month, that may spark ideas. The Routes to Roots theme provides scope for a whole range of organisations to get involved in this year> '> s campaign, however even if you are unable to use the national theme you can still tag activities taking place between October and December 2004 as part of the Archive Awareness Campaign to maximise publicity. > > * Get Active > Archives are encouraged to register their proposed events as soon as possible on the national campaign website, www.archiveawareness.com . This will assist the national campaign co-ordinator in promoting the events to the media, and will help regional publicity. If you would like publicity at a national level for your events please bear in mind that many publications have a three-month lead time, so that events in October need to be registered by > Friday 2 July. > > Archives are encouraged to apply for the ALM London small grants scheme, or look at other funding suggestions on the national campaign website. > > * Contribute > Even if you are not able to run an event you can get involved. Lucy Fulton, the national campaign officer, is looking for > '> interesting tales> '> from a range of archives to assist with the PR campaign. You can send these to Lucy at [log in to unmask] by Friday 13 August. > > Louise Ray, the regional co-ordinator for London will be sending out requests for further support over the summer, so please keep you eyes open for emails, and keep checking this website for updates. > > > .......................................................................................... > > Caroline Reed > Development Manager > ALM London > Cloister Court > 22-26 Farringdon Lane > London EC1R 3AJ > > Direct line: 020 7549 1714 > Main line: 020 7549 1700 > Fax: 020 7490 5225 > [log in to unmask] > www.almlondon.org.uk > > ALM London (Archives, Libraries and Museums London) is the new strategic development agency for archives, libraries and museums in London. For further information please visit the website at www.almlondon.org.uk > > Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addresse. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and then delete the message and any associated files from your system. > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45DF0.9A9B6168 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Archives Awareness Campaign 2004 - news alert for London archives

Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 - Routes to Roots
AAC 2004 in the London Region

ALM London is supporting Archives Awareness Campaign activity in the London region and is very pleased to have appointed Louise Ray as our part-time Project Co-ordinator to manage this work. Louise can be contacted on 07834 606732 or via [log in to unmask] . The ALM London contact for this project is Caroline Reed direct line: 020 7549 1714, email:[log in to unmask]

In addition to providing support and advice to individual organisations wishing to get involved with the campaign, ALM London will also be providing:

·       A small grants scheme
·       Regional promotional support materials
·       Regional support to the BBC ‘Who Do you Think Your Are?’ family history series

Routes to Roots - the national campaign
The national theme for Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 is Routes to Roots - a strong theme that will capture the imagination of the media and the wider public. It was chosen to tie in with 2004 ‘Year of the Garden’ and a major BBC family history series to be screened in the winter of 2004. Routes to Roots is a wide-ranging and flexible theme offering opportunities for a broad range of organisations to engage with this year’s campaign. Areas that can be developed under this theme include:

·       Family history, local history, neighbourhood history, retracing our steps
·       Gardening, allotments, landscape design and planning
·       Botany, the search for new species
·       Travel, ancestral tourism
·       Transport
·       Immigration/Emigration
·       Exploration and discovery
·       Adventure and journeys
·       Festivals, traditions, myths and stories
·       Food and recipes

The national campaign, run by the National Council on Archives, the Council for Museums, Libraries and Archives and The National Archives, will be more sustained than last year’s focus on a single month but regional and local activity will peak in October, November, and December 2004. More information about the national campaign can be found at www.archiveawareness.com <http://www.archiveawareness.com>.

ALM London Archive Awareness Campaign Grants Programme 2004
ALM London is running a small grants programme to support increased access to London’s archives in conjunction with the 2004 national Archive Awareness Campaign, Routes to Roots. These grants, each to a maximum of £500, are available to support activities to take place during October-December 2004. Details of the grant scheme may be seen on the Funding pages of our website:

<http://www.lmal.org.uk/lmal/index.cfm?ArticleID=518&NavigationID=104>

The closing date for applications will be Friday 6 August.

How do I get my organisation involved?

Ø Be creative

The national campaign website www.archiveawareness.com <http://www.archiveawareness.com> has a range of toolkits designed to help you develop activities and publicise these locally. The ALM London website www.almlondon.org.uk <http://www.almlondon.org.uk> has a range of case studies from last year’s Archives Awareness Month, that may spark ideas. The Routes to Roots theme provides scope for a whole range of organisations to get involved in this year’s campaign, however even if you are unable to use the national theme you can still tag activities taking place between October and December 2004 as part of the Archive Awareness Campaign to maximise publicity.

Ø Get Active

Archives are encouraged to register their proposed events as soon as possible on the national campaign website, www.archiveawareness.com <http://www.archiveawareness.com>. This will assist the national campaign co-ordinator in promoting the events to the media, and will help regional publicity. If you would like publicity at a national level for your events please bear in mind that many publications have a three-month lead time, so that events in October need to be registered by Friday 2 July.

Archives are encouraged to apply for the ALM London small grants scheme, or look at other funding suggestions on the national campaign website.

Ø Contribute

Even if you are not able to run an event you can get involved. Lucy Fulton, the national campaign officer, is looking for ‘interesting tales’ from a range of archives to assist with the PR campaign. You can send these to Lucy at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> by Friday 13 August.

Louise Ray, the regional co-ordinator for London will be sending out requests for further support over the summer, so please keep you eyes open for emails, and keep checking this website for updates.

..........................................................................................

Caroline Reed
Development Manager
ALM London
Cloister Court
22-26 Farringdon Lane
London EC1R 3AJ

Direct line: 020 7549 1714
Main line: 020 7549 1700
Fax: 020 7490 5225
[log in to unmask]
www.almlondon.org.uk

------_=_NextPart_001_01C45DF0.9A9B6168-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:09:47 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 629 short stack Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The Tennessean Seigenthaler to give life's work to Vanderbilt By MICHAEL CASS Staff Writer What promises to be one of the most fascinating collections of papers ever assembled in Nashville will be housed at Vanderbilt University. Tennessean Chairman Emeritus John Seigenthaler will donate his correspondence, book manuscripts and other materials to the Vanderbilt library's special collections department, he and the university announced yesterday. http://www.tennessean.com/education/archives/04/06/52609767.shtml?Element_IDR609767 Courier Post Lawnside library a treasure trove of black history Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Pastor has filled archive with artifacts and books James A. Benson has been a builder and a musician, a pastor and a politician. But this list hardly suggests what awaits a visitor to the Valley Bible Word of Faith school and library in Lawnside. I'd heard that Benson had amassed a major collection of books, artifacts and archival materials, many of them related to black history. But as the gentlemanly founder of the facility ushers me inside, I'm unexpectedly moved - as a book lover, history buff and human being - by the fruits of one man's love of learning. http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/southjersey/m062904g.htm ( The Gazette Historical Society receives grant funds The Naples Historical Society (formerly the Collier County Historical Society) has been awarded a general operating support grant from the Historical Museum Grants-in-Aid Program provided by the Bureau of Historical Museums, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, and Secretary of State. http://www.goldengategazette.com/articles/2004/06/29/news/news17.txt Fort Worth Star Telegram Posted on Tue, Jun. 29, 2004 Grand Old Flags We salute a glorious collection of pennants that chronicle the Lone Star State's rich history What is it about flags? The strips of fabric hold such simple symbols: Stars, crossed bars, eagles, bold words ("Independence," "Come and Take It"). The designs are usually unsophisticated, the colors basic. But flags endure because of what they represent: a cause, a set of ideals, a collection of people who once were or continue to be. They help us belong to something, or remember those who did. http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/9037488.htm? Blue Ridge Business Journal Ensuring security New company in Forest finds a broad niche in shredding documents-and there's a lot more to it than you might imagine By Betty M. van Iersel If marketing can be defined as identifying and filling a need, then a new start-up, Kodiak Shredding in Forest, has found its niche at a time when security, government compliance, practicality and volume of work have merged. CEO Pete Thomas and COO Zach Shea are Midwestern transplants, brothers-in-law who find that shredding documents is a growing field, one where they have expertise beyond what many business people know even exists. http://www.bizjournal.com/iscoop/959.html ( Out-law.com 6,000 UK web sites to be preserved for ever 28/06/2004 The British Library and five other institutions last week launched the UK Web Archiving Consortium, with the intention of recording contemporary web sites for posterity. The trial, which will run for two years, will record details of around 6,000 UK web sites. The UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) is the result of collaboration between The British Library, Joint Information Systems Committee of the Higher and Further Education Councils (JISC), The National Archives, The National Library of Wales, the National Library of Scotland and the Wellcome Trust. http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=ukwebsitest1088437124&area=news National Nine News Pastor deserved jail for shredding diary 17:58 AEST Tue Jun 29 2004 Baptist church pastor Douglas Roy Ensbey, 53, was given a six-month wholly-suspended sentence when he was convicted by a District Court jury in Brisbane earlier this year of destroying evidence. In 1996 Ensbey shredded the diary of a teenage girl which detailed the sex abuse she suffered at the hands of one of his parishioners. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id427 Kansas City Star Posted on Mon, Jun. 28, 2004 SRS to be conservative in releasing records under new law JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. - State officials said Monday they will be conservative about releasing records under a new law that grants the public access to some documents in cases where a foster child dies or is severely injured because of abuse or neglect. Previously, all foster care records have been closed. The law, which applies to children age 17 or younger, takes effect Thursday. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/9032981.htm http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/9032981.htm http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/174275 http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/9035540.htm -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:49:23 +0100 Reply-To: "SHENTON, Caroline" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "SHENTON, Caroline" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Research assistant: Catalogue of Ancient Petitions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Colleagues may be interested to see this job opportunity picked up from another list. Apologies for any cross-posting. ***** Research Assistant (Medieval History) Department of History Univ of York Ref: AR04263 Applications are invited for this twelve-month post in association with the AHRB-funded project 'Medieval Petitions: A Catalogue of the Ancient Petitions in the Public Record Office'. You will be a graduate, probably in History, and possess a relevant postgraduate qualification, either a diploma in archive administration or a further degree, while experience of working with relevant records will be advantageous. You will need to have basic literacy in computing and information systems, though full training will be provided. You will also need to demonstrate a high level of accuracy, the ability to work independently, and the capacity to meet strict deadlines. Informal enquiries may be made to the director of the project, Prof Mark Ormrod, [log in to unmask] Salary in the range £19,460 - £22,507 p.a. and the post is available from 1 October 2004. For further particulars and details of how to apply, please write to the Personnel & Staff Development Office, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, or email: [log in to unmask] quoting reference number AR04263, or see: http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/persnl/jobs/ Closing date: 20 July 2004. The University of York is committed to diversity and has policies and developmental programmes in place to promote equality of opportunity. It particularly welcomes applications from ethnic minority candidates. If you apply for this position, please say you saw it on jobs.ac.uk URL of this document: http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/HU434.html Date of input: 28/06/04 *************************************************************************** This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. This e-mail has been checked for viruses, but no liability is accepted for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. *************************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:07:38 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: Last Days for Feedback on ICA's Websites Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The closing date for comments on ICA's websites is rapidly approaching. ICA would like to know what its members and site users want from our websites, how well they meet their needs and expectations, and how they might be improved. If you (or your organisation) have not yet responded, please complete the short survey before 1 July 2004, at: www.ica.org ** Il sera bientôt trop tard pour nous donner votre avis sur les sites Internet du CIA. En effet le CIA voudrait savoir ce que ses membres et les utilisateurs de ses sites Internet en attendent, s’ils répondent à leurs besoins et attentes et comment il serait possible de les améliorer. Si vous (ou votre organisation) n’a pas encore répondu, merci de remplir le court questionnaire sur www.ica.org avant le 1 juillet 2004. International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: mailto:[log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:32:02 +0100 Reply-To: "KINGSLEY, Nick" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "KINGSLEY, Nick" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: NCA Archives Lottery Adviser MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Colleagues, After 3 years as Archive Lottery Adviser, Alison Berwick, left the post at the end of June. I am sure the UK archive community will join with me in wishing Alison all the best in her new role as a development grants officer in the private sector. The NCA is currently revisiting the strategic role and objectives of the Archive Lottery Advisory Service in the light of recent publication of the Archives Task Force report and how this relates to external funding bodies. In the short term Louise Ray will be covering the role of Archive Lottery Adviser and can be contacted via email on [log in to unmask], or on 020 8392 5347, Tuesdays to Fridays. She will continue to provide advice and, where necessary, consultation visits, but there will be no Lottery Workshops scheduled in the short term. Application reviews will only be undertaken for organisations who have previously been in contact with the Archive Lottery Advisor, or who have attended a workshop. For general details about the service please see the NCA website www.ncaonline.org.uk/lottery. We hope you will bear with us if there are any delays in responding to your requests for assistance while Louise is settling into her new role. We hope to be able to announce the appointment of a new full-time Lottery Adviser in the autumn. Nick Kingsley Chairman, NCA ========================================================================Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:39:13 +0100 Reply-To: Carol Dixon <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Carol Dixon <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Posts available at FUTURE HISTORIES (re. African, Caribbean and Asian performing arts heritage in the UK) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C45ED1.8A625A36" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45ED1.8A625A36 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following message was forwarded on behalf of Dr Alda Terraciano. If you are interested in applying for any of the posts detailed below, or would like further information, please reply directly to: Dr Alda Terraciano Director FUTURE HISTORIES c/o The Computer Aid Building Studio 433 433 Holloway Road London N7 6LJ Email: [log in to unmask] **************************************** FUTURE HISTORIES FUTURE HISTORIES is an independent cultural heritage organisation and a national repository for African, Caribbean and Asian performing arts in the UK. Re-membering Asian Performanceä is a cataloguing and digitisation project for Moti Roti and other black theatre archives supported by Heritage Lottery Fund in collaboration with Middlesex University and the A2A Central Team at the National Archives Requires: (1) Project Archivist / Manager (7 months F/T) £26,000 pro rata to catalogue, co-ordinate digitisation, manage personnel and volunteers and deliver workshops on archiving to black performing arts companies (2) Project Administrator (7 months 3 days p/w) £20,000 pro rata to administer finances, general project administration and workshops (3) Volunteer Marketing Manager (5 months 2 days p/wk) to market project and workshops (4) Volunteer Archive Assistant (3 months f/t) to assist Project Archivist Send CV with covering letter: Director, FUTURE HISTORIES, c/o The Computer Aid Building, Studio 433, 433 Holloway Road, London N7 6LJ. For more information about the posts contact Dr Alda Terracciano on the email address [log in to unmask] Deadline: 9 July 2004 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C45ED1.8A625A36 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The following message was forwarded on behalf of Dr Alda Terraciano.

If you are interested in applying for any of the posts detailed below, or would like further information, please reply directly to:

Dr Alda Terraciano

Director

FUTURE HISTORIES

c/o The Computer Aid Building

Studio 433

433 Holloway Road

London N7 6LJ

Email: [log in to unmask]

****************************************

FUTURE HISTORIES

FUTURE HISTORIES is an independent cultural heritage organisation and a national repository for African, Caribbean and Asian performing arts in the UK. Re-membering Asian Performanceä is a cataloguing and digitisation project for Moti Roti and other black theatre archives supported by Heritage Lottery Fund in collaboration with Middlesex University and the A2A Central Team at the National Archives

Requires:

(1) Project Archivist / Manager (7 months F/T) £26,000 pro rata to catalogue, co-ordinate digitisation, manage personnel and volunteers and deliver workshops on archiving to black performing arts companies

(2) Project Administrator (7 months 3 days p/w) £20,000 pro rata to administer finances, general project administration and workshops

(3) Volunteer Marketing Manager (5 months 2 days p/wk) to market project and workshops

(4) Volunteer Archive Assistant (3 months f/t) to assist Project Archivist

Send CV with covering letter: Director, FUTURE HISTORIES, c/o The Computer Aid Building, Studio 433, 433 Holloway Road, London N7 6LJ. For more information about the posts contact Dr Alda Terracciano on the email address [log in to unmask]

Deadline: 9 July 2004

------_=_NextPart_001_01C45ED1.8A625A36-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 09:47:49 +0100 Reply-To: Lucy Reid <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Lucy Reid <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy - RCOG and RCM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Apologies for cross posting. Archivist - 2 year fixed term contract Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists & Royal College of Midwives The archives held by the RCM and RCOG reflect the unique nature of our two widely respected professional organisations. Spanning well over a hundred years, the collections contain material ranging from one of Florence Nightingale’s letters to early medical photography. To bring these archives to the highest standards, the RCM and RCOG are now working jointly, continuing our proud record of collaboration. You will lead on this work, shaping the policies, procedures and guidelines that will underpin the development of the archives. Ultimately, the goal is to make the collections as accessible as possible. However, this will be a step-by-step process. You will focus on a series of specific objectives including training for our staff, providing key documents to the AIM 25 project and developing a records management system at the RCOG. A qualified archivist with at least two years’ experience in archives management, you will bring us a good understanding of electronic management systems and professional standards such as ISAD (G), EAD and the UNESCO thesaurus. Having supervised staff effectively before, you will be happy to oversee the work of an assistant at the RCOG. You will also be keen to apply your own ideas on user-led services. Further Details For further details and an application form for the post, please contact Caroline Page on 020 7772 6305 or by email on [log in to unmask] The full job description is available at: http://www.rcog.org.uk/mainpages.asp?PageID=1535 To discuss the post informally, please contact: Lucy Reid Head of Information Services Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 020 7772 6385 [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:18:13 +0100 Reply-To: Jim Jamieson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jim Jamieson <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ulcc Subject: (Fwd) Post Doctoral Researcher vacancy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable Forwarded on behalf of Graham Matthews . ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Vacancy: School of Business Information Faculty of Business and Law Liverpool John Moores University Post Doctoral Researcher 15 months fixed term (Researcher B) Salary: £18,230 - £27,534 (maximum starting salary £22,934) An enthusiastic and experienced researcher is sought for a fifteen month project, 'Safeguarding heritage at risk: disaster management in United Kingdom archives, libraries and museums', funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board, to work as part of a team in the School of Business Information. You should have a PhD or postdoctoral standing in a relevant field such as information and library management, museum studies, archive studies, cultural heritage, or risk management, proven research skills, and, some experience of disaster management is desirable. Further particulars are available from and applications to Personnel, Liverpool John Moores University, Rodney House, 70 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5UX. Tel: 0151 231 3166 or 0151 231 3518 (24 hour answerphone). www.livjm.ac.uk/inside/jobs/ Email: [log in to unmask] Informal enquiries may be made to Prof G Matthews, tel: 0151 231 3861; e-mail: [log in to unmask] JMU is committed to achieving equality of opportunity. Closing date: 16th July 2004 The AHRB funds postgraduate training and research in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to dance. The quality and range of research supported not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK. For further information on the AHRB, please see its website www.ahrb.ac.uk ------- End of forwarded message ------- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:28:51 +0100 Reply-To: Paddy Collis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Paddy Collis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Hub: July update Comments: To: ARCHIVES-HUB-USERS <[log in to unmask]>, ARCHIVE-HUB-ALL <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [with apologies for cross-posting] * Collections of the Month: 'Cold Comfort' Royal Navy officer Sir John Franklin was last seen in 1845 while on an expedition in the Arctic. His wife, Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875), was determined to discover his fate. She spent her time writing to influential people for support, and her own fortune on sending search parties to the region. This month we explore their story, using materials from the Scott Polar Research Institute's Arctic collections. * Latest additions: Descriptions from the Universities of Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds, Nottingham, and Middlesex, and from the Bodelian Library, the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, the Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, Cambridge University Library, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, the Museum of English Rural Life, the Scott Polar Research Institute, and the Women's Library. These include descriptions of the archive and papers of politician Bernie Grant (1944-2000); literary papers of poet and broadcaster Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984); and records of beuaty contest Miss Great Britain. ------------ Paddy Collis Archives Hub Data Editor MIMAS, Manchester Computing, The University Of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/ ========================================================================Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:25:27 +0100 Reply-To: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Hub: training for contributors MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Archives Hub (http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/) will be holding a training day for Archives Hub contributors in Manchester. This will be on Tuesday 13 July, at the Kilburn Building, the University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. The day will start at 11.00 and finish by 3.30. A free lunch will be provided. The day will include: A short introduction to the Archives Hub and to latest developments An introduction to EAD Using the online template Using the WIKI Indexing for the Archives Hub Hands on experience of creating records using the template If your institution does not yet contribute records to the Archives Hub, but you are interested in becoming involved, you are welcome to attend the training. If you would like to attend, please email me at [log in to unmask] We are sorry for the short notice, but if any contributors are interested in training for new staff, or maybe some refresher training, and they can't make the above date, please let us know so that we can arrange a later date. With kind regards, Jane Stevenson ===================================Archives Hub Support Officer at MIMAS Manchester Computing University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Archives Hub email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0161 275 6789 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 10:14:23 +0100 Reply-To: Bridget PALMER <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Bridget PALMER <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Royal Academy of Music Subject: Job opportunity at the Royal Academy of Music The following advert will appear in the next issue of ARC recruitment: Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT Full Time Project Archivist - 'Musical Notes', an A2A project £21,328 basic plus £3,020 London Weighting 35 hours per week - 12-month contract The Royal Academy of Music has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant for a project to catalogue three of its archive collections: Priaulx Rainier, David Munrow and Jenny Lind. The catalogues will be made available on-line through the A2A website. We are therefore seeking to appoint an archivist to sort, catalogue and re-package the three collections, and assist in outreach activities. The successful candidate will have a recognised qualification in archives administration and an understanding of the ISAD(G) cataloguing standard. Experience of using CALM 2000 is essential, as are excellent time management skills. Experience of working on similar projects will be an advantage, and music knowledge to A-level standard or equivalent is preferred. For further details and an application form please contact Rebecca Maguire in the Personnel Department at the above address or phone 020 7873 7498, email: [log in to unmask] Please quote Ref 04/006. Closing date for applications: 16th July 2004 Interviews are expected to be held on: 23rd July 2004 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:31:31 +0100 Reply-To: =?iso-8859-1?q?victoria north?= <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?victoria north?= <[log in to unmask]> Subject: London Region Summer Meeting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The London Region of the Society of Archivists will be holding their summer meeting on Saturday 17 July at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. The programme for the afternoon will be as follows: 1.00 pm Business meeting 1.30 pm Refreshments 2.00 pm Welcome and introduction 2.05 pm Speakers: Sarah Aitchison (Institute of Education) Katherine Gale (Boosey & Hawkes), Polly Tucker (Natural History Museum) and Susan Scott (Chair of SRG) 3.30pm Close The meeting will be followed by a picnic on nearby Hampstead Heath (weather permitting!). Further details will be included in the next London Region mailing, which we hope to send out next week. Anyone from outside the region who would like to attend is more than welcome to do so - please contact me for further details. ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ========================================================================Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:47:47 +0100 Reply-To: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: A2A Update, June/July 2004 Comments: cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" With apologies for the delay to this Update and for any inconvenience caused by cross-posting. sjas ~~~~~ A2A Update, June/July 2004 The A2A database at www.a2a.org.uk was last updated at the beginning of June. 1861 catalogues were added - bringing A2A's total to 81,650. The database now contains nearly 6.9 million catalogue entries describing archives held in 351 record offices, libraries, museums and other repositories across England. The finding aids added at the June update included the following: * the catalogue of the Arundel Manuscripts, consisting of archives of the Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire estates of the Duke of Norfolk dating from the 12th century onwards, held at Sheffield Archives and contributed through the Broad Acres, Big Houses, Yorkshire People project; * the catalogue of the Fred Ball collection of material relating to Robert Tressell (1870-1911), socialist and author of 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', held at Hastings Museum; * catalogues describing a variety of estate and business archives held in the North West of England, including archives of Belle Vue Zoological Gardens in Manchester (held at Chethams Library), submitted through the Mills, Mansions and Corner Shops project; * the catalogue of early 20th century correspondence of the British Legation at Kabul in Afghanistan, held by the British Library; * and catalogues of other public records held locally, including Rochester Quarter Sessions archives held at Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre. The next A2A update will take place in a few weeks. New projects for the current phase of A2A are now getting started; staff are being recruited, and work has begun on projects including Religion and Rebellion, delivered by the History of Parliament Trust working with the Bodleian Library, and Parliamentary Archives: Main Papers, delivered by the House of Lords Record Office. Lastly, A2A has now been searched 3.8 million times and there have been 8.4 million catalogue downloads as a result. A2A is the English strand of the UK archives network; its database at www.a2a.org.uk already contains the electronic equivalent of over 700,000 catalogue pages describing archives held across England in national, local and specialist repositories and dating from the 700s to the present day. The A2A programme will make a further 150,000 catalogue pages available on the web by July 2005. * * * * * * Sarah J A Stark Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 Email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.a2a.org.uk * * * * * * ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:54:30 +0100 Reply-To: Philip Gale <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Philip Gale <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Recruitment opportunity at the Church of England Record Centre MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4603C.1902BA90" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4603C.1902BA90 Content-Type: text/plain The following advertisement will appear in the next issue of ARC Recruitment. Post of Assistant Archivist, Church of England Record Centre, Bermondsey Required to support the Acting Director/Records Manager to ensure the CERC meets the archive and records management needs of its client departments with a special responsibility for the professional appraisal of the existing records holdings. Previous archival records experience is essential, particularly in sampling techniques and conducting audits, and preferably with a formal archival qualification. An understanding of property legislation ,legal documents and title is also required, together with experience in using electronic information management systems. A knowledge of the history of property law, and familiarity of GIS mapping systems would be a distinct advantage. For an application form and job profile, please contact Sue Watson, HR Department, Archbishops' Council, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3NZ E-mail [log in to unmask] or telephone 020 7898 1172 Or visit our website www.cofe.anglican.org/jobvacs Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 19th July 2004 > Philip Gale > Acting Director > > Church of England Record Centre, 15 Galleywall Road, South Bermondsey, > London, SE16 3PB > Tel: 0207 898 1032 Email: [log in to unmask] > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > Information in this message is confidential. It is intended solely for the > addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender > and please delete the message from your system immediately. You should not > disclose the contents to any other party. > > > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4603C.1902BA90 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Recruitment opportunity at the Church of England Record Centre

The following advertisement will appear in the next issue of ARC Recruitment.

Post of Assistant Archivist, Church of England Record Centre, Bermondsey

Required to support the Acting Director/Records Manager to ensure the CERC meets the archive and records management needs of its client departments with a special responsibility for the professional appraisal of the existing records holdings.

Previous archival records experience is essential, particularly in sampling techniques and conducting audits, and preferably with a formal archival qualification. An understanding of property legislation ,legal documents and title is also required, together with experience in using electronic information management systems. A knowledge of the history of property law, and familiarity of GIS mapping systems would be a distinct advantage.

For an application form and job profile, please contact Sue Watson, HR Department, Archbishops' Council, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3NZ

E-mail [log in to unmask] or telephone 020 7898 1172
Or visit our website www.cofe.anglican.org/jobvacs

Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 19^th July 2004

Philip Gale
Acting Director

Church of England Record Centre, 15 Galleywall Road, South Bermondsey, London, SE16 3PB
Tel: 0207 898 1032 Email: [log in to unmask]

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4603C.1902BA90-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:32:37 +0100 Reply-To: Gordon Chancellor <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Gordon Chancellor <[log in to unmask]> Subject: REPORT ON EAST OF ENGLAND ARCHIVES MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46039.0A6552AE" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46039.0A6552AE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The final report on EEMLAC's survey of archive services in the East of England has been published, and is available at www.eemlac.org.uk/uploads/doclibrary/FINALREPORTONARCHIVEMAPPINGPROJECT1 .doc. Gordon Chancellor Regional Development Officer - Archives EEMLAC 110 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HP tel 01284 731737 Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or by telephone (+44 01284 723100) and then delete the message and any associated files from your system. Security Warning: Although this e-mail and its attachments have been screened and are believed to be free from any virus, in all cases it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the e-mail and any associated attachments are virus free. The East of England Museums, Libraries and Archives Council will not accept liability for any damage caused by a virus. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46039.0A6552AE Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable REPORT ON EAST OF ENGLAND ARCHIVES

The final report on EEMLAC's survey of archive services in the East of England has been published, and is available at www.eemlac.org.uk/uploads/doclibrary/FINALREPORTONARCHIVEMAPPINGPROJECT1.doc.

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C46039.0A6552AE-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 16:30:45 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Steve Bailey <[log in to unmask]> Subject: TT for JISC Web Archiving Collection Development MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apologies for cross posting =============================== Over the past few years the web has had a huge impact on the availability of academic information. There are, however, few established arrangements for archiving web sites, and with the average life of a web page estimated to be around 44 days, there is need for urgent action to ensure that information with long-term value to the UK education and research community is not irrevocably lost. Recently the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has formed a UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) with partner organisations to pilot a selective approach to the archiving of significant UK Web sites. UKWAC has successfully procured a common infrastructure of hardware, software, and technical support and development for a two year Web archiving pilot. The JISC now wishes to commission a project post as part of the UKWAC pilot,to capture and archive a selection of the existing JISC funded HE and FE project websites and develop a JISC Collection Development Policy and selection guidelines for future web archiving activity by the JISC. This project is part of the implementation of the JISC Continuing Access and Digital Preservation Strategy 2002-5 and offers an exciting opportunity to help shape the development of web archiving in the UK. Tenders should be submitted by 12 noon on Friday 30th July 2004. The project should start as soon as possible and complete in June 2006. Funding of up to £60,000 inclusive of VAT and expenses is available for the project. Further information including the full Invitation To Tender can be found on the JISC web site at the following URL: ----- End forwarded message ----- ========================================================================Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 15:50:20 +0100 Reply-To: James Towe <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: James Towe <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Dissertation: PSQG surveys Comments: cc: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Dear All, I am a student on the Master of Archives and Records Management Course at Liverpool University. I'm currently working on a dissertation concerned with whether and how the needs and expectations of archive users differ between user groups, and how archivists have attempted to identify and meet differing needs. I am particularly concerned with the respective needs of academic and 'leisure time' users, how they differ, and how they conform. I would like to draw on the PSQG survey results in my findings. However, as available on the NA website, the surveys do not break down results by user group. It would be useful, for example, to know how the separate user groups identified in Section B.8 answered Section A 'About your visit experience' for the 2002 survey. Does anybody know if the results, for both the 2002 and earlier surveys, are available as broken down in this way and, if so, how can they accessed? Thank you for your help and I appreciate any advice anybody can offer. James Towe. ========================================================================Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 22:33:20 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 704 Holiday roundup 1 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1088994800" -------------------------------1088994800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Golden Valley business learns from history By Kelly Vilson Sun Newspapers Intern Created 6/30/2004 Golden Valley-based General Mills has a history that spans almost 130 years. As corporate archivist for General Mills, Katie Dishman is in charge of gathering and sorting through the companyâ€™s historical data. Like most archivists in professional positions, Dishman has a Masterâ€™s degree in Public History and a separate Masterâ€™s degree in Library and Information Sciences. http://www.mnsun.com/story.asp?city=Golden_Valley&story=139261 Newark Advocate Project archives war memories Newark Catholic students interview local veterans By CAREY CHECCA Advocate Reporter NEWARK -- Instead of learning about World War II solely from textbooks, 17 students from Newark Catholic High School and one from Licking Valley High School interviewed those who fought and lived through the war. http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20040701/localnews/759030.html US NEWSWIRE National Archives to Permanently Preserve Military Service Records 7/1/2004 12:01:00 PM http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=120-07012004 KATV Clinton Archives to Begin Moving to Presidential Library Friday July 02, 2004 4:55pm Reporter: Christina McLarty Posted By: Tony Tabor Little Rock - It's moving time for more than 600 tons of archives from the Clinton White House years. For the past four years, dedicated crews have been storing, boxing and labeling valuable items like photographs, gifts and presidential records. The entire collection is being moved from a giant warehouse in Little Rock to the Clinton Library. http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0704/156848.html The State-Journal Register Is Springfield ready? Durbin doubts many realize library's impact By BERNARD SCHOENBURG POLITICAL WRITER U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a longtime backer of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, said Friday that he's nervous about Springfield's readiness for the influx of visitors the sites will bring. http://www.sj-r.com/sections/news/stories/29067.asp The Moscow Times Treasure Grab Ever since the Amber Room disappeared nearly 60 years ago, Russia has been making Germany pay. Now, two British journalists say it was a hoax all along. By Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky The Russian cultural establishment has, predictably, been outraged by assertions that the Soviets -- and not the Germans -- bear responsibility for the wartime loss of one of Russia's most priceless imperial treasures. After years of archival work and interviews, two British journalists have turned up persuasive circumstantial evidence that the luxurious amber panelling of a room in the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo was incinerated by riotous Red Army troops in 1945. This is perceived as blasphemy in Russia. http://context.themoscowtimes.com/index.php?aid=134353 Forward Fate of Rare Document Trove Remains Unclear as Iraq Regime Takes Charge By ERIC J. GREENBerg July 2, 2004 With political authority in Iraq now formally turned over to a fledgling local government, the fate of a cache of rare and historic Jewish documents rescued by American soldiers from destruction in Baghdad remains up in the air. "The final disposition is to be determined," said Doris Hamburg, director of preservation programs at the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration in College Park, Md. http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=greenberg20040701246 Philadelphia Inquirer Posted on Fri, Jul. 02, 2004 Antiques | Comics grading is serious business By Karla Klein Albertson For The Inquirer If, after seeing Spider-Man 2, you immediately called your mother in Narberth, you know where this is going. No chitchat; no asking about Dad. Just one question: "Are my Marvel comics still in the closet?" I started thinking about movies and market value back in February, when Heritage Comics of Dallas sold a 1963 edition of The Amazing Spider-Man No. 1 for $52,900. My Marvels are, indeed, still in the closet, carefully stored flat and snug in their Mylar bags, but I figure there must be a catch to buying and selling vintage comic books. http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/home/9060... Ledger-Enquirer Posted on Sat, Jul. 03, 2004 Time keepers BY ALLISON KENNEDY Staff Writer An otherwise dingy room hidden in the basement in the Russell County Courthouse is coming to life. Rickety file cabinets with narrow drawers line one wall. Behind a partition, about 100 labeled boxes containing estate records from the years 1826-1915 fill every nook and cranny. The lighting is low and the air cool, as in a cave. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/9068968.htm St. Petersburg Times Police 'flummoxed' by new law on gun records Studying a new state rule, agencies' lawyers are baffled over which firearms records must be deleted. By LEANORA MINAI, Times Staff Writer Published July 1, 2004 At the St. Petersburg Police Department, officials are scratching their heads over a new state law prohibiting certain firearm records. The way records manager Bill Wilson reads the statute, nearly 2-million records in his database must be searched for references to guns, a task that would take thousands of hours. Additionally, authorities worry that their crime-solving ability may suffer if collected data are destroyed. http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/01/Tampabay/Police__flummoxed__by.shtml Herald Tribune Residents' public records requests divide small village The Associated Press WHISPERING PINES, N.C. -- Officials in this golfing village of 2,000 are considering whether to limit access to public records in response to a small group of residents who they say have swamped the government with information requests. http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040701/APN/407010777 Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1088994800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

Golden Valley business learns from

history

By Kelly Vilson

Sun Newspapers Intern

Created 6/30/2004

Golden Valley-based General Mills has a history that spans

almost 130 years. As corporate archivist for General Mills,

Katie Dishman is in charge of gathering and sorting through

the companyâ€™s historical data.

Like most archivists in professional positions, Dishman has

a Masterâ€™s degree in Public History and a separate Masterâ€™s

degree in Library and Information Sciences.

http://www.mnsun.com/story.asp?city=Golden_Valley&story=139261

Newark Advocate

Project archives war memories

Newark Catholic students interview local

veterans

By CAREY CHECCA

Advocate Reporter

NEWARK -- Instead of

learning about World War II

solely from textbooks, 17

students from Newark

Catholic High School and

one from Licking Valley High

School interviewed those

who fought and lived through

the war.

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20040701/localnews/759030.html

US NEWSWIRE

National Archives to Permanently Preserve Military Service Records

7/1/2004 12:01:00 PM

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=120-07012004

KATV

Clinton Archives to Begin Moving to Presidential

Library

Friday July 02, 2004 4:55pm Reporter: Christina McLarty Posted By: Tony Tabor

Little Rock - It's moving time for more

than 600 tons of archives from the

Clinton White House years.

For the past four years, dedicated crews

have been storing, boxing and labeling

valuable items like photographs, gifts and presidential records.

The entire collection is being moved from a giant warehouse in

Little Rock to the Clinton Library.

http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0704/156848.html

The State-Journal Register

Is Springfield ready?

Durbin doubts many realize library's impact

By BERNARD SCHOENBURG

POLITICAL WRITER

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a longtime backer of the Abraham Lincoln

Presidential Library and Museum, said Friday that he's nervous

about Springfield's readiness for the influx of visitors the sites

will bring.

http://www.sj-r.com/sections/news/stories/29067.asp

The Moscow Times

Treasure Grab

Ever since the Amber Room

disappeared nearly 60 years ago,

Russia has been making Germany

pay. Now, two British journalists say

it was a hoax all along.

By Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky

The Russian cultural establishment has, predictably, been

outraged by assertions that the Soviets -- and not the Germans

-- bear responsibility for the wartime loss of one of Russia's

most priceless imperial treasures. After years of archival work

and interviews, two British journalists have turned up

persuasive circumstantial evidence that the luxurious amber

panelling of a room in the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo

was incinerated by riotous Red Army troops in 1945. This is

perceived as blasphemy in Russia.

http://context.themoscowtimes.com/index.php?aid=134353

Forward

Fate of Rare Document Trove Remains

Unclear as Iraq Regime Takes Charge

By ERIC J. GREENBerg

July 2, 2004

With political authority in Iraq now formally turned over to a fledgling local

government, the fate of a cache of rare and historic Jewish documents rescued by

American soldiers from destruction in Baghdad remains up in the air.

"The final disposition is to be determined," said Doris Hamburg, director of preservation

programs at the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration in College Park, Md.

http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=greenberg20040701246

Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on Fri, Jul. 02, 2004

Antiques | Comics grading is serious

business

By Karla Klein Albertson

For The Inquirer

If, after seeing Spider-Man 2, you immediately called your mother in Narberth, you

know where this is going. No chitchat; no asking about Dad. Just one question: "Are my

Marvel comics still in the closet?"

I started thinking about movies and market value back in February, when Heritage

Comics of Dallas sold a 1963 edition of The Amazing Spider-Man No. 1 for $52,900. My

Marvels are, indeed, still in the closet, carefully stored flat and snug in their Mylar bags,

but I figure there must be a catch to buying and selling vintage comic books.

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/home/9060...

Ledger-Enquirer

Posted on Sat, Jul. 03, 2004

Time keepers

BY ALLISON KENNEDY

Staff Writer

An otherwise dingy room hidden in the basement in the Russell County Courthouse is

coming to life.

Rickety file cabinets with narrow drawers line one wall. Behind a partition, about 100

labeled boxes containing estate records from the years 1826-1915 fill every nook and

cranny. The lighting is low and the air cool, as in a cave.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/9068968.htm

St. Petersburg Times

Police 'flummoxed' by new law on gun

records

Studying a new state rule, agencies' lawyers are baffled over

which firearms records must be deleted.

By LEANORA MINAI, Times Staff Writer

Published July 1, 2004

At the St. Petersburg Police Department, officials are scratching their heads over a

new state law prohibiting certain firearm records.

The way records manager Bill Wilson reads the statute, nearly 2-million records in

his database must be searched for references to guns, a task that would take

thousands of hours. Additionally, authorities worry that their crime-solving ability

may suffer if collected data are destroyed.

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/01/Tampabay/Police__flummoxed__by.shtml

Herald Tribune

Residents' public records requests divide small

village

The Associated Press

WHISPERING PINES, N.C. -- Officials in this golfing village of 2,000

are considering whether to limit access to public records in response to a

small group of residents who they say have swamped the government with

information requests.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040701/APN/407010777

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1088994800-- ========================================================================Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 22:33:37 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN Holiday roundup 2 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1088994817" -------------------------------1088994817 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Columbia Ledger Microfilm now preserves more than 200 years of town's history By: Barry Ford 07/01/2004 Columbia Borough records dating back nearly 200 years are the latest additions to a state archives center located in Boyers. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission microfilmed the records at no cost to the borough as part of its Security Microfilm Storage Program. The security film is housed in a safe, climatecontrolled environment at the facilities of Iron Mountain. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12174213&BRD=2246&PAG=461&dept_id=45 2816&rfi=6 Giffune retires from post in county records department By JESSICA ARSENAULT-Telegram Staff Writer HERKIMER - The records department at the Herkimer County Office Building said good-bye to a valued employee Wednesday. Don Giffune has decided to retire after 12 years with the Herkimer County records department. During his time there, he completely reorganized the department, and the county's record keeping system. When Giffune came to the department in 1992, records were kept, somewhat haphazardly, in a basement room of the office building amongst randomly stacked boxes and chairs. http://www.herkimertelegram.com/articles/2004/07/02/news/news03.txt Tri-Valley Central Pinal Assessor's Office saying goodbye to paper By MARK COWLING, Staff Writer July 02, 2004 FLORENCE - Historically, keeping records in a busy office has meant managing tons of paper. But now, the Pinal County assessor is ready to leave that era behind. "When the Recorder's Office records a document, it will automatically flow to the Assessor's Office and the work areas it needs to pass through without paper being involved at all," Assessor Paul Larkin said. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12194451&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=68 561&rfi=6 Rocky Mountain News Fate of records eyed Columbine papers would be unsealed for proposed study By Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News July 3, 2004 State Attorney General Ken Salazar is trying to win the cooperation of the parents of the Columbine killers for a wide-ranging study of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. The behind-the-scenes negotiations, which have been going on for months, may also help determine the ultimate fate of scores of documents that have not been made public, including the sworn testimony of Tom and Sue Klebold, and Wayne and Kathy Harris. http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/columbine/article/0,1299,DRMN_106_3009994,00 .html The Advertiser High court: Felony arrest records not to be destroyed The Associated Press July 3, 2004 NEW ORLEANS (AP) â€” The state high court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a state law that prevents destruction of felony arrest records, even when prosecutors drop the charges. The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the case of a Monroe deputy marshal who asked that his felony arrest records be destroyed. http://www.theadvertiser.com/news/html/E5CE3318-8C96-4227-81DD-F866EE70D7F0.sh tml The Barbados Advocate Preservation of history crucial Web Posted - Fri Jul 02 2004 PERSONS who manage archives and the storage of information in this region have been challenged to lead public education about the importance of preserving such records and creating more knowledgeable societies. The exhortation came from Caribbean advisor in information and communication for UNESCO Jocelyn Josiah who lamented that policy makers and administrators are not doing enough in this regard. She was speaking at the start of a three-day audiovisual preservation workshop at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=18103 Washington Post Court Limits Privacy Of E-Mail Messages Providers Free to Monitor Communications By Jonathan Krim Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 1, 2004; Page E01 A company that provides e-mail service has the right to copy and read any message bound for its customers, a federal appeals court panel has ruled in a decision that could expand e-mail monitoring by businesses and the government. The 2-to-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Massachusetts alarmed privacy advocates, who said it torpedoes any notion that e-mail enjoys the same protections as telephone conversations, or letters when they are sorted by mail carriers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19211-2004Jun30.html Cincinnati Enquirer Official: Research shredded West End housing investigator revises obstruction suit By Dan Horn Enquirer staff writer A former city of Cincinnati investigator accused city employees Friday of shredding her files in an effort to obstruct her investigation of a West End housing program. Kimberlee Gray, a former investigator with the Office of Municipal Investigations, leveled the charges in a revised version of a lawsuit she originally filed against the city last year. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/03/loc_omigray03.html Akron Beacon Journal Posted on Thu, Jul. 01, 2004 Proposal would broaden state laws giving public access to records ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Government agencies would be required to provide public records the same day a request is made for them and could face fines for excessive delays, under draft legislation to broaden state laws giving Ohioans the right to the documents. Current law requires public records be released "promptly" and doesn't impose fines. http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/9057723.htm?1c The Paris News PISD produces 477 more e-mails By Phillip Hamilton The Paris News Published July 02, 2004 Paris Independent School District has produced 477 pages of additional e-mail documents requested May 12 by The Paris News under the Texas Public Information Act.. There is no evidence in the documents received that school trustees routinely deliberated school business by e-mail, which would be a violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act. However, no documents from three trustees have been produced. http://web.theparisnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=14311 out-law.com M&S boss uses Data Protection Act to investigate leaks 02/07/2004 Stuart Rose, the newly appointed CEO of Marks & Spencer has resorted to the Data Protection Act to establish the identity of the person who gained access to his mobile phone records, according to reports. Rose, who was appointed to the top job at the embattled retailer on 31st May, was alerted to the security breach when he contacted his mobile operator mmO2, and was asked to supply a newly created password that he said he had not set up. http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=msbossusesdatap1088760870&area=new s AP Justice: Sharing Data Would Crash System Tue Jun 29, 6:38 PM ET By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is offering a novel reason for denying a request seeking the Justice Department (news - web sites)'s database on foreign lobbyists: Copying the information would bring down the computer system. "Implementing such a request risks a crash that cannot be fixed and could result in a major loss of data, which would be devastating," wrote Thomas J. McIntyre, chief in the Justice Department's office for information requests. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=536&e=5&u=/ap/2004062 9/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/foreign_lobbying Physics Today Particle Tracking Tunes Up Music Thanks to particle physics, creaky old musical recordings can now be restored to pristine condition. The restoration technique, developed by physicists Vitaliy Fadeyev and Carl Haber of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is a modification of a method used to measure the alignment of silicon detectors on CERN's upcoming ATLAS experiment. "We heard about the problem of audio preservation from a report on National Public Radio. So we thought first, why not use the same optical methods with which we were familiar?" says Haber. "The concept is groundbreaking and we believe it will have a major impact on sound archiving and preservation," says Mark Roosa, director for preservation at the Library of Congress. http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-57/iss-7/p27.html CIO Today Assessing Your Storage and Backup for Regulatory Compliance By Ken Barth July 1, 2004 5:45PM The complicated nature of data management makes backups a crucial issue for I.T. In general, users are concerned about protection from data loss and the risk of being non-compliant. Current backup methods leave crucial data at risk, many organizations fear. http://cio-today.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Assessing-Your-Storage -and-Backup-for-Regulatory-Compliance&story_id=25701 Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1088994817 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

Columbia Ledger

Microfilm now preserves more than 200 years of town's

history

By: Barry Ford 07/01/2004

Columbia Borough records dating back nearly 200 years are the latest

additions to a state archives center located in Boyers.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission microfilmed the

records at no cost to the borough as part of its Security Microfilm

Storage Program. The security film is housed in a safe, climatecontrolled

environment at the facilities of Iron Mountain.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12174213&BRD=2246&PAG=461&dept_id=452816&rfi=6

Giffune retires from post in county records

department

By JESSICA ARSENAULT-Telegram Staff Writer

HERKIMER - The records department at the Herkimer County Office

Building said good-bye to a valued employee Wednesday.

Don Giffune has decided to retire after 12 years with the Herkimer

County records department. During his time there, he completely

reorganized the department, and the county's record keeping system.

When Giffune came to the department in 1992, records were kept,

somewhat haphazardly, in a basement room of the office building

amongst randomly stacked boxes and chairs.

http://www.herkimertelegram.com/articles/2004/07/02/news/news03.txt

Tri-Valley Central

Pinal Assessor's Office saying goodbye to paper

By MARK COWLING, Staff Writer July 02, 2004

FLORENCE - Historically, keeping records in a busy office has meant

managing tons of paper. But now, the Pinal County assessor is ready

to leave that era behind.

"When the Recorder's Office records a document, it will automatically flow to the

Assessor's Office and the work areas it needs to pass through without paper being

involved at all," Assessor Paul Larkin said.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12194451&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=68561&rfi=6

Rocky Mountain News

Fate of records eyed

Columbine papers would be unsealed for proposed study

By Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News

July 3, 2004

State Attorney General Ken Salazar is trying to win the cooperation

of the parents of the Columbine killers for a wide-ranging study of

the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.

The behind-the-scenes negotiations, which have been going on for

months, may also help determine the ultimate fate of scores of

documents that have not been made public, including the sworn

testimony of Tom and Sue Klebold, and Wayne and Kathy Harris.

http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/columbine/article/0,1299,DRMN_106_3009994,00.html

The Advertiser

High court: Felony arrest records not to

be destroyed

The Associated Press

July 3, 2004

NEW ORLEANS (AP) â€” The state high court on Friday

upheld the constitutionality of a state law that prevents

destruction of felony arrest records, even when prosecutors

drop the charges.

The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the

case of a Monroe deputy marshal who asked that his felony

arrest records be destroyed.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/news/html/E5CE3318-8C96-4227-81DD-F866EE70D7F0.shtml

The Barbados Advocate

Preservation of history crucial

Web Posted - Fri Jul 02 2004

PERSONS who manage archives and the storage of information in this region

have been challenged to lead public education about the importance of

preserving such records and creating more knowledgeable societies.

The exhortation came from Caribbean advisor in information and

communication for UNESCO Jocelyn Josiah who lamented that policy makers

and administrators are not doing enough in this regard. She was speaking at the

start of a three-day audiovisual preservation workshop at the University of the

West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.

http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=18103

Washington Post

Court Limits Privacy Of E-Mail Messages

Providers Free to Monitor Communications

By Jonathan Krim

Washington Post Staff Writer

Thursday, July 1, 2004; Page E01

A company that provides e-mail service has the right to copy

and read any message bound for its customers, a federal

appeals court panel has ruled in a decision that could expand

e-mail monitoring by businesses and the government.

The 2-to-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals

for the 1st Circuit in Massachusetts alarmed privacy

advocates, who said it torpedoes any notion that e-mail

enjoys the same protections as telephone conversations, or

letters when they are sorted by mail carriers.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19211-2004Jun30.html

Cincinnati Enquirer

Official: Research shredded

West End housing investigator revises obstruction

suit

By Dan Horn

Enquirer staff writer

A former city of Cincinnati investigator accused city employees

Friday of shredding her files in an effort to obstruct her investigation

of a West End housing program.

Kimberlee Gray, a former investigator with the Office of Municipal

Investigations, leveled the charges in a revised version of a lawsuit

she originally filed against the city last year.

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/03/loc_omigray03.html

Akron Beacon Journal

Posted on Thu, Jul. 01, 2004

Proposal would broaden state laws

giving public access to records

ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Government agencies would be required to provide public records

the same day a request is made for them and could face fines for excessive delays,

under draft legislation to broaden state laws giving Ohioans the right to the documents.

Current law requires public records be released "promptly" and doesn't impose fines.

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/9057723.htm?1c

The Paris News

PISD produces 477 more e-mails

By Phillip Hamilton

The Paris News

Published July 02, 2004

Paris Independent School District has produced 477 pages of

additional e-mail documents requested May 12 by The Paris

News under the Texas Public Information Act..

There is no evidence in the documents received that school

trustees routinely deliberated school business by e-mail, which

would be a violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act. However,

no documents from three trustees have been produced.

http://web.theparisnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=14311

out-law.com

M&S boss uses Data Protection Act to

investigate leaks

02/07/2004

Stuart Rose, the newly appointed CEO of Marks &

Spencer has resorted to the Data Protection Act to

establish the identity of the person who gained

access to his mobile phone records, according to

reports.

Rose, who was appointed to the top job at the

embattled retailer on 31st May, was alerted to the

security breach when he contacted his mobile

operator mmO2, and was asked to supply a newly

created password that he said he had not set up.

http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=msbossusesdatap1088760870&area=news

Justice: Sharing Data

Would Crash System

Tue Jun 29, 6:38 PM ET

By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is offering a novel reason for

denying a request seeking the Justice Department (news - web sites)'s

database on foreign lobbyists: Copying the information would bring down the

computer system.

"Implementing such a request risks a crash that cannot be fixed and could

result in a major loss of data, which would be devastating," wrote Thomas J.

McIntyre, chief in the Justice Department's office for information requests.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=536&e=5&u=/ap/20040629/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/foreign_lobbying

Physics Today

Particle Tracking Tunes Up Music

Thanks to particle physics, creaky old musical recordings can now be restored to pristine

condition. The restoration technique, developed by physicists Vitaliy Fadeyev and Carl

Haber of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is a modification of a method used to

measure the alignment of silicon detectors on CERN's upcoming ATLAS experiment.

"We heard about the problem of audio preservation from a report on National Public

Radio. So we thought first, why not use the same optical methods with which we were

familiar?" says Haber. "The concept is groundbreaking and we believe it will have a major

impact on sound archiving and preservation," says Mark Roosa, director for preservation

at the Library of Congress.

http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-57/iss-7/p27.html

CIO Today

Assessing Your Storage and Backup for Regulatory Compliance

By Ken Barth

July 1, 2004 5:45PM

The complicated nature of data management makes

backups a crucial issue for I.T. In general, users are

concerned about protection from data loss and the risk of

being non-compliant. Current backup methods leave crucial

data at risk, many organizations fear.

http://cio-today.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Assessing-Your-Storage-and-Backup-for-Regulatory-Compliance&story_id=25701

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
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Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1088994817-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:00:50 +0100 Reply-To: Teresa Wilmshurst <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Teresa Wilmshurst <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job Opportunities at The Waterways Trust MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following jobs will be advertised in the next issue of ARC Recruitment Plus: British Waterways Virtual Archive Catalogue Project The Waterways Trust, in partnership with record offices across the country, and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is undertaking a leading edge public access project. Over the next 18 months, we shall complete the virtual archive catalogue to the physically dispersed records of British Waterways. Mounted on the Internet, this unique new resource will be highly accessible and user-friendly, while being founded on archival and technical standards. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative archival project, opening up the history of the country's inland waterways. We offer professional development opportunities, a unique working environment, and the chance to be part of a lively team. PROJECT ARCHIVIST (Gloucester) Starting salary: £19,185 2 posts of 12 months' duration A qualified archivist, you will need to apply a methodical approach to the arranging, cataloguing and indexing of these 18th to 20th century archives. Experience of automated cataloguing of complex archives to current standards will be a great advantage. Newly qualified archivists are welcome to apply. PROJECT ARCHIVES ASSISTANT (Gloucester) Starting salary: £13,250 1 post of 12 months' duration Some previous experience of archives work would be an advantage, although those considering future professional archives training are also welcome to apply. EDUCATION PROJECT WORKER Starting salary £16,944 1 post of 12 months' duration We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative education professional to develop the use of the Virtual Archive with schools and lifelong learners. Based either at the British Waterways Archive, Gloucester or Ellesmere Port Boat Museum you will be responsible for creating a wide range of high quality web-based learning materials, plus more traditional outreach packs for use by the partner repositories. You will be a graduate and are likely to have either an archive / museum education or teaching background. For further information or an application form, please e-mail [log in to unmask], telephone 01452 318225 or write to British Waterways Archive, 7th Floor, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EH. Mark your envelope: "Virtual Archive Post Enquiry" and the post enquiring about. For an informal discussion please contact Teresa Wilmshurst, Senior Project Archivist at [log in to unmask] Closing date: 23 July 2003 It is anticipated that interviews will be held during August. Teresa Wilmshurst Senior Project Archivist ========================================================================Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:24:50 +0100 Reply-To: "Walker, Alison" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Walker, Alison" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: National Preservation Office annual conference 4 October 2004 Comments: To: "Lis-Link ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46271.EC3661F0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46271.EC3661F0 Content-Type: text/plain National Preservation Office Where shall we put it? Spotlight on collection storage issues NPO Annual Conference sponsored by Harrow Green Commercial Relocation Monday 4 October 2004 The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB Location Details A conference to share experiences and explore the latest technology available to preservation and collection managers in meeting the need for efficient and cost-effective facilities in the UK. Provisional Programme 10.00-10.30 Registration and coffee 10.30-10.45 Welcome, housekeeping and introduction from the Chair Ronald Milne, Deputy Director, Oxford University Library Services 10.45-11.30 Helen Shenton, Head of Collection Care, British Library 100 years from now - have we that long? 11.30-12.15 James Reilly, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Storage management decision tool 12.15-12.45 Reg Allen, Managing Director, Harrow Green Future options in the commercial sector 12.45-14.00 Lunch 14.00-14.30 Anna Buelow, The National Archives Alternatives to high rise: the low rise option 14.30-15.00 John Hodgson, John Rylands University Library, Manchester (tbc) Temporary storage solutions and impact on services 15.00-15.30 Break 15.30-16.00 Neil Dumbleton, University of St Andrews SCURL - Shared Academic Storage in Scotland 16.00-16.30 Dawn Olney, Head of Collection Storage, British Library A UK first: automated high density solutions 16.30-16.45 Ronald Milne, Chair Closing remarks For further details and registration information see http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/conf04.html ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. 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National Preservation Office

Where shall we put it? Spotlight on collection storage issues

NPO Annual Conference sponsored by Harrow Green Commercial Relocation

Monday 4 October 2004

The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Location Details

A conference to share experiences and explore the latest technology available to preservation and collection managers in meeting the need for efficient and cost-effective facilities in the UK.

Provisional Programme

10.00-10.30	Registration and coffee
10.30-10.45	Welcome, housekeeping and introduction from the Chair Ronald Milne, Deputy Director, Oxford University Library Services
10.45-11.30	Helen Shenton, Head of Collection Care, British Library 100 years from now - have we that long?
11.30-12.15	James Reilly, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Storage management decision tool
12.15-12.45	Reg Allen, Managing Director, Harrow Green Future options in the commercial sector
12.45-14.00	Lunch
14.00-14.30	Anna Buelow, The National Archives Alternatives to high rise: the low rise option
14.30-15.00	John Hodgson, John Rylands University Library, Manchester (tbc) Temporary storage solutions and impact on services
15.00-15.30	Break
15.30-16.00	Neil Dumbleton, University of St Andrews SCURL - Shared Academic Storage in Scotland
16.00-16.30	Dawn Olney, Head of Collection Storage, British Library A UK first: automated high density solutions
16.30-16.45	Ronald Milne, Chair Closing remarks

For further details and registration information see http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/conf04.html

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Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk

Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C46271.EC3661F0-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:44:25 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Ross Hayworth <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Storage of framed paintings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46285.6BB6E61C" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46285.6BB6E61C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, We are looking to send a large number of framed paintings of various sizes, but some very large, into external storage. Is anyone able to suggest how best to package these and what material to use, given that they may be in storage long term? Grateful for any advice on or off list. Thanks Ross Hayworth Ross Hayworth Assistant Librarian The Georgina Scott Sutherland Library The Robert Gordon University Garthdee Road Aberdeen AB10 7QE [log in to unmask] ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46285.6BB6E61C Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Storage of framed paintings

Hello,

We are looking to send a large number of framed paintings of various sizes, but some very large, into external storage. Is anyone able to suggest how best to package these and what material to use, given that they may be in storage long term? Grateful for any advice on or off list.

Thanks
Ross Hayworth

Ross Hayworth
Assistant Librarian
The Georgina Scott Sutherland Library
The Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QE
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C46285.6BB6E61C-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:31:32 +0100 Reply-To: Sheffield Archives <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Sheffield Archives <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Strong room cleaning/specialist cleaning specifications MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0175_01C4628C.00E88B40" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0175_01C4628C.00E88B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone specially employ cleaning staff for strong room areas - main areas and/or Special Media stores other than Preservation Assistants taking on part of this/or all the tasks. I am in the process of trying to create a separate post(s) for this purpose. If so have you any task specifications; person specs; number of hours dedicated; cleaning days; salary etc., which you could share with me. The cleaning areas I am interested in employing someone to take on are: floors; shelves; book cleaning; tops of (mobile) shelving; replacement of acidic boxes for new archival quality boxes; box cleaning etc. Possible number of hours per week up to 18 1/2 (?) Or if you do not employ any one from your own staff, what specifications do you give to external contractors for this purpose. Again number of hours, number of people, task specification, costs, cleaning days/times and what monitoring procedures you have to check that the tasks have been carried out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Could you please reply off line. I will be happy to pass the information to anyone else who is interested. Please use e-mail address for Conservation Unit (see below). Many thanks. Yours in anticipation Teresa Januszonok Senior Conservator ************************************************ Sheffield Archives and Conservation Unit 52 Shoreham Street Sheffield S1 4SP Archives Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9395 Conservation Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9399 Fax: +44 (0) 114 203 9398 For Archives e-mail: [log in to unmask] For Conservation Unit e-mail: [log in to unmask] Please include YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE ************************************************* ------=_NextPart_000_0175_01C4628C.00E88B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Does anyone specially employ cleaning staff for strong room areas - main areas and/or

Special Media stores other than Preservation Assistants taking on part of this/or all the tasks.

I am in the process of trying to create a separate post(s) for this purpose.

If so have you any task specifications; person specs; number of hours dedicated; cleaning days;

salary etc., which you could share with me.

The cleaning areas I am interested in employing someone to take on are: floors; shelves; book

cleaning; tops of (mobile) shelving; replacement of acidic boxes for new archival

quality boxes; box cleaning etc. Possible number of hours per week up to 18 1/2 (?)

Or if you do not employ any one from your own staff, what specifications do you give to

external contractors for this purpose. Again number of hours, number of people, task

specification, costs, cleaning days/times and what monitoring procedures you have to check that

the tasks have been carried out.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Could you please reply off line. I will be happy to pass the information to anyone else

who is interested. Please use e-mail address for Conservation Unit (see below).

Many thanks.

Yours in anticipation

Teresa Januszonok

Senior Conservator

************************************************
Sheffield Archives and Conservation Unit
52 Shoreham Street
Sheffield
S1 4SP

Archives Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9395
Conservation Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9399
Fax: +44 (0) 114 203 9398
For Archives e-mail: [log in to unmask]
For Conservation Unit e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Please include YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE

*************************************************

------=_NextPart_000_0175_01C4628C.00E88B40-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:51:54 +0100 Reply-To: Sheffield Archives <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Sheffield Archives <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Servicing of Board choppers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0185_01C4628E.D92B7B00" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0185_01C4628E.D92B7B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Board chopper: Model: Schimanek Rheydt-Odenkirchen Type 10, No. 8024525, made in West Germany, supplied by Harrild London. Does anyone know a company that could/does supply the servicing of and changing of blades for the above type of caste-iron board chopper. Has anyone recently had their board chopper or similar serviced? If so by whom and what did it cost? Would the company also change blades? Locally we can get the blades sharpened. Any guidance would be appreciated. Could you please reply off line. I will be happy to share the information with anyone who is interested. Please use e-mail address for Conservation Unit (see below). Many thanks Yours sincerely Teresa Januszonok Senior Conservator ************************************************ Sheffield Archives and Conservation Unit 52 Shoreham Street Sheffield S1 4SP Archives Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9395 Conservation Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9399 Fax: +44 (0) 114 203 9398 For Archives e-mail: [log in to unmask] For Conservation Unit e-mail: [log in to unmask] Please include YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE ************************************************* ------=_NextPart_000_0185_01C4628E.D92B7B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Board chopper: Model: Schimanek Rheydt-Odenkirchen Type 10, No. 8024525, made in

West Germany, supplied by Harrild London.

Does anyone know a company that could/does supply the servicing of and changing of

blades for the above type of caste-iron board chopper.

Has anyone recently had their board chopper or similar serviced? If so by whom

and what did it cost? Would the company also change blades?

Locally we can get the blades sharpened.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Could you please reply off line. I will be happy to share the information with anyone

who is interested. Please use e-mail address for Conservation Unit (see below).

Many thanks

Yours sincerely

Teresa Januszonok

Senior Conservator

************************************************
Sheffield Archives and Conservation Unit
52 Shoreham Street
Sheffield
S1 4SP

Archives Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9395
Conservation Tel: +44 (0) 114 203 9399
Fax: +44 (0) 114 203 9398
For Archives e-mail: [log in to unmask]
For Conservation Unit e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Please include YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE

*************************************************

------=_NextPart_000_0185_01C4628E.D92B7B00-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:15:17 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 705 Holiday roundup Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Museum will catalog treasure trove of history MISSION INN: Some items from the Riverside landmark have been stored for decades. 01:30 AM PDT on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 By KIMBERLY TRONE / The Press-Enterprise Sometimes history is handled with white cotton gloves. Museum and Collections Manager Steven Spiller slips on the gloves when showing off some of the fragile scrapbooks and documents being rediscovered by archivists at the Mission Inn Museum in downtown Riverside. Among them is the original 1908 patent Mission Inn founder Frank Miller obtained for his Rain Cross. The logo has become a popular symbol in the Riverside area. http://www.pe.com/localnews/southwest/stories/PE_News_Local_relics30.12032.html ( Scranton Times For Eddie the Clerk/Archivist, No County Job Stacks Up to His BY MICHAEL MCNARNEY THE SUNDAY TIMES 07/04/2004 Edward F. Stancheski walks in, turns on the lights, and puts his straw hat and sunglasses on his desk. There are no other people, no clicking of keyboards or whirring of printers, not much sunlight and only the toot of an occasional train horn outside to break the silence. Just files. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12206471&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6 ( Pittsburgh Tribune Review Assistant curator sees work as mission By Mary Pickels TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, July 4, 2004 Nearly three years ago, Roxanne Sullivan laid on the living room floor of her Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, home and cried. Outside, emergency personnel ran helter-skelter, searching for a downed plane, looking for survivors. Overhead, helicopters -- police and media -- roared. "The noise was unbearable," she recalled. http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/newssummary/s_201813.html ( Duluth News Tribune Posted on Sun, Jul. 04, 2004 Group has will to hand over archives, looks for a way BY JANE BRISSETT NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER ST. LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY "Now the devil's in the details." JOANNE COOMBE, Historical Society director, on plans to put the University of Minnesota Duluth in charge of the group's archives. The concept of making the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center part of the University of Minnesota Duluth seems clear enough, but the St. Louis County Historical Society is not about to rush into anything. http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/local/9078321.htm ( County volunteers are two for the history books RECOGNITION: The men have donated much time to archive records for San Bernardino County. 10:03 PM PDT on Saturday, July 3, 2004 By PENNY E. SCHWARTZ / Special to The Press-Enterprise SAN BERNARDINO - Two volunteers who have catalogued San Bernardino County history for the past decade became part of it when they received commendations from the county. Dave Trimble and Floyd McDonald received certificates of recognition from Larry Walker, auditor/controller-recorder for San Bernardino County, during a ceremony June 21 at the county archives facility. The two men together have spent more than 2,000 volunteer hours helping to index and preserve the county's historical records. http://www.pe.com/localnews/sanbernardino/stories/PE_News_Local_bhist04.577c3.html The Battalion A&M to house next Bush Library, Regents hope By Natalie Younts Depending on whether President Bush gets reelected this November, he could designate the location of his presidential library this fall or in four years. Whatever the outcome of the election, the Texas A&M Board of Regents is hoping that when his term does end, he will pick Texas A&M, said Erle Nye, vice chairman of the board. http://www.thebatt.com/news/2004/07/05/News/Am.To.House.Next.Bush.Library.Regents.Hope-691456.shtml Charlotte Observer Posted on Mon, Jul. 05, 2004 Out of state, out of mind Churches shouldn't ship their valuable historical documents away from North Carolina ROGER SHARPE Special to the Observer There is something sacred about a researcher seeing a hand-written entry to a church register naming his or her ancestor and the dates of a birth and baptism, thereby documenting the ancestor's location in time and space, that is unparalleled in all bibliographical research. http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/opinion/9082672.htm? Livewire: Public Records Can Paint an Unflattering Picture Wed Jun 30, 2004 01:23 PM ET By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wondering how much your neighbor's house is worth? Or if he's given any money to a political candidate? Perhaps you'd like to know whether he's ever spent a night in jail, or the real reason behind his divorce. Questions like these at your next neighborhood barbecue could get you a fat lip. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=555605606/30/2004 A Declaration Signed by The Founders As Well as The Centuries By Joel Achenbach Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, July 4, 2004; Page D01 The Declaration of Independence bears the rhetorical handprint of a generation of Americans who were determined to throw off the yoke of royal tyranny. It also bears a handprint, literally. It's in the lower left corner. There's no two ways about it: It's someone's sloppy paw print, smack dab on the document that founded the nation. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26530-2004Jul3.html Business built on destroying documents Jupiter-based ProShred devours more than 100 tons of paper per year in Palm Beach County alone. http://www1.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_business/article/0,1651,TCP_1012_3008185,00.html Florida Archives E-mail to Fulfill Public Records Requests News Release Jun 30 2004 Florida's Department of Health implemented KVS Inc's Enterprise Vaulte-mail archiving software to better manage the agency's growing email stores and ensure compliance with Florida statutes governing citizens' access to public records. http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=90674 (1 of 2)06/30/2004 2:10:30 PM County courthouse undergoes 'massive cleanup' 06/30/04 Scott Welton Email this story to a friend BENTON - Scott County officials now have some storage space following a â€œmassive cleanupâ€ at the courthouse Monday. Scott County Commissioner Jamie Burger said during the Commissionâ€™s regular meeting Tuesday that 16,000 pounds of old records were shredded and disposed of during the courthouseâ€™s cleanup. http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/865/public/news557335.html Mainichi Daily News Hyogo police under suspicion of falsifying case records HYOGO -- The mobile patrol unit of the Hyogo prefectural police force is being investigated on suspicion of systematically falsifying investigation documents to boost its record for car and other theft apprehensions, it has been learned. In the two years between 2002 and 2003 alone, a total of about 300 investigation records appeared to have been falsified, and several dozen people appeared to have been involved, sources close to the investigation said. http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20040630p2a00m0dm009000c.html ( WARRNAMBOOL Standard Move for archives overdue July 5, 2004 WARRNAMBOOL desperately needs a new home for its historic collection, according to local historians. The historical society has been forced to modify the folk museum section of its History House and concentrate on the preservation of records. http://the.standard.net.au/articles/2004/07/05/1088879408185.html ( Lawsuit over access to housing archives www.chinaview.cn 2004-07-05 13:59:38 BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- An elderly woman in Shanghai is taking a district government department to court after it denied a request for access to information. The lawsuit is the first of its kind in Shanghai. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/05/content_1573456.htm Fayetteville Observer Not Worth It Hoarding records is a losing proposition Whispering Pines can have a good and durable resolution of its dispute over public records just as soon as it lets go of the idea that local ordinances trump state law. It will not get such results with displays of bad manners like those during Wednesday's public meeting. Insulting people and raising the decibel level to drown out dissent can only give the Moore County village an image its people do not want for it. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=opinion&Story=6433116 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Posted on Wed, Jun. 30, 2004 Diebold and the dutiful From the electioneering you've seen so far this year, you might not think anyone's testing for logic or accuracy. But in fact four guys spent last week doing just that -- on about 400 of Columbus' touch-screen voting machines. One guy worked for Columbus' elections office. The other three worked for voting-machine maker Diebold, which is pronounced "dee-bold," like in a soap opera ("Diebold and the Beautiful"). http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/columnists/9043117.htm ( TechRepublic E-voting: Nightmare or nirvana? June 30, 2004 By Paul Festa Staff Writer, CNET News.com If electronic voting were to face an international referendum, it would almost certainly lose. Once the province of a small group of election officials and equipment sellers, evoting has exploded into the popular consciousness because of a spreading controversy over security and verifiability. Thanks to a concerted effort by opponents and to the missteps of voting machine vendor Diebold Election Systems, most of the news has been bad. http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5253004.html Wall Street Journal Finding Personal Files Faster By PUI-WING TAM and KEVIN J. DELANEY Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL July 1, 2004; Page B1 Several times a week, Greg Baszucki struggles to locate old documents and e-mails on his computer. "I'm always going 'What did I call that? What was that file?' " says Mr. Baszucki, president of Dealix Corp., which links car buyers to auto sellers online. "There has to be something a lot better," he adds. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108863346531252070,00.html? E-records no â€˜fail proof systemâ€™- Monday 05, July-2004 by Geralyn Edward As businesses switch from paper to electronic record keeping, an expert in the field of information management has warned that there are several risks and challenges associated with the move. Sharon Alexander-Gooding, an assistant registrar at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies, noted that while e-records may provide improved access to information, many of the programmes were complex and did not have the functionality to support record keeping over a long time. http://www.nationnews.com/StoryView.cfm?Record=51277&Section=LO ComputerWorld Building a Compliance Framework As the flow of mandates continues, CIOs who can integrate corporate compliance efforts will be ahead of the pack. News Story by Steve Ulfelder JULY 05, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Do you break out in a cold sweat whenever you hear the phrase Section 404? When a co-worker mentions HIPAA, do you race back to your office to figure out the earliest possible date you can retire? http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,94263,00.html ( ComputerWorld Managing e-mail growth By Julie Bort Network World (US) E-mails and instant messaging (IM) have become important means of communication in most organisations today. As a result, electronic messages are taking up more storage and coupled with various business regulations requirement, is affecting corporate storage strategy. Network World spoke to Jim Geis, director of system solutions and services at Forsythe Solutions Group, on how to manage out-of-control e-mail growth. While the business described here is fictitious, Forsythe's solutions had to be based on actual work it has done for users. http://computerworld.com.my/pcwmy.nsf/0/F338D198DB7B1AE348256EC8001E8DFF?OpenDocument -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:12:49 +0100 Reply-To: archives <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: archives <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Remove from list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003F_01C4634A.2C3C5E20" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C4634A.2C3C5E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please could you remove me from your mailing list. Many thanks ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C4634A.2C3C5E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C4634A.2C3C5E20-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:57:28 +0100 Reply-To: Steve Gardam <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Steve Gardam <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Postal Heritage Trust Autumn Lecture Series 2004 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Postal Heritage Trust Autumn Lecture Series 2004 The Postal Heritage Trust offers a warm invitation for all Archives-NRA listers to the latest series of FREE autumn lectures at the Phoenix Centre, Phoenix Place, London WC1X 0DL - next door to the Trust’s Archive Search Room. This year you can enjoy talks on the pre-war films of the General Post Office, Tony Benn’s reminiscences as a former Postmaster-General, Machin’s sculpture of the Queen’s head on British stamps, and a comprehensive look at special stamps. Each lecture is on a Tuesday evening at 7pm, and we will be opening the Search Room on the night of each lecture until 7pm, with last orders for archive material at 6.15 pm. FREE ENTRY, but pre-booking required To book your seat call 020 7239 2570 or email [log in to unmask] Tuesday 7 September 2004 The GPO and its films in the 1930s Dr Ian Aiken, Senior Research Fellow at De Montfort University Tuesday 5 October 2004 The Future of Britain’s Oldest Public Service, Reflections of an Old Postmaster-General Tony Benn, former Postmaster-General Tuesday 9 November 2004 The Machin Design Douglas Muir, Curator of Philately, Postal Heritage Trust Tuesday 7 December 2004 The A to Z of Special Stamps Barry Robinson, former Stamp Programme Director for Royal Mail For more information about the Postal Heritage Trust please see our website www.royalmail.com/heritage Postal Heritage Trust Freeling House Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DL Tel 020 7239 2570 [log in to unmask] Registered Charity Number 1102360 Company Number 4896056 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:08:48 +0100 Reply-To: "Robertson, Laura" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Robertson, Laura" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Closure at Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Local Studies Library in the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies will be closed Monday 12th to Wednesday 14th July inclusive (next Monday to Wednesday) due to essential building work taking place. During this time the Archive search-room will remain open as usual, with entry through the main County Hall foyer. It is essential that people book a seat in the Archives if they wish to visit next week, as we expect that this room will be busier than usual. Please can you pass on this message to anyone who may be thinking of visiting us next week. Many thanks, Laura Robertson Archivist Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies County Hall Walton Street Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP20 1UU Tel: 01296 382587 Email: [log in to unmask] Visit our Web Site : http://www.buckscc.gov.uk **** Buckinghamshire County Council E-mail Disclaimer ******** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, the use of the information by disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager at [log in to unmask] This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for content and for the presence of computer viruses. **** End of Disclaimer *************************************** ========================================================================Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 16:59:22 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Kath Shawcross <[log in to unmask]> Subject: free microform lenses MIME-version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Colleagues The following lenses will go free (including postage) to whoever wants them - first come etc. Sorry details are brief - they weren't mine but have been passed on by my library colleagues who can't bring themselves to throw them away. I can't quite figure out if they are a complete set - variety of "holders". The first 3 are loose - no boxes - Canon Micro Lens BO3 - Canon Micro Lens A X23.5P with holder - Canon Prism Unit for PC-P70 These 2 have a holder -- BO9F Canon Micro Zoom lens BZ02 - numbered 16-32 on outside edge - Canon Micro Zoom lens - no serial no. but numbered 10-15 on outside edge In a box CAnon A05 33x MGO-0237 with holder Kath Shawcross Borough Archivist & Local Studies Manager London Borough of Sutton, Central Library, St Nicholas Way, SUTTON, Surrey SM1 1EA Tel: +44 (020 8770 4745), FAX: (020 8770 4777) web site: www.sutton.gov.uk ************************************************************************* This email and the information it contains are confidential and intended solely for the exclusive use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, this email should not be copied, forwarded, or printed for any purpose, or the contents disclosed to any other person. If you have received this email in error, please notify the London Borough of Sutton immediately on +44 (020) 8770 5612 or email [log in to unmask] and then delete the email. Although the London Borough of Sutton operates anti-virus programmes, it does not accept any responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 21:12:34 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 706 trade secrets, government archives, technology Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable San Bernardino County Sun Photo exhibit is a blast from the past By PRISCILLA NORDYKE RODEN, Staff Writer They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that's true, an exhibit of photographs at the San Bernardino County Museum speaks volumes. A collection of black-and-white 20th century photographic images, taken from the 1950s through the 1970s, offer a unique perspective of events that focused media attention on the Inland Empire. http://u.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,216~24290~2255044,00.html ( Wells Fargo to use Adobe for digital signature service Adobe is combining Acrobat technology with digital identity services from Identrus News Story by Paul Roberts JUNE 08, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Wells Fargo & Co. bank customers will soon be able to use digital signatures and Adobe PDF documents to conduct sensitive business transactions. Wells Fargo is planning to deploy a service called SimpleSign that combines Adobe Systems Inc.'s Acrobat technology with digital identity services from Identrus LLC. The service is designed to prevent document spoofing and allows banks and their customers to sign PDF documents with digital signatures, creating legally binding digital documents, like loan origination forms and letters of credit. http://www.computerworld.com/databasetopics/data/story/0,10801,93727,00.html ( Banks, Brokerages Dogged by Message Storage Rules Mandates for IM, e-mail retention pose IT challenges News Story by Thomas Hoffman JULY 05, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - NEW YORK -- Information technology managers at financial services firms are finding it increasingly difficult to comply with a bevy of regulations that require them to archive e-mail and instant messaging exchanges with customers and ensure that the messages can be retrieved. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers have all imposed regulations on the types of information that brokerages can share with clients via e-mail or IM and how long messages must be stored so they can be retrieved for regulatory audits. http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/groupware/story/0,10801,94303,00.html Evening Times Clinton papers off to library By DAVID HAMMER Associated Press Writer LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- The final leg of a journey for hundreds of tons of documents from the Clinton presidency will be the shortest -- a mile across downtown Little Rock from a former automobile dealership where they've been stored for nearly four years, to their permanent home. http://www.theeveningtimes.com/articles/2004/07/06/news/news5.txt ( The Post and Courier Archives Dept. spins history into Web Efforts under way to make available to the Internet 300 years of historical records BY TENISHA WALDO Of The Post and Courier Staff No ride to your local library. No being hushed by librarians. You wouldn't even have to change out of your pajamas, unless you want to. Now, researching within the comfort of your own home is a couple of clicks away. http://www.charleston.net/stories/070604/sta_06archive.shtml Washington Post Keeping Trade Secrets Under Wraps In a Knowledge Economy, Companies Combat Theft of Intellectual Property By Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 27, 2004; Page F06 A woman in Georgia was about to move from her job at one travel agency to a competitor. While still at the first company, she e-mailed clients to tell them that if they would follow her to the new agency, she would get them better deals. A man in the Miami office of a telecommunications company left for a competitor and took the client list from the first company with him. When he started at the new job, he told those clients he could help them get out of their old contract and could get them a better price. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5970-2004Jun25.html ( Louisville Courier-Journal Louisville seeks one site for archives Police property room also would be housed in building By SHELDON S. SHAFER [log in to unmask] The Courier-Journal Louisville metro government is a pack rat. It has archived material, including a handful of items dating back to Louisville's founding in the late 1700s, stored in the basements of Louisville Gardens and Memorial Auditorium and on parts of three floors at the Urban County Government Center, 810 Barret Ave. Likewise, Louisville Metro Police have property stored in the basement of the metro police headquarters at Seventh and Jefferson streets, at the urban government center and at four suburban police district stations. The property includes evidence in cases and items that have been found and turned in. http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/07/06ky/B1-archive07060-7344.html ( Wichita Falls Times Record Historians enjoying new digs By Judith K. McGinnis/Times Record News July 6, 2004 Unpacking has always been SOP at the Wichita County Archives. As guardians for this repository of the county's printed historical record, archivist Lita Watson and a dedicated group of volunteers have been sorting through boxes of donated papers, maps and ledgers since the archive was created in 1990. http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/local_news/article/0,1891,TRN_5784_3015036,00.html The Australian Film archives a click away By Louise Perry July 07, 2004 TEACHING Australian history to high school students or the fundamentals of politics to undergraduates is often met with glazed eyes, yawns and boredom. Take the textbooks away and replace them with the drama that film and television provide and chances are the audience of the 21st century - brought up on a steady diet of moving images - will perk up. This theory, coupled with a desire to take film and TV archives from their dusty shelves and make them widely and easily available, prompted the British Film Institute to make its archives available online. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10060154%255E16947,00.html United States: HIPAA Privacy One Year Out: Developments and Lessons Learned 25 June 2004 Article by Jennifer Willcox I. Introduction A little more than a year ago, many of us were frantically copying Privacy Notices, completing HIPAA training and tweaking our privacy policies. While some commentators predicted mass chaos after April 14, 2003 as a result of the HIPAA privacy requirements, the intervening year has been manageable, thanks to the diligent efforts of the health care community in preparing for compliance. HIPAA is not just a test that a covered entity passed or failed on April 14, 2003, however; compliance is an ongoing process. This Advisory summarizes some of the past year's important HIPAA developments, and reminds providers about compliance deadlines that are now upon us. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=26899&email_access=on Detroit News Tuesday, July 6, 2004 Libraries uphold privacy Law student may sue for information on patrons By Amy Lee / The Detroit News AUBURN HILLS â€” Librarians across the state are crying foul over a widespread request for library cardholder information, and some argue the query amounts to an attack on privacy rights. http://www.detnews.com/2004/metro/0407/06/b01-204018.htm New York Times July 6, 2004 You've Got Mail (and Court Says Others Can Read It) By SAUL HANSELL When everything is working right, an e-mail message appears to zip instantaneously from the sender to the recipient's inbox. But in reality, most messages make several momentary stops as they are processed by various computers en route to their destination. Those short stops may make no difference to the users, but they make an enormous difference to the privacy that e-mail is accorded under federal law. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/06/technology/06net.html ( KFMB TECHNOLOGY: ACTIVIST: E-VOTING TO BE A 'TRAIN WRECK' Printer-friendly version (07-06-2004) - Ambushing registrars and tracking down executives at their homes and offices, a literary publicist has uncovered conflicts of interests and security flaws inside the companies that make electronic ballot machines. Searching the Web and poring over newspaper clippings, Bev Harris has unearthed obscure arrest records, ties to conservative political groups and other embarrassing secrets of senior executives at voting companies. http://www.kfmb.com/topstory26986.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:33:38 +0100 Reply-To: Sam Marwick <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Sam Marwick <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archivist MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine (part of the Wellcome Trust) is an international centre for the study of the history of medicine, with extensive Special Collections of printed books, manuscripts and archives. These collections form an integral and well used part of a busy specialist library, with a growing and varied readership. Further details of the library and its collections can be found on the library website http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and flexible qualified archivist to join the Archives and Manuscripts section, and provide support to the Special Collections team. Duties include cataloguing, assisting and supervising readers in the public reading areas, dealing with enquiries, and contributing to the security and preservation of the collections. You will be expected to participate in promotional activities and help to facilitate access to a wide range of Special Collections materials. The Library is due to move to refurbished premises in 2006 and a considerable proportion of your time will be devoted to assisting with preparation and implementation of the various tasks that this will entail. We would expect you to have: · A degree and professional qualification in archives · A minimum of one year’s experience of working in an archive repository or library · A thorough understanding of current professional practice · An interest in the history of medicine and/or biomedical science would be an advantage This position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis, subject to a six months probationary period. Salary will be from £20,055 plus benefits. To apply, please send a full CV and a covering letter (including daytime contact number) explaining how you feel you meet the criteria above to Georgina Whittenham, HR Adviser, The Wellcome Trust, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Alternatively email [log in to unmask] Applications must reach this office no later than 12.00noon, 21 July 2004. Initial interviews will be held 1st week in August. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:36:42 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Chris Catton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Employment opportunity : Audiovisual archivist MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 003FC8B780256ECA_=" This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 003FC8B780256ECA_Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Amnesty is looking for an Audiovisual archivist to complete its five-member Audiovisual Resources team. The team is currently entering the implementation phase of an exciting image database project which aims to streamline our delivery of images to Amnesty Sections, for use in our documents and actions, and on our website. The job is permanent and located in London (Clerkenwell) Starting salary is £23,236 Full details and an application form are available from our website: http://web.amnesty.org/jobs/index/07072004-IRP0405 Internet communications are not secure and therefore Amnesty International Ltd does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. If you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose or rely on the information in this e-mail. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Amnesty International Ltd. Electronic communications including email might be monitored by Amnesty International Ltd. for operational or business reasons. --=_alternative 003FC8B780256ECA_Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Amnesty is looking for an Audiovisual archivist to complete its five-member Audiovisual Resources team.

The team is currently entering the implementation phase of an exciting image database project which aims to streamline our delivery of images to Amnesty Sections, for use in our documents and actions, and on our website.

The job is permanent and located in London (Clerkenwell)
Starting salary is £23,236

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Internet communications are not secure and therefore Amnesty International Ltd does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message.
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--=_alternative 003FC8B780256ECA_=-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:32:30 +0100 Reply-To: Carol Dixon <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Carol Dixon <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives, Libraries, Museums and the Skills for Life Strategy - Report Launch Event, 27th July MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4642F.3C000EB6" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4642F.3C000EB6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Londoners Need to Read - Report Launch Event (PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!) Tuesday 27th July 2004, 6-8pm British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London Londoners Need to Read is the title of a new DfES/DCMS-funded research report, exploring the role of libraries, museums and archives in supporting learning for adults with basic skills needs. The report will be launched on Tuesday 27th July at an evening event and drinks reception, hosted by ALM London (Venue: British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1). For more information about the Londoners Need to Read research project, or to reserve a place at the FREE report launch, please click on the following link to the ALM London website: Direct URL: http://www.lmal.org.uk/news/index.cfm?ArticleID=510&NavigationID=5 ..................................................................................... Carol Dixon Learning & Access Officer > ALM London > Cloister Court > 22-26 Farringdon Lane > London EC1R 3AJ > > Direct line: 020 7549 1704 > Main line: 020 7549 1700 > Fax: 020 7490 5225 > Email: [log in to unmask] Website: www.almlondon.org.uk > ALM London (Archives, Libraries and Museums London) is the new strategic development agency for archives, libraries and museums in London. For further information please visit the website at www.almlondon.org.uk > > Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and then delete the message and any associated files from your system. > > Security Warning: Although this e-mail and its attachments have been screened and are believed to be free from any virus, in all cases it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the e-mail and any associated attachments are virus free. ALM London will not accept liability for any damage caused by a virus. > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4642F.3C000EB6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Archives, Libraries, Museums and the Skills for Life Strategy - Report Launch Event, 27th July

Londoners Need to Read - Report Launch Event (PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!)
Tuesday 27th July 2004, 6-8pm
British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London
Londoners Need to Read is the title of a new DfES/DCMS-funded research report, exploring the role of libraries, museums and archives in supporting learning for adults with basic skills needs.

The report will be launched on Tuesday 27th July at an evening event and drinks reception, hosted by ALM London (Venue: British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1).

For more information about the Londoners Need to Read research project, or to reserve a place at the FREE report launch, please click on the following link to the ALM London website:

Direct URL: http://www.lmal.org.uk/news/index.cfm?ArticleID=510&NavigationID=5

.....................................................................................

Carol Dixon
Learning & Access Officer
ALM London
Cloister Court
22-26 Farringdon Lane
London EC1R 3AJ

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4642F.3C000EB6-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 16:33:15 +0100 Reply-To: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 - July Update MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 - July Update Archive Awareness Campaign is run jointly by The National Council on Archives, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and The National Archives. It aims to demonstrate the treasures held by archives across the UK to new and experienced users. What's happening in 2004? The theme of Archive Awareness Campaign in 2004 is Routes to Roots so archives will be running events about family history, gardening, botany, travel, transport and much more throughout the year. Events are already being registered by archives across the country. To give you a taster of what will be happening if you haven't planned your AAC activities yet: * The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust will be holding an exhibition throughout October, November and December called "Wheels around the World", which will celebrate the spirit of expedition using a combination of artefacts, photographs and moving film. * Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies is offering free family history courses, especially designed for beginners, from September to December. * Cumbria Archive Service will demonstrate the changing face of Barrow through an exhibition of historic maps, photographs and other sources to be based at Tescos supermarket in Barrow in October and November. If you are not planning an event specifically for Archive Awareness Campaign why not brand your existing activities with the Archive Awareness logo (available at www.archiveawareness.com) and register them on the site? Other national campaigns running in the autumn include The Big Draw in October (www.drawingpower.org.uk) and Family Learning Week, 11-17 October (www.familylearningweek.com) Does your AAC event fit into one of these campaigns too? Registering! If you haven't already done so, now is the time to register your event on the website www.archiveawareness.com The sooner you register the more listings you can expect for your event in various publications. Upon registration you will be prompted to request promotional material so make sure you get your order in! If you have any queries about registering please contact Lucy Fulton, Archive Awareness Campaign officer: Tel 020 8392 5237 Email [log in to unmask] The BBC is planning a major family history series for this winter and to coincide with this a National Family History Day will take place on Sunday 5 December (date TBC). Over 40 events, run by local BBC radio stations, will take place in public spaces across the country on this day and we will be asking for your help with these in the near future. You might be able to help with "Ask the Experts" sessions, run workshops or help with internet taster sessions. This is a great opportunity to publicise your skills as archive professionals and your organisation. Mark the date in your diary and we will give you more details as soon as possible! On This Day, a daily feature which ran in Metro newspaper every weekday during Archive Awareness Month last year, will run again this November. We are now looking for interesting/ topical stories from the archives relating to each weekday in November. Social history stories such as the first cash-point or the introduction of cats eyes onto British roads are more in keeping with Metro's style than anniversaries of great battles or the acquisition of foreign territory so please concentrate your efforts in this area! Please send your suggestions, on no more than one side of A4, with a scanned image of relevant documents if available, to [log in to unmask] Contact If you have any enquiries about Archive Awareness Campaign please contact Lucy Fulton, Archive Awareness Campaign Officer: Tel 020 8392 5237 Email [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 21:29:56 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 707 paperless healthcare, data storage, volunteers Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Race for the Bush library Texas universities vie for memorabilia, national recognition 06:50 PM CDT on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 By APRIL KINSER / DallasNews.com President Bush may face an uncertain future in the White House, but one aspect of his presidency is sure: It will be memorialized with an official library and museum. The recognition that comes with housing a presidential library was evident in June, when tens of thousands of people visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum to pay their final respects and millions watched his funeral and related events on television. Several Texas university and city officials said the spotlight on the Simi Valley, Calif., library has re-energized them about promoting their potential sites. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/parkcities/stories/070704dnparlibrary.7c70e.html ( Journal-Advocate Historian fills gaps in battle story By BEATA MOSTAFAVI, Journal-Advocate Staff Writer He could almost hear her calling out to him. On that hot June day six years ago, something about the tiny, obscure, plaque hidden by overgrown weeds bearing only the woman's last name captivated Jeff Broome. The historian was standing on the spot where a band of Native Americans and American cavalry crossed paths in a bloody battle more than a century ago. Atop a small rising slope, bordering marshland, a sea of grass and crater-pink canyons, was the unmarked grave of 29-year-old Susanna Alderice. http://www.journal-advocate.com/Stories/0,1413,120~7824~2255954,00.html ( Los Angeles Times Keeping things well preserved Goddard came to Costa Mesa late but has been great as an archivist for the Historical Society. Jimmy Stroup, Special to the Daily Pilot As a long-time volunteer for the Costa Mesa Historical Society, Mary Ellen Goddard has become one of the foremost experts on Newport-Mesa history ever to come out of ... Iowa. After moving to Costa Mesa in 1977, armed with a degree in history and a fondness for finding and caring for historical pieces, Goddard volunteered for the historical society in her spare time, while her children were in school. "The reason I volunteer, or started to volunteer in the first place, is because I have an interest in local history," she said. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/pilot/features/la-dpt-goodcause07jul07,1,4506257.story?coll=la-tcn-pilot-features Oceanaâ€™s Herald Journal Museum registrar shares methods with local historical society group By Mary Sanford, Herald-Journal Editor July 07, 2004 MEARS - Artifacts are constantly being donated to the Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society (OCHGS) and members want to make sure they can take care of the pieces of history left in their care. To help with that charge, several historical society members spent a day last month with Becky Fitzgerald, registrar, with the Muskegon County Museum. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12249103&BRD=2051&PAG=461&dept_id=430588&rfi=6 Rocky Mountain News Zappa archives come to light By Jonathan Cohen, Billboard.Com July 6, 2004 NEW YORK - The doors to Frank Zappa's vault will be blown wide open via a new series of archival releases under the moniker Joe's Corsage, a nod to both Zappa's 1979 album Joe's Garage and Zappa archivist Joe Travers. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/music/article/0,1299,DRMN_54_3014281,00.html ( CIO COMPLIANCE The Sarbox Conspiracy Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts are eating up CIO time and budgets. Worse, CIOs are being relegated to a purely tactical role. And that may be the CFO's plan. BY CHRISTOPHER KOCH When CIOs began installing ERP systems in the '80s and '90s, they unwittingly took something that used to belong to CFOs: financial controls. The things that accountants used to monitor manuallyâ€”such as making sure that two signatures from the right people went on every check, or reconciling purchase orders against invoicesâ€”all became automated inside ERP systems. The meticulous audit trail that controllers and accountants had established over generations for demonstrating that money was being handled properly (think of black, leather-bound ledgers and long ribbons of adding machine paper) disappeared into those ERP systems without a traceâ€”or at least without being properly documented, and certainly not to the extent now required by the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a.k.a. Sarbox. http://www.cio.com/archive/070104/sarbox.html Wall Street Journal Forensic Evidence Of the Holocaust Must Be Preserved By TIMOTHY RYBACK July 7, 2004; Page D10 Last month, Jarek Mensfelt, spokesman for the Auschwitz memorial site, announced plans to preserve the ruins of the gas chambers and crematoria in the notorious death camp at Birkenau near the Polish town of Oswiecim. "This is an attempt to keep it as it is now -- in ruins -- but not let the ruins go," he said. "It was meant to be here forever as a warning." http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108914879023756502,00.html? ( HNS Are You Prepared For Disaster? Is Your Data Really Protected? by Ian Apps - Product Manager for EMEA at Plasmon Data - Wednesday, 7 July 2004. Whether it be hurricane, flood, fire or simply a member of staff accidentally hitting the delete key, your companyâ€™s data is constantly at risk from being permanently wiped out. Companies need to ask themselves, â€˜Do we have the strategy in place to cope with a disaster?â€™ The need to store, back-up, archive and retrieve both current and archived data is growing rapidly as companies get bigger and investment in IT increases. http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=708 FCW Group suggests ways to promote records management BY Sara Michael July 6, 2004 Enhanced training programs will promote the integration of records management into agencies' processes, according to a report on barriers to effective governmentwide records management. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0705/web-records-07-06-04.asp ( Reality IT: The Harsh Reality of Disaster Recovery Our Own Worst Enemy When a trigger-happy CFO crashes the backup systems, one IT team learns some tough lessons about proper disaster-recovery planning -- or lack thereof. Jul 8, 2004 | By Hunter Metatek The problem with disaster-recovery technology is that you need a real disaster to test it fully and properly. Recently, one of our top executives here at ACME solved that problem for us--he unintentionally created a real live disaster. http://www.nwc.com/showitem.jhtml?docid=1513colrit Atlanta Journal-Constitution Superior Court clerk faces, rebuts criticism By BETH WARREN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/07/04 Nearly three years ago, Lewis Pittman started drumming up support â€” and dollars â€” for an attempt to pull off a political upset in Fulton County. The Midtown resident is trying to oust Fulton County Superior Court Clerk Juanita Hicks in the July 20 primary. Hicks, 55, has held the job for 16 years. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/0704/08judges.html Tribune-Star Plan to move documents from courthouse stalled By Howard Greninger/Tribune-Star July 7, 2004 A plan to remove more than 60 tons of paper documents from the fifth floor of the Vigo County Courthouse remains on hold until county officials can find a temporary storage area. http://www.tribstar.com/articles/2004/07/07/news/news05.txt Cincinnati Post Court sanctions sought against city Suit: Records were destroyed By Kevin Osborne Post staff reporter A former investigator who is suing the city of Cincinnati is seeking court sanctions, alleging recent depositions prove municipal officials destroyed large portions of her case files that would prove her claims and might implicate an ex-city manager or others. http://www.cincypost.com/2004/07/07/omi070704.html icCoventry Past literally in hands of experts Jul 7 2004 Archaeologists who have been digging up part of Coventry's past have uncovered medieval treasures dating back to the 13th century. The 25square metre excavation site, situated behind the Phoenix pub (formerly the Sir Colin Campbell) in Whitefriars Street, city centre, will have flats built on it soon. http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_objectid=14401035&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=past-literally-in-hands-of-experts-name_page.html http://snipurl.com/7lfj United Kingdom: Freedom of Information - Will Public Authorities Be Able to Copy Copyright Documents When Responding to Requests? 07 July 2004 Article by Richard Best, Ashurst* The Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") was enacted in November 2000. However, its most important provision - the personal right of access to information held by public authorities - does not come into force until January 2005. When that day comes the current non-statutory rules on access to publicly held information, contained in the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, will be replaced by a far-reaching and comprehensive statutory regime. Information is defined broadly ("information recorded in any form") and requests may be made to public authorities by individuals, companies and even those living abroad. Companies dealing with or otherwise providing information to public authorities may be affected by the changes to the extent that: http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_27151 ( Lansing State Journal Published July 07, 2004 Libraries refuse request to release names of patrons http://www.lsj.com/news/local/040707_lawclerk_1b.html WAVE3 Medical Records Found Outside Vacant Nursing Home By David McArthur (LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 6, 2004, 10 p.m.) -- Some called it a buffet for identity thieves -- and the victims didn't even know they were on the menu. WAVE News got a call Tuesday from upset residents in a south Louisville neighborhood where confidential nursing home records were blowing in the wind. As David McArthur reports, the buffet is now closed, but how it happened is still unclear. http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=2004581&nav=0RZFOVWP CIO Operation Clean Data Cleaning dirty data is not just a matter of mastering the technical challenges. It requires making sure your staff is working closely with the business every step of the way. http://www.cio.com/archive/070104/data.html?printversion=yes ( DARWIN When Data Is More than Mission Critical For the Make-A-Wish Foundation, it's nothing less than hopes and dreams. http://www.darwinmag.com/read/060104/makeawish.html Will data grow old gracefully? New automated systems promise to help firms comply with data retention rules, but who will be responsible for errors? Having spent a few days recently with the storage folks at both EMC and HP, it seems we are set for another sea change in the way we manage data storage systems. They pointed out that new corporate governance laws mean directors of publicly traded firms might go to jail if their firms' break the rules. http://www.vnunet.com/comment/1156485 Business Week A Paperless Health-Care System? At some hospitals, like Evanston North in Illinois, digital records are saving money and possibly lives. It's the start of an IT boom http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2004/tc2004077_8164_tc_171.htm -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:24:56 +0200 Reply-To: Ecpa <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Ecpa <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New ECPA report `SEPIADES. Cataloguing photographic collections' Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline This announcement is sent to multiple lists - apologies for cross-posting. ***** The European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) just published the report `SEPIADES. Cataloguing photographic collections'. It aims to provide background information on the SEPIADES (SEPIA Data Element Set) advisory report and software tool that were developed in the framework of the SEPIA programme. SEPIA stands for 'Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access' (SEPIA) (www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia). SEPIADES is a multi-level data element set to catalogue photographic collections. Apart from 21 core elements, it contains many suggestions for use of specific, detailed elements. The report explains about the motives behind SEPIADES, providing an introduction to both the model and the software tool. It is aimed at all those involved in cataloguing photographic collections, both cataloguers and decision makers. Copies of the report can be ordered on-line (16 euros plus postage and handling costs*) or downloaded from the ECPA website free of charge, see http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/publications.html For SEPIA publications see http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/publications.html * - Within the Netherlands: 2.30 for the first item, 1.10 for every additional item. - In Europe: 4.00 for the first item, 2.00 for every additional item. - Outside Europe: 8.00 for the first item, 3.00 for every additional item. ******* European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) P.O. Box 19121, NL-1000 GC Amsterdam, visiting address: c/o KNAW, Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, NL-1011 JV Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel. ++31 - 20 - 551 08 39 fax ++31 - 20 - 620 49 41 URL: http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/ ========================================================================Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:09:37 +0100 Reply-To: Sylvia Thomas <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Sylvia Thomas <[log in to unmask]> Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY AT WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHIVES MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHIVE SERVICE on behalf of the YORKSHIRE ARCHIVES COUNCIL PROJECT OFFICER: ‘YORKSHIRE MADE’, ACCESS TO BUSINESS RECORDS IN YORKSHIRE, Ref: ASP:YM1 SO1 (£21,282 - £22,689 ), based at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford Yorkshire was at the heart of the industrial revolution, and as many people as possible should be able to find out about its archives. West Yorkshire Archive Service, on behalf of the Yorkshire Archives Council, has secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a new project to extend online access to records of business and industry in the Yorkshire and Humber region. As part of the national Access to Archives (A2A) initiative, we are looking for a qualified archivist to undertake retro-conversion work on around 9,000 catalogue pages from the region’s archive repositories. You will work in conjunction with the central A2A team, based at the National Archives, who will provide appropriate training and support, while day-to- day management will be provided by West Yorkshire Archive Service. The Archive Service has previously run two other A2A projects, ‘Yorkshire Signpost’ and ‘Broad Acres, Big Houses, Yorkshire People’. You will also promote the project to potential users around the region and publicise it via the media. You will be familiar with modern cataloguing standards and confident with ICT. Experience of the CALM system for electronic cataloguing would be useful. Although based in Bradford, this is a regional project, so a current driving licence is desirable. This post is on a 12-month, fixed-term contract, 37 hours per week. For a job description and application form please contact Richard Hill on 0113 289 8212 ([log in to unmask]) or write to: West Yorkshire Joint Services, PO Box 5, Nepshaw Lane South, Morley, Leeds LS27 0QP. Alternatively, download an application form from the West Yorkshire Joint Services website: http://www.wyjs.org.uk For an informal chat about the post, call Sylvia Thomas, County Archivist, on 01924 305979. Closing date for applications: 2 August 2004 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:37:31 +0100 Reply-To: Christine Dowland <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Christine Dowland <[log in to unmask]> Subject: E-Government Local Targets for Electronic Service Delivery Dear All Are there any local authority record offices that consider themselves well advanced in meeting the targets for electronic delivery of services? I need to identify some examples of best practice. Could you briefly state what online services you can or will be able to offer. Many thanks Christine Christine Dowland Archivist Isle of Wight Record Office [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 16:18:15 +0100 Reply-To: Clare Brown <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Clare Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Project archivist - Lambeth Palace Library MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement will NOT appear in ARC Recruitment. Please bring it to the attention of those who might be interested. Project archivist Salary: £21, 525 12 month contract Lambeth Palace Library is seeking an archivist to assist in making the Library's collections of archives and manuscripts accessible to the public by converting existing hard-copy catalogues and indexes to electronic form using CALM software. The Library has already participated in collaborative initiatives such as the Access to Archives (A2A) programme. The post-holder will play a key role in advancing in-house retroconversion and should be enthusiastic about enhancing access through electronic means. The successful candidate will have a degree and postgraduate archive qualification, good and accurate keyboarding and IT skills and the ability to work methodically and meet deadlines. Experience of working with CALM would be an advantage, but training will be given. Ideally, the postholder will have some experience at professional level, but archivists qualifying this year are welcome to apply. For more information on the Library and its collections please see http://lambethpalacelibrary.org For an informal discussion, please contact Rachel Cosgrave on 020 7898-1400. For further details and an application form please contact Clare Brown on 020 7898-1400 or email [log in to unmask] Closing date for application forms is Tuesday 27 July. Interviews will be held on Thursday 12 August. Mrs. Clare Brown Assistant Archivist, Lambeth Palace Library, London SE1 7JU. +44 (0) 20 7898 1400/1269 http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended solely for the addressee(s) in the first instance and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender, delete the message from your system immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other party. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:13:28 +0100 Reply-To: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Subject: National strategy for business archives =?ISO-8859-1?Q?–? discussion documen As a result of a meeting in March 2004 with representatives of the Business Archives Council, the Business Records Group of the Society of Archivists, the Association of Business Historians and the Confederation of British Industry, The National Archives (TNA) has compiled a draft strategy document which seeks to identify the main issues facing business archives and to suggest what needs to be done now or in the future to address them. The draft is available at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/18.htm and comments, including suggestions for extension or improvement to the document, are invited. Please send any comments to [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 14:13:20 +0100 Reply-To: Local Studies Library <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Local Studies Library <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Closure of Bromley Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C465B6.819AEB2A" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C465B6.819AEB2A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As part of major building works affecting Bromley Central Library all departments including Local Studies and Archives will be closed for 3 weeks from Monday 2 August reopening on Monday 23 August. Staff will still be contactable by e-mail ([log in to unmask]), by post and by our temporary phone number 020 8461 7273 and will try to answer enquiries. We apologise for the unavoidable inconvenience. Elizabeth Silverthorne Archivist ---- London Borough of Bromley E-Mail Disclaimer ---- "For information about Bromley Council visit our web site www.bromley.gov.uk" "The information contained in this message (including any attachments) is confidential in that it is intended solely for the use of the recipient, the use of the information by disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited and may be unlawful." ---- End of Disclaimer ---- ------_=_NextPart_001_01C465B6.819AEB2A Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Closure of Bromley Archives

As part of major building works affecting Bromley Central Library all departments including Local Studies and Archives will be closed for 3 weeks from Monday 2 August reopening on Monday 23 August.

Staff will still be contactable by e-mail ([log in to unmask]), by post and by our temporary phone number 020 8461 7273 and will try to answer enquiries.

We apologise for the unavoidable inconvenience.

Elizabeth Silverthorne
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C465B6.819AEB2A-- ========================================================================Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:48:58 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 711 Weekend Roundup 1 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1089550138" -------------------------------1089550138 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en The Register Archive.org suffers Fahrenheit 911 memory loss By Ashlee Vance in Chicago Published Friday 9th July 2004 16:13 GMT Opinion You don't often think about libraries in terms of strength. Few mayors tout the large sack of the local book depository or put it up against a massive skyscraper during PR stunts. Libraries are pretty passive creatures that receive some credit for the quantity of volumes they hold but not much credit these days for being powerful entities. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/09/archive_yeahright_org/ Bob Bullock Collection To Open At Baylor University July 09, 2004 by Lori Scott Fogleman Researchers and the public will get their first look at the papers of the late Texas statesman and Baylor University law graduate Bob Bullock, when the Bullock Archive opens July 12 in the Baylor Collections of Political Materials (BCPM). http://pr.baylor.edu/story.php?id=005219 http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2672405 The Capital Times Dave Zweifel: Historical Society chief is impressed By Dave Zweifel July 9, 2004 I had a delightful lunch this week with the new director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Ellsworth Brown, who is impressed by what he's seen so far of Madison. http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=6502&ntpid=1 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Military files show lives of servicemen By SIOBHAN MCDONOUGH ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- Snapshots from the history of the U.S. military: -Eighteen-year-old Humphrey Bogart's 1918 application to become a Naval Reserve seaman, listing his short, slight particulars - 136 pounds, 5 feet 7 1/2 inches, smallpox mark over right eyebrow. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1155&sl ug=Archives%20Military%20Files http://snipurl.com/7o9h Northwest Indiana Times Homicide history now online CRIME, INTERNET: Northwestern University Web site showcases 60 years of Chicago murder By MIKE COLIAS Associated Press Writer CHICAGO -- Do a search on Northwestern University's new historical homicide Web site for murders that occurred Feb. 14 and you'll get perhaps this city's most infamous crime: the bloody shooting of seven mobsters in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2004/07/10/news/local_illinois/924d961e cfff24e386256ecc007fdb47.txt http://snipurl.com/7o9j Air Canada and WestJet to have expert hunt for documents in 'espionage' case CRAIG WONG Canadian Press TORONTO (CP) - Air Canada and WestJet Airlines are trying to rise above website spying and dumpster diving. The bitter-rival companies agreed Thursday to find an expert to search for relevant documents at the discount airline in connection with Air Canada's lawsuit alleging corporate espionage. http://www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=265EA51F-8093-46E3-8861-6B5 51739B4D0 Forward Then They Came for the Gypsies: The Legacy of Death's Calculator By EDWIN BLACK July 9, 2004 In April 1941, a Romanian census taker came to the home of a suspected Roma Gypsy working as a blacksmith in the picturesque town of Schaas. The senior Nazi statistical official observing the process wrote, "He did not dare to deny his ethnical descent as Gypsy." The census taker instructed: "Now, please write: Gypsy." http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=black200407071159 ( New York Times July 9, 2004 Pentagon Says Bush Records of Service Were Destroyed By RALPH BLUMENTHAL OUSTON, July 8 - Military records that could help establish President Bush's whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon. It said the payroll records of "numerous service members," including former First Lt. Bush, had been ruined in 1996 and 1997 by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service during a project to salvage deteriorating microfilm. No back-up paper copies could be found, it added in notices dated June 25. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/09/politics/campaign/09records.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39707-2004Jul9.html The Telegraph Sam Fuller's last testament (Filed: 10/07/2004) Fuller's life The American filmmaker's great Second World War movie The Big Red One, based on his own experiences, never appeared as he wanted it during his lifetime â€“ but now it's been restored. By Michael Pye Nobody knew what survived in those boxes; and Warners only kept them because they'd come with the archive of an outfit called Lorimar. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/07/10/bfred10.xml&sS heet=/arts/2004/07/10/ixtop.html http://snipurl.com/7o9n Globe and Mail Forensic inspector to search WestJet files Will look for documents related to rival Air Canada's claim of corporate espionage By PAUL WALDIE Friday, July 9, 2004 - Page B3 Executives at WestJet Airlines Ltd. are likely sitting on a pile of documents obtained through corporate espionage that should be turned over to a court as soon as possible, a lawyer for Air Canada told a court hearing yesterday. Earl Cherniak, a Toronto lawyer representing Air Canada, said his client may seek more court orders prohibiting use of the alleged material once it has been released. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040709/RWEST0 9/TPBusiness/Canadian http://snipurl.com/7o9o Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1089550138 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

The Register

Archive.org suffers Fahrenheit 911

memory loss

By Ashlee Vance in Chicago

Published Friday 9th July 2004 16:13 GMT

Opinion You don't often think about libraries in terms of strength.

Few mayors tout the large sack of the local book depository or put

it up against a massive skyscraper during PR stunts. Libraries are

pretty passive creatures that receive some credit for the quantity

of volumes they hold but not much credit these days for being

powerful entities.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/09/archive_yeahright_org/

Bob Bullock Collection To Open At Baylor

University

July 09, 2004

by Lori Scott Fogleman

Researchers and the public will get their first look at the papers

of the late Texas statesman and Baylor University law graduate Bob

Bullock, when the Bullock Archive opens July 12 in the Baylor

Collections of Political Materials (BCPM).

http://pr.baylor.edu/story.php?id=005219

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2672405

The Capital Times

Dave Zweifel: Historical Society chief is impressed

By Dave Zweifel

July 9, 2004

I had a delightful lunch this week with the new director of

the Wisconsin Historical Society, Ellsworth Brown, who is

impressed by what he's seen so far of Madison.

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=6502&ntpid=1

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Military files show lives of servicemen

By SIOBHAN MCDONOUGH

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

WASHINGTON -- Snapshots from the

history of the U.S. military:

-Eighteen-year-old Humphrey Bogart's

1918 application to become a Naval

Reserve seaman, listing his short, slight

particulars - 136 pounds, 5 feet 7 1/2

inches, smallpox mark over right

eyebrow.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1155&slug=Archives%20Military%20Files

http://snipurl.com/7o9h

Northwest Indiana Times

Homicide history now online

CRIME, INTERNET: Northwestern University Web site showcases 60 years of Chicago

murder

By MIKE COLIAS

Associated Press Writer

CHICAGO -- Do a search on Northwestern University's new historical homicide

Web site for murders that occurred Feb. 14 and you'll get perhaps this city's

most infamous crime: the bloody shooting of seven mobsters in the St.

Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929.

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2004/07/10/news/local_illinois/924d961ecfff24e386256ecc007fdb47.txt

http://snipurl.com/7o9j

Air Canada and WestJet to have expert hunt for

documents in 'espionage' case

CRAIG WONG

Canadian Press

TORONTO (CP) - Air Canada

and WestJet Airlines are trying to rise above website spying and dumpster

diving.

The bitter-rival companies agreed Thursday to find an expert to search for

relevant documents at the discount airline in connection with Air Canada's

lawsuit alleging corporate espionage.

http://www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=265EA51F-8093-46E3-8861-6B551739B4D0

Forward

Then They Came for the Gypsies: The

Legacy of Death's Calculator

By EDWIN BLACK

July 9, 2004

In April 1941, a Romanian census taker came to the home of a suspected Roma Gypsy

working as a blacksmith in the picturesque town of Schaas. The senior Nazi statistical

official observing the process wrote, "He did not dare to deny his ethnical descent as

Gypsy." The census taker instructed: "Now, please write: Gypsy."

http://www.forward.com/main/article.php?ref=black200407071159 (

New York Times

July 9, 2004

Pentagon Says Bush Records of Service Were

Destroyed

By RALPH BLUMENTHAL

OUSTON, July 8 - Military records that could help establish President Bush's whereabouts during

his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been

inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon.

It said the payroll records of "numerous service members," including former First Lt. Bush, had been

ruined in 1996 and 1997 by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service during a project to salvage

deteriorating microfilm. No back-up paper copies could be found, it added in notices dated June 25.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/09/politics/campaign/09records.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39707-2004Jul9.html

The Telegraph

Sam Fuller's last testament

(Filed: 10/07/2004)

Fuller's life

The American filmmaker's great Second World

War movie The Big Red One, based on his own

experiences, never appeared as he wanted it

during his lifetime â€“ but now it's been restored.

By Michael Pye

Nobody knew what survived in those boxes; and

Warners only kept them because they'd come with the

archive of an outfit called Lorimar.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/07/10/bfred10.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/07/10/ixtop.html

http://snipurl.com/7o9n

Globe and Mail

Forensic inspector to search WestJet files

Will look for documents related to rival Air Canada's claim of corporate

espionage

By PAUL WALDIE

Friday, July 9, 2004 - Page B3

Executives at WestJet Airlines Ltd. are likely sitting on a pile

of documents obtained through corporate espionage that

should be turned over to a court as soon as possible, a lawyer

for Air Canada told a court hearing yesterday.

Earl Cherniak, a Toronto lawyer representing Air Canada, said

his client may seek more court orders prohibiting use of the

alleged material once it has been released.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040709/RWEST09/TPBusiness/Canadian

http://snipurl.com/7o9o

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1089550138-- ========================================================================Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 09:08:04 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 711 Weekend Roundup 2 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1089551284" -------------------------------1089551284 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en New York Times July 11, 2004 In Deaths at Rail Crossings, Missing Evidence and Silence By WALT BOGDANICH Jenny Nordberg contributed reporting for this article. Tom Torok contributed data analysis and reporting. Eric Koli contributed reporting from San Francisco. t 5:45 p.m., with the autumn sun dipping toward the horizon, Blas Lopez, a father of four young children, drove his truck loaded with potatoes bound for market onto a railroad crossing in southcentral Washington State. In an instant, a 4,700-ton Union Pacific train rammed Mr. Lopez's truck with the force of an explosion, ripping apart his body. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/11/national/11RAILS.html Fayetteville Observer Whispering Pines records access lacks accord By Julia Oliver Staff writer WHISPERING PINES - The Village Council came to no clear consensus Wednesday on a proposed ordinance that would restrict access to public records. The council is considering the ordinance because it says a few residents have plagued its staff with complicated requests for documents. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=region&Story=6444282 The Pilot W.P. Ordinance on Excessive Public Records Requests Debated By Brian Klimek: Staff Writer The Whispering Pines Village Council discussed a proposed ordinance aimed at controlling excessive public records requests Wednesday but took no action. After discussions during the work session, some of which involved two residents who have sued the village over access to public records, Mayor Giles Hopkins said the council would revisit the issue in August. http://www.thepilot.com/news/070904wpordinance.html Seattle Times Gravel-pit lawsuit triggers e-mail hunt By Keith Ervin Seattle Times staff reporter King County officials, responding to a lawsuit from the owner of a Maury Island gravel pit, hired a consulting firm to help search for deleted e-mails on the computers of County Executive Ron Sims and other officials. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001974568_search08m.html Atlanta Journal Constitution Crash data collection stuck in pre-digital age By JOEY LEDFORD The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/08/04 Most motorists consider a police accident report a must-have document to get the insurance company rolling after a fender-bender. To local police and state and federal highway safety officials, crash reports, when collected in a database, provide a road map of the job they need to do. They pinpoint problem roads and intersections, classes of drivers, like teenagers, more likely to crash and even what offenses most often lead to mishaps. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0704/09ranger.html Legal Week Media, Sport and Entertainment: A qualified privilege The Freedom of Information Act, while a bold move for the Government, is unlikely to provide the full transparency that media organisations had hoped for. Lawyers must encourage their clients to go on the offensive if they are to reap the full benefits of the act, says Keith Mathieson http://www.legalweek.com/ViewItem.asp?id=20582 The Straits Times Past it forward How do you preserve history and make it ''living'' for today's generation? Tay Suan Chiang speaks to three young professionals IN a laboratory at the National Archives of Singapore at Canning Rise, a container of wheat starch paste is being cooked. It is not part of a food recipe but is used for repairing torn paper. http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,4386,260451,00.html Shanghai Daily news The Shanghai Archives Museum yesterday made 26,838 volumes of archived documents available to the public, including many memos written about government meetings when foreign powers settled in the city. "These archives, dating back from 1849 to 1943, are very valuable for the study of the city's modern history," said Liu Nanshan, curator of the museum. http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/1326/class000100005/hwz202297.ht m Stephenville Empire Tribune Cell phone customer records are recovered By ANNA BOUDREAU News Editor The Erath County Sheriffâ€™s Department is in the process of calling several hundred Cellular One customers after a box containing papers with personal information was found in a dumpster behind the business Wednesday afternoon. http://www.empiretribune.com/EMPIRETRIBUNE/myarticles.asp?P=1007541&S=425&PubI D=16324 e-Media Growth in archiving segment By Cynthia Peterson Companies are taking cognizance of the need to manage electronic mail and other data more efficiently in the region. According to Legatoâ€™s area consulting director Ron Demone, companies are looking at technologies like archival solutions, and are exploring options such as tiered level storage, implementing an archival framework or applying snapshotting technologies to deal with the data. http://www.emedia.com.my/TECH/BizComp/NewsAnalysis/20040708101512/wartrevamp Information Week $50 Million Plan To Give One Community E-Health Records Amid a national drive for electronic health records, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will spend $50 million to get one community using the records. By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek July 8, 2004 URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22104465 If electronic medical records really can deliver revolutionary improvements in the quality and cost of health care, one Massachusetts community is going to find out. Funded with $50 million from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, a group of health-care payers and providers in the state plans to begin early next year wiring one community with interoperable electronic medical records. Their hope is that the pilot project will convince the health-care community statewide that digitizing and sharing patient records will mean better medical decisions, fewer errors, and lower costs. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22104465&tid= 13692 TechNewsWorld Electronic Signatures: The Proof Is in the Process By Jack M. Germain TechNewsWorld 07/09/04 6:15 AM PT According to Thomas Gonser, cofounder and executive vice president of products and business development at DocuSign, the DocuSign Express online e-signature service works with any business application. In essence, it solves the software compatibility issue. "We built a system that allows anything that prints to be digitally inserted into a document," Gonser told TechNewsWorld. "It's patterned after the law, and it creates a proof trail." http://www.technewsworld.com/story/35016.html BBC War rages over webmail's future A virtual war is being waged in cyberspace that will benefit millions of internet users. The battleground is e-mail, a service which, for many, virtually defines their online existence. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3871371.stm Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1089551284 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

New York Times

July 11, 2004

In Deaths at Rail Crossings, Missing Evidence and

Silence

By WALT BOGDANICH

Jenny Nordberg contributed reporting for this article. Tom Torok contributed data analysis and

reporting. Eric Koli contributed reporting from San Francisco.

t 5:45 p.m., with the autumn sun dipping toward the horizon, Blas Lopez, a father of four young

children, drove his truck loaded with potatoes bound for market onto a railroad crossing in southcentral

Washington State. In an instant, a 4,700-ton Union Pacific train rammed Mr. Lopez's truck with

the force of an explosion, ripping apart his body.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/11/national/11RAILS.html

Fayetteville Observer

Whispering Pines records access lacks accord

By Julia Oliver

Staff writer

WHISPERING PINES - The Village Council came to no clear consensus Wednesday on a proposed

ordinance that would restrict access to public records.

The council is considering the ordinance because it says a few residents have plagued its staff with

complicated requests for documents.

http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=region&Story=6444282

The Pilot

W.P. Ordinance on Excessive Public Records Requests Debated

By Brian Klimek: Staff Writer

The Whispering Pines Village Council discussed a proposed ordinance aimed at controlling excessive public

records requests Wednesday but took no action.

After discussions during the work session, some of which involved two residents who have sued the village

over access to public records, Mayor Giles Hopkins said the council would revisit the issue in August.

http://www.thepilot.com/news/070904wpordinance.html

Seattle Times

Gravel-pit lawsuit triggers e-mail hunt

By Keith Ervin

Seattle Times staff reporter

King County officials, responding to a

lawsuit from the owner of a Maury Island

gravel pit, hired a consulting firm to help

search for deleted e-mails on the

computers of County Executive Ron Sims

and other officials.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001974568_search08m.html

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Crash data collection stuck in pre-digital age

By JOEY LEDFORD

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 07/08/04

Most motorists consider a police accident report a must-have document to get the insurance company rolling after a fender-bender.

To local police and state and federal highway safety officials, crash reports, when collected in a database, provide a road map of the job they

need to do. They pinpoint problem roads and intersections, classes of drivers, like teenagers, more likely to crash and even what offenses

most often lead to mishaps.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0704/09ranger.html

Legal Week

Media, Sport and Entertainment: A

qualified privilege

The Freedom of Information Act, while a bold move for the Government,

is unlikely to provide the full transparency that media organisations had

hoped for. Lawyers must encourage their clients to go on the offensive if

they are to reap the full benefits of the act, says Keith Mathieson

http://www.legalweek.com/ViewItem.asp?id=20582

The Straits Times

Past it forward

How do you preserve history and make it ''living'' for today's

generation? Tay Suan Chiang speaks to three young professionals

IN a laboratory at the National Archives of Singapore at Canning Rise, a

container of wheat starch paste is being cooked.

It is not part of a food recipe but is used for repairing torn paper.

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,4386,260451,00.html

Shanghai Daily news

The Shanghai Archives Museum yesterday made 26,838 volumes of archived documents

available to the public, including many memos written about government meetings when

foreign powers settled in the city.

"These archives, dating back from 1849 to 1943, are very valuable for the study of the city's

modern history," said Liu Nanshan, curator of the museum.

http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/1326/class000100005/hwz202297.htm

Stephenville Empire Tribune

Cell phone customer records are recovered

By ANNA BOUDREAU

News Editor

The Erath County Sheriffâ€™s Department is in the process of calling several

hundred Cellular One customers after a box containing papers with

personal information was found in a dumpster behind the business

Wednesday afternoon.

http://www.empiretribune.com/EMPIRETRIBUNE/myarticles.asp?P=1007541&S=425&PubID=16324

e-Media

Growth in archiving segment

By Cynthia Peterson

Companies are taking cognizance of the need to manage electronic mail and other data more efficiently

in the region.

According to Legatoâ€™s area consulting director Ron Demone, companies are looking at technologies like

archival solutions, and are exploring options such as tiered level storage, implementing an archival

framework or applying snapshotting technologies to deal with the data.

http://www.emedia.com.my/TECH/BizComp/NewsAnalysis/20040708101512/wartrevamp

Information Week

$50 Million Plan To Give One Community E-Health Records

Amid a national drive for electronic health records, Blue Cross Blue Shield of

Massachusetts will spend $50 million to get one community using the records.

By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek

July 8, 2004

URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22104465

If electronic medical records really can deliver revolutionary improvements in the quality and cost of

health care, one Massachusetts community is going to find out.

Funded with $50 million from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, a group of health-care payers

and providers in the state plans to begin early next year wiring one community with interoperable

electronic medical records. Their hope is that the pilot project will convince the health-care community

statewide that digitizing and sharing patient records will mean better medical decisions, fewer errors, and

lower costs.

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22104465&tid=13692

TechNewsWorld

Electronic Signatures: The Proof Is in the

Process

By Jack M. Germain

TechNewsWorld

07/09/04 6:15 AM PT

According to Thomas Gonser, cofounder and

executive vice president of products and

business development at DocuSign, the

DocuSign Express online e-signature service works with any

business application. In essence, it solves the software

compatibility issue. "We built a system that allows anything that

prints to be digitally inserted into a document," Gonser told

TechNewsWorld. "It's patterned after the law, and it creates a

proof trail."

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/35016.html

BBC

War rages over webmail's future

A virtual war is being waged in

cyberspace that will benefit

millions of internet users.

The battleground is e-mail, a

service which, for many, virtually

defines their online existence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3871371.stm

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1089551284-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:09:37 +1200 Reply-To: Alison Scott <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Alison Scott <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Regionalisation of Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kia Ora and greetings from New Zealand - We here in the Wellington region have started looking into the issues surrounding a regional archive. The local authorities involved are Upper Hutt City Council, Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council and Porirua City Council. I'm aware that there has been some regionalisation in the UK and would like to hear from people who have direct experience (positive or negative) of this. If you want to respond off the list I am happy to take emails direct to my address and will treat any information in confidence. Amongst the issues we would like some feedback on are: a) what was the motivation? b) what arguments were used to influence the parent authorities? c) what level of regionalisation was achieved (ie physical integration or "merely" intellectual via mutual finding aids etc) d) what attempts were made if any to bring less developed archives in the area up to the level of others? e) what have the tangible (ie quantifiable) and intangible benefits of regionalisation been? And anything else you think might be of interest! Thank you for your help Alison Scott Archivist Hutt City Council Private Bag 31912 30 Laings Road Lower Hutt New Zealand Tel: 04 570 6815 Email: [log in to unmask] web: www.huttcity.info Website: http://www.huttcity.govt.nz IMPORTANT: The information contained in this e-mail message may be legally privileged or confidential. The information is intended only for the recipient named in the e-mail message. If the reader of this e-mail message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail message is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify the sender immediately. Thank you. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:40:33 +0100 Reply-To: "Redfern, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Redfern, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Inter-Departmental Archives Committee MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Inter-Departmental Archives Committee (IDAC) Summaries of the January and May meetings of IDAC are now available to read on The National Archives' website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/policy/idac/meetings These brief summaries are published so that colleagues can be kept aware of the issues that are discussed by IDAC at meetings. IDAC met most recently on 2 July and a summary of this meeting will also be published here in due course. The United Kingdom Inter-Departmental Archives Committee (IDAC) was set up in February 1996 as an essential co-ordinating mechanism within government for the handling of archive policy issues. IDAC comprises the representatives from the following government bodies: * The National Archives: the Chief Executive (Keeper of Public Records) chairs IDAC on behalf of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor * The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) * The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) * The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) * The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) * The Scottish Executive * The National Assembly for Wales * Cymal: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales In addition, the following bodies outside government have been invited to serve as expert advisers: * The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) * The National Council on Archives (NCA) * The British Library Catherine Redfern (Minutes Secretary) Catherine Redfern Archive Inspection Officer The National Archives Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8392 5330 x.2354 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/services ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:10:21 +0100 Reply-To: "E.H. Pridmore" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "E.H. Pridmore" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job advert: King's College, Cambridge Comments: cc: "P.M. Jones" <[log in to unmask]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Job advert: Archivist (Temporary) Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge £ 22,954 pro rata The postholder will have overall responsibility for the Modern Archives and College Archives housed in the Archive Centre, and administrate the Modern Records Management Programme. The post-holder reports to the College Librarian. Main areas of responsibility will be: 1. Managing the Modern Archives and College Archives 2. Administering the College’s Modern Records Programme, including policy on Freedom of Information and Data Protection issues 3. Cataloguing the College and Modern Archives, including supervision of project archivists 4. Administration of the Archive Centre Reading Room, including supervision of assistant staff You should possess a post-graduate archival qualification, an interest in cataloguing, and an understanding of the application of IT in disseminating information about archives. Experience of archives administration and palaeographical skills will be highly desirable. Further details about the post will be available soon at www.kings.cam.ac.uk/vacancies. This is a fixed term post, from 1 September 2004 to 31 May 2005, to cover a maternity leave. Job-share applications are also invited. Applications in writing, including a curriculum vitae, a day-time telephone number and contact details for two referees, should be sent to The Librarian, King's College, Cambridge CB2 1ST. Closing date: 23 July 2004. Interview dates: 29 and 30 July 2004. -- Elizabeth Pridmore Archivist King's College Cambridge CB2 1ST tel. 01223 331444 fax. 01223 331891 http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/library/archives/ ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:31:17 +0100 Reply-To: "Towlson,A" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Towlson,A" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: job opportunity at the London School of Economics MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advert will also appear in the next edition of ARC Recruitment: London School of Economics The Library Archives Assistant Salary up to £18,205 p.a. inc. The Archives Division of the British Library of Political and Economic Science is responsible for the care and promotion of a wide range of archives and rare book collections, playing an important role in the history of the social sciences. Our holdings include archives relating to politicians, political parties, pressure groups, social investigation, social welfare and anthropology. You will participate in all aspects of the Division's work. In particular, you will support public services, including working in the Archive Reading Room and the day-to-day management of the reprographic service. There will be some involvement in the listing of archives and the retro-conversion of existing catalogues. Excellent communication and IT skills are essential. Front-line customer service experience is desirable. The post would be ideal for a graduate seeking practical experience of archive work prior to obtaining a professional qualification. Further details can be obtained at www.lse.ac.uk/jobsAtLSE Alternatively, if you are unable to access the website, please send a self-addressed A4 envelope (42p postage) to: Library Administration Office, The Library, LSE, 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD. Please quote reference: 105/03/CRA. Closing date for receipt of applications is: 30 July 2004 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:25:14 +0100 Reply-To: Jeffrey Abbott <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jeffrey Abbott <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Basement storage We have a basement storage area which is currently not suitable for archive storage due to risks of water ingress. We have had a preliminary inspection made by a company called Safeguard, who have proposed various measures aiming to improve the area. I wondered whether anyone else might have used this company and had any comments regarding their work. With many thanks, Jeff Abbott Bishopsgate Reference Library ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:15:38 +0100 Reply-To: "Pierce Owen, Meic" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Pierce Owen, Meic" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: EDRM system-CALM/ADLIB interface MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-43f4f7fc-a09d-411f-be38-d2318f2f4bd0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-43f4f7fc-a09d-411f-be38-d2318f2f4bd0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4681A.B4F80A72" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4681A.B4F80A72 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear list members, Can anyone help me with a little info on any experience which members might have on EDRM systems such as Trim or Meridio interfacing with archive cataloguing database software [Calm/Adlib or the such-like]?- or indeed of these types of systems themselves being used for archival cataloguing [not sure if this is practicable although it is claimed to be possible]. We're in the midst of such issues at present and any experience-based feedback would be useful. Nothing detailed but 5/10 mins of members' time would be appreciated if possible. Thanks Meic Meic Pierce Owen Records Officer Public Record Office Unit 40a Spring Valley Industrial Estate Braddan Douglas Isle of Man/Ellan Vannin IM2 2QS Tel [PRO General Enquiries]: 01624-693569 Tel [Direct line]: 01624-693567 Fax: 01624-613384 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Isle of Man Public Record Office/Oik ny Recortyssyn Ashoonagh Ellan Vannin Warning: If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4681A.B4F80A72 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable EDRM system-CALM/ADLIB interface

Dear list members,
Can anyone help me with a little info on any experience which members might have on EDRM systems such as Trim or Meridio interfacing with archive cataloguing database software [Calm/Adlib or the such-like]?- or indeed of these types of systems themselves being used for archival cataloguing [not sure if this is practicable although it is claimed to be possible]. We're in the midst of such issues at present and any experience-based feedback would be useful.

Nothing detailed but 5/10 mins of members' time would be appreciated if possible.
Thanks
Meic

Meic Pierce Owen
Records Officer
Public Record Office
Unit 40a Spring Valley Industrial Estate
Braddan
Douglas
Isle of Man/Ellan Vannin
IM2 2QS

Tel [PRO General Enquiries]: 01624-693569
Tel [Direct line]: 01624-693567
Fax: 01624-613384

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Isle of Man Public Record Office/Oik ny Recortyssyn Ashoonagh Ellan Vannin

Warning: If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4681A.B4F80A72-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-43f4f7fc-a09d-411f-be38-d2318f2f4bd0-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:47:56 +0100 Reply-To: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SoA London Region meeting THIS WEEKEND SoA LONDON REGION SUMMER MEETING: Saturday 17 July, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead Apologies again for the delay in delivery of the hard copy mailing - this should be with you all shortly. In the meantime, a reminder of the regional meeting which takes place this Saturday in the Atrium at the Royal Free Hospital, on the theme of specialist repositories. The running order for the afternoon will be: 1.00 Business meeting 1.30 Refreshments 2.00 Welcome and introduction to the afternoon session (Victoria North, Royal Free) 2.05 Speakers: Sarah Aitchison (Institute of Education), Katherine Gale (Boosey & Hawkes), Polly Tucker (The Natural History Museum) and Susan Scott (Chair of SRG). 3.30 Close If the weather holds we hope to adjourn to the Heath for post-meeting refreshments. In addition to the above speakers, we also have Sian Wynn- Jones who will discuss compulsory CPD - come along if you want to take part in the debate. If you are intending to come, please let Victoria North know as soon as possible, by email at [log in to unmask] or on 020 7794 0692. How to get there: The Royal Free Hospital is a five minute walk from Hampstead Heath station (Silverlink trains from Richmond, West Hampstead,Highbury&Islington and Stratford)and a ten minute walk from Belsize Park underground station (Northern Line,Edgware branch). The hospital is also served by the 168 bus (via Waterloo,Holborn and Euston) and the 24 bus (via Victoria,Charing Cross and Warren Street). The meeting will be held in the Atrium,which can be reached via the main hospital entrance on Pond Street or the medical school entrance on Rowland Hill Street. A map can be found at http://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/patientinformation.asp? page=howtogethererfhmap.htm ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:31:57 +0100 Reply-To: "Redfern, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Redfern, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: PSQG Annual Quality Forum 2004 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Public Services Quality Group - Quality Forum 2004 "Anchoring communities: the contribution of archives to the learning agenda" The ninth annual quality forum for archives and local studies will be held at The National Archives, Kew, on Wednesday 10 November 2004. Attendance at the Forum costs £40, which includes lunch. To book a place, please complete the booking form, (available to download here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/psqg/forum/forum2004.htm ) and send it to the address stated on the form by 1 November 2004. The Forum books up quickly so early bookings are advised to avoid disappointment. Please note that the start time has been set slightly later than previous years, to allow for delegates travelling long distances. If you have any general queries about booking a place, please contact Louisa Macdonald at the Corporation of London (contact details are on the booking forms). Programme 10:30 - 11:00 Registration and coffee 11:00 - 11:30 PSQG: An introduction to the forum (Geoff Pick, Joint Archive Service, Corporation of London and Convenor, PSQG). 11:30 - 12:15 Anchoring communities (Stephen Thake, London Metropolitan University) 12:15 - 13:00 Healing communities: truth and historical interpretation (Gerry Slater, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland) 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch: demonstration of the Inspiring Learning For All web site 14:00 - 14:40 Other ways of learning (John Abbott, 21 st Century Learning Initiative) 14:40 - 15:00 Theory into practice: the Community Access to Archives Project and learning opportunities in archive reading rooms (Liz Hallam Smith, The National Archive) 15:00 - 15:20 The future of learning (Jan Pimblett, Society of Archivists, Archives for Education and Learning Group) 15:20 - 15:45 PSQG: a roundup of the year (Charlotte Hodgson, Glamorgan Record Office and Vice Convenor, PSQG) 15:45 - 16:00 Tea 16:00 - 16:15 Public Services Quality Group business meeting. A short business meeting, to which everyone is invited, will follow at the end of the forum. Anyone interested in joining working parties is welcome to attend. More information about the PSQG is available on The National Archives' wesbite: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/psqg/ Catherine Redfern (PSQG - Secretary) Catherine Redfern Archive Inspection Officer The National Archives Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8392 5330 x.2354 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/services ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:13:28 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 712 spoliation, UK secrets, Compliance Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Los Angeles Times Old-Time Coroner's Reports Shed Light on Deaths Richly detailed stories are available online for St. Louis and six Missouri counties. Together, the records cover 90 years to 1932. By Cheryl Wittenauer, Associated Press Writer ST. LOUIS â€” On the surface, former Missouri Lt. Gov. Thomas Reynolds had everything: a wife, community stature, a law practice in St. Louis. But a coroner's inquest conducted at Lynch's Undertaking Establishment tells a different story of Reynolds, who left Missouri briefly with other Confederate exiles during the Civil War. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-adna-suspicious11jul11,1,5837713.story? Boston Globe Town eager to show off historic signature finds Jefferson, Bulfinch documents excite officials By Robert Knox, Globe Correspondent | July 11, 2004 Now that the signatures have been verified on two historic letters discovered last month in Kingston's old town hall, local library trustees are planning to exhibit and celebrate the find. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/07/11/town_eager_to_show_off_historic_signature_finds/ ( Naples Daily News Guest Editorial: Presidential library Not many empty shelves at Bill Clinton's library By Special to the Daily News July 12, 2004 In its eight years, the Clinton administration generated more than controversy. It generated paper, lots of paper, truckloads of paper, to be precise. You can see why the former president's book ran to 970 pages and may, in fact, be only the first volume of his memoirs. http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/perspective/article/0,2071,NPDN_14966_3028486,00.html ( The Advertiser Lost hopes: adoption papers destroyed By CRAIG BILDSTIEN 12jul04 HUNDREDS â€“ maybe more â€“ of former wards of the state and their families will never learn more about their childhood. Files â€“ some of which could date back to the late 1800s â€“ have been destroyed, erasing the personal history of an unknown number of South Australians. Records were discovered missing when archival searches on behalf of individuals wanting to retrace their past turned up only index cards. http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,10110271%255E2682,00.html CBS Marketwatch More workers losing jobs over e-mail Firings for violations rise as more firms subpoenaed By Andrea Coombes, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 12:01 AM ET July 12, 2004 E-mail it | Print | Alert | Reprint | RSS SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The number of workers getting fired for violating e-mail policies is rising as companies face more subpoenas of e-mail records, according to a new poll. Twenty-five percent of companies terminated a worker for violating e-mail policies, up from 22 percent last year, according to the poll. http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BDD2A78ED-D056-4102-84BA-A5A789294879%7D&siteid=google&dist=google Ottawa Business Journal New privacy legislation not main driver behind local shredding company's growth By Ottawa Business Journal Staff Mon, Jul 12, 2004 3:00 PM EST ON-SITE DOCUMENT destruction company Shred- It International is chalking up strong growth in eastern Ontario, due to a combination of steppedup promotional efforts and a growing interest in corporate security and privacy, company officials say. http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/290706268956367.php ( INDOLINK Tracking South Asian American Slaves http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=071204025816 Hudson Valley News Records management grants approved Over $326,000 in state grants will be coming to municipalities and organizations in the 96 th Assembly District. http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/rec_mgmt_grants-11Jul04.htm Fayetteville Observer Records on Internet pushed By Andrew Barksdale Staff writer Larry Godbold says Lee Warren, Cumberland County's register of deeds, should have more records available over the Internet for people who have trouble getting the courthouse. Godbold is challenging Warren in the July 20 primary. Both are Democrats. Republican David Ivey, the land records manager for the Cumberland County Tax Office, will face the winner Nov. 2. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story.php?Template=local&Story=6408040 Court record room gutted Express News Service Ambala, July 10: THE Central District Record room was burnt to ashes in a fire which spread at around 5 pm in the courts complex Ambala city today. Some persons, who noticed smoke coming out from the record room, immediately informed the concerned authorities. But, by the time the officials reached, the fire had engulfed the record room, destroying all records. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=91023 New Zealand Herald Philippa Stevenson: Time to get history on the record or it will disappear 13.07.2004 COMMENT When you're having a good old clean-out of the cupboards there's a fine line between hopelessly out-of-date and treasured history. You may toss out last month's magazine but keep one from 10, five or just two years ago because, already, the march of time has lifted some content from banal to significant. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3577868&thesection=news&thesubsection=dialogue EDITORIAL: Saving the Bay's history 12.07.2004 - Hawkes Bay Today The Bay's recorded history is short, and the early days were sometimes racially charged. However, that history, along with the earlier Maori oral tradition, are our links to the past and should be precious to all who live in the region. Understanding what happened, and why it happened, in past decades and centuries influences how we think and act today. Obvious examples are claims to the Waitangi Tribunal http://www.mytown.co.nz/story/mytstorydisplay.cfm?thecity=hawkesbay&thepage=news&storyID=3577815&type=nzh The Telegraph Delete our cultural heritage? (Filed: 12/07/2004) The world is suffering from a dark and silent phenomenon known as 'digital decay' â€“ anything stored in computerised form is vulnerable to breakdown and obsolescence. And this has enormous implications for the arts, says Bruce Sterling http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/07/12/badigit10.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/07/12/ixartright.html http://snipurl.com/e70 The Telegraph Cautious Whitehall keeps the secret state alive By Ben Fenton (Filed: 12/07/2004) The Government's passion for secrecy while it talks about openness is revealed today after a study by The Daily Telegraph that raises serious concerns about the new Freedom of Information Act. It shows that more than 76,000 files which have passed the normal 30-year closure period laid down by the Public Record Act remain hidden on the Lord Chancellor's instructions. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/12/nsec12.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/07/12/ixnewstop.html http://snipurl.com/7pjt The Telegraph Mystery and absurdity of secret Britain By Ben Fenton (Filed: 12/07/2004) Britain's mountain of secret documents, a pile that would stand taller than Nelson's Column, contains information that is genuinely dangerous, mysteriously obscure and just plain absurd. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/12/nsec112.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/07/12/ixnewstop.html http://snipurl.com/7pjw icWales Church accused of book sale 'vandalism' Jul 12 2004 Martin Shipton, The Western Mail THE Church in Wales has been accused of committing "historical vandalism" after deciding to break up and sell off part of one of the oldest collections of books in Wales. http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14416371&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=church-accused-of--book-sale--vandalism--name_page.html http://snipurl.com/7pjy Omaha World Herald Union Pacific's response Allegations of Spoliation of Evidence RESPONSE: Union Pacific's policy is clear: We do not destroy information or evidence needed for legal proceedings. In the rare instances when an individual employee intentionally destroyed or altered evidence, the employee was fired. The company also has in place an Ethics Committee to review allegations of misbehavior. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=46&u_sid=1145538 Computerworld Sarb-Ox Projects Still Lack IT Involvement, Auditors Say News Story by Thomas Hoffman JUNE 28, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - IRVING, Texas -- For many of the attendees at a Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance conference held here this month, getting technology managers and staffers involved in the process of documenting internal IT controls is turning out to be a big challenge. http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/policy/story/0,10801,94159,00.html Computerworld Building a Compliance Framework As the flow of mandates continues, CIOs who can integrate corporate compliance efforts will be ahead of the pack. News Story by Steve Ulfelder JULY 05, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Do you break out in a cold sweat whenever you hear the phrase Section 404? When a co-worker mentions HIPAA, do you race back to your office to figure out the earliest possible date you can retire? http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/management/story/0,10801,94263,00.html New York Times Bar Code DÃ©tente: U.S. Finally Adds One More Digit By STEVE LOHR Published: July 12, 2004 The humble bar code, the rectangular thicket of slender bars and spaces on products, ignored by shoppers, indecipherable to humans, is joining the forced march of globalization. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/12/business/12barcode.html ( FCW Technology aids search for MIAs BY Matthew French July 12, 2004 An enduring legacy of war is that some warfighters disappear â€” whether they are taken prisoner and never returned, lost in the chaos of battle or destroyed in battle so that their bodies are unidentifiable. Those combatants listed as missing in action stir the nation's psyche. A Navy organization in Hawaii has been working to investigate, find and identify missing U. S. servicemen. Information technology allows their researchers and analysts to more easily find relevant documents and interpret facts to link cases. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0712/tec-powmia-07-12-04.asp San Francisco Chronicle Digitizing the voices of the past Science perfects sound of century-old recordings Keay Davidson, Chronicle Science Writer A new technology under development in Berkeley could help thousands of long-dead Americans to "speak" again. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/07/12/MNGJP7JRC21.DTL -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:32:26 +0100 Reply-To: "SHENTON, Caroline" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "SHENTON, Caroline" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SLAB MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C468AB.8B9E4C00" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C468AB.8B9E4C00 Content-Type: text/plain We have found details of an article we want to locate in a journal (?) called SLAB. It is likely to be archives/history/heritage related. Can anyone suggest what these letters stand for? 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------_=_NextPart_001_01C468AB.8B9E4C00-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:17:02 +0100 Reply-To: Margaret Procter <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Margaret Procter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FARMER webpages MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline The Forum for Archives and Records Management Research (FARMER) which includes the universities offering ARM courses in the UK and Ireland has just launched a small set of webpages at http://www.liv.ac.uk/lucas/FARMER/index.htm These give contact details of postgraduate and undergraduate courses and include "Guidance to applicants seeking, and organisations providing, pre-course work experience in archives and records management" which is useful for repositories offering pre-course experience and potential candidates. You might like to consider adding a link to this site if appropriate. Best wishes Margaret Procter ---------------------------------------------- Margaret Procter Lecturer in Records and Information Management LUCAS, School of History 9 Abercromby Sq Liverpool L69 3DA Tel 0044 151 794 2411 Fax 0044 151 794 3153 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:05:09 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 713 DVD, Vet's Records, Iraq Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable JCHS receives records grant By Jul 13, 2004, 09:26 Citizens researching womenâ€™s history in Jackson County will have quicker access to important records thanks to a $15,6000 grant presented to the Jackson County Historical Society. http://www.dispatchtribune.com/artman/publish/article_4819.shtml Joint Archives, Van Raalte move in together Tuesday, July 13, 2004 By Shandra Martinez The Grand Rapids Press HOLLAND -- The Joint Archives of Holland and A.C. Van Raalte Institute soon will be housed under one roof. By early October, the two Hope College programs are scheduled to move into the Henri and Eleonore Theil Research Center, located at 9 E. 10th St. Currently, the Joint Archives is located on the ground level of the Van Wylen Library on College at 10th Street; the A.C. Van Raalte Institute is in the 100 East building on Eighth Street. http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1089730819129210.xml Memphis Commercial Appeal Bolton turns division into addition By Wayne Risher Contact July 13, 2004 Bolton High School's colorful past comes to life in faded photos, ancient documents and artifacts spanning three centuries. http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/local_news/article/0,1426,MCA_437_3032230,00.html ( New Britain Herald Almost no shelf space left for land records By JC REINDL , Staff Writer 07/13/2004 PLAINVILLE --The town clerkâ€™s office now holds a written record of every town land transaction since 1869, but the shelves in the vault will be entirely filled next year unless the filing system is overhauled. This urgent forecast for the vault, incorporated in a recent report on the Municipal Centerâ€™s remaining space, prompted Town Clerk Carol Skultetyâ€™s decision that the best strategy for keeping 135 years of Plainville land records accessible to future generations is to shrink the books. http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12317942&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=10110&rfi=6 Atlanta Journal Constitution New computer system will speed handling of county records By DOUG PAYNE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/13/04 At present, new homeowners in Cherokee County can expect to wait six months to get a deed back from the office of the county's court clerk. But there's help on the way â€” and the process time will be cut to days or possibly even minutes. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cherokee/0704/13computers.html Stars and Stripes DOD will preserve veteransâ€™ personnel files By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Wednesday, July 14, 2004 ARLINGTON, Va. â€” U.S. government officials have decided to preserve the personnel files of every military member since 1885, and to allow public access to such records 62 years after official discharge or separation. An agreement designating these files as â€œpermanent recordsâ€ was signed Thursday by Archivist of the United States John Carlin and David Chu, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=23261 Journal News County veterans angered over directorâ€™s ouster/7-13 From the JournalNews By Mary Lolli HAMILTON â€” A group of angry veterans wants to know why Butler County Veterans Service Director George Boettjer was recently relieved of his duties and private military records were confiscated from his office. But answers to their questions may not be readily forthcoming. http://www.journal-news.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2004/07/13/1089693134.18121.9048.2053.html noticias.info Audio-visual Archive Preservation for the Eastern Caribbean Some twenty archivists and broadcasters from the small island countries of the Eastern Caribbean, Belize and Jamaica participated in a UNESCO supported workshop on audio-visual archive preservation for the Eastern Caribbean last week at the Learning Resource Centre of the University of the West Indies, in Barbados. http://www.noticias.info/Asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=28758&src=0 ( RFE/RFA Iraq: Archives, Libraries Devastated By War, Looting By Valentinas Mite Employees of Iraq's National Library and Archives are struggling to overcome the destruction wrought during the first weeks of the U.S.-led war. Many irreplaceable documents, photographs, maps, and books -- some centuries old -- were either destroyed in the fighting or were stolen in the rampant looting that followed. A vital part of Iraq's culture seems to have disappeared forever. Baghdad, 13 July 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Iraq's National Library and Archives once held records dating back hundreds of years. It held records from the Ottoman Empire, handwritten accounts of the Iran-Iraq war, and microfiche copies of Arabic newspapers going back to the early 1900s. But many of the records are now lost forever -- destroyed in the fires and looting that beset Baghdad after coalition forces entered the Iraqi capital 15 months ago. http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/07/e5d79a8f-ab28-4e6c-8d97-a21eff46215b.html ( Evening News First rule of compliance: Be well prepared BOARDROOM WITH A VIEW Mark Keepax INSTINCTIVELY, successful businesses will always want to put as much of their attention as possible into providing excellent value and quality goods or services to their customers. However, it is inevitable this noble goal will be subject to the other day-today demands which, while necessary, can stretch limited resources. The maelstrom of incoming legislation governing how businesses handle records and electronic data is one such burden putting particular strain on Scottish businesses. http://business.scotsman.com/management.cfm?id=801722004 Wall Street Journal Spyware Is Easy to Get, Difficult to Remove, Increasingly Malicious July 12, 2004; Page B1 Spyware was never a good thing, but lately it has gotten a whole lot worse. For many people, it has become a bigger problem than spam, and one more reason to regret being online. Spyware is a broad and amorphous term that has come to include a very wide variety of software that runs in connection with a Web browser. Browser cookies, which are little records of your surfing activities, can sometimes be considered spyware because some of them report data about where you go online back to advertisers. Free downloading programs like Grokster and Kazaa use a form of spyware -- though the companies involved prefer the term "adware" -- that shows you, for example, related ads when you search for something at a Web site. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108958290808760730-email,00.html Sydney Morning Herald Virtually opening the books By Edmund Tadros July 13, 2004 Next When WH Smith came to sell most of its Asia-Pacific businesses, it knew potential buyers would want to check the books. Management identified about 1900 documents relevant to the running of the three book-and-stationery chains up for grabs - Angus & Robertson in Australia, Whitcoulls in New Zealand and WH Smith in Hong Kong. Traditionally, a physical data room would allow potential buyers to carry out their due diligence. But the trouble with physical data rooms is the volume of electronic and physical documents means they are timeconsuming to set up and run. In addition, too many interested bidding groups might mean having to set up another data room. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/12/1089484296426.html?oneclick=true Got Any Protection? DVD Technology Update By AVVMMP Got Any Protection? Protect your mediaâ€”or, for extra revenue, your clientsâ€™ mediaâ€”from peril by Van Carlisle Business-savvy producers are constantly looking for ways to increase revenue by offering a la carte production services, such as sound-stage rentals, editing services and duplication services. One especially lucrative extra service that you might not have considered, but customers increasingly need, is off-site, longterm and archival storage of master and backup copies of tapes and discs. Think about it: If you were to invest thousands of dollars to produce content, wouldnâ€™t you want to ensure that a master copy is in a safe, accessible place in the event that copies of the tapes or discs are destroyed? http://www.avvideo.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=26733 (1 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:03:17 +0100 Reply-To: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies Subject: web pages addresses MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0073_01C469B3.B1C310B0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C469B3.B1C310B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many thanks to all those who replied to my message re web pages addresses. It seems quite a number of offices are having to contend with user unfriendly web addresses. However some offices have got around this - there is a technical solution that allows a user friendly address to sit in front of the 'real' address. Try the following examples: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma (goes direct without a redirect message) www.royalmail.com/heritage (goes direct without a redirect message) http://archives.gloucestershire.gov.uk (takes 1-2 seconds to be redirected) www.royalfreearchives.org.uk (appears to allow access to the whole NHS Trust site) I made a request to our corporate IT people and they are able (and willing) to ensure that www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives will take users to www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/leisure_culture/culture/archives. Thanks again for the useful advice. Peter Evans City Archivist Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies 42-50 Snow Hill Wolverhampton WV2 4AG web site: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives ******************************************** DISCLAIMER: This email and files transmitted are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you may not copy, disclose, distribute or use it in any unauthorised manner. If you have received this email in error please notify us by telephone on 01902 552480 or by email to [log in to unmask] and then delete it and any attachments accompanying it. Please note that Wolverhampton City Council cannot guarantee that this message or any attachments are virus free or have not been intercepted and amended. 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Many thanks to all those who replied to my message re web pages addresses. It seems quite a number of offices are having to contend with user unfriendly web addresses. However some offices have got around this - there is a technical solution that allows a user friendly address to sit in front of the 'real' address.

Try the following examples:

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma (goes direct without a redirect message)

www.royalmail.com/heritage (goes direct without a redirect message)

http://archives.gloucestershire.gov.uk (takes 1-2 seconds to be redirected)

www.royalfreearchives.org.uk (appears to allow access to the whole NHS Trust site)

I made a request to our corporate IT people and they are able (and willing) to ensure that www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives will take users to www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/leisure_culture/culture/archives.

Thanks again for the useful advice.

Peter Evans
City Archivist
Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies
42-50 Snow Hill
Wolverhampton
WV2 4AG
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------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C469B3.B1C310B0-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:57:07 +0100 Reply-To: Natasha Bishop <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Natasha Bishop <[log in to unmask]> Organization: UKOLN Subject: European Conference on Digital Libraries 2004 - Registration open MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0176_01C469BB.36F3BA80" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0176_01C469BB.36F3BA80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * Apologies for cross-posting* European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL 2004) 12-17 September 2004, University of Bath, Bath, UK Registration for this conference is now open at http://www.ecdl2004.org/ Please visit the site for a full programme including workshops and tutorials. For further information please email [log in to unmask] European Conference on Digital Libraries -2004, Bath, UK - 12-17 Sept 2004 - http://www.ecdl2004.org/ ------=_NextPart_000_0176_01C469BB.36F3BA80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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------=_NextPart_000_0176_01C469BB.36F3BA80-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:07:17 +0100 Reply-To: Nicola Waddington <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nicola Waddington <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Urban District Council Cataloguing Schemes MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anybody have any cataloguing schemes for Urban District Council records that they would be willing to share. A project is underway to catalogue a large quantity of such records for Whitstable in Kent and we would be interested in hearing of any similar projects and of cataloguing schemes produced as a result. Please reply off list. Thank you very much. Nicola Waddington Oyster Sources Project Archivist [log in to unmask] Tel: 01227 865 325 or 865 330 ........................................ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they have been addressed. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the IT Manager, Dean & Chapter, Canterbury Cathedral on [log in to unmask] quoting the name of the sender and the addressee and then deleting the email from your system. Please Note: The contents of any attachment to this e-mail may contain viruses which could damage your computer system. While we have taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ........................................ ========================================================================Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:20:27 +0100 Reply-To: Catherine Taylor <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Catherine Taylor <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Outreach and Social Inclusion MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C469B6.17963BA4" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C469B6.17963BA4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am about to start a new role as the Outreach officer for Hackney Archives Department with responsibility for Social inclusion as well. Part of this role will involve formulating policies and I was hoping that as this is only a six month post someone might be kind enough to let me see any existing policy they might already have. Any information would be gratefully received. Thank you in advance, Catherine Taylor Outreach Officer Hackney Archives Department London Borough of Hackney may exercise its right to intercept any communication on its networks - for more information see http://www.hackney.gov.uk/email_disclaimer.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01C469B6.17963BA4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am about to start a new role as the Outreach officer for Hackney Archives Department with responsibility for Social inclusion as well. Part of this role will involve formulating policies and I was hoping that as this is only a six month post someone might be kind enough to let me see any existing policy they might already have. Any information would be gratefully received.

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Catherine Taylor

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Hackney Archives Department

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C469B6.17963BA4-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:21:24 +0100 Reply-To: Linda Davis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Linda Davis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Head of Service Vacancy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 West Yorkshire Archive Service Head of Service (Ref: AS:HOS) Salary: Circa £40,000 West Yorkshire Joint Services are seeking to appoint a dynamic modernising professional archivist who will lead the West Yorkshire Archive Service through a period of major realignment and redevelopment, and beyond. Candidates should have substantial experience in archive service management (of both staff and collections), and a track record of successful audience development, collaborative working and leading digitisation projects. The successful candidate will have access to a local authority final salary pension scheme among other benefits. The closing date for applications is Friday 16 July 2004. It is anticipated that interviews will be held in late July/early August. As the deadline approaches, if you are interested in applying for this post, please contact the Divisional Manager (Heritage), Stuart Wrathmell on 0113 2898 203. Job description, further information and application forms can be downloaded from the West Yorkshire Joint Services website at www.wyjs.org.uk. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:17:36 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 714 Spim Email survey, records destroyed Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Homes with pasts By Ann Geracimos THE WASHINGTON TIMES Kelton Higgins looks at the white floral plaster reliefs on the walls and ceiling of his living room and wonders aloud if they might be markings for old gaslight fixtures http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20040713-094322-2278r.htm Atlanta Journal-Constitution State-federal archives site unique in U.S. By KAY S. PEDROTTI For the Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/14/04 James McSweeney beams when he talks about the new National Archives and Records Administration center earmarked for the cities of Morrow and Lake City in Clayton County. "We are located right across from the Georgia Archives and adjacent to [Clayton College & State University]. This is going to be the best nexus in the country for research. We are presenting an increased opportunity for the public to have access to our one-of-a-kind holding that can be used by the academic and college community as well," McSweeney said. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/clayton/0704/15archives.html ( St. Augustine Record Seeking a home for silent film collection By MARCIA LANE Special To The Record Publication Date: 07/14/04 FEDERAL POINT -- For more than a year, Sandra Birnhak has been looking at North Florida and Jacksonville as the place she'd like to see The Killiam Collection of silent movies find a home. Now it appears Jacksonville is out and St. Augustine may have a shot. The collection is an extensive one, with more than 400 titles including such major films as D.W. Griffith's "Birth Of A Nation," Rudolph Valentino's "Son of the Sheik," Charlie Chaplin's "The Gold Rush" and Buster Keaton's "The General." http://www.staugustine.com/stories/071404/new_2447003.shtml InformationWeek Policies Lag E-Mail's Popularity Most companies have E-mail policies, but far fewer of them train employees in how they should use E-mail. And IM is even further behind. By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek July 12, 2004 URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22104542 In the 33 years since Ray Tomlinson sent the world's first E-mail on Arpanet, the technology has become so good and ubiquitous that it's woven into how business gets done. Still, many companies have yet to come to terms with the ramifications of E-mail in the workplace, according to a new study by the American Management Association and the ePolicy Institute. While 79% of companies surveyed have written policies governing E-mail use and content, only 54% train employees on E-mail risks, rules, and policy, according to 840 responses to the 2004 E-mail And IM In The Workplace Study. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22104542&pgno=1 ( marketwire Survey Shows Organizations Face Internal and External Barriers in Adapting to New Compliance Environment Industry Study From AIIM and Kahn Consulting Indicates Compliance Is a Struggle SILVER SPRING, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/14/2004 -- Compliance concerns are driving a vast majority of organizations to make major changes in the way they manage information, according to a joint industry study conducted by AIIM, the Enterprise Content Management industry association, and Kahn Consulting, Inc. The survey indicates that most companies are in the early stages of adapting to new compliance concerns, and that many are struggling to address the new legal, regulatory, and business requirements. Survey results also show that many organizations face clear internal and external barriers in carrying out information management compliance programs. http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=69861 ( Lufkin Daily News 7/14/04 Federal Courthouse going electric By ASHLEY COOK, The Lufkin Daily News Mounds of papers covered the clerk's counter on Tuesday at Lufkin's Ward R. Burke Federal Courthouse downtown as employees prepared to move the case filing system into the electronic age. The system will go virtually paperless by Sept. 1, according to a general order signed last week by Thad Heartfield, chief judge of the Eastern District of Texas. Attorneys will soon be required to file all case-related documents electronically, using the court's CM/ECF system, the order stated. Local rules allow for a few exceptions. http://snipurl.com/7rob The Times-Picayune Courthouse records to hit the Web Land, marriage data to precede legal info Wednesday, July 14, 2004 By Meghan Gordon St. Tammany bureau Starting next week, St. Tammany residents who have an itch to learn who owns a piece of property or how much a neighbor paid for his house will be able to inspect those records, for free, from the comfort of their own homes, via the Internet. The parish clerk of court's office is about to launch an online system to view public records. Land records and marriage licenses will be available to Web users Monday, and civil lawsuits and criminal records will follow in coming weeks. http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1089793664199110.xml The Age Rare Yarra footage shows how our river runs deep By Daniel Ziffer July 15, 2004 A collection of rare archival footage of the Yarra River was launched yesterday, showing a clearer picture of the murky Melbourne landmark. Combining footage from more than 90 early newsreels, documentaries and short films, Main Stream Melbourne: The River Yarra on Film covers the social history of the upper and middle sections of the river from the Baw Baw Plateau down to the Johnston Street Bridge. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/14/1089694423834.html?oneclick=true Liverpool Daily Post Child care records destroyed Jul 14 2004 By Jenny Watson, Echo Reporter RECORDS compiled over many years to help counsel trauma-tised children in care were destroyed in an arson attack. Crowds of people went to the Page Moss family centre yesterday to see the destruction caused by yobs who stole cash before setting it alight. The centre on Princess Road, Huyton, is run by Knowsley council to provide parenting lessons, self-confidence building workshops and learning sessions for children under five. http://snipurl.com/7rod The Crimson White CDs, commercials and copyrights Local retailer's commercials raise questions about copyright law By Jon Gargis Staff reporter July 14, 2004 An independent investigation conducted by The Crimson White has raised questions regarding a statement in the television commercials of local retailer Replays, which specializes in the buying and selling of used CDs, video games and DVDs. The statement in question encourages viewers to "burn [their] CDs and sell the originals." http://www.cw.ua.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/07/14/40f4d13bd2444 Vail Daily Web site frustrates Kobe's alleged victim Randy Wyrick July 13, 2004 The attorney for Kobe Bryant's alleged victim said her identity appearing on the court's Web site is putting his client's safety at risk, and asked that it be shut down. "The worldwide publication of the victim's name potentially jeopardized the victim's safety and greatly contributed to her already existing fear for her own physical well-being," wrote the attorney, John Clune, in a request that appeared Tuesday on the Web site in question. http://www.vaildaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040713/NEWS/107130018&rs=2 ( Dallas Morning News AIM, Yahoo and MSN rush to choke off instant message version of spam 12:14 PM CDT on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 By JAMIE GUMBRECHT / The Dallas Morning News Although there's no sign that pop-up ads and junk e-mail are going away, they might not be the worst online annoyances anymore. Spim is on the way. Part spam, part instant message, spim â€“ spam over IM â€“ sends an advertisement through online chatting programs such as AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. The companies behind the chatting programs don't approve the messages, just as e-mail providers don't approve spam. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/technology/stories/emailspim_15per.Dallas.Edition1.15de9.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:58:02 +0100 Reply-To: Mike Leigh <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Mike Leigh <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Freedom of Informstion Act 2000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Like all public bodies Bristol City Council is preparing for full implementation of the above Act in January 2005. One point causing considerable discussion is the charging for enquiries, under the Act. One point of view is that charging should take place, because we are allowed to and it will generate some income. The other is that it should not because it could well cost more to collect the fees, than the fees themselves will bring in. I have been asked by our Project Board to find out what the general feeling amongst Local Authorities, is, so I should be grateful for advice as to the chosen path of anyone's LA. I need to produce a response for the Board by the end of next week. Thanks, Mike Leigh Records Manager Bristol Record Office Tel: 0117 92-23941 Fax: 0117 92-22261 e-mail: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:15:46 +0100 Reply-To: Records Management Team <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Records Management Team <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Call for Papers - Association of Canadian Archivists 2005 Confere nce MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46A43.EE4949B0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46A43.EE4949B0 Content-Type: text/plain This message is posted on behalf of ACA: CALL FOR PAPERS "Theory and Practice" Association of Canadian Archivists 2005 Conference Saskatoon, Saskatchewan June 8 to 11, 2005 Are we at a turning point in the archival field? In recent years, postmodern ideas and insights, on the one hand, and the revolution in information and communication technology, on the other, have prompted archivists to reconsider their fundamental concepts and principles and to reconceive practice. How has the recent theoretical ferment influenced the methods and practice of archival work? Has reconsideration of the nature of records, fonds, provenance, original order, custody, description, and public service influenced the policies, methods and practices of archival repositories? How can hard pressed archivists keep up with advances in theory or hope to employ new concepts of theory and method, for instance in the area of electronic records, with the limited resources at their disposal? Equally, how have changes in practice influenced theory? In recent years, archives have had to respond to freedom of information and privacy laws, changes to copyright laws, the convergence of heritage institutions, changes in the way organizations create and transmit records, the push for descriptive standards, growing backlogs, and chronic funding concerns. What is the impact of changes in practice on the development of theory? Is there a need for closer study of the reality of practice to help us formulate theory in tune with that reality? The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring the relationship between theory and practice. It encourages sessions or papers that present both theoretical and practical perspectives to generate discussion and debate about this relationship. In particular, it invites proposals from a wide variety of perspectives on any sphere of theory and practice and for alternative presentation formats, such as panel discussions. Submitting Proposals: The conference sessions will be determined based on the proposals received. Use the electronic form that is available on the ACA website at: > The deadline for submission of proposals is 17 September 2004. Session proposals, or questions concerning the conference program, may be directed to the 2005 Program Committee Chair: Mark Vajcner 113 Dr. John Archer Library University of Regina Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2 Email: [log in to unmask] *************************************************************************** UK Parliament Disclaimer: This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. 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CALL FOR PAPERS
"Theory and Practice"
Association of Canadian Archivists
2005 Conference
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
June 8 to 11, 2005
Are we at a turning point in the archival field? In recent years, postmodern ideas and insights, on the one hand, and the revolution in information and communication technology, on the other, have prompted archivists to reconsider their fundamental concepts and principles and to reconceive practice.

How has the recent theoretical ferment influenced the methods and practice of archival work? Has reconsideration of the nature of records, fonds, provenance, original order, custody, description, and public service influenced the policies, methods and practices of archival repositories? How can hard pressed archivists keep up with advances in theory or hope to employ new concepts of theory and method, for instance in the area of electronic records, with the limited resources at their disposal?

Equally, how have changes in practice influenced theory? In recent years, archives have had to respond to freedom of information and privacy laws, changes to copyright laws, the convergence of heritage institutions, changes in the way organizations create and transmit records, the push for descriptive standards, growing backlogs, and chronic funding concerns. What is the impact of changes in practice on the development of theory? Is there a need for closer study of the reality of practice to help us formulate theory in tune with that reality?

The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring the relationship between theory and practice. It encourages sessions or papers that present both theoretical and practical perspectives to generate discussion and debate about this relationship.. In particular, it invites proposals from a wide variety of perspectives on any sphere of theory and practice and for alternative presentation formats, such as panel discussions.

Submitting Proposals:
The conference sessions will be determined based on the proposals received. Use the electronic form that is available on the ACA website at:

<http://www.archivists.ca>
The deadline for submission of proposals is 17 September 2004.
Session proposals, or questions concerning the conference program, may be directed to the 2005 Program Committee Chair:
Mark Vajcner
113 Dr. John Archer Library
University of Regina
Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C46A43.EE4949B0-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 07:08:25 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Freedom of Informstion Act 2000 Comments: To: Mike Leigh <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In a message dated 7/15/2004 3:58:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Mike Leigh <[log in to unmask]> writes: >One point causing considerable discussion is the charging for enquiries, under the Act. One point of view is that charging should take place, because we are allowed to and it will generate some income. The other is that it should not because it could well cost more to collect the fees, than the fees themselves will bring in. Here in the US each state's FOI law establishes the fees that state and local government agencies can charge. In general the fees are not revenue generating, but rather are used to offset the costs to produce the materials requested. For the most part they can charge only reasonable fees such as staff time and actual expenses (paper, photocopier charges, etc). Some agencies or governments attempt to charge high reproduction fees as a way to discourage FOI requests. However the public especially the press and FOI advocates very aggressively challenge these high fees as going against the spirit of the law. If the British press is anything like their American counterparts (and I suspect they are) be prepared to be challenged on every that you may charge or requirement you put in place. American press associations regularly conduct investigations/studies into how well local and state government agencies follow their state FOI laws. The following link will take you to a website where you can review these reports http://foi.missouri.edu/openrecseries/index.html this link will take you to website for Kansas' Open Records Act, scroll down to the section titled "Charges and Fees" http://www.kumc.edu/Pulse/policy/KSOpenRecordsAct.html and here is an example from City of Louisville, Colorado showing their fees http://www.ci.louisville.co.us/CityClerk/PublicRecordsPolicy.htm http://snipurl.com/7rxi for other examples you can explore the search results from this Google search http://www.google.com/search?q=%22open+records+request%22+fees&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&start&sa=N http://snipurl.com/7rxk Hope this information is of some help. -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:08:35 +0100 Reply-To: "Healy, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Healy, Susan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: retention of school records MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Does anyone know of recent guidance on retention period for school records? The Society of Archivists published something years ago but I think it will have been superseded by OFSTED guidelines, Children's Act etc. If you can help, please DO NOT CONTACT ME. The enquiry comes from Lucy Bray of Medway LEA and answers should go to her at [log in to unmask] Thanks. Susan Healy Head of Information Policy and Legislation Unit The National Archives Kew Surrey TW9 4DU Tel 020-8392 5330 ext 2305 Fax 020-8487 9203 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 11:13:33 +0100 Reply-To: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Pearson Creative Research Fellowship MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46B1D.8CE10FC0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46B1D.8CE10FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by kili.jiscmail.ac.uk id i6GADsRK005370 Do you want to clear a path through a jungle of 150 million documents from 3000 years of world history, to see how it changes your writing and your mind and to inspire young people? This programme, generously sponsored by Pearson, enables one creative person each year to work in the British Library's Learning team, researching in the collections, recording this process, engaging with learners and making creative work. The aims are: To provide groups of learners with an encounter with a professional creative researcher, who may inspire their learning through creative language and arts workshops and through an online journal. To provide a high-profile individual face to our strategic emphasis on 'research skills' - to show that these skills are not about data retrieval but about solving problems, making personal meaning from discovered sources and communicating ideas to others in novel ways with words, sounds and images. To expose the richness of resources in the British Library: showing that it holds not just books but music, maps, art and more; that it holds not just British culture but a world of cultures. To approach the Library's collection displays as 'a museum of thought' and to help us form an engaging critical framework for a deeper exploration of 'the world's knowledge'. The tasks are: To spend substantial time freely researching the collections, recording your paths of research. To keep in mind some themes raised by the major exhibitions 'The Writer in the Garden' and 'Hans Christian Andersen'. To consider the Learning team's emerging methodology and contribute your insight to their delivery of the regular programme and projects (in 2005, on sound, nature and story.) To develop and lead two versions of a workshop that can be repeated regularly by you for learning groups. The workshops might include: sharing your process, discussion about the exhibitions, setting discovery & problem solving tasks, creative language activity and helping learners make a creative product. One version will be aimed at children aged up to 12 years, the other version for 12 years upwards. The workshops will be 90-120 minutes, up to two on one day per week. They can vary and evolve. To write and illustrate an inspirational webpage. This could include a 'creative research journal' (or weblog), items you've discovered in the collections and examples of your work, including creative products by workshop participants. The Fellow should be prepared to expose their fallibility, for example by asking learners to help them solve problems and interpret images or texts. There will be an existing web architecture and technical support for you. To make creative products (a book, a performance, some poems, an installation, digital art online, a staggering viral idea...) as an outcome of the research process adding to the body of art we use to inspire thought and learning. The product(s) would need to reflect upon this research process and raise questions about the Library and 'the world's knowledge'. These products would need to be easily shown or disseminated so that all learners and visitors can enjoy them. You may also be asked to give gallery talks or presentations about your work, to staff, to VIP guests or to local community groups. We need you to be: Able to write and speak fluently in English to a high standard. (We positively welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds.) Able to work in London two days a week for up to one year. (We cannot fund relocation, travel or accommodation expenses.) Able to communicate cultural ideas to a non-academic audience, using creative teaching strategies. Wanting to help others to express ideas in conversation with you. Able to inspire and encourage young people. Interested in documents, libraries and archives, with research built into your working practice. For 2004-5 you are likely to be a published writer: addressing both adults and young people more interested in ideas and imagination than writing about a topic in a purely factual way interested in the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction, between poetic and descriptive forms of writing interested in connections between the oral and the written and in the transmission of meanings within and between cultures More about the process The first 'pilot Fellow' was artist and writer Rachel Lichtenstein, who wrote 'Rodinsky's Room' with Ian Sinclair and has been a resident artist at archives and libraries and is writing books about the East End of London. At the end of her Fellowship she produced an exhibition and book 'A Little Dust Whispered'. The current Fellow is the multimedia artist Ming Wong. He has helped interpret exhibitions of Modern Chinese Prints and The Silk Road. He is researching experimental drama in the Sound Archive. This post, Pearson Creative Research Fellow, (i.e. you?) must be recruited by 5 November 2004, ready for the opening of the 'The Writer in the Garden' exhibition. The Fellowship would end after 'Andersen' exhibition in Autumn 2005. Working arrangements are negotiable. The fee will be not less than £180 per day, paid on a freelance basis so that you will be responsible for your own tax and insurances. The Fellow must be able to work at least two days a week over a period of at least 38 weeks between the start of November 2004 and the end of October 2005. A small number of these days can be worked from home or elsewhere, but the fee is for active engagement with collections, audiences and the Learning team. The contract includes a negotiation of the options for your intellectual property rights for different classes of product. No studio or separate office is provided but there is a desk with computer. The Fellow may wish to spend a lot of time exploring collections in the Reading Rooms and with curators. There is a room for workshops, but much contact with learners takes place exploring the building and its exhibitions. There would be opportunities to visit local schools or groups, if you wished. If you are interested Please send a CV and any relevant weblinks, publications or documents that illustrate your career and approach. The CV should include the names and full contact details of two referees. Send by 10 August to [log in to unmask] or to: Bridget McKenzie, Head of Learning, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. If you post your application, please e-mail or phone us on 0207 412 7797 so that we can expect its arrival. We will compile a shortlist and interview candidates in the week of 18 August. 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Do you want to clear a path through a jungle of 150 million documents from 3000 years of world history, to see how it changes your writing and your mind and to inspire young people?

This programme, generously sponsored by Pearson, enables one creative person each year to work in the British Library's Learning team, researching in the collections, recording this process, engaging with learners and making creative work.

The aims are:

To provide groups of learners with an encounter with a professional creative researcher, who may inspire their learning through creative language and arts workshops and through an online journal.

To provide a high-profile individual face to our strategic emphasis on 'research skills' - to show that these skills are not about data retrieval but about solving problems, making personal meaning from discovered sources and communicating ideas to others in novel ways with words, sounds and images.

To expose the richness of resources in the British Library: showing that it holds not just books but music, maps, art and more; that it holds not just British culture but a world of cultures.

To approach the Library's collection displays as 'a museum of thought' and to help us form an engaging critical framework for a deeper exploration of 'the world's

knowledge'.

The tasks are:

To spend substantial time freely researching the collections, recording your paths of research.

To keep in mind some themes raised by the major exhibitions 'The Writer in the Garden' and 'Hans Christian Andersen'.

To consider the Learning team's emerging methodology and contribute your insight to their delivery of the regular programme and projects (in 2005, on sound, nature and story.)

To develop and lead two versions of a workshop that can be repeated regularly by you for learning groups. The workshops might include: sharing your process, discussion about the exhibitions, setting discovery & problem solving tasks, creative language activity and helping learners make a creative product. One version will be aimed at children aged up to 12 years, the other version for 12 years upwards. The workshops will be 90-120 minutes, up to two on one day per week. They can vary and evolve.

To write and illustrate an inspirational webpage. This could include a 'creative research journal' (or weblog), items you've discovered in the collections and examples of your work, including creative products by workshop participants. The Fellow should be prepared to expose their fallibility, for example by asking learners to help them solve problems and interpret images or texts. There will be an existing web architecture and technical support for you.

To make creative products (a book, a performance, some poems, an installation, digital art online, a staggering viral idea...) as an outcome of the research process adding to the body of art we use to inspire thought and learning. The product(s) would need to reflect upon this research process and raise questions about the Library and 'the world's knowledge'. These products would need to be easily shown or disseminated so that all learners and visitors can enjoy them.

You may also be asked to give gallery talks or presentations about your work, to staff, to VIP guests or to local community groups.

We need you to be:

Able to write and speak fluently in English to a high standard. (We positively welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds.)

Able to work in London two days a week for up to one year. (We cannot fund

relocation, travel or accommodation expenses.)

Able to communicate cultural ideas to a non-academic audience, using creative

teaching strategies. Wanting to help others to express ideas in conversation with you.

Able to inspire and encourage young people.

Interested in documents, libraries and archives, with research built into your working practice.

For 2004-5 you are likely to be a published writer:

addressing both adults and young people

more interested in ideas and imagination than writing about a topic in a purely

factual way

interested in the boundaries between fiction and non-fiction, between poetic and

descriptive forms of writing

interested in connections between the oral and the written and in the transmission of meanings within and between cultures

More about the process

The first 'pilot Fellow' was artist and writer Rachel Lichtenstein, who wrote 'Rodinsky's Room' with Ian Sinclair and has been a resident artist at archives and libraries and is writing books about the East End of London. At the end of her Fellowship she produced an exhibition and book 'A Little Dust Whispered'. The current Fellow is the multimedia artist Ming Wong. He has helped interpret exhibitions of Modern Chinese Prints and The Silk Road. He is researching experimental drama in the Sound Archive.

This post, Pearson Creative Research Fellow, (i.e. you?) must be recruited by 5 November 2004, ready for the opening of the 'The Writer in the Garden' exhibition. The Fellowship would end after 'Andersen' exhibition in Autumn 2005.

Working arrangements are negotiable. The fee will be not less than £180 per day, paid on a freelance basis so that you will be responsible for your own tax and insurances. The Fellow must be able to work at least two days a week over a period of at least 38 weeks between the start of November 2004 and the end of October 2005. A small number of these days can be worked from home or elsewhere, but the fee is for active engagement with collections, audiences and the Learning team.

The contract includes a negotiation of the options for your intellectual property rights for different classes of product.

No studio or separate office is provided but there is a desk with computer. The Fellow may wish to spend a lot of time exploring collections in the Reading Rooms and with curators. There is a room for workshops, but much contact with learners takes place exploring the building and its exhibitions. There would be opportunities to visit local schools or groups, if you wished.

If you are interested

Please send a CV and any relevant weblinks, publications or documents that illustrate your career and approach. The CV should include the names and full contact details of two referees. Send by 10 August to [log in to unmask] or to: Bridget McKenzie, Head of Learning, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. If you post your application, please e-mail or phone us on 0207 412 7797 so that we can expect its arrival. We will compile a shortlist and interview candidates in the week of 18 August. We aim to make a decision by 1 September and announce the appointment soon afterwards.

____________________________

Henry Girling

Regional and Library Programmes

The British Library

96 Euston Road

London

NW1 2DB

T: 020 7412 7333

F: 020 7412 7155

____________________________

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Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook

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It also holds the records of the London School of Medicine for Women (now part of the Royal Free and University College Medical School) and smaller collections of private papers. The archives are used by a wide range of researchers including biographers, social historians and novelists, and there is a regular flow of new acquisitions. The successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining and developing the archive, and managing a major conservation project. The post holder will also be expected to advise the trust on records management and other issues relevant to the profession. Experience in using CALM is desirable but not essential. This post represents an excellent opportunity for a registration scheme candidate to develop their professional skills. An information pack and application form may be obtained from Sam Crow on 020 7830 2578, or at: [log in to unmask] Informal enquiries are welcome to Kim Fleming, Director of Service Development, on 020 7830 2041. 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Messenger - sooooo many all-new ways to express yourself http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:58:48 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 716 ID theft law, open records issues Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Grant will help preserve records of local women By The Examiner staff The Jackson County Histori cal Society has received a $15,600 grant to hire a part-time staff member to assist with the rapidly growing Women's History Collec tion. http://www.examiner.net/stories/071504/new_071504020.shtml ( The Guardian Police save stolen Iraqi book worth Â£250,000 Maev Kennedy, arts and heritage correspondent Wednesday July 7, 2004 The Guardian While scores of Iraqi archae-ological sites continue to be looted on an industrial scale and thousands of objects remain missing from the national museum in Baghdad, a small book which has survived 1,000 years of turbulent history is now safely in store at Scotland Yard, and will be returned. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1255552,00.html Kuwait News Agency Rare books belonging to Kuwait National Museum found in Iraq - UN source http://www.kuna.net.kw/English/Story.asp?DSNO=647319 The Columbian Genealogy Today: Archives are institutional memories Thursday, July 15, 2004 CONNIE LENZEN for The Columbian Archives are different from libraries. 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The memory is incomplete because individual pieces of paper may disappear. http://www.columbian.com/07152004/neighbor/166502.html The News Gazette Cost cutting to save UI $37.4 million http://www.news-gazette.com/story.cfm?Number=16370 ( Newsday Tracing the trail of a houseâ€™s history As Farmingdale celebrates its 100th anniversary, a records search provides insights into its colorful past BY JOHN HANC July 10, 2004 The staffer behind the desk at the Nassau County Clerk's Office looked at me as if I'd just asked for a lifetime tax waiver. "You want what?" "The 1915 census." "Whoa," he said. "That's deep. You're going to have to see Virginia in Room 107." Virginia sent me to Anne, who sent me to Bob, a bespectacled senior clerk, who kept his gaze on the computer screen as I approached. But I noticed that his brow furrowed when I made my request. "I haven't seen it in years," he said. "But I think it's down in the basement." http://www.newsday.com/business/realestate/ny-bzcov0716,0,2708945.story? CFO Sarbanes-Oxley and Information Management Organizations have done much more in the areas of information security and paper-based records management than in electronic records management, maintains a new study. Stephen Taub, CFO.com July 15, 2004 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has led many companies to change how they manage information, according to a study conducted by AIIM â€” an industry association for enterprise content management â€” and Kahn Consulting. http://www.cfo.com/article/1,5309,14627%7C%7CT%7C2241,00.html?f=home_todayinfinance DelmarvaNow Criminal records go undeleted By John Vandiver Daily Times Staff Writer SALISBURY -- For nearly five years, criminal documents that were required by law to be deleted from the public record had been piling up in a file cabinet at the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office, unknown to law enforcement officials and hundreds of residents who wrongly assumed their files were clean. After the discovery, Sheriff R. Hunter Nelms organized a team of workers to erase the backlog of records, completing the task in a two-week span. http://www.dailytimesonline.com/news/stories/20040715/localnews/845687.html ( The Charlotte Observer GOP newcomer challenges for register of deeds Longtime incumbent has been indicted on jobrelated charges http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/states/north_carolina/counties/union/9157235.htm? Fort Worth Star Telegram Posted on Thu, Jul. 15, 2004 Experts juggling public records vs. privacy on Internet JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN - Faced with a tradition of an open court process colliding with concerns over identity theft and privacy, media and legal experts in Texas are debating how much access the public should have to court records on the Internet. http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/9160353.htm?1c The Times How Beatles memorabilia went on a mystery tour By Jack Malvern A CHANCE discovery of a battered suitcase in an Australian flea market appears to have solved the mysterious disappearance of one of the most important collections of Beatles memorabilia. For almost 30 years the â€œMal Evans archiveâ€ has been considered the Holy Grail of Beatles collections, inspiring fans in a worldwide search. http://avantgo.thetimes.co.uk/services/avantgo/article/0,,1177669,00.html Tuesday 13 July, 3AM Beatles' fans twist and shout over find It's a long and winding road from Liverpool to a flea market in the Victorian city of Geelong where a British holidaymaker chanced upon a treasure trove of previously unheard Beatles recordings. 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Indeed, more than one in five US employers have had staff e-mail and IM "conversations" subpoenaed in the course of a lawsuit or regulatory probe, according to a survey published this week. http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373730854 Washington Post Bush Signs Identity Theft Bill By David McGuire washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Thursday, July 15, 2004; 4:57 PM President Bush signed a tough new identity theft bill into law today, legislation passed by Congress in response to evidence that the problem is growing rapidly as more Americans use the Internet to shop and manage their personal finances. The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act adds two years to prison sentences for criminals convicted of using stolen credit card numbers and other personal data to commit crimes. Violators who use that data to commit "terrorist offenses" would get five extra years. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51595-2004Jul15.html ( Mondaq United States: PCAOBâ€”Beyond The First Year 15 July 2004 Article by Steven Berger The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 implemented far reaching changes in corporate governance and public disclosure for public companies. Equally significant was the infrastructure and direction approved by Congress for the complete overhaul of the regulatory system for accountants and accounting firms who furnish audit and other services to public companies. While a substantial portion of the changes in corporate governance and financial disclosure required by Sarbanes-Oxley have been implemented by the SEC, the NYSE and NASDAQ, the restructuring of the regulation of the accounting industry has only just begun. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27309&ASIMPR=128&ASTAGS=ad.size.Banner+product.9+type.article The Reporter County rules vary on public access to divorce records BETH COHEN , Staff Writer 07/15/2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry wanted to keep private his 1988 divorce records from his first wifeâ€š Julia Thorne. But in Norfolk Countyâ€š Mass.â€š where he and Thorne filed for a no-fault divorceâ€š only a portion of the divorce records were sealed. 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'Chronicle' sues city to release APD records BY JORDAN SMITH At press time, the Chronicle was preparing for a hearing next week in Travis Co. district court to determine whether the city of Austin is required under state open-records law to release a year's worth of Austin Police Department time sheets and off-duty contract logs for two former APD officers who the city says are currently under investigation. http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-07-16/pols_feature4.html St. Petersburg Times VA public records? Pay $1.2-million By PAUL DE LA GARZA, Times Staff Writer Published July 15, 2004 ST. PETERSBURG - The public records request asked for every document dealing with the troubled $472-million trial computer system at Bay Pines VA Medical Center. The Department of Veterans Affairs told the St. Petersburg Times it would turn over the documents - for $1.2-million. It asked for the money up front in the form of a certified check or money order. http://www.sptimes.com/2004/07/15/Southpinellas/VA_public_records_Pay.shtml Computerworld Court Upholds Calif. E-voting Ban Advocates for the disabled claimed it was discriminatory http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,94461,00.html?nas=DM-94461 Line56 Microsoft Offers IM Interoperability http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=5801 Computerworld Banks, Brokerages Dogged by Message Storage Rules Mandates for IM, e-mail retention pose IT challenges http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/groupware/story/0,10801,94303,00.html?nas=DIS-94303 Haaretz Yearning for an analog life By Yuval Dror "Nostalgia," says a definition in Israel's Even Shusan dictionary, "is embracing the memory of days gone by." It can be a longing for people, a period, or even technology. It usually takes years for people to develop a nostalgia for some technology, but in the age of the computer and the Internet, everything takes less time. A decade has yet to pass since electronic mail became available to the majority of people, but some already miss letters written by hand and posted. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/451579.html Decatur Daily Democrat Property tax record cards to be posted Adams County Informations System Manager Pat Norton told the county council this week that he will soon post all the county's property tax record cards from the assessor's office on the Internet, because they are public documents. http://www.decaturdailydemocrat.com/articles/2004/07/15/news/news/news03.txt -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:51:07 +0100 Reply-To: Karen Garvey <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Karen Garvey <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Learning, Inclusion & Outreach Policies Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Further to Catherine Tayor's email, I'm also a recently appointed Outreach and Inclusion Archivist and would be grateful for copies of existing policies or useful advice. Since I have additional reponsibility for Learning, copies of Education policies would also be equally welcome. Again, with thanks in advance. Karen Garvey Archivist (Learning, Inclusion & Outreach) B Bond Warehouse Smeaton Road Bristol BS1 6XN Tel: (0117) 922 4224 - Direct Tel: (0117) 922 4239 Fax: (0117) 922 4236 www.bristol-city.gov.uk/recordoffice Online catalogue: archives.bristol-city.gov.uk ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:57:40 +0100 Reply-To: "Campbell, Chris (CCM)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Campbell, Chris (CCM)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: scanning old documents MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Our visual arts department wants to scan a complete range of minute books (1930s-1990s). The early ones are on very thin paper. The whole set has been 'carefully' housed in (conservationists stop reading here!)lever arch files. Once scanned the originals will be stored in acid free boxes etc etc I would like to get some quotes from any recommended scanning services - and any opinions on whether OCRing is feasible or worthwhile. Chris Campbell British Council 020 7 389 4016 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:54:01 +0100 Reply-To: No Name <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: No Name <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digitisation of Archive Material MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All, I would be interested to hear from Archives who have undertaken digitisation projects of archive material. Especially in terms of timescale involved, preservation and metadata. Thanks Michèle Losse Acting Archivist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE Tel: +44 (0)20-8332 5417 Fax: +44 (0)20-8332 5430 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.kew.org/library/ ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:12:49 +0100 Reply-To: Malcolm Austen <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Malcolm Austen <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: scanning old documents Comments: To: "Campbell, Chris (CCM)" <[log in to unmask]> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 16/07/2004 15:57, Campbell, Chris (CCM) wrote: > The early ones are on very thin paper. With apologies if I'm teaching Grandma to suck eggs ... the trick here is to scan with a sheet of black paper behind the sheet you are scanning. That way you get an even background shading (which can be removed with some image processing) rather than an impression of the text on the other side. regards, Malcolm. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:35:11 +0100 Reply-To: "Hayward, Olivia" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Hayward, Olivia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Best practice model for Community Archive projects Comments: To: "HISTORY-CHILD-FAMILY (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>, "HISTORY-DIGITISATION (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>, "HISTORY-HERITAGE (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Best practice model for Community Archive projects > Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) is a project led and funded by > The National Archives, in partnership with West Yorkshire Archives > Service, Hackney Archives Department, the National Archives of Scotland, > the National Council on Archives, the National Library of Wales, the > Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and Commanet. > Working predominantly from case studies in West Yorkshire and Hackney, we > are aiming to produce a Best Practice Model for community involvement in > the production of online archive content, which should be available in its > final form at the end of October this year. We are also investigating > potential funding streams for community archive work. > We believe that community archive projects have an important role to play > in community development, skills development and the preservation of > 'unofficial' history, and are a means of encouraging non-traditional users > to become involved with archives. It is hoped that the Best Practice > Model will be adopted by other archival organisations and heritage > organisations to facilitate the development of community archive projects. > A community perspective on community archives: > "I just wanted to say thank you to the contributors of the Batley > community archive project for the wonderful memories I found on your web > pages. I was born and spent my childhood years in Batley before emigrating > to New Zealand 30 years ago. I browsed every page on the Batley archive > and it took me three days, three wonderful glorious memory filled days. > Thank you all so very much!" Liz, New Zealand. On the Batley Community > Archive, a commanet project. > An Archives perspective on community archives: > "At the heart of Northern Ireland society lies a deep-rooted sense of > place and of community. People identify with the rural town land, the > semi-urban village or the fully urban town or city. The street, the > terrace of houses, the homes built round the neighbourhood factory, the > local landmark are all permeated with memories of the good times and the > bad times, the hopes and the disappointments experienced both by > individuals and by close-knit communities. Such memories are about living > in the fullest sense: they are vibrant and colourful; they can be sad or > joyful. Community archives have the vital role of encouraging the > recording of individual and community memories so that they can be enjoyed > by future generations. They are a welcome expression of pride and of > self-confidence", Gerry Slater, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. > To find out more information go to our web pages at: > www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/caap > > > > Olivia Hayward > Press & Communications Officer > Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) > The National Archives > > Phone: 020 8392 5330. Ext: 2523 > Email: [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/caap > > > > > ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:55:04 +0100 Reply-To: "Hayward, Olivia" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Hayward, Olivia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Best practice model for Community Archive projects MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Best practice model for Community Archive projects > Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) is a project led and funded by > The National Archives, in partnership with West Yorkshire Archives > Service, Hackney Archives Department, the National Archives of Scotland, > the National Council on Archives, the National Library of Wales, the > Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and Commanet. > Working predominantly from case studies in West Yorkshire and Hackney, we > are aiming to produce a Best Practice Model for community involvement in > the production of online archive content, which should be available in its > final form at the end of October this year. We are also investigating > potential funding streams for community archive work. > We believe that community archive projects have an important role to play > in community development, skills development and the preservation of > 'unofficial' history, and are a means of encouraging non-traditional users > to become involved with archives. It is hoped that the Best Practice > Model will be adopted by other archival organisations and heritage > organisations to facilitate the development of community archive projects. > > A community perspective on community archives: > "I just wanted to say thank you to the contributors of the Batley > community archive project for the wonderful memories I found on your web > pages. I was born and spent my childhood years in Batley before emigrating > to New Zealand 30 years ago. I browsed every page on the Batley archive > and it took me three days, three wonderful glorious memory filled days. > Thank you all so very much!" Liz, New Zealand. On the Batley Community > Archive, a commanet project. > > An Archives perspective on community archives: > "At the heart of Northern Ireland society lies a deep-rooted sense of > place and of community. People identify with the rural town land, the > semi-urban village or the fully urban town or city. The street, the > terrace of houses, the homes built round the neighbourhood factory, the > local landmark are all permeated with memories of the good times and the > bad times, the hopes and the disappointments experienced both by > individuals and by close-knit communities. Such memories are about living > in the fullest sense: they are vibrant and colourful; they can be sad or > joyful. Community archives have the vital role of encouraging the > recording of individual and community memories so that they can be enjoyed > by future generations. They are a welcome expression of pride and of > self-confidence", Gerry Slater, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. > To find out more information go to our web pages at: > www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/caap > > > > Olivia Hayward > Press & Communications Officer > Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) > The National Archives > > Phone: 020 8392 5330. Ext: 2523 > Email: [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/caap > > > > > ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:10:16 +0100 Reply-To: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digitisation of Archive Material MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All, I would be interested to hear from Archives who have undertaken digitisation projects of archive material. Especially in terms of timescale involved, preservation and metadata. Thanks Michèle Losse Acting Archivist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE Tel: +44 (0)20-8332 5417 Fax: +44 (0)20-8332 5430 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.kew.org/library/ ========================================================================Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:30:04 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 718 Weekend update Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1090182604" -------------------------------1090182604 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Southern Voice An â€˜unspokenâ€™ generation Atlanta History Center documents cityâ€™s gay past By JACLYN BARBAROW Friday, July 16, 2004 The Atlanta History Center hopes to tell the story of â€œAtlantaâ€™s Unspoken Pastâ€ in an oral history project that culminates with an exhibit coinciding with next yearâ€™s Atlanta Pride festival. â€œThis project will preserve the personal histories of a shrinking, often anonymous population â€” histories that are fundamental to community memory and identity â€” while the opportunity exists,â€ organizes promise in a flier announcing the project, launched this month. http://www.southernvoice.com/2004/7-16/locallife/feature/unspoken.cfm Cincinnati Enquirer 'Rising Tide,' the history of P&G, bears lessons to lift all boats By Cliff Peale Enquirer staff writer Among the most important lessons small companies can learn from Procter & Gamble's 167-year history are a willingness to take risks, an ability to learn from mistakes and a nonstop focus on the consumer. Those lessons are front and center in Rising Tide, the new P&G corporate history published this summer by Harvard Business School Press. Author Davis Dyer and P&G executives presented those lessons Thursday to a group gathered by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/16/biz_pgrisingtide.16.html The State Journal Register New letter by Lincoln uncovered Sheds light on evolution of his stand on slavery By LISA KERNEK STAFF WRITER A Chicago manuscript dealer is selling a newly discovered letter in which Abraham Lincoln argued that the Republican Party should strengthen its antislavery stance. Lincoln wrote the letter in Springfield on Oct. 9, 1859, to Ohio congressman Thomas Corwin. The letter had been unknown to scholars until Corwin's family sought an appraisal for it this year at The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago. http://www.sj-r.com/sections/news/stories/30120.asp Tuscaloosa News â€¢ Discuss this story Gray law firm picking up pieces from fire disaster By RHODA A. PICKETT July 17, 2004 Email this story. Piles of crumbled red bricks litter the ground around an ancient, two-story shell, the most visible reminder of the morning that Fred Gray watched decades of African-American history go up in smoke. The fire that destroyed the law offices of the famed civil rights attorney and his partners during the early hours of Feb. 10 consumed the original supporting documentation he used in writing his book "Bus Ride to Justice." http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040717/APN/40717069 3 Creative MAC Got Any Protection? DVD Technology Update By AVVMMP Got Any Protection? Protect your mediaâ€”or, for extra revenue, your clientsâ€™ mediaâ€”from peril by Van Carlisle Business-savvy producers are constantly looking for ways to increase revenue by offering a la carte production services, such as sound-stage rentals, editing services and duplication services. One especially lucrative extra service that you might not have considered, but customers increasingly need, is off-site, longterm and archival storage of master and backup copies of tapes and discs. Think about it: If you were to invest thousands of dollars to produce content, wouldnâ€™t you want to ensure that a master copy is in a safe, accessible place in the event that copies of the tapes or discs are destroyed? http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=26733 Denver Post On the trail of Bush's missing past By Jim Spencer Denver Post columnist No one messed up. That's what the spokesman for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Denver told me. I had asked him if the agency punished anyone for destroying George W. Bush's Air National Guard pay records. http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~27772~2275341,00.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bond deal records discovered Misfiled documents fail to answer some questions By DAVE UMHOEFER and STEVE SCHULTZE [log in to unmask] Posted: July 16, 2004 Milwaukee County officials announced Friday that missing bid records on a $100 million bond deal had turned up Friday, one day after criminal investigators and auditors announced their own search. First sought 18 days ago by the Journal Sentinel but declared missing Tuesday, the documents were misfiled in a cabinet outside the office of the employee who coordinated the bid evaluation that tapped Bear Stearns as lead underwriter on the bond deal, officials said. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/244080.asp Ascribe Going Digital: Paper Trail Stops, Mayo Clinic Rochester Moves to Electronic Medical Records ROCHESTER, Minn., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The paper trail is stopping for outpatients at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. From now on, all medical records will be created and stored electronically for nearly 1.5 million annual outpatient visits. "This is a technology milestone," says David Mohr, M.D., internal medicine specialist who has guided the process from idea to reality. "But more importantly, it's a tool to streamline and improve patient care." http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?ascribeid=20040716.110908&time=11%20 34%20PDT&year=2004&public=1 Milwaukee Business Journal Mayo ends use of paper for medical records Scott D. Smith Staff reporter The Mayo Clinic in Rochester announced Friday that the paper trail ended for outpatients. From now on, the medical records resulting from nearly 1.5 million outpatient visits per year will be created and stored electronically. Electronic record keeping gives physicians immediate access to a patient's records, including physician notes, orders for tests and medications -- as well as laboratory and test results -- Mayo said in a press release. http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/07/12/daily51.html?j st=b_ln_hl Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1090182604 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

Southern Voice

An â€˜unspokenâ€™ generation

Atlanta History Center documents cityâ€™s

gay past

By JACLYN BARBAROW

Friday, July 16, 2004

The Atlanta History Center hopes to tell the

story of â€œAtlantaâ€™s Unspoken Pastâ€ in an oral

history project that culminates with an exhibit

coinciding with next yearâ€™s Atlanta Pride

festival.

â€œThis project will preserve the personal histories

of a shrinking, often anonymous population â€”

histories that are fundamental to community

memory and identity â€” while the opportunity

exists,â€ organizes promise in a flier announcing

the project, launched this month.

http://www.southernvoice.com/2004/7-16/locallife/feature/unspoken.cfm

Cincinnati Enquirer

'Rising Tide,' the history of P&G, bears

lessons to lift all boats

By Cliff Peale

Enquirer staff writer

Among the most important lessons small companies can learn from

Procter & Gamble's 167-year history are a willingness to take risks,

an ability to learn from mistakes and a nonstop focus on the

consumer.

Those lessons are front and center in Rising Tide, the new P&G

corporate history published this summer by Harvard Business

School Press. Author Davis Dyer and P&G executives presented

those lessons Thursday to a group gathered by the Greater

Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/07/16/biz_pgrisingtide.16.html

The State Journal Register

New letter by Lincoln uncovered

Sheds light on evolution of his stand on slavery

By LISA KERNEK

STAFF WRITER

A Chicago manuscript dealer is selling a newly discovered letter

in which Abraham Lincoln argued that the Republican Party

should strengthen its antislavery stance.

Lincoln wrote the letter in Springfield on Oct. 9, 1859, to Ohio

congressman Thomas Corwin. The letter had been unknown to

scholars until Corwin's family sought an appraisal for it this year

at The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago.

http://www.sj-r.com/sections/news/stories/30120.asp

Tuscaloosa News

â€¢ Discuss this story

Gray law firm picking up

pieces from fire disaster

By RHODA A. PICKETT

July 17, 2004

Email this story.

Piles of crumbled red bricks litter the ground around an

ancient, two-story shell, the most visible reminder of the

morning that Fred Gray watched decades of African-American

history go up in smoke.

The fire that destroyed the law offices of the famed civil

rights attorney and his partners during the early hours of

Feb. 10 consumed the original supporting documentation he

used in writing his book "Bus Ride to Justice."

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040717/APN/407170693

Creative MAC

Got Any Protection?

DVD Technology Update

By AVVMMP

Got Any Protection?

Protect your mediaâ€”or, for extra revenue, your clientsâ€™ mediaâ€”from peril

by Van Carlisle

Business-savvy producers are constantly looking for ways to increase revenue by offering a la carte production services, such

as sound-stage rentals, editing services and duplication services.

One especially lucrative extra service that you might not have considered, but customers increasingly need, is off-site, longterm

and archival storage of master and backup copies of tapes and discs. Think about it: If you were to invest thousands of

dollars to produce content, wouldnâ€™t you want to ensure that a master copy is in a safe, accessible place in the event that

copies of the tapes or discs are destroyed?

http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=26733

Denver Post

On the trail of Bush's

missing past

By Jim Spencer

Denver Post columnist

No one messed up.

That's what the spokesman for the Defense Finance

and Accounting Service in Denver told me.

I had asked him if the agency punished anyone for

destroying George W. Bush's Air National Guard pay

records.

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~27772~2275341,00.html

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bond deal records discovered

Misfiled documents fail to answer some questions

By DAVE UMHOEFER and STEVE SCHULTZE

http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?ascribeid=20040716.110908&time=11%2034%20PDT&year=2004&public=1

Posted: July 16, 2004

Milwaukee County officials announced Friday that missing bid records on a $100 million bond deal had

turned up Friday, one day after criminal investigators and auditors announced their own search.

First sought 18 days ago by the Journal Sentinel but declared

missing Tuesday, the documents were misfiled in a cabinet

outside the office of the employee who coordinated the bid evaluation that

tapped Bear Stearns as lead underwriter on the bond deal, officials said.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/244080.asp

Ascribe

Going Digital: Paper Trail Stops, Mayo Clinic

Rochester Moves to Electronic Medical Records

ROCHESTER, Minn., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The paper trail is stopping for

outpatients at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. From now on, all medical records will be created and

stored electronically for nearly 1.5 million annual outpatient visits.

"This is a technology milestone," says David Mohr, M.D., internal medicine specialist who

has guided the process from idea to reality. "But more importantly, it's a tool to streamline and

improve patient care."

Milwaukee Business Journal

Mayo ends use of paper for

medical records

Scott D. Smith

Staff reporter

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester announced Friday that the paper trail

ended for outpatients. From now on, the medical records resulting

from nearly 1.5 million outpatient visits per year will be created and

stored electronically.

Electronic record keeping gives physicians immediate access to a

patient's records, including physician notes, orders for tests and

medications -- as well as laboratory and test results -- Mayo said in a

press release.

http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/07/12/daily51.html?jst=b_ln_hl

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
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Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1090182604-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:59:01 +0100 Reply-To: Aidan Jones <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Aidan Jones <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Registers of Electors: Photocopying MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In February 2003, I asked on this list for any comments about implementing the new arrangements for Registers of Electors. I received several helpful replies, but it seemed that there were a number of areas where there was still a great deal of uncertainty. Some archivists may well be familiar with the suggested guidelines poster on the CILIP website at http://www.cilip.org.uk/committees/laca/elecregsposter.pdf . This is what we have been following in recent months. Offline, I received a very useful response from a library representative, explaining more fully the original thinking behind the poster, whilst at the same time acknowledging that other views and other practices would still be found. Are we any further forward yet? One issue still causing concern in this part of the country is whether recent (e.g. 1990s) registers of electors should ever be photocopied. How have other record offices been handling this? Do they have any concerns - and if so, are they based on issues of copyright or on issues of data protection (or possibly both)? I wonder which of the following statements comes closest to the view of other readers of this list. 1 The law is clear enough - there is no really no problem about continuing to photocopy short portions of registers of electors up to 2001. [How short?] 2 The law is clear enough - any registers containing the names of persons likely to be still living should not be photocopied. Record offices and libraries which act otherwise are placing themselves, and possibly their individual staff members, at significant risk of litigation. 3 The law is now a complete mess. Until there is further guidance or case law, it is up to individual services as to whether they wish to take a calculated risk over the issue of photocopying. 4 Record offices and libraries should seek guidance from their local Electoral Registration Officers as to the extent to which photocopying is permitted by individual district authorities. Any comments welcome - either on or off the list. Aidan Jones, Cumbria Record Office & Local Studies Library, Barrow-in-Furness. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 13:02:37 +0100 Reply-To: Jill Roberts <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jill Roberts <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Mobile shelving providers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Colleagues, Please can anyone recommend a reliable provider of mobile shelving for a small voluntary sector archive? We are building a new archive centre, and want to mount our existing metal shelving onto floor tracking in the repository area. I already have the name of Britannia. I would be very grateful for any advice. Best wishes Jill Roberts Archivist Leonard Cheshire Staunton Harold Hall Ashby LE65 1RT UK Tel/fax +44 (0) 1332 863660 Charity No 218186 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:46:30 +0100 Reply-To: Alan Crookham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alan Crookham <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job announcement MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46DA7.8F4B961B" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46DA7.8F4B961B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please draw these positions to the attention of anyone who might be interested. These two roles are based within Tate Archive, a major national research resource comprising the Archive Collection of British Art since 1900 and the official repository of Tate's own papers. Archive Cataloguer Starting salary: Up to £19,000 pa This 2 year fixed term post, within our funded cataloguing programme, provides valuable experience in the specialist field of Art Archives. You will be responsible for sorting and cataloguing selected collections according to ISAD (G) and in-house standards, entering records onto the CALM database and generating lists for public access. You will also participate in the Research Centre service. You must have a degree and a post-graduate diploma or MA in Archive Administration, with experience of archive cataloguing and familiarity with ISAD (G). A high level of accuracy and good IT skills are essential. Familiarity with the CALM system will be advantageous as will relevant subject knowledge which could have been gained through employment and/or academic study. Ref 4063/CR Assistant Archive Curator - Gallery Records Starting salary: £15,000 pa Fixed term contract 18 months If you have a keen interest in records management, this opportunity will enable you to build up experience working with Tate's own archives. Your role will be to help run the central records store and administer the records management programme, receiving and sorting records and maintaining manual and computerised indexes and finding aids. You will also participate in the Research Centre Service - answering enquiries, helping researchers and retrieving items for Tate's staff. At least one year's admin experience and education to at least 'A' level are essential for the position. You will have excellent organisational skills, good communication skills and the ability to work well within a team. Ref 4064/CR For an application pack, please visit www.tate.org.uk or email [log in to unmask] quoting the appropriate reference. Closing date: 30 July 2004 Tate is working towards equal opportunities -------------------------- Alan Crookham Gallery Records Curator Tate Archive Millbank London SW1P 4RG call +44 (0) 20 7887 8833 fax +44 (0) 20 7887 8901 email [log in to unmask] visit www.tate.org.uk ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46DA7.8F4B961B Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Job announcement

Please draw these positions to the attention of anyone who might be interested.

These two roles are based within Tate Archive, a major national
research resource comprising the Archive Collection of British Art
since 1900 and the official repository of Tate’s own papers.

Archive Cataloguer
Starting salary: Up to £19,000 pa

This 2 year fixed term post, within our funded cataloguing
programme, provides valuable experience in the specialist field of Art
Archives. You will be responsible for sorting and cataloguing selected
collections according to ISAD (G) and in-house standards, entering
records onto the CALM database and generating lists for public
access. You will also participate in the Research Centre service.

You must have a degree and a post-graduate diploma or MA in
Archive Administration, with experience of archive cataloguing and
familiarity with ISAD (G). A high level of accuracy and good IT skills are
essential. Familiarity with the CALM system will be advantageous as
will relevant subject knowledge which could have been gained
through employment and/or academic study.

Ref 4063/CR

Assistant Archive Curator -
Gallery Records
Starting salary: £15,000 pa
Fixed term contract 18 months

If you have a keen interest in records management, this opportunity
will enable you to build up experience working with Tate’s own
archives. Your role will be to help run the central records store and
administer the records management programme, receiving and
sorting records and maintaining manual and computerised indexes
and finding aids.

You will also participate in the Research Centre Service – answering
enquiries, helping researchers and retrieving items for Tate’s staff. At
least one year's admin experience and education to at least ‘A’ level
are essential for the position. You will have excellent organisational
skills, good communication skills and the ability to work well within a
team.

Ref 4064/CR

For an application pack, please visit www.tate.org.uk or email
[log in to unmask] quoting the appropriate reference.

Closing date: 30 July 2004

Tate is working towards equal opportunities

--------------------------
Alan Crookham
Gallery Records Curator
Tate Archive
Millbank
London
SW1P 4RG

call +44 (0) 20 7887 8833
fax +44 (0) 20 7887 8901
email [log in to unmask]
visit www.tate.org.uk

------_=_NextPart_001_01C46DA7.8F4B961B-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:08:05 +0100 Reply-To: Mary Wills <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Mary Wills <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Forties Family Fun at The National Archives The National Archives will be holding a free forties family day out on September 18. The press release below gives the details. If you would like further information or images please do not hesitate to contact me. Best wishes, Siobhan Wakely Press and Publicity Office The National Archives 020 83925277 D-Day to VE Day: Forties Family Fun at The National Archives Do you fancy learning how to swing dance? Have you ever tried a carrot cookie? Want to know what 'ration fashion' was like during the Second World War? Travel back in time and relive life in the fabulous forties at The National Archives' annual free Open Day in Kew on Saturday 18 September. This year's theme is Operation Archives: D-Day to VE-Day . Visitors to Operation Archives will be able to ask D-Day veterans about their experiences and learn about the everyday reality of domestic life including the rationing of food and supplies. Here are some highlights of this free family fun day out: * follow the family trail and discover fascinating documents from the forties * speak with Double Agent Codename Garbo and learn about the key role deception played during this period * test your taste buds and experience the delights of a wartime kitchen * see how people managed to survive on ration books during the forties * experience life as a child in the Second World war * join the cinema usherette and watch wartime propaganda films which highlight the various ways people were asked to support the war effort including a film called 'All about Carrots' * learn about the importance aerial photographs played in planning for D- Day with Allan Williams of Keele University. Experts will be on hand to teach families how to use the extensive resources available at The National Archives and show them how to begin their journey into their own family history. Who knows, maybe you will discover a secret agent or D-Day hero lurking in your family history? Visitors to the Operation Archives open day will also be able to take a tour around repositories at The National Archives containing millions of fascinating documents. They can learn about the day-to-day work of the archives and find out how our conservation experts preserve and care for the nation's most important official historical documents. Situated just off the riverbank at Kew, The National Archives is close to some of London's best scenery. Why not make a day of it at The National Archives' Operation Archives Open Day, the UK's best-kept secret? Operation Archives Open Day takes place on Saturday 18 September from 10.00 until 16.00 and is a free event open to all the family. For more information please call 020 8876 3444 or visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk For Press information or images, please call Lawrence Hall on 020 8392 5712 or email [log in to unmask] Notes For Editors: * "Operation Archives" is free and will take place at The National Archives from 10.00 until 16.00. The National Archives is situated on Ruskin Avenue in Kew, Richmond. The nearest train stations are Kew Gardens (tube and rail) and Kew Bridge (rail). Access by car is off the Mortlake Road (A2O5 South Circular). From Kew Bridge, take the first turning on the left after Ruskin Avenue. Free parking is available for a limited number of vehicles * If you would like more information, please contact: Education and Interpretation, The National Archives, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Tel: 020 8392 5202/5323, e-mail: [log in to unmask]; website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk * The National Archives (TNA) was created in April 2003 when the Public Record Office and the Historic Manuscripts Commission came together to form one organisation. TNA , the home of Domesday Book, is open to the public 6 days a week. It holds over 1000 years of documents including sources for family history research ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:09:48 +0100 Reply-To: Mary Wills <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Mary Wills <[log in to unmask]> Subject: National Archives beefs up online marketing The National Archives in Kew has appointed its first Head of Online Services and Strategic Marketing to capitalise on its cutting-edge digital services and to increase its profile as the world's leading digital archive. The press release below gives the details. If you would like further information or digital images please do not hesitate to contact me. Best wishes, Siobhan Wakely Press and publicity office The National Archives 020 83925277 National Archives beefs up its online marketing The National Archives in Kew has appointed its first Head of Online Services and Strategic Marketing to capitalise on its cutting-edge digital services and to increase its profile as the world's leading digital archive. James Strachan, who has been active in online marketing in the commercial sector since 1995, intends to banish ideas of dusty archives and put The National Archives in the forefront of people's minds as a pioneer in online services. This new position was created as part of a restructuring plan which will ensure a seamless delivery of digital and traditional paper records and take advantage of new and emerging technology. Strachan, has nine years' digital publishing experience with Philips, Chambers, Encyclopaedia Britannica and the video mobile operator '3'. He was MD of Britannica's European Office in 1998-1999 when the Encyclopaedia was being released online, and most recently was Director of Media Products at 3, responsible for building content services for new-generation mobile phones. 'It's a privilege to be able to help build The National Archives into the world's leading digital archive' he said. 'My goal is to produce a service that is simple to use, of consistently high quality and permanently accessible to all. It should be the tool you instantly think of for historical research'. Sarah Tyacke, Chief Executive of The National Archives, said: 'The National Archives has already moved into a new era of digital technology. Our catalogue of over nine million documents is available online, we have created an award-winning digital archive and we have recently launched a re-vamped user-friendly website. James will help us to make people aware of our innovation in this area so that they recognise us as the leader in our field'. NOTES TO EDITORS: * The National Archives, Kew, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book to newly released government papers. The free museum and research rooms in Kew, west London, are open to the public 6 days a week. * For press enquiries please contact The National Archives Press Office on 020 8392 5277 or e-mail [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:27:06 +0000 Reply-To: Iain Flett <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Iain Flett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FoI article in Guardian Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Just to flag up the article in The Guardian yesterday, page 10, media law, first para below. Iain Flett _______________________ The Freedom of Information Act brings new opportunities for journalists, writes Martin Soames Monday July 19, 2004 The Guardian The Bush administration issued a directive last year saying there would be no media coverage of the return of soldiers' bodies from the war in Iraq. Earlier this year, activist Russ Kick filed a freedom of information request for all photographs showing coffins of US military personnel returning to Dover Air Force Base. To his surprise, the request was granted: the air force supplied more than 360 photographs. The news that the US government wanted to hide went straight to the front page. Could it happen here? Until very recently the answer would have been no. Civil servants usually refuse public requests for information. In England, information held by public authorities has been made available only to those who need to know. The Freedom of Information Act 2000, which will come fully into force on 1 January 2005, aims to change all this. This Act has, like a Stealth bomber, crept in under the radar. It has massive potential impact and, in fact, it is already here. **************************************** Iain EF Flett MA MPhil DP&AA RMSA FSAScot Palaeographer, Archivist & Records Manager 5 Provost Road, Tayport, Fife, Scotland DD6 9JE +44 (0)1382 552218 <[log in to unmask]> Traidcraft - fighting poverty through trade http://www.traidcraft.co.uk ************************ "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it" George Santayana ************************************ _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 07:43:53 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 719 Berger theft, Los Alamos loses Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Clinton library - the view from within Sunday, Jul 18, 2004 By David Robinson Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - The Clinton Library's ultimate tour guide stopped talking and walked briskly ahead of the reporter jotting down notes in a skinny notebook. He pushed aside the hanging plastic and stepped through the doorway. http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2004/07/18/News/259065.html ( Newsday AP: Clinton Adviser Probed in Terror Memos By JOHN SOLOMON July 19, 2004, 9:00 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- President Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger, is the focus of a Justice Department investigation after removing highly classified terrorism documents and handwritten notes from a secure reading room during preparations for the Sept. 11 commission hearings, The Associated Press has learned. Berger's home and office were searched earlier this year by FBI agents armed with warrants after he voluntarily returned documents to the National Archives. However, still missing are some drafts of a sensitive after-action report on the Clinton administration's handling of al-Qaida terror threats during the December 1999 millennium celebration. http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-sept.-11-berger-probe,0,3003437.story? The Flint Journal Historical Society offers postcards with an old edge FLINT THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION Sunday, July 18, 2004 By Kim Crawford [log in to unmask] â€¢ 810.766.6242 If members of the Genesee County Historical Society could sent you a message about their new postcard book of Flint scenes, it might say: "Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here (to consider buying one)." The book, compiled by the historical society and printed by Arcadia Publishing, is called "Flint - 1890-1960." It's 128 pages and contains more than 200 images of photos or illustrations of local buildings, factories, businesses, parks, schools, street scenes and people - all from postcards. The price is $20, with proceeds going to the historical society, a nonprofit, volunteer organization. http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/features/index.ssf?/base/features-2/1090146323282270.xml Birmingham News UA lab has 5,000 maps online Monday, July 19, 2004 DAVID WHITE News staff writer MONTGOMERY One map, drawn soon after the 1813 Fort Mims massacre, shows the house of settler Sam Mims, thetents of soldiers and the fort's east gate that was open the day Creek Indians massacred hundreds of militia and settlers. Another map drawn soon after the battle shows the fortified wall built by Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend and how U.S. troops surrounded them in March 1814, when Andrew Jackson's army slaughtered hundreds of Creeks. http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/109022861070240.xml Los Angeles Times History That's Right Off the Shelf An eccentric's 2,000-plus photos will make a library stand out By William Lobdell, Times Staff Writer Willie McPherson is an unlikely player in the Orange Public Library's ambitious expansion of its main branch. First of all, he's been dead for 40 years. And second, the Orange pioneer was a recluse and packrat who spent his final years in a two-story house filled with trash, yellowed newspapers, half-eaten food, memorabilia of all sorts and 10,000 history books â€” the leather binding of some eaten by rats. But McPherson, who died at 79, also left behind more than 2,000 photos he took throughout the state and the Southwest during the first half of the 20th century. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/state/la-me-peeled19jul19,1,6488259.story? Boston Globe Genealogy research takes root in mill city Library, city clerk, and history center offer help in quests http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/07/18/genealogy_research_takes_root_in_mill_city/ TriValley Herald Lost disks bring fallout to arms lab UC regents lash out at Los Alamos security "There's probably better security at the public library over CDs and (the) videos that are on the Blockbuster Top 10 list." Joe Barton CHAIRMAN, HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE By Ian Hoffman STAFF WRITER Friday, July 16, 2004 - SAN FRANCISCO -- For the third time in five years, Los Alamos National Laboratory is shutting down all classified work and hunkering down foor investigations and political lashings over the loss of two disks of nuclear-weapons related secrets. http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~2276078,00.html# The Daily Californian Los Alamos Scandal Raises Many Questions http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=15651 The Daily Bruin Los Alamos lab work halted http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/articles.asp?id=29727 Chicago Tribune Classified E-Mail Left Nuclear Lab Secret information at the Los Alamos weapons facility was repeatedly sent over the Internet. By Ralph Vartabedian Times Staff Writer Published July 19, 2004 Los Alamos National Laboratory officials have discovered in recent weeks that secret information at the nuclear weapons facility was repeatedly transmitted over an unclassified e-mail system. Officials at the New Mexico lab confirmed Sunday that the incidents were reported to Energy Department headquarters in Washington, and said that they were taking measures to improve security and "prevent significant risks to national security." http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-na-lab19jul19,1,1030346.story? http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lab19jul19,1,6741321.story? CNN.com Los Alamos lab faces security probe http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/07/19/losalamos.lab.security.ap/index.html Byte and Switch 12/13/03 Fed Disk Debacle's an ILM Cue Los Alamos National Laboratory, home to one of the nation's more sensitive nuclear weapons facilities, is a storage networking trendsetter. But that hasn't stopped data from disappearing from the lab's inventory. The lab this week acknowledged in a public statement that "10 separate pieces of electronic storage, consisting of nine floppy disks and a single large-capacity storage disk" were found missing from the lab's Nonproliferation and International Security Center during routine inventory checks. While at least one of the disks was very old, and it doesn't look as if any classified data's been compromised, the lab's gone into investigative mode. http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=44852 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:07:32 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 719 PART 2 digital sigs, email, timestamp Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Detroit Free Press MIKE WENDLAND: Oakland County a leader in e-government services BY MIKE WENDLAND FREE PRESS COLUMNIST July 19, 2004 You still may not be able to fight City Hall, but dealing with the government is sure a lot easier when you can do it from home. Credit a growing trend toward e-government that's letting people transact business with local, county and state officials over the Internet. It's happening all over Michigan. But tech experts say Oakland County is breaking away from the pack to become one of the nation's most progressive purveyors of digital democracy. In the county, residents can go online to buy park permits, file complaints, pay traffic tickets, order birth certificates and pay current property tax bills -- and that's just for starters. Soon, for instance, county courts will be able to hold arraignments entirely online, with priisoners, investigators and lawyers hooked up on high-speed video connections. http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwend19_20040719.htm FCW Where does the recordkeeping buck stop? BY Sara Michael July 19, 2004 The nagging question of who should be responsible for determining whether an electronic document must be maintained as a federal record is at the heart of a new report issued this month. According to the report from the Electronic Records Policy Working Group, most experts already acknowledge that electronic records are poorly managed. To fix that, the report recommends user-training programs as a way of encouraging better records practices. Some electronic-records experts, however, have criticized the findings. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0719/pol-erecords-07-19-04.asp (The working groupâ€™s report mentioned in the above story can be downloaded at the story) The Economic Times Digital signatures not catching on PAVAN DUGGAL [ SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2004 12:16:45 AM ] The Information Technology Act 2000 provides for the legal authentication of electronic records by means of digital signatures. It stipulates that the authentication of the electronic record is to be effected by the use of the asymmetric crypto system and hash function which envelop and transform the initial electronic record into another electronic record. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/782147.cms ( Public records are lifeblood of democracy Yomiuri Shimbun Bearing in mind that the preservation of archives and records, and the public disclosure of such documents, are two sides of the same coin, governments are obliged to preserve documents on the making of important decisions for use as a record to explain how the government works to people in the future. Remember the saying: "There can be no democracy without an archival library." http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20040720wo81.htm Financial Times UK 'should resist EU on data protection' By Bob Sherwood, Legal Correspondent Published: July 19 2004 5:00 | Last Updated: July 19 2004 5:00 Ministers must stand firm against any attempts by Brussels to force Britain to toughen its data protection laws, industry leaders have urged. The CBI, the business lobby group, warned that more upheaval over the contentious legislation aimed at preventing organisations from misusing staff and customers' private data would simply cause greater confusion and deter investment. http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373805428 ( Washington Post Albert D. Cherry; Library of Congress Archivist, Singer, Actor http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60635-2004Jul18.html ( Information Week July 12, 2004 Policies Lag E-Mail's Popularity Most companies have E-mail policies, but far fewer of them train employees in how they should use E-mail. And IM is even further behind. http://www.compliancepipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22105035 ( Compliance Pipeline July 12, 2004 What Every Company Should Know About Email Management For Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance http://informationweek.compliancepipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=22VGBYZANIYZOQSNDBCCKHQ?articleId=22105256 http://snipurl.com/7vqk GCN A long journey to network storage By Joab Jackson GCN Staff A facilities management department in Orange County, Fla., grew tired of inconvenient backup schemes and kept looking for something to completely automate the process. A network appliance came at the tail end of a number of systems rejected by the countyâ€™s electronic access workgroup. http://www.gcn.com/23_18/product-briefs/26549-1.html The Register netReplay is watching you By John Leyden Published Thursday 15th July 2004 14:36 GMT UK firm Chronicle Solutions has launched netReplay, a content capturing product, which it describes as a CCTV for computer networks. NetReply is designed for easier storage and extraction of electronic communications, assists businesses in meeting requirements under new corporate governance rules. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/15/netreplay/ Dallas Business Journal Texas Instruments helps Vatican Library keep track of books The Vatican Library in Rome, Italy, has adopted Texas Instruments Corp.'s 13.56 MHz, ISO 15693 radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to identify and manage its extensive two-million volume collection, Dallas-based TI said Friday. http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2004/07/12/daily45.html?f=et59 ( The Clarion-Ledger U.S. case filings to be on Web System to improve efficiency, enhance public access and eventually stretch nationwide By Jimmie E. Gates [log in to unmask] Early next year, attorneys can use the Internet to file federal cases and view documents from their office, home or any other place, 24 hours a day. The federal government is putting the case management/electronic case files system in both the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District. http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040718/NEWS01/407180374/1002 Redacted e-mail may still be a security risk By Keith Regan, Contributing Writer 19 Jul 2004 | SearchSecurity.com A Colorado court caused a firestorm of controversy last summer when an official document bearing the name of the woman accusing NBA star Kobe Bryant of rape was inadvertently posted on the Web. Within an hour, the original was pulled and a heavily redacted version of the document was posted, but given the intense media attention surrounding the case, the error became far more than a clerical mix-up. Privacy experts point out that similarly sensitive, private and protected information is now in the hands of thousands of private corporations, which often use e-mail, the Web and other means to exchange data with third parties. Even files that appear to be safe on the surface, such as those from which certain information has been redacted, can still put a company at risk of violating privacy laws. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci993637,00.html Washington Post Start-Up Surety's Electronic Time-Stamp Helps Authenticate Records By Raymund Flandez Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 19, 2004; Page E05 In an era when corporate leaders face public skepticism and, in some cases, criminal charges, Tom Klaff says his company's software can verify when electronic documents, such as e-mails, video surveillance in digital format and audit logs, were created and by whom. "We lock it down and prove it hasn't been altered," said Klaff, chief executive of Surety Inc. of Herndon http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60557-2004Jul18.html ( -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:32:46 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alison Cullingford <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Rare Books Group Conference Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" ********Apologies for cross-posting******* A final reminder: CILIP RARE BOOKS GROUP 2004 ANNUAL STUDY CONFERENCE "Rare Book Futures: curating collections in the 21st century" Weds 1-Fri 3 September 2004. University of Sussex (Brighton). For more details and how to book, see http://www.cilip.org.uk/groups/rbg/events.html The conference is designed to help rare books librarians develop a "toolkit" of the managerial and technical skills they need to bring their collections to life. These skills include publicity and marketing (exhibitions, web design, publishing), policies (acquisition and disposal), project management, fund-raising and training. A final version of the programme (updated earlier this month) has been loaded on the web page. The conference dinner will be in the magnificent Royal Pavilion and includes a tour of this spectacular building. The programme also offers visits to several local libraries and archives, including the Royal Pavilion's Archive, the East Sussex Record Office, University of Sussex Special Collections (Mass Observation, Rudyard Kipling Archive), and the Brighton City Library (rare book collection). Places are still available but some visits and workshops are now fully subscribed. Please give plenty of choices on your booking form. CILIP Rare Books Group members please note that the Group's AGM will take place during the Conference: at 2pm, on Thursday 2 Sept in the Terrace Room, University of Sussex Conference Centre, Bramber House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QU. All Group members are welcome - you do not have to be a conference delegate to attend. ***Please note that we have to confirm final numbers for accommodation on 13 Aug and that bookings received thereafter will be subject to a late booking charge*** If you have further queries about the Conference, please contact me (Alison Cullingford, e-mail [log in to unmask]) or Mary Nixon of the University of Sussex (e-mail: [log in to unmask]). All the best Alison ***************************************** Alison Cullingford Special Collections Librarian J.B. Priestley Library University of Bradford Bradford. BD7 1DP. UK. [log in to unmask] +44 (0)1274-235256 Fax: +44 (0)1274-233398 http://www.bradford.ac.uk/library/special ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:46:23 +0100 Reply-To: Monica Tandon <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Monica Tandon <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Experience - North West I am looking to effect a career change into archive work and I was wondering if anyone in the North West is currently able to provide me with some work experience. I am a science graduate with seven years experience in administration work. I am currently working as a regional clinical auditor in the nhs and studying part-time for a Masters degree in History of Science, Technology & Medicine. I look forward to hearing from anyone who may be able to help. Many thanks Monica ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:23:48 +0100 Reply-To: Taylor Richard <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Taylor Richard <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: National Archives beefs up online marketing MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain National Archives beefs up its online marketing The National Archives in Kew has appointed its first Head of Online Services and Strategic Marketing to capitalise on its cutting-edge digital services and to increase its profile as the world's leading digital archive. James Strachan, who has been active in online marketing in the commercial sector since 1995, intends to banish ideas of dusty archives and put The National Archives in the forefront of people's minds as a pioneer in online services. Whenever some ignorant media commentator in the wider world uses the lazy cliche of "dusty archives" to contrast with today's modern zingy world of electronic access to everything, we all cringe, but then shrug our shoulders and say "What can you expect eh?". But I really don't expect to see the National Archives falling into that same trap. Please, TNA, don't start slipping down the museum road of being embarrased about your core activity because marketing something else is so much more exciting. Yours, more in sorrow than in anger Richard ========================Richard Taylor BA MArAd RMSA Collections Access Manager National Railway Museum Leeman Road YORK YO26 4XJ Tel: +44 (0)1904 686289 Fax: +44 (0)1904 611112 Email: [log in to unmask] ======================== -----Original Message----- From: Mary Wills [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:10 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: National Archives beefs up online marketing The National Archives in Kew has appointed its first Head of Online Services and Strategic Marketing to capitalise on its cutting-edge digital services and to increase its profile as the world's leading digital archive. The press release below gives the details. If you would like further information or digital images please do not hesitate to contact me. Best wishes, Siobhan Wakely Press and publicity office The National Archives 020 83925277 This new position was created as part of a restructuring plan which will ensure a seamless delivery of digital and traditional paper records and take advantage of new and emerging technology. Strachan, has nine years' digital publishing experience with Philips, Chambers, Encyclopaedia Britannica and the video mobile operator '3'. He was MD of Britannica's European Office in 1998-1999 when the Encyclopaedia was being released online, and most recently was Director of Media Products at 3, responsible for building content services for new-generation mobile phones. 'It's a privilege to be able to help build The National Archives into the world's leading digital archive' he said. 'My goal is to produce a service that is simple to use, of consistently high quality and permanently accessible to all. It should be the tool you instantly think of for historical research'. Sarah Tyacke, Chief Executive of The National Archives, said: 'The National Archives has already moved into a new era of digital technology. Our catalogue of over nine million documents is available online, we have created an award-winning digital archive and we have recently launched a re-vamped user-friendly website. James will help us to make people aware of our innovation in this area so that they recognise us as the leader in our field'. NOTES TO EDITORS: * The National Archives, Kew, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book to newly released government papers. The free museum and research rooms in Kew, west London, are open to the public 6 days a week. * For press enquiries please contact The National Archives Press Office on 020 8392 5277 or e-mail [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned on behalf of NMSI for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the National Museum of Science & Industry. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 16:17:28 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Steve Bailey, Joint Information Systems Committee" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Launch of JISC Records Management Infokit Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Records Management infoKit I am pleased to announce the launch of the JISC Records Management infoKit. It has been developed by JISC infoNet as part of JISC's on-going support for the development of records management within the Further and Higher Education sectors. The kit makes no assumptions about previous training or experience, and is likely to prove most useful to beginners who need some guidance as to the basic concepts and techniques of records management. It is hoped that there will be material of interest to more experienced records managers, particularly to help them in the process of persuading senior management and colleagues of the value and necessity of records management and its outputs. It also draws on the practical outcomes of the JISC 09/02 Supporting Institutional Records Management Programme which finished earlier this year. Further information and the infokit itself including a printable version is available at http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/InfoKits/records-management This infokit will soon be joined by an EDRM Implementation Toolkit. This toolkit, scheduled for release within the next few weeks will represent a more detailed and 'advanced' corpus of information relating to all aspects of the implementation of an EDRM system. Further details will follow shortly. In the meantime please contact either myself, or the Infokit's author, Alan Cameron [log in to unmask] if you have any questions or comments. Regards Steve Bailey ---------------------- Steve Bailey, Records Manager Joint Information Systems Committee Tel: 07092 302850 Email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:05:58 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 720 Health Records, Berger Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Poughkeepsie Journal Tuesday, July 20, 2004 FDR papers are an open book Authors, scholars visit Hyde Park frequently By John Davis Poughkeepsie Journal When historian Joseph Persico entered the archives of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in 2000, he wasn't sure if his new book idea would fly. Persico, an Albany resident, had an idea to do a book about FDR's fascination with secret intelligence during World War II. But first, he wanted to see if any of the 44,000 books and 17 million pages of manuscripts in the FDR library archives could provide the material he needed. http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/localnews/stories/lo072004s3.shtml ( Alaska Journal Film association aims to preserve history http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/071904/loc_20040719001.shtml ( PA State Archives Announces Availability of Allegheny City Records Tuesday July 20, 12:18 pm ET HARRISBURG, Pa., July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Director Barbara Franco today announced that 500 cubic feet of original records from Allegheny City are available for research and review at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040720/phtu030_1.html Herald Sun Firm 'destroyed statements' By Samantha Baden 20jul04 ACCOUNTING firm KPMG destroyed detailed financial statements used in the formulation of a key federal government report into residential aged-care pricing, the NSW industrial arbiter heard today. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,10192818%255E1702,00.html Wall Street Journal Clinton Aide Berger Is Subject of Criminal Probe By CARLA ANNE ROBBINS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL July 20, 2004; Page A2 WASHINGTON -- President Clinton's national security adviser is the subject of a criminal investigation after he removed from a secure reading room at the National Archives classified documents related to the 9/11 investigation, federal officials said. A lawyer for Samuel Berger said last night that on two occasions, while reviewing hundreds of documents in preparation for the 9/11 Commission's investigation, his client inadvertently removed several copies of an after-action report assessing the effectiveness of the Clinton administration's counterterrorism efforts during the run up to the 2000 millennium celebrations. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109028139109867992-search,00.html? ( http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/20/politics/20document.ht http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=877 CNN Feds probe Clinton aide over missing papers Former national security adviser under criminal investigation Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Posted: 6:02 PM EDT (2202 GMT) http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/20/berger.probe/ http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/20/berger.probe/index.html ( Washington Post FBI Probes Berger for Document Removal Former Clinton Aide Inadvertently Took Papers From Archives, His Attorney Says http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62776-2004Jul19.html ( Dallas Morning News Criminal investigation focuses on Clinton aide Ex-security adviser Berger took classified papers from archives http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/072004dnnatberger.c65a.html Fox News Sandy Berger Probed Over Terror Memos Tuesday, July 20, 2004 WASHINGTON â€” Former President Clinton's national security adviser is under criminal investigation for taking highly classified terrorism documents that should have been turned over to the independent commission probing the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, FOX News has confirmed. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,126249,00.html ( USA Today Clinton adviser probed about removing classified terror memos By Kevin Johnson and Susan Page, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€” Samuel Berger, President Clinton's national security adviser, is the focus of a criminal investigation into whether he improperly removed notes and classified documents from the National Archives during preparations for hearings by the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-07-19-berger-probe_x.htm Former Clinton adviser probed for removing paper from archives www.chinaview.cn 2004-07-20 21:47:14 WASHINGTON, July 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Samuel Berger, former president Bill Clinton's national security adviser, is the focus of a criminal investigation that whether he improperly removed notes and classified documents from the National Archives during preparations for hearings before the Sept. 11 commission, media reports said Tuesday. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/20/content_1620079.htm WCNC.com Historical S.C. document found in Florida home 01:52 PM EDT on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 By JESSICA LOPEZ / Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Acey L. Edgemon sifted through boxes, looking for a car title in the Florida house his aunt bought "as is" in April. "As is" meant the house came with two cars, a boat, six broken refrigerators and boxes of paintings and photographs. But in his search for the title for one of the cars, he found more than that -- a document that turned out to be a piece of South Carolina's history. http://www.wcnc.com/news/southcarolina/stories/wcnc-072004-al-document_found.af2b3db.html The Australian Taylor made for chart success in a realm of men By John Croucher July 21, 2004 ABOUT five years ago I made an attempt to trace my family tree. My initial search led me back to the north of England, to the small town of Wolsingham in County Durham, and it was there that I uncovered one of the most remarkable scientists of the 19th century - yet her story and achievements had never been told. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10194703%255E28737,00.html ( HoldtheFrontPage Partnership gives Post picture archives new lease of life By Holdthefrontpage staff Pictures from the archives of the South Wales Evening Post are to get a new lease of life thanks to a partnership with Swansea Camera Club. http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/photo/2004/07july/040720sp.shtml ( BECTU Experts defend film & TV archive http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/gen/ng0209.html Norwich Bulletin Canterbury gets FOI refresher By Jennifer Babulsky Norwich Bulletin CANTERBURY -- The town went back to school Monday night. But not the type of school many may think of. For approximately 90 minutes, Tom Herrick of the Freedom of Information Commission spoke to the 60 or so people in attendance on aspects of the Freedom of Information Act. http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/stories/20040720/localnews/877929.html Norwich Bulletin Town clerk must hand over records By Jennifer Babulsky Norwich Bulletin CANTERBURY -- Town Clerk Patricia Grassi has until the end of the week to hand in bank statements to First Selectman Paul Santoro. If she fails to comply within four business days, she may face the Freedom of Information Commission. In a July 16 letter, Santoro, Selectwoman Aili Galasyn and six other residents requested copies of all bank statements pertaining to the town clerk account from Jan. 1, 2000, to June 30, 2003. Copies of all canceled checks written from the account from the same period were also requested. http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/stories/20040720/localnews/877904.html The Tennessean 'Tennessean' wins public records access suit against county sheriff http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/04/07/54660758.shtml?Element_ID=54660758 United States: The Most Overlooked Component of Data Security: Your Employees 20 July 2004 Article by Christine E. Lyon and Miriam Wugmeister Data security practices in the private sector are under growing scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and other state and federal regulatory agencies, as evidenced by the fines imposed on companies such as Tower Records, Barnesandnoble.com, Microsoft, and Victoriaâ€™s Secret. According to a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, nearly half of the fastest growing companies in the United States have suffered a breach of data security in the past couple of years.1 California now requires companies to provide written notice to California residents who may be affected by certain data security breaches. Similar legislation has been proposed at the US federal level, and the new Japanese Data Protection law will have a similar obligation. The potential ramifications of a data security breach have never been greater, and will only continue to grow. http://www.mondaq.com/i_article.asp_Q_articleid_E_27397 Cleveland Plain Dealer Perfect pairing: Hospital to go digital, wireless MetroHealth staff to gain efficiency http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/109031585756641.xml USA Today Health care's paper trail is costly route By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY Technology has cut costs and increased productivity in industry after industry. But health care, a $1.6 trillion beast that wallops business and consumer pocket books more and more, still largely runs on paper. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2004-07-19-health-tech-cover_x.htm Computerworld Users Freeze IT Systems as Sarb-Ox Looms Software installations, upgrades put off until 2005 to avoid last-minute compliance glitches http://www.computerworld.com/industrytopics/financial/story/0,10801,94614,00.html CIOs, others bond over SOX By Jack Loftus, News Writer 20 Jul 2004 | SearchCIO.com Compliance requirements can be a headache for the IT manager and the CIO, but downed lines of communication between their respective groups and poor information management policies easily can make a minor pain blossom into a migraine as the Nov. 15 Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) deadline approaches. One research firm has discovered a majority of U.S. organizations are still scrambling to meet compliance requirements, while a separate study of enterprise-level corporations revealed that even if the requirements are met, few corporations have a budget established to maintain compliance after the deadline. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci994353,00.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:53:14 +0100 Reply-To: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digitisation of Archive Material MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks to all who kindly responded to my question. I have been given several very useful links as well as some really good information which will help our project a great deal. Thanks again, Michèle Losse Acting Archivist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE Tel: +44 (0)20-8332 5417 Fax: +44 (0)20-8332 5430 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.kew.org/library/ ========================================================================Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:31:04 +0100 Reply-To: Sarah Brown <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Sarah Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: unsubscribe MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 dW5zdWJzY3JpYmUNCg0KDQoqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioq KioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioNCg0KVmlzaXQgd3d3LnNhaW5zYnVyeXMuY28udWsg Zm9yIGdyb2NlcmllcyBkZWxpdmVyZWQgdG8geW91ciBkb29yLCAxMDAwcyBvZiBDRHMsIGJvb2tz LCBhbmQgRFZEcyBkZWxpdmVyZWQgaW4gNDggaG91cnMsIG92ZXIgNjUwMCByZWNpcGVzIHBsdXMg Z3JlYXQgZGVhbHMgZnJvbSBTYWluc2J1cnkncyBCYW5rDQoNCioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioq KioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKg0KDQpUaGlzIGVt YWlsIGFuZCBhbnkgZmlsZXMgdHJhbnNtaXR0ZWQgd2l0aCBpdCBhcmUgY29uZmlkZW50aWFsIGFu ZCBpbnRlbmRlZCBzb2xlbHkgZm9yIHRoZSB1c2Ugb2YgdGhlIGluZGl2aWR1YWwgb3IgZW50aXR5 IHRvIHdob20gdGhleSBhcmUgYWRkcmVzc2VkLiBJZiB5b3UgaGF2ZSByZWNlaXZlZCB0aGlzIGVt YWlsIGluIGVycm9yIHBsZWFzZSBub3RpZnkgdGhlIHN5c3RlbSBtYW5hZ2VyIChwb3N0bWFzdGVy QHNhaW5zYnVyeXMuY28udWspLg0KDQpUaGlzIGZvb3Rub3RlIGFsc28gY29uZmlybXMgdGhhdCB0 aGlzIGVtYWlsIG1lc3NhZ2UgaGFzIGJlZW4gc3dlcHQgZm9yIHRoZSBwcmVzZW5jZSBvZiBjb21w dXRlciB2aXJ1c2VzLCBidXQgZG9lcyBub3Qgd2FycmFudCB0aGF0IHRoZSBtZXNzYWdlIGlzIHZp cnVzIGZyZWUuDQoNCkVtYWlsIHNlbnQgdG8gU2FpbnNidXJ5J3Mgc3lzdGVtcyBtYXkgYmUgbW9u aXRvcmVkIGJ5IHRoZSBjb21wYW55Lg0KDQpKIFNhaW5zYnVyeSBwbGMgKDE4NTY0NyBFbmdsYW5k KQ0KU2FpbnNidXJ5J3MgU3VwZXJtYXJrZXRzIExpbWl0ZWQgKDMyNjE3MjIgRW5nbGFuZCkNCg0K UmVnaXN0ZXJlZCBPZmZpY2VzOiANCjMzIEhvbGJvcm4NCkxvbmRvbiBFQzFOIDJIVA0KDQoqKioq KioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioq KioqKioNCg0K ========================================================================Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:56:15 +0100 Reply-To: Rachel Cosgrave <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Rachel Cosgrave <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Religious Archives Group Conference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RELIGIOUS ARCHIVES GROUP CONFERENCE Through the eye of a needle: Religion and Money "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." (Matthew 19:24) 20th September 2004 at the Methodist International Centre, 81-103 Euston Street, London, NW1 2EZ CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 10.00-10.30 Registration and coffee 10.30-10.45 Welcome from the Chair 10.45-11.30 Nonconformists & money, c.1870 - c.1914 Dr David Jeremy, University of Manchester 11.30-12.15 "The embarrassment of riches": Archbishop Ramsey, the Church Commissioners and the wealth of the Church of England, 1961-74 Dr Andrew Chandler, The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education 12.15-13.00 Speaker to be confirmed LUNCH 14.15-14.30 News and reports session (participants) 14.30-15.30 Fundraising for libraries and archives Dr Stella Butler, John Rylands University Library, Manchester 15.30 Tea/Feedback 16.00 Close ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Please return this slip, and a cheque for £50 Conference fee (inclusive of lunch), to Miss C. L. Penney, Head of Special Collections & University Archivist, Main Library, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT. Cheques should made payable to the Religious Archives Group. CLOSING DATE 31ST AUGUST 2004. NAME...................................................ADDRESS.............. ................................ ...........................................................TelNo. ..................Email........................... Institution........................................Any Special Dietary Requirement................................... NB Receipts cannot be sent without sae. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:31:07 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 721 Berger, email and tape storage Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Voices Gunnery Announces Year's Gunn Scholar July 21, 2004 WASHINGTON - Caleb Elston, a student at The Gunnery from Guilford, has been named Gunn Scholar for 2004-05. The program, in its third year, allows interested juniors who have been at the school since their freshman year to submit proposals for a year long project of original historical research based on the contents of the school's archives. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1380&dept_id=157534&newsid=12405758&PAG=461&rfi=9 Seattle Post Intelligencer National Archives maintains tight security By SIOBHAN MCDONOUGH ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- Pens are forbidden, pencils provided. Each scribbled piece of paper is checked, then stamped. Cell phones and jackets go into lockers. Prying eyes make sure nothing precious walks off. Researchers digging into the nation's history at the National Archives are watched every step of the way. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=National%20Archives%20Security ( NPR Berger, Classifed Memos and the National Archives http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3603403 ( National Review Online July 21, 2004, 8:37 a.m. Sandy Bergerâ€™s Heavy Lifting The troubling details of the Archives document removal. In Washington this morning, government officials are trying to piece together the facts of the Sandy Berger case in an attempt to understand what the former Clinton administration national-security adviser was trying to accomplish when he took highly classified documents from the National Archives. http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200407210837.asp New York Times July 21, 2004 A Kerry Adviser Leaves the Race Over Missing Documents By ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON, July 20 - Samuel R. Berger, the former national security adviser to President Bill Clinton, resigned abruptly Tuesday as a senior adviser to John Kerry's presidential campaign after the disclosure that he had improperly removed classified material on terrorism from a secure government reading room last year. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/21/politics/campaign/21berger.html Slate Berger With a Side of Secret Documents Is he a criminal or a klutz? By Fred Kaplan Posted Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 3:40 PM PT http://slate.msn.com/id/2104138/ Washington Post Berger Quits as An Adviser To Kerry Ex-Clinton Aide Facing Inquiry Over Papers By Susan Schmidt Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 21, 2004; Page A01 Clinton administration national security adviser Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, under criminal investigation for removing copies of highly classified documents from the National Archives, severed his ties to John F. Kerry's campaign yesterday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64379-2004Jul20.html Wall Street Journal Berger, Amid Document Probe, Gives Up Role as Kerry Adviser By CARLA ANNE ROBBINS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL July 21, 2004; Page A4 WASHINGTON -- Former Clinton national-security adviser Samuel Berger resigned as an adviser to Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, following reports that Mr. Berger is under investigation for removing classified documents related to the 9/11 Commission inquiry from the National Archives. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109036446464069141,00.html? Gay diaries reveal an alternative past Posted By: News-Medical in Miscellaneous News Published: Wednesday, 21-Jul-2004 http://www.news-medical.net/?id=3484 Ecommerce Times For Online Finance, Image Is Everything By Jack M. Germain E-Commerce Times 07/21/04 7:00 AM PT "Their number one fear is risk," Javelin's founder and chief analyst, James Van Dyke, told the E-Commerce Times. "Fear of online identity theft has risen 20 percent in the last year," he said. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/35222.html Ithaca Times Technological Advancements By: Jill Raygor July 21, 2004 The days of storing files in cabinets, closets and off-site facilities are being pushed by the wayside as digital technology becomes the way of the future. Local businesses are not ignorant to this fact, and many are looking for simpler ways to store and retrieve their extensive collections of information. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12419319&BRD=1395&PAG=461&dept_id=216620&rfi=6 ic Teesside Seek advice before binning paper Jul 21 2004 Helen Logan, Evening Gazette Businesses are increasingly moving towards a paperless office and the clear cost and space saving benefits that come with it. But those relying on electronic records without proper legal advice could be opening themselves up to all kinds of risks, warns law firm Eversheds. There is a lot to be gained by not having to file hard-copy documents and establishing a fast and accurate electronic method of storing and locating records and information. http://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/0400business/0008bj/tm_objectid=14446950&method=full&siteid=50080&headline=seek-advice-before-binning-paper-name_page.html http://snipurl.com/7xby Wall Street Journal Coke E-Mail Gets Scrutiny in Probe Missive From Headquarters Told Japanese Unit to Seek Ways to Close a Profit Gap By CHAD TERHUNE Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL July 21, 2004; Page A3 Federal investigators probing alleged accounting fraud at Coca-Cola Co. are focusing on an e-mail sent from company headquarters in 1999 directing Coke's unit in Japan to look for ways to make up for a $35 million profit shortfall, according to people familiar with the matter. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109037183696469364,00.html? ( Inman News Your home vitals on the Web Privacy: Real estate's Achilles Heel (Part 1) Wednesday, July 21, 2004 By Jessica Swesey Inman News Editor's note: Privacy and real estate are intertwined in many ways. This three-part series explores the Patriot Act and its impact on real estate companies, what the industry is doing about privacy compliance, and how realty professionals are protecting their buisnesses and clients. Thief, stalker, abductor. Whatever the motive, if you live in Las Vegas these criminals have all the tools they need to target you or your house. That's because the Clark County Assessor's Web site includes an extensive database of public record that enables anyone with an Internet connection to search through home and property tax information by owner's name, property address or parcel number. And what they'll find might surprise you. http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=42103 ( Wall Street Journal UBS Is Sanctioned For Withholding E-Mails A Federal Judge Outlines New Standard for How Evidence Is to Be Preserved By ANN DAVIS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL July 21, 2004; Page C13 NEW YORK -- A federal judge sanctioned investment bank UBS AG for withholding and destroying e-mail evidence in a sex-discrimination case, spelling out far-reaching responsibilities for corporate defendants in litigation. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109036356229469108,00.html? Honolulu Star Bulletin UH agrees to turn over documents on Dobelle By Craig Gima [log in to unmask] The University of Hawaii will comply with state law and turn over documents relating to the decision to fire former UH President Evan Dobelle to the state Office of Information Practices, UH Board of Regents Chairwoman Patricia Lee said yesterday. http://starbulletin.com/2004/07/21/news/story8.html Valley Morning Star Balance privacy, our right to know Whether itâ€™s cloning or computers, the law often lags behind technology. But when lawmakers and other officials get around to addressing new technological issues, they usually have some precedent on which to rely. Thatâ€™s the case for a panel of legislators, professors, judges, lawyers and media advocates who are talking about where technology and court access pose a possible threat to privacy, The Associated Press reported last week. http://www.valleystar.com/editorial_more.php?id=54047_0_28_0_M ComputerWorld Depository Trust and Clearing Corp.'s Data Replication Scheme Pushes Recovery Distances News Story by Lucas Mearian JUNE 07, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - George Perretti had received a lot of praise for the business continuity and disaster recovery infrastructure he helped build six years ago for The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., which is responsible for clearing $23 trillion worth of securities annually. Then came Sept. 11, 2001, and Perretti realized he needed to push the edge even further -- more than 1,000 miles further. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,93619,00.html? ( Computerworld EMC gives in to tape It said today that it will resell ADIC's tape libraries News Story by Lucas Mearian JUNE 10, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - For the first time in its history, EMC Corp. has decided to offer an enterprise-class tape library as part of its product line and will begin reselling Advanced Digital Information Corp.'s tape libraries next month. During its annual analyst day in New York, EMC said that while the tape-library market has been flat, the technology is still useful as part of an overall information life-cycle management (ILM) strategy. In exchange, Redmond, Wash.-based ADIC will begin reselling EMC's Clariion disk arrays. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,93778,00.html? ( Computerworld Quantum Adds Data-Protection Technology to Tape Storage Line WORM capability will prevent data overwrites, it says News Story by Lucas Mearian JULY 19, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Quantum Corp. today plans to announce a firmware upgrade for its super digital linear tape (SDLT) products that will create a write-once, read-many capability designed to help users preserve data as part of regulatory compliance efforts. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,94594,00.html?nas=DM-94594 Ecommerce Times Maryland Activists Want E-Voting Receipts By Robert MacMillan 07/19/04 9:07 PM PT "We know that voting with a paperless black-box machine is like buying a pig in a poke," said Ben Cohen, co-founder of the Ben & Jerry's ice cream empire and president of TrueMajority.org, a group opposed to paperless voting. Electronic voting, he said, is a gamble "with the very future of democracy." http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/35205.html ( Government Technology California Recount Case to Consider E-Voting Audit Trail News Story Jul 21 2004 Former Riverside County Board of Supervisors candidate Linda Soubirous recently sued Riverside County and its Registrar of Voters Mischelle Townsend because the county refused to provide voting-machine electronic records during an election recount. The Soubirous lawsuit could guarantee public access to security records stored inside electronic voting machines in future recounts. http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=90911 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:54:38 +0100 Reply-To: Elizabeth Hughes <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elizabeth Hughes <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Trainee archivist post MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46FC1.23244F90" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46FC1.23244F90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following has not appeared in ARC. Posted on behalf of Hastings Museum. Please could you draw it to the attention of anyone who might be interested Trainee Archivist, Hastings Borough Council £14,532-16,944 p.a. pro rata (3 days per week before and during the course) Tuition fees and transport costs will be covered. This trainee post at our Hastings Museum & Art Gallery will suit a graduate (min. 2.1) with archive or museum experience who wants to study for the Diploma in Archives and Records Management at University Coillege London. The post is for 3 days a week with 1 further day's work experience at the County Record Office. If you're accepted on the course you'll spend 2 days training at university and 3 days at the museum where you'll manage our archives, run our Local Studies Room, prepare digital information and answer enquiries. You must have experience of working with the public and good computing and teamworking skills. Closing date Friday 30 July 2004. Application forms & further details are available via phone or email: 01424 781005, [log in to unmask] > Elizabeth Hughes County Archivist > East Sussex County Council > 01273 482356 > > > This message is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you have received it in error please notify the sender and destroy it. You may not use it or copy it to anyone else. E-mail is not a secure communications medium. Please be aware of this when replying. Although East Sussex County Council has taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and any attachments are virus free, we can take no responsibility if a virus is actually present and you are advised to ensure that the appropriate checks are made. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46FC1.23244F90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Trainee archivist post

The following has not appeared in ARC. Posted on behalf of Hastings Museum. Please could you draw it to the attention of anyone who might be interested

Trainee Archivist, Hastings Borough Council
£14,532-16,944 p.a. pro rata
(3 days per week before and during the course)
Tuition fees and transport costs will be covered.

This trainee post at our Hastings Museum & Art Gallery will suit a graduate (min. 2.1) with archive or museum experience who wants to study for the Diploma in Archives and Records Management at University Coillege London.

The post is for 3 days a week with 1 further day's work experience at the County Record Office. If you're accepted on the course you'll spend 2 days training at university and 3 days at the museum where you'll manage our archives, run our Local Studies Room, prepare digital information and answer enquiries.

You must have experience of working with the public and good computing and teamworking skills.

Closing date Friday 30 July 2004.

Application forms & further details are available via phone or email: 01424 781005, [log in to unmask]

Elizabeth Hughes
County Archivist
East Sussex County Council
01273 482356

This may be of interest to archives in connection with Archive Awareness Campaign Activities.

Justin Cavernelis-Frost, MLA

This year’s Parents Online week will take place from 4-8 October at thousands of different venues across England giving parents a myriad of opportunities to get involved with their children’s online learning activities.

Thanks to the People’s Network public library services provide parents and children with ubiquitous access to ICTs and lifelong learning opportunities. Even though the People’s Network was in its first year of being completed we’re pleased to say that last year about a third of all Parents Online events and activities took place in public libraries. This year we’re keen to build on this achievement and have come up with a range of new incentives to encourage library services to take part in the 2004 Parent’s Online campaign.

Personalise Your Own Parents Online Website
For starters, new for this year, registered event holders will be able to use their new site builder tool to create a personalised Parents Online homepage especially to maximise local library promotion opportunities online. Libraries will be able to include a picture and text about their library as well as select from a range of fabulous interactive content from the main Parents Online site to entertain their site visitors. Another first is the handy online event scheduler to help you to organise your event by setting up an editable list of key ‘things to do’ in the run up to your event which mails you with reminders at those key stages. There's even a template press release to help you include your local media in your event and an online checklist to help you make sure your terminals are ready for all the interactive learning content on the Parents Online site!

Win an ICT Suite With HP
Thinking of upgrading or replacing your People’s Network kit? Then simply enter the Parents Online competition and you could be in with a chance of winning an ICT suite with HP. Each suite includes 5 state of the art PC’s with flat screen technology, as well as a printer, scanner and digital camera to supplement your library services’ facilities. All you have to do is log onto: http://www.parentsonline.gov.uk/hpinncomp.html and describe why you think you should win!

Free ‘Net Know How’ Resources
Libraries can also refer parents to a range of free online resources designed to support parents in their activities in its special ‘Net Know How’ feature. This will provide a wealth of information to help people get the most out of the web including supporting homework and learning and research strategies online. Added to this, Parents Online week will include special guests who will be online each day to give expert advice in the areas of parenting, education and the Internet.

Other Campaign Freebies
To help you get the most out of your events all those who register at www.parentsonline.gov.uk/events will receive a great resource pack including mouse mats, mugs, posters, invitations, balloons and a CD about getting the most out of your event.

Register your Parents Online Event Now!
Registering your local event with us couldn’t be easier. Simply log on and fill in the details at www.parentsonline.gov.uk/events and we’ll send you your freebies. Don’t forget to enter the competition to win an ICT Suite and remember to take advantage of all the other benefits!

Thanks for supporting the campaign. We hope this year’s will be better than ever!

Further information:

The Parents Online initiative, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), wants to involve parents in their children's online education and bring the community together. Visit www.parentsonline.gov.uk for more information.

The People’s Network, managed by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council has connected all public libraries to the Internet. For further information visit www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk

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--=_6445D616.5E3F51DA-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:35:40 +0100 Reply-To: Naughton Archive <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Naughton Archive <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SOA NW Region Summer Meeting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C46FE0.0408CEA0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46FE0.0408CEA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apologies if you receive this notice twice or it's irrelevant to you Dear North West Region Members Please find pasted below the agenda for the summer meeting to be held on Saturday 14th August at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port. Thanks to those who have sent apologies and acceptances already. Please reply to [log in to unmask] if you haven't already. Directions and maps for the Museum are available at http://www.boatmuseum.org.uk/visitor.htm. Attendees for the meeting will have free entry to the Museum and we are planning a picnic lunch and boat trip (cost £2.50) so please try and come along. NB Please bring your own packed lunch and something to share. Copies of the current Aims and Objectives for the Committee are available from me. Best wishes Sam Collenette 01204 332185 Bolton Archives and Local Studies Le Mans Crescent Bolton Agenda The next meeting of the Northwest Region of the Society of Archivists will be held at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port on Saturday 14th August 2004 at 12-3p.m. 12.00pm Meet in Conference Room 1 12.15pm Picnic Lunch 1.00pm Meeting Apologies, Minutes and Matters Arising Regional Report MLA North West, Archives Development Officer Report Aims and Objectives Training Events News from the Region Archives Council Correspondence Future Meetings AOB 2.30pm Boat Trip (Family and Friends welcome) Cost £2.50 (payable on the day) Please bring a packed lunch for yourself and something to share. Hopefully we can eat outside if the weather is fine. There is a canteen if anyone forgets their sandwiches Tea/Coffee and biscuits will be provided by The Boat Museum, thanks to Marina Carr. ____________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may also be legally privileged. They are intended solely for the intended addressee. If you are not the addressee please e-mail it back to the sender and then immediately, permanently delete it. Do not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on it. This e-mail may be monitored by Bolton MBC in accordance with current regulations. This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses currently known to the Council. However, the recipient is responsible for virus-checking before opening this message and any attachment. Unless expressly stated to the contrary, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Bolton MBC. http://www.bolton.gov.uk ____________________________________________________________________________ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C46FE0.0408CEA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable SOA NW Region Summer Meeting

Apologies if you receive this notice twice or it's irrelevant to you

Dear North West Region Members

Please find pasted below the agenda for the summer meeting to be held on Saturday 14th August at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port. Thanks to those who have sent apologies and acceptances already. Please reply to [log in to unmask] if you haven't already.

Directions and maps for the Museum are available at http://www.boatmuseum.org.uk/visitor.htm. Attendees for the meeting will have free entry to the Museum and we are planning a picnic lunch and boat trip (cost £2.50) so please try and come along. NB Please bring your own packed lunch and something to share.

Copies of the current Aims and Objectives for the Committee are available from me.

Best wishes

Sam Collenette
01204 332185
Bolton Archives and Local Studies
Le Mans Crescent
Bolton

Agenda

The next meeting of the Northwest Region of the Society of Archivists will be held at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port on Saturday 14^th August 2004 at 12-3p.m.

12.00pm Meet in Conference Room 1
12.15pm Picnic Lunch
1.00pm Meeting

Apologies, Minutes and Matters Arising
Regional Report
MLA North West, Archives Development Officer Report
Aims and Objectives
Training Events
News from the Region
Archives Council
Correspondence
Future Meetings
AOB

2.30pm Boat Trip (Family and Friends welcome) Cost £2.50 (payable on the day)

Please bring a packed lunch for yourself and something to share. Hopefully we can eat outside if the weather is fine. There is a canteen if anyone forgets their sandwiches Tea/Coffee and biscuits will be provided by The Boat Museum, thanks to Marina Carr.

____________________________________________________________________________
This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may also be legally privileged. They are intended solely for the intended addressee. If you are not the addressee please e-mail it back to the sender and then immediately, permanently delete it. Do not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on it. This e-mail may be monitored by Bolton MBC in accordance with current regulations.

This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses currently known to the Council. However, the recipient is responsible for virus-checking before opening this message and any attachment.

Unless expressly stated to the contrary, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Bolton MBC.

http://www.bolton.gov.uk
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Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ ========================================================================Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:29:07 +0100 Reply-To: Mark Pitchforth <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Mark Pitchforth <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The Record of English Professional football clubs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Dear All, I am an Archives and Records Management Masters student at Liverpool University, currently gathering research data for my dissertation. I have chosen to investigate the record keeping habits of professional football clubs and associations in England. I am keen to discover how far clubs consider it important to preserve records for the interest and use of future generations. It is my belief that more could be done to ensure that the history of professional football clubs is being protected; particularly as such organisations represent a key part of English cultural history. I am aware that most public repositories of any size hold at least a few random items of football related material but is anyone aware of a record office which retains a full collection of records from a specific professional English football club? Material of substance which has come direct from the club such as minute books etc rather than general ephemera donated by private collectors. If anyone with relevant comments could get back to me as soon as possible I would be hugely grateful. I am of course more than happy to answer any queries subscribers may have concerning my project and would relish any input members could give. Many thanks Yours sincerely Mark Pitchforth ========================================================================Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:45:27 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 722a Berger, Madison Co AL, Cumbria Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The State Record of 1789 presidential election returns to state's archives http://www.charleston.net/stories/072204/sta_22hist.shtml ( United States: Customizing a Modern Records Retention Program 05 July 2004 Article by Robert A. James and Charles R Ragan The proliferation of business information, especially in electronic formats, is notorious for creating huge challenges for organizations of all sizes. Researchers estimate that worldwide in 2002, we sent a staggering 31 billion e-mail messages per day,1 many of which continue to clutter our expensive storage devices. Courts are holding companies and their executives to high standards for retrieval of records of all types, and are imposing severe penalties for spoliation and unexcused failures or delays in production; the consequences include fines as high as $25 million, default judgments, civil contempt and criminal liability (see, e.g., Sarbanes-Oxley Act Â§Â§ 802, 1102). And the cost of scouring every computer drive, voicemail system, fax machine memory chip and file cabinet for responsive records, even if no relevant data are ever found, can be substantial and raise the stakes for any dispute, investigation or audit. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27091 CNN House panel opens own Berger probe Democrats seek Justice Dept. records on White House contacts Thursday, July 22, 2004 Posted: 9:30 AM EDT (1330 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House Government Reform Committee launched an investigation Wednesday into reports that former Clinton administration aide Samuel "Sandy" Berger removed classified documents from the National Archives while reviewing materials for the 9/11 commission. http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/21/berger.probe/index.html New York Daily News Soxy Sandy got guards to leave BY JAMES GORDON MEEK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Thursday, July 22nd, 2004 WASHINGTON - Former national security adviser Sandy Berger repeatedly persuaded monitors assigned to watch him review top secret documents to break the rules and leave him alone, sources said yesterday. Berger, accused of smuggling some of the secret files out of the National Archives, got the monitors out of the high-security room by telling them he had to make sensitive phone calls. http://www.nydailynews.com/07-22-2004/news/story/214434p-184634c.html New York Times July 22, 2004 White House Knew of Inquiry on Aide; Kerry Camp Irked By ERIC LICHTBLAU and DAVID E. SANGER ASHINGTON, July 21 - The White House said Wednesday that senior officials in its counsel's office were told by the Justice Department months ago that a criminal investigation was under way to determine if Samuel R. Berger, the national security adviser under President Bill Clinton, removed classified documents about Al Qaeda from the National Archives. ttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/22/politics/22berger.html Archives Must Review Security South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board Posted July 22 2004 An investigation into whether a former highlevel Clinton administration official stole classified documents from the National Archives is too serious to just kick around like a political football. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/editorial/sfl-editafarchivesjul22,0,2876060.story? Washington Post Archives Staff Was Suspicious of Berger Why Documents Were Missing Is Disputed By John F. Harris and Susan Schmidt Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, July 22, 2004; Page A06 Last Oct. 2, former Clinton national security adviser Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger stayed huddled over papers at the National Archives until 8 p.m. What he did not know as he labored through that long Thursday was that the same Archives employees who were solicitously retrieving documents for him were also watching their important visitor with a suspicious eye. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4189-2004Jul21.html Washington Times Hill set to probe Berger's actions By James G. Lakely and Stephen Dinan THE WASHINGTON TIMES Congress soon will begin an investigation into how and why a former foreign-policy adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry illegally removed or lost several topsecret anti-terror documents from the National Archives. http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040722-121147-6642r.htm Los Angeles Times FBI Spurns Energy's Request to Investigate Lab's Lost Data By Ralph Vartabedian Times Staff Writer July 22, 2004 Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said Wednesday that he wanted the FBI to investigate the loss of classified computer disks at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. But FBI officials in New Mexico say they will only monitor the case. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lab22jul22,1,4119869.story? New York Times Idle at Los Alamos: A Weapons Lab as Its Own Worst Enemy By RALPH BLUMENTHAL LOS ALAMOS, N.M., July 21 - Sixty years after he arrived here at the nation's most secretive weapons laboratory to help build the atomic bomb, Paul Numerof was back this week. But he could have wished for a better welcome. Carrying notes for a memoir of his Manhattan Project days, which he wanted to research in the vaunted Bradbury Science Museum, Dr. Numerof, 82, a retired pharmaceutical executive from Vail, Colo., found the museum doors locked - an unlikely casualty of the security lapses that have shut down the Los Alamos National Laboratory as never before in its long and stirring history. That would not have happened in his time, he said; in those days, security "was tight, really tight." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/22/national/22lab.html Byte and Switch Vendors Descend on Los Alamos Closure of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Friday, following a major security breach, has storage networking vendors on the horn selflessly offering their help in this time of national emergency. http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=56425 The Battalion Daily Texan questions A&M business school rank By Shawn C. Millender Published: Thursday, July 22, 2004 Officials at Mays Business School are furious over questions about its record being questioned by an article Monday in the University of Texas' student newspaper, The Daily Texan. Daily Texan writer Lomi Kriel questioned the validity of the school's ranking in April's U. S News and World Report graduate school rankings. http://www.thebatt.com/news/2004/07/22/News/Daily.Texan.Questions.Am.Business.School.Rank-694963.shtml ( The Huntsville Times Library volunteers bring old county records online Ceremony honors dedicated workers for sorting mess , 2/, 204 By STEVE NOWOTTNY Times Staff Writer [log in to unmask] It's a thankless task. For the past three years, volunteers have been beavering away in the Madison County Records Center. Their mission? To clean, repair and inventory thousands of documents dating back to 1810, then index them and put them online. There's a lot of ground to cover. Marriage licenses. Naturalization certificates. Tax dockets. Probate records. A thankless task. http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1090513082147520.xml Newsday Board OKs vote on town clerk's term By VÃctor Manuel Ramos Staff Writer July 22, 2004 North Hempstead residents, or at least those who attended a Tuesday night board meeting, do care about the reams of papers archived by the town clerk's office - and they want to hold someone accountable for the long-term care of the documents. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/ny-literm223901728jul22,0,3074609.story? News & Star New ancestral home! Published on 22/07/2004 Tim Heslop: New home is a â€˜wonderful solutionâ€™ By Natalie Wilson CUMBRIANS wanting to trace their family ancestry will be able to do so in the impressive surroundings of a Victorian mansion on the outskirts of Carlisle. The derelict Lady Gilford House, which stands in its own grounds off Petteril Bank Road, will get a new lease of life as the home of north east Cumbriaâ€™s archive office. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=117614 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:46:26 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 722b Privacy issues, Commissioners Findings Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cnet Judge tosses online privacy case By Paul Festa Staff Writer, CNET News.com http://news.com.com/2100-1023-5234971.html The dismissal of lawsuits brought against Northwest Airlines has online privacy advocates renewing calls for federal privacy legislation. In a decision dated June 6, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson ruled that seven consolidated class action lawsuits against Northwest had no merit--in part because the privacy policy posted on the airline's Web site was unenforceable unless plaintiffs claimed to have read it. The plaintiffs had contended that the airline, in giving passenger information to the government in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, violated laws and its own privacy policy. http://news.com.com/Privacy+advocates+protest+Northwest+dismissal/2100-1023_3-5234971.html?tag=nefd.top ( United Kingdom: Court of Appeal Decision Restricts Meaning of "Personal Data" Under the U.K. Data Protection Act 11 June 2004 Article by Jonathan Nugent The UK Court of Appeal issued judgment in December 2003 in the case of Durant v. Financial Services Authority. The judgment provides important guidance on the meaning of "personal data" under the UK Data Protection Act 1998 ("DPA"), which implements the EU Data Protection Directive 96/46/EC, and provides guidance on responding to requests for access to information and documents under the subject access provisions of the DPA. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=26615 ( Australia: Potential Further Restrictions on Monitoring of Employee Email And Internet Use By Anthony Longland, Alicia Taranto and Anna Oldmeadow An exposure draft concerning the regulation of surveillance of employees at work has recently been released for public comment by the New South Wales Attorney-General. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27179 Commissioners Findings PIPED Act Case Summary #259 A bank required two specific pieces of identification as well as additional information in order to issue a bank card http://www.privcom.gc.ca/cf-dc/2004/cf-dc_040127_e.asp Commissionerâ€™s Findings PIPED Act Case Summary #260 An individual objects to her name and address being sold to third parties http://www.privcom.gc.ca/cf-dc/2004/cf-dc_040204_e.asp Commissionerâ€™s Findings PIPED Act Case Summary #261 A promotional technique that is not good privacy practice http://www.privcom.gc.ca/cf-dc/2004/cf-dc_040211_e.asp Commissionerâ€™s Findings PIPED Act Case Summary #262 Airline agrees to amend privacy policy http://www.privcom.gc.ca/cf-dc/2004/cf-dc_040227_e.asp United States: Second Circuit Affirms Bar To Datamining Domain Name Registrar 15 July 2004 Article by Jocelyn W. Brittin To the joy of countless consumers tired of spam, telemarketing and other unsolicited mass-marketing techniques, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the decision enjoining the harvesting of domain name registrations from the public domain name databases of Register.com for marketing purposes. (Register.com v. Verio Inc., Docket No. 00-9596, 2nd Circuit, 2004) Register. com is a domain name registrar, appointed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The injunction prevents Verio, Inc. from using its software "robot" to datamine Register.comâ€™s WHOIS database to collect contact information relating to registrations of domain names which Verio then uses for marketing its Web development services. One aspect of the case particularly significant to Internet users and e-commerce businesses is the decision regarding when "term of use" of a Web site becomes contractually binding upon visitors to the site. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27213 United States: Using Stolen Password To Access Web Site Does Not Breach Digital Millennium Copyright Act 13 July 2004 Article by Daniel K. Hampton Jr Originally published July 6, 2004 A recent case from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled for the first time on a significant issue pertaining to the scope of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) - whether unauthorized use of a valid password to access a secure Web site violates the DMCA. In I.M.S. Inquiry Management Systems Ltd. v. Berkshire Information Systems, Inc., the court decided that the DMCA does not prohibit such unauthorized access. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27209 The Star-Ledger Altria scolded and fined $2.75 million The federal judge overseeing the government's racketeering case against the tobacco industry scolded Altria Group and its Philip Morris USA unit for destroying potential evidence and fined them $2.75 million. http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-7/109048280718580.xml Investors Business Daily Altria slapped with $2.75 million fine By William Spain Last Updated: 7/21/2004 6:34:51 PM CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- The federal judge overseeing the government's $280 billion racketeering case against Big Tobacco slapped Philip Morris USA with a $2.75 million fine Wednesday for losing documents relevant to the case. http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=22276974&brk=1 Akron Beacon Journal Appeals court says pleadings are public records Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio - An appeals court has ordered a judge to retrieve records he removed from a case he had sealed, saying court pleadings are public records unless they fall under one of the exemptions of Ohio's public records law. http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/9215740.htm?1c Dayton Daily News State appeals court orders judge to open records that he sealed Decision says pleadings are in public domain By Rob Modic Dayton Daily News DAYTON | A state appeals court declared Wednesday that court pleadings are public records and ordered a Common Pleas judge to retrieve records he had illegally removed from a case he had sealed. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0722sealed.html? EMC Blending Content, Storage By Clint Boulton July 22, 2004 Delivering on its promise to blend content management with storage management after its purchase of Documentum last year, EMC (Quote, Chart) issued new software Thursday to help companies shuttle data across their computer systems. www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3384571 Computerworld Protecting the data jewels Bob Violino, Computerworld, 22/07/2004 15:17:26 In the casino industry, one of the most valuable assets is the dossier that casinos keep on their affluent customers, the high rollers. But last year, casino operator Harrah's Entertainment filed a lawsuit charging that a former employee had copied the records of up to 450 wealthy customers before leaving the company to work at competitor Thunder Valley Casino. The complaint said the employee was seen printing the list -- which included names, contact information and credit and account histories -- from Harrah's database. It also alleged that he tried to lure those players to Thunder Valley. The employee denies the charge of stealing Harrah's trade secrets, and the case is still pending, but many similar cases have been filed in the past 20 years, legal experts say. http://www.computerworld.com.au/nindex.php/id;1183202911;fp;16;fpid;0 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:20:39 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 722c Digital Archiving Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable New Britain Herald The Stuff of a Community By SCOTT WHIPPLE , Staff Writer 07/22/2004 A coupleâ€™s wedding photo, circa 1915. A full dress military uniform from World War I. A young girlâ€™s folk costume. "They were immigrants," said Ewa Wolynska, pointing out specific items displayed in a glass case. "Yet they wanted to show everyone their pride." Advertisement Wolynska, a special collections librarian and archivist for Central Connecticut State Universityâ€™s Connecticut Polish-American Archives, was highlighting items in an exhibit she and her colleague, Renate Vickery, had put together. http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12431740&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=10110&rfi=6 New York Post BUBBA'S BOY BERGER http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/18109.htm ( The Register Digital storage and archiving = digital decay? By Bob McDowall, Bloor Research Published Thursday 22nd July 2004 09:08 GMT Commercial enterprises invariably store information and records, which may be required for a range on external demands, primarily legal and regulatory. The rationale is that huge quantities of data and records can be stored, retained on a more cost effective, efficient basis and accessed on a timely basis. There is a similar trend to take the same approach for academic historical, heritage and, indeed, personal records. The act of capturing data for storage and retention goes under the designation of "archiving." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/22/storage_v_archiving/ BRW Slaves of the inbox E-mail is supposed to make life easier. Luckily, there are easy ways to control the electronic flood. http://www.brw.com.au/freearticle.aspx?docId=26997 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:28:23 +0100 Reply-To: "Campbell, Chris (CCM)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Campbell, Chris (CCM)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Can anyone recommend a good science archive? Comments: cc: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4709F.C7F496A4" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4709F.C7F496A4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The British Council is sponsoring a visit by an Indian professor who is setting up a formal institutional archive for a major Indian science institute. The scope of material for the archive is paper and electronic documents as well as other media. There are also plans for an oral history project. He is keen to establish links and meet with other science based archives. He will be in the UK between 20 September and 1 October Can anyone suggest any possibilities? Or is there anyone who would be interested in meeting the professor? Thanks in advance for any replies, Chris Campbell Records Manager/Archivist British Council 0207 389 4016 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4709F.C7F496A4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can anyone recommend a good science archive?

The British Council is sponsoring a visit by an Indian professor who is setting up a formal institutional archive for a major Indian science institute. The scope of material for the archive is paper and electronic documents as well as other media. There are also plans for an oral history project.

He is keen to establish links and meet with other science based archives.

He will be in the UK between 20 September and 1 October

Can anyone suggest any possibilities? Or is there anyone who would be interested in meeting the professor?

Thanks in advance for any replies,

Chris Campbell

Records Manager/Archivist

British Council

0207 389 4016

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4709F.C7F496A4-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:11:25 +0100 Reply-To: "PEPLER, Jonathan" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "PEPLER, Jonathan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Civil Registration: new developments Comments: To: Sarah Bridges <[log in to unmask]>, Ian Mason <[log in to unmask]>, John Alban <[log in to unmask]>, Kevin Matthias <[log in to unmask]>, Liz Rees <[log in to unmask]>, Maggie Vaughan-Lewis <[log in to unmask]>, Mary Mckenzie <[log in to unmask]>, Nicola Avery <[log in to unmask]>, Paul Brough <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C470B6.8EE61A60" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C470B6.8EE61A60 Content-Type: text/plain The Civil Registration Review has reached an important milestone with the publication of the first draft Regulatory Reform Order, which was published yesterday, the last day before Parliament's summer recess. As colleagues may be aware, this Order is the first instalment of the overall review, and is concerned with the transfer of registration staff to local authority employment and the registration of births and deaths. The second part, covering marriages and other miscellaneous provisions, has already been delayed to take into account Parliament's wishes in relation to the Civil Partnership proposals, and will now be further postponed to allow consideration and consultation on an issue that concerns the absence of any proposal to change the legal requirement for marriage ceremonies to be either civil or religious. The first RRO proposes changes in the access regime which represent a dramatic shift from the proposals in the consultation paper. The Order proposes that birth records should be fully open after 75 years and death records after 25 years. This marks a change from an access framework based on the person to one based on the event, and represents the abandonment of the proposed distinction between historic and current records. This will have a knock-on effect on the possible transfer of local registers to archive services and on the digitisation proposals. It remains to be seen how this will be reflected in the digitisation tendering process. The changes were made in the light of representations received during the consultation process: apparently c3400 representations were received, of which 2300 were from genealogists and family historians! Colleagues must, of course, bear in mind that this is only a draft and may be altered during the two periods of scrutiny which are the next steps in the process. It will be interesting to see what is proposed in the second RRO. This was originally expected to be presented to Parliament in November 2004; it is now probably delayed by 3- 6 months. Jonathan Pepler ********************************************************************** Enjoy our County - Step into Cheshire over the weekend of 18-19 September. www.stepintocheshire.org.uk Note : This E-Mail is sent in confidence for the addressee only. Unauthorised recipients must preserve this confidentiality and should please advise the sender immediately by telephone and then delete the message without copying or storing it or disclosing its contents to any other person. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Cheshire County Council to any third party. Copyright in this e mail and attachments created by us unless stated to the contrary belongs to Cheshire County Council. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this e mail is hereby excluded. Should you communicate with anyone at Cheshire County Council by e-mail, you consent to us monitoring and reading any such correspondence. Printing this email? Please think environmentally and only print when essential! ********************************************************************** ------_=_NextPart_001_01C470B6.8EE61A60 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Civil Registration: new developments

The Civil Registration Review has reached an important milestone with the publication of the first draft Regulatory Reform Order, which was published yesterday, the last day before Parliament's summer recess.

As colleagues may be aware, this Order is the first instalment of the overall review, and is concerned with the transfer of registration staff to local authority employment and the registration of births and deaths. The second part, covering marriages and other miscellaneous provisions, has already been delayed to take into account Parliament's wishes in relation to the Civil Partnership proposals, and will now be further postponed to allow consideration and consultation on an issue that concerns the absence of any proposal to change the legal requirement for marriage ceremonies to be either civil or religious.

The first RRO proposes changes in the access regime which represent a dramatic shift from the proposals in the consultation paper. The Order proposes that birth records should be fully open after 75 years and death records after 25 years. This marks a change from an access framework based on the person to one based on the event, and represents the abandonment of the proposed distinction between historic and current records. This will have a knock-on effect on the possible transfer of local registers to archive services and on the digitisation proposals. It remains to be seen how this will be reflected in the digitisation tendering process.

The changes were made in the light of representations received during the consultation process: apparently c3400 representations were received, of which 2300 were from genealogists and family historians!

Colleagues must, of course, bear in mind that this is only a draft and may be altered during the two periods of scrutiny which are the next steps in the process. It will be interesting to see what is proposed in the second RRO. This was originally expected to be presented to Parliament in November 2004; it is now probably delayed by 3- 6 months.

Jonathan Pepler

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C470B6.8EE61A60-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:18:53 +0100 Reply-To: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Society of Archivists training requirements survey MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Society of Archivists' EAD/Data Exchange Group would like to find out what sort of training archivists, record managers and conservators would like to receive in the area of XML, EAD, metadata, protocols, digitization and other aspects of data exchange and interoperability. With this in mind, we have produced a short online questionnaire and we would be very grateful if you would take five minutes to fill it in. Please add ideas about any other training areas that you would like us to consider. Even if you do not use EAD in your own repository, you may want to find out more about it, or about exporting EAD from proprietary databases. You may also be interested in potential future developments in technology that will enable us to interoperate more effectively. The questionnaire is being hosted by the Archives Hub and can be found at http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/arch/eadsurey.html Thanks in advance for your time. Jane Stevenson ===================================SoA EAD/Data Exchange Group Training Officer Archives Hub University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0161 275 6789 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:58:58 +0100 Reply-To: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Society of Archivists training questionnaire - update MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Re: Training questionnaire for EAD/Data Exchange Group. Apologies - the correct URL for the training questionnaire is http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/arch/eadsurvey.html ... though either this or the incorrect one I supplied earlier will still get you there! Jane. Jane Stevenson ===================================SoA EAD/Data Exchange Group Training Officer Archives Hub University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0161 275 6789 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:01:26 +0100 Reply-To: Cliff Hoy <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Cliff Hoy <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Career Change MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, I'm looking to make a career change into records management. I have an IT background and some archiving experience. Can anyone point me in the right direction and offer some advice. I’m looking to do some voluntary work in this sector within the London/Surrey area so as to gain some work experience. Regards Cliff Hoy ========================================================================Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:22:40 +0100 Reply-To: Christine Woodland <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Christine Woodland <[log in to unmask]> Subject: EP Thompson Bursary 2004 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_55751846.284926C2" This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=_55751846.284926C2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Applications are invited for the EP Thompson bursary 2004. The Edward Thompson Memorial Bursary was established by the Society for the Study of Labour History in honour of one of its distinguished founders and past Presidents. It is tenable at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, up to the value of £200 per annum, to support research in the MRC archive. Eligible applicants are postgraduate research students on a PhD topic in labour history. For more information go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/news/thompsonbursary/ Mrs Christine Woodland Archivist, Modern Records Centre University Library University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL tel. (024) 7652 4219 email [log in to unmask] http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk --=_55751846.284926C2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: HTML

Applications are invited for the EP Thompson bursary 2004.

The Edward Thompson Memorial Bursary was established by the Society for the Study of Labour History in honour of one of its distinguished founders and past Presidents. It is tenable at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, up to the value of £200 per annum, to support research in the MRC archive.

Eligible applicants are postgraduate research students on a PhD topic in labour history.

For more information go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/news/thompsonbursary/

Mrs Christine Woodland
Archivist, Modern Records Centre
University Library
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
tel. (024) 7652 4219
email [log in to unmask]
http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk

--=_55751846.284926C2-- ========================================================================Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:51:39 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 724 Bush Records, Namibia, Berger Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1090716699" -------------------------------1090716699 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en SENATOR seeks reasons for archivist's dismissal GovExec.com - USA ... him asking why he had stepped down as head of the National Archives and Records ... him December 5, 2003, that the White House wanted to appoint a new archivist. ... http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=29072&dcn=todaysnews BEWARE of the email trail Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand ... something the competition watchdog says amounted to Enron-like destruction of corporate ... and Dunedin, with 11 cyber-cops combing computer records for evidence. ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2981224a13,00.html VIOLATION of Archives rules is inexcusable Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA The case of former Clinton national security adviser Sandy Berger's violation of National Archives regulations is curious in many ways. ... http://www.pressconnects.com/friday/opinion/stories/op072304s105209.shtml 'HONEST mistake'? Tullahoma.net - Tullahoma,TN,USA ... as well. When Archives officials discovered the missing files, Berger returned those he could find, as well as his notes. But some ... http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1614&dept_id=161055&newsid=12457220&PAG =461&rfi=9 ARCHIVAL Materials Heading for Home AllAfrica.com - Africa THE National Archives of Namibia and libraries are set to get a welcome boost when Namibian records and publish-ed material will be repatriated from the ... http://allafrica.com/stories/200407230156.html COUNTY records will go â€˜remoteâ€™ Shamokin News Item - Shamokin,PA,USA ... in the state to provide computer access to its official records database. ... It makes documents accessible by computer; making those files available via ... http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12449792&BRD=2311&PAG=461&dept_id=48 2260&rfi=6 GETTING back into the groove BBC News - London,England,UK ... Haber says the idea came to him by accident after he heard a radio report about the problems archivists have in preserving and accessing the voices and music ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3917849.stm ARCHIVES online The State - Columbia,SC,USA She also is the mother of innovation, as the beleaguered state Archives and History Department is demonstrating with its fledgling Internet database of 300 ... http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/news/opinion/9232079.htm NATIONAL labs' media use halted Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA ... and other electronic storage devices with classified information. ... by authorized workers with classified clearance ... By comparison, Los Alamos has more than 30,000 ... http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/living/science/9233770.htm ARCHIVES Installed Cameras After Berger Took Papers New York Times - New York,NY,USA ASHINGTON, July 23 - Officials at the National Archives were so concerned about Samuel R. Berger's removal of classified documents last year that they imposed ... http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/politics/24berger.html PENTAGON Releases Additional Bush Military Records Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA ... year by reporters. "These records could not be located in February" when the FOIA requests were filed, Hubbard said. "But our technician ... http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-bushrecords24jul24,1,4492413.story? coll=la-home-headlines BUSH'S missing military records found CNN - USA ... The documents released on Friday by the Pentagon included two faded ... White House included a footnote to those earlier records saying that files for the ... http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/bush.military.records.reut/ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/politics/campaign/24records.html APPOINTMENT books off-limits to public AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA ... decision in defining "public writings" as documents nec essary ... a reason for denying a public records request ... certain days by printing out computer files for the ... http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1090660664161920.xm l BUSH 1972 payroll records 'found' BBC News - London,England,UK The US defence department has released payroll records relating to President George ... month the Pentagon said it had inadvertently destroyed the documents, but a ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3922301.stm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9464-2004Jul23.html Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1090716699 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

SENATOR seeks reasons for archivist's dismissal
GovExec.com - USA
... him asking why he had stepped down as head of the National Archives
and Records ... him December 5, 2003, that the White House wanted to appoint
a new archivist. ...
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=29072&dcn=todaysnews

BEWARE of the email trail
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
... something the competition watchdog says amounted to Enron-like destruction
of corporate ... and Dunedin, with 11 cyber-cops combing computer records
for evidence. ...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2981224a13,00.html

VIOLATION of Archives rules is inexcusable
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA
The case of former Clinton national security adviser Sandy Berger's violation
of National Archives regulations is curious in many ways. ...
http://www.pressconnects.com/friday/opinion/stories/op072304s105209.shtml

'HONEST mistake'?
Tullahoma.net - Tullahoma,TN,USA
... as well. When Archives officials discovered the missing files, Berger
returned those he could find, as well as his notes. But some ...
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1614&dept_id=161055&newsid=12457220&PAG=461&rfi=9

ARCHIVAL Materials Heading for Home
AllAfrica.com - Africa
THE National Archives of Namibia and libraries are set to get a welcome
boost when Namibian records and publish-ed material will be repatriated
from the ...
http://allafrica.com/stories/200407230156.html

COUNTY records will go â€˜remoteâ€™
Shamokin News Item - Shamokin,PA,USA
... in the state to provide computer access to its official records database.
... It makes documents accessible by computer; making those files available
via ...
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12449792&BRD=2311&PAG=461&dept_id=482260&rfi=6

GETTING back into the groove
BBC News - London,England,UK
... Haber says the idea came to him by accident after he heard a radio
report about the problems archivists have in preserving and accessing
the voices and music ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3917849.stm

ARCHIVES online
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
She also is the mother of innovation, as the beleaguered state Archives
and History Department is demonstrating with its fledgling Internet database
of 300 ...
http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/news/opinion/9232079.htm

NATIONAL labs' media use halted
Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA
... and other electronic storage devices with classified information. ...
by authorized workers with classified clearance ... By comparison, Los
Alamos has more than 30,000 ...
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/living/science/9233770.htm

ARCHIVES Installed Cameras After Berger Took Papers
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
ASHINGTON, July 23 - Officials at the National Archives were so concerned
about Samuel R. Berger's removal of classified documents last year that
they imposed ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/politics/24berger.html

PENTAGON Releases Additional Bush Military Records
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... year by reporters. "These records could not be located in February"
when the FOIA requests were filed, Hubbard said. "But our technician ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-bushrecords24jul24,1,4492413.story?coll=la-home-headlines

BUSH'S missing military records found
CNN - USA
... The documents released on Friday by the Pentagon included two faded
... White House included a footnote to those earlier records saying that
files for the ...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/bush.military.records.reut/

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/politics/campaign/24records.html

APPOINTMENT books off-limits to public
AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
... decision in defining "public writings" as documents nec essary ...
a reason for denying a public records request ... certain days by printing
out computer files for the ...
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1090660664161920.xml

BUSH 1972 payroll records 'found'
BBC News - London,England,UK
The US defence department has released payroll records relating to President
George ... month the Pentagon said it had inadvertently destroyed the
documents, but a ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3922301.stm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9464-2004Jul23.html

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1090716699-- ========================================================================Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:03:05 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Heather Boyns <[log in to unmask]> Subject: dissertation - websites MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear all, I am currently carrying out research for my dissertation for the Masters in Archives and Records Management course at Liverpool Uni. I know you have had a lot of these postings recently so I will keep it short and only ask for a little information. I am looking into Archive websites (local authority and university based). A dissertation written in 1996 showed that only 58 repositories had websites and now, of course, almost every record repository has one. I would like to know when repositories set up their websites, so I can see whether this took place gradually or whether most were set up over the last few years. If possible, I would also like to know what the reason was for establishing the website (really whether it was an internal decision or imposed from above). I would be pleased to hear from anyone who can give me this information about their repository's website. I will be happy to post a summary of the conclusions to the list. Thank you for any help you are able to give. Heather Boyns ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:46:12 +0100 Reply-To: paul lilley <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: paul lilley <[log in to unmask]> Subject: B&H microfim reader/printer and camera Due to changes we have a B&H 1700 microfilm reader/ printer console and controller, and a B&H Filemaster IV unit for making fiche or film, for sale. Please reply to [log in to unmask] for more details. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:00:13 +0100 Reply-To: Lesley Watson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Lesley Watson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job Vacancy at the Wellcome Trust MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Wellcome Library Outreach Officer Salary from £23,000 (dependent on experience) + excellent benefits Have you got what it takes to run our Outreach Programme? The Wellcome Library is one of the world’s foremost collections for the study of the history of medicine. It houses an exciting collection of over a million documents dating from 1100 BC to the present day, including books, archives, manuscripts, prints, drawings, paintings and moving images. The Outreach service, established in January 2003, is developing a growing reputation for quality amongst its user groups. We are looking for a bright and imaginative individual with the drive and enthusiasm to deliver and develop a varied programme of onsite and offsite activities. Our audiences include schools (14+), students, academics, local communities and lifelong learners. You will be educated to degree level and have a postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. Museum Studies, Teaching etc.) or equivalent experience. You will need to have had a minimum of two years’ recent experience in outreach-related work in either a museum, gallery, library or teaching environment. You will also need: § Excellent verbal, written and listening skills. § Experience of speaking in public. § The ability to interpret and communicate historical documents and concepts to a diverse range of user groups. To apply, please send a full CV with covering letter, including your daytime telephone number, to Lesley Watson, HR Department, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE or e-mail [log in to unmask] by 4 August 2004. Further information and a full job description is available from our website – www.wellcome.ac.uk. Interviews will be held on or around 20 August 2004. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:54:10 +0100 Reply-To: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Subject: National Strategy for Business Archives Dear Colleagues As you are all aware in March 2004 Chris Kitching of The National Archives (TNA) convened a meeting of representatives from the Business Archives Council, the Business Records Group of the Society of Archivists, the Association of Business Historians and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to discuss the development of a National Strategy for Business Archives. You have already on this list serve seen the main discussion document arising out of that meeting (posted by Katie Woolf on 3 June 2004). It was also agreed at this meeting that some Guidance Notes, on archival matters, needed to be developed for Business. I, in consultation with the above bodies, have now drafted the first two of these papers. The first relates to the benefits of having an in house archive and records management service and the second is on the subjects to be considered if a business was thinking of depositing their archives with a publicly funded archive service. The eventual aim is to have these posted permanently on a variety of strategic websites including the TNA and the CBI. However before we do this we want to consult as widely as possible to ensure that documents are acceptable to both the archive and records management communities. The documents are available for consultation and comment at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/34.htm. Please send any comments or suggestions you might have to me at [log in to unmask] and I will post the final drafts to the list serve in due course. (Please note I will be on holiday for the next fortnight and therefore any e mails I receive will not be acted on until August). Many thanks for help and assistance in this matter and I look forward to hearing from you. Regards Nigel Hardman Group Archives DBRS Warehouse Bootle 8810 2822 or 0151 966 2822 Fax : 8810 2831 or 0151 966 2831 [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:29:12 +0100 Reply-To: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: TFPL Summer Academy launches this Wednesday in London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ********apologies for cross-posting******* Are you looking at your weekly schedule and thinking about what to do a Wednesday evening? Are you looking for further soft skills training in London this summer? If so then read on. TFPL, London are launching their Summer Academy this Wednesday and would love you to be a part of it. The academy is a series of seminars on Wednesday evenings (and one Thursday) aimed to develop the soft skills of information professionals over the next six weeks. This week the doors open at 5.30pm for a 6pm start, with 'Organisational insight'. Only by identifying the key direction and concerns of an organisation and its customers can information and knowledge professionals plan and deliver the products and services that become, and are perceived as, critical to the success of the organisation. This workshop will help you develop an insight into your organisation, discover processes and tolls to align yourself strategically within your organisation and provide a forum for the exchange of good practice. Fee: £50 + VAT including light refreshments Follow this link to book: http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/bookingformtc.cfm?ID=TR720 or call TFPL training on 020 7251 5522 for more information. We look forward to sharing this new opportunity with you. Regards Amy Millis Training Administrator email: [log in to unmask] tel.: 020 7251 5522 TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. 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If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _________________________________________________________________________This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:41:17 +0100 Reply-To: "Angie St. John Palmer" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Angie St. John Palmer" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Modern Records Policies - retention schedules etc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C4730D.D89307A0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C4730D.D89307A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by kili.jiscmail.ac.uk id i6QBZSRK022384 We are a specialist archive documenting the history of The Dartington Hall Trust and of its founders, Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst. With the help of Heritage Lottery funding we are half way through sorting and cataloguing this important resource. We are now putting together a Modern Records policy. I have HMC guidelines and other such helpful notes, but would greatly appreciate examples of Modern Records Policies of other similar archives – we deal with a wide range of documents, which includes business records. Retention Schedules would be particularly appreciated. Replies off list might be best and I will be happy to pass on my completed Policy to anyone who might find it helpful. Angie St.John Palmer, General Manager Trust Archive and Collection The Dartington Hall Trust High Cross House Dartington Hall Totnes TQ9 6ED Tel :- 01803 864114 www.dartingtonhall.org.uk www.dartingtonarchive.org.uk The Archive is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and The Garfield Weston Foundation The Dartington Hall Trust is a Company Limited by guarantee and registered in England as a Charity. [Co. No. 1485560 Ch. No. 279756] Registered office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL. ************************************************************ The information in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential and may be subject to legal professional privilege. It is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or by telephone on +44 (0)1803 847000. Unless you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are prohibited from, and therefore must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this message or any part of it. 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We are a specialist archive documenting the history of The Dartington Hall Trust and of its founders, Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst. With the help of Heritage Lottery funding we are half way through sorting and cataloguing this important resource. We are now putting together a Modern Records policy. I have HMC guidelines and other such helpful notes, but would greatly appreciate examples of Modern Records Policies of other similar archives – we deal with a wide range of documents, which includes business records. Retention Schedules would be particularly appreciated. Replies off list might be best and I will be happy to pass on my completed Policy to anyone who might find it helpful.

Angie St.John Palmer, General Manager

Trust Archive and Collection

The Dartington Hall Trust

High Cross House

Dartington Hall

Totnes TQ9 6ED

Tel :- 01803 864114

www.dartingtonhall.org.uk

www.dartingtonarchive.org.uk

The Archive is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and The Garfield Weston Foundation

The Dartington Hall Trust is a Company Limited by guarantee and registered

in England as a Charity. [Co. No. 1485560 Ch. No. 279756]

Registered office:

The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL.

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------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C4730D.D89307A0-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:55:03 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amanda Williams <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Policy re. children and access to record office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Do any other offices have in place a policy (written or unwritten) regarding the admittance of children, specifically where children arrive at a record office unsupervised, though with relevant identification for a reader's ticket? This question arises from the fact that Warwickshire County Record Office has recently been visited by 2 children aged 11 years old, interested in tracing their family tree. As Warwickshire County Record Office is intent on promoting the Record Office to younger users, which we do through workshops held at various time throughout the year, we do not then wish to restrict children when they turn up here spontaneously, but as you can appreciate, children can be rather more boisterous than our older users (though not always!). Whilst supervising noise levels and document handling is always part of the remit of the Duty Archivist, we are concerned about any legal obligations we may have with regard to supervising children. I would be very interested to hear from any one who has a view on this matter, but particularly from offices who have a policy in place or are thinking about creating such a policy. Yours faithfully, Amanda Williams Archivist Warwickshire County Record Office Priory Park Cape Road Warwick CV34 4JS Tel: 01926 738958 Amanda Williams Archivist Warwickshire County Record Office Priory Park Cape Road Warwick CV34 4JS Tel: 01926 738958 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:25:58 +0100 Reply-To: Digital Archive <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Digital Archive <[log in to unmask]> Subject: PRONOM - The file format registry MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We are pleased to announce that the new version of PRONOM - our web based file format registry - is now available. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/ PRONOM is a web-based tool that provides information about the technical dependencies upon which access to electronic records may rely. It contains information about the file formats in which electronic records may be stored, the software products required to create, render and migrate these formats, and the vendors who develop these products. It includes product support life cycle information, to facilitate technology watch within digital archives. The PRONOM database can be searched online, and reports produced in a variety of formats. The system currently holds details of c. 550 file formats, 250 software products, and 100 vendors, and records are being added on a regular basis. We also actively encourage the submission of new information for inclusion on PRONOM, and an online submission form is provided for this purpose. The website also includes details of our plans for significant future developments to both the content and the functionality of the system. PRONOM was developed by The National Archives' Digital Preservation Department, as a tool to support TNA's own Digital Archive. However, we hope and anticipate that PRONOM will also provide a valuable resource for the wider digital preservation community. As such, we very much welcome feedback on both the current version of PRONOM and our future plans. All feedback should be sent to [log in to unmask] The National Archives wins innovation award for the Digital Archive Loyd Grossman announced an award on the 22 June for an innovative "giant fridge", which keeps electronic documents 'fresh' for future generations. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/32.htm ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:23:13 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 725 Open records investigated, Berger, photos donated Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable THE Purloined Documents New Republic - USA We don't yet know whether, in pilfering top-secret classified documents from the National Archives, Sandy Berger actually kept any meaningful information from ... NEWSPAPER finds poor access to records at Bay area agencies San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA ... Such documents are supposed to be easily accessible under the California Public Records Act and Fair Political Practices Act of 1974. ... MANY East Bay agencies delay or refuse public records request Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA ... have been worse if reporters had asked for complicated records such as cell phone bills or expense reports, which state law classifies as public documents. ... ABOUT public records laws Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA ... Filed forms are public documents that must be made available to ... The contracts that reporters asked for are governed under the California Public Records Act. ... MR. Berger and the Archives Documents Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA ... Berger's suggestion that he accidentally discarded some of the documents is most ... trying to assess the actions of the Clinton administration, records of which ... REPORT: Lack of computerized records creates danger Portland Maine Press Herald - Portland,ME,USA ... background in Maine. The electronic records also lack details on crimes, the newspapers´ study says. Cumberland County District ... A photographer chronicles the city's places in time Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... that he's donated more than 100,000 of his photos to archives around Boston. ... types that other people are not," says Historic New England archivist Lorna Condon ... RECORDING Geneva's history for the future Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA ... a room to research genealogy, titles and numerous other archives and records ... time including Coryell, a curator, volunteers coordinator, educator and archivist. ... HISTORY of Redlands told through pictures Press-Enterprise (subscription) - Riverside,CA,USA ... Gonzales, associate archivist at AK Smiley Public Library, was scanning the library's photo archives to choose some 200 images for publication in a new photo ... MANY East Bay agencies delay or refuse public records request Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA Ask for routine public records at most Bay Area public agencies and you'll likely be met with suspicion, defensiveness, intimidation, needless delays ... HALF of police agencies withhold incident logs Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA ... for their city. "We want it all coming through here," said sheriff's records manager Virginia Flores in Martinez. Some departments ... MANY East Bay agencies delay or refuse public records request Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA ... to the records as state law requires, government workers sometimes demanded the reporters' identities and their reasons for wanting to see public documents. ... EDITOR'S note: How we did the story Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA ... address. California law states that journalists have no greater rights to public documents than teachers, store clerks or dentists. ... 1853 petition returns Bendigo Advertiser - Australia ... Petition will be on display at the city's art gallery from September 1 to 8 as part of a travelling treasures exhibition from the State Library of Victoria. ... CHARGERS historian Tobias triumphs on two fronts San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA ... Tobias' introduction as a football archivist came when as a student at USD he chose "Sid Gillman as a Coach in the AFL" as the topic for his thesis. ... STATE police plan museum to showcase its legacy Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA ... Ives - who retired at the end of 2002 as the editor in chief of 10-43 Magazine, a state police agency publication - became the state police's archivist of sorts ... New York Times Foolscap and Favored Sons By CAROLINE ALEXANDER Published: July 23, 2004 It had come late in the day, but it was more than I had hoped for. Scanned from the original document held by the British Public Record Office, Admiralty File 29/5 contained the complete service record of a man whose life I had been researching for more than two years: William Purcell, carpenter, had concluded 25 years of naval service on Dec. 31, 1812. The last of the 16 ships on which he had served was the Boscawen; the first, on which he had mustered on Aug. 27, 1787, was the Bounty. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/opinion/23alex.html? -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 18:27:01 +0100 Reply-To: Geoff Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Geoff Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> Organization: dotDOCs Ltd Subject: Seminar - The Less Paper Office Oversubscribed - Additional Day Scheduled MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit (Sent to various lists following verification with the List Owners - please accept my apologies if you receive multiple copies) THE LESS PAPER OFFICE -- DOCUMENT IMAGING AND MANAGEMENT Our Seminar scheduled for the 11th August is FULLY BOOKED!! Due to the demand for this seminar we have arranged an additional day on Wednesday 8th September. dotDOCs is pleased to invite you to this free seminar which will examine how document imaging and management contributes to a more efficient working environment. Whether your organisation is a commercial business, university, college or a local government department; document management offers real benefits including simplified compliancy,space saving, improved access to information, and improved customer service. This seminar will be of benefit to Records Managers, Purchasing Managers, Finance Managers, IT Managers....In fact, anybody who needs to save time and effort filing and accessing documents It will show you how you can: * Choose an imaging system that's right for you; regardless of the type or size of your organisation * Cut the cost of managing documents while reducing the risk of non-compliance * Simplify retention schedule management * Protect documents from disaster and unauthorised use * Empty rooms of filing cabinets and create more usable space * Post public files quickly to the Internet or Intranet * Integrate imaging systems with existing data and software * Manage imaged and electronic documents easily * Improve workflow for better service to your user community * Leverage your existing network What others have said about dotDOCs seminars: Paul Freeland of Initial City Link 'A very helpful session. I was able to have all my questions answered by people who clearly had the experience to really answer them properly.' Mike Chapman of Optimax Laser Eye Clinics 'The session not only provided an insight to the practical benefits of DM, but also highlighted many new areas within the business that could be improved with the use of DM' DETAILS: Date: Wednesday 11th August -- FULL Additional day organised on Wednesday 8th September Sign in: 09:45 Lunch: ~12:15 Close: 16:00 Location: Headway Technology Headway House Crosby Way Farnham, Surrey GU97XG Registration is available on-Line at http://www.dotdocs.co.uk/seminar/register/ Where you will also find an agenda PLACES ARE LIMITED SO REGISTER NOW - DON'T LEAVE IT TILL TOMORROW! Can't make it to the Seminar but would like more information? Request Information at http://www.dotdocs.co.uk/seminar/register/sorry.htm or email: [log in to unmask] Or Call Geoff Baldwin on 01428 647577 to arrange a personal web presentation dotDOCs Ltd., Longdene House Haslemere Surrey, GU27 2PH. Tel: 01428 647 570n or email: [log in to unmask] Best Regards ------------------------------------------ Geoff Baldwin Business Development Director dotDOCs Ltd Longdene House Haslemere GU27 2PH ========================================================================Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:58:52 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 726 Weinstein, Berger, UKFOIA Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DEMOCRATS Seek Reason for His Being Pushed Out Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA ... The 1984 law establishing the National Archives and Records Administration provides that the archivist will serve an indefinite term and can be replaced if he ... FREE election history database a feast for party animals Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA ... Web site has streamlined work for employees at the state House Archives and Records ... I never heard of Silas Swallow," said Cox, the university's archivist and a ... UNITED States: Current Issues In Electronic Discovery Mondaq News Alerts - World ... There are significant advantages to having documents in electronic format. ... Each file contains a date and time stamp that records: (1) when the document was ... SIDEBAR: Advocates say electronic records boost data privacy ComputerWorld - USA JULY 26, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - When he announced the Department of Health and Human Services' 10-year plan to create a national health information ... LONG Beach Information Management Conference Offers Real-World ... Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizations today are facing a constantly changing world of information management challenges including electronic records, legal and ... SORTING the e-mail Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA ... The problem is that the failure to properly retain electronic records such as e-mail and instant messages and produce them when requested in a lawsuit or ... EMC Archives Unstructured Data eWeek - USA ... needs. "We're getting requests from customers to maintain archives longer than we traditionally would because of their auditors. ... AT&T Foundation Donates $150,000 to Acclaimed JFK Library ... PR Newswire (press release) - USA ... in 1984, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation provides private support to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, a presidential library administered by the ... CVN Two JFKs Letter Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA ... President Kennedy. The original is kept at the Kennedy presidential library. The punctuation in the letter is as Kerry wrote it. Having ... VERBATIM Announces UDO --Ultra Density Optical-- Media with ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA Specifically designed to provide reliable, long-term archival storage; the next-generation media meets the retention requirements specified by agencies such as ... COURT virtually eliminates paper Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA ... way to online filing, although fully electronic records are still ... The online documents are encrypted and a login code ... Court files are stored on file servers in ... TOWNS hit on access to information Chicago Tribune (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA ... The federal FOIA protects citizens' access to certain information about government workings as a safeguard against corruption. By ... LIFTING the lid The Lawyer - London,United Kingdom ... into effect. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), such bodies will have 20 days in which to respond to such a request. As ... SANDY MEMO MAY EMERGE New York Post - New York,NY,USA ... is examining whether to declassify the top-secret memo that former Clinton National Security Adviser Sandy Berger took out of the National Archives, sparking a ... Refiled Under 'U' Taking a Page From History? Try Not to Sweat By Tommy Nguyen Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, July 25, 2004; Page D01 Merrell Williams, who made a name for himself a decade ago as a document-grabbing whistle-blower against Big Tobacco, laughs into his cell phone when discussing Sandy Berger's supposed sloppiness in taking secret government files. He has too much to say. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12317-2004Jul24.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:45:20 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Steve Bailey, Joint Information Systems Committee" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: JISC EDRM Implementation Toolkit Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Launch of the JISC EDRM Implementation Toolkit Many FE/HE institutions are currently consudering the relative merits of acquiring and implementing Electronic Document & Records Management Systems (EDRMS) to manage their corporate information and records. JISC therefore commissioned leading independent experts in EDRMS technology, Cimtech Ltd, to produce an online toolkit for the FE and HE sectors which will act as a 'one stop shop' covering all aspects of planning and managing what are exceedingly complex projects. A fully navigable online version of this toolkit is due for completion and launch by the end of September. However, in response to demand for access to such information from the community we have decided to make the content of the toolkit available now. The Toolkit has been split into 10 sections for ease of download, plus an additional overview section which provides an introduction to the toolkit. Please note that although these files do contain the final approved text they do not include the hypertext links, diagrams or images which will be included in the final online version. These files are now available from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/edrmtookit.html Many thanks Steve Bailey ---------------------- Steve Bailey, Records Manager Joint Information Systems Committee Tel: 07092 302850 Email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:30:16 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Dorota Pomorska-Dawid <[log in to unmask]> Subject: EDRMS for architects MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Colleagues, I posted the message below last week to the Records Management JISCMAIL list, so I sincerely apologise if you have already received it. Whereas there is a great interest in the topic of EDRMS for architects - I received over ten requests to share the feedback I might get - I got hardly any feedback at all. This is why I decided to post it again on the Archives-NRA list and hope that some of you will be kind enough to share their knowledge and experience with me. Thank you very much - here is the original message: Dear Colleagues, I am looking for some information about records management (especially EDRMS) in architectural practices. Given that so many architectural documents are created using computer-aided design software, one would think that the implementation of EDMS/ERMS in this type of business is a viable option. I am particularly interested in: - what types of records (electronic and traditional) architectural practices generate, and what electronic formats are most commonly used; - how large a practice would have to be, or how many documents and records they would have to generate, to justify the implementation of ERDMS and make it a cost-effective solution; - what special requirements would an architectural EDRMS specification need to include - in other words, how the general functional ERMS requirements (such as those issued by PRO or MoReq) might be customised to cater for the needs of architectural practices; - what types of documents and records an architectural EDRMS should focus on; - whether there are any software companies that specialise in providing EDRMS solutions to architects; and finally, - whether you know of any architectural practices that have implemented an EDRMS - perhaps you've even been involved in it? I would be extremely grateful for any information of this kind (even very basic), as well as for pointing me towards any relevant publications. Please reply offline. If anyone else is interested in the replies that I might get, please let me know. Depending on the level of interest, I'll summarise them either on the general list or contact you individually. Best regards and thank you very much in advance, Dorota Pomorska-Dawid University of Wales, Aberystwyth ========================================================================Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:08:25 +0100 Reply-To: Kim Collis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Kim Collis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancies at West Glamorgan Archive Service The West Glamorgan Archive Service is currently advertising two Archive Trainee posts at http://www1.swansea.gov.uk/latestjobs/default2.asp I should be grateful if you could bring these vacancies to the notice of any potential applicants. Kim Collis Principal Archivist West Glamorgan Archive Service ========================================================================Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:06:44 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 727 Erecords, Asbestos, WORM Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MOVING From Paper to Electronic Storage Is Daunting ABC News - USA ... For example, the Medicare system will be offering an Internet portal through which users and health care workers can access electronic records. ... MOD papers sealed in asbestos scare Guardian - UK To the alarm of historians and researchers, the ministry has discovered that the archives containing all of its most highly sensitive files are contaminated by ... RESURRECTING old films from newly digitised content IST Results - Brussels,Belgium Scattered in national archives, much of Europeâ€™s precious cultural heritage lies forgotten or inaccessible. But a new virtual ... STREET Smarts: The Myths About Niches Inc.com - New York,NY,USA ... In the secure document destruction business, we found our niche when customers began ... I knew nothing about its provisions that require patient records and other ... UNITED States: Strategies and Tactics: Electronic Data in ... Mondaq News Alerts - World ... judge to the jury: The jury could infer that the destruction of backup ... of the first file with its duplicate(s). EDataMatrix automatically records this "metadata ... TAPE Vendors Catch The WORM Enterprise Storage Forum - Darien,CT,USA ... $85. Quantum announced DLTice, an extension of its DLTSage architecture, to give SDLT 600 customers WORM archival functionality. ... FEDERAL agencies criticized for overclassifying information GovExec.com - USA ... the CIA has any justification for withholding the records because the agency released the same kinds of records for 1997 and 1998 in response to FOIA requests. ... SPAWNING a Culture of Secrecy Heritage.org - Washington,DC,USA ... Actually, it was no accident. Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists, the plaintiff in the FOIA suit, purposely made the files public. ... LIFE has gotten even shorter in digital age USA Today - USA ... Professional and consumer archivists grapple with how to preserve documents, music and images produced by no-longer-relevant machines. ... HISTORY teaches lessons only when it is known The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA Twelve years after a president leaves office, his confidential records - with specific exceptions - become public. The Presidential ... WWII letters at library AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA ... in the archives department of the downtown Birmingham Public Library. "It boosted morale and kept them up on what was happening at home," said archivist Jim ... KU: Records 'clearly and unambigiously' exempted from disclosure Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA ... now representing the AP and KPA in the lawsuit, "constitutes an admission" that the records law does not require the disclosure of all documents related to ... COMBAT finance records missing Blue Springs Examiner - Blue Springs / Independence,MO,USA ... Cochoran told legislators a major effort would be needed to look through microfiche documents for 1990 to 1996, and to track down records for 1997 and 1998. ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:12:18 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ALM London Archives Awareness Campaign grants scheme Comments: cc: Dalila Ahamed <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C47493.BED81224" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47493.BED81224 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable REMINDER ! ALM London Archive Awareness Campaign Grants Programme 2004 Closing Date for Application: Friday 6th August ALM London is running a small grants programme to support increased access to London's archives in conjunction with the 2004 national Archive Awareness Campaign, Routes to Roots. Applications are invited from any organisation that is located within the 32 London Boroughs or the City of London and offers a level of public access to all or part of its archive collections. These grants, each to a maximum of £500, are available to support the production of a one-off, or series of, activities that will take place during October-December 2004. Details of the grant scheme and application forms are available from the ALM London website Closing date for applications will be Friday 6 August. .......................................................................................... Caroline Reed Development Manager > ALM London > Cloister Court > 22-26 Farringdon Lane > London EC1R 3AJ > > Direct line: 020 7549 1714 > Main line: 020 7549 1700 > Fax: 020 7490 5225 [log in to unmask] www.almlondon.org.uk > ALM London (Archives, Libraries and Museums London) is the new strategic development agency for archives, libraries and museums in London. For further information please visit the website at www.almlondon.org.uk > > Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addresse. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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REMINDER !

ALM London Archive Awareness Campaign Grants Programme 2004

Closing Date for Application: Friday 6^th August

ALM London is running a small grants programme to support increased access to London’s archives in conjunction with the 2004 national Archive Awareness Campaign, Routes to Roots. Applications are invited from any organisation that is located within the 32 London Boroughs or the City of London and offers a level of public access to all or part of its archive collections. These grants, each to a maximum of £500, are available to support the production of a one-off, or series of, activities that will take place during October-December 2004.

Details of the grant scheme and application forms are available from the ALM London website <http://www.lmal.org.uk/lmal/index.cfm?NavigationID=247>

Closing date for applications will be Friday 6 August.

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Caroline Reed
Development Manager
ALM London
Cloister Court
22-26 Farringdon Lane
London EC1R 3AJ

Direct line: 020 7549 1714
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C47493.BED81224-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:15:08 +0100 Reply-To: "Novotny, Deborah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Novotny, Deborah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Advance notice of conference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C474A4.E7D63410" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C474A4.E7D63410 Content-Type: text/plain First Announcement 23rd - 24th May 2005 C A M F Cellulose Acetate Microfilm Forum To be held at The British Library, London, UK Organised by The British Library and LIBER Preservation Division For the past two years the British Library, the Library of Congress and others have been leading on the issue of cellulose acetate microfilm in collections, assessing the nature and extent of the problem and trying to determine appropriate preservation responses to it. Two international roundtables of producers and holders of microfilm have taken place on the subject of cellulose acetate microfilm and this forum aims to disseminate information to the wider library and archive world and to engender further discussion amongst participants. Specifically, the British Library will address the nature of its own cellulose acetate microfilm legacy, demonstrating the way in which its Collection Care department is responding. This conference is aimed at everyone who has a professional interest in preservation microfilm, particularly those involved in managing ageing and possibly vulnerable collections. The British Library is hosting a new web site dedicated to cellulose acetate microfilm, scheduled to go live in Ocober 2004. Agenda, registration information and forms can be accessed through the site. For more information contact [log in to unmask] ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************* ------_=_NextPart_001_01C474A4.E7D63410 Content-Type: text/html Message

First Announcement

23rd - 24th May 2005

C A M F

Cellulose Acetate Microfilm Forum

To be held at The British Library, London, UK

Organised by The British Library and LIBER Preservation Division

For the past two years the British Library, the Library of Congress and others have been leading on the issue of cellulose acetate microfilm in collections, assessing the nature and extent of the problem and trying to determine appropriate preservation responses to it. Two international roundtables of producers and holders of microfilm have taken place on the subject of cellulose acetate microfilm and this forum aims to disseminate information to the wider library and archive world and to engender further discussion amongst participants. Specifically, the British Library will address the nature of its own cellulose acetate microfilm legacy, demonstrating the way in which its Collection Care department is responding. This conference is aimed at everyone who has a professional interest in preservation microfilm, particularly those involved in managing ageing and possibly vulnerable collections.

The British Library is hosting a new web site dedicated to cellulose acetate microfilm, scheduled to go live in Ocober 2004. Agenda, registration information and forms can be accessed through the site.

For more information contact [log in to unmask]

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C474A4.E7D63410-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:51:38 +0100 Reply-To: Philip Kiberd <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Philip Kiberd <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity - Pay & Power West Midlands Cataloguing Project MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C474B2.62B1B792" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C474B2.62B1B792 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following post is currently available. P R O J E C T A S S I S T A N T PAY & POWER PROJECT Uncatalogued archive collections are the bane of users and professionals alike. The Pay & Power project will take a big step to alleviating this problem. This HLF funded project is a regional project to catalogue and promote collections from West Midlands' archives. The Pay & Power project will, over 3 years, catalogue 18 collections from local offices in the region, making a wealth of information on the political and economic development of the region since the C12th available to users of all kinds. MLA West Midlands will administer the project which will be managed by a project board representing consortium members. In addition to cataloguing the project will develop and run a series of outreach activities, training opportunities and workshops to promote the value and use of archives within the West Midlands region and beyond. Applications are invited for the following post that will bring this project to fruition. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in archive development in the West Midlands. Project Assistant: Pay & Power Project (P&P/PA) Scale 5-6 from £17,409 Fixed term post for 25 months Location: Post will be located in local offices in the region during cataloguing. It is envisaged that work will be located in cluster areas -Coventry/Stratford-upon-Avon. However the postholder will be required to travel within the West Midlands region. Your duties will concentrate on the cataloguing of collections. You will have the opportunity to be involved in the identification of material used in the outreach campaign. You will also liaise with in-house conservation staff to assess preservation needs, work with the Project Manager on the export of data to online databases and supervise volunteer work as part of the project. You will have a good all round education, including excellent communication skill. You will be computer literate, have experience of cataloguing archive records and a good working knowledge of CALM software. For further information and application pack are available by contacting Judith Karena, email [log in to unmask] or by telephone: 0121 631 5827 Closing date: Wednesday 18 August 2004 Interview date: Wednesday 25 August 2004 held at MLA West Midlands offices. Previous applicants will not be considered. MLA West Midlands aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is particularly seeking to achieve a workforce which reflects the West Midlands. MLA West Midlands is a regional agency which supports museums, libraries and archives in providing services which excite, inspire and inform all parts of the community. MLA West Midlands: the regional council for museums, libraries and archives, Grosvenor House, 14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5RS Direct line: 0121-631 5822 Fax: 0121-631 5800 Any agreements made in this email must be confirmed by letter to be valid. This email and its attachments are solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If they have come to you in error you must not take any action based upon them, you must not copy or communicate them to anyone. Please notify us immediately and delete this communication. Please be aware in communicating with us by email that email, by its nature, is not a 100% secure communications medium. MLA West Midlands does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C474B2.62B1B792 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The following post is currently available.

P R O J E C T A S S I S T A N T

PAY & POWER PROJECT

Uncatalogued archive collections are the bane of users and professionals alike.

The Pay & Power project will take a big step to alleviating this problem. This HLF

funded project is a regional project to catalogue and promote collections from West

Midlands' archives. The Pay & Power project will, over 3 years, catalogue 18

collections from local offices in the region, making a wealth of information on the

political and economic development of the region since the C12th available to

users of all kinds. MLA West Midlands will administer the project which will be

managed by a project board representing consortium members. In addition to

cataloguing the project will develop and run a series of outreach activities, training

opportunities and workshops to promote the value and use of archives within the

West Midlands region and beyond.

Applications are invited for the following post that will bring this project to fruition.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in archive development in the

West Midlands.

Project Assistant: Pay & Power Project (P&P/PA)

Scale 5-6 from £17,409

Fixed term post for 25 months

Location: Post will be located in local offices in the region during cataloguing. It is

envisaged that work will be located in cluster areas -Coventry/Stratford-upon-Avon.

However the postholder will be required to travel within the West Midlands region.

Your duties will concentrate on the cataloguing of collections. You will have the

opportunity to be involved in the identification of material used in the outreach campaign.

You will also liaise with in-house conservation staff to assess preservation needs, work

with the Project Manager on the export of data to online databases and supervise

volunteer work as part of the project.

You will have a good all round education, including excellent communication skill. You will

be computer literate, have experience of cataloguing archive records and a good working

knowledge of CALM software.

For further information and application pack are available by contacting Judith Karena,

email [log in to unmask] or by telephone: 0121 631 5827

Closing date: Wednesday 18 August 2004

Interview date: Wednesday 25 August 2004

held at MLA West Midlands offices.

Previous applicants will not be considered.

MLA West Midlands aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is particularly seeking

to achieve a workforce which reflects the West Midlands. MLA West Midlands is a

regional agency which supports museums, libraries and archives in providing services

which excite, inspire and inform all parts of the community.

MLA West Midlands: the regional council for museums, libraries and archives,

Grosvenor House, 14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5RS

Direct line: 0121-631 5822 Fax: 0121-631 5800

Any agreements made in this email must be confirmed by letter to be valid.

This email and its attachments are solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If they have come to you in error you must not take any action based upon them, you must not copy or communicate them to anyone. Please notify us immediately and delete this communication. Please be aware in communicating with us by email that email, by its nature, is not a 100% secure communications medium. MLA West Midlands does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C474B2.62B1B792-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 17:31:21 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?What_Type_of_Archivist_Are_You?_/_Quel_archiviste_êtes? =?iso-8859-1?Q?-vous_??Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Complete the questionnaire prepared by the ICA Committee on Professional Training (CPT), and get your answer at the Vienna Congress on Tuesday 24 August in the CPT/French Archivists Association (AAF) session: "Towards Successful and Relevant Training : The Competency Model" (Session conducted in English, Tuesday, August 24, 14.30-15.45). The questionnaire is available online at: www.ica.org or www.wien2004.ica.org ** Répondez au questionnaire du Comité de formation professionnelle du CIA (CPT), et venez chercher votre réponse au Congrès de Vienne le mercredi 25 août à la session présentée par le CPT et l'Association des Archivistes français (AAF) : "Pour une formation performante et adaptée : le référentiel métier" (session en français, mercredi 25 août, 14.30-15h45). Le questionnaire est disponible en ligne aux adresses suivantes : www.ica.org ou www.wien2004.ica.org ** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:11:43 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 728 Missing files, counting disks, Domesday Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MISSING files Blue Springs Examiner - Blue Springs / Independence,MO,USA ... Ron Finley asked Thomas why financial records were only missing from 1997 and 1998, and why no microfiche copies were made before the documents were destroyed. ... COUNTY explains loss of tax data Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA ... Jackson County destroyed 1997 and 1998 payment records and other documents for its anti-drug tax without making copies, but other county departments and ... PRESERVING Americans' history vastly important Leesville Daily Leader - Leesville,LA,USA ... Navigating through the mazes of documents, databases and records is a difficult task made more difficult by the separate and unequal standards that often ... STATE backs town in public records case Framingham Metro West Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA ASHLAND -- The state has upheld the town's decision to withhold documents from a ... the MetroWest Daily News, the state's supervisor of public records, Alan Cote ... Purdue Exponent - USA ... science and archivist. Morris, along with Katherine Markee, special collections librarian, works to both preserve the materials of the archives and help ... ST. Louis fair changed how America eats San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA ... Director of the library and archives for the Missouri Historical Society ... the launching pad for the hamburger sandwich, said McDonald's archivist Ken Sidlowski. ... ELECTRONIC records of some Florida elections wiped out in computer ... San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA Detailed electronic records from Miami-Dade County's first widespread use of touchscreen voting machines were lost in computer crashes last year, erasing ... New York Times July 28, 2004 Lost Record of Vote in '02 Florida Race Raises '04 Concern By ABBY GOODNOUGH IAMI, July 27 - Almost all the electronic records from the first widespread use of touch-screen voting in Miami-Dade County have been lost, stoking concerns that the machines are unreliable as the presidential election draws near. The records disappeared after two computer system crashes last year, county elections officials said, leaving no audit trail for the 2002 gubernatorial primary. A citizens group uncovered the loss this month after requesting all audit data from that election. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/28/politics/campaign/28vote.final.html ( DOMESDAY book goes digital NetImperative - UK ... The pages were photographed at the National Archives in London and subsequently digitised, with a team of academics translating the contents of the book into ... 4:27 pm: Workers at New Mexico labs busy counting computer disks Santa Fe New Mexican - Santa Fe,NM,USA ... Los Alamos spokesman Jim Fallin estimated Tuesday that ... a complete inventory of such material has been ... now could download classified information onto removable ... NEWS Philip Morris fined $2.75 million for destroying e-mails Out-Law.com - UK ... company Altria Group to preserve â€œall documents and other records containing information ... was issued, Philip Morris and Altria continued to delete e-mail that ... UNITED States: Litigation Going Paperless - An Introduction to The ... Mondaq News Alerts - World ... attachments or hyperlinks to other relevant or confidential documents. ... E-files generated as a copy or draft ... have been perpetuated as part of company records. ... PROTECT your mediaâ€”or, for extra revenue, your clientsâ€™ media ... Digital Webcast - Newport Beach,CA,United States ... One especially lucrative extra service that you might not have considered, but customers increasingly need, is off-site, long-term and archival storage of ... What You Should Know About E-Mail Archiving E-mail retention needs often conflict -- even among departments in the same company. Records management expert Julie Gable suggests seven steps to effective archiving. http://www.transformmag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=23905110 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:39:21 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: ICA - Flash July 2004 Online /CIA - Flash juillet 2004 en ligne Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The latest issue of "Flash" (no. 3, April 2004), the newsletter of the International Council on Archives, is now available online under "publications" on the ICA website: www.ica.org ** Le dernier bulletin d’information du Conseil international des Archives "Flash" (numéro 3, avril 2003) est désormais accessible en ligne à la rubrique "publications" sur le site du CIA : www.ica.org ** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: mailto:[log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:02:20 +0100 Reply-To: Claire Johnson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Claire Johnson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fw: Call for Papers - ACA 2005 Conference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------=_ModWebBOUNDARY_bcbc4fa0_1091088140" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------=_ModWebBOUNDARY_bcbc4fa0_1091088140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable -- Claire Johnson (Senior Records Manager) Glasgow University Archive Services 77-87 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6PW, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 141-330 6494 Fax: +44 (0) 141-330-4158 E-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk (HOME) URL: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/service/recman (Recs & Info Man.) -- --------=_ModWebBOUNDARY_bcbc4fa0_1091088140 Content-Type: message/rfc822; name="Call for Papers - ACA 2005 Conference.eml" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Auth-No: Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from cleese.cent.gla.ac.uk not authenticated [130.209.16.34] by arts.gla.ac.uk with NetMail SMTP Agent $Revision: 3.22.1.13 $ on Novell NetWare; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:15:34 +0100 Received: from quartz.srv.ualberta.ca ([129.128.5.55]) by cleese.cent.gla.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 1Bpupp-0005Mp-Pv; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:15:33 +0100 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by quartz.srv.ualberta.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA17486 for ica-l-outgoing; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:45:07 -0600 Received: from mail72.megamailservers.com (mail72.megamailservers.com [216.251.36.72]) by quartz.srv.ualberta.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA14892 for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:44:53 -0600 X-POP-User: ialain.archivescanada.ca Received: from DFZ4D041 ([207.219.100.42]) by mail72.megamailservers.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i6SIiaTc010309 for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:44:52 -0400 Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> From: "Duncan Grant" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Call for Papers - ACA 2005 Conference Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:44:35 -0400 Organization: Association of Canadian Archivists MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Thread-Index: AcR00MdQUU6+AJfMS++YP4wgw/40ZgAANVFQ Sender: [log in to unmask] Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 X-GLA-Spam-Scan: R X-GLA-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-GLA-Spam-Report: Please excuse cross postings: CALL FOR PAPERS "Theory and Practice" Association of Canadian Archivists 2005 Conference Saskatoon, Saskatchewan June 8 to 11, 2005 Are we at a turning point in the archival field? In recent years, postmodern ideas and insights, on the one hand, and the revolution in information and communication technology, on the other, have prompted archivists to reconsider their fundamental concepts and principles and to reconceive practice. How has the recent theoretical ferment influenced the methods and practice of archival work? Has reconsideration of the nature of records, fonds, provenance, original order, custody, description, and public service influenced the policies, methods and practices of archival repositories? How can hard pressed archivists keep up with advances in theory or hope to employ new concepts of theory and method, for instance in the area of electronic records, with the limited resources at their disposal? Equally, how have changes in practice influenced theory? In recent years, archives have had to respond to freedom of information and privacy laws, changes to copyright laws, the convergence of heritage institutions, changes in the way organizations create and transmit records, the push for descriptive standards, growing backlogs, and chronic funding concerns. What is the impact of changes in practice on the development of theory? Is there a need for closer study of the reality of practice to help us formulate theory in tune with that reality? The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring the relationship between theory and practice. It encourages sessions or papers that present both theoretical and practical perspectives to generate discussion and debate about this relationship. In particular, it invites proposals from a wide variety of perspectives on any sphere of theory and practice and for alternative presentation formats, such as panel discussions. Submitting Proposals: The conference sessions will be determined based on the proposals received. Use the electronic form that will soon be made available on the ACA website at: The deadline for submission of proposals is 17 September 2004. Session proposals, or questions concerning the conference program, may be directed to the 2005 Program Committee Chair: Mark Vajcner 113 Dr. John Archer Library University of Regina Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2 Email: [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- The way to unsubscribe from the list is as follows. Send a message to [log in to unmask] and in the message area, type unsubscribe ica-l then send the message. PLEASE DO NOT SEND AN UNSUBSCRIBE MESSAGE ADDRESSED TO [log in to unmask] --------=_ModWebBOUNDARY_bcbc4fa0_1091088140-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:43:09 +0100 Reply-To: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job advert spotted - general manager document storage company MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear colleagues Records managers in the North East and others might be interested in a job ad on p 2 of the Daily Telegraph business supplement today. It's for the General Manager of a company based in the North East - Specialised Documentation Services (unless that is the description, ad placed by an agency so not clear) - and would involve running operations in document management, storage, collection, delivery, confidential destruction and recycling and you would need to 'Motivate and inspire small professional team'. Person spec stresses marketing and commercial aspects but does mention document/information management experience. Salary not given. I thought it was worth bringing to the attention of the list - it may be on the DT website too but I haven't checked that out. Regards Sarah (in personal capacity and not an endorsement of any of the organisations involved) * * * * * * Sarah J A Stark Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 Email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.a2a.org.uk * * * * * * ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:05:53 +0100 Reply-To: "Mays, Nick" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Mays, Nick" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Latest definition of "archived"! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C47553.A20C7FC0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47553.A20C7FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I thought my fellow archivists and other information professionals should learn of the latest definition of "archived" as sourced from the letters page in The Times today. Nick Mays Deputy Archivist News International Ltd ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- Letters to the Editor July 29, 2004 Out of harm's way From Mr Geoffrey Humble Sir, I recently inquired of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about a file relating to work carried out on a farm in the 1970s, and was told that the file had been archived. When I asked where the archive was kept, I was told that "archived" meant "destroyed". It does make the foot-and-mouth disease debacle just a little clearer. Yours faithfully, G. HUMBLE, Dunsheugh, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 3AD. [log in to unmask] July 27. The Newspaper Marketing Agency: Opening Up Newspapers: www.nmauk.co.uk This e-mail and all attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately. Do not use, disseminate, store or copy it in any way. Statements or opinions in this e-mail or any attachment are those of the author and are not necessarily agreed or authorised by News International (NI). NI Group may monitor emails sent or received for operational or business reasons as permitted by law. NI Group accepts no liability for viruses introduced by this e-mail or attachments. You should employ virus checking software. 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I thought my fellow archivists and other information professionals should learn of the latest definition of "archived" as sourced from the letters page in The Times today.

Nick Mays
Deputy Archivist
News International Ltd

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Letters to the Editor
July 29, 2004

Out of harm's way
From Mr Geoffrey Humble

Sir, I recently inquired of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about a file relating to work carried out on a farm in the 1970s, and was told that the file had been archived. When I asked where the archive was kept, I was told that “archived” meant “destroyed”. It does make the foot-and-mouth disease debacle just a little clearer.

Yours faithfully,
G. HUMBLE,
Dunsheugh, Alnwick,
Northumberland NE66 3AD.
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July 27.

The Newspaper Marketing Agency: Opening Up Newspapers:

www.nmauk.co.uk

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C47553.A20C7FC0-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:28:29 +0100 Reply-To: Susan Hockey <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Susan Hockey <[log in to unmask]> Subject: LEADERS toolkit now available The School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, University College London, in collaboration with BookMARC of Coimbra, Portugal, is pleased to announce the availability of the LEADERS toolkit via SourceForge, http://leaders.sourceforge.net/ LEADERS is a generic toolkit that enables the creation of an online environment which integrates EAD finding aids and EAC authority records with TEI transcripts and digitized images of archival material. It is suitable for a wide variety of archives. The toolkit can be configured to search different XML elements and to display the results in a variety of formats. A demonstrator application is available via the LEADERS Project home page at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/leaders-project/. This site also includes background material on the XML applications used by LEADERS, on related projects and on research on the needs of archive users. LEADERS was funded by a Resource Enhancement award from the UK Arts and Humanities Research Board. Susan Hockey ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 11:49:46 +0100 Reply-To: Helen Wood <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Helen Wood <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Moving Here website celebrates 1st birthday MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Press Release 29 July 2004 Jewish Family Reunited Eddie Silverman and Gerald Silver, long lost cousins living on opposite sides of the globe, found each other after 27 years via the award winning Moving Here website. Eddie, a retired cabbie who grew up in London’s East End, posted his childhood reminiscences on www.movinghere.org.uk, which traces 200 years of migration to England through personal stories of migration and images of Caribbean, Jewish, South Asian and Irish communities. When Gerald, a doctor from Queensland, found his cousin’s entry he could not believe his luck. Eddie’s tale of the family taxi business and 1930s London life is just one of 400 personal accounts available to read on the Moving Here website. The site, which celebrates its first birthday on Friday 30 July, also holds over 200,000 fantastic historical images which can be viewed free of charge. Since its launch Moving Here has had over 1 million visitors, many of whom have been inspired to add experiences and photographs of their own. Gerald, who has now exchanged several letters with Eddie, said: “How fortunate to have seen Eddie’s entry on the Moving Here website. We have caught up with decades of lost time and as I have been trying to make up a family tree he has filled gaps in my memory.” Helen Wood, Project Manager, said: “One year on, Moving Here has produced some fantastic success stories. Eddie’s wonderful story of a childhood at the Mile End Gate, which you can view on the website, was given the perfect ending when his cousin Gerald found him after all this time. The website has been a great way for people from all over the world to get connected to old friends, family members and their own heritage.” Led by The National Archives in Kew, West London, 30 museums, libraries and archives contributed photographs, newspapers, documents, sound recordings and video to this unique resource for people to access free of charge. Notes to Editors: · For images or interviews relating to Eddie and Gerald’s story or for more information on Moving Here please contact Lucy Fulton at The National Archives Tel 020 8392 5237 Email [log in to unmask] · Eddie Silverman’s story appeared on the Moving Here website as part of a joint project with Jewish Care’s Michael Sobell Community Centre. · Moving Here was named best history website by Internet magazine in December 2003 · The National Archives, Kew, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book to newly released government papers. The free museum and research rooms in Kew are open to the public 6 days a week. For more information about The National Archives please contact the press office on 020 8392 5277 or email [log in to unmask] The Moving Here partner organisations are: Birmingham City Archives; Black Cultural Archives; Bradford Heritage Unit; British Library; Croydon Museum & Heritage Service; Hackney Museum; Haringey Museum and Archive Service (incorporating Bruce Castle Museum); Hull City Archives; Imperial War Museum; Jewish Museum, London; Lancashire Record Office; Leeds Museums & Galleries; Liverpool Record Office; London Metropolitan Archives; London School of Economics; Luton Museum Service; Manchester Central Library; Manchester Jewish Museum; Museum of London; The National Archives; National Maritime Museum; North West Film Archive; Oxfordshire Museums; Public Record Office of Northern Ireland; Royal Geographical Society; Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives; Victoria & Albert Museum; Walsall Local History Centre; Wandsworth Museum and Local History Service; West Yorkshire Archive Service ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:10:52 +0100 Reply-To: Fatima Zohra <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Fatima Zohra <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job Vacancy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Members sorry for the cross posting. I would like to advertise a 6 month vacancy for a business analysis, who will focus on the implementation of freedom of information. Please see details below: Business Analyst £26,166 - £28,758 pa plus up to 15% PRP Short term contract - until March 2005 The job: To work with a core team implementing the Freedom of Information Act. Essential skills/experience: Educated to degree level or equivalent. Experience of Project Management. Appropriate post-graduate qualification in Records or Information Management highly desirable. Experience and skills in using WP, spreadsheet, and database applications essential. Records management experience desirable. Experience in the management of Data Protection and Knowledge of Freedom of Information desirable. Benefits include: Interest free season ticket loan Generous annual leave Free swimming facilities Staff discount card Excellent pension scheme. For an application pack please telephone HR Direct on 0870 606 0505 or e- mail [log in to unmask] quoting reference 04W0080000153598. Alternatively you may download an application pack from our website. www.westminster.gov.uk. Closing date: 11 August 2004. Many Thanks Fatima Zohra Corporate Data Protection & FOI Officer ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 13:14:11 +0100 Reply-To: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Announcement from The British Library MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C47565.8E29B060" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47565.8E29B060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable £3 million national framework for UK research information announced Research Libraries Network promises UK researchers 'joined-up' services A new national initiative - the Research Libraries Network (RLN) - announced today, is set to transform the way research information is collected, organised, preserved and accessed across the UK. The RLN will bring together the UK's four higher education funding bodies, the British Library, the National Libraries of Scotland and Wales and the eight members of Research Councils UK to develop the UK's first national framework aimed at addressing the information needs of researchers. The financial, technological and organisational demands on university and research libraries are huge. They include the transition to electronic publishing, the increasing volume and cost of information, new models for publishing and disseminating research (such as Open Archives), researchers' changing patterns of behaviour, massive growth in the volume of publicly-funded research, and government initiatives to foster innovation and technology transfer. The RLN aims to provide the unified and focused strategic leadership needed to address these demands. Set up following the recommendations of the Research Support Libraries Group (RSLG), and endorsed by the House of Commons Select Committee on Education and Skills, the RLN will: * provide strategic leadership for collaboration between publicly-funded research information providers and their users - to develop effective, efficient and integrated information resources and services to support UK research * co-ordinate action to propose and specify solutions to meet researchers' changing needs - building on the earlier studies into UK researchers' needs carried out by the RSLG * act as a high-level advocate for research information, across the UK and internationally. For more information on the RLN see the press release in the News area of the British Library's website at www.bl.uk ____________________________ Henry Girling Regional and Library Programmes The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB T: 020 7412 7333 F: 020 7412 7155 E: [log in to unmask] W: www.bl.uk ____________________________ ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. 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£3 million national framework for UK research information announced

Research Libraries Network promises UK researchers 'joined-up' services

A new national initiative - the Research Libraries Network (RLN) - announced today, is set to transform the way research information is collected, organised, preserved and accessed across the UK. The RLN will bring together the UK's four higher education funding bodies, the British Library, the National Libraries of Scotland and Wales and the eight members of Research Councils UK to develop the UK's first national framework aimed at addressing the information needs of researchers.

The financial, technological and organisational demands on university and research libraries are huge. They include the transition to electronic publishing, the increasing volume and cost of information, new models for publishing and disseminating research (such as Open Archives), researchers' changing patterns of behaviour, massive growth in the volume of publicly-funded research, and government initiatives to foster innovation and technology transfer.

The RLN aims to provide the unified and focused strategic leadership needed to address these demands. Set up following the recommendations of the Research Support Libraries Group (RSLG), and endorsed by the House of Commons Select Committee on Education and Skills, the RLN will:

· provide strategic leadership for collaboration between publicly-funded research information providers and their users - to develop effective, efficient and integrated information resources and services to support UK research

· co-ordinate action to propose and specify solutions to meet researchers' changing needs - building on the earlier studies into UK researchers' needs carried out by the RSLG

· act as a high-level advocate for research information, across the UK and internationally.

For more information on the RLN see the press release in the News area of the British Library's website at www.bl.uk

____________________________

Henry Girling

Regional and Library Programmes

The British Library

96 Euston Road

London

NW1 2DB

T: 020 7412 7333

F: 020 7412 7155

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Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk

Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C47565.8E29B060-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:09:10 +0100 Reply-To: Elizabeth Scott-Wilson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elizabeth Scott-Wilson <[log in to unmask]> Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0061_01C4757E.0044E260" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C4757E.0044E260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am working with a Council to bring together all their governance statements and policies on Information Management - and figure out which ones are missing etc. Is there a published Policy Framework for Local Government I should be aware of? I searched through I&DeA but no luck there. Any help gratefully received. Liz _____________________________________________ Elizabeth Scott-Wilson Metataxis Limited [log in to unmask] www.metataxis.com 077-4681-5317 020-8347-7383 ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C4757E.0044E260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am working with a Council to bring together all their governance statements and policies on Information Management – and figure out which ones are missing etc. Is there a published Policy Framework for Local Government I should be aware of? I searched through I&DeA but no luck there.

Any help gratefully received.

Liz

_____________________________________________

Elizabeth Scott-Wilson

Metataxis Limited

www.metataxis.com

077-4681-5317

020-8347-7383

------=_NextPart_000_0061_01C4757E.0044E260-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:57:25 +0100 Reply-To: "Norgrove, Katie" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Norgrove, Katie" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: National Council on Archives Letter Writing Campaign MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear all, The NCA has today embarked upon a campaign to galvanise archive users to write to their MPs with their views about what they think archives should be doing for them in the 21st century. We would like to enlist your help with this. The campaign has two main purposes. The first is to raise the profile of the Archives Task Force report amongst users and to encourage them to consider its recommendations, including the case for increased investment. The second is to raise the profile of archives and that of the Task Force report, amongst both MPs and the Minister for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport that originally commissioned the report. We shall be using posters, leaflets and our website www.ncaonline.org.uk as the primary means of generating interest. We have written to 500 archives and their supporters across the UK to enlist their help including a sample A5 leaflet and A4 landspace poster. If you do not receive a letter within the next three days and would like to help, please email me off list with your mailing address and the number of A5 leaflets, A4 landscape posters and A3 landscape posters you would like. Please help us to make this a success. Thanks. Katie Katie Norgrove Policy and Development Officer The National Council on Archives c/o The National Archives Ruskin Avenue Kew, Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8392 5376 Fax: 020 8392 5295 Mobile: 07760 463052 ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:49:05 +0100 Reply-To: Jill Roberts <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jill Roberts <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Time capsules MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Colleagues Does anyone by any chance know of a UK supplier of time capsule containers? Thank you Jill Roberts Archivist Leonard Cheshire Staunton Harold Hall Ashby LE65 1RT UK Tel/fax +44 (0) 1332 863660 Charity No 218186 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:57:50 +0100 Reply-To: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: A2A Update, July 2004 Comments: cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" With apologies for any inconvenience caused by cross-posting. sjas ~~~~~ A2A Update, July 2004 The latest update to the A2A database at http://www.a2a.org.uk took place on Wednesday 28 July. 621 finding aids were added - bringing A2A's total to 82,270 - describing archives held in 352 record offices, libraries, museums and other repositories across England. A2A has now passed 3 milestones: it contains 7 million catalogue entries, and has been searched 4 million times since launch, with 9 million catalogue downloads as a result. The new catalogues included finding aids describing the following archives: * correspondence relating to Cornelia Connelly, 19th-century foundress of the present-day Society of the Holy Child Jesus (a teaching order of nuns), and her family, held at Birmingham Archdiocesan Archives and contributed through the Archives' own resources as a new project in Phase 3; * photographic views of Mayfield in East Sussex including the Society of the Holy Child Jesus convent there (held among Baker and Kirby family archives) at East Sussex Record Office, contributed to A2A through the Aladdin's Cave project in the South East of England; * the archive of the Vocation Sisters, an order established in the 20th century, including taped interviews with individual nuns, held at West Sussex Record Office - contributed through the regional project Local Governance and the Community; * on a different theme: the significant Wentworth Woodhouse family and estate archive held at Sheffield Archives, contributed through the Broad Acres, Big Houses, Yorkshire People project; * and the archives of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, including photograph albums and service rolls, held at Queens Lancashire Regimental Museum in Preston. Additionally, 12 catalogues of photographs of the built heritage held in the National Monuments Record by English Heritage were amended, to include links to over 5000 digital images of the photographs they describe. These images can be viewed from relevant A2A search results; they include, for example, photographs by Eric De Mare of a range of building types, especially industrial buildings such as the Chesterton windmill in Warwickshire, and inner city and new town developments with a strong emphasis on the housing estates and high rise blocks of the 1950s and 1960s. Phase 3 projects continue to progress: all but one of those seeking funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund have now received decisions, and mark-up for retroconversion is beginning. A2A is the English strand of the UK archives network; its database at http://www.a2a.org.uk already contains the electronic equivalent of over 700,000 catalogue pages describing archives held across England in national, local and specialist repositories and dating from the 700s to the present day. The A2A programme will make a further 150,000 catalogue pages available on the web by July 2005. * * * * * * Sarah J A Stark Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 Email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.a2a.org.uk * * * * * * ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:41:57 +0100 Reply-To: Steve Gardam <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Steve Gardam <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Royal Mail Archive Search Room fully refurbished MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 We would be very grateful if you would draw this notice to the attention of friends, colleagues and users of your service. Steve Gardam Learning & Outreach Officer Postal Heritage Trust The Royal Mail Archive Search Room at Freeling House has been completely refurbished. This project reflects the ongoing commitment of the Postal Heritage Trust to improving facilities for our users. We also have new extended opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm Thursdays 10am – 7pm We are providing some Saturday services 10am – 5pm as a trial. To keep it going, come and visit on the following days: Saturdays in 2004 – 18 September, 13 November Saturdays in 2005 – 8 January, 26 February The Search Room is extremely well equipped, with comfortable chairs and padded book rests for researchers to use. We have a book-cradle scanner for on-the-day copies of documents, and our paper catalogues will be complemented by a computer version in 2005. Our microfilm viewers are all equipped to make copies and there is a television and video for users to watch General Post office films on video (listening through headphones of course!). Search Room facilities include: · Entrance with reception, lockers for personal possessions, eating area and water cooler · Air conditioning (you may want to bring a jumper!) · FREE guides and information sheets (available in large format on request) · Enquiries staff always on hand to help · Material from the archive will be brought up to you within 15 minutes · Reference library including journals · Microfilm/microfiche readers with printing facility · Power points for personal computers · Magnifying glass with light · Reading lights · Cotton gloves for handling delicate material · Access for those with limited mobility · Accessible unisex toilet - separate M & F toilets · Hearing loop and reception intercom The Royal Mail Archive contains a vast amount of information on a single organisation – Britain’s oldest public service. Many family historians who discover postal ancestors can find records of them in our collection. Covering more than 360 years of British postal history, the collections of the Postal Heritage Trust are made up of: · The Royal Mail Archive containing records from 1636 to the present day, including working files, staff records, reports and visual records such as maps, posters, artwork and photographs. · Stamps of Great Britain from the Penny Black onwards and their artwork, and British postal markings from 1661 to the present day. · Object collections documenting the development of Post Office equipment and sorting office mechanisation, as well as what postmen/women wore and how they travelled. We continue to collect material reflecting Royal Mail Group’s diverse operations in the 21st century. We believe that the history of The Post Office is the history of communication in Britain and around the world. For more information about the Royal Mail Archive please contact: User Services Archivist T 020 7239 2570 F 020 7239 2576 E [log in to unmask] Postal Heritage Trust Freeling House Phoenix Place LONDON WC1X 0DL Registered Charity Number 1102360 Company Number 4896056 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:56:37 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Cerys Russell <[log in to unmask]> Subject: CPD Presentation & SoA Meeting at Open University MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear colleagues The next meeting of the South East Region of the Society of Archivists will be held at the Open University on Monday, 16th August. Following the business meeting, the visit will include three talks. The first, by Ruth Cammies, will give an overview of the University's archival collections. These include, amongst others, the papers of Jennie Lee, former Labour MP and wife of Aneurin Bevan, and also the papers of Betty Boothroyd, former Labour MP and Speaker of the House of Commons. Additionally, a member of the Learning Resources Team will talk about the University's extensive media archive, and there will also be a tour of the new archive accommodation. The final talk of the day will be a presentation by Lindsay McCormack on Continuing Professional Development. Refreshments will be supplied in the morning and afternoon. The University has also kindly agreed to supply a free buffet lunch, which will include both vegetarian and meat options. There is free parking available in the car park adjoining the new library, and also at other car parks dotted around the campus. However, these do all fill up very quickly. Up to 10 car parking spaces can be reserved, so if you would like to reserve one please complete the relevant section of the booking slip and return it as soon as possible. Non-members of the region are welcome to attend: the booking slip, programme, business meeting agenda and directions are included below as text (feel free to let me know if you need hard copies). If you would like to come, I would be grateful if you could book by mid-day on Wednesday, 11th August. Best wishes, Cerys Cerys Russell SE Regional Secretary East Kent Archives Centre, Enterprise Zone, Honeywood Road, Whitfield, DOVER, CT16 3EH, UK Phone: (01304) 829 306 E-mail: [log in to unmask] #################################################### ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Please return the slip below to Cerys Russell, East Kent Archives Centre, Enterprise Zone, Honeywood Road, Whitfield, DOVER, CT16 3EH, or email me at [log in to unmask] by midday, Wednesday 11th August at the very latest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- SOUTH EAST REGION REGIONAL MEETING Open University, Monday 16th August 2004 I will/will not be able to attend the business meeting If this will be your first South East regional meeting, please indicate here: ............................ Will you be having the buffet lunch? Yes/No If yes, please indicate any special dietary requirements .................................................... [we will try to accommodate these, but can not guarantee it] I will/will not be able to attend the afternoon sessions I will/will not require a pre-booked car parking space If yes, please state your registration number here: ........................................................... NAME: ---------------------------------------------- OFFICE: ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- #################################################### SOUTH EAST REGION REGIONAL MEETING Open University, Milton Keynes, Monday, 16th August 2004 Programme 11.00-11.15 Arrive/refreshments Formal welcome 11.15-12.30 Business meeting 12.30-13.30 Lunch [a buffet lunch will be supplied free by the University] 13.30-14.30 Introduction to the Open University's collections, with tour of the archives and Learning Resource Centre 14.30-14.45 Refreshments 14.45-15.15 Presentation on Continuing Professional Development Lindsay McCormack, Secretary, SoA Continuing Development Sub-Committee 15.15-15.30 Depart #################################################### SOUTH EAST REGION REGIONAL MEETING Open University, Milton Keynes, Monday, 16th August 2004 Agenda 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Minutes of the Last Meeting 3. Matters Arising 4. Society's second Annual General Meeting (26th May) 5. South East Museum, Library and Archive Council [including the Archive Policy Advisory Group] 6. Regional Representative's Report 7. Training and Events 8. Website issues 9. Archives Task Force update 10. Proposed National Records and Archives Legislation 11. News from Other Offices [please bring any news of events or issues from your office to this meeting] 12. Any Other Business 13. Date of Next Meeting 14. Vote of Thanks #################################################### DIRECTIONS, ETC. The Open University is located at Walton Hall in Milton Keynes. The archive service is housed in the new library building, which is easily accessed via the main eastern entrance or the southern entrance. The Library Counter will be staffed all day. PLEASE NOTE: On arrival, you should report to Library security at the entrance. You will then be asked to sign-in, be given a visitor's badge and collected by a member of staff. _______________________________________________________________________ By Car/Parking If you have web access, the AA site hosts a useful route planner page: http://www.theaa.com./travelwatch/planner_main.jsp There is free parking available in the car park adjoining the new library, and also at other car parks dotted around the campus. However, these do all fill up very quickly. Up to 10 car parking spaces can be reserved: please complete the relevant section of the booking slip and return as soon as possible. By Train, Foot and Bus Milton Keynes Central Train Station, which is on the London Euston to Birmingham line, is an Intercity stop. Trains are frequent and the journey time from Euston varies between 35 to 60 minutes. For all train information contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 or at www.nationalrail.co.uk/index.htm. As the train station is about 4 miles from the University, it is too far to walk easily. There is a Number 20 bus which runs from the Station to the University occasionally, but the best option is to get a taxi. Disabled Access The University's Library and archive are fully accessible. Refreshments/Lunch Refreshments will be supplied in the morning and afternoon. A buffet lunch will also be supplied free of charge; it will include both vegetarian and meat options. Maps For those of you receiving this mailing by post, maps have been enclosed. If you are receiving this mailing electronically, you can find useful maps and information at the website address listed below. http://www.open.ac.uk/maps/ #################################################### ========================================================================Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 11:04:38 +0000 Reply-To: Ben Kent <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Ben Kent <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Visual Impairment in Archivist Work Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Dear all, I'm pretty new to this old email archive thingy, and this is the second email I have sent to you (the last one being 'Contacting Worcester Record Office'). This time, however, I am typing to ask if anyone has ever come across a visually imparied (partially sighted) archivist or someone within the archive/record management career who is visually impaired. I am registered partially sighted - and have been from birth. I attend RNIB New College Worcester (for the blind and partially sighted) as some of you - well, those of you who work at the Worcester Records Office, know. I am looking in to becoming an archivist for my profession in the future, and as I am visually imparied I would like to know if there has ever been any archivist with a serious eye problem before and how they coped. I am at AS level of education now, and to some it may seem strange that I am looking at a future career so early on, the answer is that because of my visual impairment I have to find out more information on such things as; could I cope, how could the work be improved for me to cope, etc. I am registered with conditions nystagmus (basically shakey eyes), microaucfalmia (pardon spelling - basically small eyes). short sightedness, coloboma and a converted squint in my left eye. Now, I lot of this I can controll, such as my nystagmus - which never gets noticed. I use magnifyers and have to look quite close to things to read them (depending on the size of print a distance of 1 to 10cm - the only problem I see here is my breath, because my face is so close, damaging old documents). I use a PC to do a lot of my typing work. What I would like to know is, if I needed any special or specialist equipment would I have to buy it myself, or would my workplace buy it for me (if working at a council records office, would the council?) - might seem a silly question, but just wondering. Well that's it folks. I'm very sorry if I have wasted your time reading this. Thanks Ben Kent _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ ========================================================================Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 11:13:28 +0000 Reply-To: Ben Kent <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Ben Kent <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Contacting the universities of UCL, Liverpool, Aberystwyth and Dublin Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Dear all, May seem a strange email to send, but I while back I sent an email with the subject of 'Contacting Worcester Record Office'. Well, one of the responses I had was from an Adele Redhead from the Record Managment course at Glasgow University. After a few emails she sent me a prospectus of the course at Glasgow Uni. I was wondering if I could get in contact with the necessary people at the universities of UCL, Liverpool, Aberystwyth and Dublin to see if I could get their prospectus of this course. I am currently at AS standard of education (starting September) - taking Government & Politics, History, Geography and Art & Design. I am registed partially sighted, and attend the RNIB New College in Worcester. Thank you for your time. Ben Kent _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself with cool new emoticons http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/myemo ========================================================================Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 18:24:55 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAiN 731 Berger, perservation , Laurel & Hardy Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1091399095" -------------------------------1091399095 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit E-MAIL management and the corporate bottom line ITWeb - South Africa ... director of Metrofile, the power of e-mail as a business tool is compromised by the lack of centralised administration and records management inherent to ... http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/techforum/2004/0407290801.asp?A=&S=Workflow&TSection&O=FPSH LAUREL and Hardy's German film found Ananova - England,UK Rare footage of comedy legends Laurel and Hardy performing in German has been found by German archivists. Workers from the Munich ... http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1038945.html COLLECTION of more than 400 Civil War letters to be auctioned The State - Columbia,SC,USA ... Hartsook said he would like to bid on the letters for the state archives, to keep as part of the state's official record, but budget cuts have left his agency ... http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/9291147.htm WEAPON that killed Mussolini found NEWS.com.au - Australia ... of the Italian partisan group that shot the Duce as he was trying to flee through the Alps had been unearthed in the Albanian state archives, and confirmed the ... http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10306818%255E401,00.html Wall Street Journal 7/30/04 Berger Cleared of Withholding Material From 9/11 Commission By SCOT J. PALTROW Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL July 30, 2004; Page A6 Officials looking into the removal of classified documents from the National Archives by former Clinton National Security Adviser Samuel Berger say no original materials are missing and nothing Mr. Berger reviewed was withheld from the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109114313710778456-search,00.html? Houston Chronicle 7/29/04 Higher fee protects past Filing surcharge will help preserve historical papers By BILL MURPHY Handwritten in a flowing script, the receipt describes the sale of a stake in a firm called Houston and Birdsall. It is signed by Sam Houston, who was giving up his interest in the business, and is dated Sept. 16, 1842. It is one of thousands of handwritten documents that Harris County Clerk Beverly Kaufman is trying to preserve before they deteriorate. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2709326 Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1091399095 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

E-MAIL management and the corporate bottom line
ITWeb - South Africa
... director of Metrofile, the power of e-mail as a business tool is compromised
by the lack of centralised administration and records management inherent
to ...
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/techforum/2004/0407290801.asp?A=&S=Workflow&T=Section&O=FPSH

LAUREL and Hardy's German film found
Ananova - England,UK
Rare footage of comedy legends Laurel and Hardy performing in German has
been found by German archivists. Workers from the Munich ...
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1038945.html

COLLECTION of more than 400 Civil War letters to be auctioned
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... Hartsook said he would like to bid on the letters for the state archives,
to keep as part of the state's official record, but budget cuts have left
his agency ...
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/9291147.htm

WEAPON that killed Mussolini found
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... of the Italian partisan group that shot the Duce as he was trying to
flee through the Alps had been unearthed in the Albanian state archives,
and confirmed the ...
http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10306818%255E401,00.html

Wall Street Journal 7/30/04

Berger Cleared of Withholding

Material From 9/11 Commission

By SCOT J. PALTROW

Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

July 30, 2004; Page A6

Officials looking into the removal of classified documents from the

National Archives by former Clinton National Security Adviser Samuel

Berger say no original materials are missing and nothing Mr. Berger

reviewed was withheld from the commission investigating the Sept. 11,

2001, terror attacks.

http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109114313710778456-search,00.html?

Houston Chronicle 7/29/04

Higher fee protects past

Filing surcharge will help preserve historical papers

By BILL MURPHY

Handwritten in a flowing script, the receipt describes the sale of a

stake in a firm called Houston and Birdsall.

It is signed by Sam Houston, who was giving up his interest in the

business, and is dated Sept. 16, 1842.

It is one of thousands of handwritten documents that Harris County

Clerk Beverly Kaufman is trying to preserve before they deteriorate.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2709326

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1091399095-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:30:09 +0100 Reply-To: Paddy Collis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Paddy Collis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Hub: August update Comments: To: ARCHIVES-HUB-USERS <[log in to unmask]>, ARCHIVE-HUB-ALL <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [with apologies for cross-posting] * Collections of the Month: 'Festivals' Floats and foolery, music and mayhem: this month the Archives Hub celebrates the events that enliven the summer. We take a look at the records of performers and organisers, focusing on August's highlights: the Edinburgh Festival and the National Eisteddfod of Wales. * Latest additions: Descriptions from the Universities of Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham, Manchester, and Reading, and from the Bodelian Library, the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, Cambridge University Museum of Zoology, the Crafts Studies Centre, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, the Museum of English Rural Life, the Royal Society (via National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists), and the Scott Polar Research Institute. These include descriptions of the papers of artist and potter Bernard Leach (1887-1979); papers of biochemist Norman Wingate Pirie (1907-1997); and papers of The Group, founded by poet and editor Philip Hobsbawm (born 1932). ------------ Paddy Collis Archives Hub Data Editor MIMAS, Manchester Computing, The University Of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/ ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:48:31 +0100 Reply-To: Gillian Lonergan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Gillian Lonergan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy at the Co-operative College MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Co-operative College is currently recruiting a professional archivist - this is a new post. The job advertisement follows, please forward it to anyone who might be interested. Gillian Lonergan ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST The Co-operative College is a registered charity based in the North West that serves the education and training needs of the Co-operative, Social Enterprise and Mutual sector both in the UK and Internationally. Reporting to Learning Resources Manager and Archivist the core purpose of this new post is to assist in establishing the National Co-operative Archive as an accessible lifelong learning resource and to develop the collections of the Rochdale Pioneers Museum. The person appointed will be responsible for sorting, listing and cataloguing of the archive collections as well as developing the educational usage of the museum. Applicants will be experienced in archive work including assisting researchers. As the successful candidate you will be appropriately qualified. You will be a fast-learner, pro-active and will be used to working in a fast moving and changing environment. You will be IT literate and used to using Microsoft applications. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate experience of working as a part of a small team providing a high quality service. We are offering a salary of £19-21k. For further information and an application form, please contact Emma Willder on 0161 246 2970 or email her at [log in to unmask] The closing date for applications is Friday 20 August 2004. Interviews will be held in Manchester on Tuesday 14 September 2004. The Co-operative College is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all parts of the community. _____________________________________________ Contact Details: Gillian Lonergan Learning Resources Manager and Archivist The Co-operative College Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester M60 0AS Tel No: 0161 246 2925 Mobile: 07973 111964 College Website: www.co-op.ac.uk This document should only be read by those persons to whom it is addressed and is not intended to be relied upon by any person without subsequent written confirmation of its contents. Accordingly, the Co-operative College disclaim all responsibility and accept no liability (including in negligence) for the consequences for any person acting, or refraining from acting, on such information prior to the receipt by those persons of subsequent written confirmation. If you have received this email message in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer and destroy any copies. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this email message is strictly prohibited without the prior permission of the author. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:02:47 +0100 Reply-To: Liz Rees <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Liz Rees <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Free copies of "Archives" and SoA "Journal" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This message is posted on behalf of Dr Allan Seaman. Please get in touch with him direct on 0191 285 4840 if you are interested. Available free to any individual or organisation:- "Archives" no.54 (Autumn 1975) to no.109 (October 2003) "Journal" vol. 3, no.9 (April 1969) to vol.24 no.2 (October 2003) Liz Rees Chief Archivist Tyne & Wear Archives Service Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA Tel. 0191 232 6789, Direct line (new) 0191 277 2241 Fax 0191 230 2614 External e-mail: [log in to unmask] Web page: www.thenortheast.com/archives/ ********************************************** Important Information This e-mail constitutes a confidential communication and is subject to legal privilege. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately. You should not use or copy it for any purpose, nor disclose it to any other person. ********************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:14:18 +0100 Reply-To: Margaret Procter <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Margaret Procter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: LUCAS Programme Development Officer post Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The following advertisement appeared in the July issue of ARC Recruitment Plus. Further details are available to download from http://uniwww.connect.org.uk/jobs/acadrel.html Informal enquiries to Caroline Williams on 0151 794 2390, email: [log in to unmask] are very welcome ___________________________________________________________________________ THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY: CENTRE FOR ARCHIVE STUDIES (LUCAS) PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (OR2) £22,507 - £29,128 pa An opportunity to contribute to the expansion of LUCAS, with responsibility for the development of a new international Master of Archives and Records Management programme. You will support the two academic post holders in the teaching and administration of the UK Master's of Archives and Records Management and two distance learning programmes. You should have a postgraduate qualification in archives/records and/or information management with relevant experience as a practising archivist and/or records manager at a suitable level. The post is available for three years initially. Quote Ref: A/678 Closing Date: 9 August 2004 Further particulars and details of the application procedure should be requested from the Director of Personnel, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX on 0151 794 2210 (24 hr answerphone), email: [log in to unmask] or are available online at http://www.liv.ac.uk/university/jobs.html COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ---------------------------------------------- Margaret Procter Lecturer in Records and Information Management LUCAS, School of History 9 Abercromby Sq Liverpool L69 3DA Tel 0044 151 794 2411 Fax 0044 151 794 3153 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:26:56 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elspeth Hector <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Records Manager at The National Gallery MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you know of anyone who might be interested in applying for the post of Records Manager at the National Gallery, could you draw their attention to the following advertisement? THE NATIONAL GALLERY RECORDS MANAGER Starting salary up to £30,500 p.a. inc. three years fixed term The National Gallery, a world leader in the study, care and display of paintings, is seeking an experienced Records Manager to establish its records management programme. You will have the opportunity to work with Gallery staff to find effective solutions to record retention and retrieval issues and to a make a positive mark on the Gallery's approach to, and compliance with, e-government and Freedom of Information directives. Based in the Gallery's main building on Trafalgar Square, you will lead the development of effective and efficient record-keeping systems in all media, to ensure well-documented decisions and policies, as well as compliance with legislation, government requirements and public expectations. You will be part of a small team, which includes the Gallery's Archivist and you will have the opportunity to participate in museum, DCMS and other stakeholder forums. You must have a recognised MA/Diploma in Archive Administration/Records Management or equivalent professional experience. It is essential you have knowledge of records management principles, especially in relation to public records. Increasing use of computer technology at the Gallery will require digital records management skills and experience. You should also be enthusiastic, adaptable and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to learn quickly and to work to agreed deadlines is important. An interest in museums and galleries would be an advantage. Closing date: 20th August 2004. For an application pack, please visit our website at www.nationalgallery.org.uk or e-mail [log in to unmask] Alternatively, please telephone Jennie Elphick on 020 7747 2504. Please quote job reference LIB/15/2. The National Gallery is an Equal Opportunities employer ========================================================== Now Open: Russian landscape in the age of Tolstoy 23 June - 12 September Half price tickets Wednesdays 6-9pm plus live music & bar http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/russian_landscape/default.htm Sign up for the latest news, offers and exclusive competitions from the National Gallery by clicking on this link http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/news/subscribe.htm ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:09:31 +0100 Reply-To: "SCOTT, Lorna" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "SCOTT, Lorna" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives web pages MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please note that the University Of Gloucestershire website is currently being re-launched. As a consequence the University Archives pages are temporarily unavailable. We hope to have our pages updated and available again shortly. If anyone wishes to obtain further information or contact the Archives please call, email or write to myself, the Archivist at: Lorna Scott Archives Room, Francis Close Hall, University of Gloucestershire, Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 01242 543496 Thank you, Lorna ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:55:25 +0100 Reply-To: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: TFPL summer academy - London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ******apologies for cross-posting****** Did you miss out on our opening seminar last week or want to come back for more? This weeks seminar is about 'Creative thinking' which is being held on Thursday 5th August. Doors open at 5.30pm for a 6pm start at TFPL's offices in Farringdon. For only £50 + VAT you get a 90 minute seminar plus an opportunity to network with wine and nibbles. To book a place on this or any other seminar call the training team on 020 7251 5522 or book on-line. To find out more about this or our others events visit www.tfpl.com/training and follow the link for the summer academy. We look forward to sharing this great opportunity with you Amy Millis Training Administrator email: [log in to unmask] tel.: 020 7251 5522 TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this e-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorised and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _________________________________________________________________________This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 14:05:48 +0100 Reply-To: Chris Webb <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Chris Webb <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List members will be interested in the following new vacancy at the Borthwick Institute, also advertised in the current ARC. University of York Library & Archives BORTHWICK INSTITUTE FOR ARCHIVES Archivist (Ref: BH04325) Applications from newly qualified or experienced archivists are sought for this new post, created following the award of £4.415 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to contribute to a new building for the Borthwick Institute, opening in autumn 2004. Duties will include cataloguing new archives, contributing to the publications programme, assisting with research enquiries, teaching in and outside the University, sharing supervision of evening opening, and responsibility for creating and managing preservation strategy. Salary in the range £22,507-£29,128 per annum. For further particulars and details of how to apply, please write to the Personnel & Staff Development Office, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, or email: [log in to unmask] quoting reference number BH04325, or see: http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/persnl/jobs/ Closing date: 25 August 2004. Christopher Webb Borthwick Institute University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD 01904 321160 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 14:25:15 +0100 Reply-To: Victoria Killick <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Victoria Killick <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Graduate Trainee posts at the Royal Society of Arts Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Posted on behalf of Nicola Allen, Archivist & Records Manager, RSA. The following posts will not be advertised in ARC. Graduate Trainees - 1 Library and 1 Archive post 1 year fixed term 2004-2005 £13,000 Closing date: 23rd August 2004 The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce was founded in 1754. We exist to encourage the development of a principled and prosperous society. With the support of over 22,000 Fellows, we deliver our manifesto through a programme of sponsored projects, award schemes, lectures, seminars and events. These cover areas such as art, design, education, environment, ethics, commerce, science and technology. The two trainee scheme posts are for graduates wanting experience in information work prior to studying archive or library courses at post-graduate level. You will have a degree in any subject, sound communication skills and be comfortable using IT. Most importantly you should want to be a part of a developing pro-active service with a user-friendly focus. Job descriptions and application details can be viewed at http://www.rsa.org.uk/graduatetrainees For an informal discussion about these posts please contact: Matthew McCarthy - RSA Librarian & Knowledge Manager on +44 (0)20 7451 6874 [log in to unmask] Nicola Allen Archivist & Records Manager RSA 8 John Adam Street London WC2N 6EZ Tel: +44 (0) 20 7451 6847 Fax:+44 (0) 20 7839 5805 E-mail: [log in to unmask] www.rsa.org.uk/archive The information in this e-mail (and/or document attached) is confidential and may be legally privileged and/or contain copyright material of the RSA. This information is intended solely for the use of the named addressee. If you are not the named addressee, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, copy or distribute the contents to any other person. Any contractual representations contained herein on behalf of the RSA must not be taken as final, and are entirely subject to contracts signed formally by an authorised representative of this organisation. Whilst the RSA takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that e-mails from the Society are virus free, no responsibility will be taken for viruses transmitted from its systems. Charity Registration Number 212424 Victoria Killick Archivist London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT Tel: 020 7927 2966 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/library/archives/ ========================================================================Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:44:19 +0100 Reply-To: Liz Branigan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Liz Branigan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable University of Durham University Library,Archives and Special Collections ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR £16,946-£19,050 per annum. Fixed term appointment for two years from date of appointment. The Assistant Conservator will share in the wide variety of work undertaken in the unit. During the period of the post this will include a special grant-funded project to repair and conserve an important series of 15th to 17th century records relating to the Palatinate and Bishopric of Durham. These records are in a very fragile state and will require paper, parchment and book conservation, photographic recording and record keeping. There will also be the opportunity to participate in a variety of other tasks undertaken by the Conservation Unit, including book conservation, box making, other flat sheet paper repair, preventive rehousing, environmental monitoring and exhibition mounting. Applicants should have the flexibility to adapt skills to a wide variety of work. Applicants should be professionally qualified in archive conservation; training in binding and book conservation would be an advantage. The post offers opportunities for those with experience, or for newly qualified conservators wishing to extend their range of skills; applications are welcomed from students qualifying this year. Informal enquiries about the post may be made to the Senior Conservator, Liz Branigan (tel. 0191 334 2931) Closing date: 13 August 2004. Reference number: 0398 Further details and an application form are available on our website:www.dur.ac.uk/personnel/vacancies. Telephone: 0191 334 6499, fax: 0191 334 6495, or email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 10:12:41 +0100 Reply-To: "Sargent, Dick" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Sargent, Dick" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The Long Eighteenth Century: the Physical Record Comments: cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4793A.07888CB0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4793A.07888CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies (Faculty of Humanities, the Queen's University of Belfast) Invites you to the following conference: The Long Eighteenth Century: the Physical Record The School of Music, the Queen's University of Belfast (Botanic entrance) Tuesday 14 September 2004 9:45 Registration and coffee 10:30-1: 05 PLENARY SESSIONS 10:30 Professor Graham Gargett (UU) "The Long Eighteenth Century: the Physical Record" 11:00-1:05 Institutional Collections Trevor Parkhill (Ulster Museum) Eighteenth-Century Sources in the Ulster Museum Valerie Adams (PRONI) PRONI Sources Relating to the Long Eighteenth Century Robert Mills (Librarian,Royal College of Physicians of Ireland) The Archival Collections of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Donal Moore (Waterford City Archivist) "Long Been a Place of Great Trade": Sources for the Long Eighteenth Century in Waterford City Archives. 1:10-2:00 LUNCH (provided on site) 2:00-3:30 Parallel Sessions Session A) Collecting with a Purpose Catherine Ferris (NUI Maynooth) Music Collections of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin: The Sons of Handel and the Anacreontic Society Anne Dempsey (QUB) Music in the Armagh Cathedral Frank Ferguson (QUB) The Politics of Collection: Thomas Percy in Ireland Session B) Access to the Past Joe McLaughlin (University Archivist and Rare Books Curator, UU Coleraine) The Derry and Raphoe Collection at McGee John Bergin (UCD) Records of Irish Parliament and Privy Council in the Eighteenth Century Mark Keane (UCD & Galway Community College) Roman Catholic Hymnody in Ireland from 1800-1840 3:30-4:30 TEA and Informal Reports from the floor about research projects or collections 4:30 -5:30 PLENARY SESSION, Electronic Libraries Paul S. Ell (CDDA, QUB) CDDA and A Comprehensive Electronic Library for Ireland Peter Foster and Mark Holland (Publisher) (Thomson-Gale) The Eighteenth Century Collections Online Project Speakers may attend for no fee; others intending to attend the full day should register their name with Sarah McCleave ( [log in to unmask] ) by 9 September in order to pay £10 (UK currency please) at the door. Late registrants must pay £12. The fees cover catering costs -- so please register early so we can get the numbers right. Those with food allergies should advise me asap. Most papers are scheduled for 30 minutes, including questions. Those who have requested shorter slots have their names in italics. Those needing to arrange parking should contact Iris Mateer, [log in to unmask] or Audrey Smyth, [log in to unmask] by 9 September. 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The Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies

(Faculty of Humanities, the Queen’s University of Belfast)

Invites you to the following conference:

The Long Eighteenth Century: the Physical Record

The School of Music, the Queen’s University of Belfast (Botanic entrance)

Tuesday 14 September 2004

9:45 Registration and coffee

10:30-1: 05 PLENARY SESSIONS

10:30 Professor Graham Gargett (UU) “The Long Eighteenth Century: the Physical Record”

11:00–1:05 Institutional Collections

Trevor Parkhill (Ulster Museum) Eighteenth-Century Sources in the Ulster Museum

Valerie Adams (PRONI) PRONI Sources Relating to the Long Eighteenth Century

Robert Mills (Librarian,Royal College of Physicians of Ireland) The Archival Collections of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Donal Moore (Waterford City Archivist) “Long Been a Place of Great Trade”: Sources for the Long Eighteenth Century in Waterford City Archives.

1:10-2:00 LUNCH (provided on site)

2:00-3:30 Parallel Sessions

Session A) Collecting with a Purpose

Catherine Ferris (NUI Maynooth) Music Collections of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin: The Sons of Handel and the Anacreontic Society

Anne Dempsey (QUB) Music in the Armagh Cathedral

Frank Ferguson (QUB) The Politics of Collection: Thomas Percy in Ireland

Session B) Access to the Past

Joe McLaughlin (University Archivist and Rare Books Curator, UU Coleraine) The Derry and Raphoe Collection at McGee

John Bergin (UCD) Records of Irish Parliament and Privy Council in the Eighteenth Century

Mark Keane (UCD & Galway Community College) Roman Catholic Hymnody in Ireland from 1800-1840

3:30-4:30 TEA and Informal Reports from the floor about research projects or collections

4:30 -5:30 PLENARY SESSION, Electronic Libraries

Paul S. Ell (CDDA, QUB) CDDA and A Comprehensive Electronic Library for Ireland

Peter Foster and Mark Holland (Publisher) (Thomson-Gale) The Eighteenth Century Collections Online Project

Speakers may attend for no fee; others intending to attend the full day should register their name with Sarah McCleave ([log in to unmask]) by 9 September in order to pay £10 (UK currency please) at the door. Late registrants must pay £12. The fees cover catering costs -- so please register early so we can get the numbers right. Those with food allergies should advise me asap. Most papers are scheduled for 30 minutes, including questions. Those who have requested shorter slots have their names in italics. Those needing to arrange parking should contact Iris Mateer, [log in to unmask] or Audrey Smyth, [log in to unmask] by 9 September.

Regards,

Dr Sarah McCleave

Director of Graduate Studies,

School of Music

The Queen's University of Belfast

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New version of Cornucopia available for review

Version 3 of Cornucopia, MLA’s national database of museum, library and archive collections, is now available to review at http://www.cornucopia.org.uk.

Participating organisations are asked to check the website and make additions or corrections using the online editing tools, in advance of a public launch this autumn. Details of how to sign up for edit access are given on the Cornucopia website.

Cornucopia is a fully searchable online database of some 6000 collections held by almost 2000 cultural heritage institutions. It allows those institutions to record and maintain collections descriptions and details in a unique shared national resource.

Cornucopia means members of the public can browse, collect and compare information on different objects and collections held cross the country, using a fast, efficient system of categorisation and retrieval. They can save descriptions in a personalised collections repository and print, save or email information to friends and colleagues. A web services search option also allows concurrent search of Cornucopia with Cecilia (an innovative database of music collections) and Google, giving users as comprehensive insight as possible into the collections held across museums, libraries and archives.

The collections in Cornucopia are structured using the RSLP Collections Description Schema. Records from a previous version of the site have been transferred into the new system and added to from various sources.

The database can be remotely updated by more than one person, using only a common web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer and no extra software to install. In addition there is an OAI-PMH interface to the database, so that data may be harvested from Cornucopia for use in other systems. The latest addition to the system is Web Service search and access. A Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file is available which will enable third party application developers to incorporate searches of the Cornucopia database within their own applications.

The development is based on simple tools: Linux, Apache web server, MySQL database and PHP scripting language. Instructions on how to obtain editing access are available on the Cornucopia site and the system designers Orangeleaf Systems Ltd. http://www.orangeleaf.com are available to provide support.

A full account of the Cornucopia project is given by Chris Turner, ICT Adviser at MLA in Ariadne Issue 40 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue40/turner/.

Notes to Editors:

For further information please contact:

Chris Turner, ICT Adviser at MLA on 0790 987 5476 or email [log in to unmask]

For PRESS enquiries please contact:

Fiona Cameron, Media & Events Manager at MLA on 020 7273 1459 or email: [log in to unmask]

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is the national development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives, advising government on policy and priorities for the sector. Museums, libraries and archives connect people to knowledge and information., creativity and inspiration. MLA is leading the drive to unlock this wealth for all. www.mla.gov.uk

Fiona Cameron

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Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

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How, if at all, does this relate to the National Register of Archives (NRA)/ARCHON?

Out of curiosity, I looked up Robert Adam. Cornucopia has two listings of items related to him, the NRA nineteen.

Do hope someone can enlighten me.

Best wishes to all

Rosemary Hayes

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Subject: New version of Cornucopia available for review

New version of Cornucopia available for review

Version 3 of Cornucopia, MLA’s national database of museum, library and archive collections, is now available to review at http://www.cornucopia.org.uk.

Participating organisations are asked to check the website and make additions or corrections using the online editing tools, in advance of a public launch this autumn. Details of how to sign up for edit access are given on the Cornucopia website.

Cornucopia is a fully searchable online database of some 6000 collections held by almost 2000 cultural heritage institutions. It allows those institutions to record and maintain collections descriptions and details in a unique shared national resource.

Cornucopia means members of the public can browse, collect and compare information on different objects and collections held cross the country, using a fast, efficient system of categorisation and retrieval. They can save descriptions in a personalised collections repository and print, save or email information to friends and colleagues. A web services search option also allows concurrent search of Cornucopia with Cecilia (an innovative database of music collections) and Google, giving users as comprehensive insight as possible into the collections held across museums, libraries and archives.

The collections in Cornucopia are structured using the RSLP Collections Description Schema. Records from a previous version of the site have been transferred into the new system and added to from various sources.

The database can be remotely updated by more than one person, using only a common web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer and no extra software to install. In addition there is an OAI-PMH interface to the database, so that data may be harvested from Cornucopia for use in other systems. The latest addition to the system is Web Service search and access. A Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file is available which will enable third party application developers to incorporate searches of the Cornucopia database within their own applications.

The development is based on simple tools: Linux, Apache web server, MySQL database and PHP scripting language. Instructions on how to obtain editing access are available on the Cornucopia site and the system designers Orangeleaf Systems Ltd. http://www.orangeleaf.com are available to provide support.

A full account of the Cornucopia project is given by Chris Turner, ICT Adviser at MLA in Ariadne Issue 40 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue40/turner/.

Notes to Editors:

For further information please contact:

Chris Turner, ICT Adviser at MLA on 0790 987 5476 or email [log in to unmask]

For PRESS enquiries please contact:

Fiona Cameron, Media & Events Manager at MLA on 020 7273 1459 or email: [log in to unmask]

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is the national development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives, advising government on policy and priorities for the sector. Museums, libraries and archives connect people to knowledge and information., creativity and inspiration. MLA is leading the drive to unlock this wealth for all. www.mla.gov.uk

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These events will also be listed on an information phone line that the BBC will be running (for more information about AAC's links to the BBC please see www.archiveawareness.com). If you have not registered your event for Archive Awareness Campaign please do so at www.archiveawareness.com or contact Lucy Fulton on 020 8392 5237/ [log in to unmask] On This Day, a feature in Metro Newspaper, will be running every weekday throughout November as part of Archive Awareness Campaign and we need your stories from the archives to make it work. We are looking for social history stories from the archives rather than anniversaries of battles. Suggestions last year included the first carriage of mail by air, the introduction of the two tier postal service and the sinking of the first U Boat. Below are two links which might provide inspiration! Please send all suggestions to [log in to unmask] with a jpg of the relevant document if possible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/vic_liabilities_act.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29 We are also on the look out for fab images or news of new acquisitions to help launch Archive Awareness Campaign to the media in October. Along the theme of Routes to Roots we would love to see breathtaking images of plants or flowers or detailed maps and plans. If you have something which doesn't strictly fall under Routes to Roots please send it all the same to [log in to unmask] If you would like more information on any aspect of Archive Awareness Campaign please contact Lucy Fulton on 020 8392 5237 Email [log in to unmask] Lucy Fulton Lucy Fulton Archive Awareness Campaign Officer The National Archives Tel: 020 8392 5237 Fax: 020 8392 5295 [log in to unmask] www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. 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Meanwhile, there are spyware programs that do more nefarious things -- such as transmit details about your online travels or even log your keystrokes (which could include credit-card numbers and other sensitive information) for transmission elsewhere. And while spams can just be deleted, spyware can be infuriatingly difficult to remove from your PC. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109051139086171065-search,00.html? -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:10:07 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN - on vacation Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Starting August 5th and not returning say Aug 16th RAIN will be on hiatus enjoying the pubs and museums of England for a week. so for those recipients who spot a befuddled confused American wandering the streets of London, Cambridge or Liverpool pls take pity on the ol' boy, buy him a pint (or two) and send him on his way. Peter -- Peter A. 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I have checked with the donor who is happy for me to dispose of them as best I can. If anyone knows of such an institution, museum or body, or actually works for one please let me know and I will contact them off line. I look forward to hearing from you Many thanks Nigel Nigel Hardman Group Archives DBRS Warehouse Bootle *: 8810 2822 or 0151 966 2822 Fax : 8810 2831 or 0151 966 2831 * : [log in to unmask] ALLIANCE & LEICESTER PLC - IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, and the information it contains a) is intended for the addressee named above and for no other person or organisation, and b) may be confidential and/or legally privileged and/or protected in law. Access to this communication by anyone other than the addressee is unauthorised. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of all or part of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Unless the contrary is clear from its context, this communication does not create or modify any contract. 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Registered in England. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 10:49:47 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?The_Vienna_Congress_Around_the_World_/_Le_Congrès_de_Vie? =?iso-8859-1?Q?nne_autour_du_Monde?Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not everyone can be in Vienna for the 15th International Congress on Archives this August. If you're staying home, why not organise an event, large or small, in your country at the same time as the Congress? This can take various forms, for example, a meeting of experts on a given topic, or a friendly gathering of staff at an archival institution or of association members, or the organizing of an "Archives Day." ICA will announce your event as part of the extended congress, and will welcome and incorporate your statements and presentations, thus making them available to archivists worldwide via the website. For more information: www.wien2004.ica.org *** Tout le monde ne peut pas participer au 15ème Congrès international des Archives à Vienne en août 2004. Si vous restez chez vous pourquoi ne pas organiser une « manifestation », quelle qu'en soit l’importance, dans votre pays pendant la période du Congrès ? Cette manifestation pourra prendre des formes variées allant, par exemple d'une réunion d'experts sur un sujet précis, à un rassemblement amical d'une équipe au sein d'un Service d'archives ou de membres d'association, ou à une « Journée des Archives ». Le CIA présentera votre manifestation comme une partie du congrès élargi, accueillera et intégrera vos déclarations et présentations, afin de les diffuser aux archivistes du monde entier par Internet. Pour plus d'informations: www.wien2004.ica.org *** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: [log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs E: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:05:30 +0100 Reply-To: Elizabeth Hughes <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elizabeth Hughes <[log in to unmask]> Subject: House History training day MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C47A0A.92DDD650" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47A0A.92DDD650 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Can I draw the attention of listserve members to the following training day organised by the British Records Association: Houses and Their History 30th Sept at Institute of Historical Research, Malet Street, London : an ideal opportunity for archivists and those working on their own houses or house history in general to explore sources and approaches to this type of research. The speakers will be: Nat Alcock, Vice-Chairman, British Records Association: Houses and their Histories. An overview of house histories for a wide range of houses Annabelle Hughes, Independent house historian: How do I get there? Potential and Pitfalls in using Maps for House History Chris Currie, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Historical Research: Tracing House Histories. Sources for sequences of owners and occupants Pat Hughes, Independent house historian: Living in the House. The interpretation of evidence for life within houses. For further details and a booking form, see the BRA web site (www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk ) > Elizabeth Hughes County Archivist > East Sussex County Council > 01273 482356 > > > This message is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you have received it in error please notify the sender and destroy it. You may not use it or copy it to anyone else. 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Can I draw the attention of listserve members to the following training day organised by the British Records Association:

Houses and Their History

30th Sept at Institute of Historical Research, Malet Street, London : an ideal opportunity for archivists and those working on their own houses or house history in general to explore sources and approaches to this type of research. The speakers will be: Nat Alcock, Vice-Chairman, British Records Association: Houses and their Histories. An overview of house histories for a wide range of houses

Annabelle Hughes, Independent house historian: How do I get there? Potential and Pitfalls in using Maps for House History

Chris Currie, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Historical Research: Tracing House Histories. Sources for sequences of owners and occupants

Pat Hughes, Independent house historian: Living in the House. The interpretation of evidence for life within houses.

For further details and a booking form, see the BRA web site (www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk)

Elizabeth Hughes
County Archivist
East Sussex County Council
01273 482356

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Thanks Nicholas Webb Barclays Group Archives ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:58:58 +0100 Reply-To: Penny Feltham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Penny Feltham <[log in to unmask]> Subject: new archive/record stores Could anyone advise me [off list] of the most recent archive/record store projects under way or just completed? Thanks Penny Feltham Records Coordinator University of Salford ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 08:58:41 +0100 Reply-To: "Wilson, John" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Wilson, John" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: North East Lincolnshire Archives, Grimsby - closure in August MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Colleagues, The North East Lincolnshire Archives in Grimsby Town Hall will be closed from Wednesday, 11th August, until 10am on Monday, 23rd August 2004. This is to enable the remaining member of the searchroom staff to go on holiday. I should be grateful if you would pass on this news to your searchers and contacts. With thanks and best wishes, John Wilson, Archivist, North East Lincolnshire Archives, Town Hall, Grimsby, DN31 1HX Tel. 01472-323585 Fax 323582 Email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:54:09 +0100 Reply-To: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Reminder: FREE training course on interoperability standards MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit An Introduction to the e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF). FREE event. Find out whether your organisation complies with the standards set out by the e-GIF, which is MANDATORY for all government organisations (including publicly funded universities and colleges). Book soon, as places are limited. A Society of Archivists EAD/Data Exchange Group Event on the afternoon of 20 September 2004 at The Meeting Place, 153 Drummond Street, London NW1 2PB The session will start at 13.45 and finish by 17.00 The e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) sets out the standards, specifications and technical policies for achieving interoperability and encouraging the seamless flow of information across the public sector. The main thrust is the adoption of Internet and World Wide Web specifications for all government systems. Adherence to the e-GIF is MANDATORY for the public sector and therefore it is important to understand the implications of the Framework. This course, which is being provided by Conygre Consultants (www.conygre.com), provides a great opportunity to learn about the basic tenets of the e-GIF, and get some guidance on what the standards mean for government and government funded organisations. It will concentrate on XML, which is the core standard for data integration and management of presentational data. The course will be of particular interest to all archivists working within the public sector, though it will have wider implications, as the e-GIF is about the interaction between government, business and citizens. The session will include some technical content, but it is NOT necessary for delegates to have prior knowledge of XML technologies. There will be plenty of opportunity for delegates to ask questions. Content of the course: * An introduction to the e-GIF: the purpose, benefits and technologies * XML, the core of the e-GIF: an introduction to XML and using XML technology * Implementing systems using XML technology: an overview of related technologies, integrating XML Schema, XSLT and Web Services There will be a break for refreshments mid-way through the session. If you would like to find out more about the e-GIF, visit the UK GovTalk site, which provides information on policies and standards for e-Government: http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/ Please send any email enquiries about the course to [log in to unmask] To book for this course, please complete the booking form on the Society of Archivists website: http://www.archives.org.uk/events/BookingForm.doc and post or fax it to: Society of Archivists, Prioryfield House, 20 Canon Street, Taunton TA1 1SW. Tel: 01823 327030, Fax: 01823 271719. You will receive a SoA Certificate of Attendance on completing this course. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:34:52 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Dunmore <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Dunmore <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Elearning projects in the cultural sector MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all I am working with Martin Bazley of the eLearning Group for Museums, Libraries and Archives. We would like to include a selection of elearning projects (recently completed or ongoing) on the elearning group website, www.elearninggroup.org.uk. If you are short of time but know of an elearning project, please reply immediately as follows: · Project name (if known) · Project URL (website address, if applicable) · Institution(s) involved · Any comment you may have about the project If you can suggest several projects, or if you would like to recommend a project you are involved with for inclusion on the website, any of the following information would be helpful: · Project name · Project URL · Short description · Institution(s) involved · Target audience(s) (school, HE, adult learner etc) · Funding source(s) and approx budget · Contact name · Contact job title · Contact e-mail · Other notes/comments If you are willing to be contacted for further information, by phone or e- mail, please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your help with this project. Kind regards, Caroline Dunmore ----- Dr Caroline Dunmore MA student, Department of Arts Policy and Management, City University, London ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:14:49 +0100 Reply-To: Linda Davis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Linda Davis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: West Yorkshire Archive Service vacancies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHIVES ARE SEEKING TO APPOINT TO THE FOLLOWING POST POST: GRADUATE TRAINEE (Ref WYAS:04) SCALE 3 (£13,953) 12 Month fixed term contract The West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS) are looking for a graduate trainee, ideally an individual seeking work experience prior to taking up a place on one of the archive diploma courses. This temporary post, which will be based mainly in our Leeds ofice, will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to participate in a wide range of archive work. Applicants should be graduates, with an interest in working with the public. Computer literacy, and the ability to work as part of a team, is essential. To request an application pack, contact our application hotline on 0113 383 6442 or write to: West Yorkshire Joint Services, PO Box 5, Nepshaw Lane South, Leeds LS27 0QP. Alternatively download an application form and job description on-line at www.wyjs.org.uk. Please remember to state the reference number when applying. THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MONDAY 27 AUGUST 2004 To discuss the vacancy please call Alexandra Eveleigh on 0113 214 5814 or email [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:24:06 +0100 Reply-To: Linda Davis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Linda Davis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: West Yorkshire Archive Service vacancies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS) is seeking to appoint to the following post: ARCHIVE ASSISTANT (Ref: WYAS:03) SCALE 2/3 £13,071 - £14,931 WYAS are seeking an Archive Assistant to work at their Leeds office, at Sheepscar. The successful applicant will be expected to work as part of the team that is responsible for the care and preservation of archives throughout West Yorkshire. You will help to supervise a busy public reading room, answer postal and telephone enquiries, sort and list archive material, carry out photocopying and administrative tasks, and participate as required in outreach activities on behalf of the Service. This position will require a large amount of heavy lifting: carrying archives to and from storage will form a major part of the work. Applicants will need good communication skills, and flexibility of approach. You should have at least 4 GCSE passes (Grade A, B or C) or equivalent, including English Language and a numeracy based subject. Graduate level qualifications and computer literacy would be an advantage. To discuss the vacancy please call Alexandra Eveleigh on 0113 214 5814 or email [log in to unmask] To request an application pack, please contact our application hotline on 0113 383 6442 or write to: West Yorkshire Joint Services, PO Box 5, Nepshaw Lane South, Leeds LS27 0QP. Alternatively download an application form and job description on-line at www.wyjs.org.uk. Please remember to state the reference number when applying. THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MONDAY 23 AUGUST 2004 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 15:23:44 +0100 Reply-To: "Sargent, Dick" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Sargent, Dick" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New version of Cornucopia available for review MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C47AF7.D094CCE0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47AF7.D094CCE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" In response to the message from my former colleague Rosemary Hayes, I have been urging greater interoperability between NRA/ARCHON and Cornucopia and its predecessors for many years now. It seems self evident that where Cornucopia includes references to local archive services and other active collectors of archives, it would benefit from linking to ARCHON which is routinely kept up to date by my staff at TNA: Historical Manuscripts Commission. We in turn would benefit from links to Cornucopia for several hundred local museums and galleries featured in the NRA and ARCHON where we enjoy little or no regular contacts. Dick Sargent -----Original Message----- From: Dr Rosemary Hayes [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 03 August 2004 17:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: New version of Cornucopia available for review How, if at all, does this relate to the National Register of Archives (NRA)/ARCHON? Out of curiosity, I looked up Robert Adam. Cornucopia has two listings of items related to him, the NRA nineteen. Do hope someone can enlighten me. Best wishes to all Rosemary Hayes ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. 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In response to the message from my former colleague Rosemary Hayes, I have been urging greater interoperability between NRA/ARCHON and Cornucopia and its predecessors for many years now.

It seems self evident that where Cornucopia includes references to local archive services and other active collectors of archives, it would benefit from linking to ARCHON which is routinely kept up to date by my staff at TNA: Historical Manuscripts Commission. We in turn would benefit from links to Cornucopia for several hundred local museums and galleries featured in the NRA and ARCHON where we enjoy little or no regular contacts.

Dick Sargent

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From: Dr Rosemary Hayes [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 03 August 2004 17:13
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: New version of Cornucopia available for review

How, if at all, does this relate to the National Register of Archives (NRA)/ARCHON?

Out of curiosity, I looked up Robert Adam. Cornucopia has two listings of items related to him, the NRA nineteen.

Do hope someone can enlighten me.

Best wishes to all

Rosemary Hayes

Dear All,

Many thanks to all replies for the above. To all those who are

interested in outcomes etc.,. I'll be in touch once I have any answers.

All your help has been greatly appreciated

Yours sincerely

Teresa Januszonok

Senior Conservator

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------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C47B12.6E842BC0-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:28:17 +0100 Reply-To: Janice Tullock <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Janice Tullock <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Registration of an archive under the museums registration scheme Dear colleague I'd be grateful if any colleagues that had successfully applied to become registered as a museum under the MLA Museums registration scheme could provide me with any details of why they were registered. I'd be interested in knowing the ratio of objects to archival documents. This is particularly interesting if you are a stand alone service without formal links to a museum. Many thanks Janice Tullock Archives Development Officer ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 11:23:48 +0100 Reply-To: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jane Stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Your training requirements MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Society of Archivists' EAD/Data Exchange Group would like to plan training that reflects the needs of the membership. This is a reminder that we currently have an online training requirements form available for you to fill in. It is a short form that will only take a few minutes of your time. Please let us know your requirements so that we can more effectively plan training events that meet your needs. We will be sharing the results of this survey so that it can be used to inform the training plans for Regions and other Society Groups. You may not use EAD or XML technologies in your present job, but you may feel that it would be useful to know more about the implications and the importance of these standards, and the ways that we can encourage greater interoperability between services. Please visit the questionnaire at http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/arch/eadsurvey.html With thanks for your time, Jane Stevenson ===================================SoA EAD/Data Exchange Group Training Officer Archives Hub University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0161 275 6789 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:32:12 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amanda Williams <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Please bring to the attention of potential Warwickshire County Record Office users MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Warwickshire County Record Office is currently experiencing problems with a section of its mobile racking. It has been decided to give the section of shelving an overhaul, which unfortunately means the records housed in that part of the strongroom will be unavailable until the matter has been resolved. In view of this, could you please warn anyone expressing an interest in looking at records at Warwickshire County Record Office of the current situation. Records unavailable at present are: · Parish collections under DR and DRB references. Many of the parish registers have been microfilmed, and are therefore available, but there will be no access to other parish material. · Copy material under reference 'Z' and 'Y'. · Microfilm material under references 'PG', 'GM', 'GMJ', 'TP' and 'GR'. · Temporary deposits under 'TD'. · All collections under references, 'H', 'R', 'L', 'MR', 'HR', 'D', 'EAC' and 'P'. · CR 1-CR 51/484. People wishing to come to Warwickshire County Record Office should be advised to telephone the Office before embarking on their journey to ensure the records they wish to see are produce-able. Telephone: 01926 738959 We expect that this situation will remain unchanged for the next couple of weeks, but a notice will be posted when we are fully up and running again. Thank you Amanda Williams Archivist Warwickshire County Record Office Priory Park Cape Road Warwick CV34 4JS Tel: 01926 738958 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 11:37:27 +0100 Reply-To: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: TFPL record management courses in September - Glasgow & London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain *******With apologies for cross posting************ Start planning your Autumn training now! TFPL are pleased to finalise their Autumn programme with the addition of training courses in Glasgow. As a taster, here are the courses that we are running in September. For more information on any of these courses, please follow the links below or call the training team on 020 7251 5522. Details of all courses are available at www.tfpl.com COURSES ARE IN LONDON UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE September 13 EDRM: preparing the business case and statement of requirement 15 promoting records management within your organisation 16 information architecture: foundation programme GLASGOW 20 information architecture foundation programme 22 records surveys 23 implementing records management 27 EDRM: implementation planning for success More details: 13 Sep - London EDRM: preparing the business case and statement of requirement There are many options to consider when implementing EDRM including collaboration, workflow and integration options with portals, intranets, extranets and web sites. These options can lead an array of benefits, both short and long term. Understanding your own requirements before you go out to the marketplace is going to be critical to meet all your objectives and long term information management strategies. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr695 15 Sep - London Promoting records management within your organisation This one day workshop covers raising the profile of records management within an organisation, to gain greater management support and enhanced status for the records management function and to attract more resources. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr568 16 Sep Glasgow, 20 Sep London Information architecture: foundation programme This one day foundation programme provides an essential introduction to the important principles of information architecture design for the information and knowledge professional. It explores how modern information resources need to be organised, classified and formatted for effective navigation and retrieval. It introduces the current thinking on electronic collection design, information classification, meta data standards and information navigation techniques. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr572 22 Sep - London Records surveys: identifying information and records to support business processes. The records held by an organisation need to be identified and understood in the context of the business processes they support and the current information management environment. This delivers both a records inventory and information that is invaluable to the development and implementation of a broader information strategy. It provides a platform for the implementation of a records programme in alignment with business needs and broader knowledge management strategy. This is a highly practical, one day course. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr560 23 Sep - London Implementing records management This one day course offers a practical approach to implementing effective records management with reference to real-life case studies. The course emphasises the problems in getting overall management support and budget funding as well as defining and managing RM project work. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr353 27 Sep - London EDRM: implementation planning for success This course takes into account experiences and best practice from EDRM and EDM implementations, including one that has rolled out to over 4,000 staff. In order to be minimise risk, cost and time scale this course will set you in the right direction for implementing and rolling out EDRM successfully. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr697 Amy Millis Training Administrator email: [log in to unmask] tel.: 020 7251 5522 TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. 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I am dealing with photographs within Manuscript collections and am currently determining how best to archive them separately in the special conditions they require in order to preserve them. If you deal with manuscript archive collections and could help with the following I would be very appreciative. Please could you advise whether you archive your photos separately, and if so how do you store them? How have you dealt with the photos on an individual basis if you do separate them from the main collection? For example, have you left a surrogate photo in place of the original? How do you catalogue the photos? For example, in a separate catalogue database or within the manuscript collection, and how do you record their existence? Do you hold the image electronically? Many thanks in advance for your responses. Samantha Penn MA Information Studies [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 16:49:44 +0100 Reply-To: Colin Penman <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Colin Penman <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Architectural drawings Can anyone offer some specific advice on the following? Our Education Department has a collection of drawings of school buildings, about 75 drawers, inherited from ILEA. As is the wont of local authorities, these must be moved *soon*, but no staff or resources have been allocated to achieve this. Before doing any kind of appraisal, I wanted to know if any other local authorities, especially London boroughs, have experienced - and solved - this kind of problem. Have you just sent them to Local Studies/Record Office? Is there some other appropriate repository? Other solutions? I'd be grateful for any help. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 16:07:09 +0100 Reply-To: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ERPANET at SAA's 68th Annual Meeting **ERPANET is pleased to announce its participation at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists (SAA). The meeting is being held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel between August 2nd and 8th.** ERPANET: Seeking and Supporting Best Practices in Digital Preservation and Archiving Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:00 PM-2:30 PM ERPANET, the Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network, funded by the European Commission, enhances the preservation of cultural and scientific digital objects through raising awareness, sharing experiences, policies, and strategies, and improving practices. Chaired by Kenneth Thibodeau (National Archives and Records Administration), this session introduces SAA to ERPANET's ongoing program and accomplishments; its free resources; an independent assessment of its workshops; and its potential as an international model of capacity building and information sharing in the digital preservation and archiving domain. Presentations: Seamus Ross, University of Glasgow "Overview of the Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network and Vision of the Future of Digital Preservation Exchange" Wendy Duff, University of Toronto "Evaluating Digital Preservation Education: A Case Study" Hans Hofman, Nationaal Archief (of the Netherlands) "ERPAstudies: Identifying Best Practices in the Management and Preservation of Digital Assets in Europe's Cultural Heritage, Governmental, Scientific, and Business Sectors" For more information on the full SAA Annual Meeting programme, see http://www.archivists.org/conference/boston2004/boston2004.asp ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 18:03:09 +0100 Reply-To: David Ball <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: David Ball <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Collaboration for Sustainability: Conference Announcement MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Collaboration for Sustainability Making Cultural and Heritage Projects Viable Long Term Sense of the South West Consortium of Big Lottery Fund (NOF) Projects Friday October 8th 2004 Hilton Hotel, Bath Delegate cost: £95 + VAT (£80 + VAT for one representative of each Big Lottery Fund (NOF) digitisation project) Booking deadline: Thursday September 30th 2004 Conference overview: Many cultural and heritage organisations have benefited from substantial national funding for digitisation projects. As projects draw to a close, they face a common problem: sustainability. To reflect the importance of this problem, we have brought together a team of eminent speakers. They will address the key issue of how to attain sustainability of digitisation and similar projects. The conference provides an opportunity to: * review the financial and technical problems of sustainability; * share experiences and solutions with major organisations at regional, national and international levels; * identify areas of potential income; * network with those experiencing the same issues. Who should attend: The conference will be relevant to all in receipt of, or bidding for, project funding; managers of cultural and heritage organisations; project managers; project leaders; technical staff and fund raisers. Early booking is recommended as a high level of interest is anticipated. Speakers: The speakers are: Chris Anderson (Head of Programmes for Digitisation, Big Lottery Fund (NOF)) Chris Batt (Chief Executive, MLA: Museums, Libraries and Archive Council) EUCLID UK (to be confirmed) Tim Badman (World Heritage Sites) Liz Lyon (Director, UKOLN: UK Office for Library and Information Networking) Phil Gibby (Director, Arts and Business South West) Representatives from HLF (Heritage Lottery Fund) and SWMLAC (South West Museums, Libraries and Archives) will also be present and will answer any questions relating to their activities. The sessions will be chaired by David Ball, University Librarian at Bournemouth University. There will be time allowed for discussion and questions. An exhibition of the South West region's Big Lottery Fund (NOF) digitisation projects will accompany the conference. Registration details can be found at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library Hilton Hotel Bath, Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BJ: The Hilton Hotel is a state of the art conference centre located in the heart of the historic city centre, overlooking the River Avon. It is easily accessible by road with access from the M4 and M5 and is a short walk from Bath Spa railway station. Parking is available at an adjacent multi-storey car park. The conference will be held in the Hilton's ground floor Gloucester and Somerset Suites. For maps and further information see: http://www.hilton.co.uk/bathcity. Please note that it is the responsibility of delegates to make their own arrangements for any accommodation that may be required. BOOKING FORM: Please photocopy/print as required. Name Job Title Organisation Address Telephone email Fax Special Requirements (Dietary/ Mobility etc.) PAYMENT (please delete as appropriate): Please note: there is a discount for one representative from each NOF digitisation project Name of NOF project: .................................................................... I enclose a cheque (payable to "SCILS Ltd") for £111.63 incl. VAT for £94.00 incl. VAT (NOF): Please debit my credit card for £111.63 incl. VAT Please debit my credit card for £94.00 incl. 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Send completed booking forms and requests for further information to: Ms Sam Skitt Academic Services Bournemouth University Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB [log in to unmask] Tel: 01202 595725 Fax: 01202 595475 ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:46:43 +0100 Reply-To: "Maccoll, Fiona (RTHQ)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Maccoll, Fiona (RTHQ)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: BAC Annual Conference 2004 & AGM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BAC AGM & 2004 conference Business Archives: Fit for the Future? Tuesday 30 November 2004 Venue - Lloyds TSB Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN The 70th anniversary of the Business Archives Council provides a good opportunity to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing business archives in the 21st century. Our conference Business Archives: Fit for the Future? will give delegates an opportunity to consider the current and future challenges of technology and explore issues such as funding, the advantages of setting up a trust, developing industry-wide initiatives and the MLA response to the ATF recommendations.. Further details and programme / booking form can be found on the BAC website: http://www.businessarchivescouncil.com/activitiesobjectives/conference.html Fiona Maccoll Records Manager Rio Tinto plc Telephone 020 7753 2123 Fax 020 7753 2211 Registered Office 6 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4LD. Registered In England No. 719885 This email is confidential and may also be privileged. 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Registered in England. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:02:18 +0100 Reply-To: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Offsite records storage companies Can anyone recommend reliable offsite records storage companies in the London area? Replies offlist please to [log in to unmask] Many thanks Polly Tucker Acting Archives and Records Manager The Natural History Museum ========================================================================Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 13:49:30 +0100 Reply-To: "Redfern, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Redfern, Catherine" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Public Services Quality Group - minutes of Steering Group meeting 7 July 2004 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Public Services Quality Group (PSQG) - Minutes of Steering Group meeting 7 July 2004 The minutes of the last Steering Group meeting are now available online at the following address: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/psqg/steering/7jul2004.htm Details of the PSQG's Annual Quality Forum on 10th November, and a booking form, are available here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/psqg/forum/forum2004.htm Best wishes Catherine Redfern (Secretary, PSQG) Catherine Redfern Archive Inspection Officer The National Archives Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8392 5330 x.2354 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/services ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. 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Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:22:25 +0100 Reply-To: "Sargent, Dick" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Sargent, Dick" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Queen's University Belfast: Assistant Archivist / Records Officer Comments: To: Clare McVeigh <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING > I would be grateful if members could draw the following position to the > attention of anyone who might be interested. > Clare McVeigh > Registrar's Office, Queen's University Belfast > T: +44 (0)28 9097 2506 > E: [log in to unmask] > > > Queen's University Belfast > > Assistant Archivist / Records Officer > Registrars Office > Ref: 04/A331A > > Required for one year in the first instance to assist in the > implementation of the University's Records Management Policy, the > successful candidate will have particular responsibility for improving and > facilitating access to the University Archive, and to provide assistance > for Freedom of Information and Data Protection activities. Applicants > must hold a primary or higher degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject > and have at least 1 year's recent relevant experience of working in an > archive repository or library, which must include experience of archival > cataloguing and familiarity with the General International Standard > Archival Description (ISAD(g)). Further criteria will be listed in the > further particulars for the post. It is anticipated that interviews for > the position will be held on 21 September 2004. > > Salary: £ 19,460 - £ 21,640 per annum. > > Closing Date: 4.00 pm, Friday 27 August 2004. > > The University is committed to equal opportunities and selection on merit. > It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society. > > Applications should be addressed to the Personnel Manager, The Personnel > Department, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN. Tel: > 028 90273044, Fax. 028 90911040, e-mail [log in to unmask] > , www.qub.ac.uk/pers > . > > ____________________________________________________ ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:45:23 +0100 Reply-To: Mike Page <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Mike Page <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancies at Surrey History Centre MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I would be grateful if members could draw the following positions at Surrey History Centre to the attention of anyone who might be interested. DOCUMENT ASSISTANT (FULL TIME) 6 MONTHS FIXED TERM ? SECONDMENT COVER Grade: SURREY A4 Salary: Point 2 - £13524.00p.a. Location: Surrey History Centre - Woking Surrey History Service has a vacancy for a Document Assistant to join our team in the purpose-built Surrey History Centre in Woking for six months secondment cover. Your main duty will be to support the public service on a rota basis by producing documents and books to users of the Centre (lifting and use of stepladders required) and processing requests for copies of material. These duties include Saturday and Thursday evenings according to the rota. Other duties include participation in the answering of public enquiries, some cleaning and packaging of new accessions of archive and local studies material and basic listing of records. You will have a good standard of education and will be a cheerful person, physically fit and able to follow detailed instructions closely. Much of the work involves use of a computer. The post would be suitable for persons wishing to gain experience with a view to pursuing a career in archives, local studies work or other areas of heritage interest. For an informal discussion about the post please phone Teresa Gray (01483 518744) or Michael Page (01483 518756). OUTREACH SUPPORT ASSISTANT (FULL TIME) 2 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT Grade: SURREY A5 Salary: £14,604p.a. - £17,118p.a. Location: Surrey History Centre - Woking We require an enthusiastic friendly person with a flexible approach to work and good communication, interpersonal and team working skills to help develop our services to a wide range of customers throughout the county, including schools, libraries, local history groups and to other County Council departments. Based at the Surrey History Centre at Woking you will be supporting the team responsible for outreach services. You will have a good standard of education and proven IT skills. You will assist with groups visiting the Surrey History Centre and with events promoted by the Service, and incoming archive collections (some lifting required) and arranging retrieval and storage of archive materials within the strongrooms (use of stepladders required) Training will be given where necessary but a clean driving licence is essential. The Surrey History Centre aims to promote a friendly working environment with a strong team spirit. Flexi time is worked at the History Centre. For an informal discussion about the post please phone Claire Twinn (01483 518739) or Janet Nixon (01483 518746) If you would like an application form and further details for either position please email [log in to unmask] giving a postal address, or write to the Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6ND. Closing date for both positions: Monday 30 August 2004 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This email and any attachments with it are intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender or [log in to unmask] The content may be personal or contain personal opinions and cannot be taken as an expression of the County Council's position. Surrey County Council reserves the right to monitor all incoming and outgoing mail. Whilst every care has been taken to check this outgoing e-mail for viruses, it is your responsibility to carry out any checks upon receipt. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:05:58 +0100 Reply-To: "Terry, Joanna (E&LL)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Terry, Joanna (E&LL)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Suppliers of tokens for reader printers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain We have two coin-operated microfiche reader printers in our reading room, which actually take tokens rather than coins. We have recently run short of tokens and need to get some more. The company who supplied the token boxes do not seem to be in business now and the company who service our machines do not supply any. Does anyone know of a supplier of tokens? Please reply off list. Many thanks. Joanna ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joanna Terry (Miss) Assistant County Archivist > Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service > Staffordshire Record Office > Eastgate Street, Stafford, ST16 2LZ > Tel: 01785 278396 > Visit our new improved website at the address below: http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives/ Online catalogue: www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/ Confidentiality: The information contained in this e-mail and attachments is confidential and is intended only for the named person or organisation it is addressed to. It may be confidential. If you have received it by mistake, please ignore it and tell me immediately. If you pass on or use this information without permission, you may be breaking legislation or confidentiality. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:17:47 +0100 Reply-To: Nicola Franklin <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nicola Franklin <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Qualified archivist role available Hi everyone We are dealing with a vacancy for a leading banking firm, who are looking for a qualified archivist to take over management of their group archive. Located close to Manchester, this role will entail managing a small team (mix of qualified and paraprofessional staff), liaising with business units to ensure archival material arrives in the archive, responding to enquiries for information from the archive (for example, from the PR or media team), and taking responsibility for a subsidiary company's records for the group secretariat. In addition to a recognised archives qualification, the successful candidate will need a knowledge of relevent legislation and international standards relating to records retention, the ability to deal professionally with staff at all levels across a corporate organisation and an awareness of the critical success factors of a business. If this sounds like an interesting and challenging role and you would like to know more please get in touch to discuss it further (020 7378 7068), or send your CV to me at [log in to unmask] to apply for the position. If it's not your thing but you can think of someone else who may be interested please do alert them to this opportunity. thanks everyone Nicola Nicola Franklin Sue Hill Recruitment ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:40:57 +0100 Reply-To: Antony Theobald <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Antony Theobald <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digital Imaging Workshop Dates MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Dear list, [Apologies for any cross-posting] TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images) is very pleased to announce the latest workshops in our training programme for 2004: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/ *** Image Capture - Beginners Thursday 7th October, Bristol *** Getting the Best from your Compact Digital Camera Friday 8th October, Bristol *** Putting your Images Online - A Guide for Lecturers Thursday 11th November, Bristol *** Finding and Using Images for Learning and Teaching (co-written with SCRAN) Friday 12th November, Bristol *** Creating Quality Metadata for Digital Images Wednesday 8th December, Bristol *** Digital Rights Management - Practical Approaches to Securing and Protecting Copyright Thursday 9th December, Bristol Full details of each workshop and an online Booking Form can be found at: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/ Best regards Antony ---------------------- Antony Theobald, Technical Research Officer TASI - Technical Advisory Service for Images Free help, advice, and guidance for the Further and Higher Education sector http://www.tasi.ac.uk/ A JISC Service ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:47:57 +0100 Reply-To: Karl Magee <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Karl Magee <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Lindsay Anderson Collection, August events MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The University of Stirling holds the personal and working papers, diaries, photographs, memorabilia and personal library of Lindsay Anderson. The collection provides a unique insight into the life and career of one of the most distinctive voices of British cinema. This August the University of Stirling is collaborating with the Edinburgh International Film Festival in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the death of Lindsay Anderson. An exhibition of photographs from the Lindsay Anderson Collection will be displayed in the bar of the Cameo Cinema (38 Home St, Tollcross, Edinburgh) for the duration of the film festival (18 – 29 August 2004). These photographs span Anderson’s long filmmaking career and show the director at work behind the camera. On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August the film festival is screening two of Anderson’s films (O Lucky Man! and The Whales of August) and presenting a panel discussion about his life and work in the Filmhouse (88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh) (see www.edfilmfest.org.uk for more details). Prior to these events a selection of unique, previously unseen images from the Lindsay Anderson Collection will be screened in the cinema as filmgoers take their seats. To coincide with the film festival BBC Scotland will be screening a documentary on Lindsay Anderson as part of their Artworks series on the evening of Sunday 22nd August. The programme uses extracts from Anderson’s diaries and photographs from the collection and also includes interviews with friends and colleagues of Anderson including Malcolm McDowell, Brian Cox, Brian Pettifer, Helen Mirren, Gavin Lambert and Martin Scorcese. You will find further information on the Lindsay Anderson Collection on the library’s website (www.library.stir.ac.uk/lindsayanderson). These pages include detailed descriptions of the contents of the Lindsay Anderson Collection along with extracts from Anderson's letters and diaries. Further material will be added to these pages over the coming months to create a valuable resource for students of British cinema and theatre and admirers of Lindsay Anderson. Karl Magee Project Archivist The Lindsay Anderson Collection University Library University of Stirling FK9 4LA Tel. 01786 466619 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:49:01 +0100 Reply-To: Geraldine White <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Geraldine White <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Graduate Library Assistant Post at University of Liverpool Library, Special Collections and Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All, The following post is available at the University of Liverpool Library, Special Collections and Archives: THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY GRADUATE LIBRARY ASSISTANT (Special Collections and Archives) £11,960 - £13,536 pa To work with a small team assisting with the Science Fiction Hub Project, indexing SF periodicals, listing archival collections and with some general clerical and preservation work. Library experience is not essential but you will be able to work accurately in a well-organised and efficient manner. You must be a graduate aiming to progress to a course in Library and Information Science or Archives Administration. The post is for a fixed term until 16 September 2005. Duties will include working with a computerised library system and other online access tools. Full training will be given. The hours of work are 35 per week, Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. Closing Date: 1 September 2004 Further particulars and details of the application procedure should be requested from the Director of Personnel, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX on 0151 794 2210 (24 hr answerphone), via email:[log in to unmask] or are available online at http://www.liv.ac.uk/university/jobs.html ========================================================================Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:26:57 +0100 Reply-To: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: National Family History Weekend MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear all, The BBC will be holding a National Family History Weekend on 4-5 December, supported by Archive Awareness Campaign. Local BBC radio stations across the country will be organising family history events over this weekend (the strict format of which is to be confirmed) We would like to provide the BBC with a list of people willing to help at these events in a variety of ways. Perhaps you can give a lecture on a particular specialism (eg looking after family photos) or run an internet taster session. We are drafting a form which will shortly be available from those with responsibility for archive development in the English regions, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. On the form you will be able to register your interest in taking part, your availability over the weekend, and what you think you can offer. It will be returnable to the AAC central team. This information will then be made available to the BBC team running an event in your area on 4-5 December. Lucy Lucy Fulton Archive Awareness Campaign Officer The National Archives Tel: 020 8392 5237 Fax: 020 8392 5295 [log in to unmask] www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 11:08:54 +0100 Reply-To: Keith Sweetmore <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Keith Sweetmore <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Travelling exhibitions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Are there any travelling exhibitions about archives (or aspects of archives) out there? Or does your own institution have a good exhibition that could come on provincial tour - to Northallerton? North Yorkshire County Record Office currently has a large foyer/ exhibition area of 160 sq metres. Formation is L-shaped with one slight slope. There is ground floor access, with disabled facilities. The site has some car parking, good road and rail access. The space is supervised and open office hours Monday to Friday, late evening Wednesday. If you know of any possibility, please contact me off-list. Keith Keith Sweetmore Archives Development Manager North Yorkshire County Record Office Tel: 01609 777585 Fax: 01609 777078 WARNING This E-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential or privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily the view of the Council. North Yorkshire County Council. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:04:25 +0100 Reply-To: "Hepworth, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Hepworth, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job vacancy - RM Officer (Contract) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apologies for cross posting. This vacancy will not be advertised in ARC and I would be grateful if it could be brought to the attention of anyone who might be interested. Thank you. THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Glasgow School of Art is internationally recognised as one of Britain's foremost institutions for the study and advancement of fine art, design and architecture. The School is at the heart of Europe's most influential and creative artistic communities, offering students and staff a stimulating experience in a unique learning environment. Records Management Officer (Fixed Term until 31 January 2005) £20,647 - £22,913 per annum pro rata As a member of the Freedom of Information Act project team within the Glasgow School of Art, you will provide professional level records management knowledge, experience and expertise to the institution, departments and project team. The initial focus will be on the completion of an institution wide information audit and this will be followed by the development and promotion of updated records management policies and procedures within the GSA. You should be professionally qualified; educated to Degree level, or equivalent with appropriate records management experience, and have a sound and demonstrable knowledge of records management theory and practice; including current standards and best practice and the development and implementation of procedures. Experience of training staff in the adoption of new records management policies and procedures and well developed organisational and communication skills are required and experience in information analysis and the use of IT; including experience of the Web, e-mail and Microsoft databases would be advantageous. . For an application pack, please contact: HR Department The Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6RQ. Tel: 0141-353-4463 Fax: 0141-353-4505 Email: [log in to unmask] Or visit our website at Closing date for submission of completed application forms: Monday 23 August 2004. The Glasgow School of Art is an equal opportunities employer. **************************************** Sarah Hepworth MA Archivist The Glasgow School of Art 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow United Kingdom G3 6RQ Tel: +44 (0)141 353 4592 http://www.gsa.ac.uk/archives ========================================================================Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:11:16 +0100 Reply-To: Stephen Clarke <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Stephen Clarke <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Information Survey Replies Comments: cc: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C47F9C.4D5EEC4E" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C47F9C.4D5EEC4E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All, I wanted to thank all of those who replied to my query, regarding the subject of conducting an Information Survey, for their responses and helpful suggestions/attachments. I will be happy to forward on the information to those who are interested, and share my experiences throughout the survey process as it unfolds. Many Thanks Stephen Stephen Clarke Records Manager National Museums & Galleries Wales [log in to unmask] Tel 02920 573170 ______________________________________________________________________ Amgueddfeydd Ac Orielau Cenedlaethol Cymru Ymwelwch a Chasgliadau Cenedlaethol Cymru AM DDIM! www.aocc.co.uk National Museums & Galleries of Wales Visit Wales' National Collections for FREE! www.nmgw.ac.uk ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Os nad atoch chi y cyfeiriwyd yr e-bost hwn, efallai y bydd defnyddio'r wybodaeth hon yn anghyfreithlon, felly hysbyswch y danfonydd, os gwelwch yn dda, a dileu'r neges hon ar unwaith. Nid yw'r farn a fynegir yn yr e-bost hwn o anghenraid yn farn Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau Cenedlaethol Cymru (AOCC) ac nid yw AOCC yn derbyn atebolrwydd am unrhyw weithred ar sail cynnwys y neges hon. Os ydych yn amau fod y neges hon wedi cael ei rhyng-gipio neu ei hadnewid, a fyddech cystal a hysbysu'r danfonydd. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, use of this information may be unlawful, therefore please inform the sender and delete the message immediately. The views expressed in this e-mail are not necessarily those held by the National Museums & Galleries of Wales (NMGW) and NMGW does not accept liability for any action taken in reliance on the contents of this message. 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Dear All,

I wanted to thank all of those who replied to my query, regarding the subject of conducting an Information Survey, for their responses and helpful suggestions/attachments. I will be happy to forward on the information to those who are interested, and share my experiences throughout the survey process as it unfolds.

Many Thanks

Stephen

Stephen Clarke
Records Manager
National Museums & Galleries Wales
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Tel 02920 573170





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Amgueddfeydd Ac Orielau Cenedlaethol Cymru

Ymwelwch a Chasgliadau Cenedlaethol Cymru AM DDIM!

www.aocc.co.uk



National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Visit Wales' National Collections for FREE!

www.nmgw.ac.uk

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ar sail cynnwys y neges hon.

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C47F9C.4D5EEC4E-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:13:14 +0100 Reply-To: Anna Smart <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Anna Smart <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy: Archivist, Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline The following vacancy will be advertised in the issue of ARC Recruitment due for publication on Friday August 13th. ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ARCHIVIST Scale 6 SCP 26-28 (£ 20,226 - £21,640) Full-time Fixed Term Contract 18 months Following the award of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant for the project "Making Notes: widening access to the RNCM Archives", we are seeking to appoint a qualified archivist. The main duties will be to complete the cataloguing and sorting of the RNCM Archives to international standards, create a range of interpretative materials, promote the archives and encourage wider participation and engagement with music and archives. In addition to a recognised archival qualification candidates should have a high level of IT literacy. Experience of cataloguing using CALM 2000 / EAD would be advantageous; the ability to read music and a good knowledge of classical music are highly desirable. Applications from newly qualified archivists are welcome. Closing date: Friday, September 3rd 2004 For further details, please contact: Val Robinson on: 0161 907 5354 or email: [log in to unmask] Alternatively, write to The Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD Anna Smart College Librarian Tel. 0161 907 5241 ========================================================================Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:20:22 +0100 Reply-To: "Lewin, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Lewin, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Police records MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Apologies for cross-posting A colleague from Hampshire Constabulary is currently working on a national project to draw up guidelines on police records. She will be making recommendations to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) on the retention of police records, including the selection of records for permanent preservation, and is particularly interested to hear whether any record offices have already developed guidelines or a retention schedule, and, if so, whether they would be willing to share them. She already has copies of TNA's Operational Selection Policy 29 relating to the Metropolitan Police Service, and the Scottish ACPO retention schedule, but to date has nothing relating to county or other constabularies in England or Wales. If anyone has anything relevant they would be prepared to share, please could they reply to me off list, and I will forward material to her. Many thanks in advance Sarah Lewin Senior Archivist Hampshire Record Office Sussex Street Winchester SO23 8TH Tel 01962 846154 Fax 01962 878681 E-mail [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:29:50 +0100 Reply-To: Anna Smart <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Anna Smart <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job vacancy: Archivist, Manchester, Royal Northern College of Music Comments: To: [log in to unmask] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline With apologies for cross-posting The following vacancy will be advertised in the issue of ARC Recruitment due for publication on Friday August 13th. ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ARCHIVIST Scale 6 SCP 26-28 (£ 20,226 - £21,640) Full-time Fixed Term Contract 18 months Following the award of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant for the project "Making Notes: widening access to the RNCM Archives", we are seeking to appoint a qualified archivist. The main duties will be to complete the cataloguing and sorting of the RNCM Archives to international standards, create a range of interpretative materials, promote the archives and encourage wider participation and engagement with music and archives. In addition to a recognised archival qualification candidates should have a high level of IT literacy. Experience of cataloguing using CALM 2000 / EAD would be advantageous; the ability to read music and a good knowledge of classical music are highly desirable. Applications from newly qualified archivists are welcome. Closing date: Friday, September 3rd 2004 For further details, please contact: Val Robinson on: 0161 907 5354 or email: [log in to unmask] Alternatively, write to The Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD Anna Smart College Librarian Tel. 0161 907 5241 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:48:00 +0100 Reply-To: Natasha Bishop <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: Natasha Bishop <[log in to unmask]> Organization: UKOLN Subject: ECDL 2004: Registration - one month to go! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_026A_01C4807B.5D1B75F0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_026A_01C4807B.5D1B75F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * Apologies for cross posting* ECDL 2004 : European Conference on Digital Libraries 12-17 September 2004, University of Bath, UK ECDL 2004 is the 8th in the series of European Digital Library Conferences and has become the major European Forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, organisational and social issues. The five days of the event include tutorials and workshops as well as the three day conference programme which includes over 40 papers from international authors. Places are filling up fast so to take advantage of this prestigious event please visit the conference website, http://www.ecdl2004.org/ where you will find the full programme and registration information. 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ECDL 2004 : European Conference on Digital Libraries

12-17 September 2004, University of Bath, UK

ECDL 2004 is the 8th in the series of European Digital Library Conferences and has become the major European Forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, organisational and social issues.

The five days of the event include tutorials and workshops as well as the three day conference programme which includes over 40 papers from international authors.

Places are filling up fast so to take advantage of this prestigious event please visit the conference website, http://www.ecdl2004.org/ where you will find the full programme and registration information.

We look forward to welcoming you in Bath.

ECDL Organising Committee

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------=_NextPart_000_026A_01C4807B.5D1B75F0-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:58:47 +0100 Reply-To: Cressida Annesley <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Cressida Annesley <[log in to unmask]> Subject: suppliers of lockers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We are hoping to buy some lockers for researchers' bags etc for our searchroom. Ideally we would like these to be in wood (or wood-effect), as our searchroom is lined with wood. We would be grateful for any suggestions of possible suppliers. With many thanks Cressida Cressida Annesley Senior Research Archivist, Canterbury Cathedral Archives tel 01227-865330 ........................................ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they have been addressed. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the IT Manager, Dean & Chapter, Canterbury Cathedral on [log in to unmask] quoting the name of the sender and the addressee and then deleting the email from your system. Please Note: The contents of any attachment to this e-mail may contain viruses which could damage your computer system. While we have taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ........................................ ========================================================================Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:18:25 +0100 Reply-To: Brian Carpenter <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Brian Carpenter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Akers Family MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C48138.03BFF540" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C48138.03BFF540 Content-Type: text/plain Dear All, We have a bound series of typescript transcripts of letters that relate to a family called Akers who appear to have had commercial interests in the West Indies in the late eighteenth century. The letters range in date from August 1783 to July 1797 and mostly relate to St.Kitts, although a number of other islands, including St.Vincent, Guadeloupe, Martinique and 'Dominique' are mentioned. This is accompanied by some typed genealogical notes relating to the Akers family and some other related families which were apparently collected by one John Bromley during visits to St.Kitts in the early twentieth century. We have no idea what has happened to the original letters, but the transcripts were left at the office in 1997 by a man from London who wanted us to find a suitable home for them, something which I've been meaning to do ever since. As we are preparing for a move to new premises this has now become a priority, so, if anyone would like them or would like to nominate an appropriate repository, please contact me off-list. I will be happy to post the items to a suitable recipient. Brian Carpenter Archivist Devon Record Office Castle Street Exeter Devon EX4 3PU United Kingdom Archives Tel: +44 (0)1392 384253 Archives Fax: +44 (0)1392 384256 Conservation Tel: +44 (0)1392 385659 Web Page: http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm ------_=_NextPart_001_01C48138.03BFF540 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Akers Family

Dear All,

We have a bound series of typescript transcripts of letters that relate to a family called Akers who appear to have had commercial interests in the West Indies in the late eighteenth century. The letters range in date from August 1783 to July 1797 and mostly relate to St.Kitts, although a number of other islands, including St.Vincent, Guadeloupe, Martinique and 'Dominique' are mentioned. This is accompanied by some typed genealogical notes relating to the Akers family and some other related families which were apparently collected by one John Bromley during visits to St.Kitts in the early twentieth century.

We have no idea what has happened to the original letters, but the transcripts were left at the office in 1997 by a man from London who wanted us to find a suitable home for them, something which I've been meaning to do ever since.

As we are preparing for a move to new premises this has now become a priority, so, if anyone would like them or would like to nominate an appropriate repository, please contact me off-list. I will be happy to post the items to a suitable recipient.

Brian Carpenter
Archivist
Devon Record Office
Castle Street
Exeter
Devon
EX4 3PU
United Kingdom
Archives Tel: +44 (0)1392 384253
Archives Fax: +44 (0)1392 384256
Conservation Tel: +44 (0)1392 385659
Web Page: http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm

------_=_NextPart_001_01C48138.03BFF540-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:57:29 +0100 Reply-To: "Norgrove, Katie" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Norgrove, Katie" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: National Council on Archives Website - Publications Available MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear all, The NCA has now updated its the publications section of its website to ensure that all its reports are available as downloadable PDF files from http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/pubs.html This section of the site previously contained some web page links to html versions at www.archives.org.uk/nca. Please can you update any of your old links. The reports available from http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/pubs.html are: Joint NCA/MLA Archives Workforce Study, March 2004 The aim of this report is to provide the archive sector with an analysis of key workforce issues and make recommendations for improvements. The report forms Annex G of the full Archives Task Force report. NCA Annual Review 2002-3 A review of the year\'s activities including a summary of accounts Interoperability Protocol, November 2003 The NCA has advocated the development of a UK Archival Network, comprised of internet resources or strands having a common data structure, which aims ultimately to be searchable through a single interface. The aim of this protocol is to facilitate interoperability between these strands of the archival network in the UK. NCA Annual Review, 2001-2002 An account of the year. Eastern Promise A Strategy for Archival Development in the East of England. Changing the Future of Our Past, April 2002 A brochure aimed explaining the importance and relevance of archives to stakeholders. National Council on Archives and National Archives Network User Research Group (NANURG) - User Evaluation: Report of Findings, March 2002 The first coordinated evaluation of existing strands of the National Archives Network. Archives in the Regions Future Priorities, March 2002 Proceedings of a NCA seminar held in March 2002 which looked at future potential developments for archives in the English Regions. Archives in the Regions: An Overview of the English Regional Archive Strategies, June 2001 Produced by the NCA with support from Resource, the Public Record Office and the Society of Archivists. Taking Part - An audit of social inclusion work in archives, May 2001 The first ever survey of the extent of social inclusion work in archives. A report produced by the NCA with support from Resource, the Public Record Office and the Society of Archivists. Survey of recruitment of archivists, conservators and records managers, July-December 1999, A report written for the Society of Archivists and initiated by the NCA. British Archives: The Way Forward, 1999 A five year forward plan for the development archives in the UK produced to influence amongst other the funding patterns of The Heritage Lottery Fund. An Introduction to Fundraising for Archives, 1999 Archives Online, 1998 A blueprint for the development of coordinated archival services online. National Name Authority File: Report to the National Council on Archives, 1998 Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, Thanks Katie Katie Norgrove Policy and Development Officer The National Council on Archives c/o The National Archives Ruskin Avenue Kew, Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8392 5376 Fax: 020 8392 5295 Mobile: 07760 463052 ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:52:00 +0100 Reply-To: "Stockting, William" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stockting, William" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Request for examples: User based evaluation tools project: Univer sity of Toronto MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Colleague; Professors Wendy Duff and Joan Cherry of the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto are working on a project to develop: a) generic user-based evaluation tools to provide archival institutions with user feedback on their digital archives ("digital archives" refers to the digital content and services made available by archival institutions via the Internet), and b) guidelines to assist archival institutions in developing digital archives that meet user needs ("user" is defined broadly as those individuals or groups who have used (or are potential users of) your holdings and/or services (including employees of your parent organization, members of the public, and other archivists). As a first step, we are collecting any instruments you have used to obtain feedback from users about your archives' services generally (not just digital content and services). Could you please provide us with copies of any questionnaires, focus group scripts, interview scripts, comment/suggestion forms, etc. that you have used to solicit feedback from users, as well as any reports, etc. based on user feedback? Any documents you send us will be available only to the researchers and the project research assistant. Please send the documents to [log in to unmask] For documents not available in digital form, please send paper copies to: Jean Dryden, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3G6, or fax to 416-971-1399. We would like to have your response by 15 September 2004. After analyzing the content of these documents to identify criteria used to evaluate services, we will then explore those criteria in focus groups with end-users, and use the results as the basis for a web-based questionnaire. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. If you have questions or require further information about the project, please contact Wendy Duff at the address below. Prof. Wendy Duff Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto [log in to unmask] 416-978-3152 Prof. Joan Cherry Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto [log in to unmask] Jean Dryden Research Assistant and Doctoral Student Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:45:15 +0100 Reply-To: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Articles from History of Photography Journal MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All, I am trying to trace two articles contained in History of Photography 1: Amy Stark Vol 5 and Number 1 January 1980 & 2: Larry Schaaf Vol 4 October 1980 which should be on a publishing company Lovell Reeve. I was wondering if anyone had these in their possession and would be kind enough to send them to me. We would of course pay any costs involved. Many thanks Michèle Losse Acting Archivist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE Tel: +44 (0)20-8332 5417 Fax: +44 (0)20-8332 5430 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.kew.org/library/ ========================================================================Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:56:00 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 814 back in town Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1092520560" -------------------------------1092520560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Well after a whirlwind tour of London, Cambridge and Liverpool here is smattering of stories for your enjoyment. Do read the last story about the Dallas Library's acquisition of new photo collection. DATA retention is the main compliance headache for banks Out-Law.com - UK ... time. This conflict, said respondents, was slowing down the ability to formulate strategies for document retention and retrieval. ... http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=dataretentionisth1092224125&area=n ews INTERNET Archive has copyright problems The Inquirer - England,UK The US Internet Archive, which makes archival copies of software and data, said it was technically impossible to do its job because of the Act which forbids ... http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17785 INTERNET archivist has modest goal: Store everything SiliconValley.com - San Jose,CA,USA By Matt Marshall. Brewster Kahle, founder of San Francisco's Internet Archive, burns with a mission. He wants to ensure universal access to all human knowledge. ... http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/9373272.htm EX-CLERK Sentenced in INS File Shredding Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA The former worker gets probation and house arrest in the case of destroyed immigration documents. He intends to file an appeal. ... http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-me-salazar10aug10,1,7341442.st ory?coll=la-headlines-business-careers EX-EMPLOYEES Talk About Collection Agency Document Handling WBNS - Colombus,OH,USA ... "Paperwork, documents with social security numbers on it, said the former employee. "There was no shredding. We just threw it away.". ... http://www.10tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2158003 PRESERVING Ham Radio History Hartford Courant (subscription) - Hartford,CT,USA ... Internet and wi-fi connections, it's easy to forget the technology that provided much of the basis for our plugged-in lifestyles, but archivists, working in a ... http://www.ctnow.com/technology/hc-prime0810.artaug10,1,7780497.story?coll=hc- headlines-technology MESSAGES Can Be Forever PC Magazine - USA ... text messaging. So instead we'll be left to look to a new generation for the first SMS message archivists. Think about it. Somewhere ... http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1634544,00.asp SAIF'S actions draw rebuke in handling of records Oregonian - Portland,OR,USA ... Keene said her understanding of the state's records-retention rule was that if a ... was a "ridiculous standard that would allow any state agency to delete anything ... http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1092225819112380 .xml SCOTTISH Water report kept under wraps The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK ... It said that Scottish Waterâ€™s record on openness in relation to public documents "leaves much to be desired" and that it did not do enough to publicise ... http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=916332004 BOXES Full Of History Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA ... is Richard "Dick" Harrington, a veteran archivist who cut his teeth at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, which serves as the state's archives and government ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56599-2004Aug11.html CONTROLLING content chaos Computerworld Australia - Australia ... software is designed to keep track of documents and records that are stored in a variety of locations and formats (paper, Web pages, PDF files and, increasingly ... http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1835136218;fp;16;fpid;0 CASE of vanishing files baffles court Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... I want my records. ... only part of my file -- about one-half inch of documents dating to ... register of probate, said she and her staff are searching for the files. ... http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/08/12/case_of_vanishing_files_b affles_court_1092236149 COUNCIL supports access to documents Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA BY WAYNE T. PRICE. The Melbourne City Council wants Melbourne International Airport leadership to back off on efforts to restrict access to public documents. ... http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/moneystoryB0811AIRPORT.htm ACT to bolster record-keeping Fiji Times - Fiji ... He said the Act would legally establish the National Archives and assign responsibilities in the acquisition and preservation of public archival records and ... http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=6693 Dallas Morning News 8/17/04 A legacy worth thousands of words Dallas to preserve black photographer's historic collection 10:32 PM CDT on Friday, August 13, 2004 By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning News In the two years since his father died, Marion Butts Jr. has found comfort in the former photographer's tiny plastic negatives and fragile black-and-white prints that preserve 60 years of Dallas' black history. There's the one of Dallas' first black police officers. One of a visit by Ike and Tina Turner. And a couple showing Martin Luther King Jr. in the early days of desegregation. But Mr. Butts is preparing to say goodbye to those images. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/081404dnmet photog.278d.html http://snipurl.com/8flq Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1092520560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en

Well after a whirlwind tour of London, Cambridge and Liverpool here is smattering of stories for your enjoyment.

Do read the last story about the Dallas Library's acquisition of new photo collection.

DATA retention is the main compliance headache for banks
Out-Law.com - UK
... time. This conflict, said respondents, was slowing down the ability
to formulate strategies for document retention and retrieval. ...
http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=dataretentionisth1092224125&area=news

INTERNET Archive has copyright problems
The Inquirer - England,UK
The US Internet Archive, which makes archival copies of software and data,
said it was technically impossible to do its job because of the Act which
forbids ...
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17785

INTERNET archivist has modest goal: Store everything
SiliconValley.com - San Jose,CA,USA
By Matt Marshall. Brewster Kahle, founder of San Francisco's Internet Archive,
burns with a mission. He wants to ensure universal access to all human
knowledge. ...
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/9373272.htm

EX-CLERK Sentenced in INS File Shredding
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The former worker gets probation and house arrest in the case of destroyed
immigration documents. He intends to file an appeal. ...
http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-me-salazar10aug10,1,7341442.story?coll=la-headlines-business-careers

EX-EMPLOYEES Talk About Collection Agency Document Handling
WBNS - Colombus,OH,USA
... "Paperwork, documents with social security numbers on it, said the
former employee. "There was no shredding. We just threw it away.". ...
http://www.10tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2158003

PRESERVING Ham Radio History
Hartford Courant (subscription) - Hartford,CT,USA
... Internet and wi-fi connections, it's easy to forget the technology
that provided much of the basis for our plugged-in lifestyles, but archivists,
working in a ...
http://www.ctnow.com/technology/hc-prime0810.artaug10,1,7780497.story?coll=hc-headlines-technology

MESSAGES Can Be Forever
PC Magazine - USA
... text messaging. So instead we'll be left to look to a new generation
for the first SMS message archivists. Think about it. Somewhere ...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1634544,00.asp

SAIF'S actions draw rebuke in handling of records
Oregonian - Portland,OR,USA
... Keene said her understanding of the state's records-retention rule
was that if a ... was a "ridiculous standard that would allow any state
agency to delete anything ...
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1092225819112380.xml

SCOTTISH Water report kept under wraps
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... It said that Scottish Waterâ€™s record on openness in relation to public
documents "leaves much to be desired" and that it did not do enough to
publicise ...
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=916332004

BOXES Full Of History
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... is Richard "Dick" Harrington, a veteran archivist who cut his teeth
at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, which serves as the state's archives
and government ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56599-2004Aug11.html

CONTROLLING content chaos
Computerworld Australia - Australia
... software is designed to keep track of documents and records that are
stored in a variety of locations and formats (paper, Web pages, PDF files
and, increasingly ...
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1835136218;fp;16;fpid;0

CASE of vanishing files baffles court
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
... I want my records. ... only part of my file -- about one-half inch
of documents dating to ... register of probate, said she and her staff
are searching for the files. ...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/08/12/case_of_vanishing_files_baffles_court_1092236149

COUNCIL supports access to documents
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
BY WAYNE T. PRICE. The Melbourne City Council wants Melbourne International
Airport leadership to back off on efforts to restrict access to public
documents. ...
http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/moneystoryB0811AIRPORT.htm

ACT to bolster record-keeping
Fiji Times - Fiji
... He said the Act would legally establish the National Archives and assign
responsibilities in the acquisition and preservation of public archival
records and ...
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=6693

Dallas Morning News 8/17/04

A legacy worth thousands of words

Dallas to preserve black photographer's historic collection

10:32 PM CDT on Friday, August 13, 2004

By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning News

In the two years since his father died, Marion Butts Jr. has found comfort in the former photographer's

tiny plastic negatives and fragile black-and-white prints that preserve 60 years of Dallas' black history.

There's the one of Dallas' first black police officers. One of a visit by Ike and Tina Turner. And a couple

showing Martin Luther King Jr. in the early days of desegregation.

But Mr. Butts is preparing to say goodbye to those images.

http://snipurl.com/8flq

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1092520560-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:10:42 +0100 Reply-To: Lesley M Richmond <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Lesley M Richmond <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Glasgow University Subject: Information Marketplace@SOA 2004 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Dear All Details about the exciting events being held during the Information Marketplace are now on the SOA web site at http://www.archives.org.uk/conference/events.asp It is still not too late to book but do hurry as places are going fast! Lesley Richmond -- Lesley Richmond (University Archivist) Director, Glasgow University Archive Services 77-87 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6PW, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 141-330-2089 Fax: +44 (0) 141-330-4158 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk -- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:15:40 +0100 Reply-To: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Summary of offsite records storage companies Many thanks for the suggestions I received for records storage companies. As several people asked me to let them know what I found out, here are the companies that have been recommended: Archives Online, Charlton - www.archives-online.com Graphic Data Online - www.graphicdata.co.uk Iron Mountain, Belvedere - www.ironmountain.co.uk Clark's Archive Storage, Unit 14-15 London Industrial Park, 5 Hillcroft Rd, London E6 6LW, 020 7476 3666 Ede's UK Ltd - www.edes.com ER Logistics - www.erlogistics.plus.com Polly Tucker Acting Archives and Records Manager The Natural History Museum ========================================================================Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:39:56 +0100 Reply-To: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Press Release from Senate House Library and the Laser Foundation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4837D.5F1D4180" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4837D.5F1D4180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Appointment of Richard Butterworth as Project Technical and Liaison Officer, Accessing our Archival and Manuscript Heritage (a project funded by EARL and the Laser Foundation) Senate House Library, University of London, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Richard Butterworth as Project Technical and Liaison Officer, Accessing our Archival and Manuscript Heritage. The appointment is for a fixed term period of 14 months, and a secondment from the post of Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing Science, Middlesex University. Accessing our Archival and Manuscript Heritage is funded by an award of £75,000, comprising funds of £67,000 from the former Electronic Access to Resources in Libraries (EARL) Consortium for Public Library Networking plus a grant of £8,000 from the LASER Foundation. Its purpose is to fund the creation and development of a specially-dedicated web interface for lifelong learners interested in archives, manuscripts and manuscript studies For the full press release please see http://www.bl.uk/concord/laser-pressrelease4.html ____________________________ Henry Girling Regional and Library Programmes The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB T: 020 7412 7333 F: 020 7412 7155 E: [log in to unmask] W: www.bl.uk ____________________________ ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************* ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4837D.5F1D4180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Appointment of Richard Butterworth as Project Technical and Liaison Officer, Accessing our Archival and Manuscript Heritage (a project funded by EARL and the Laser Foundation)

Senate House Library, University of London, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Richard Butterworth as Project Technical and Liaison Officer, Accessing our Archival and Manuscript Heritage. The appointment is for a fixed term period of 14 months, and a secondment from the post of Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing Science, Middlesex University.

Accessing our Archival and Manuscript Heritage is funded by an award of £75,000, comprising funds of £67,000 from the former Electronic Access to Resources in Libraries (EARL) Consortium for Public Library Networking plus a grant of £8,000 from the LASER Foundation. Its purpose is to fund the creation and development of a specially-dedicated web interface for lifelong learners interested in archives, manuscripts and manuscript studies

For the full press release please see http://www.bl.uk/concord/laser-pressrelease4.html

____________________________

Henry Girling

Regional and Library Programmes

The British Library

96 Euston Road

London

NW1 2DB

T: 020 7412 7333

F: 020 7412 7155

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4837D.5F1D4180-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:11:40 +0100 Reply-To: Simon Robbins <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Simon Robbins <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digitisation Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM DEPARTMENT OF DOCUMENTS Our Ref: SNR/DOC8 16 August 2004 Dear Colleagues We are hoping to commence a programme to digitise some of our collections of private papers in order to conserve the originals from wear and tear and to improve access for our visitors. I would therefore be most grateful if anyone who has already completed such a project could contact me to pass on their hard-earned experience, notably the pros and cons of in-house digitisation compared with outsourcing this work, the names and addresses of companies/bodies who could scan original material or microfilms for us, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls that lurk for unsuspecting archivists. Many thanks With best wishes. Yours faithfully Dr Simon Robbins Archivist Department of Documents Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ 020 7416 5221 [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** This email and any files or attachments transmitted with it, is confidential and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the named addressee you may not use, copy, retain or disclose it to any other person. 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Somerset Archive and Record Service PROJECT ARCHIVIST Salary: Up to £23,313pa, 1-year contract Following a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund we are looking for a qualified archivist to catalogue and publicise the rich and varied Sanford Estate Archive. The archive includes papers of the philosopher John Locke, and papers relating to the Monmouth Rebellion, late 17th century correspondence, British national politics, and the Boer War, as well as a wide variety of estate records. Cataloguing will be carried out using the CALM 2000 software, and the resulting catalogue will be made available online. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to publicise the archive through the creation of a website, educational outreach work, and a touring exhibition. If you have any questions on the likely job content please contact Janet Tall or Sue Berry on (01823) 278805. Application forms and further details are available from Library Administration Centre, Mount Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3ES, Tel: 01278 451201. Please note that CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: 31 August 2004. This communication is intended solely for the person (s) or organisation to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged and confidential information and if you are not the intended recipient (s), you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender and copy the message to [log in to unmask] Individuals are advised that by replying to, or sending an e-mail message to Somerset County Council, you accept that you have no explicit or implicit expectation of privacy. In line with the Surveillance and Monitoring Policy, any e-mail messages (and attachments) transmitted over the Council's network may be subject to scrutiny. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:22:32 +0100 Reply-To: Michelle Foggett <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Michelle Foggett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: The Archives Portal The Archives Portal is The National Archives gateway to archive-related initiatives around the United Kingdom and beyond. Log on and search for archive projects by title, keyword or location. There are numerous subjects to explore, from archival care to historical collections to learning and access. All profiled resources on the Portal will tell you about the project, relevant websites, related organisations and who to contact if you have more questions. The Portal is a great resource for professionals, because it profiles projects and initiatives that are being developed, and may act as a springboard for ideas for other projects or provide models of best practice. The Portal also lists professional and training organisations and in that sense, the Portal is a great place to look for career development purposes. Keeping up with new projects is now easier! Every month the Archives Portal features on our home page a fresh new project happening around the UK. Log on to the Archives Portal www.portal.nationalarchives.gov.uk to explore projects or add a new resource. If you have any questions or comments, please contact: Michelle Foggett Archives Portal Editor Curatorial Officer The National Archives Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 020 8876 3444 x2609 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:40:06 +0100 Reply-To: Liz Branigan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Liz Branigan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable University of Durham University Library Assistant Conservator Conservation Unit - Archives and Special Collections £19,614-£20,791 p.a. To share in the wide variety of work carried out by the Conservation Unit, including conservation and repair of paper,parchment,maps,seals,etc.,binding,preventive rehousing and photography and to participate in the collaborative scheme with NEMLAC, offering conservation advice to collections in the region. Applicants should be qualified conservators, preferably with experience of paper and parchment repair and book conservation. The post is fixed-term for twelve months from date of appointment. Informal enquiries about the post may be made to the Senior Conservator, Liz Branigan (tel. 0191 334 2931) Closing date : 3 September 2004. Reference number : 0415 Further details and an application form are available on our website https://jobs.dur.ac.uk, telephone 0191 334 6499, or fax 0191 334 6495 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:15:12 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 816 Rare Find, Swedish restrictions Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HISTORIAN uncovers rare finds Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA ... The project began when Milli Knudsen, a historian who volunteers at the state archives in Concord, came to Keene to do research for a book she's writing on all ... LOS Alamos Disks May Not Be Lost Byteandswitch.com - New York,NY,USA A high-profile case of missing information may have ... or not the disks were missing, Los Alamosâ€™ system of ... if we cannot tell if classified material is missing. ... IG reports old classified computer discrepancies Los Alamos Monitor - Los Alamos,NM,USA On top of the present crisis at Los Alamos National Laboratory ... special fields for the sensitive and classified computers. That information was kept separately ... PAST master Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA ... and their churches, Lufkin, in his 60s, is the official historian and archivist of American ... and is trying to find a permanent home for the archives of the ... SWEDEN limits access to WWII archives Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel The Swedish government is refusing to allow full access to archives containing records of the country's involvement with World War II war criminals, a Swedish ... ELECTRONIC documents studied for right-to-know The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA CONCORD â€” What kind of electronic public records, including e-mail, fall under the stateâ€™s right-to-know law is being studied by a legislative panel. ... US National Archives Aims to Create Permanent Digital Records Voice of America - Washington,DC,USA The US National Archives this week awarded competitive contracts worth $20 million to create a system for permanently storing digital electronic records. ... FLORIDA a Big Test of E-Voting Wired News - USA ... say there is little risk of vote tampering because each machine records three copies ... In her county, all functions on the machines that would delete votes have ... Italy: Access to Medical Documents in Italy in Connection With The Right of Privacy 02 August 2004 Article by Guido Alberto Inzaghi In Italy, access to medical documents and records, such as prescriptions, held by the Public Health Authority, the Azienda Sanitaria Locale (a local health agency) or other similar public bodies is subject to control limitations in connection with the laws concerning the right of privacy. Italian Law No. 241/90 (article 25) states that there is a general right for individuals and/or companies to have access to administrative documents collected by the Public Administration in carrying out its duties. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27587&email_access=on ( United States: Litigation Going Paperless - An Introduction to The Complexities of EDiscovery 28 July 2004 Article by Sheryl Willert and Jeffrey M. Wolf Today's business communications and data are routinely stored in digital media (e-mail, web pages, word processing files, computer databases, personal digital assistants, and telephone voicemails). For the typical business, a large percentage of this information is stored digitally and never printed to hard copy. Legal scholars and practitioners alike have commented that the current Federal and State Rules of Civil Procedure have not kept pace with the realities of the digital age.1 The following is an introduction to some of the complexities involved with preserving and producing e-discovery and proposals that are being made to address these issues. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27629&email_access=on United Kingdom: Trans-border Data Flows In Outsourcing Transactions 28 July 2004 Article by David Strang As the trend towards off-shore outsourcing continues, businesses frequently need to address the complex issue of trans-border flows of data. Where the data is transferred outside the EU, the legal challenges become particularly difficult. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27603&email_access=on Canada: Canadaâ€™s New Privacy Lawsâ€”What Employers And Plan Sponsors Need To Know 06 August 2004 Article by Elizabeth Mcnaughton, Caroline Helbronner, Barbara Austin and Kathryn Bush This article was originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Pension & Benefits - January 2004 Federal and emerging provincial privacy laws on handling personal information will have a profound effect on employers, benefit plan administrators and sponsors. In fact, privacy procedures and policies should already be in place in your organization. On January 1st, 2004, as almost every business owner and manager has likely heard, the final phase of Ottawaâ€™s privacy legislation came into full force and now applies to all federally and provincially regulated private sector organizations. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27761&email_access=on United States: U.S. Court Affirms Employerâ€™s Right to Read Employeesâ€™ Email 06 August 2004 Article by Charles H. Kennedy U.S. law gives employees few protections against employer surveillance of their workplace communications. Even without express employee consent, U.S. employers generally may listen to workplace telephone conversations, read messages sent to and from corporate email accounts, and record and disclose the contents of employee communications. Employees that bring legal challenges to these practices rarely succeed in U.S. courts. The recent decision of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Fraser v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, which upholds an employerâ€™s reading of an employeeâ€™s electronic mail email ("email") messages, typifies the obstacles that complaining employees face under U.S. law. 1 http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27765&email_access=on -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:46:08 +0100 Reply-To: Emma Halsall <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Emma Halsall <[log in to unmask]> Subject: MLA sponsorship of SoA conference places MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4844F.C9029788" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4844F.C9029788 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Last year the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council sponsored places for the first time at the SoA Conference and, following the success of this, sponsorship has been made available for this years Conference. Places are targeted for staff who would not normally have the opportunity to attend conference, particularly frontline and non managerial staff. Participants will be required to submit a short evaluation (2 sides of A4) outlining their learning points from the conference. Please email your application in not more than 500 words stating how attending this years conference will benefit personal development and enhance job performance. Closing date: Friday 20th August. Applications should be sent to: [log in to unmask] Emma Halsall Archive Policy Adviser Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) 16 Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9AA Tel: (020) 7273 1421 www.mla.gov.uk ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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Last year the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council sponsored places for the first time at the SoA Conference and, following the success of this, sponsorship has been made available for this years Conference.

Places are targeted for staff who would not normally have the opportunity to attend conference, particularly frontline and non managerial staff. Participants will be required to submit a short evaluation (2 sides of A4) outlining their learning points from the conference.

Please email your application in not more than 500 words stating how attending this years conference will benefit personal development and enhance job performance.

Closing date: Friday 20th August.

Applications should be sent to: [log in to unmask]

Emma Halsall

Archive Policy Adviser

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)

16 Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9AA

Tel: (020) 7273 1421

www.mla.gov.uk

I would be grateful if I could be removed from the list. Thank you.

Sally Bartlett, Librarian
Berkhamsted Collegiate School
email: [log in to unmask]

ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! --0-146925053-1092770725=:77566-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:26:28 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 817 Archivist quits, selecting media and more Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit FCW.com - USA ... That's clearly the case in archival storage, where disk technology, armed with new arrays, and tape technology, which is equipped with nanotechnology, slug it ... RODDY Stinson: 'Draft' dodging used to block access to city ... San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA ... disclosure.". The "draft document" dodge is familiar to anyone who regularly attempts to obtain public documents from City Hall. ... OPEN up Ontario university files Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada DIGITAL Recording Presents New Challenges Reuters - USA ... thing. As technology evolves, it is essential, archivists say, that reissues on new audio platforms be based on original masters. ... INTERWOVEN Acquires Records Management Line 56 News - USA Interwoven announced today it has required the technology assets of Software Intelligence, a standalone vendor of records management (RM) solutions. ... THE raiders of the lost archives Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA ... Andrew P. Cernota. The Patent and Trademark Office was immediately interested in adding the documents to its archives. "This isn ... HARRIS, Lockheed to design e-records system Washington Technology - Vienna,VA,USA ... planning and research, the National Archives and Records Administration has taken the next step in dealing with the flood of electronic records that agencies ... LEGAL Issues May Block Digital Health Records- GAO Reuters - USA ... HHS, in a written response, took issue with some of the GAO's conclusions that various laws would discourage movement toward electronic records. ... STATE Library seeks release of money to preserve fading history Penn Live - Harrisburg,PA,USA ... rare books, including law books likely used to write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, is slowly deteriorating at the State Library in the ... WELCOME to the Nation's Memory AllAfrica.com - Africa ... One of the display booths under construction at the National Archives, Nairobi, as part of the renovation work on the Murumbi collection. Photo by John Fox. ... PATIENTS' records in legal limbo Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA ... discard, distribute or destroy? The storage company, Tri-City Archives in Pico Rivera, has a double dilemma. It is also storing ... LOW pay makes archivist quit job The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE. HOLYOKE - Devon R. Dawson, the archivist-curator of the Public Library's history room, will leave on Aug. ... DO you have a right to see this picture? Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription) - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... Rumsfeld. He knew then what the political right should rediscover now: The FOIA can be the Nanny State's worst enemy. But it needs help. ... CAL City Web site gets high praise Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA ... act. "These communities have a Web site, and they have a FOIA form available on that Web site," Klaper said of the six communities. ... MUSEUM'S appeal for Truman memorabilia nets items big and small Jewish World Review - USA ... The "Memories" materials are not nearly as stunning as a 1947 diary, discovered last year by Truman Library archivists, proved to be. ... HEALTHCARE goes 'paperless' Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA ... Indianapolis hospital has traded its once scattered medical charts, file folders, X-rays and other documents for a unified electronic records system accessible ... BY:RICARDO Kaulessar Jersey City Reporter - Jersey City,NJ,USA ... That preservation work includes creating a temperature controlled room to decrease humidity in order to prevent mold and storing archival material in acid-free ... MEDIA matters: Microfilm outperforms disk archives ITWeb - South Africa ... To effectively meet their archival requirements, companies need to look past technological niceties to proven, reliable solutions, such as microfilm. ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:03:43 +0100 Reply-To: Jo March Vietzke <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jo March Vietzke <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Electronic Listing Systems - please let us know what you think. Cambridgeshire County Archives Service is looking into purchasing an electronic system for creating lists of archive collections and would welcome comments from other archive offices on their experiences. We are particularly interested in how other offices have dealt with the retro-conversion of old paper lists, the reasons for choosing one system over the others, and the pros and cons of different electronic systems. Any comments gratefully received. yours sincerely Jo March Cambridgeshire Archives Service ICT Implementation Team County Record Office Box RES1009, Shire Hall Cambridge CB3 0AP tel:01223 717281 ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:07:45 +0100 Reply-To: March Jo <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: March Jo <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Electronic listing systems - please let us know about your experi ences. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Cambridgeshire County Archives Service is looking into purchasing an electronic system for creating lists of archive collections and would welcome comments from other archive offices on their experiences. We are particularly interested in how other offices have dealt with the retro-conversion of old paper lists, the reasons for choosing one system over the others, and the pros and cons of different electronic systems. Any comments gratefully received. yours sincerely Jo March Cambridgeshire Archives Service ICT Implementation Team County Record Office Box RES1009, Shire Hall Cambridge CB3 0AP tel:01223 717281 <> *************************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you receive this email by mistake please notify the sender and delete it immediately. Opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Cambridgeshire County Council. All sent and received email from Cambridgeshire County Council is automatically scanned for the presence of computer viruses and security issues. *************************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:01:35 +0100 Reply-To: "SHENTON, Caroline" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "SHENTON, Caroline" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New EAD/DE Group web pages MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Dear all The web pages of the EAD/Data Exchange Group on the Society's web site have been completely revised and expanded. Highlights include an up-to-date training schedule, a comprehensive list of online EAD and Data Exchange resources for those working or wishing to work with relevant technologies, and details of key projects in the sector. There are also downloadable files of training and current awareness presentations given at Group meetings, dating back to 2002. Further developments will take place once the new Society web site is live. Please feel free to contact me with further ideas for content or other suggestions. The new pages are at http://www.archives.org.uk/ead/index.asp Caroline +++++ Caroline Shenton Assistant Clerk of the Records Parliamentary Archives House of Lords Record Office London SW1A OPW United Kingdom 44 (0)207 219 5318 [log in to unmask] www.parliament.uk *************************************************************************** UK Parliament Disclaimer: This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. This e-mail has been checked for viruses, but no liability is accepted for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. *************************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 10:08:00 +0100 Reply-To: Nicola Waddington <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nicola Waddington <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Urban District Council Loans MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am currently appraising the records of Whitstable Urban District Coucil up to 1974. I have come across some files which show that the Council was borrowing money from private individuals, mainly from people living in the Whitstable area or in London. Can anybody tell me whether this was standard pratice or whether Whitstable was unusual in financing itself from its electorate? Thank you. Nicola Waddington Oyster Sources Project Archivist Canterbury Cathedral Archives ........................................ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they have been addressed. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the IT Manager, Dean & Chapter, Canterbury Cathedral on [log in to unmask] quoting the name of the sender and the addressee and then deleting the email from your system. Please Note: The contents of any attachment to this e-mail may contain viruses which could damage your computer system. While we have taken every reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ........................................ ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:59:55 +0100 Reply-To: Patricia Whatley <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Patricia Whatley <[log in to unmask]> Subject: CPD - Oral History & Archives Distance Learning modules now available Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline With apologies for cross-posting The University of Dundee is launching its new MPhil Archives and Records Management by Distance Learning in September and a number of modules will be available for CPD. Details of two modules available immediately are below. All modules have full academic accreditation and discussions regarding SOA accreditation are underway. Each module is worth 20 credits. Further information and a full list of modules is available from Mary Young, ([log in to unmask]) Acting Course Administrator, Archives and Records Management MPhil, Archive Services, Tower Building, University of Dundee, DD1 4HN. The 2004-2005 fees are £425 per 20 credit module. Module 6 Oral History and Archives Part 1 This module concentrates on the unique and non-traditional requirements of what is involved in providing cost effective sound and oral history archive services. Students will be provided with the tools and skills necessary to carry out an oral history project. This will ensure a thorough understanding of the complex legal and ethical considerations involved, in addition to fully appreciating the needs of sound and oral history archive users. Module 7 Oral History and Archives Part 2 This module highlights the special requirement of sound data, appraisal, storage, repair, maintenance, security and appropriate international standards. Students will gain an understanding of the historical development of sound recording technology and media, and the implications of obsolescence and emerging technology for conservation, preservation and access. As archiving sound and oral history materials is considerably more expensive than traditional archive sources part of the module will be devoted to helping students understand the financial and management options available. Regards, Pat Patricia Whatley University Archivist & Head of Archive, Records Management and Museum Services (ARMMS) Tower Building University of Dundee Dundee DD1 4HN Tel: 01382 345587 Mobile: 07734566258 Fax: 01382 345523 email: [log in to unmask] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/armms ARMMS is an associate department of the Department of History ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:36:28 +0100 Reply-To: Siobhan Convery <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Siobhan Convery <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Updated closure notice, Special Libraries & Archives, University of Aberdeen Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Apologies for cross posting.

Would colleagues please draw this notice to the attention of any relevant readers. Many thanks.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES & ARCHIVES, KING'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

During the summer and autumn months, Special Libraries & Archives facilities within the King's College buildings will benefit from extensive internal refurbishment and modernisation. Having due regard for the safety of both our collections and our readers, and in order for the work to proceed quickly, we need to remain closed.

Based on information provided by the University's Estates Section, our current prediction for re-opening is the end of November 2004.

In order to meet the requirements of those who have a pressing need to consult our material for teaching or research purposes, we intend to provide access to the Reading Room on a limited number of occasions during this official closure period. These dates are not yet known. Even when we do open, some printed and archive collections will be inaccessible, seating and reading accommodation will be very restricted, and the provision of services limited. Readers wishing to come and consult material are asked to make contact with the Reading Room or myself well in advance of any intended visit.

We regret any inconvenience that this may cause visitors and readers, but we trust that you will appreciate the necessity of the work.

We will keep you informed of progress either via our web pages, or via e-mail lists.

Thank you

Iain Beavan
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Reading Room
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Siobhan Convery

Senior Curator, Special Libraries and Archives

Historic Collections

University of Aberdeen

King's College

Aberdeen AB24 3SW

tel: +44 (0) 1224 27 2929

fax: +44 (0(0 1224 27 3891

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/

University of Aberdeen Open Day - Tuesday 24th August 2004

Visit our website at: www.abdn.ac.uk/openday or freephone 0800 0271495 ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 14:56:45 +0100 Reply-To: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: EDRM - a TFPL event in London on 13 September MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ******apologies for cross-posting******* With the summer holidays quickly disappearing what do you have to look forward to next in your diary? Why not attend one of our courses on EDRM. Please note that all our courses have limited places and with less than a month to go until our September programme starts we recommend reserving your place now to avoid missing out on the places we have left available. What: 'EDRM: preparing the business case and statement of requirement'. When: 13th September 2004 Who: Mayank Ladd will be leading our course Where: TFPL training suite, London Why: This one day workshop is designed to help organisations create a business case including a look at the options and costs. In addition, we will also address the creation of a statement of requirement that can be used to procure a solution. This will take into account the requirements set out from the National Archives. Is this course for you? This course is for anyone responsible for creating a business case and seeking funding. This includes senior managers, project sponsors, project managers and information and records managers. Course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£354.63) includes buffet lunch (no soggy sandwiches seen at TFPL) and refreshments For more information on this and related courses and to book your place follow this link: http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr695 We look forward to welcoming you at TFPL Amy Millis Training Administrator TFPL Ltd email: [log in to unmask] tel.: 020 7251 5522 TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this e-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorised and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _________________________________________________________________________This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:55:06 +0100 Reply-To: Carol Buxton <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Carol Buxton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Unsubscribe Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary MIME-Version: 1.0 Please remove my name from the list. Many thanks Carol Buxton Librarian Gresham's School [log in to unmask] ___________________________________________________ Build strong relationships with your customers on Officemaster. Free trial! http://www.officemaster.net ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:09:54 +0100 Reply-To: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Girling, Henry" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Announcing the new Wireless Network at the British Library MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4853D.CCB379F0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4853D.CCB379F0 Content-Type: text/plain Colleagues Everyone can now get access to the Net at the British Library without having to plug-in to a modem point. The wireless network has arrived at The British Library - users can surf the Internet, and connect to their office network to send and receive email, faster than broadband speeds. Hotspots are in the Cafe, Restaurant, Front Hall and Conference Centre. Bring your laptop but leave your wires behind the next time you visit us! Henry ____________________________ Henry Girling Regional and Library Programmes The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB T: 020 7412 7333 F: 020 7412 7155 E: [log in to unmask] W: www.bl.uk ____________________________ ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. 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Colleagues

Everyone can now get access to the Net at the British Library without having to plug-in to a modem point.

The wireless network has arrived at The British Library - users can surf the Internet, and connect to their office network to send and receive email, faster than broadband speeds.

Hotspots are in the Cafe, Restaurant, Front Hall and Conference Centre.

Bring your laptop but leave your wires behind the next time you visit us!

Henry

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Henry Girling

Regional and Library Programmes

The British Library

96 Euston Road

London

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4853D.CCB379F0-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:34:58 +0100 Reply-To: Geoff Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Geoff Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> Organization: dotDOCs Ltd. Subject: Off site storage Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C48549.AF2A5370" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C48549.AF2A5370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi I am preparing a spreadsheet calculating the cost of handling and storing paper and would appreciate information from anyone regarding the 'typical' costs of storing an archive box in off site storage and of retrieving a document or file from off-site storage. If the information is sent to to me off list I will post the results to the list if requested. Anybody who is interested in receiving the spreadsheet just e-mail me and I'll send you a copy as soon as it's done. Thanks and Best Regards ------------------------------------------ Geoff Baldwin Business Development Director dotDOCs Ltd Longdene House Haslemere GU27 2PH dir: 01428 647 577 m: 07717 478 422 web: www.dotdocs.co.uk ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C48549.AF2A5370 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable dotDOCs Stationery

I am preparing a spreadsheet calculating the cost of handling and storing paper and would appreciate information from anyone regarding the 'typical' costs of storing an archive box in off site storage and of retrieving a document or file from off-site storage.

If the information is sent to to me off list I will post the results to the list if requested.

Anybody who is interested in receiving the spreadsheet just e-mail me and I'll send you a copy as soon as it's done.

Thanks and Best Regards

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Geoff Baldwin

Business Development Director

dotDOCs Ltd

Longdene House

Haslemere

GU27 2PH

dir: 01428 647 577

m: 07717 478 422

web: www.dotdocs.co.uk

------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C48549.AF2A5370-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:57:14 +0100 Reply-To: Margaret Crockett <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Margaret Crockett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Managing Paper and Digital Records training day, Manchester 7th October Comments: To: [log in to unmask], "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With Apologies for cross-posting: Date: Thursday, 7 October 2004 Venue: The Greater Manchester Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester M4 5FU Cost: £129.25 per participant (incl. VAT at 17.5%) This training course is a more in-depth handling of the principles and practice of records management in the modern hybrid paper and digital environment. Thus the course sets out the principles and practices behind good records management regardless of the media of the material. Managing Paper and Digital Records builds on the Records Management Overview session in the Basic Archive Skills Training Day and assumes this baseline understanding of the subject. Participants who have not attended the Basic Archive Skills training will be provided with relevant pre-course reading. With this proviso, this training is suitable for anyone setting up a records management programme and for all staff working in records centres. Morning sessions cover the necessary components of a Records Management programme and an overview of particular issues such as legislation, standards, storage and preservation and how to deal with paper and digital systems in an integrated way. In the afternoon there will be a case study to illustrate practical implementation of a records management system followed by workshops. This course has been re-designed for 2004, reflecting both feedback from participants and the on-going experience and research of the Directors. Its focus on a case study and workshops together with an initial quiz is intended to deepen participants’ knowledge and understanding and to give a thorough grounding in the challenges and techniques of managing records in the modern hybrid environment. The course is presented and facilitated by Margaret Crockett and Janet Foster. The course fee of £129.25 (incl. VAT) includes a course handbook with supporting notes and useful sources for further information. The fee also includes lunch (with vegetarian option; please let the directors know if you have any other special dietary needs) and tea and coffee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programme 9.30–9.45 Registration and coffee 9.45–10.15 Introductions and Overview of course 10.15–11.15 Records Management Quiz and Round-up 11.15–11.30 Coffee 11.30–12.45 Potential Problem Areas for Records Management: Legal Issues Standards Storage and Preservation Hybrid Systems EDRMS versus EDMS 12.45–1.30 Lunch 1.30–2.30 Records Management Case Study 2.30–2.45 Tea 2.45–4.15 Records Management workshops 4.15–4.30 Final Discussion APPLICATION FORM Send to: TASC, May Cottage, 1 Fountayne Road, London N16 7EB or email to: [log in to unmask] Or fill in your registration form on-line at: http://www.archive-skills.com/training/2004/7-10appl.php Full name Employer Position Address Telephone Fax Email • I enclose a cheque for £117.50 payable to the Archive-Skills consultancy (TASC) • I’d like a receipt • Invoice my employer (give contact name and address if different from above) MPDR7/10.04 ========================================================================Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:57:21 +0100 Reply-To: Margaret Crockett <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Margaret Crockett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Basic Archive Training Day in Manchester 6th October Comments: To: [log in to unmask], "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With Apologies for cross-posting: Basic Archive Skills Training Day, Manchester Date: Wednesday, 6 October 2004 Venue: The Greater Manchester Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester M4 5FU Cost: £117.50 per participant (incl. VAT at 17.5%) Our well-known Introductory Course is aimed at people working with archives and records without formal recordkeeping qualifications, and who feel that they would benefit from some basic training in the principles of managing records and archives. It is suitable for: Archives and records assistants Managers of archive staff Librarians and information managers responsible for archives and records IT professionals seeking an overview of the aims of archives and records management Anyone else who has responsibility for managing archives and records This training day is reviewed and revised continually to reflect feedback from participants and the course directors’ evaluations and for 2004 there is a new-look programme which aims to allow more time for participants to explore the records management end of the archives life-cycle. The day retains four core sessions focusing on the main areas of archives and records management, differing in length as appropriate. By chairing and facilitating throughout the day, the course directors ensure that the program is integrated and flows well. Sessions will include ample time for questions and a high level of participation is encouraged. A course handbook will be provided, which will contain: supporting notes from the speakers; a select bibliography; the BASTD glossary of archive and records management terms; useful contacts; a list of relevant Websites; info-bytes on related topics; participants list; information about other TASC training opportunities Participants are encouraged to prepare for the course by formulating questions or issues that have arisen in the course of their work, for consideration by the speakers and the class as a whole. The course fee of £117.50 (incl. VAT) also includes lunch (with vegetarian option; please let the directors know if you have any other special dietary needs) and tea and coffee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programme 9.15–9.30 Registration and coffee 9.30–10.20 Introduction and First Principles Janet Foster and Margaret Crockett, TASC 10.20–11.20 Preservation: Strategies and Guidelines Nic Rayner, Greater Manchester Record Office 11.20–11.35 Coffee 11.35–12.35 Records Management Overview 12.35–1.00 Retention schedule exercise 1.00–1.45 Lunch 1.45–2.45 Archival Processing, Arrangement and Description 2.15–3.15 Description case study workshop Vincent McKernan, Greater Manchester Record Office 3.15–3.30 Tea 3.30–4.00 Provision of Access to Archives: group brainstorm 4.00–4.15 Info-byte — Networking Archives 4.15 Round-up and closing remarks APPLICATION FORM Send to: TASC, May Cottage, 1 Fountayne Road, London N16 7EB or email to: [log in to unmask] Or fill in your registration form on-line at: http://www.archive-skills.com/training/2004/6-10appl.php Full name Employer Position Address Telephone Fax Email • I enclose a cheque for £117.50 payable to the Archive-Skills consultancy (TASC) • I’d like a receipt • Invoice my employer (give contact name and address if different from above) Intro7/10.04 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 07:59:49 +0100 Reply-To: Pamela Birch <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Pamela Birch <[log in to unmask]> Subject: copyright on archives accepted in lieu of tax MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C485BA.1E4973B4" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C485BA.1E4973B4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We hold an estate collection that was accepted by the government in lieu of tax about twelve years ago although the collection had been deposited with us since the 1930s. We would like to publish images from the collection on our website and in our newsletter but need to clarify the copyright position first. Does anyone know whether when collections are accepted by the government this includes all rights, if so, who if anyone would we need to ask for permission to use the images? If not am I right in presuming that for most things copyright will remain with the descendants of the family and that therefore we will need to contact them? I would also like to hear from anyone who has tackled getting copyright clearance on other deposited collections for web publication as this is something we need to do very soon. Thanks Pamela Birch Beds & Luton Archives Service ******************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email by mistake, please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your email software. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. Any modification of the contents of this email is strictly prohibited unless expressly authorised by the sender. ******************************************* Save energy, money and the environment - is it necessary to print this message? ------_=_NextPart_001_01C485BA.1E4973B4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable copyright on archives accepted in lieu of tax

We hold an estate collection that was accepted by the government in lieu of tax about twelve years ago although the collection had been deposited with us since the 1930s. We would like to publish images from the collection on our website and in our newsletter but need to clarify the copyright position first. Does anyone know whether when collections are accepted by the government this includes all rights, if so, who if anyone would we need to ask for permission to use the images? If not am I right in presuming that for most things copyright will remain with the descendants of the family and that therefore we will need to contact them?

I would also like to hear from anyone who has tackled getting copyright clearance on other deposited collections for web publication as this is something we need to do very soon.

Thanks
Pamela Birch
Beds & Luton Archives Service

Dear all,

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Archivist

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London

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C48601.3D562437-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:02:17 +0100 Reply-To: Jan Pimblett <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jan Pimblett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Conference in October MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 University Challenges! The Institute of Education and the Archives for Education and Learning Group present a day of creative collaborations between HE tutors and archivists. 14th October 2004 9.30am-4pm Institute of Education 23-29, Emerald Street. London. WC1N 3QS. University Challenges will bring together archivists and academics from across the country for a day of case studies, workshops and discussions. Effective collaborations between HE institutions and archives will unlock fabulous resources for archive educators, HE tutors and, most importantly, their students. There will be opportunities to hear the latest approaches to working with archives in HE settings plus opportunities to explore practical and exciting ways forward, including working on a best practice toolkit for archivists and tutors working in the sector. The Archives for Education and Learning Group (AfELG) of the Society of Archivists have been meeting with a group of HE archivists for some time to discuss best practice for the promotion and use of archives within higher education. University Challenges marks the first public forum based on this work. Speakers will include: Dr Mike Winstanley, Senior Lecturer in History at Lancaster University, currently undertaking an HEFCE National Teaching Fellowship during which he is exploring the use of archival resources for local history. Ms Nicky Sugar, Head of Archives and Records Management, Royal Holloway, University of London. Nicky has worked extensively with undergraduate and postgraduate students at RHUL and other institutions on a range of projects involving archive collections. Ms Victoria Killick, Archivist at the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. Victoria will discuss her experience of making archives accessible. Dr Nick Barratt, reader adviser at The National Archives and the designer of the ARTS (Archival Research, Techniques and Skills) Scheme. Dr Barratt has also done extensive work on the BBC House Histories programmes. Cost: £35 / Special student rate £20. Fee includes lunch and refreshments Booking form: Please send a cheque for £35 / £20 made payable to the Institute of Education along with this form to Sarah Aitchison, Archivist, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL Name: _______________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __ Institution: _____________________________ Post Held: ____________________________ Tel: ______________________________ email: ______________________________________ Students only - NUS number: _____________ University: _______________________________ Special Dietary Requirements: _______________________________________________________ We would like to distribute the delegate list along with other information amongst those attending University Challenges. The list will not be circulated elsewhere. Are you happy for your details to be circulated? YES _____ NO _____ ========================================================================Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:28:39 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 820 Colonial Archives, Prayer Wheel, SAA Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit PRESIDENTIAL Libraries Pursue Visitors Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA ... to build his facility. He then turned it over to the US government to operate through the national archives. The Johnson library ... 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Illinois is the second state to require insurance companies to search records and report archival data about coverage of slaves, a development that ... A jazz picture is worth a thousand memories Christian Science Monitor - USA ... In "iTunes versus Preservation," site creator Wayne Bremser calls attention to the possible -but not necessary- loss of 'archival' information about music when ... Diaries of young Lloyd George are given to museum Aug 19 2004 By Matt Withers, Daily Post THE nephew of David Lloyd George has donated his uncle's diaries to the Llanystumdwy museum which bears his name. http://snipurl.com/8iw5 PAPERS want to unseal Sen. Heinz estate records Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Two newspapers want a judge to unseal the estate records of the late Sen. H. John Heinz III, contending the documents possibly could shed light on ... Biloxi Sun Herald 8/19/04 Historian's home destroyed Hurricane damaged Cleveland's archives of local history PUNTA GORDA -- The bruises and cuts will heal. But U.S. Cleveland's heart is broken. The 85-year-old local historian collected thousands of priceless photographs, irreplaceable documents, archived newspapers, old history books and his deceased wife's antiques. Gone. "I've been trying to grab all the pictures I could," Cleveland said Wednesday from his Henry Street home near the Punta Gorda library. "My books are a total loss -- my real history books." http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/081904/tp1ch1.htm?date1904&story=tp1ch1.htm IM use must be controlled VNUNet.com - London,England,UK ... to reduce the risks IM should be restricted and it should be treated in the same way as email and retained in accordance with firms' document retention policies ... Firms to get IM guidance Guidance for effective business use of instant messaging is in the works Claire Pope, IT Week 16 Aug 2004 http://www.vnunet.com/news/1157370 NATIONAL Archives boost public access to sensitive files eTaiwan News - Taipei,Taiwan ... infringed under the martial rule of the Kuomintang may be able to view their files, thanks to the work of the two-year old National Archives Administration. ... GERMANY Opens Archives To Former Colonies Turkish Press - Turkey Aug 19 (AFP) - Germany has opened its archives to its former colonies in Africa, Asia and the South Sea Islands, revealing administrative structures, the legal ... WIMBLEDON archives remain popular Net4nowt - UK The site has seen a fivefold increase in the number of subscriptions compared to last year since launching a wide variety of new and exciting content powered ... NATIONAL Archives annual report highlights digital archiving ... PublicTechnology.net - UK Over 1000 metres of records, the distance of twenty Olympic-sized swimming pools, were added to The National Archives (TNA) collections last year. ... CITIZENS reminded of National Archives' value China Post - Taipei,Taiwan Taiwan citizens almost have an "obligation" to use the National Archives, according to the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission chairman Yeh Jiunn ... POLICY group proposes records management portal FCW.com - USA A committee charged with making recommendations on records management policies and procedures has unveiled a proposal for a governmentwide records management ... SUPPLIERS power prayer wheel Reseller News - New Zealand ... harmony? Total Records Management of East Tamaki and Infinity Solutions can, according to the beliefs of a client in west Auckland. ... A peek at the library Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA ... next spring. They also get a chance to talk to Richard Norton Smith, executive director of the presidential library and museum. He ... TIME capsule buried at Clinton library Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA ... holding the former president's memoirs, along with DVDs, a cell phone and campaign buttons, was buried Thursday in front of the Clinton Presidential Library. ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:35:27 +0100 Reply-To: Rachel Cosgrave <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Rachel Cosgrave <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAG conference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain The Religious Archives Group regrets that the conference scheduled for 20 September 2004 (Through the eye of a needle: Religion and Money) has been postponed. The new date will be advertised as soon as possible. Cheques will be returned to those who have booked, pending its announcement. ========================================================================Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 18:14:03 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: Call for Proposals for ICA Projects and Resolutions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All archives professionals around the world are invited to propose projects or resolutions for the International Council on Archives. Proposals received before 27 August will be considered during the 15th International Congress on Archives, in Vienna, 23-28 August 2004. For more information: www.wien2004.ica.org *** Les archivistes du monde entier sont invités à proposer des projets ou des résolutions pour le Counseil internationale des Archives. Les propositions reçues avant le 27 août seront examinées au 15ème Congrès international des Archives à Vienne, du 23-28 août 2004. Pour plus d'informations : www.wien2004.ica.org *** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: [log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:48:00 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 821 wEEKend UpDate Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1093200480" -------------------------------1093200480 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit COMMENTARY: Suit alleges ITT shredded documents Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA ... continued until late in the evening." The recruiter further claims, according to the suit, that the campus "registrar was monitoring the shredding." The suit ... http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid"739969&brk=1 ITT Tech accused of faking grades, enrollment Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA ... California and Tennessee shredded documents or deleted files shortly before visits from government investigators. ITT Educational's student records were first ... http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/171809-6515-223.html DIGITAL Photo Archive System Cleans Up Industrial Documentation ... PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA ... the flood of digital photo files into engineering ... and made access to engineering documents painfully slow. ... the format of existing engineering records to build ... http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/8/prweb150846.htm JAGUAR North America Dedicates Its Archives to Its First Archivist Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... documents, photos and the material used by him in writing "Jaguar In America" the definitive history of the company in the USA. A separate section has records ... http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040820/def001_1.html KERRY should show records San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco,CA,USA ... (No, folks, the cherry-picked documents on his Web site do not constitute the release of his military records.) In fact, in April on "Meet the Press" Kerry did ... http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/082004op_antrim THE Heinz records Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA ... death. No reason was given. Court records don't indicate if a hearing was held. Probate records are public documents. Their release ... http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/archive/s_208958.html SWIFT Boat Accounts Incomplete And Flawed Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA ... was wounded under enemy fire that day, thereby qualifying for a third Purple Heart, the Navy records clearly favor Kerry. Several documents, including the after ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21239-2004Aug21.html EDITORIAL:ROLE of National Archives Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan ... public. But the number of those documents offered to the National Archives of Japan has dramatically decreased in recent years. ... http://www.asahi.com/english/opinion/TKY200408200192.html AMERIVAULT gets Connected for e-mail archives FCW.com - USA AmeriVault Corp. has partnered with storage software company Connected Corp. to develop an e-mail archiving solution intended to ... http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0816/web-ameriv-08-18-04.asp MILLENNIUM of UK history heads online ZDNet.co.uk - UK ... 2004. Eventually the organisation will provide digital archival services to everyone with an interest in history, said Tyacke. The ... http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39164153,00.htm STATE buys historic Sam Houston documents KLTV - Tyler,TX,USA ... to State Librarian Peggy Rudd. It will be housed at the Texas State Library and Archives in Austin. The Texas Navy, commanded by ... http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S"02347 I-TEAM investigates why personal data was found in trash bin San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA Scores of confidential records found abandoned in a trash bin on the Northwest Side. A Good Samaritan found the documents and brought them to the I-Team. ... http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA081804.kens.trashbin.8da48a f0.html DRIVING information private, SunPass says Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA In today's cyberworld, electronic records are being used more and more as evidence in court. Attorneys in some states, including ... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/south_county/epaper/2004/08/21/ s1c_sunpass_0821.html ILLINOIS Web site offers glimpse into slavery Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA ... But six companies did. New York Life Insurance Co., for example, hired archivists to comb through its documents and reported 485 slavery policies to the state. ... http://www.charleston.net/stories/082104/sta_21slaveins.shtml Shackleton expedition pictures were 'faked' Antarctic survivor says famed cameraman fabricated scenes and doctored images Vanessa Thorpe, arts and media correspondent Sunday August 22, 2004 The Observer They are the photographs that show what is perhaps the greatest story of endurance and valour ever told, the epic narrative of Ernest Shackleton's near-fatal Antarctic expedition of 1914. The explorer's desperate bid to save the lives of his crew has been hailed as the epitome of human achievement against the odds, while the arresting images captured by Frank Hurley's camera have ensured that the historic events have kept an icy grip on public imagination. http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1288286,00.html Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1093200480 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

COMMENTARY: Suit alleges ITT shredded documents
Investor's Business Daily (subscription) - USA
... continued until late in the evening." The recruiter further claims,
according to the suit, that the campus "registrar was monitoring the shredding."
The suit ...
http://www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=22739969&brk=1

ITT Tech accused of faking grades, enrollment
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
... California and Tennessee shredded documents or deleted files shortly
before visits from government investigators. ITT Educational's student
records were first ...
http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/171809-6515-223.html

DIGITAL Photo Archive System Cleans Up Industrial Documentation ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... the flood of digital photo files into engineering ... and made access
to engineering documents painfully slow. ... the format of existing engineering
records to build ...
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/8/prweb150846.htm

JAGUAR North America Dedicates Its Archives to Its First Archivist
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... documents, photos and the material used by him in writing "Jaguar In
America" the definitive history of the company in the USA. A separate
section has records ...
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040820/def001_1.html

KERRY should show records
San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco,CA,USA
... (No, folks, the cherry-picked documents on his Web site do not constitute
the release of his military records.) In fact, in April on "Meet the Press"
Kerry did ...
http://www.sfexaminer.com/article/index.cfm/i/082004op_antrim

THE Heinz records
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... death. No reason was given. Court records don't indicate if a hearing
was held. Probate records are public documents. Their release ...
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/archive/s_208958.html

SWIFT Boat Accounts Incomplete And Flawed
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... was wounded under enemy fire that day, thereby qualifying for a third
Purple Heart, the Navy records clearly favor Kerry. Several documents,
including the after ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21239-2004Aug21.html

EDITORIAL:ROLE of National Archives
Asahi Shimbun - Tokyo,Japan
... public. But the number of those documents offered to the National Archives
of Japan has dramatically decreased in recent years. ...
http://www.asahi.com/english/opinion/TKY200408200192.html

AMERIVAULT gets Connected for e-mail archives
FCW.com - USA
AmeriVault Corp. has partnered with storage software company Connected
Corp. to develop an e-mail archiving solution intended to ...
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0816/web-ameriv-08-18-04.asp

MILLENNIUM of UK history heads online
ZDNet.co.uk - UK
... 2004. Eventually the organisation will provide digital archival services
to everyone with an interest in history, said Tyacke. The ...
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39164153,00.htm

STATE buys historic Sam Houston documents
KLTV - Tyler,TX,USA
... to State Librarian Peggy Rudd. It will be housed at the Texas State
Library and Archives in Austin. The Texas Navy, commanded by ...
http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2202347

I-TEAM investigates why personal data was found in trash bin
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
Scores of confidential records found abandoned in a trash bin on the Northwest
Side. A Good Samaritan found the documents and brought them to the I-Team.
...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA081804.kens.trashbin.8da48af0.html

DRIVING information private, SunPass says
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
In today's cyberworld, electronic records are being used more and more
as evidence in court. Attorneys in some states, including ...
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/south_county/epaper/2004/08/21/s1c_sunpass_0821.html

ILLINOIS Web site offers glimpse into slavery
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA
... But six companies did. New York Life Insurance Co., for example, hired
archivists to comb through its documents and reported 485 slavery policies
to the state. ...
http://www.charleston.net/stories/082104/sta_21slaveins.shtml

Shackleton expedition pictures

were 'faked'

Antarctic survivor says famed cameraman fabricated

scenes and doctored images

Vanessa Thorpe, arts and media correspondent

Sunday August 22, 2004

The Observer

They are the photographs that show what is perhaps the greatest

story of endurance and valour ever told, the epic narrative of Ernest

Shackleton's near-fatal Antarctic expedition of 1914.

The explorer's desperate bid to save the lives of his crew has been

hailed as the epitome of human achievement against the odds, while

the arresting images captured by Frank Hurley's camera have

ensured that the historic events have kept an icy grip on public

imagination.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1288286,00.html

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1093200480-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:24:42 +0100 Reply-To: Emmerson Consulting <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Emmerson Consulting <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Developing a File Plan - an Emmerson Consulting Workshop MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C488EA.A48A2C20" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C488EA.A48A2C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With apologies for cross posting. Developing a File Plan An Emmerson Consulting Workshop Led by: Elizabeth Parker, Director, Emmerson Consulting Date: 14th October 2004 Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm Venue: Viewpoint, Northgate House, St Augustine’s Way, Darlington, DL1 1XA Cost: £150 plus VAT (£176.25), which includes refreshments, lunch and course materials A well-designed file plan is vital to a successful records management programme. Properly integrated with a records retention schedule and other key elements, a file plan makes it easier to control and access records and information to support day to day work, to comply with legislation (including Freedom of Information) and to meet the need for accountability. The National Archives has identified a file plan as a key component of any accredited Electronic Records Management System. This workshop is for anyone involved in developing and implementing a file plan for their organisation. The programme will include: * Options for developing a file plan * The advantages of a functional approach * The process of developing a functional file plan * Critical Success Factors Practical group work will be a key element of the workshop. Elizabeth Parker has more than 20 years experience in records management as practitioner, consultant and trainer. She was a pioneer of the functional methodology in the 1980s and is now the UK’s leading authority on developing file plans based on business functions and activities. She is the author of Managing Your Organisation’s Records. For further information and to book a place on this workshop please email us at [log in to unmask] or call us on 01388 488865. Viewpoint is Darlington’s newest purpose-built conference venue. In the heart of the town, it is 10 minutes walk from Darlington mainline railway station from where the main East Coast route provides easy access to London (2 hours 30 minutes) and Edinburgh (2 hours) and inter-city and cross-country routes serve the Midlands, the South West and North West. Teesside Airport is 15 minutes away and BMI provides daily services to and from London Heathrow. Newcastle Airport, which connects to other centres, is also easily accessible by road and the Metro links the airport to the main East Coast rail route at Newcastle. The A1(M) is less than 15 minutes from Viewpoint. There is plenty of easily accessible public car parking. For anyone requiring an overnight stay, the conference centre has negotiated reduced rates with a local hotel. Peter Emmerson Director Emmerson Consulting Limited Poplar House 5 School Street Witton-Le-Wear County Durham DL14 0AS Office 01388 488865 Mobile 07740 942682 E-mail [log in to unmask] This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it immediately and notify Emmerson Consulting by return e-mail to the above address. Emmerson Consulting Limited is registered in England No. 3607347. Registered Office: Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 5GE ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C488EA.A48A2C20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Developing a File Plan - an Emmerson Consulting Workshop

With apologies for cross posting.

Developing a File Plan

An Emmerson Consulting Workshop

Led by: Elizabeth Parker, Director, Emmerson Consulting

Date: 14th October 2004

Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Venue: Viewpoint, Northgate House, St Augustine’s Way, Darlington, DL1 1XA

Cost: £150 plus VAT (£176.25), which includes refreshments, lunch and course materials

A well-designed file plan is vital to a successful records management programme. Properly integrated with a records retention schedule and other key elements, a file plan makes it easier to control and access records and information to support day to day work, to comply with legislation (including Freedom of Information) and to meet the need for accountability. The National Archives has identified a file plan as a key component of any accredited Electronic Records Management System.

This workshop is for anyone involved in developing and implementing a file plan for their organisation. The programme will include:

·       Options for developing a file plan
·       The advantages of a functional approach
·       The process of developing a functional file plan
·       Critical Success Factors

Practical group work will be a key element of the workshop.

Elizabeth Parker has more than 20 years experience in records management as practitioner, consultant and trainer. She was a pioneer of the functional methodology in the 1980s and is now the UK’s leading authority on developing file plans based on business functions and activities. She is the author of Managing Your Organisation’s Records.

For further information and to book a place on this workshop please email us at [log in to unmask] or call us on 01388 488865.

Viewpoint is Darlington’s newest purpose-built conference venue. In the heart of the town, it is 10 minutes walk from Darlington mainline railway station from where the main East Coast route provides easy access to London (2 hours 30 minutes) and Edinburgh (2 hours) and inter-city and cross-country routes serve the Midlands, the South West and North West. Teesside Airport is 15 minutes away and BMI provides daily services to and from London Heathrow. Newcastle Airport, which connects to other centres, is also easily accessible by road and the Metro links the airport to the main East Coast rail route at Newcastle. The A1(M) is less than 15 minutes from Viewpoint. There is plenty of easily accessible public car parking. For anyone requiring an overnight stay, the conference centre has negotiated reduced rates with a local hotel.

Peter Emmerson
Director
Emmerson Consulting Limited
Poplar House
5 School Street
Witton-Le-Wear
County Durham DL14 0AS

Office         01388 488865
Mobile         07740 942682
E-mail         [log in to unmask]

This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it immediately and notify Emmerson Consulting by return e-mail to the above address.

Emmerson Consulting Limited is registered in England No. 3607347. Registered Office: Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 5GE

------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C488EA.A48A2C20-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:33:47 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: London wide moving image collections mapping survey MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C488F4.4A83149E" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C488F4.4A83149E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Working towards better regional film archive provision for London London wide moving image collections mapping survey 'Moving images and sounds have a huge power to involve and engage people, offering... a direct experience that can help to foster a sense of place, time and community identity' Hidden Treasures: the UK audiovisual archive strategic framework March 2004 Dear Colleagues, Almost all of the United Kingdom is currently served by a network of publicly funded moving image archives. National collecting bodies exist in Scotland and Wales and there are archives covering eight of the nine English regions. Only London has no dedicated regional film archive in the public sector. ALM London, the new regional agency for archives, libraries and museums, is working with a group of the capital's key organisations involved in film and film history to investigate how film archive provision could be better structured, better supported and better funded in London. Early in the autumn we will be commissioning a report to review the options and develop a strategy for carrying this agenda forward. It is very clear that any new initiative must be developed in close partnership with the many archives, libraries and museums that are already holding and caring for moving image collections in London. As an initial step we need to know just where these collections are held and what level of support the archivists, librarians and curators responsible for their care would welcome to assist with preservation and access. We would like to invite you to help us gather this baseline data by inputting information about your own organisation and its collections into our online questionnaire to be found at or by following the 'Moving Image mapping survey' link from the ALM London website home page: www.almlondon.org.uk The closing date for submissions is 29 October 2004. As a small thank you to all respondents who complete the survey, we will enter your name into a prize draw to win one of three pairs of complimentary tickets to the National film Theatre on London's South Bank. Even if you have no moving image materials in your own collections, we are still very interested in your views on the future of regional film archive provision for London. When you answer 'no' to our question 'do you have moving image collections?' you will be automatically routed to a short version of the questionnaire. With the assistance of the British Film Institute: National Film and Television Archive, we have produced some brief technical 'Guidance Notes' on moving image material and its care. We hope you will find these useful when completing the questionnaire and as a handy guide for future reference. If you would like to receive a hard copy of the questionnaire please contact: [log in to unmask] or call 020 7549 1700. For more information about this project please contact Caroline Reed, Development Manager, ALM London 020 7549 1714, email [log in to unmask] .......................................................................................... Caroline Reed Development Manager > ALM London > Cloister Court > 22-26 Farringdon Lane > London EC1R 3AJ > > Direct line: 020 7549 1714 > Main line: 020 7549 1700 > Fax: 020 7490 5225 [log in to unmask] www.almlondon.org.uk > ALM London (Archives, Libraries and Museums London) is the new strategic development agency for archives, libraries and museums in London. For further information please visit the website at www.almlondon.org.uk > > Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addresse. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and then delete the message and any associa> ted files from your system. > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C488F4.4A83149E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable London wide moving image collections mapping survey

Working towards better regional film archive provision for London

London wide moving image collections mapping survey

‘Moving images and sounds have a huge power to involve and engage people, offering… a direct experience that can help to foster a sense of place, time and community identity’

Hidden Treasures: the UK audiovisual archive strategic framework
March 2004

Dear Colleagues,

Almost all of the United Kingdom is currently served by a network of publicly funded moving image archives. National collecting bodies exist in Scotland and Wales and there are archives covering eight of the nine English regions. Only London has no dedicated regional film archive in the public sector.

ALM London, the new regional agency for archives, libraries and museums, is working with a group of the capital’s key organisations involved in film and film history to investigate how film archive provision could be better structured, better supported and better funded in London. Early in the autumn we will be commissioning a report to review the options and develop a strategy for carrying this agenda forward.

It is very clear that any new initiative must be developed in close partnership with the many archives, libraries and museums that are already holding and caring for moving image collections in London. As an initial step we need to know just where these collections are held and what level of support the archivists, librarians and curators responsible for their care would welcome to assist with preservation and access.

We would like to invite you to help us gather this baseline data by inputting information about your own organisation and its collections into our online questionnaire to be found at

or by following the ‘Moving Image mapping survey’ link from the ALM London website home page: www.almlondon.org.uk

The closing date for submissions is 29 October 2004. As a small thank you to all respondents who complete the survey, we will enter your name into a prize draw to win one of three pairs of complimentary tickets to the National film Theatre on London’s South Bank.

Even if you have no moving image materials in your own collections, we are still very interested in your views on the future of regional film archive provision for London. When you answer ‘no’ to our question ‘do you have moving image collections?’ you will be automatically routed to a short version of the questionnaire.

With the assistance of the British Film Institute: National Film and Television Archive, we have produced some brief technical ‘Guidance Notes’ on moving image material and its care. We hope you will find these useful when completing the questionnaire and as a handy guide for future reference.

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the questionnaire please contact: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or call 020 7549 1700.

For more information about this project please contact Caroline Reed, Development Manager, ALM London 020 7549 1714, email [log in to unmask]

..........................................................................................

Caroline Reed
Development Manager
ALM London
Cloister Court
22-26 Farringdon Lane
London EC1R 3AJ

Direct line: 020 7549 1714
Main line: 020 7549 1700
Fax: 020 7490 5225
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C488F4.4A83149E-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:54:48 +0100 Reply-To: Library & Archives <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Library & Archives <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy for Archive Assistant in North Wales MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0037_01C48907.FDCA81A0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C48907.FDCA81A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues Please draw the attention of anyone who may be interested in the above vacancy. It will be for 6 months to cover the secondment of the present postholder, and will be a Scale 4 post based at Conwy Archive Service in Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales. The work will involve all aspects of running a small archive and records management service for a local authority, and should provide excellent pre-professional course experience for anyone considering a career in archives or other aspects of heritage management. Interviews will be held on Thursday 16 September. Full details can be found on the Council's website at www.conwy.gov.uk by clicking on 'Council jobs', found top right corner of the opening page. Ring Susan Ellis or Patsy Carmichael on 01492 860882 for an informal discussion. Gwasanaeth Archifau / Archives Service Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council E-Bost / E-Mail [log in to unmask] Gwe / Web www.conwy.gov.uk "Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw ymgysylltiadau yn gyfrinachol, ac wedi eu bwriadu ar gyfer yr un sy'n cael ei h/enwi yn unig. Gallent gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw'r neges hon wedi eich cyrraedd ar gam, ni ddylech ei chopio, ei rhannu na dangos ei chynnwys i unrhyw un. Cysylltwch efo Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy ar unwaith. Nid yw'r Cyngor na'r un sydd wedi anfon y neges yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am feirysau, a'ch cyfrifoldeb chi yw sganio unrhyw ymgysylltiadau." "This email and any attachments are confidential and intended for the named recipient only. The content may contain privileged information. If it has reached you by mistake, you should not copy, distribute or show the content to anyone but should contact Conwy County Borough Council at once. Neither the Council nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses, and it is your responsibility to scan any attachments." ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C48907.FDCA81A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Colleagues

Please draw the attention of anyone who may be interested in the above vacancy. It will be for 6 months to cover the secondment of the present postholder, and will be a Scale 4 post based at Conwy Archive Service in Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales. The work will involve all aspects of running a small archive and records management service for a local authority, and should provide excellent pre-professional course experience for anyone considering a career in archives or other aspects of heritage management. Interviews will be held on Thursday 16 September. Full details can be found on the Council's website at www.conwy.gov.uk by clicking on 'Council jobs', found top right corner of the opening page. Ring Susan Ellis or Patsy Carmichael on 01492 860882 for an informal discussion.

Gwasanaeth Archifau / Archives Service
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol CONWY County Borough Council
E-Bost / E-Mail [log in to unmask]
Gwe / Web www.conwy.gov.uk

"Mae'r neges e-bost hon ac unrhyw ymgysylltiadau yn gyfrinachol,
ac wedi eu bwriadu ar gyfer yr un sy'n cael ei h/enwi yn unig.
Gallent gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os yw'r neges hon wedi
eich cyrraedd ar gam, ni ddylech ei chopio, ei rhannu na dangos
ei chynnwys i unrhyw un. Cysylltwch efo Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol
Conwy ar unwaith. Nid yw'r Cyngor na'r un sydd wedi anfon y neges
yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am feirysau, a'ch cyfrifoldeb chi yw
sganio unrhyw ymgysylltiadau."

"This email and any attachments are confidential and intended for
the named recipient only. The content may contain privileged information.
If it has reached you by mistake, you should not copy, distribute or show
the content to anyone but should contact Conwy County Borough Council at once.
Neither the Council nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses,
and it is your responsibility to scan any attachments."

------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C48907.FDCA81A0-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:38:00 -0100 Reply-To: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Blackwell Ian <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SDO - Access vacancy at NEMLAC Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hello As Michael Cooke is moving to MLA-West Midlands, the post of Senior Development Officer - Access (Social Policy) has become available at NEMLAC. The advert for the post is below; it will appear in The Guardian this Wednesday. Please pass on this job information to any colleagues or friends you think would be interested in applying. The deadline for applications is 16 september. Apologies that the application pack is not yet on the website but we can send packs by post to anyone who is interested. Thanks Ian Senior Development Officer - Acccess (Social Policy) SO1 - PO2 (SCP29 - 34): £21,282 - £24,726 NEMLAC is the regional development agency for museums, libraries and archives in North East England. The position of Senior Development Officer - Access supports access, diversity, inclusion and widening participation developments across the museum, library and archive sector in the region. Working in a dynamic and well-respected organisation, the postholder will advise on the development of policy, manage several innovative projects and lead the implementation of regional strategy in respect of access, inclusion and participation. Local Government terms and conditions apply. Further information and application pack available (from next week) at www. nemlac.co.uk>. For an informal discussion contact Ian Blackwell, Head of Access, Learning & Skills, NEMLAC, House of Recovery, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE4 5SQ Tel: 0191 222 1661 [log in to unmask] Deadline for applications: Thursday 16 September 2004 NEMLAC is working to be an equal opportunities employer Ian Blackwell Head of Access, Learning & Skills North East Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (NEMLAC) House of Recovery Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5SQ tel: 0191 222 1661 fax: 0191 261 4725 www.nemlac.co.uk To discuss, debate, discover and share what's going on in museums, libraries and archives in the North East, join the email group NEMLAAL - click on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/NEMLAAL.html If you are visiting NEMLAC offices for a meeting, training or just a chat, please inform us beforehand if you have any access requirements. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:49:29 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: No Name <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Photography in Reading Rooms MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 00465A1D80256EF9_=" This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 00465A1D80256EF9_Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We want to review our rules regarding researchers taking their own photographs of documents in the Reading Room. Could any of you who have such rules send them to me off line please I would also appreciate any comments especially about copyright issues. Thank you Elizabeth Donovan Principal Conservator Dorset Record Office Tel: 01305 228941 --=_alternative 00465A1D80256EF9_Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
We want to review our rules regarding researchers taking their own photographs of documents in the Reading Room. Could any of you who have such rules send them to me off line please I would also appreciate any comments especially about copyright issues.

Thank you

Elizabeth Donovan
Principal Conservator
Dorset Record Office

Tel: 01305 228941 --=_alternative 00465A1D80256EF9_=-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:32:30 +0100 Reply-To: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Subject: cost of Digitisation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All, I am looking into having some orignal documents digitised for one of our readers, consisting of c 650 folios, of mainly A4 with some foolscap sizes. I have obtained a quote for £8,000 including VAT and CDs which seems rather excessive, and I would like to know from those of you who have been involved in digitisation projects if this is the average price. Could you recommend reliable and reasonably priced organisations, preferably based in London or London area? Many thanks Michèle Losse Acting Archivist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE Tel: +44 (0)20-8332 5417 Fax: +44 (0)20-8332 5430 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.kew.org/library/ ========================================================================Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:46:11 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Sampson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Mobile racking MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Dear all Warwickshire County Record Office has a 30 year old mobile racking system in two of its strongrooms that dates back to the early 1970s. It is known as "Ingold Compactus", and uses electricity to power a steel cable which runs in a track through the floor, with individual bays operated by a clutch and gear system. The racking is proving increasingly maintenance intensive, and the number of companies familiar enough with it to service it is declining! If anyone else uses the same racking, we would be very interested to compare notes!. Caroline Sampson Head of Archive Service Warwickshire County Record Office Priory Park Cape Road WARWICK CV34 4JS Tel: 01926 738950 Fax: 01926 738969 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:24:56 +0100 Reply-To: Gary Collins <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Gary Collins <[log in to unmask]> Subject: genies and the web MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C489B3.D68E2E50" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C489B3.D68E2E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable An article in yesterday's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1288923,00.html looks at the launch of the 1837online. com website holding war casualty details and considers the ever-rising popularity of genealogy, the accuracy of what genies may find on the web etc etc. Gary Collins Project Officer Access to Mineral Heritage (a Coal Authority project) c/o 22 Queen Mary's Drive Port Sunlight Wirral Merseyside CH62 5DS [log in to unmask] 0151 643 1668 (tel & fax) http://www.mineral.org.uk ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C489B3.D68E2E50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

An article in yesterday's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1288923,00.html looks at the launch of the 1837online. com website holding war casualty details and considers the ever-rising popularity of genealogy, the accuracy of what genies may find on the web etc etc.

Gary Collins
Project Officer
Access to Mineral Heritage (a Coal Authority project)

c/o
22 Queen Mary's Drive
Port Sunlight
Wirral
Merseyside
CH62 5DS

[log in to unmask]
0151 643 1668 (tel & fax)
http://www.mineral.org.uk

------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C489B3.D68E2E50-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:54:35 +0100 Reply-To: Susan Bradshaw <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Susan Bradshaw <[log in to unmask]> Subject: PACR accreditation event MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C489D1.2083DF60" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C489D1.2083DF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable INTRODUCTION to PACR ACCREDITATION 21 September 2004 Venue: Conference Centre, British Library, Euston Road, London This workshop is aimed at those who would like to find out about the Professional Accreditation for Conservator-Restorers (PACR) accreditation scheme and will be suitable for all who are interested in the PACR accreditation scheme, such as employers, potential clients or conservators. It is free of charge To reserve a place: Please contact Hayley Bullock, UKIC office Tel 0207 721 8721 or email:[log in to unmask] Programme details can be found on the PACR Web site at http://www.pacr.org.uk/news/workshop.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 16/08/04 ------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C489D1.2083DF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

INTRODUCTION to PACR ACCREDITATION

21 September 2004

Venue: Conference Centre, British Library, Euston Road, London

This workshop is aimed at those who would like to find out about the Professional Accreditation for Conservator-Restorers (PACR) accreditation scheme and will be suitable for all who are interested in the PACR accreditation scheme, such as employers, potential clients or conservators.

It is free of charge

To reserve a place:

Please contact Hayley Bullock, UKIC office Tel 0207 721 8721

or email:[log in to unmask]

Programme details can be found on the PACR Web site at
http://www.pacr.org.uk/news/workshop.html

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------=_NextPart_000_00EA_01C489D1.2083DF60-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:29:18 +0100 Reply-To: "Wilson, John" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Wilson, John" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: North East Lincolnshire Archives - closures MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Colleagues, The Searchroom of the North East Lincolnshire Archives in Grimsby Town Hall will be closed to the public on Friday, 3rd September, and on Tuesday, 7th September, 2004. I should be grateful if you would draw this to the attention of your staff and searchers. Thank you. John Wilson North East Lincolnshire Archives, Town Hall, Grimsby, DN31 1HX Tel. 01472-323585 Fax 323582 Email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:27:40 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Reed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Options appraisal - invitation to tender MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C489CD.5D9BA940" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C489CD.5D9BA940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Options appraisal for a structure to support regional film archive provision for London: Invitation to tender Almost all of the United Kingdom is currently served by a network of publicly funded moving image archives. National collecting bodies exist in both Scotland and Wales and archives collecting with a specifically regional focus exist for eight of the nine English regions. Whilst London is well served by moving image archives with a national or specialist role, it does not benefit from a dedicated, publicly funded film or audiovisual archive with a specific regional remit. ALM London is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified consultant to undertake an options appraisal and produce a development strategy that will enable ALM London and its partners to design and to secure funding and support for a new structure that will enhance regional film archive provision for London. The project is co-funded by ALM London, the Greater London Authority and Film London. It will be managed by ALM London. The project is planned to start in October 2004. The consultant's interim report should be presented by the end of February 2005 and the final report submitted by mid March 2005. The total fee available for this project is £9000 (inclusive of any VAT) The closing date for submissions in response to the brief is Wednesday 22 September 2004 For further information please download the project brief, available in Word of pdf format. From the ALM London website: www.almlondon.org.uk following links to 'ALM London' 'jobs and tenders'. .......................................................................................... Caroline Reed Development Manager > ALM London > Cloister Court > 22-26 Farringdon Lane > London EC1R 3AJ > > Direct line: 020 7549 1714 > Main line: 020 7549 1700 > Fax: 020 7490 5225 [log in to unmask] www.almlondon.org.uk > ALM London (Archives, Libraries and Museums London) is the new strategic development agency for archives, libraries and museums in London. For further information please visit the website at www.almlondon.org.uk > > Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addresse. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and then delete the message and any associated files from your system. > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C489CD.5D9BA940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Options appraisal - invitation to tender

Options appraisal for a structure to support regional film archive provision for London: Invitation to tender

Almost all of the United Kingdom is currently served by a network of publicly funded moving image archives. National collecting bodies exist in both Scotland and Wales and archives collecting with a specifically regional focus exist for eight of the nine English regions. Whilst London is well served by moving image archives with a national or specialist role, it does not benefit from a dedicated, publicly funded film or audiovisual archive with a specific regional remit.

ALM London is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified consultant to undertake an options appraisal and produce a development strategy that will enable ALM London and its partners to design and to secure funding and support for a new structure that will enhance regional film archive provision for London.

The project is co-funded by ALM London, the Greater London Authority and Film London. It will be managed by ALM London.

The project is planned to start in October 2004. The consultant’s interim report should be presented by the end of February 2005 and the final report submitted by mid March 2005.

The total fee available for this project is £9000 (inclusive of any VAT)

The closing date for submissions in response to the brief is Wednesday 22 September 2004

For further information please download the project brief, available in Word of pdf format. From the ALM London website: www.almlondon.org.uk <http://www.almlondon.org.uk> following links to ‘ALM London’ ‘jobs and tenders’.

..........................................................................................

Caroline Reed
Development Manager
ALM London
Cloister Court
22-26 Farringdon Lane
London EC1R 3AJ

Direct line: 020 7549 1714
Main line: 020 7549 1700
Fax: 020 7490 5225
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www.almlondon.org.uk

------_=_NextPart_001_01C489CD.5D9BA940-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 09:00:48 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 824 confederate docs, TX draft, File transfer cost Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable STATE officials, private collector dispute ownership of letters ... WIS - Columbia,SC,USA ... eye on South Carolina's attempt to obtain more than 440 letters and records from the ... However, South Carolina officials say the documents were part of the state ... http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040822/APN/408220643 STRANDED records rescued in Chester The State - Columbia,SC,USA ... But once the records reached town, they were stranded because of a lack of ... What DeFontaine found, though, was a trove of Confederate documents, including two ... LIGHTING up corridors of power BBC News - London,England,UK ... made it is illegal to destroy records and those ... questioning the executive's amending of documents before the ... that they are deleting information from the files. ... Piece of state history: from drawer to display case 'The fact that this would be our first experience in the realm of democracy takes the document from valuable to priceless' 07:57 PM CDT on Saturday, August 21, 2004 By AMY EIERMANN / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN â€“ Eight pages of thin, yellow frayed paper that gave life to a fledgling proposition called the Republic of Texas have been rediscovered by the state land office, 168 years after they were first hastily penned. "The most intriguing thing about this document is that it could possibly be the first time that the words 'Republic of Texas' were ever committed to paper," said Jerry Drake, director of archives and records for the General Land Office. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/082204dntexconstitution.5aa1c.html Armed with the facts Recently released records of war casualties have made compiling a family tree even easier, but don't believe everything you read, warns Guy Clapperton Monday August 23, 2004 The Guardian If a relative of yours has died in armed combat, fighting for their country, it is now possible to check the details on the internet. Of course many people will read that and say it's callous, relatives should be told in person, and they'd be right except in one detail: the deceased, in this instance, are casualties from the Boer war and first and second world wars. http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1288923,00.html ECM wares seize control of records creation, management InfoWorld - San Mateo,CA,USA ... IT must comply with, a host of ECM (enterprise content management) vendors are blending previously stand-alone RM (records management) capabilities into their ... FAMILY of murdered BBC archivist speak out The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK THE family of a BBC employee stabbed to death in a quiet street have spoken of their loss. Tom Brown, who would have been 28 yesterday ... PHMC Honored for 100th Anniversary State Archives Book Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... Edited by archivist Willis Shirk Jr., the book features numerous documents and celebrates the centennial of the founding of the Archives. ... PRICELESS treasures on the move ic Coventry - Coventry,UK ... 2007. More space will be available for the records at the new centre. Lack of room is a major problem the archivists have faced. Mr ... http://snipurl.com/8mei Â£380,000 cost of ferrying medical notes Norwich Evening News - Norwich,England,UK ... But while staff spend years transferring records on to computers, thousands of documents are being ... said an increase in the number of files looked likely to ... http://snipurl.com/8mej UK puts newspaper microfilm services on hold Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA ... both. While the department has paused its archival efforts, it is still keeping two copies of each paper to which it archives. Those ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:25:17 +0100 Reply-To: "Dicken, Jude" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Dicken, Jude" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Dublin Core: sample request MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-b9505c0f-d758-46ae-9a2e-e1fb63686170" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-b9505c0f-d758-46ae-9a2e-e1fb63686170 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C489E6.2DDE667A" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C489E6.2DDE667A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In the interests of current good practice I am seeking implemented examples of Dublin Core in relation, primarily, to digital images. The focus (initially) is on the Element set and the application of each definition. The DCMI and UKOLN websites are very useful, but it would aid my argument enormously if the practical importance and imposition of Dublin Core to the management of digital metadata could be supported also by concrete examples. Any sample records, manual guidelines would be very much appreciated (and of course kept strictly in-house!) Many thanks, Jude. Jude Dicken (Miss) Curator: Documentation Officer Manx National Heritage Kingswood Grove Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY Tel: +44(0)1624 648000 Fax: +44(0)1624 648001 Website: www.gov.im/mnh WARNING: if you are not the intended addressee of this email, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorized manner. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C489E6.2DDE667A Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dublin Core: sample request

In the interests of current good practice I am seeking implemented examples of Dublin Core in relation, primarily, to digital images. The focus (initially) is on the Element set and the application of each definition.

The DCMI and UKOLN websites are very useful, but it would aid my argument enormously if the practical importance and imposition of Dublin Core to the management of digital metadata could be supported also by concrete examples.

Any sample records, manual guidelines would be very much appreciated (and of course kept strictly in-house!)

Many thanks,

Jude.

Jude Dicken (Miss)
Curator: Documentation Officer
Manx National Heritage
Kingswood Grove
Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY

Tel: +44(0)1624 648000
Fax: +44(0)1624 648001
Website: www.gov.im/mnh

WARNING: if you are not the intended addressee of this email, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorized manner.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C489E6.2DDE667A-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-b9505c0f-d758-46ae-9a2e-e1fb63686170-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:58:08 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Paul Sillitoe <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FOI Manager positioning & grading MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 00579CE480256EFA_=" This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 00579CE480256EFA_Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" *Apologies for cross-postings* I have been asked to recommend an appropriate corporate positioning, grade and salary range for a new post of FOI Manager, being the most senior officer responsible within this local authority for the management of all FOI business. This post will have a wider brief than purely information and records management, and will, for example, have specific responsibilities for authorising release and withholding of information, and for all internal interactions necessary to ensure that comprehensive replies are generated to Requests for Information. I am somewhat at a loss to know where to trawl for information about comparable posts which have been established in other local authorities or public bodies. I would therefore be grateful for any pointers towards information about such posts, and for copies of any adverts, Job Descriptions, Person Specifications, Job Evaluations etc that would assist me to make a recommendation for this local authority. Thank you Paul Sillitoe County Archivist Flintshire ********************************************************************** Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility whatsoever in respect thereof. Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon, nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges. ********************************************************************** --=_alternative 00579CE480256EFA_Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
*Apologies for cross-postings*

I have been asked to recommend an appropriate corporate positioning, grade and salary range for a new post of FOI Manager, being the most senior officer responsible within this local authority for the management of all FOI business.

This post will have a wider brief than purely information and records management, and will, for example, have specific responsibilities for authorising release and withholding of information, and for all internal interactions necessary to ensure that comprehensive replies are generated to Requests for Information.

I am somewhat at a loss to know where to trawl for information about comparable posts which have been established in other local authorities or public bodies.

I would therefore be grateful for any pointers towards information about such posts, and for copies of any adverts, Job Descriptions, Person Specifications, Job Evaluations etc that would assist me to make a recommendation for this local authority.

Thank you

Paul Sillitoe
County Archivist
Flintshire

**********************************************************************
Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this
message that do not relate to the official business of
Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither
given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently
Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility
whatsoever in respect thereof.
Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na
chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,
nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol
Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo
nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn
unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.
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--=_alternative 00579CE480256EFA_=-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:24:36 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Helen Ford <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archivist post - National Grid Transco MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 The following advert will not appear in the ARC circular so could colleagues please ensure that the post is brought to the attention of anyone who may be interested. Thank You. NATIONAL GRID TRANSCO ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST at the NATIONAL GAS ARCHIVE The National Gas Archive is the company archive for National Grid Transco and holds the records of the UK gas industry dating from the early 19th century. Based in a new building at Warrington the archive is a busy and expanding service which includes a recently established Records Centre offering records management to the company. National Grid Transco is seeking a full time qualified archivist to participate in the full range of archive operations. Reporting to the Archive Manager, you will be involved in the appraisal of records, accessioning, arranging and listing of collections and handling enquiries both from within the company and from the general public. You must have a good first degree and a recognised postgraduate archival qualification. Some experience or knowledge of business archives would be an advantage as well as familiarity with archive databases (Calm 2000). Good communication skills and the ability to work flexibly as part of a small team are also required. Hours are 37 per week. Salary c.£ 21,000 - £25,000 depending on experience. Application by letter and CV to Helen Ford, National Gas Archive, Unit 1, Europa Court, Europa Boulevard, Warrington WA5 7TN or email, [log in to unmask] Closing date. Mon 13th September. For further information about this post please contact Helen Ford on 01925 425742 or fax 01925 425748 Helen Ford Archive Manager National Gas Archive Unit 1, Europa Court, Europa Boulevard Warrington WA5 7TN Tel. 01925 425741 email: [log in to unmask] www.gasarchive.org Unless expressly stated to the contrary, the views expressed in this email are not necessarily the views of National Grid Transco plc or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (Group Companies), and the Group Companies, their directors, officers and employees make no representation and accept no liability for its accuracy or completeness. This e-mail, and any attachments are strictly confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. The content may also contain legal, professional or other privileged information. 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An e-mail reply to this address may be subject to monitoring for operational reasons or lawful business practices. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:37:43 +0100 Reply-To: Carmel Banfield <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Carmel Banfield <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Final Call for the 5 Day Intensive Training Course - Digital Futures Academy 13 - 17 September 2004 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This is the final call for the 5 Day Intensive Training Course - Digital Futures Academy 13 - 17 September 2004, only 4 places left! Digital Futures Academy: from digitisation to delivery 13th - 17th September 2004 at King’s College London. King’s College London and OCLC-PICA are pleased to announce that in September 2004 the first Digital Futures Academy will be held in London. Led by experts of international renown, the Digital Futures Academy will focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. Lasting five days, the Academy is aimed at managers and other practitioners from the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery. The Academy will cover the following core areas: v Planning and management v Fund raising and sustainability v Copyright v Key technical concepts v Creating and delivering textual resources v Visual and image based resource creation and delivery v Metadata - introduction and implementation v Implementing digital resources v Digital preservation The Academy will aim for no more than 40 delegates and every delegate will have the opportunity to also spend one-to-one time with an Academy leader to discuss issues specific to them. The Academy will issue a certificate of achievement to each delegate. The Academy leaders are: v Simon Tanner - Director of King’s Digital Consultancy Services, King’s College London. v Marilyn Deegan - Director of Research Development, Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King’s College London. v Tom Clareson - Manager, Education & Planning, Digital Collection & Preservation Services Division, OCLC. The Academy leaders have over 40 years of experience in the digital realm between them. Other experts will be invited to speak in their areas of expertise. For more information about the Academy please view the following url: Cost: £750 (excluding VAT and accommodation) Venue: King’s College London Dates: 13-17 September 2004 To register please print the following registration form, and fax to + 44 121 456 4680 by 6 September 2004 For any other information regarding the Academy please contact: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] The Digital Futures Academy is a joint venture between King’s College London and OCLC PICA. It is run by King’s Digital Consultancy Services and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King’s College London. Carmel Banfield OCLC PICA [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:51:03 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 825 Shropshire, ILM, Data Protection Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wall St Journal Use of IM at Work Grows, New Survey by AOL Shows By JENNIFER SARANOW THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE August 24, 2004 While teens still dominate the use of instantmessaging software, workplace use of the technology is increasing, according to a new survey by America Online Inc. The second annual instant-messaging trend survey, conducted for AOL by Opinion Research Corp., found that 27% of all instant-messaging users said they used the service to communicate with others at work, compared with 16% in 2003. The survey included all users of instant-messaging software, not just users of AOL's software. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109329209603798731,00.html? King County Courthouse soaked in Sunday's storm 02:32 PM PDT on Monday, August 23, 2004 By DEBORAH FELDMAN / KING 5 News SEATTLE - Wearing gloves and grim expressions, maintenance workers were still working Monday to clean up the smelly water in the basement of the King County Courthouse. http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_082304WABcourthousefloodedSW.a6830655.html Digital ID World Applications of Biometrics Towards Privacy Enhancing http://magazine.digitalidworld.com/Jun04/Page18.pdf InfoWorld Are you ready for the feds? With an extensible framework, IT can meet regulatory compliance mandates years in the future as well as those looming just ahead By Richard Gincel August 06, 2004 â€œHurry upâ€ is the latest battle cry at companies struggling to fall in line with an onslaught of government regulations. The summer of Sarbanes- Oxley, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other mandates is upon us as deadlines loom. The heat is beating down on IT administrators, whose chief executives face stiff penalties -- even jail time -- if their companies fail to comply with the law. http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/06/32FEcomply_1.html ( Information Week E-Mail Can Jeopardize Company Security By George V. Hulme, InformationWeek Aug. 16, 2004 URL: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=28700207 Jolly Technologies, a California software maker, reported earlier this month that an employee at its recently launched researchand- development center in Mumbai, India, stole portions of its source code and proprietary design documents. The insider allegedly used her free Yahoo E-mail account to upload and send the files from the research facility, according to a company statement. Last year, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency fined two former banking employees of Grand Valley National Bank for violating privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by E-mailing confidential loan files to an unauthorized third party. Computerworld A six-step recipe for adopting ILM over time Opinion by Peter S. Kastner, Aberdeen Group Inc. AUGUST 18, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Information life-cycle management (ILM) is the policy-driven management of information as it changes value throughout its life cycle. Under ILM, data and data sets will migrate around a storage hierarchy based on a company's storage policy. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,95317,00.html? SHANGHAI to open gov't archives to public China Daily - Beijing,China ... have set up a permanent joint conference, to be chaired by Vice-Mayor Feng Guoqin, to ensure wider access to official information and archives, some of which ... MID-SOUTH Bankruptcy Abandons Thousands Of Patients' Medical ... WREG - Memphis,TN,USA ... former patients, have their records stored unbeknownst to them," says Thomas Bianca, Fraud Hotline Coordinator for Medicare, "with no destruction planned or no ... NATIONAL Archives chooses Xacta for security management Washington Technology - Vienna,VA,USA Xacta Corp. will supply security compliance and risk management software to the National Archives and Records Administration, the company said today. ... ARTIST'S archives not in city deal Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA ... the artworks of the late abstract-expressionist Clyfford Still, but as the deal stands, the city could miss out on something equally important - his archives. ... REVIEW of SAIF starts with public records Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA â€œRegardless of how the litigation turns out, there has been concerns about public records and e-mail retention,â€ said Brenda Rocklin, interim president of ... OVERSIGHT lacking for record disposal Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA ... of State maintains guidelines for records retention, there's no oversight mechanism in place to assure any outgoing administration doesn't delete or shred ... GOVERNOR vetoes FOIA restriction Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA ... a misunderstanding about the length of time it takes for a news organization or any other group to organize a lawsuit that stems from a FOIA rejection," Currie ... DEVELOPING an Effective Data Protection Strategy Linux Journal - USA ... archive certain data. Other industries, including medical and legal, have their own rules for document retention. It's your responsibility ... IN our view: Don't lock up court records Provo Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA ... the same as individual case files for purposes ... can easily remove that information from records that will ... be done even with printed documents, though admittedly ... HOW long to keep old financial records? Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA ... as wills, vehicle titles, household inventory records, credit-card ... to hold on to these old documents unless there ... and let's get those household files organized! CIVIL War document back in county BBC News - London,England,UK ... The document can be seen at Shropshire Archives in Castle Gates, Shrewsbury ... County archivist Mary McKenzie said: "We hold a wonderful collection of records from ... RETURNED scroll to give ship tax clues Shropshire Star - Telford,England,UK ... to browse at the authority's archives. A copy of the parchment will also be placed at Ludlow Library and Museum Resource Centre. County archivist Mary McKenzie ... [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:12:39 +0100 Reply-To: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: What's New @ ERPANET **Apologies for Cross Posting ** ERPANET is delighted to announce the launch of its re-designed website. Fully dynamic, the new site reflects user feedback and will make ERPANET's many resources easier to locate and use. Please visit the new site and let us know what you think. Any comments can be emailed to [log in to unmask] (www.erpanet.org) ERPANET are also holding three exiting events in the next few months which are covering very different parts of the digital preservation sphere. Please follow the links provided below for further details and registration information. Seminar on Business Models, Amsterdam (September 20-22,2004) http://www.erpanet.org/events/2004/amsterdam/index.php Workshop on Workflow, Budapest (13-15 October,2004) http://www.erpanet.org/events/2004/budapest/index.php Workshop on the Preservation of Digital Art, Glasgow (8 October,2004) http://www.erpanet.org/events/2004/glasgowart/index.php ========================================================================Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:42:48 +0100 Reply-To: Janice Tullock <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Janice Tullock <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Rising Stars - Management Development Opportunities MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 MLA North West is offering people in North West museums, libraries and archives, the chance to take part in a unique management development programme called Rising Stars. The course offers a comprehensive development programme for those with some management and leadership experience wishing to further their knowledge. Participants will need to commit 1 day a week for 10 weeks (from 12/10/2004) to the course, which will take place at Forrest Hills, just outside Lancaster. The course is available at a heavily discounted price of £100. Modules include: Performance Management Feedback and coaching Leadership and Team working Enabling creativity and innovation Strategy and marketing Project Management Managing Finance This course has previously been attended by museums professionals, all of whom have rated it very highly. We are now pleased to be able to provide archives and library staff with the opportunity to attend and encourage applications.For further details please contact Janice Tullock, Archives Development Officer at MLA North West on 01925 625052. For an application form please contact Hazel McCormack on 01925 625070. The closing date for applications is 17th September 2004 and successful applicants will be informed by 24th September. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:36:28 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 826 RefPhotos, volunteers, grant Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PAPERS back lawsuit Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA California's newspapers have rallied behind the Contra Costa Times' public records lawsuit against Oakland, arguing in a friend of the court brief that knowing ... GRANTS will help schools, village clear files Pawling News Chronicle - Pawling,NY,USA ... records are spelled out in the New York State Retention. All documents that will be destroyed will be inventoried, so that a record will exist showing all files ... LOCAL company helps companies protect documents Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA ... Its fleet of trucks shuttles files and computer data back and ... While Sterling protects records for a lot of large ... Folks who choose to send their documents to a ... MIDDLE East banking industry faces race to regulatory compliance AME Info - United Arab Emirates ... to eight years, and be able to call up and access these records on demand ... copies by subject heading, body text and attachments in order to delete multiple copies ... DEFENDING Dusty Records Fort Worth Weekly - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... of Information Act. But even the lawyer who suggested the FOIA challenge said the chances of success seemed slim. Shortly after ... WILLCOX couple volunteering for South Dakota State Historical ... Range News - Wilcox,AZ,USA ... an agreement with the Genealogical Society of Utah, Bill and Annie Jordan of Willcox are preserving on microfilm census cards housed in the State Archives. ... CITY wrestles with rising inquiry costs Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA ... Citizens For Law Abiding Government â€“ or C-FLAG, said he wants to deal in facts, and that requires getting them from meeting minutes and public documents. ... MY private peepshow Guardian - UK ... The directors are dead, but the films remain. Coordinated by the Association of Moving Image Archivists, the event is part peepshow, part archaeological dig. ... Buildings 2/2004 Inside Iron Mountain Information Management Pioneer Thinks 'Outside the Box' in Facilities http://www.buildings.com/Articles/detail.asp?ArticleID=1730 Galveston Daily News 8/23/04 Firefighter lawsuit set to go to court http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?wcd=23314 ( New York Times 8/25/04 A Thousand Words? This Stash Is Worth a Trillion By DAN BARRY IT began with Moe. Just Moe. He spent his days clipping photographs and drawings of everything and anything, using scissors large enough to pass as shears. He smoked cigarettes, played the ponies, used a pay phone for all business, and heated his coffee with a device that dangled from the ceiling light. He had his own way, Moe did. Long ago, before the Internet, Moe ran a company called Reference Pictures. Say you were an illustrator trying to conjure a unicorn, or an art director trying to envision the Grand Canyon for some advertising pitch. You'd call up Moe, and soon a messenger would appear with an envelope of inspiration: images of unicorns, images of canyons, culled from assorted periodicals by Moe and his mighty shears. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/25/nyregion/25about.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:40:21 +0100 Reply-To: "Priddey, Mark -Learning & Culture - Cultural Services" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Priddey, Mark -Learning & Culture - Cultural Services" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Temporary Archivist at Oxfordshire Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Archivist (One-Year Contract) Oxfordshire Record Office (Oxfordshire County Council) Salary £21,867-£24,000 We are seeking a full time archivist to undertake the full range of professional duties, including Data Protection project work as part of a team. Applicants should possess a diploma or master's degree in archive administration. Familiarity with electronic cataloguing methods would be an advantage. Applications are welcome from individuals who have recently completed their training and from all sections of the community. The service is based in the award-winning Record Office building in Cowley, in south-east Oxford, where outreach and quality of public service are given a high priority. For application details and information, please ring our recruitment line on 01865 204107 or email [log in to unmask] Closing date 17 September 2004 Interviews will be held on 1 October 2004. Mark Priddey Acting County Archivist Oxfordshire Record Office St Luke's Church Temple Road Cowley Oxford OX4 2EX Tel: 01865 398200 Oxfordshire Record office is open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm. It is advisable to contact us before visiting to check seat availability. If you wish to look at original records, you will need to register for a County Archive Research Network ticket by providing two passport-size photographs and official evidence of your address and signature (e.g. driver's licence or bank statement and credit/debit card). The ticket is valid for four years in about forty record offices around the country, and is a security measure to protect irreplaceable documents. > The information in this e-mail, together with any attachments, is > confidential. If you have received this message in error you must not > print off, copy, use or disclose the contents. The information may be > covered by legal and/or professional privilege. Please delete from your > system and inform the sender of the error. As an e-mail can be an informal > method of communication, the views expressed may be personal to the sender > and should not be taken as necessarily representing the views of the > Oxfordshire County Council. 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It is your responsibility to carry out all necessary virus checks. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk ========================================================================Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:24:08 +0100 Reply-To: Kevin Bolton <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Kevin Bolton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job Opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C48C17.9B0A5AA0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C48C17.9B0A5AA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am posting the following advert on behalf of the Boys and Girls Welfare Society. It will appear in ARC shortly. More details can be found on their web (http://www.bgws.org.uk/vacancies/jobs/joblist.htm). The Boys and Girls Welfare Society is a leading North-West Children's Voluntary Organisation providing direct care, educational and social work services to over 2000 children & young people every year. RECORDS MANAGER/ARCHIVIST (2004/77) Central Services, Cheadle NJC Points 26 - 29, £19,713 - £21,867 Based on qualifications and experience We are seeking a qualified and experienced Records Manager to provide professional advice and key information issues including Data Protection and Freedom of Information. You will need to source information from various locations within the Society and ensure that all information is catalogued with one central source available for all data. You will be required to liase with Manchester City Archives, regarding our prestigious archive collection held there in order to answer queries from the general public on family research and also to expand the work of the present Archivist once they retire to maintain our heritage within the voluntary sector. We are looking for an applicant with a recognised post graduate qualification (or equivalent) in archive administration and some experience of working in a record office, along with this you should possess highly effective interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written, whilst excellent organisational skills will enable you to work calmly and methodically under pressure. As you will be required to travel to various BGWS locations being a car driver and having access to a car would be of advantage. This role involves working with sensitive information on children and young people and you should note that an enhanced disclosure check via the Criminal Records Bureau will be necessary. CLOSING DATE: 12 noon, 29th September 2004 For an application pack please contact the Recruitment Hotline on 0161-283-4828 or email [log in to unmask] stating the vacancy you are interested in, leaving your full name and address, including post code, and a contact telephone number BGWS strives to be an Equal Opportunities employer & welcomes applications from all sections of the community. ********************************************** Kevin Bolton Principal Archivist Manchester Archives & Local Studies Central Library St Peter's Square Manchester M2 5PD Tel 0161 234 1959 Fax 0161 234 1927 [log in to unmask] http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. 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I am posting the following advert on behalf of the Boys and Girls Welfare Society. It will appear in ARC shortly. More details can be found on their web (http://www.bgws.org.uk/vacancies/jobs/joblist.htm).

The Boys and Girls Welfare Society is a leading North-West Children’s Voluntary Organisation providing direct care, educational and social work services to over 2000 children & young people every year.

RECORDS MANAGER/ARCHIVIST (2004/77)

Central Services, Cheadle

NJC Points 26 – 29, £19,713 - £21,867

Based on qualifications and experience

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Records Manager to provide professional advice and key information issues including Data Protection and Freedom of Information. You will need to source information from various locations within the Society and ensure that all information is catalogued with one central source available for all data.

You will be required to liase with Manchester City Archives, regarding our prestigious archive collection held there in order to answer queries from the general public on family research and also to expand the work of the present Archivist once they retire to maintain our heritage within the voluntary sector.

We are looking for an applicant with a recognised post graduate qualification (or equivalent) in archive administration and some experience of working in a record office, along with this you should possess highly effective interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written, whilst excellent organisational skills will enable you to work calmly and methodically under pressure.

As you will be required to travel to various BGWS locations being a car driver and having access to a car would be of advantage.

This role involves working with sensitive information on children and young people and you should note that an enhanced disclosure check via the Criminal Records Bureau will be necessary.

CLOSING DATE: 12 noon, 29^th September 2004

For an application pack please contact the Recruitment Hotline on 0161-283-4828 or email [log in to unmask]

stating the vacancy you are interested in, leaving your full name and address, including post code, and a contact telephone number

BGWS strives to be an Equal Opportunities employer & welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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The Department, which is responsible for an extensive and important collection of primary source material largely composed of British private papers and captured German records, has an active acquisitions policy and also attracts large numbers of readers and enquiries each year. The main duties of the postholder will be acquiring and cataloguing collections of British and Commonwealth private papers relevant to the Museum’s brief, invigilating and assisting researchers who visit the Museum’s reading room and answering enquiries about the Department’s holdings. Candidates will be expected to be qualified archivists and to demonstrate an attention to detail, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to work to agreed deadlines. Experience of the appraisal, arrangement and description of archive material and good IT skills are essential, and an interest in twentieth century military history would be an advantage. Starting pay for this position will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The postholder will be required to work up to eight Saturdays in any one year, though Saturday working will be rewarded at overtime rates. For an application form, send an A4 SAE to Charlie Wahhab, Personnel Department, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ, or email: [log in to unmask] Alternatively visit the website www.iwm.org.uk ('Corporate information'). The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on 24 September 2004. This post is subject to CRB disclosure. We regret that we are unable to respond to all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. The Imperial War Museum is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger ========================================================================Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:28:08 +0100 Reply-To: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RM courses at TFPL - a few places still left for September MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain ******apologies for cross-posting******* Not on the TFPL mailing list and missed our recently mailing highlighting forthcoming courses? It's not too late! See below for a taster of the courses that you can still book on, or check our website for other courses which may interest you at www.tfpl.com/training or call the training team on 020 7251 5522. We have a few places available on the following record management courses: Promoting records management within your organisation on 15 September http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr568 Records surveys on 22 September http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr560 Implementing records management with on 23 September http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr353 Please note that all our courses have limited places and with weeks to go until our September programme starts we recommend reserving your place now to avoid missing out on the places we have left available. Amy Millis Training Administrator email: [log in to unmask] tel.: 020 7251 5522 TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this e-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorised and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately. _________________________________________________________________________This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. ========================================================================Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:33:39 +0100 Reply-To: Recordkeeping magazine <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Recordkeeping magazine <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New magazine from The National Archives Dear colleagues Recordkeeping is a new publication from The National Archives for Archivists, Records Managers, and all involved in caring for archives and records. The magazine is published quarterly and will contain news from The National Archives, alongside examples of best practice and case studies in archives and records management. A hard copy of the publication will be sent automatically to Places of Deposit for public records, most other major archive services, Departmental Record Officers, Regional Agencies and professional archival and records management organisations and associations. The magazine is also now available to read online at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/services/recordkeeping.htm If you wish to be informed by email when a new issue is published, or have any comments about the publication, please contact [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:40:06 +0100 Reply-To: Siobhan Convery <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Siobhan Convery <[log in to unmask]> Subject: safe doors Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Could anyone advise off-list, especially colleagues who've recently been involved in new building projects, what doors they used for their most secure areas. I'm aware of 5454 standards but we are having difficulty in sourcing firms that can match all security and fire requirements. We've spoken to MLA who have confirmed specifications but, understandably, they cannot recommend individual firms.

Thanks in advance for any help with this one.

Siobhan

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Siobhan Convery

Senior Curator, Special Libraries and Archives

Historic Collections

University of Aberdeen

King's College

Aberdeen AB24 3SW

tel: +44 (0) 1224 27 2929

fax: +44 (0(0 1224 27 3891

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/

========================================================================Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:04:53 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 827 postcard, UK immigrants, Philippines Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Oregonian Judge finds Saif in contempt The state-owned workers' compensation insurer will face fines until it complies with a court order on record handling Thursday, August 26, 2004 JAMES MAYER Marion County Judge Paul Lipscomb on Wednesday found Saif Corp. in contempt for its handling of a public-records case, saying the agency's conduct "indicates a fundamental failure at the highest levels" to appreciate the importance of his orders. http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1093521625261851.xml United States: A HIPAA Wake-Up Call 25 August 2004 Originally published August 24, 2004 By Shannon Harsfield (Tallahassee) For several months, various Assistant United States Attorneys have stated informally that HIPAAâ€™s criminal penalties apply to anyone violating the law â€“ not just covered entities. In their view, workforce members, business associates and others who handle "protected health information," as that term is defined in HIPAA, should use caution to ensure the information is used and disclosed properly. The first-ever criminal conviction for a HIPAA rules violation bolsters the argument that HIPAA is not just something that should be addressed by health plans, health care clearinghouses and health care providers engaging in standard transactions. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=28001&email_access=o FCC requires MSS to file 911 reports RCR Wireless News - USA The rule sets â€œforth reporting and recordkeeping requirements in connection with implementation of the MSS emergency call center requirement. ... GLORIA Padilla: Now retired, judge spins more courtroom yarns San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA ... took during trials. That didn't sit well with the judge, so he started his own recordkeeping in bound 500-page journals. At the ... BOOK reveals treasures from the past Hamden Journal - Hamden,CT,USA ... town. They sorted through thousands of archival images to put together a book that illustrates Hamden's history and growth. They ... EX-STATE accountancy chief sues over firing Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA ... staff to destroy all copies of the resolution. Destruction of state records is a crime, said department spokeswoman Paula Wade. ... JUDGE berates SAIF's lack of compliance, fines agency Coos Bay World - Coos Bay,OR,USA ... It calls for a review of all SAIF records to see if more of them must ... argued that SAIF's failure to produce public documents and its move to delete important e ... RIGHT to information ABS CBN News - Quezon City,Philippines ... government records. Such records are public documents and are, therefore, theoretically accessible to any citizen who so requires it. The ... JOE Gould's Secret History Village Voice - New York,NY,USA ... Quietly tucked away within NYU's archives are 11 dime-store composition books that ... find a publisher, Anton sold them to Izzy Young, Village archivist and owner ... HOLYOKE postcard book published The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA ... Devon R. Dawson, archivist-curator at the Holyoke Public Library History Room ... He used the library's archives to write detailed captions for the postcards, many ... BOSTON'S rare treasures may find a new home Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... Space has been dwindling at the Hyde Park school site, where a couple of the archivists' desks have been placed on the old auditorium's stage. ... DECISION on records due in 11 months Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA ... stated goal is to decide what court files should be ... the state to allow online access to court records. ... to images of civil and criminal documents earlier this ... PREPARING for disaster: Vital records protection for churches ChurchCentral.com - USA ... churches are advised to "duplicate all documents, computer disks ... you will need to store your records, include fire ... Standard metal files and safes do not offer ... WHERE there is a will Bridgeton News - Bridgeton,NJ,USA ... the county freeholders to convert all records to a ... are over one million pieces of documents converted to ... to convert the 54,000 different files from microfilm ... UK'S famous immigrants go online BBC News - London,England,UK ... The records show Mr Marks asked Thomas Spencer to be his ... then was naturalised as a Briton, the documents reveal ... Full files can be read at the National Archives ... BILL on Sealing Victim-Witness Data Goes to Gov. Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA ... about witnesses and victims from reaching public court files. ... for sealing police reports and documents submitted to ... to file a motion to unseal such records. ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:45:23 +0100 Reply-To: "Hayward, Olivia" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Hayward, Olivia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: News release - Community Archives: the answer to social exclusio n? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) NEWS RELEASE ISSUED: 27 August 2004 ***Community Archives: the answer to social exclusion?*** The Community Access to Archive Project (CAAP) is an innovative community focused project called led by The National Archives. The project aims to provide a framework for development of relationships and activities with community groups by developing a 'Best Practice Model' for community-based online archive projects. The 'Best Practice Model' aims to address the practicalities of developing community-based online archive projects from start to finish and beyond. The team is building on the expertise our partners West Yorkshire Archive Service and Hackney Archives Department have developed in community-archive relations through their local projects, in addition to the input of our advisory partners The National Archives of Scotland, The National Council of Archives, The National library of Wales, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and Commanet. Gerry Slater, CAAP Project Partner, Record Office of Northern Ireland, believes that community-archive projects have an important role to play in United Kingdom communities. He said "Community archive projects can contribute greatly to social inclusion, community development, skills development and the preservation of 'unofficial' history, and are a means of encouraging non-traditional users to become involved with archives". The Community Archives Network (Commanet), a not for profit organisation that promotes, supports and develops community archives, has wide experience of the success of online community-archive projects in encouraging social inclusion. Patsy Cullen, Director, Commanet, has seen that community archives have met objectives associated with community development, cultural identity, regeneration, lifelong learning, reminiscence, inter-generational dialogue and training in information communication technology skills. She said "The Bygone Oldmeldrum" community-archive project is a classic example of encouraging social inclusion and community development, the community have come together by way of events such as coffee mornings, fundraising stalls and photo exhibitions for educational purposes and reminiscence". Evelyn Munro from the Meldrum and Bouritie Heritage Society explains that events such as these are when we see the best examples of people being brought together into a welcoming environment. A community member has even told her that they find the events therapeutic. She said "The people who come to our events are people who have always lived in the community, people whose roots lie in Oldmeldrum and who have returned to walk down memory lane, people who are new to the town and want to learn a bit about its earlier way of life". The CAAP Best Practice Model will be available from October 2004, and will include details of case studies, outreach strategies and fully investigated suggestions for funding streams for community-archive projects. For more information on the Community Access to Archives Project please go to http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/caap or contact Frieda Midgley, Project Manager on 020 8392 5330 ext 2051 or email [log in to unmask] -Ends- Notes for Editors: For media enquiries please contact Olivia Hayward, Press & Communications Officer on 020 8392 5330 ext 2523 The project is being funded and led by The National Archives nationalarchives.gov.uk in conjunction with partners West Yorkshire Archive Service , Hackney Archives Department , The National Archives of Scotland , The National Council of Archives, The National Library of Wales, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and Comma net. The National Archives, Kew, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk has one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book to newly released government papers. The free museum and research rooms in Kew, west London, are open to the public 6 days a week. Olivia Hayward Press & Communications Officer Community Access to Archives Project (CAAP) The National Archives Phone: 020 8392 5330. Ext: 2523 Email: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/caap ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 08:47:28 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 829 weekend roundup Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1093783648" -------------------------------1093783648 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit DOCUMENT security of interest to state GOP The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA ... do not destroy state records. DeCroce's request comes six months after the US Attorney's Office ordered McGreevey to turn over a host of documents related to ... http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1093421719292390.xml NATIONAL Archives Unveils Behind-the-Scenes Film: 'Preserving the ... U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... 10 the National Archives in partnership with the PBS science series NOVA will unveil a new film, "Preserving the Charters of Freedom." For the first time, the ... http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id5288 MINISTER rejects author's wishes on archive Guardian - UK ... A hint of the dispute came to light this month when the annual report of the National Archives was deposited in the parliamentary vote office in the House of ... http://politics.guardian.co.uk/arts/story/0,13319,1291051,00.html PLANNERS 'trim' down their paper work Piedmonter - Oakland,CA,USA ... electronic documents like email. In the past, the officials often had to dig through stacks of records in the City Hall basement to retrieve paper files and ... http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/count ies/alameda_county/cities_neighborhoods/piedmont/9511307.htm PRODUCT roundup: Archiving tools Search Storage - USA ... a simple list of files or files organized under ... types of content like word documents, spreadsheets and ... the litigation discussions and company records are being ... http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci1002786,0 0.html STUDENTS' work preserves archives Colorado Daily - Boulder,CO,USA ... expenses. During the school year, the four work for Professor Bruce Montgomery and David Hays in the CU-Boulder Archives. Scott ... http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2004/08/26/news/news06.txt BRIDGES appointed interim director AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Historical Commission picked state archives director Ed Bridges on Friday to act temporarily as the commission's executive director ... http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1093684604210410.xm l -------------------------------1093783648 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

DOCUMENT security of interest to state GOP
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA
... do not destroy state records. DeCroce's request comes six months after
the US Attorney's Office ordered McGreevey to turn over a host of documents
related to ...
http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1093421719292390.xml

NATIONAL Archives Unveils Behind-the-Scenes Film: 'Preserving the ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... 10 the National Archives in partnership with the PBS science series
NOVA will unveil a new film, "Preserving the Charters of Freedom." For
the first time, the ...
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=35288

MINISTER rejects author's wishes on archive
Guardian - UK
... A hint of the dispute came to light this month when the annual report
of the National Archives was deposited in the parliamentary vote office
in the House of ...
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/arts/story/0,13319,1291051,00.html

PLANNERS 'trim' down their paper work
Piedmonter - Oakland,CA,USA
... electronic documents like email. In the past, the officials often had
to dig through stacks of records in the City Hall basement to retrieve
paper files and ...
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/counties/alameda_county/cities_neighborhoods/piedmont/9511307.htm

PRODUCT roundup: Archiving tools
Search Storage - USA
... a simple list of files or files organized under ... types of content
like word documents, spreadsheets and ... the litigation discussions and
company records are being ...
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci1002786,00.html

STUDENTS' work preserves archives
Colorado Daily - Boulder,CO,USA
... expenses. During the school year, the four work for Professor Bruce
Montgomery and David Hays in the CU-Boulder Archives. Scott ...
http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2004/08/26/news/news06.txt

BRIDGES appointed interim director
AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Historical Commission picked state archives director
Ed Bridges on Friday to act temporarily as the commission's executive
director ...
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1093684604210410.xml

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OUTER Banks History Center hires assistant curator
Outer Banks Sentinel - Nags Head,NC,USA
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SECRETARY of state to help find SAIF documents
Bend.com - Bend,OR,USA
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Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1093783827-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 01:00:42 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: David Bishop <[log in to unmask]> Subject: David Bishop/LeisureServices/BCC is out of the office. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I will be out of the office from 27/08/2004 until 13/09/2004. I will respond to your message when I return. For urgent enquiries relating to Birmingham City Archives, please contact [log in to unmask], or telephone 0121 303 4217. For urgent enquiries relating to the Library's photographic collections, please contact the Head of Photographs, Pete James, on either [log in to unmask] or 0121 303 4439. ************************************************************************************************* The information contained within this e-mail (and any attachment) sent by Birmingham City Council is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the named recipient or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies and notify the sender immediately, or telephone +(44) 121 303 6666. Unauthorised access, use, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted and may be unlawful. Any e-mail including its content may be monitored and used by Birmingham City Council for reasons of security and for monitoring internal compliance with the office policy on staff use. E-mail blocking software may also be used. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the originator and do not necessarily represent those of Birmingham City Council. We cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted and amended. ************************************************************************************************* ========================================================================Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:56:48 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 830 secrets open records disputes Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PLANNERS 'trim' down their paper work Piedmonter - Oakland,CA,USA By Lisa Coffey Mahoney. Piedmont planning officials are becoming more efficient -- thanks to the recent introduction of electronic records management software. ... CITY Hall probe sifts through mountain of records Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA ... But what they say has to be backed up by provable corroborating evidence: bank records, documents. The paper will tell the story.". ... THINK before you trash those records SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA ... area. The world has lost so many records through wars, fires and insects. Discarding useful documents adds to these losses. Contact ... FINANCIAL records disputed Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA ... to know outweighs Hildebrant's privacy and that the documents should be ... Releasing the records would "constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal ... TOWN of Kitty Hawk, Sentinel cross legal swords Outer Banks Sentinel - Nags Head,NC,USA ... The suit "requests a declaration that the requested documents are not public records subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.". ... DURHAM seeks preservation grant Middletown Press - Middletown,CT,USA ... The legislation charges the public records administrator with the responsibility of establishing and administering an historic documents preservation grant ... IN Prague, a tale of 2 Attas Chicago Tribune (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA ... According to documents in the files of the German ... when the BKA, the German equivalent of the FBI, asked European airlines to search their records for all ... HEARING spotlights government â€˜secretsâ€™ Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... The problem is growing, said J. William Leonard, director of the Archives' Information Security Oversight Office, which monitors federal practices. ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 08:32:23 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 831 ILM Malta USPTO Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DAYS of plunder Guardian - UK ... Passive destruction of this kind has been widespread under the occupation, but ... The Ottoman archive that records the history of the country, spanning the 16th ... HIGH tech solution brings old Napa County courthouse records into ... NapaNet Daily News - Napa,CA,USA ... click of a mouse will bring up old case files that would ... lot of people wait in lines to file documents, but a ... was built in 1878, the hall of records was built ... VIRTUAL land registry once radical, now routine Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada ... Ontario and almost 47 million additional documents accessible for ... Automated records are now available in 27 of the ... office and pore through old books and files. ... COLLECTION of last resort FCW.com - USA ... be the guarantor of the digital files," said Judith Russell, GPO's superintendent of documents and managing ... the National Archives and Records Administration a ... USPTO goes digital FCW.com - USA ... 200 years, USPTO has kept paper records of applications ... These documents, referred to as file wrappers, are a ... charge between $300 and $700 to obtain the files. ... ILM System Eases Insurer's Storage Tasks eWeek - USA ... With explosive database growth, though, Mitchell wanted to have more flexibility in its archival process as well as to control storage costs. ... RESEARCHERS lament 'frightful' state of notarial archives Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta ... Both Maltese and foreign researchers, when asked to describe the state archives, came up with words like "shameful", "disgraceful", and "terrible", a ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:40:29 +0100 Reply-To: Amanda Hill <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amanda Hill <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Hub Collections of the Month: The Great War MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [with apologies for cross-posting] * Collections of the Month: 'The Great War' Ninety years ago, the First Battle of the Marne (September 5-10, 1914) marked the beginning of trench warfare in Europe. By 1918 the First World War was being fought on five continents and at sea from the Mediterranean to the South Atlantic. This month we've selected collections which represent the experiences of fighters and war poets, nurses and ambulance drivers, prisoners of war, and political campaigners. * Latest additions: Descriptions from the Universities of Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, and Manchester, and from King's College, Cambridge, from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, the Royal College of Music, and the Scott Polar Research Institute. Descriptions from new contributors the University of Stirling, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. These include descriptions of the papers of English novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884-1969); papers of tropical medicine specialist Charles Wilcocks (1896-1977); and papers of film and theatre director Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994). Amanda Hill Archives Hub MIMAS Manchester Computing Kilburn Building University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL 0161 275 6055 www.archiveshub.ac.uk ========================================================================Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:41:30 +0100 Reply-To: "Padfield, Tim" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Padfield, Tim" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Copyright Designs and Patents Act revision MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Colleagues I attach below a copy of a message from Barbara Stratton, the secretary of the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance, which I chair. It contains a request that anyone who has suggestions to make for the revision of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act should let us have details, to inform work that we are doing in preparation for putting proposals to the Patent Office. I recognise that this Act will not be at the front of the thoughts of most of you, but if there are aspects of copyright which cause real problems we should be glad to know about them even if you do not know how reform could be achieved through revision of the statute. I should emphasise a point made by Barbara, though: there is no point in proposing things which are contrary to EU law or international treaties, so please do not bother to suggest removing the limitation of library and archive copying to non-commercial purposes. We look forward to having some interesting and realistic ideas to consider putting to the Patent Office in due course. Tim ---------------- Tim Padfield Copyright Officer Curator of Photographs Secretary of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel +44 (0)20 8392 5381 Fax +44 (0)20 8392 5286 E-mail [log in to unmask] Website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk From: Barbara Stratton Subject: Revising the Copyright Act. Make a wish! Dear colleagues Please see the press release below. Barbara Stratton Senior Adviser, Copyright, at CILIP and Secretary to LACA Revising the Copyright Act. Make a wish! The Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA) and the Museums Copyright Group are starting work on a long-term project to produce proposals for revisions to the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended by subsequent regulations). This is in response to an invitation issued by the Patent Office during their 2002-03 consultation on the implementation of the European Information Society Directive. As a first step we want to ask you to suggest any ideas to us that you may have about changes you would like to see in UK copyright legislation. We welcome any reasonable idea from you, but in order for LACA and MCG to be able to take it up, we will have to judge whether it is achievable and desirable and that it does not go against the provisions of European law. We will therefore evaluate any suggestion received before deciding whether or not to pursue it! Copyright issues often get tangled up with contract issues so please separate them out as we have no expectation of achieving change to basic UK contract law. However issues about how collecting societies go about their business of licensing are ones that we could consider. Don't worry about how much you already know about copyright law. As practitioners you know what the problems are that you have with administering it, so tell us what concerns you. If you have a burning issue about the current copyright law or a brilliant idea about changing it that you would like to share with us, please email it to [log in to unmask] by 30th September 2004. Please also include the following information about yourself: Name, Position, Organisation, Phone Number and E-mail. This is so that, if necessary, we can come back to you for further information should we decide to take up your idea. We are unable to enter into any correspondence with you in connection with this consultation so please just send in your ideas or issues. Your views count so we hope to hear from you. With thanks. Barbara Stratton Senior Adviser, Copyright, at CILIP and Secretary to LACA August 2004 ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 10:30:39 +0100 Reply-To: "LYNCH, Jennifer" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "LYNCH, Jennifer" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Calling London Region Specialist Repositories MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49006.57F9D1D0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49006.57F9D1D0 Content-Type: text/plain Dear All I would be grateful if any Archivists/Records Managers who work in specialist repositories in London and have news of activities to contribute to a report for the SRG Committee could contact me (details below). Submissions should be with me by Wednesday 15th September, but if you have anything to contribute at any time, it can always go to the next meeting. Thanks Jennie Lynch SRG London Region Representative Jennie Lynch Assistant Archivist House of Lords Record Office (The Parliamentary Archives) London SW1A 0PW Tel: 020 7219 1718 Email: [log in to unmask] *************************************************************************** UK Parliament Disclaimer: This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. 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Dear All

Submissions should be with me by Wednesday 15th September, but if you have anything to contribute at any time, it can always go to the next meeting.

Thanks

Jennie Lynch
SRG London Region Representative

Jennie Lynch
Assistant Archivist
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London
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49006.57F9D1D0-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:02:14 +0100 Reply-To: Polly Rossdale <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Polly Rossdale <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Law and ownership Comments: To: "LYNCH, Jennifer" <[log in to unmask]> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C49013.24682580" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C49013.24682580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Calling London Region Specialist RepositoriesI would be very grateful if anyone could help me out with a legal question. In 1991 we received a deposit from a private individual of material whose copyright is owned by a Trust. Unfortunately no agreement was made between the donor and the archives, nor any proper accessioning carried out. The individual is now deceased. Is there any kind of legal cover that allows that after x many years of care (cataloguing has now been carried out) some kind of ownership is given to the archives? Replies off list please. I will summarise for anyone who is interested. Many thanks for your help. Polly Rossdale Archives Institute of Psychoanalysis 112A Shirland Road London W9 2EQ tel 0207 563 5010 fax 0207 563 5001 email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of LYNCH, Jennifer Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:31 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Calling London Region Specialist Repositories Dear All I would be grateful if any Archivists/Records Managers who work in specialist repositories in London and have news of activities to contribute to a report for the SRG Committee could contact me (details below). Submissions should be with me by Wednesday 15th September, but if you have anything to contribute at any time, it can always go to the next meeting. Thanks Jennie Lynch SRG London Region Representative Jennie Lynch Assistant Archivist House of Lords Record Office (The Parliamentary Archives) London SW1A 0PW Tel: 020 7219 1718 Email: [log in to unmask] *************************************************************************** UK Parliament Disclaimer: This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. This e-mail has been checked for viruses, but no liability is accepted for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. *************************************************************************** ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C49013.24682580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Calling London Region Specialist Repositories

I would be very grateful if anyone could help me out with a legal question. In 1991 we received a deposit from a private individual of material whose copyright is owned by a Trust. Unfortunately no agreement was made between the donor and the archives, nor any proper accessioning carried out. The individual is now deceased. Is there any kind of legal cover that allows that after x many years of care (cataloguing has now been carried out) some kind of ownership is given to the archives?

Replies off list please. I will summarise for anyone who is interested.

Many thanks for your help.

Polly Rossdale

Archives
Institute of Psychoanalysis
112A Shirland Road
London W9 2EQ

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From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of LYNCH, Jennifer
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Subject: Calling London Region Specialist Repositories

Dear All

I would be grateful if any Archivists/Records Managers who work in specialist repositories in London and have news of activities to contribute to a report for the SRG Committee could contact me (details below).

Submissions should be with me by Wednesday 15th September, but if you have anything to contribute at any time, it can always go to the next meeting.

Thanks

Jennie Lynch
SRG London Region Representative

Jennie Lynch
Assistant Archivist
House of Lords Record Office (The Parliamentary Archives)
London
SW1A 0PW

Tel: 020 7219 1718
Email: [log in to unmask]

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------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C49013.24682580-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:16:59 -0000 Reply-To: "Andrew Ledgard (020 7915 3531)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Andrew Ledgard (020 7915 3531)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy: Information Access Officer Comments: To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-b15b33e1-e3dd-4018-9196-3295838d9d79" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------=_NextPartTM-000-b15b33e1-e3dd-4018-9196-3295838d9d79 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4904F.DEF4D560" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4904F.DEF4D560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The General Medical Council is currently seeking a Manchester-based Information Access Officer. Details are available here http://www.gmc-uk.org/about/vacancies/Manchester/Policy_and_Corporate_Affair s/2004/Information_Access_Officer/Information_Access_officer.htm or via the link on the GMC's website http://www.gmc-uk.org/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Ledgard Information Policy Manager General Medical Council 178 Great Portland Street London W1W 5JE Tel 020 7915 3531 Fax 020 7915 3471 Email Retention Day Website This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify [log in to unmask] General Medical Council 178 Great Portland Street London W1W 5JE Tel: +44 (0) 20 7580 7642 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7915 3641 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4904F.DEF4D560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Vacancy: Information Access Officer

The General Medical Council is currently seeking a Manchester-based Information Access Officer. Details are available here

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4904F.DEF4D560-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-b15b33e1-e3dd-4018-9196-3295838d9d79-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:20:22 -0400 Reply-To: Duncan Grant <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Duncan Grant <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Association of Canadian Archivists Subject: A Reminder: Call for Papers, ACA 2005 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please excuse any cross-posting CALL FOR PAPERS "Theory and Practice" Association of Canadian Archivists 2005 Conference Saskatoon, Saskatchewan June 8 to 11, 2005 Are we at a turning point in the archival field? In recent years, postmodern ideas and insights, on the one hand, and the revolution in information and communication technology, on the other, have prompted archivists to reconsider their fundamental concepts and principles and to reconceive practice. How has the recent theoretical ferment influenced the methods and practice of archival work? Has reconsideration of the nature of records, fonds, provenance, original order, custody, description, and public service influenced the policies, methods and practices of archival repositories? How can hard pressed archivists keep up with advances in theory or hope to employ new concepts of theory and method, for instance in the area of electronic records, with the limited resources at their disposal? Equally, how have changes in practice influenced theory? In recent years, archives have had to respond to freedom of information and privacy laws, changes to copyright laws, the convergence of heritage institutions, changes in the way organizations create and transmit records, the push for descriptive standards, growing backlogs, and chronic funding concerns. What is the impact of changes in practice on the development of theory? Is there a need for closer study of the reality of practice to help us formulate theory in tune with that reality? The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring the relationship between theory and practice. It encourages sessions or papers that present both theoretical and practical perspectives to generate discussion and debate about this relationship. In particular, it invites proposals from a wide variety of perspectives on any sphere of theory and practice and for alternative presentation formats, such as panel discussions. Submitting Proposals: The conference sessions will be determined based on the proposals received. Use the electronic form that is available on the ACA website at: http://www.archivists.ca/news/news_releases.aspx?id)2 The deadline for submission of proposals is 17 September 2004. Session proposals, or questions concerning the conference program, may be directed to the 2005 Program Committee Chair: Mark Vajcner 113 Dr. John Archer Library University of Regina Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2 Email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:14:10 +0100 Reply-To: Alexandra Cave <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alexandra Cave <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Audience Development Plan Consultancy Opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Audience Development Plan Consultancy Opportunity Access All Areas Project – Developing North West Archives MLA North West is the Regional Agency for museums, archives and libraries, with a remit to provide strategic leadership, advocacy and information to support the development of all regional museums, archives and libraries. We are currently in the planning stages of a ground breaking project that will radically improve access to North West Archives. Access All Areas will catalogue archive collections and simultaneously develop audiences for archives. We are now seeking a consultant with experience of audience development work, to work with MLA North West to take this plan forward. The fee for this work, which should be completed by December 2004 is £4- 6,000. The closing date for proposals is 1st October. To receive a further details contact Hazel McCormack or Jo Ward on 01925 625050 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:11:32 +0100 Reply-To: Katharine Carter <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Katharine Carter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunities - A2A in North West England Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable GREATER MANCHESTER COUNTY RECORD OFFICE
COMMUNITY SPIRIT - A2A IN NW ENGLAND

Greater Manchester County Record Office is acting as the lead partner on this project, involving 15 archive offices in the region, to convert over 23,000 pages of paper catalogues of local government and established church records into electronic form, mounted on the A2A website. The project is being funded by a number of partners, including the Heritage Lottery Fund and the participating offices.

Project Manager
Scale 6 £19,713 to £21,033 Ref: 01/6439
Fixed term contract for 6 months
35.5 hours per week

We are looking for a well-motivated graduate as Project Manager, ideally with a professional archive qualification and experience in project management, marking-up and cataloguing, to lead the team under the direction of the County Archivist. Knowledge of archival standards, good communication and motivational skills, and the ability to work to deadlines are essential. The post may suit someone looking to complete professional training in archives, libraries or museums in the future.

Outreach Officer
Scale 5/6 £17,409 to £21,033 Ref 01/6440
Fixed term contract for 6 months
35.5 hours per week

We are looking for a well-motivated Outreach Officer to initiate and organise a high-quality programme of activities to promote the project. Based at GMCRO, the postholder will deliver a series of consultation projects, workshops and talks throughout the North West region to attract new users to archive services. You will also assist in the delivery of a series of web pages and prepare promotional literature for events and publications. You should be educated to degree standard, and have excellent communication and organisational skills.

3 Project Assistants
Scale 2 £13,071 to £13,701
Fixed term contract for 28 weeks
35.5 hours per week

We are looking to fill 3 posts of Project Assistants. Knowledge of cataloguing work or use of archival catalogues is desirable, but essentials are a sound general education, ability to work unsupervised but with accuracy and attention to detail. Training will be given. The posts would be for a period of 28 weeks, and can be based at home or at GMCRO.

The closing date for all applications is 20 September.

Application forms from: Administration Office, Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Answerphone: 0161 234 1399. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, a textphone service is available on: 0161 234 1930. Email: [log in to unmask], web-site www.manchester.gov.uk

========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:42:51 +0100 Reply-To: Debbie Usher <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Debbie Usher <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Liability of Archives On Loan Dear All, This question is partly insurance related. I have collections which are on loan to the Archive, some of which were accessioned during the Archives early years, without clearly defined loan agreements. Apart from providing free storage, cataloguing and access to papers which may later be withdrawn this makes spending money on conservation problematic. In addition to the above problems, my question is to what extent will an Archive be liable for any loss or damage for such on loan collections? How have other repositories dealt with the risks of looking after such collections? With Many Thanks, Debbie Usher, Archivist Middle East Centre Archive St Antony's College Oxford OX26JF UK tel. +44 1865 284706 tel. UK 01865 284706 email: [log in to unmask] web: http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/areastudies/meca.shtml ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:44:55 +0100 Reply-To: Isabel Syed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Isabel Syed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Duchy of Corwall archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C490E2.440FA0A0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C490E2.440FA0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can anyone please tell me where the archives of the Duchy of Cornwall are kept? I've been told about material that is "in the Duchy archives which go back hundreds of years", but am unclear as to where I should start looking. Royal archives? or via the Duchy's office? Any information or contact name gratefully received on or offline. Isabel Syed ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C490E2.440FA0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Can anyone please tell me where the archives of the Duchy of Cornwall are kept? I've been told about material that is "in the Duchy archives which go back hundreds of years", but am unclear as to where I should start looking. Royal archives? or via the Duchy's office?

Any information or contact name gratefully received on or offline.

Isabel Syed

------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C490E2.440FA0A0-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:13:10 +0100 Reply-To: "PEPLER, Jonathan" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "PEPLER, Jonathan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C490DD.D4A1EB50" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C490DD.D4A1EB50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement will appear in the next issue of ARC Recruitment CHESHIRE AND CHESTER ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES SENIOR ARCHIVIST £27,732-£30,654 We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic qualified archivist to help to manage and develop the archive service which is responsible for the archives of the County of Cheshire and the City of Chester, as well as providing services for the Boroughs of Halton and Warrington. The postholder will be a key member of the service's management team with particular responsibility for managing the professional archivists; he/she will also take a leading role in developing new and innovative projects to promote use of the archives. Candidates should have substantial experience of working in archives including some in a supervisory role, and a thorough awareness of current developments in the world of archives and records management; the post will also require project management skills. Understanding of budget management and familiarity with DS Calm would be an advantage. For an informal discussion please contact the County Archivist, Jonathan Pepler on 01244 603391 Application forms and further details are available from County Personnel, Employee Service Centre - Recruitment, County Hall, Chester, CH1 1SF. Tel No: 01244 602244. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Please quote ref no: Closing Date : 12 noon 17 September 2004 ********************************************************************** Enjoy our County - Step into Cheshire over the weekend of 18-19 September. www.stepintocheshire.org.uk Note : This E-Mail is sent in confidence for the addressee only. Unauthorised recipients must preserve this confidentiality and should please advise the sender immediately by telephone and then delete the message without copying or storing it or disclosing its contents to any other person. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Cheshire County Council to any third party. Copyright in this e mail and attachments created by us unless stated to the contrary belongs to Cheshire County Council. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this e mail is hereby excluded. Should you communicate with anyone at Cheshire County Council by e-mail, you consent to us monitoring and reading any such correspondence. Printing this email? Please think environmentally and only print when essential! ********************************************************************** ------_=_NextPart_001_01C490DD.D4A1EB50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Job opportunity

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CHESHIRE AND CHESTER ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES

SENIOR ARCHIVIST
£27,732-£30,654

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic qualified archivist to help to manage and develop the archive service which is responsible for the archives of the County of Cheshire and the City of Chester, as well as providing services for the Boroughs of Halton and Warrington.

The postholder will be a key member of the service's management team with particular responsibility for managing the professional archivists; he/she will also take a leading role in developing new and innovative projects to promote use of the archives.

Candidates should have substantial experience of working in archives including some in a supervisory role, and a thorough awareness of current developments in the world of archives and records management; the post will also require project management skills. Understanding of budget management and familiarity with DS Calm would be an advantage.

For an informal discussion please contact the County Archivist, Jonathan Pepler on 01244 603391

Application forms and further details are available from County Personnel, Employee Service Centre - Recruitment, County Hall, Chester, CH1 1SF. Tel No: 01244 602244. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Please quote ref no:

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C490DD.D4A1EB50-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:13:27 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Brown <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Dundee University Archive Services Closure Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Please note that the University of Dundee Archive Services will be closed for refurbishment from Wednesday 8th-Friday 17th September inclusive. We will reopen on Monday 20th September. Archive staff will be available to answer enquiries by phone or email throughout this period. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause: please bring this message to the attention of any researchers who may be affected. Caroline Brown, Deputy Archivist, Archive, Records Management and Museum Services, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN Tel: +44 (O)1382 344095 Fax: +44 (0)1382 345523 [log in to unmask] www.dundee.ac.uk/archives ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:34:16 +0100 Reply-To: Elizabeth Gow <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elizabeth Gow <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Assistant Archivist (Archives Hub Project) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 This post has recently been advertised at the John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester. Please see www.man.ac.uk/news/vacancies for further details. Assistant Archivist (Archives Hub Project) Applications are invited for the temporary post of Assistant Archivist, to contribute collection-level descriptions of the Library’s outstanding English Manuscript collections to the JISC-funded Archives Hub. The English Manuscripts comprise over 1300 discrete collections and codices, spanning over six hundred years, from the fourteen century to the twentieth. They constitute one of the richest and most diverse primary sources in the United Kingdom. The successful candidate will complete the work of compiling over 950 collection- and subfond-level descriptions of the manuscripts. In addition the successful candidate will compile 15 collection- level descriptions of archives held at Manchester Metropolitan University Library, and will contribute collection-level descriptions for the National Archive for the History of Computing and its constituent archives. Applicants should have an honours degree in an academic subject or equivalent qualification, professional archive qualifications, and excellent communication skills. Relevant archive or library experience, particularly experience of compiling collection-level descriptions, and knowledge of one or more of the subject areas covered by the manuscripts and archives would be advantageous. The appointment will be for a fixed term of 7.5 months full-time. An early start date would be advantageous. Salary will be on the scale ALC1 £19,460 to £21,640 p.a. For further details and an application form, please contact the Staffing Secretary, John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PP, or telephone 0161 275 3758 or email: [log in to unmask] As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the University welcomes applications from suitably qualified persons from all sectors of the community regardless of race, religion, gender or disability. Yours, John Hodgson John R. Hodgson, Keeper of Manuscripts and Archives, John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PP tel: +44 (0)161-275 8741 fax: +44 (0)161-275 8746 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:43:16 +0100 Reply-To: Gavin Clarke <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Gavin Clarke <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archive Assistant - National Theatre http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid15 Please bring the advertisement below (follow the link) to the attention of interested colleagues. The Royal National Theatre Archive is hereby inviting applications for the post of Archive Assistant. The post is for one year and is designed to offer candidates experience prior to applying for one of the Archive Masters courses. A copy of the advertisement is to be found below and on various graduate bulletin boards: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid15. Candidates must complete applications from the NT website, CVs are not acceptable. The closing date is 5pm Wednesday 15 September 2004 and all applications must be received by then in order to be considered. Interviews will be held in the following week. We look forward to receiving your completed application. Purpose of Job 1. The Archive Assistant post exists to support the work of the Archivist in providing access to the Archive collection for both NT staff and external researchers. This access can be provided via online catalogues, virtual collections, or physical access to materials held in the collection. 2. The Archive Assistant will support the Records Management, outreach and project work of the Archive. Person Specification The postholder must have the following: 1. The candidate must be a graduate with a good first degree looking to gain experience prior to applying to one of the archival Masters degrees. 2. An aptitude for communicating and influencing across all levels of the Theatre, and amongst a diverse workforce 3. The candidate should have good communication and keyboard skills and knowledge of word-processing and databases. Gavin Clarke Archivist Royal National Theatre South Bank London SE1 9PX Telephone/Fax +44 (0)20 7820 3512 www.nationaltheatre.org.uk ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:51:34 +0100 Reply-To: Isabel Syed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Isabel Syed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Duchy of Cornwall archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C490F3.F59BD620" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C490F3.F59BD620 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Very grateful indeed to all who have replied and sent me straight to the right contact. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C490F3.F59BD620 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Very grateful indeed to all who have replied and sent me straight to the right contact.

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VISUALIZING Google Search Results Search Engine Watch - USA ... other interesting statistics. The "archived" link calls up historical cached copies of the site from the Internet Archives. And the ... 'MISSING' royal records mystery BBC News - London,England,UK ... hands. "Over the years people have been allowed access to the records and that may have led to some documents going missing.". David ... ADVISER to pay SEC $175,000 to end probe Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA ... Schield Management failed to provide certain documents, and in other cases the records were inconsistent and incomplete, the commission said. ... SIOUX Falls Storage Crunch KELOLAND - Sioux Falls,SD,USA Deep in the recesses of the basement of city hall is a records storage room where documents are stacked to the ceiling and bursting at the seams. ... NATIONAL Archives helps genealogists with new family history ... PublicTechnology.net - UK Family history research from home using the internet is being further assisted thanks to a new project by The National Archives. ... Newsday 9/2/04 Struggling to Keep the Past Alive Despite the efforts of many, links to LI's history are threatened by neglect http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-history-hs920a,0,1558261.story? MUSEUM to close for repairs Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA ... system. "Water ran down the walls into the superintendent's office and archives and then into the first-floor museum space," she said. ... PANEL begins review of state Web policy Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen,SD,USA ... Mike Rounds decided in July that a review of state Web site policies was needed after being alerted to a State Library computer link to Planned Parenthood's ... News at a Glance www.JewishLondon.ca August 31 Archivists at Cincinnati's Hebrew Union College have found old minutes from Reform movement meetings in the 1870s. "This is the kind of find that is rare and thoroughly exhilarating," said Gary Zola, executive director of the Marcus Center, part of the American Jewish Archives. The archives, which document the early years of the Reform institution, were found earlier this month amid old files in the basement of HUC's administrative building. The first entry in the 500-page volume is dated July 16, 1874. http://66.102.7.104/search?qÊche:QzxtwQUvu6MJ:www.jewishlondon.ca/content_display.html%3FArticleID%3D95044+archivists+at+Cincinnati%27s+Hebrew+Union+College+have+found+old+minutes+from+Reform+movement+meetings+in+the+1870s&hl=en GENEALOGICAL group helps preserve records Clarksdale Press Register - Clarksdale,MS,USA ... After the filming, their work will be sent to Sandra Boyd, archivist for the ... microfilm stored by the society serves as a backup copy for archives around the ... Houston Chronicle 8/30/04 Campaign memorabilia back on view http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/276781 -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 16:15:11 +0100 Reply-To: "Wilton, Debbie (CS, Cultural Services)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Wilton, Debbie (CS, Cultural Services)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Regular Performance Assessment MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Worcestershire County Council's Cultural Services is due to undergo Regular Performance Assessment (RPA) at the end of this calendar year/early next year. The Record Office will be included in this. RPA follows on from Best Value and is related to Comprehensive Performance Assessment. I'd appreciate views from any Record Offices who have already gone through the RPA process, and if anyone has a copy of their report they would be willing to share that would be really helpful. If any Offices are due to go through their Assessment at the same time as Worcestershire and would be willing to link up to share approaches/experiences, that would also be very helpful. Thanks, Debbie ~~~~~~~~ Deborah Wilton Records and Information Services Manager Worcestershire Record Office Modern Records Unit County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP Tel: 01905 728544 Fax: 01905 766698 http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records ********************************************************************** Privileged/Confidential information and/or Copyright Material may be contained in this email. The information and Material is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. 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Although this email and attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defects which might affect any computer or IT systems into which they are received, no responsibility is accepted by Worcestershire County Council for any loss or damage arising in any way from the receipt or use thereof. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:48:18 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Assistant Archivist position at Oxfam MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Please inform those you know who might be interested in this post as it will not be advertised in ARC Recruitment Plus. Many thanks. Archive Assistant, (part-time, 1 year contract) Salary: £12,240 ? 15,000 p.a. pro rata (21 hours per week) We need an organised and enthusiastic person to join our team based in Oxford and Bicester. Your responsibilities wwill include sorting and listing of records, effectively liaising with other departments, and helping with enquiries. We are moving office in the summer of 2005 and helping us get ready for the move will be a key part of your contribution. Knowledge of Oxfam's work and the ability to learn quickly on the job would be helpful. Job Ref: C&P91 Closing date: 30 September 2004 To find out more about what you can do, and to apply online go to http://www.oxfam.org.uk Alternatively, send a large SAE to Rosie Dodd or Chrissie Webb, Archive Team, Oxfam 274 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DZ, quoting the job title and reference number. __________________________________________________ Rosie Dodd Archive and Records Manager Mon & Wed 01869-355122 (Bicester) Tue, Thu, Fri x3764 or 01865-313764 (Oxford) Oxfam works with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering. Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International, a company limited by guarantee and registered in England No. 612172. Registered office: 274 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DZ. Registered charity No. 202918. Visit the web site at http://www.oxfam.org.uk A catastrophe is unfolding in Darfur in Western Sudan. Thousands of people have been killed, and over one million people have been driven from their homes. The international community needs to do more. To find out more, to donate, and to take action visit: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/sudanemergency ========================================================================Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:58:15 +0100 Reply-To: "Ray, Louise" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Ray, Louise" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancies for Committee members for the Heritage Lottery Fund MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would like to draw list members attention to a number of current vacancies for committee members for the Heritage Lottery Fund in the Regions. Committee members must be resident in the region of the committee and be able to commit at least one full day per month to committee business. Chairs should expect to devote one additional day per month to committee business. Appointments are normally for three years in the first instance.Travel and expenses are reimbursed and a daily fee is payable. The Committees, established in each region and country of the UK, normally meet four times a year to make decisions on grant awards up to £2 million and to provide a strategic steer and advice on regional priorities to the Board of Trustees. Members also represent the HLF in the region. Current vacancies are for: Committee Chairs for the North East, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber. Committee Members for the North East, London, and the West Midlands. For more information see the Heritage Lottery Fund website www.hlf.org.uk (Click on News and Information and then go to Job Vacancies). Closing date for completed forms is 27th September. Please direct any queries to HLF and not to me. Louise Ray Acting Archive Lottery Adviser National Council on Archives c/o The National Archives Ruskin Avenue Kew Surrey TW9 4DU Direct line: 020 8392 5347 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/lottery.html This post is jointly supported by The National Archives, the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council and the National Council on Archives ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:06:58 +0100 Reply-To: Jill Winder <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jill Winder <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Lockers in Special Collections (Sorry for cross-posting) Dear all I'd be interested to know what kind of lockers, shelves, storage you have for readers belongings, where these are in relation to the material issuing desk (security-wise), whether deposits are involved for keys, and any particular advantages or disadvantages you've found. Does anyone take in belongings and give tickets (eg like theatre cloakrooms)? Many thanks Jill Winder Special Collections Leeds University Library Leeds LS2 9JT [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:57:48 +0100 Reply-To: Geoff Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Geoff Baldwin <[log in to unmask]> Organization: dotDOCs Ltd. Subject: Off site storage Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C491AD.3C1D0100" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C491AD.3C1D0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Many thanks to everyone who provided me with information regarding the various costs that they incur for off site storage. The information provided was used as input to a spreadsheet which provides an indication of the ROI that may be expected from implementing a document imaging and management system. Those who specifically requested it have been sent the spreadsheet off list. If any other list members would like to see the spreadsheet, it can be downloaded from http://www.dotdocs.co.uk/Downloads/index.htm You may also be interested in attending one of our regular seminars - details may be found at www.dotdocs.co.uk/seminar/register ----------------------------------------- Geoff Baldwin Business Development Director dotDOCs Ltd Longdene House Haslemere GU27 2PH dir: 01428 647 577 m: 07717 478 422 web: www.dotdocs.co.uk ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C491AD.3C1D0100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable dotDOCs Stationery

Many thanks to everyone who provided me with information regarding the various costs that they incur for off site storage.

The information provided was used as input to a spreadsheet which provides an indication of the ROI that may be expected from implementing a document imaging and management system. Those who specifically requested it have been sent the spreadsheet off list.

If any other list members would like to see the spreadsheet, it can be downloaded from http://www.dotdocs.co.uk/Downloads/index.htm

You may also be interested in attending one of our regular seminars - details may be found at www.dotdocs.co.uk/seminar/register

-----------------------------------------

Geoff Baldwin

Business Development Director

dotDOCs Ltd

Longdene House

Haslemere

GU27 2PH

dir: 01428 647 577

m: 07717 478 422

web: www.dotdocs.co.uk

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The Los Alamos investigation remains open, although Sen. ... are effective at controlling classified information, so this ... since work with such material was brought ... GROUP developing strategy for easier records management GCN.com - USA The Electronic Records Working Group of the Interagency Committee on Government Information is developing an implementation strategy for all agencies to use ... EMAIL climbs corporate agenda VNUNet.com - London,England,UK ... A few years ago this kind of evidence would be held on paper files, and it is clear that what amounts to crucial electronic records cannot be treated as ... VNUNet.com Managing data from cradle to grave Information lifecycle management cannot ensure good corporate governance on its own http://www.vnunet.com/comment/1152686 GEARING up for digital-era preservation IST Results - Brussels,Belgium ... That effort must be accelerated since digital preservationâ€™s definition â€“ once limited to archivists and record managers â€“ has been broadened to anybody ... PROTECT Confidential Information with Primeraâ€™s CD / DVD ... Emediawire (press release) - USA Primeraâ€™s DS360 Disc Shredder destroys CDs and DVDs by shredding discs into thousands of tiny pieces. Plymouth, MN (PRWEB) September ... FORTYSEVEN-YEAR-OLD law in for shakeup Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand Legislation to improve the accountability of government institutions and meet the recordkeeping challenges of electronic information technology has been ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 15:16:55 +0100 Reply-To: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: erpaTraining Amsterdam - programme released, registration open Apologies for cross-posting Please forward where appropriate ERPANET Seminar Business Models related to Digital Preservation Amsterdam, The Netherlands September 20-22, 2004 http://www.erpanet.org/events/2004/amsterdam/ ERPANET is pleased to announce the programme of its seminar on business models. This three-day event is co-hosted by the 'Netherlands Institute for Archival Education and Research' (the Archiefschool; Amsterdam, The Netherlands). It convenes international experts with long-standing experience. This ERPANET seminar will explore the organisation, funding and structuring of digital preservation in and among organisations. Adequate business models are key in establishing a solid infrastructure and a sustainable preservation programme. International experts will provide seminar participants with case studies and cutting-edge knowledge. Programme The seminar starts on Monday, September 20, at 10:30 (registration open from 10:00), and it closes on Wednesday, September 22, at 12:30. The seminar addresses organisational, financial, cultural and collaborative aspects relating to the long-term management of digital resources, with topics including: * sustainability issues * organisational structures * partnerships * funding * return on investment * costing in digital preservation Speakers include: * Rob Davies (MDR Partners, UK) - The EU Directive on Public Sector Information; * Douglas Greenberg (Shoah Foundation, USA) - The case of the Virtual History Foundation; * Claude Huc (CNES, France) - An Organisational Model for Digital Archive Centres; * Maggie Jones (DPC, UK) - Determining the Costs, Issues to Consider; * Anne Kenney (Cornell, USA) - The Requisite Resources for Digital Preservation Management; and * Julie Walker (MIT, USA) - DSpace, digital preservation and business models. The Sessions are designed to be interactive with Practical Sessions and discussions. For a detailed programme refer to the ERPANET website. Venue The venue is at the Vrije Universiteit (www.vu.nl) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For travelling and hotel information please refer to the ERPANET website www.erpanet.org Social Programme A seminar dinner is organised for Monday. It will take place in the restaurant "In De Waag" (www.indewaag.nl) starting at 7pm. After the last session on Tuesday, you can join the group for a city tour and a subsequent reception at the 'Netherlands Institute for Archival Education and Research' (www.archiefschool.nl). To Register The registration fee is 150 Euro, to be paid in time before the conference or at the conference. Online registration is possible at www.erpanet.org For additional information, please contact [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 15:56:01 +0100 Reply-To: Alex Green <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alex Green <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New Society of Archivists Website The Society of Archivists' website has undergone a facelift! As part of this work the website has moved to a new server, though the address is still www.archives.org.uk. The SoA's newly-appointed Information Co-Ordinator, Alex Green (The National Archives) has been in touch with representatives of all SoA regions, groups and sub-committees and a smooth transfer of material to the new server took place. The essential features of the new-look website are available. These include: * A more up to date "look and feel" * Existing content from Region and Group pages Once the ongoing work is completed by the end of 2004, the website will be much more user-friendly than the old one: * Private pages will be much easier to find, especially with the sophisticated search facility which allows you to search separately for documents * No technical knowledge will be required to upload new information directly onto the site - thus ensuring that updates can be made in a timely fashion without the need to contact a web editor * A message forum can be used to discuss Society issues with forums available for particular groups and regions. If guidance is needed contact Alex and the team of web editors - David Mackie (Orkney Archives) and Anne Thompson (University of Edinburgh) - via [log in to unmask] For more information about the work on the website, please contact Alex ([log in to unmask]) or the Chair of the Website Sub-Committee, Sarah Stark ([log in to unmask]). ========================================================================Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:20:49 +0100 Reply-To: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: TFPL EDRM courses this month - a taste of places still available MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain *********apologies for cross-posting*********** What: EDRM: preparing the business case and statement of requirement When: 13th September 2004 Where: TFPL training suite, London Why: This one day workshop is designed to help organisations create a business case including a look at the options and costs. In addition, we will also address the creation of a statement of requirement that can be used to procure a solution. This will take into account the requirements set out from the National Archives. For more information on this and related courses and to book your place follow this link: http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr695 What: EDRM: implementation planning for success When: 27th September 2004 Where: TFPL training suite, London Why: This course takes into account experiences and best practice from EDRM and EDM implementations, including one that has rolled out to over 4,000 staff. In order to be minimise risk, cost and time scale this course will set you in the right direction for implementing and rolling out EDRM successfully. For more information on this and related courses and to book your place follow this link: http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr697 Amy Millis Training Administrator email: [log in to unmask] tel.: 020 7251 5522 TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. 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If you are holding important records, especially minutes, of any SoA committees, groups, working parties etc. please make arrangements to send the to our Hon. Archivist, Daniel Beagles at LMA. Liz Rees Chief Archivist Tyne & Wear Archives Service Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA Tel. 0191 232 6789, Direct line (new) 0191 277 2241 Fax 0191 230 2614 External e-mail: [log in to unmask] Web page: www.thenortheast.com/archives/ ********************************************** Important Information This e-mail constitutes a confidential communication and is subject to legal privilege. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately. 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Apologies for cross posting

The following seminar may be of interest to list members - programme and booking form below:

ARLIS\UK & Ireland VISUAL ARCHIVES COMMITTEE

WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH WORKS ON PAPER? MANAGING WORKS ON PAPER IN LIBRARY & ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS

This study day is aimed at librarians, archivists and other professionals who have responsibility for managing works on paper, e.g. prints, drawings, sketchbooks, etc. The day will include practical sessions on identification, preservation, cataloguing and digitization. There will also be a tour of the Tate Paper Conservation department and the Hyman Kreitman Research Centre.

Venue: Tate Britain, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG.

Date and time: Thursday 11^th November, 10:00am - 4:30pm

Cost, including lunch: £100 ARLIS members £70 retired

£120 non-ARLIS members £50 students/unwaged

Please complete the slip below and return it to: Anna Mellows, Administrator, ARLIS/UK & Ireland, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R 0RN by 4^th November 2004 at the latest.

N.B. For bookings cancelled after 28th October a charge of 10% of the total fee will be levied. For bookings cancelled after 4^th November the full fee may be charged.

I would like to attend the ARLIS Visual Archives study day on 11^th November 2004

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WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH WORKS ON PAPER? MANAGING WORKS ON PAPER IN LIBRARY & ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS, Thursday 11^th November 2004, Tate Britain, London, SW1P 4RG

Provisional Programme

10:00AM Registration & Coffee

10:20AM Welcome & Introduction - Fiona Courage, Chair, Visual Archives Committee

10:30AM Identification and care of works on paper: Sketchbooks, Watercolours, etc. Jo Gracey, Tate Paper Conservation Department

11:30AM Coffee Break

11:45AM Identification and care of works on paper: Prints. Jo Gracey, Tate Paper Conservation Department

12:45AM LUNCH

1:45PM Tours of Tate Paper Conservation Department and Hyman Kreitman Research Centre

2:30PM Cataloguing works on paper. Sue Breakell, Tate Library & Archives, Julia Creed, Royal Opera House Archives.

3.15PM Tea Break

3:30PM Case Study: Digitisation. Brenda Brinkley, User Services Office, Visual Arts Data Service.

4:15PM Discussion and Feedback

4:30PM CLOSE





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========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 10:00:15 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Sampson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Warwickshire County Record Office: Stocktaking closure MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Warwickshire County Record Office will be closed for stocktaking from Monday 13th December to Friday 17th December inclusive. I would be grateful if you could draw this to the attention of anyone intending to use the office at this time. Posters advertising our closure are available on request. Caroline Sampson Head of Archive Service Warwickshire County Record Office Priory Park Cape Road WARWICK CV34 4JS Tel: 01926 738950 Fax: 01926 738969 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 11:33:50 +0100 Reply-To: "Sheppard ,Miss Julia" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Sheppard ,Miss Julia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Duchy of Corwall archives Comments: To: Isabel Syed <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C493FC.FFA6C0AD" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C493FC.FFA6C0AD Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Suspect you may have been told by now, but if nor Isabel, 'British Archives' (4th edition 2002) notes that they are at 10 Buckingham Gate SW1E 6LA. Tel 020 7931 9541 If that information is wrong please let me know (as joint editor with Jan Foster!) Thanks Julia Julia Sheppard Head of Special Collections Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine 183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE Tel 020 7611 8482 Fax 020 7611 8703 -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Isabel Syed Sent: 02 September 2004 11:45 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Duchy of Corwall archives Can anyone please tell me where the archives of the Duchy of Cornwall are kept? I've been told about material that is "in the Duchy archives which go back hundreds of years", but am unclear as to where I should start looking. Royal archives? or via the Duchy's office? Any information or contact name gratefully received on or offline. Isabel Syed ------_=_NextPart_001_01C493FC.FFA6C0AD Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Suspect you may have been told by now, but if nor Isabel, 'British Archives' (4th edition 2002) notes that they are at 10 Buckingham Gate SW1E 6LA.

Tel 020 7931 9541

If that information is wrong please let me know (as joint editor with Jan Foster!)

Thanks

Julia

Julia Sheppard
Head of Special Collections
Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine
183 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE

Tel 020 7611 8482
Fax 020 7611 8703

-----Original Message-----
From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Isabel Syed
Sent: 02 September 2004 11:45
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Duchy of Corwall archives

Can anyone please tell me where the archives of the Duchy of Cornwall are kept? I've been told about material that is "in the Duchy archives which go back hundreds of years", but am unclear as to where I should start looking. Royal archives? or via the Duchy's office?

Any information or contact name gratefully received on or offline.

Isabel Syed

------_=_NextPart_001_01C493FC.FFA6C0AD-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 12:43:48 +0100 Reply-To: Brian Barnard <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Brian Barnard <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New Post at Surrey University MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Apologies for cross-posting, but you may know someone who would be interested in the records management / data protection / freedom of information job at Surrey which is currently being advertised, as below. Although it has been job evaluated at ALC2, one of the reasons the grading will be reviewed is that I plan to retire and come back part-time shortly after this person has started, and from then on gradually hand over my freedom of information and data protection responsibilities to them. Brian Barnard Director of Business Support Services & University Data Protection Officer University of Surrey RECORDS MANAGEMENT & COMPLIANCE OFFICER SALARY UP TO £29,128 PA (Grading to be reviewed after 12 months) This is a new permanent position to assist the University Data Protection Officer in developing, promoting and monitoring a University-wide records management policy and in promoting the use of the University website as the primary repository of non-sensitive corporate information. The post-holder will also assist in ensuring compliance with freedom of information and data protection legislation and in handling queries and access requests. Also included is day-to-day supervision of a small Information Compliance Unit which is currently being formed. The ideal candidate will have at least a postgraduate diploma in records management or related discipline (although an outstanding part-qualified candidate would be considered) and a thorough understanding of relevant legislation and codes of practice, as well as several years’ experience of managing an existing filing and/or electronic records system in a large multi-department organisation. Experience of designing and implementing such a system would be an advantage. Or an application pack and details of how to apply, please contact Ms T Millett, Human Resources Department, University of Surrey, Guildford, surrey GU2 7XH. Telephone: 01483 683845 (24 hours). Email [log in to unmask] or download application documents from www.surrey.ac.uk ‘Job Opportunities’. Please quote Reference number 4544, supply your postal address and where you saw the advertisement. Closing date for applications: Monday 20 September 2004 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:42:48 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Hilary Peck <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Document production at Warwickshire County Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Please note that problems with a section of racking at Warwickshire County Record Office that were reported last month have now been fixed. All restrictions on document production that were introduced as a result of this problem have been lifted. I would be grateful if you could bring this to the attention of your users. Hilary Peck ************************************************************************ Hilary Peck Archivist Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick, CV34 4JS 01926 738956 www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice ========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:46:39 +0100 Reply-To: Polly Rossdale <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Polly Rossdale <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archivist at the Institute of Psychoanalysis Comments: To: [log in to unmask] In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The position below will be advertised in the September issue of ARC. Project Archivist at the Institute of Psychoanalysis Fixed Term full-time post for 30 months Salary £21,500 with generous pension contribution The Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society have been awarded a Research Resources in Medical History grant from the Wellcome Trust for a project to catalogue and preserve its institutional and personal archives which are of outstanding importance for the history of psychoanalysis. We are seeking to appoint a qualified Archivist to sort, index, catalogue and retrospectively convert a fascinating range of materials. The successful candidate will be IT literate and have experience of cataloguing to ISAD(G). Experience of working with Idealist, Access and writing EAD/HTML is desirable but not essential as is an interest in the history of psychoanalysis. The Archives are located in the home of the British Psychoanalytical Society in Maida Vale, London. Details from Nick Hall, Institute of Psychoanalysis, 112a Shirland Rd. London W9 2EQ 0207 563 5005 email: [log in to unmask] Closing date for applications: 30 September 2004 Institute of Psychoanalysis Thanks, Polly Rossdale Archives Institute of Psychoanalysis 112A Shirland Road London W9 2EQ tel 0207 563 5010 fax 0207 563 5001 email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Hilary Peck Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 01:43 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Document production at Warwickshire County Record Office Please note that problems with a section of racking at Warwickshire County Record Office that were reported last month have now been fixed. All restrictions on document production that were introduced as a result of this problem have been lifted. I would be grateful if you could bring this to the attention of your users. Hilary Peck ************************************************************************ Hilary Peck Archivist Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick, CV34 4JS 01926 738956 www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice ========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:34:06 +0100 Reply-To: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: A2A Update, August/September 2004 Comments: cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" With apologies for any inconvenience caused by cross-posting and for the delay to this announcement. sjas ~~~~~ A2A Update, August/September 2004 A2A was last updated at the end of August. 173 catalogues were added to the database - the English strand of the UK archives network at http://www.a2a.org.uk - which now contains more than 7.05 million catalogue entries, in 82,400 catalogue files, describing archives held in 357 record offices, libraries and other repositories throughout England. The new finding aids include the following: * catalogues of the records of Cable and Wireless, including corporate records, staff records, financial records, maritime engineering records, press cuttings and releases, marketing and other literature, photographs, film, video, and maps, held at the Cable and Wireless Archive at Porthcurno in Cornwall; * catalogues of locally-relevant archives held by museums in Hertfordshire, including Ashwell Village Museum, Baldock Museum and Local History Society, and First Garden City Heritage Museum (in Letchworth); * catalogues of the 'main papers' of the House of Lords (records brought to the attention of peers during their sittings in Parliament) from 1497 to the eighteenth century, contributed by the House of Lords Record Office - the Parliamentary Archives - through the self-funded Parliamentary Archives: Main Papers project; * catalogues of manuscripts held at Lambeth Palace Library, created by a wide range of individuals and organisations within and outside the Church of England, relating both to ecclesiastical history and to other subjects such as architectural, colonial, political and social history, and dating from the 9th century to the present day, contributed through the self-funded Church, State and People project; * catalogues of a variety of church and other archives held by the archives services of Cheshire and Chester, Cumbria, Lancashire and Liverpool, contributed by the North West regional project Mills, Mansions and Corner Shops; * and descriptions of records of individual insurance policies issued by the Sun Fire Office, notably in the later 1820s, held at the Guildhall Library - prepared for A2A by the user-led A Place in the Sun project. Work is continuing on new A2A projects; staff are now in post and starting work on new cataloguing projects including Musical Notes at the Royal Academy of Music, Images of Suffolk at Suffolk Record Office, and Experience the Home Front at the Second World War Experience Centre in Leeds; and on retroconversion projects including Hidden Talent at Hertfordshire Record Office and Sussex Parish Chest for the archives services of West and East Sussex. Startup training for such new projects is being arranged by the A2A Central Team, and several sessions have now been held. Finally, A2A has now been searched 4.2 million times since launch, with 9.6 million catalogue downloads as a result. A2A is the English strand of the UK archives network; its database at http://www.a2a.org.uk already contains the electronic equivalent of over 700,000 catalogue pages describing archives held across England in national, local and specialist repositories and dating from the 700s to the present day. The A2A programme will make a further 150,000 catalogue pages available on the web by July 2005. * * * * * * Sarah J A Stark Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 Email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.a2a.org.uk See also http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/a2a ... * * * * * * ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 15:09:03 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 906 Weekend Roundup Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1094497743" -------------------------------1094497743 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en VETERANS news Moberly Monitor Index - Moberly,MO,USA ... Commending the Legion for its role in the creation of the National Archives, Archivist of the United States Donald W. Wilson presented a certificate of ... http://www.moberlymonitor.com/articles/2004/09/02/news/news9.txt GROUP developing strategy for easier records management GCN.com - USA Michael Kurtz, the National Archives and Records Administration assistant archivist for records services and co-chairman of the working group, said the group ... http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/27142-1.html HISTORIC petition returns to Bendigo The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia ... Politicians may benefit from seeing the document as a symbol of "a great moment lost", says the State Library's Paul Bateman, the exhibition's project manager. ... http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/31/1093938921160.html CHIEFS turn out in force for Hillsborough records fight The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA ... According to the police chiefâ€™s court filing, he has concerns about â€œany efforts by the town to alter or delete official personnel records.â€. ... http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=43268 GOLF Scores v. Yacht Sales: Copyright Law and Data Extraction E-Commerce Times - USA ... was in the public domain and subject to an "open records" law, which ... with the permission of the broker, allowed Yachtbroker.com to move, delete or modify a ... http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Golf-Scores-v-Yacht-Sales-Copyright-Law-an d-Data-Extraction-36296.html WIPP records center slated for Carlsbad Carlsbad Current Argus - Carlsbad,NM,USA ... Local officials have said they are interested in seeing Carlsbad become a recordkeeping hub, with storage of not only WIPP-related documents, but other ... http://www.currentargus.com/artman/publish/article_8673.shtml STATE wards' precious files `neglected' South Australia Advertiser - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia ... it describes as their "cavalier attitude to these important documents". ... effort is made to search for records of "great ... who have survived a cull of files in the ... http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,10660318%255E268 2,00.html LIBRARY seeks help for archives Natick Tab - Framingham,MA,USA The items in the Morse Institute Library's archives room include Mary Ann Morse's mother's china to a mural painted on thick canvas dating back at least 100 ... http://www2.townonline.com/natick/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=79659 XACTA cuts a deal with National Archives Washington Business Journal - Washington,DC,USA The National Archives and Records Administration is spending $280,000 over three years for security software developed by Ashburn-based Xacta. ... http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/08/30/daily33.html?j st=b_ln_hl STATES restrict access to vital records, but fraud grows Akron Beacon Journal (subscription) - Akron,OH,USA ... Meanwhile, adoptee and genealogy groups are pushing for more access to birth and death indexes, the records thieves use to request documents in someone else's ... http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/9582911.htm SAIF: Former executive destroyed documents Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA ... is conducting a â€œtop-to-bottom reviewâ€ of SAIFâ€™s operations, including its maligned public-records policies. SAIF did retain other documents about the ... http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=86189 COMPANIES scurry to back up records Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA ... stakes are high; businesses that experience a catastrophic loss of data often collapse under the weight of lost billing records and other destroyed documents. ... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2004/09/04/a11b_ records_0904.html COUNTY Clerk's office tackles multiple duties Kerrville Daily Times - Kerrville,TX,USA ... Many legal documents stored here at the clerkâ€™s office are considered historic records and are their responsibility. Most are ... http://web.dailytimes.com/story.lasso?wcd=12104 SAIF says ex-chief had minutes destroyed Oregonian - Portland,OR,USA ... with an investigation by the agencies into a former Saif employee's allegations that Keene and other officials instructed him to delete records to keep from ... http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1094299233270760 .xml LIBRARY seeks help for archives Natick Tab - Framingham,MA,USA ... So the library has submitted an article to the Town Meeting warrant for $22,500 so an expert archivist will be able to join their staff. ... http://www2.townonline.com/natick/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=79659 PERSONAL info may be blacked out Westborough News - Westborough,MA,USA ... number and home address were not redacted from an application for a one-day liquor license that was released - along with other public documents - before a ... http://www2.townonline.com/westborough/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=79800 TIME FRAMES Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription) - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... These photos are from the Texas Labor Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington, one of the largest labor collections in the Southwest. ... http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/local/states/texas/arlington/9588466. htm Peter A. 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VETERANS news
Moberly Monitor Index - Moberly,MO,USA
... Commending the Legion for its role in the creation of the National
Archives, Archivist of the United States Donald W. Wilson presented a
certificate of ...
http://www.moberlymonitor.com/articles/2004/09/02/news/news9.txt

GROUP developing strategy for easier records management
GCN.com - USA
Michael Kurtz, the National Archives and Records Administration assistant
archivist for records services and co-chairman of the working group, said
the group ...
http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/27142-1.html

HISTORIC petition returns to Bendigo
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... Politicians may benefit from seeing the document as a symbol of "a
great moment lost", says the State Library's Paul Bateman, the exhibition's
project manager. ...
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/31/1093938921160.html

CHIEFS turn out in force for Hillsborough records fight
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
... According to the police chiefâ€™s court filing, he has concerns about
â€œany efforts by the town to alter or delete official personnel records.â€.
...
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showfast.html?article=43268

GOLF Scores v. Yacht Sales: Copyright Law and Data Extraction
E-Commerce Times - USA
... was in the public domain and subject to an "open records" law, which
... with the permission of the broker, allowed Yachtbroker.com to move,
delete or modify a ...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Golf-Scores-v-Yacht-Sales-Copyright-Law-and-Data-Extraction-36296.html

WIPP records center slated for Carlsbad
Carlsbad Current Argus - Carlsbad,NM,USA
... Local officials have said they are interested in seeing Carlsbad become
a recordkeeping hub, with storage of not only WIPP-related documents,
but other ...
http://www.currentargus.com/artman/publish/article_8673.shtml

STATE wards' precious files `neglected'
South Australia Advertiser - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
... it describes as their "cavalier attitude to these important documents".
... effort is made to search for records of "great ... who have survived
a cull of files in the ...
http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,10660318%255E2682,00.html

LIBRARY seeks help for archives
Natick Tab - Framingham,MA,USA
The items in the Morse Institute Library's archives room include Mary Ann
Morse's mother's china to a mural painted on thick canvas dating back
at least 100 ...
http://www2.townonline.com/natick/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=79659

XACTA cuts a deal with National Archives
Washington Business Journal - Washington,DC,USA
The National Archives and Records Administration is spending $280,000 over
three years for security software developed by Ashburn-based Xacta. ...
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/08/30/daily33.html?jst=b_ln_hl

STATES restrict access to vital records, but fraud grows
Akron Beacon Journal (subscription) - Akron,OH,USA
... Meanwhile, adoptee and genealogy groups are pushing for more access
to birth and death indexes, the records thieves use to request documents
in someone else's ...
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/9582911.htm

SAIF: Former executive destroyed documents
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... is conducting a â€œtop-to-bottom reviewâ€ of SAIFâ€™s operations,
including its maligned public-records policies. SAIF did retain other
documents about the ...
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=86189

COMPANIES scurry to back up records
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
... stakes are high; businesses that experience a catastrophic loss of
data often collapse under the weight of lost billing records and other
destroyed documents. ...
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2004/09/04/a11b_records_0904.html

COUNTY Clerk's office tackles multiple duties
Kerrville Daily Times - Kerrville,TX,USA
... Many legal documents stored here at the clerkâ€™s office are considered
historic records and are their responsibility. Most are ...
http://web.dailytimes.com/story.lasso?wcd=12104

SAIF says ex-chief had minutes destroyed
Oregonian - Portland,OR,USA
... with an investigation by the agencies into a former Saif employee's
allegations that Keene and other officials instructed him to delete records
to keep from ...
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1094299233270760.xml

LIBRARY seeks help for archives
Natick Tab - Framingham,MA,USA
... So the library has submitted an article to the Town Meeting warrant
for $22,500 so an expert archivist will be able to join their staff. ...
http://www2.townonline.com/natick/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=79659

PERSONAL info may be blacked out
Westborough News - Westborough,MA,USA
... number and home address were not redacted from an application for a
one-day liquor license that was released - along with other public documents
- before a ...
http://www2.townonline.com/westborough/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=79800

TIME FRAMES
Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription) - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... These photos are from the Texas Labor Archives at the University of
Texas at Arlington, one of the largest labor collections in the Southwest.
...
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/local/states/texas/arlington/9588466.htm

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
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Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1094497743-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:43:08 +0100 Reply-To: Elizabeth Scott-Wilson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elizabeth Scott-Wilson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Beta Test Site sought for Audit Toolkit Comments: To: [log in to unmask] Comments: cc: [log in to unmask], NZ Records <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4945A.8043F000" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4945A.8043F000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Apologies for cross-posting Dear All The Audit Toolkit has been created to assist organisations undertaking information inventories. It is a collection of tools that can be used to audit your organisation's information sets. At the heart of the toolkit is a bank of questions delivered through web forms or a spreadsheet, and supported by documents and templates for planning and implementing an audit. We have worked with a client to get us through the first version and now we are seeking a 'beta' client to test the Audit Toolkit to help us refine it. If you are interested in being a 'beta' client test site, please go to www.audit-toolkit.com , take a look and email myself or Marc Stephenson on [log in to unmask] Regards Liz Scott-Wilson _____________________________________________ Elizabeth Scott-Wilson Metataxis Limited [log in to unmask] www.metataxis.com www.audit-toolkit.com 077-4681-5317 020-8347-7383 ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4945A.8043F000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Apologies for cross-posting

Dear All

The Audit Toolkit has been created to assist organisations undertaking information inventories. It is a collection of tools that can be used to audit your organisation's information sets.

At the heart of the toolkit is a bank of questions delivered through web forms or a spreadsheet, and supported by documents and templates for planning and implementing an audit.

We have worked with a client to get us through the first version and now we are seeking a ‘beta’ client to test the Audit Toolkit to help us refine it.

If you are interested in being a ‘beta’ client test site, please go to www.audit-toolkit.com, take a look and email myself or Marc Stephenson on [log in to unmask].

Regards

Liz Scott-Wilson

_____________________________________________

Elizabeth Scott-Wilson

Metataxis Limited

www.metataxis.com

www.audit-toolkit.com

077-4681-5317

020-8347-7383

------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4945A.8043F000-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 08:58:16 +0100 Reply-To: Jill Winder <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jill Winder <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Lockers Dear all thank you to everyone who gave me info about their lockers Jill Winder Leeds University Library ========================================================================Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:46:54 +0100 Reply-To: "Pierce Owen, Meic" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Pierce Owen, Meic" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Dictaphone cylinder discs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, Is anyone able to help me with sourcing the copying of some Dictaphone 12 cylinder recordings to a modern format. We have recently acquired a small number of these items and, although we also have the machine, this is inoperative. Not the usual media migration issue but any help or pointers here would be much appreciated. With thanks Meic ========================================================================Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:13:22 +0100 Reply-To: Liz Howard <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Liz Howard <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Freedom of Information and Data Protection Dear all Here at Worcestershire Record Office we are working on a flowchart for determining closure periods for new deposits of records in the light of FOI/DP. We would be interested to know what steps other offices are taking to tackle the FOI and DP implications on closure periods for records which have already been catalogued and on the backlog of uncatalogued material. I should be grateful for any replies, off list please, and I will summarise for the list. Many thanks Elizabeth Howard Worcestershire Record Office [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:29:36 +0100 Reply-To: Christopher Hunwick <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Christopher Hunwick <[log in to unmask]> Subject: NW SRG Call for reports Dear All, Please could NW Specialist Repositories send me any news they have, for inclusion in the next report to the SRG, by next Thursday (16th Sept). The address to reply to is: <[log in to unmask]> Thank you, Christopher Hunwick Manchester Cathedral Archivist. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:57:31 +0100 Reply-To: Fiona Cameron <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Fiona Cameron <[log in to unmask]> Subject: England's first Viking inhumation burial ground found in Cumbria MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C494EB.007CEE00" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C494EB.007CEE00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PRESS RELEASE England's first Viking inhumation burial ground found in Cumbria The burial site of six Viking men and women, complete with swords and spears, jewellery, firemaking materials and riding equipment, has been discovered near Cumwhitton, Cumbria. The site, which is believed to date from the early tenth century, was unearthed following the discovery by a local metal detectorist of two Viking Age copper brooches. The grave of a Viking woman was found beneath the brooches. She had been buried with a wooden chest at her feet, which x-rays may determine holds weaving equipment. Further excavation led to the discovery of the graves of another woman and four men 10 metres away from the first grave, all buried with their grave goods. The four men were buried with weaponry, two had firemaking materials, and one was buried with spurs, a possible bridle and what is thought to be the remains of a drinking horn. The female Viking was buried wearing a magnificent jet bracelet on her left wrist and with a copper alloy belt fitting, amongst other goods. The sandy soil of the area means that while the bodies have decomposed, their equipment had remained exactly where it was buried over a thousand years ago, providing a unique opportunity to excavate a Viking Age cemetery under twenty first century conditions. Local metal detectorist Peter Adams reported his find via the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), the UK's largest community archaeology project, which identifies, records and advises on archaeological objects found by the public. The site was subsequently excavated by Oxford Archaeology North with English Heritage, which is now working on the conservation of the finds to ensure that information about the objects recovered is preserved for further study. Describing the site, local PAS representative Faye Simpson said: "This was a haunting find. When I first saw the excavated graves, complete with artefacts but the bodies of those buried long decomposed, it seemed as though the people buried there had indeed followed in the footsteps of their ancestors and gone to Valhalla - the Viking afterlife." Arts Minister Estelle Morris said: "We should all be grateful to Mr Adams who recorded his find so promptly. As a result, the experts have been able to learn more about this fascinating site, and uncover the secrets of a time capsule more than a thousand years old. "Community projects like the Portable Antiquities Scheme help people throughout the country get involved in archaeology and local history. And museums benefit too, through this direct engagement with local experts." Mark Wood, Chair of the Museums, Libraries and Archive Council which manages the Portable Antiquities Scheme said: "This is tremendous news: a unique discovery which will improve people's understanding of the area and its history. The museum community relies on members of the public to report archaeological treasures to our network of Finds Liaison Officers, and you can imagine how pleased we are when important finds of this nature are unearthed." Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman of English Heritage, said: "This incredible find provides rare archaeological evidence of the Vikings as settlers who integrated themselves into English life. This exciting find reveals the presence of the Vikings as a community group including woman and challenges the war-lords stereotype as depicted by Hollywood. "English Heritage is delighted to have been able to support this momentous discovery by funding the archaeological dig. Treasure hunting for its own sake can be damaging and can lead to the loss of valuable objects. We have been able to discover the secrets of this important site thanks to the responsible detective work of Peter Adams who reported the find to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It is vital that the many other amateur archaeologists across the country continue to help us uncover new evidence of our archaeological past by following Peter's admirable lead." Rachel Newman of Oxford Archaeology North said, 'We could not have expected more from the excavation of the site. We knew the brooches found by Mr Adams came from a burial of a Viking Age woman, which was exciting and of great importance in itself, but we did not expect to find five other graves complete with such a splendid array of artefacts. It truly has been an amazing few months excavating this extremely important Viking Age site'. Finder Peter Adams said, "Finding the brooches was just the beginning. By detecting alongside the archaeologists I was also able to locate a sword hilt which led to the second, and main, excavation and the discovery of all six graves. Faye Simpson, our Finds Liaison Officer, did a fantastic job pulling all the resources together to make this excavation possible. Her dedication, together with the archaeologists on site, enabled us all to learn so much from what is the find of a lifetime for me." For more details visit http://www.finds.org.uk/news/newsarticle.asp?id=217 or the finds website www.oxfordarch.co.uk/vikingburial -ends- Notes to Editors Press enquiries: Fiona Cameron at MLA on 020 7273 1459, email [log in to unmask], Press event: A press event will be held at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle on Tuesday 7 September, 11.30am. Many of the finds will be on view and interviews will be available with: Michael Lewis, Deputy Head of Portable Antiquities Scheme Faye Simpson, Portable Antiquities Scheme - Finds Liaison Officer (Cumbria & Lancashire) Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman, English Heritage Andrew Davison, English Heritage Inspector of Ancient Monuments, North West Region Alan Lupton, Operations Manager at Oxford Archaeology North Rachel Newman, Director of Oxford Archaeology North Tim Padley, Keeper of Archaeology, Tullie House Peter Adams, local metal detector, and finder of the site. A reconstruction drawing of one of the graves will be on view. To attend the press call please contact Fiona Cameron as above. Photos and images Print quality images including a reconstruction drawing will be available from PA Picselect at www.papicselect.com under DCMS/PAS folder. For more images contact Fiona Cameron as above. Viking burial sites in England The only other known Viking cemetery in England is the cremation cemetery at Ingleby in Derbyshire, which was excavated in the 1940s. Here ashes were buried in eathenware pots and few artefacts survive. The only other group of bodies to be found buried together was a battlefield cemetery at Repton, Derbyshire. About the Portable Antiquities Scheme The Portable Antiquities Scheme is the largest community archaeology project this country has ever seen. It was established in 1997 to encourage the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by the public and to broaden public awareness of the importance of such finds for understanding our past. The data recorded - itself an important educational resource - is published on the Scheme's website (www.finds.org.uk) allowing public access to over 60,000 records and over 21,000 images of finds, as diverse as prehistoric flints to post-medieval buckles - and new finds are going online everyday. The Portable Scheme is managed by a consortium of national bodies led by Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), and includes the British Museum, English Heritage, the National Museums & Galleries of Wales (NMGW) and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, together with the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers, the Council for British Archaeology, the National Council for Metal-detecting, the Society of Museum Archaeologists and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The major funding partners of the Scheme are the Heritage Lottery Fund, the DCMS, MLA, the British Museum and the NMGW. For more information about the Portable Antiquities Scheme contact Dr Michael Lewis (Deputy Head of Portable Antiquities) at [log in to unmask] or 020 7323 8611. Organisations involved English Heritage English Heritage (www.english-heritage.org.uk) is the Government's lead body for the historic environment. Funded partly by the Government and in part from revenue earned from its historic properties and other services, English Heritage aims to increase the understanding of the past, conserve and enhance the historic environment and broaden access and appreciation of heritage. As the national archaeology service for England, English Heritage sets standards, promotes innovation and provides detailed archaeological knowledge on the historic environment. This work includes the discovery and analysis of new sites from the air and on the ground, recording and researching the history of landscapes and developing techniques for geophysical survey, technological analysis and dating. MLA (the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) MLA is the national development agency for museums, libraries and archives, advising the government on policy and priorities for the sector. MLA's roles are to provide strategic leadership, to act as a powerful advocate, to develop capacity and to promote innovation and change. Museums, libraries and archives connect people to knowledge and information, creativity and inspiration. MLA is leading the drive to unlock this wealth, for everyone. For further information visit the MLA website at http://www.mla.gov.uk Oxford Archaeology North Oxford Archaeology (www.oxfordarch.co.uk) is an educational charity with a Board of Trustees and has over 30 years of experience in professional archaeology and are the largest employer of archaeologists in the country (we currently have more than 200 members of staff). We have offices in Lancaster and Oxford, trading as Oxford Archaeology North (OA North), and Oxford Archaeology (OA) respectively, enabling us to provide a truly nationwide service. OA is an Institute of Field Archaeologists Registered Organisation (No 17), and is thus bound by the IFA's Code of Conduct and required to apply the IFA's quality standards. Oxford Archaeology North staff have unrivalled experience of the archaeology of the North West, having worked in the county for over 20 years Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Established by Carlisle Corporation in 1893, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery (www.tulliehouse.co.uk) houses considerable collections of fine and decorative art, human history and natural sciences. The Museums Human History (Archaeology) collections comprise Cumbrian Prehistory; Roman Cumbria (especially Carlisle and the Hadrian's Wall area): Dark Age and Medieval Cumbria. There are a number of important excavation archives, including several from recent work in Carlisle itself, in which organic materials - especially wood and leatherwork - are notable. Important items within the collections include: Bronze Age stone spear-mould from Croglin, gold neck-ring from Greysouthern; Roman inscribed and sculpted stones from Carlisle and Hadrian's Wall; Dark Age objects from Viking burials at Ormside and Hesket; Saxon sword; Medieval city bell, chest & stocks; Elizabethan weights & measures. Fiona Cameron Media and Events Manager Museums, Libraries and Archives Council T: 020 7273 1459 E: [log in to unmask] W: http://www.mla.gov.uk Join the MLA News email list at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/mlanews.html ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C494EB.007CEE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

PRESS RELEASE

England’s first Viking inhumation burial ground found in Cumbria

The burial site of six Viking men and women, complete with swords and spears, jewellery, firemaking materials and riding equipment, has been discovered near Cumwhitton, Cumbria.

The site, which is believed to date from the early tenth century, was unearthed following the discovery by a local metal detectorist of two Viking Age copper brooches. The grave of a Viking woman was found beneath the brooches. She had been buried with a wooden chest at her feet, which x-rays may determine holds weaving equipment. Further excavation led to the discovery of the graves of another woman and four men 10 metres away from the first grave, all buried with their grave goods. The four men were buried with weaponry, two had firemaking materials, and one was buried with spurs, a possible bridle and what is thought to be the remains of a drinking horn. The female Viking was buried wearing a magnificent jet bracelet on her left wrist and with a copper alloy belt fitting, amongst other goods.

The sandy soil of the area means that while the bodies have decomposed, their equipment had remained exactly where it was buried over a thousand years ago, providing a unique opportunity to excavate a Viking Age cemetery under twenty first century conditions.

Local metal detectorist Peter Adams reported his find via the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), the UK’s largest community archaeology project, which identifies, records and advises on archaeological objects found by the public. The site was subsequently excavated by Oxford Archaeology North with English Heritage, which is now working on the conservation of the finds to ensure that information about the objects recovered is preserved for further study.

Describing the site, local PAS representative Faye Simpson said: “This was a haunting find. When I first saw the excavated graves, complete with artefacts but the bodies of those buried long decomposed, it seemed as though the people buried there had indeed followed in the footsteps of their ancestors and gone to Valhalla – the Viking afterlife.”

Arts Minister Estelle Morris said: "We should all be grateful to Mr Adams who recorded his find so promptly. As a result, the experts have been able to learn more about this fascinating site, and uncover the secrets of a time capsule more than a thousand years old.

"Community projects like the Portable Antiquities Scheme help people throughout the country get involved in archaeology and local history. And museums benefit too, through this direct engagement with local experts.”

Mark Wood, Chair of the Museums, Libraries and Archive Council which manages the Portable Antiquities Scheme said: “This is tremendous news: a unique discovery which will improve people’s understanding of the area and its history. The museum community relies on members of the public to report archaeological treasures to our network of Finds Liaison Officers, and you can imagine how pleased we are when important finds of this nature are unearthed.”

Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman of English Heritage, said: “This incredible find provides rare archaeological evidence of the Vikings as settlers who integrated themselves into English life. This exciting find reveals the presence of the Vikings as a community group including woman and challenges the war-lords stereotype as depicted by Hollywood.

“English Heritage is delighted to have been able to support this momentous discovery by funding the archaeological dig. Treasure hunting for its own sake can be damaging and can lead to the loss of valuable objects. We have been able to discover the secrets of this important site thanks to the responsible detective work of Peter Adams who reported the find to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It is vital that the many other amateur archaeologists across the country continue to help us uncover new evidence of our archaeological past by following Peter’s admirable lead.”

Rachel Newman of Oxford Archaeology North said, ‘We could not have expected more from the excavation of the site. We knew the brooches found by Mr Adams came from a burial of a Viking Age woman, which was exciting and of great importance in itself, but we did not expect to find five other graves complete with such a splendid array of artefacts. It truly has been an amazing few months excavating this extremely important Viking Age site’.

Finder Peter Adams said, “Finding the brooches was just the beginning. By detecting alongside the archaeologists I was also able to locate a sword hilt which led to the second, and main, excavation and the discovery of all six graves. Faye Simpson, our Finds Liaison Officer, did a fantastic job pulling all the resources together to make this excavation possible. Her dedication, together with the archaeologists on site, enabled us all to learn so much from what is the find of a lifetime for me.”

For more details visit http://www.finds.org.uk/news/newsarticle.asp?id=217 or the finds website www.oxfordarch.co.uk/vikingburial

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Notes to Editors

Press enquiries: Fiona Cameron at MLA on 020 7273 1459, email [log in to unmask],

Press event: A press event will be held at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle on Tuesday 7 September, 11.30am. Many of the finds will be on view and interviews will be available with:

Michael Lewis, Deputy Head of Portable Antiquities Scheme

Faye Simpson, Portable Antiquities Scheme - Finds Liaison Officer (Cumbria & Lancashire)

Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman, English Heritage

Andrew Davison, English Heritage Inspector of Ancient Monuments, North West Region

Alan Lupton, Operations Manager at Oxford Archaeology North

Rachel Newman, Director of Oxford Archaeology North

Tim Padley, Keeper of Archaeology, Tullie House

Peter Adams, local metal detector, and finder of the site.

A reconstruction drawing of one of the graves will be on view.

To attend the press call please contact Fiona Cameron as above.

Photos and images

Print quality images including a reconstruction drawing will be available from PA Picselect at www.papicselect.com under DCMS/PAS folder. For more images contact Fiona Cameron as above.

Viking burial sites in England

The only other known Viking cemetery in England is the cremation cemetery at Ingleby in Derbyshire, which was excavated in the 1940s. Here ashes were buried in eathenware pots and few artefacts survive. The only other group of bodies to be found buried together was a battlefield cemetery at Repton, Derbyshire.

About the Portable Antiquities Scheme

The Portable Antiquities Scheme is the largest community archaeology project this country has ever seen. It was established in 1997 to encourage the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by the public and to broaden public awareness of the importance of such finds for understanding our past.

The data recorded - itself an important educational resource - is published on the Scheme's website (www.finds.org.uk) allowing public access to over 60,000 records and over 21,000 images of finds, as diverse as prehistoric flints to post-medieval buckles - and new finds are going online everyday.

The Portable Scheme is managed by a consortium of national bodies led by Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), and includes the British Museum, English Heritage, the National Museums & Galleries of Wales (NMGW) and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, together with the Association of Local Government Archaeological Officers, the Council for British Archaeology, the National Council for Metal-detecting, the Society of Museum Archaeologists and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The major funding partners of the Scheme are the Heritage Lottery Fund, the DCMS, MLA, the British Museum and the NMGW.

For more information about the Portable Antiquities Scheme contact Dr Michael Lewis (Deputy Head of Portable Antiquities) at [log in to unmask] or 020 7323 8611.

Organisations involved

English Heritage

English Heritage (www.english-heritage.org.uk) is the Government's lead body for the historic environment. Funded partly by the Government and in part from revenue earned from its historic properties and other services, English Heritage aims to increase the understanding of the past, conserve and enhance the historic environment and broaden access and appreciation of heritage.

As the national archaeology service for England, English Heritage sets standards, promotes innovation and provides detailed archaeological knowledge on the historic environment. This work includes the discovery and analysis of new sites from the air and on the ground, recording and researching the history of landscapes and developing techniques for geophysical survey, technological analysis and dating.

MLA (the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council)

MLA is the national development agency for museums, libraries and archives, advising the government on policy and priorities for the sector. MLA's roles are to provide strategic leadership, to act as a powerful advocate, to develop capacity and to promote innovation and change. Museums, libraries and archives connect people to knowledge and information, creativity and inspiration. MLA is leading the drive to unlock this wealth, for everyone. For further information visit the MLA website at http://www.mla.gov.uk

Oxford Archaeology North

Oxford Archaeology (www.oxfordarch.co.uk) is an educational charity with a Board of Trustees and has over 30 years of experience in professional archaeology and are the largest employer of archaeologists in the country (we currently have more than 200 members of staff). We have offices in Lancaster and Oxford, trading as Oxford Archaeology North (OA North), and Oxford Archaeology (OA) respectively, enabling us to provide a truly nationwide service. OA is an Institute of Field Archaeologists Registered Organisation (No 17), and is thus bound by the IFA's Code of Conduct and required to apply the IFA's quality standards. Oxford Archaeology North staff have unrivalled experience of the archaeology of the North West, having worked in the county for over 20 years

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

Established by Carlisle Corporation in 1893, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery (www.tulliehouse.co.uk) houses considerable collections of fine and decorative art, human history and natural sciences.

The Museums Human History (Archaeology) collections comprise Cumbrian Prehistory; Roman Cumbria (especially Carlisle and the Hadrian's Wall area): Dark Age and Medieval Cumbria. There are a number of important excavation archives, including several from recent work in Carlisle itself, in which organic materials - especially wood and leatherwork - are notable. Important items within the collections include: Bronze Age stone spear-mould from Croglin, gold neck-ring from Greysouthern; Roman inscribed and sculpted stones from Carlisle and Hadrian's Wall; Dark Age objects from Viking burials at Ormside and Hesket; Saxon sword; Medieval city bell, chest & stocks; Elizabethan weights & measures.

Fiona Cameron

Media and Events Manager

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

T: 020 7273 1459

W: http://www.mla.gov.uk

Join the MLA News email list at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/mlanews.html

Thanks to everyone who responded to my query over this.

As I feared the situation appears to be that when documents are accepted in lieu the agreement does not include transfer of the copyright (if held) but just of the physical document. [This seems a bit of an oversight to me but I don't know how much of a disincentive handing over such rights would be to owners, perhaps MLA might be able to consider this now that they have taken over the scheme.] Therefore the copyright remains with the original copyright owner, whoever that may be. Thanks to those who did their best to explain who the copyright holder might be in certain circumstances, to those who sympathised with my problem and to those who recommended Tim Padfield's book Copyright for Archivists (my copy is beginning to look rather dog-eared).

Here are my thoughts on some of the suggestions I received:

1. Use composite images that show a range but not any detail - I have resorted to this before but there comes a point where you need to show an individual document in some detail.

2. Select things that are out of copyright - good advice but we have found it difficult to do as so many of the interesting documents in our collections will be subject to copyright until 2039.

3. Obtain a general licence from the copyright holder rather than having to get permission every time you want to use an image - at Beds & Luton we have decided to revise our terms of deposit to be more specific about this and we intend to write to certain known copyright owners to get an agreement with them; including the representative of the family whose collection, accepted in lieu of tax, prompted my original query. Although this will by no means clear copyright on all the documents we hold it is hoped that we can get agreements for many of our most important estate and business collections which will give us a reasonable pool to draw from for web exhibitions etc.

4. If after you have done your best you cannot trace the copyright holder and you still feel that you need to use the image put on a disclaimer - we will definitely be doing this. With the best will in the world and even if you know who the creator was, it is unlikely that copyright holders can be traced for many documents so we will do risk assessments on the images we want to use and where necessary take the risk but with a clear statement that should a copyright holder come forward we will gladly either remove the image or come to an agreement about it's use.

I will also be contacting a few organisations that I know have put on web exhibitions and ask them how they went about the copyright issue and we will be running a spreadsheet to keep track of what we believe the copyright situation to be for any image that we use.

Thanks again

National Preservation Office

Where shall we put it? Spotlight on collection storage issues

NPO Annual Conference sponsored by Harrow Green Commercial Relocation

Monday 4 October 2004

The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Location Details

A conference to share experiences and explore the latest technology available to preservation and collection managers in meeting the need for efficient and cost-effective facilities in the UK.

Provisional Programme

10.00-10.30	Registration and coffee
10.30-10.45	Welcome, housekeeping and introduction from the Chair Ronald Milne, Deputy Director, Oxford University Library Services
10.45-11.30	Helen Shenton, Head of Collection Care, British Library 100 years from now - have we that long?
11.30-12.15	James Reilly, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Storage management decision tool
12.15-12.45	Reg Allen, Managing Director, Harrow Green Future options in the commercial sector
12.45-14.00	Lunch
14.00-14.30	Anna Buelow, The National Archives Alternatives to high rise: the low rise option
14.30-15.00	John Hodgson, John Rylands University Library, Manchester (tbc) Temporary storage solutions and impact on services
15.00-15.30	Break
15.30-16.00	Neil Dumbleton, University of St Andrews SCURL - Shared Academic Storage in Scotland
16.00-16.30	Dawn Olney, Head of Collection Storage, British Library A UK first: automated high density solutions
16.30-16.45	Ronald Milne, Chair Closing remarks

For further details and registration information see http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/conf04.html

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49655.94752BF0-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:13:49 +0100 Reply-To: Teresa Doherty <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Teresa Doherty <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Assistant Archivist Post MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all Below is a copy of a job advert that has been placed in ARC - please could you bring this to the attention of any colelagues who might be interested. I would also like to draw your attention to the equal opportunities comment! Teresa The Women's Library is a new cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK. In addition to the Reading Room, the library provides exhibitions, talks, events, an education programme and a cafe. Assistant Archivist - 35 hours per week Salary: £22,210-£24,576 - pro rata per annum We are looking for an archive professional to join our Special Collections team. The main duty will be to assist in developments to improve accessibility to the archive collections. The collections primarily date from the 20th Century and include a range of records reflecting women's lives in Braitain - from personal papers to those of campaigning bodies. The post-holder will also assist in the documentation of the collections, applying ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF) standards and using CALM Collections Management System. They will also provide advice and support to users by contributing to the Library's enquiry service, support the exhibition and education programmes, and other research where required. Candidates will have a first degree; a recognised postgraduate archive qualification and a good knowledge of collections management and documentation issues, including professional cataloguing standards. At least one year's experience working in an archive, library or similar institution is desirable, as is a demonstrable interest in women's history, women's studies. London Metropolitan University is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are currently underpresented in male candidates in this area and that their applications would be particularly welcomed. Please see http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/staff/vacancies/ for further details ========================================================================Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:37:47 +0100 Reply-To: Dalila Ahamed <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Dalila Ahamed <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ALM London News Release - Archive Awareness Campaign Grants Programme MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Apologies for cross-posting Online version available at http://www.almlondon.org.uk/news/index.cfm? NavigationID=153 9 September 2004 ALM London's Archive Awareness Campaign Grants Programme Seventeen of London's archives have received funding from ALM London to support activities taking place as part of the 2004 Archive Awareness Campaign, Routes to Roots. Awards include funding for a range of activities such as: Exhibitions produced by Anti-Slavery International and the London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine Promotional literature for activities organised by Brent Archive, King's College London and Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum Children's activities organised by City of Westminster Archives, Kingston Museum and Heritage Service, and Wandsworth Local History Service Camden & Islington Family History Map organised by eight archive services, co-ordinated by the Royal Mail Archive Family events at Bruce Castle in Haringey and Keats House in Hampstead. The Archive Awareness Campaign aims to: Raise the profile of the archives domain amongst the general public, potential partners, politicians, decision makers and funding bodies. Encourage new users and a wider user base (in particular those currently under-represented as users e.g. Under 24s, Black and minority ethnic communities, and higher education students). Archives throughout the UK will be putting on events and activities during October to December 2004 under the theme Routes to Roots. Activities will focus around a range of subjects including family history, migration, travel and exploration, gardening, botany and the landscape. Many activities are also being tied into other themes or campaigns such as 'Black History Month', 'The Big Draw' and 'The Year of the Garden'. Family history events are being promoted as part of a partnership with the BBC to coincide with a BBC 2 series broadcasting this autumn. London has the largest concentration of organisations with archival holdings in the UK. This grant scheme will enable public sector archives to attract broader range of users and promote themselves within their communities. The funding also provides vital support for specialist archives, within the higher education sector and elsewhere, to open up their archives to a more general audience. 'I am delighted that we are able to offer this support to promote London's archive services to new and wider audiences', explains Stephen Douglass, Vice-Chair ALM London Board of Trustees. 'Supporting archives, libraries and museums to raise their profile and attract new audiences is a strategic priority for ALM London. These grants are a practical demonstration of our commitment to support the sector.' Lucy Fulton, National Campaign Officer for the Archive Awareness Campaign said: 'I am delighted that ALM London is supporting Archive Awareness Campaign by awarding grants to a range of London archives. The proposed projects are exciting and make a great contribution to the ongoing effort to draw more and more people into archives.' ALM London has awarded grants totalling £6,000 to the following organisations: Anti-Slavery International - Grant to create an exhibition to be displayed at the higher education venues. The exhibition will look at issues of forced migration, and slavery and anti-slavery as roots of cultural, economic and political change. Belthlem Royal Hospital Archives & Museum - Grant to produce a poster based on William Kurelek's 'The Maze' to promote the archives to audiences at events held as part of 'World Mental Health Day' and local and garden history focused events. Brent Archive - Grant towards the production of bookmarks to promote an exhibition relating to 'hidden' gardens. The exhibition will be developed with the Barn Hill Conservation Group and will tour the borough's libraries. Bruce Castle Museum (Haringey Archives) - Grant towards the use of specialist historical interpreters, actors and a conservator as part of an Archives open day focusing on school records. These interpreters will bring to life Bruce Castle's role as a Victorian school, with emphasis on the archives of Rowland Hill. City of Westminster Archives - Grant to support the use of an artist within the 'Education through Football' programme. Under the theme 'Soundtrack of the Decade' primary school children will explore their own family photographs and archive material to look at a post-war decade. Children will create 'Sgt Pepper' style collages that will be displayed at Chelsea Football Club. Hackney Archives Department - Grant to develop a stall at Kingsland Shopping Centre in Dalston to promote local and family history to new users. Institute of Commonwealth Studies - Grant to develop an online exhibition relating to the Caribbean, with particular emphasis on agriculture and plantations, migration and immigration. The website is aimed at HE students and the wider public and will be publicised during 'Black History Month'. Institute of Education - Grant to produce promotional postcards as part of an exhibition looking at the education of children in the open air. The exhibition will look at children's exploration of local environments, landscape design and planning of school grounds. Institute of International Visual Arts - Grant towards a series of talks led by artists looking at issues of exploration and discovery, and the broader issues of creating digital archives. The talks are aimed to encourage greater use of inIVA's archives and website. King's College London - Grant to produce leaflets to promote two online exhibitions and one physical exhibition. One exhibition focuses on the experience of refugees and overseas students, and one focusing on dentistry, looking at the evolution of medical education and practice. Kingston Museum and Heritage Service - Grant towards a consultant to deliver work with schools that will focus on the archive of Eadweard Muybridge and look at photography and the development of filming movement. The school sessions will be delivered as part of 'The Big Draw' campaign. Lambeth Archives Department - Grant to support the use of volunteer curatorial staff to invigilate an exhibition at Black Cultural Archives. The exhibition, which will also be shown at Swiss Cottage Library, focuses on the archives of two photographers, Harry Jacobs and Bandele 'Tex' Ajetunmobi. London Metropolitan Archives - Grant towards the use of a costumed storyteller to deliver sessions for schools and families, based on an exhibition to be displayed at Keats House. The exhibition will focus on the lives of five Black or Asian Londoners from Highgate identified by the Black and Asian Londoners Project and will coincide with 'Black History Month'. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - Grant to create an exhibition and promotional postcards looking at the School's work overseas, mostly in formal colonial countries, with emphasis on travel, exploration and discovery. Royal Mail Archive (Postal Heritage Trust) - Grant as a contribution to a collaboration project involving eight archive services to create a Camden and Islington Family History Map. The services involved are The British Library, BT Group Archives, Camden Local Studies & Archives Centre, The Family Records Centre, London Metropolitan Archives, Islington Local History Centre, Royal Mail Archive and the Society of Genealogists. The map is designed to encourage users to visit, particularly by foot, a number of nearby archives and is part of the ITV 'Britain on the Move' campaign. Senate House Library, University of London - Grant to create an exhibition and promotional postcards based on the Library's theatre-related archives. The exhibition is timed to target new students and users at the beginning of the academic year. Wandsworth Local History Service - Grant to create 'Exploring Archives' packs for the borough's children's libraries. Contents will be chosen in consultation with children's librarians and will focus on discovering local history. Full details of all ALM London's grant and funding streams appear on the funding pages of this website. For further information on Archive Awareness Campaign in the London region contact Louise Ray, Project Co-ordinator, 07834 606732, [log in to unmask] For further information on the national Archive Awareness Campaign contact Lucy Fulton Archive Awareness Campaign officer, [log in to unmask] , 020 8392 5237 - ENDS - Notes to editors 1. ALM London was established in April 2004 to ensure that the unique cultural, knowledge and learning resources of archives, libraries and museums are made accessible for the benefit of all Londoners and contribute to London's status as a world-class city. ALM London is core funded by MLA, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. ALM London works to: support development and capacity-building within archives, libraries and museums, providing strategic leadership and advice act as an influential advocate for the sector and a first point of contact for those wanting to work with archives, libraries and museums encourage productive collaboration between archives, libraries and museums 2. London has an extraordinary density and diversity of museums, archives and libraries. Nearly a third of all UK archives can be found in London, together with more than 250 museums and over 1,500 libraries. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:14:54 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: David Clover <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Records of West Indian Students Union MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4965E.3BE2D952" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4965E.3BE2D952 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have a number of researchers who are interested in locating the records of the West Indian Students' Union. The Union was in existence from the at least the mid 1920s to the late 1960s, involved in both welfare of West Indian students in London and elsewhere in the UK as well as issues in the West Indies. A number of former Presidents of the Union were later post-independence leaders in the Caribbean region. We've been unable to locate these records on the usual sources so suspect that if they are held they may still be in private hands or unlisted. Any assistance to identify where these records (or parts of them) may be would be greatly appreciated With thanks, _____________________________________________ David Clover Information Resources Manager/Librarian Institute of Commonwealth Studies University of London 28 Russell Square London WC1B 5DS 020 7862 8840 [log in to unmask] ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4965E.3BE2D952 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We have a number of researchers who are interested in locating the records of the West Indian Students’ Union.

The Union was in existence from the at least the mid 1920s to the late 1960s, involved in both welfare of West Indian students in London and elsewhere in the UK as well as issues in the West Indies. A number of former Presidents of the Union were later post-independence leaders in the Caribbean region.

We’ve been unable to locate these records on the usual sources so suspect that if they are held they may still be in private hands or unlisted.

Any assistance to identify where these records (or parts of them) may be would be greatly appreciated

With thanks,

_____________________________________________

David Clover

Information Resources Manager/Librarian

Institute of Commonwealth Studies

University of London

28 Russell Square

London WC1B 5DS

020 7862 8840

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Jane Muncaster will speak on LMA’s collection of manorial and estate records. There will also be a practical workshop using original manorial documents, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. £7.50 including tea and coffee Tuesday 5th October 2pm – 3.30pm The Great Plague Talk and book signing: Speakers: A. Lloyd Moote and Dorothy C. Moote. 1665 was the most deadly plague year ever seen in London, the disease killing nearly 100,000 people. Historian A. Lloyd Moote and microbiologist, Dorothy C. Moote have written an engrossing and deeply informed account of 1665, focusing on the experiences of nine people recorded through letters and diaries, including an apothecary serving a poor district and Samuel Pepys. The authors will talk about their approaches to historical research and writing and read from their book, The Great Plague. There will also be a chance to talk to the authors and to buy a signed copy of the book. FREE ========================================================================Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 08:50:08 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 909 Taiwan, shredded files, NARA theater Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Disaster Recovery Companies Ready To Follow Storm's Path By GUY BOULTON [log in to unmask] Published: Sep 3, 2004 TAMPA - Larry Somerville of Belfor USA, a property restoration company, signed up for six mobile phone services Wednesday, hedging his bets that one of them will work when he heads into the aftermath of Hurricane Frances. http://money.tbo.com/money/MGBQMFXLNYD.html ( The Guardian Lawsuit Uncovers New Bush Guard Records Wednesday September 8, 2004 2:16 PM AP Photo MOCR107 By MATT KELLEY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Months after insisting it could find no more records of President Bush's Air National Guard service, the Defense Department has released more than two dozen pages of files, including Bush's report card for flight training and dates of his flights. http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4481112,00.html Dallas Morning News W-H accused of shredding files Superintendent denies data related to ex-worker destroyed 07:40 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 By JOSHUA BENTON / The Dallas Morning News An administrative assistant to Wilmer-Hutchins' maintenance director said Tuesday that she watched her boss destroy a "medium stack" of records that he asked her to assemble. Walterine Hardin, a former internal auditor and a 10-year employee in the beleaguered school district, said she received the order from Wallace Faggett on Thursday. She said the instruction was to gather all documents related to Gerald Henderson, Wilmer-Hutchins' former maintenance director. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/090804dnmetwilmer.11aa7.html ( Wall St Journal Quattrone Is Sentenced To 18 Months in Prison A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP September 8, 2004 3:26 p.m. NEW YORK â€“ A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Frank Quattrone to 18 months in prison for obstructing a government probe into how Credit Suisse First Boston allocated hot initial public offerings. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109457145704811216,00.html ARCHIVES Theater to Lift Curtain Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA The National Archives has solved a longtime quandary: How can it showcase some of the more than 300,000 reels of motion picture film and another 200,000 video ... THE art of eBay Chicago Tribune (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA ... institutions such as The Henry Ford Museum, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ... PRECIOUS Abraham Lincoln artifacts on their way to a new home Canada.com - Canada ... It is the last major step before opening the long-delayed, state-of-the-art Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library later this month. ... ARCHIVES eye temporary location in Shihlin District Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan ... and rent it from the National Property Bureau for 10 years," said Lin Chiu-yen (???), chief secretary of the National Archives Administration under the ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:08:14 +0100 Reply-To: "Walker, Alison" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Walker, Alison" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Reminder: National Preservation office Annual conference 4 October 2004 National Preservation Office Where shall we put it? Spotlight on collection storage issues NPO Annual Conference sponsored by Harrow Green Commercial Relocation Monday 4 October 2004 The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB Location Details A conference to share experiences and explore the latest technology available to preservation and collection managers in meeting the need for efficient and cost-effective facilities in the UK. Provisional Programme 10.00-10.30 Registration and coffee 10.30-10.45 Welcome, housekeeping and introduction from the Chair Ronald Milne, Deputy Director, Oxford University Library Services 10.45-11.30 Helen Shenton, Head of Collection Care, British Library 100 years from now - have we that long? 11.30-12.15 James Reilly, Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Storage management decision tool 12.15-12.45 Reg Allen, Managing Director, Harrow Green Future options in the commercial sector 12.45-14.00 Lunch 14.00-14.30 Anna Buelow, The National Archives Alternatives to high rise: the low rise option 14.30-15.00 John Hodgson, John Rylands University Library, Manchester (tbc) Temporary storage solutions and impact on services 15.00-15.30 Break 15.30-16.00 Neil Dumbleton, University of St Andrews SCURL - Shared Academic Storage in Scotland 16.00-16.30 Dawn Olney, Head of Collection Storage, British Library A UK first: automated high density solutions 16.30-16.45 Ronald Milne, Chair Closing remarks For further details and registration information see http://www.bl.uk/services/npo/conf04.html ========================================================================Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 17:06:41 +0100 Reply-To: "Stephenson,M" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stephenson,M" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Records Manager Vacancy Comments: To: "[log in to unmask] Ac. Uk (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], "freedom-of-information List-serv (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please note that the job details are not currently available online, but should be within 48 hours. THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Secretariat, Secretary's Division Records Manager (Grade AR2/3) Salary £24,642 to £31,261 pa, with possible progression to £38,017 pa inclusive We are seeking to appoint a Records Manager from to start as soon as possible following the appointment of the current postholder as Records Manager at the University of Salford. You will hold a recognised postgraduate qualification in archives and records management or a related area and at least 2 years' experience in records management. Using your familiarity with legislative requirements for record keeping, up-to-date knowledge of developments in information management and excellent oral and written communication skills, you will play a central role in ensuring the School is compliant with all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and in the implementation of the School's information management strategy. You will also be afforded opportunities to deliver other projects, not necessarily related to records management. Further information and an application pack can be downloaded at: www.lse.ac.uk/collections/recruitment/jobsAtLSE/ Alternatively please email [log in to unmask] or phone 020 7955 6183. Please quote reference number 44/03/AR Closing date: 24th September 2004 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 18:11:38 +0100 Reply-To: Jerry Weber <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jerry Weber <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Report on Disater Management from the East Midlands MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Regional Emergency & Disaster Squad (REDS) investigation report In December 2003, EMMLAC commissioned the Centre for Information Research (CIRT) to look at the work and future development for REDS, now in its 13th year of providing excellent support to museums in the region in the event of a disaster. The report looks at the current activities of REDS; other networks - regional, pan-regional, national and international - of disaster response and expertise in the museum, library and archive sector; national response organisations - institutional and commercial; and training and awareness raising programmes on disaster planning in the region, nationally and internationally. REDS was established in 1991 by EmmS and offers specialist support to museums, libraries and archives in the event of an emergency or disaster. REDS offers a rapid response to incidents affecting historic collections and has access to small stockpiles of emergency salvage materials established throughout the region. http://www.emmlac.org.uk/#REDS If you would like any further information, please contact me off list. Regards Jerry Jerry Weber Collections Strategy & Archive Development Officer East Midlands Museums, Libraries and Archives Council 56 King Street Leicester LE1 6RL 0116 285 1358 07961 594401 [log in to unmask] www.emmlac.org.uk ========================================================================Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:06:14 +0100 Reply-To: "Jones, Eluned (CyMAL - Aberystwyth)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Jones, Eluned (CyMAL - Aberystwyth)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?£1million_Boost_for_Archives_and_Libraries_in? =?iso-8859-1?Q?_Wales?MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Press release from the Welsh Assembly Government: £1million Boost for Archives and Libraries in Wales Archive and library services across Wales are set to benefit from £1million Welsh Assembly Government funding, Culture Minister Alun Pugh announced today (9 September). Administered by CyMAL, the Assembly's new Museums Archives and Libraries Division, the grants will support over one hundred projects undertaken by 38 archive and library services throughout the whole of Wales. The Minister said: "From the range of exciting and innovative projects benefiting from this grant scheme, it is clear that the archives and libraries of Wales are determined to bring their wealth of material and knowledge to as many people as possible. "These grants will further help unlock the potential of library and archive services to provide high quality, community-based services, as well as improving access to lifelong learning and strengthening our cultural identity." Attracting new users is central to many of the projects, which include: * Providing computer hardware and software in archive and library services to help disabled people to access information * Making areas of the library more attractive to young people and working in partnership to develop services for young people * Expanding ICT training provided in libraries and using laptops to deliver ICT training in the community Many archive services have taken advantage of the grants to undertake conservation work on collections. Some archive services and libraries have also taken the opportunity to create online catalogues and to digitise archive material and make it available on the Web. For example, Gwynedd Archives Service will create an online catalogue to its unrivalled archive on Tryweryn and Cwmni Theatr Cymru, and Ceredigion Archive Service will be digitising material relating to the Hafod estate. Meanwhile, people in Rhondda Cynon Taff will be able to take advantage of a web-based heritage trail for the Rhondda Valley, created by RCT Library Service. Amongst the innovative projects to improve services to the public is Newport Library Service's plans to install an information point at a local Tesco store, so that shoppers can find information, search the library catalogue and order books online. Newport will also be piloting a home delivery service for books requested by readers - the first service of its type in Wales. The Minister also took the opportunity to launch a new online enquiry and reference service called Ask Cymru, which allows people to submit a question online and receive an answer direct to their mailbox within two working days. The service has been developed by public and academic libraries, along with the National Library of Wales, and is operated by a team of 50 trained librarians working on a rota system. Just click on John Woods, County Librarian for Bridgend said: "This project brings together staff and the resources of public, university and college libraries as well as the National Library of Wales. This is delivering a quality reference library service direct to people in their homes via the Internet." Notes CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales is a newly-formed division of the Welsh Assembly Government. It came into being on 1 April 2004 and has been set up to help ensure that local museum, archive and library services in Wales develop to meet the needs of people in the 21st century. Eluned Jones Cynghorydd Datblygu Archifau / Archives Development Adviser CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru / CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru / Welsh Assembly Government Uned 10 Parc Gwyddoniaeth / Unit 10 Science Park ABERYSTWYTH SY23 3AH Ffôn / Tel: 01970 610237 E-bost / E-mail: [log in to unmask] Dylai'r datganiadau neu'r sylwadau uchod gael eu trin fel rhai personol ac nid o reidrwydd fel datganiadau neu sylwadau gan Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, unrhyw ran ohono neu unrhyw gorff sy'n gysylltiedig ag ef. Any of the statements or comments made above should be regarded as personal and not necessarily those of the National Assembly for Wales, any constituent part or connected body. The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Energis in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free ========================================================================Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:33:52 +0100 Reply-To: Antony Theobald <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Antony Theobald <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digital imaging workshops from TASI MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Dear list, TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images) has places available on the following workshops in October: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/ *** Image Capture - Beginners Thursday 7th October, Bristol Provides a brief theoretical overview of image capture combined with some practical exercises with scanners and digital cameras *** Getting the Best from your Compact Digital Camera Friday 8th October, Bristol Considers the techniques and skills needed to produce the best quality images from a compact digital camera. Some background theory will be supported by hands-on practical exercises in photography For full details of these and other workshops and an online booking form see: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/ Best wishes, Antony ---------------------- Antony Theobald, Technical Research Officer TASI - Technical Advisory Service for Images Free help, advice, and guidance for the Further and Higher Education sector http://www.tasi.ac.uk/ A JISC Service ========================================================================Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:18:54 +0100 Reply-To: Archives <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Archives <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Tameside's move MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49727.F5057B98" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49727.F5057B98 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everybody! Well, it seems that mid-October is definitely the closing date! We've had some furniture delivered, so it is looking pretty positive. There will be no service at all while we are closed and we will be pretty well unreachable (I thought of untouchable too) during the move time, but we will contact you again when we know the re-opening date and to let you know our new postal address and telephone number - specially for those who want it! Bye for now, Nell Phillips, Senior Library Assistant. Sustainable Communities - "Connecting People to Services" Community and IT Services Libraries Service Unit Tameside Local Studies & Archives Stalybridge Library Trinity Street STALYBRIDGE SK15 2BN 0161-303-7937 0161-303-8289 (fax) [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] E-mail disclaimer is http://www.tameside.gov.uk/emdis.htm ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49727.F5057B98 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi everybody!

Well, it seems that mid-October is definitely the closing date!

We've had some furniture delivered, so it is looking pretty positive.

There will be no service at all while we are closed and we will be pretty well unreachable (I thought of untouchable too) during the move time, but we will contact you again when we know the re-opening date and to let you know our new postal address and telephone number - specially for those who want it!

Bye for now,

Nell Phillips,

Senior Library Assistant.

Sustainable Communities - "Connecting People to Services"
Community and IT Services
Libraries Service Unit

Tameside Local Studies & Archives
Stalybridge Library
Trinity Street
STALYBRIDGE
SK15 2BN

0161-303-7937
0161-303-8289 (fax)

E-mail disclaimer is
http://www.tameside.gov.uk/emdis.htm

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Applicants should have a PhD, or Masters and 3 years research experience, in a relevant field such as museum studies, information and library management, archive studies, cultural heritage, or risk management. Some experience or knowledge of cultural heritage in the UK and/or disaster management is desirable. Closing date: 4th October 2004 Informal enquiries may be made to Professor G Matthews, tel: 0151 231 3861; e-mail: [log in to unmask] Further particulars are available from: Employment Services, Liverpool John Moores University, Rodney House, 70 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5UX. Tel: 0151 231 3166 or 0151 231 3618 (24 hour answerphone). www.livjm.ac.uk/about/vacancies/ JMU is committed to achieving quality of opportunity. The AHRB funds postgraduate training and research in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to dance. The quality and range of research supported not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK. For further information on the AHRB, please see its website www.ahrb.ac.uk Liverpool John Moores University Faculty of Business and Law Graham Matthews BA (Hons) Dip Lib PhD MCLIP Professor of Information and Library Management School of Business Information John Foster Building, 98 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ t: 0151 231 3861 f: 0151 707 0423 e: [log in to unmask] w: www.livjm.ac.uk ========================================================================Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:26:23 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 910 forgeries?, retirement, e-data Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable False Documentation? Questions Arise About Authenticity of Newly Found Memos on Bush's Guard Service ABCNEWS.com Sept. 9, 2004â€” Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly discovered documents relating to George W. Bush's service in the National Guard during the Vietnam War. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Politics/Vote2004/bush_documents_040909.htm CBS'S BIG BLUNDER? By JOHN PODHORETZ http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28276.htm Some Question Authenticity of Papers on Bush By Michael Dobbs and Mike Allen Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, September 10, 2004; Page A01 Documents unearthed by CBS News that raise doubts about whether President Bush fulfilled his obligations to the Texas Air National Guard include several features suggesting that they were generated by a computer or word processor rather than a Vietnam War-era typewriter, experts said yesterday. Experts consulted by a range of news organizations pointed out typographical and formatting questions about four documents as they considered the possibility that they were forged. The widow of the National Guard officer whose signature is on the bottom of the documents also disputed their authenticity. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9967-2004Sep9.html Barlow Lyde & Gilbert United Kingdom: Electronic Disclosure â€“ Data, Data, Everywhere 09 September 2004 Article by Matthew Lawson and Joseph Arazi Desktop computers, laptops, personal digital assistants, mobile phonesâ€¦these are just a few of the many sources of electronic data which are common place in todayâ€™s technologically advanced world. In this article we consider the impact that electronically generated data is having on disclosure in the course of commercial litigation, we review a partyâ€™s obligations and opportunities under the Civil Procedure Rules and we provide some practical tips to help ensure that obligations are met and that all opportunities are taken. http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=28255&email_access=on PRESERVING the national archives Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta The arson of medical records stored at Mtarfa is a new reminder that despite the enactment of national archives legislation, the state of our public archives ... NEWBURGH receives state grant for records management Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA The City of Newburgh has been awarded a New York State Archives Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund grant of almost $15,000 to be used to ... http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/Nbrg_records_grant-09Sep04.htm ELECTION board sets rules for voter challenges Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton,OH,USA SALEM TOWNSHIP--Two men who challenged 13 Marblehead residents' right to vote in the village will not be able to use the voters' confidentiaal records to prove ... http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/news/stories/20040909/localnews/1205909.html RULING on voting machines expected The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA ... in July sued the county and former Registrar of Voters Mischelle Townsend because they refused to provide touch-screen machine electronic records for a recount ... http://www.thedesertsun.com/news/stories2004/election/20040909013352.shtml Out-law.com Privacy groups and Government appeal e-mail tapping case 06/09/2004 The US Department of Justice and civil liberties groups are both seeking the appeal of a ruling that it was not a violation of criminal wiretap laws for the provider of an e-mail service to monitor the content of users' incoming messages without their consent. http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=privacygroupsandg1094476226&area=news Out-law.com Spyware and file-sharing bills to go before Congress 09/09/2004 The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee yesterday approved two controversial measures that will respectively tackle music piracy on P2P networks such as Kazaa, and the growing threat of spyware on computers. http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=spywareandfilesha1094737721&area=news Out-law.com All rap samples must be licensed, says court 09/09/2004 Rap artists are liable for every music sample, no matter how small or unrecognisable, that they use in their work, the US Federal Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=allrapsamplesmust1094739438&area=news San Diego Union Tribune Fri, 10 Sep 2004 1:38 AM PDT Del Mar overflowing with pieces of history DEL MAR â€“ The Del Mar Historical Society owns heaps of old photographs, furniture and other memorabilia. It also owns the historic Alvarado House. But the 600-square-foot bungalow is not big enough to hold everything. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040910/news_1mi10dmhist.html Gazette.net 9/10/04 Purman celebrates last day at the Gate Hous http://www.gazette.net/200437/eldersburg/news/235077-1.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:34:22 +0100 Reply-To: "Ray, Louise" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Ray, Louise" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Heritage Lottery Fund - Directory of Expert Advisers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable List members might be interested in the following opportunity to work for the Heritage Lottery Fund. National Directory Of Expert Advisers We are seeking to appoint Expert Advisers to help us to assess applications for funding and to assist in monitoring the quality of heritage projects, in the area of: ACCESS & LEARNING including formal learning, training, volunteering, social inclusion, cultural diversity and all aspects of access to the heritage; Expert Advisers are paid a daily fee of £350 (+ VAT) and reasonable expenses. Closing Date for applications is 8th October 2004. Application forms and guidance notes can be found on the HLF website www.hlf.org.uk. Please direct any queries to HLF and not to me! Louise Ray Acting Archive Lottery Adviser National Council on Archives c/o The National Archives Ruskin Avenue Kew Surrey TW9 4DU Direct line: 020 8392 5347 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/lottery.html This post is jointly supported by The National Archives, the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council and the National Council on Archives ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 10:20:00 +0100 Reply-To: Archives <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Archives <[log in to unmask]> Subject: CILIP Local Studies Group North West Day School MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C497E0.831DF748" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C497E0.831DF748 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The North West Branch of CILIP's Local Studies Group is holding a day school at Quarry Bank Mill Styal on 6 October (10.00 - 16.30). It is entitled 'Doing It in Styal! Men and Masters in the Eigthteenth and Nineteenth Century Cotton Industry'. Speakers include Nigel Rudyard on the Spinning the Web project and Adam Daber and Josselin Hill on Quarry Bank Mill and its collections. There will be a guided tour of the mill. The cost is £24 (including lunch), places can be reserved with Eileen Hume at [log in to unmask] Sustainable Communities - "Connecting People to Services" Community and IT Services Libraries Service Unit Tameside Local Studies & Archives Stalybridge Library Trinity Street STALYBRIDGE SK15 2BN 0161-303-7937 0161-303-8289 (fax) [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] E-mail disclaimer is http://www.tameside.gov.uk/emdis.htm ------_=_NextPart_001_01C497E0.831DF748 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The North West Branch of CILIP's Local Studies Group is holding a day school at Quarry Bank Mill Styal on 6 October (10.00 - 16.30).

It is entitled 'Doing It in Styal! Men and Masters in the Eigthteenth and Nineteenth Century Cotton Industry'. Speakers include Nigel Rudyard on the Spinning the Web project and Adam Daber and Josselin Hill on Quarry Bank Mill and its collections. There will be a guided tour of the mill.

The cost is £24 (including lunch), places can be reserved with Eileen Hume at [log in to unmask]

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C497E0.831DF748-- ========================================================================Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 14:25:47 +0100 Reply-To: Nathaniel Alcock <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nathaniel Alcock <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Houses & their History: BRA Training Day Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Reminder: Some places are still available for the Training Day on 30 September 2004, at The Institute of Historical Research This is based around the BRA book, Documenting the History of Houses by Nat Alcock (2003) It is an opportunity for archivists and for those working on their own houses or on house history in general to explore sources and approaches to this type of research. Programme At University of London, Malet Street, Senate House Institute of Historical Research, Wolfson/Pollard Rooms 10.30 Registration and Coffee 11.00 Houses and their Histories. An overview of house histories for a wide range of houses Dr Nat Alcock, Vice-Chairman, British Records Association, 12.00 How do I get there? Potential and Pitfalls in using Maps for House History Dr Annabelle Hughes, Independent house historian 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Tracing House Histories. Sources for sequences of owners and occupants Dr Chris Currie, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Historical Research 15.00 Living in the House. The interpretation of evidence for life within houses. Dr Pat Hughes, Independent house historian 16.00 Tea 16.30 Close BRA members £30, non members £40 (price includes refreshments and sandwich lunch) Copies of Documenting the History of Houses will be available on the day. If you don't already have one and would like to be sure of getting one, you can pre-order it (use the booking form) at £7.50 (B.R.A members) or £9.50 (non-members). For details and bookings contact the BRA office on 020 7833 0428 Or email [log in to unmask] Or print out a Booking form. www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/Conference&Events_pages/event_book.htm========================================================================Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:38:22 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Dunmore <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Dunmore <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Elearning projects in the cultural sector MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all This is a quick reminder. I am working with Martin Bazley of the eLearning Group for Museums, Libraries and Archives. We would like to include a selection of elearning projects (recently completed or ongoing) on the eLearning Group website, www.elearninggroup.org.uk. Thank you very much to all of you who have already sent us details of your projects. Please find below a list of the ones we have been sent so far. If you have a project that you would like to see added to this list, please drop me an e-mail by Wednesday 22 September with the following information: · project name; · project URL; · institution(s) involved; · any comments you may have about the project (short description, target audience, funding source and approximate budget etc). I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your help with this project. Kind regards, Caroline Dunmore Department of Arts Policy and Management, City University, London [log in to unmask] 1. At-Bristol ~ “Education-at-Bristol” ~ http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/Education/default.htm 2. Bill Douglas Centre, University of Exeter ~ “Everyone’s Virtual Exhibition” ~ www.billdouglas.org/eve 3. Blackburn Central Library ~ “Cotton Town” ~ www.cottontown.org 4. Bournemouth Libraries ~ various ~ under development 5. Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge ~ “The Churchill Era” ~ http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/churchill_era/ 6. Cornwall Centre and Institute of Cornish Studies (with University of Exeter Telematics Centre) ~ “Real Cornwall” ~ http://www.realcornwall.net/ 7. Devon Libraries ~ literacy for children ~ under development 8. East Midlands Museums, Libraries and Archives ~ “emsource” ~ www.emsource.org.uk 9. East Sussex Art and Museum Service ~ “Object Lessons” ~ www.objectlessons.org.uk 10. English Heritage ~ “Historic Properties Online” ~ www.english-heritage.org.uk/elthampalace ~ www.english-heritage.org.uk/battleabbey ~ www.english-heritage.org.uk/oldsarum 11. Florence Nightingale Museum ~ “Florence Nightingale TV-Rom” ~ under development 12. Greater Manchester County Record Office ~ “Paupers & Patients” ~ under development 13. Hampshire Record Office ~ “Hampshire Photographic Project” ~ www.hants.gov.uk/record-office/photo/index.html 14. Lincolnshire County Council ~ “Lincolnshire Grid” ~ http://cgfl.netlinc.org.uk/ 15. London Metropolitan University ~ “The Union Makes Us Strong” ~ http://www.unionhistory.info 16. London Parks and Gardens Trust ~ “Park Explorer” ~ www.parkexplorer.org.uk 17. National Archives ~ “Pathways to the Past” ~ http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/ 18. National Archives ~ “Moving Here” ~ www.movinghere.org.uk 19. National Gallery ~ “Noisy Paintings” ~ http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/art_action_zone/default.htm 20. National Health Service ~ e-learning portal (pilot) ~ www.elearn.neynl.nhs.uk 21. National Library of Scotland ~ “Churchill, The Evidence” ~ http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/churchill/ 22. National Monuments Record ~ “Viewfinder” and “Images of England” ~ www.english-heritage.org.uk/viewfinder ~ www.imageofengland.org.uk/ioe2 23. National Museums Liverpool ~ “diduknow” ~ www.diduknow.info 24. New Curiosity Shop ~ various commercial courses ~ http://www.newcurioshop.com 25. Open University Library ~ “Safari” ~ www.open.ac.uk/safari 26. Shropshire County Council ~ “Shropshire Routes to Roots” ~ http://www.shropshireroots.org.uk 27. Tiverton Museum (with University of Exeter Telematics Centre) ~ “Virtual Victorians” ~ http://www.victorians.org.uk/ 28. UK Data Archive, University of Essex ~ “X4L-SDiT” ~ http://x4l.data-archive.ac.uk/report/ 29. West Yorkshire Archive Service ~ “Now Then Dewsbury” ~ www.nowthen.org ========================================================================Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:42:36 +0100 Reply-To: Leilani Smith <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Leilani Smith <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job Opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All Appologies in advance for cross-posting. The following job opportunities are available within the Corporate Information Management Unit at Oxfordshire County Council. Please feel free to bring these posts to the attention of anyone who might be interested. The posts will not be advertised in ARC. Temporary Records Officers 2 posts (Temporary for 9 Months) – £13, 071 - £13, 701 pa pro rata The Records Management Team is in the process of continuing work on transferring its existing hard copy finding aids on to the CALM 2000 cataloguing system. We are seeking two temporary records officers to join the RM team with the primary role of assisting with continuing the work that has been initiated to date as well as participate in a range of other core records management functions. The posts would suit recent graduates who are seeking to gain experience in a record office before postgraduate archive training, and who have a particular interest in records management. Along with having the opportunity of being involved with the daily operations of the RM Team, the postholders will also be able to experience the input of records management at a corporate level. Involvement in specific areas such as the implementation of an Electronic Document & Records Management System as well as assisting the Freedom of Information Team preparing Oxfordshire for achieving compliance with the Freedom of Information Act will also be possible. It will be an excellent opportunity to watch developments in these areas in action and gain a practical insight into the methodology and issues involved. For an informal discussion please contact Leilani Smith on (01865) 815202 or Amanda Geering on (01865) 815111. Application details and information packs can be obtained from our website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk. Alternatively you can email [log in to unmask], or phone Jane on (01865) 816090. Closing date for applications: 4 October 2004 Interviews will be held: 22 October 2004 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:24:48 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 913 Weekend roundup Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Driving to recovery After the disaster, teamwork helps Estes Express to keep on trucking BY CHIP JONES TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Sunday, September 12, 2004 Surveying the darkened second floor of his flooded headquarters, Billy Hupp shook his head. "What a disaster," said the executive vice president of Estes Express Lines, which has its headquarters on West Broad Street near Hamilton Street. "Every time we turn around, there's something we haven't thought of." http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031777881268&path=%21business&s=1045855934855 http://snipurl.com/910l Damage to Indian papers irks judge By James W. Brosnan Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON - A leaking warehouse roof in Albuquerque over records of Indian Trust accounts has led a federal judge to declare the Department of Interior "sets the gold standard for mismanagement of a government agency." http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/091004_news_trust.shtml Interior Is Ruled at Fault Again on Indian Files By Carol D. Leonnig Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 10, 2004; Page A27 A federal judge ruled yesterday that the Interior Department continues to allow the destruction and damage of crucial records that track the amount of money the government owes Native Americans for Indian lands it has managed for more than a century. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9596-2004Sep9.html Reporters' Files Subpoenaed New Leak Probe Concerns 2001 Raid on Islamic Charity By Susan Schmidt Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 10, 2004; Page A16 The federal prosecutor who has served at least four reporters with grand jury subpoenas in his investigation into the disclosure of an undercover CIA officer's identity is now pursuing a second leak case in which he has obtained a subpoena for New York Times reporters' telephone records. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9890-2004Sep9.html Decatur Daily Memo from Pentagon: Find Bush'sservice files By Eric Fleischauer DAILY Staff Writer [log in to unmask] · 340-2435 A memo issued by the office of the secretary of defense on Aug. 31 requires U.S. officials to perform an exhaustive search for records relevant to the president's Air National Guard duty. http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/040910/files.shtml Gov's legal bills remain a mystery Friday, September 10, 2004 By TERRENCE DOPP Trenton Bureau TRENTON -- Gov. James E. McGreevey said Thursday his legal bills are public information, yet subordinates continued to stonewall on how much taxpayer money is owed to the $420-hour criminal defense wunderkind representing him. "I refer that question to my press office," McGreevey said during a rare public bill signing. "It's public information." http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1094804478264290.xml State Journal-Register Ruling suggests city can give data Information on employees has been withheld By JAYETTE BOLINSKI STAFF WRITER An Illinois appellate court ruling Springfield's city attorney has cited in declining to release figures on the racial and gender makeup of the city work force seems to indicate that the data can be released, according to a State Journal-Register review of the decision. http://www.sj-r.com/sections/news/stories/34771.asp The Times and Democrat Exploring three centuries: Historical society's archives a treasure trove for researchers http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2004/09/12/news/news2.txt The Appleton Post Crescent The Paper Report: Past plays important future role http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/biz_17392795.shtml The State, Sun, 12 Sep 2004 0:19 AM PDT Letters chronicle family's secrets http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/9639664.htm Handwritten on pink stationery, the April 29, 1946, letter is brief: a note from a young person to a politician she knows. Relocating Lincoln library is a monumental task Collection includes reams of documents, old photos and a copy of Gettysburg Address. http://www.indystar.com/articles/8/178105-2228-010.html Otago Daily Times 9/11/04 Company keeps mum on investigation By Rebecca Fox Pickfords Records and Information Managers has refused to reveal the outcome of an inquiry into how documents escaped from one of its trucks to flutter across the Dunedin one-way system on Thursday http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/getitem?date=11Sep2004&object=NAD1675590EF&type=html http://snipurl.com/911q -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:08:20 +0100 Reply-To: "Bishop, Elizabeth" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Bishop, Elizabeth" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: affordable conservation supplies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49992.BDDA72CC" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49992.BDDA72CC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, Can anyone recommend supplies of affordably priced conservation supplies, especially archive-grade paper, folders, document wallets, and so on? Thank you. Regards, Libby Libby Bishop, Ph.D. Manager, ESDS Qualidata UK Data Archive - Economic and Social Data Service University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ UK [log in to unmask] + 44 (0) 1206 872664 www.esds.ac.uk/qualidata ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- Legal Disclaimer: Any views expressed by the sender of this message are not necessarily those of the UK Data Archive or the ESDS. This Email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual(s) or entity to whom they are addressed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49992.BDDA72CC Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello,

Can anyone recommend supplies of affordably priced conservation supplies, especially archive-grade paper, folders, document wallets, and so on? Thank you.

Regards,

Libby

Libby Bishop, Ph.D.

Manager, ESDS Qualidata

UK Data Archive - Economic and Social Data Service

University of Essex

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ UK

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49992.BDDA72CC-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:11:09 +0100 Reply-To: sara Kinsey <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: sara Kinsey <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives awareness for businesses The Business Archives Council and the Business Records Group of the Society of Archivists are working together on a campaign to raise awareness in the business community of the advantages of good record-keeping and the value of their own archives. The campaign will tap into current business concerns and will work in partnership with exisiting business organisations and institutions to get the message across. The campaign needs case studies. We need to find records managers and archivists who have made any contribution to the following areas within their business: reputational issues; Corporate Social Responsibility; marketing; income generation; litigation; compliance with regulation and involvement with Freedom of Information; knowledge management. We would also like to hear from any public sector repositories that have good links with their own business communities so we may learn from their experiences. Please contact Sara Kinsey off list or call 01291 620266 with any contributions, large or small. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:55:21 +0100 Reply-To: Paddy Collis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Paddy Collis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Hub: Collections of the Month: Suggestions please MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [with apologies for cross-posting] Hello there Next month's Collections of the Month has the theme of mental health (World Mental Health Day is around October 10th). The Hub has many descriptions for the records of medical institutions and practitioners, but WMH Day isn't just about that. I'm working from the WHO definition of health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'. So now's your chance to nominate individuals or organisations appearing on the Hub who you reckon have done something to improve the quality of life. There are certainly lots of human rights organisations on the Hub - but maybe artists, writers, or composers might be suitable as well? Of course, I can't guarantee that everyone'll get included, but I would certainly welcome your suggestions. Cheers! Paddy ========================================================================Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:05:32 +0100 Reply-To: Alison Wilson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alison Wilson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: One day meeting on computerisation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline With apologies for cross-posting. 'Automate or vegetate': choosing a small system for your library 29th October 2004, Stephenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum The Historic Libraries Forum Autumn meeting for 2004 focuses on automation for the small specialist library. Our key speaker will be John Ross, of Infologistix, who will talk about the issues faced when automating a small library for the first time, with other speakers presenting papers on the fundamentals of automation and on the practicalities of running an automation project. The afternoon session will consist of an open question and answer session with users of some of the systems discussed. The price of £35 will include a buffet lunch. Cheques to be made payable to Historic Libraries Forum and sent to the Treasurer, Miss Joan Williams, The Chapter Library, The College, Durham DH1 3EH. For further details please contact: Ed Potten, Nostell Priory, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QE. Tel.: 01924 863892. E-mail: [log in to unmask] The Historic Libraries Forum is an umbrella organisation representing historic libraries of all kinds. We are always looking for new members, large or small, and do not charge a subscription. For more details see our website: Alison Wilson Librarian New Hall University of Cambridge Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DF Tel. 01223 (7)62202 ========================================================================Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:05:08 +0100 Reply-To: "Dicken, Jude" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Dicken, Jude" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Image Management Systems for Picture Libraries MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-5f840401-a3e9-4368-82bd-a71b4538c969" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-5f840401-a3e9-4368-82bd-a71b4538c969 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49A42.5088F45B" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A42.5088F45B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am currently investigating off-the-peg software solutions for the management of digital and non-digital images for our Photo Studio. TASI offer very clear advice and examples of software (i.e. Portfolio) but as usual it would be extremely helpful to hear the opinions of actual users. Any information would be very much appreciated. Many thanks, Jude. Jude Dicken (Miss) Curator: Documentation Officer Manx National Heritage Kingswood Grove Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY Tel: +44(0)1624 648000 Fax: +44(0)1624 648001 Website: www.gov.im/mnh WARNING: if you are not the intended addressee of this email, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorized manner. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A42.5088F45B Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Image Management Systems for Picture Libraries

I am currently investigating off-the-peg software solutions for the management of digital and non-digital images for our Photo Studio. TASI offer very clear advice and examples of software (i.e. Portfolio) but as usual it would be extremely helpful to hear the opinions of actual users.

Any information would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Jude.

Jude Dicken (Miss)
Curator: Documentation Officer
Manx National Heritage
Kingswood Grove
Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A42.5088F45B-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-5f840401-a3e9-4368-82bd-a71b4538c969-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:14:04 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: David Hay <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: Call for Papers - Cross-connexions: Communications, Society and C hange 2005 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All, Apologies for hi-jacking the list serv to advertise the conference below, but I would be grateful if colleagues could forward to anyone in their organisations, institutions, drinking circle etc who might be interested in participating in this event next year. Any enquiries or expressions of interest to Chris Chilvers at the Science Museum ([log in to unmask]) Many thanks David Hay Head of Corporate Memory BT Group plc >* Phone : +44 20 7440 4227 (please note new number) >* Fax : +44 20 7242 1973 >* Mob: +44 7850 444920 >* e-mail: [log in to unmask] >*: BT Group Archives, 3rd Floor, Holborn Telephone Exchange, >268-270 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EE http://www.btplc.com/archives http://www.connected-earth.com BT Group plc Registered office: 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ Registered in England and Wales no. 4190816 CALL FOR PAPERS Cross-Connexions: Communications, Society & Change International Conference 11th -13th November 2005, Science Museum, London, UK Goals of the conference To stimulate scholarly research in the history of telecommunications, the conference will bring together all those interested to discuss developments in telecommunications. The conference will understand the interactions over time between telecommunications and computing, electrical engineering, space technologies, government, culture and business practice. The conference will be structured thematically and may include: Communications and shifting social power Introduction of automated, analogue and digital technology Empire Military power Technology transfer ** *** Relationship between innovation and utility Satellite and mobile phone technologies Material collections Empowerment and identity Historiography ***** Call for papers We invite all prospective speakers to send a one page preliminary abstract (via email or postal mail) for a 30 minute paper with name and postal/email address. The deadline for paper submission is 31st December 2004. All prospective speakers will be notifi ed regarding acceptance by 1st February 2005. A published selection of papers is anticipated. Potential organizers of themed symposia should submit proposals by 31st October 2004 detailing theme, possible papers and speakers with contact details for the symposium organizers. Registration If you wish to register your interest in attending the conference, to deliver a paper or not, please contact Chris Chilvers at [log in to unmask] or by telephone +44 (0)20 7942 4183. A web page address will shortly become available. By post: Chris Chilvers, BT Connected Earth Senior Research Fellow, Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD, United Kingdom. Organized by: Science Museum, IEEE, Connected Earth, Newcomen Society. This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the National Museum of Science & Industry. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:56:09 +0100 Reply-To: Archives <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Archives <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Tameside Local Studies Closure Comments: To: [log in to unmask], Tameside Registrars <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] Comments: cc: Lynne Craigs <[log in to unmask]>, Services Bib <[log in to unmask]>, Barbara Latham <[log in to unmask]>, Bereavement Services <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49A51.D2C74CE0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A51.D2C74CE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tameside Local Studies and Archives closure Tameside Local Studies and Archives will be closing on 9th October, 2004 to prepare for an historic move to a brand new, purpose-built centre next to Central Library, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne. We are looking forward to re-opening in about three months from this date. For the first time the entire Local Studies and Archive collection will be housed in one building under National Archives approved conditions, affording easier access to the records and much improved facilities for visitors. We apologise for any inconvenience during the closure period. Sustainable Communities - "Connecting People to Services" Community and IT Services Libraries Service Unit Tameside Local Studies & Archives Stalybridge Library Trinity Street STALYBRIDGE SK15 2BN 0161-303-7937 0161-303-8289 (fax) [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] E-mail disclaimer is http://www.tameside.gov.uk/emdis.htm ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A51.D2C74CE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tameside Local Studies and Archives closure

Tameside Local Studies and Archives will be closing on 9^th October, 2004 to prepare for an historic move to a brand new, purpose-built centre next to Central Library, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne. We are looking forward to re-opening in about three months from this date. For the first time the entire Local Studies and Archive collection will be housed in one building under National Archives approved conditions, affording easier access to the records and much improved facilities for visitors. We apologise for any inconvenience during the closure period.

Sustainable Communities - "Connecting People to Services"
Community and IT Services
Libraries Service Unit

Tameside Local Studies & Archives
Stalybridge Library
Trinity Street
STALYBRIDGE
SK15 2BN

0161-303-7937
0161-303-8289 (fax)

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A51.D2C74CE0-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:38:09 +0100 Reply-To: David Ball <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: David Ball <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Collaboration for Sustainability: Final Call MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49A70.D658B634" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A70.D658B634 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Collaboration for Sustainability Making Cultural and Heritage Projects Viable Long Term Organised by the Sense of the South West Consortium of Big Lottery Fund (NOF) Projects Friday October 8th 2004 Hilton Hotel, Bath Delegate cost: £95 + VAT (£80 + VAT for one representative of each Big Lottery Fund (NOF) digitisation project) Booking deadline: Thursday September 30th 2004 Conference overview: Many cultural and heritage organisations have benefited from substantial national funding for digitisation projects. As projects draw to a close, they face a common problem: sustainability. To reflect the importance of this problem, we have brought together a team of eminent speakers. They will address the key issue of how to attain sustainability of digitisation and similar projects. The conference provides an opportunity to: * review the financial and technical problems of sustainability; * share experiences and solutions with major organisations at regional, national and international levels; * identify areas of potential income; * network with those experiencing the same issues. Who should attend: The conference will be relevant to all in receipt of, or bidding for, project funding; managers of cultural and heritage organisations; project managers; project leaders; technical staff and fund raisers. Early booking is recommended as a high level of interest is anticipated. Programme: 9.45 -10.15: Registration and coffee 10.15 - 10.20: David Ball: University Librarian, Bournemouth University Introduction 10.20 -11.00: Chris Anderson: Head of Programmes, Big Lottery Fund (previously New Opportunities Fund) "Approaches to Sustaining Lottery Funded Digitisation Projects" 11.00 -11.15: Refreshments 11.15 -11.55: Chris Batt: Chief Executive, MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) "Problem? What Problem?" 11.55 - 12.35: Liz Lyon: Director, UKOLN "Futureproofing the Technology - Addressing the Challenge" 12.35 -12.45: Discussion and questions 12.45- 1.45: Buffet lunch Exhibition of Sense of the South West Consortium projects and opportunity to network with representatives of HLF, EUCLID and SWMLAC 1.45 - 2.20: Rob Davies: Project Manager, CALIMERA Co-ordination Action, MDR "Sustainability of Cultural Heritage Projects In and Through Europe" 2.20 - 2.55: Tim Badman: Team Leader, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site "Sustainability Lessons Learnt from Partnership Working on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site" 2.55 - 3.10: Refreshments 3.10 - 3.45: Phil Gibby: Regional Director, A&B South West (Arts and Business) "Project and Survive" 3.45 - 4.00: Discussion and questions. . For booking form see below; registration details can also be found at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library. Hilton Hotel Bath, Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BJ: The Hilton Hotel is a state of the art conference centre located in the heart of the historic city centre, overlooking the River Avon. It is easily accessible by road with access from the M4 and M5 and is a short walk from Bath Spa railway station. Parking is available at an adjacent multi-storey car park. The conference will be held in the Hilton's ground floor Gloucester and Somerset Suites. For maps and further information see: http://www.hilton.co.uk/bathcity. Please note that it is the responsibility of delegates to make their own arrangements for any accommodation that may be required. BOOKING FORM: Please photocopy/print as required. Name Job Title Organisation Address Telephone email Fax Special Requirements (Dietary/ Mobility etc.) PAYMENT (please delete as appropriate): Please note: there is a discount for one representative from each NOF digitisation project Name of NOF project: .................................................................... I enclose a cheque (payable to "SCILS Ltd") for £111.63 incl. VAT for £94.00 incl. VAT (NOF): Please debit my credit card for £111.63 incl. VAT Please debit my credit card for £94.00 incl. VAT (NOF) Card type (VISA etc) Card number Card holder Expiry date Please invoice my organisation at the following address (if different from above): ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Send completed booking forms and requests for further information to: Ms Sam Skitt Academic Services Bournemouth University Fern Barrow Poole BH12 5BB [log in to unmask] Tel: 01202 595725 Fax: 01202 595475 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A70.D658B634 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Collaboration for Sustainability

Making Cultural and Heritage Projects Viable Long Term

Organised by the Sense of the South West Consortium of Big Lottery Fund (NOF) Projects

Friday October 8^th 2004

Hilton Hotel, Bath

Delegate cost: £95 + VAT (£80 + VAT for one representative of each Big Lottery Fund (NOF) digitisation project)

Booking deadline: Thursday September 30^th 2004

Conference overview:

Many cultural and heritage organisations have benefited from substantial national funding for digitisation projects. As projects draw to a close, they face a common problem: sustainability.

To reflect the importance of this problem, we have brought together a team of eminent speakers. They will address the key issue of how to attain sustainability of digitisation and similar projects.

The conference provides an opportunity to:

· review the financial and technical problems of sustainability;

· share experiences and solutions with major organisations at regional, national and international levels;

· identify areas of potential income;

· network with those experiencing the same issues.

Who should attend:

The conference will be relevant to all in receipt of, or bidding for, project funding; managers of cultural and heritage organisations; project managers; project leaders; technical staff and fund raisers.

Early booking is recommended as a high level of interest is anticipated.

Programme:

9.45 -10.15:

Registration and coffee

10.15 - 10.20:

David Ball: University Librarian, Bournemouth University

Introduction

10.20 -11.00:

Chris Anderson: Head of Programmes, Big Lottery Fund (previously New Opportunities Fund)

“Approaches to Sustaining Lottery Funded Digitisation Projects”

11.00 -11.15:

Refreshments

11.15 –11.55:

Chris Batt: Chief Executive, MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Council)

“Problem? What Problem?”

11.55 – 12.35:

Liz Lyon: Director, UKOLN

“Futureproofing the Technology - Addressing the Challenge”

12.35 –12.45:

Discussion and questions

12.45- 1.45:

Buffet lunch

Exhibition of Sense of the South West Consortium projects and opportunity to network with representatives of HLF, EUCLID and SWMLAC

1.45 - 2.20:

Rob Davies: Project Manager, CALIMERA Co-ordination Action, MDR

“Sustainability of Cultural Heritage Projects In and Through Europe”

2.20 – 2.55:

Tim Badman: Team Leader, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site

“Sustainability Lessons Learnt from Partnership Working on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site”

2.55 - 3.10:

Refreshments

3.10 – 3.45:

Phil Gibby: Regional Director, A&B South West (Arts and Business)

“Project and Survive”

3.45 – 4.00:

Discussion and questions.

For booking form see below; registration details can also be found at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library.

Hilton Hotel Bath, Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BJ:

The Hilton Hotel is a state of the art conference centre located in the heart of the historic city centre, overlooking the River Avon. It is easily accessible by road with access from the M4 and M5 and is a short walk from Bath Spa railway station. Parking is available at an adjacent multi-storey car park.

The conference will be held in the Hilton’s ground floor Gloucester and Somerset Suites.

For maps and further information see: http://www.hilton.co.uk/bathcity.

Please note that it is the responsibility of delegates to make their own arrangements for any accommodation that may be required.

BOOKING FORM: Please photocopy/print as required.

Name
Job Title
Organisation
Address
Telephone
email
Fax
Special Requirements (Dietary/ Mobility etc.)

PAYMENT (please delete as appropriate):

Please note: there is a discount for one representative from each NOF digitisation project

Name of NOF project: …………………………………………………………..

I enclose a cheque (payable to "SCILS Ltd") for £111.63 incl. VAT

for £94.00 incl. VAT (NOF):

Please debit my credit card for £111.63 incl. VAT

Please debit my credit card for £94.00 incl. VAT (NOF)

Card type (VISA etc)
Card number
Card holder
Expiry date

Please invoice my organisation at the following address (if different from above):

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Send completed booking forms and requests for further information to:

Ms Sam Skitt

Academic Services

Bournemouth University

Fern Barrow

Poole BH12 5BB

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=srl_structure

Tel: 01202 595725

Fax: 01202 595475

------_=_NextPart_001_01C49A70.D658B634-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:32:37 +0100 Reply-To: Emmerson Consulting <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Emmerson Consulting <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: Email Retention MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C49B06.F0C09B00" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C49B06.F0C09B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I suspect this came only to me and not to the list as a whole. Naturally, I agree whole-heartedly with what David says about policies and procedures encompassing all records and share his frustration at people's reluctance to address the basic issues. Part of the problem, I suspect, is that vendors and others who have come to records management late, have persuaded customers and clients that the fundamentals of electronic records management, including email management, are different from those for records in other media and that there is a technical rather than a management solution. Incidentally, as far as knowing 'what not to keep' we provide our clients with an appendix to the retention schedules we design which identifies documents that can be disposed of without being included in a retention schedule. A version of this appears as Appendix B in the HEI Retention Schedule which my colleague Elizabeth Parker produced for JISC. The link to this is: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=srl_structure and then follow the internal link to Appendix B. Peter Emmerson Director Emmerson Consulting Limited Poplar House 5 School Street Witton-Le-Wear County Durham DL14 0AS Office 01388 488865 Mobile 07740 942682 E-mail [log in to unmask] This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it immediately and notify Emmerson Consulting by return e-mail to the above address. Emmerson Consulting Limited is registered in England No. 3607347. Registered Office: Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 5GE -----Original Message----- From: David Aspinall [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 14 September 2004 07:35 To: 'Emmerson Consulting' Subject: RE: Email Retention While agreeing with Peter that e-mails are records like any other the problem we have is that the vast majority of e-mails are not "part of a business activity, task or transaction and provides evidence of that activity, task or transaction it's a record and subject to exactly the same retention rules as the equivalent record in any other format and needs to be handled accordingly." There is no reason why personal emails, information from suppliers (advertising) etc. cannot be destroyed on receipt in the same way there paper equivalent would be. The problem many organisations face is that they do not have effective ERM systems and do not make the basic business decisions about record type and retention when they are received. Neither does the metadata in a typical e-mail provide sufficient information for this to be done automatically. Relying on the ICT department to store them is not satisfactory as their objective is frequently to provide a service and they take back-ups to provide business continuity rather than for record keeping purposes. Theses systems do not consider different retention periods for different business record types (unless somebody advises me to the contrary!). Hence the only really effective way of dealing with them is to introduce the same policies and procedures as you would for other types of business records. I sometimes feel that the reason we have so many questions about e-mails is because people are unwilling to address the core issues. Rant over and it's still only Tuesday. David Aspinall Datum Solutions Limited ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C49B06.F0C09B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FW: Email Retention

I suspect this came only to me and not to the list as a whole. Naturally, I agree whole-heartedly with what David says about policies and procedures encompassing all records and share his frustration at people's reluctance to address the basic issues.

Part of the problem, I suspect, is that vendors and others who have come to records management late, have persuaded customers and clients that the fundamentals of electronic records management, including email management, are different from those for records in other media and that there is a technical rather than a management solution.

Incidentally, as far as knowing 'what not to keep' we provide our clients with an appendix to the retention schedules we design which identifies documents that can be disposed of without being included in a retention schedule. A version of this appears as Appendix B in the HEI Retention Schedule which my colleague Elizabeth Parker produced for JISC. The link to this is:

and then follow the internal link to Appendix B.

Peter Emmerson

Director

Emmerson Consulting Limited

Poplar House

5 School Street

Witton-Le-Wear

County Durham DL14 0AS

Office 01388 488865

Mobile 07740 942682

E-mail [log in to unmask]

Emmerson Consulting Limited is registered in England No. 3607347. Registered Office: Charter Court, Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 5GE

-----Original Message-----

From: David Aspinall [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

Sent: 14 September 2004 07:35

To: 'Emmerson Consulting'

Subject: RE: Email Retention

While agreeing with Peter that e-mails are records like any other the

problem we have is that the vast majority of e-mails are not "part of a

business activity, task or transaction and provides evidence of that

activity, task or transaction it's a record and subject to exactly the same

retention rules as the equivalent record in any

other format and needs to be handled accordingly."

There is no reason why personal emails, information from suppliers

(advertising) etc. cannot be destroyed on receipt in the same way there

paper equivalent would be. The problem many organisations face is that they

do not have effective ERM systems and do not make the basic business

decisions about record type and retention when they are received. Neither

does the metadata in a typical e-mail provide sufficient information for

this to be done automatically. Relying on the ICT department to store them

is not satisfactory as their objective is frequently to provide a service

and they take back-ups to provide business continuity rather than for record

keeping purposes. Theses systems do not consider different retention periods

for different business record types (unless somebody advises me to the

contrary!).

Hence the only really effective way of dealing with them is to introduce the

same policies and procedures as you would for other types of business

records. I sometimes feel that the reason we have so many questions about

e-mails is because people are unwilling to address the core issues.

Rant over and it's still only Tuesday.

David Aspinall

Datum Solutions Limited

------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C49B06.F0C09B00-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:18:49 +0100 Reply-To: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archive Awareness Campaign Update MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear all, * Over 270 events have now been registered for Archive Awareness Campaign and can be viewed by the public at www.archiveawareness.com - the new website which is now up and running! Events are varied and are going on right through the autumn. If you still haven't registered your event now is the time to do so! * Archive Awareness Campaign has teamed up with the BBC to support their ten-week family history series which is to be broadcast throughout the autumn. To encourage more people to do their family history, and as a climax to the series, the BBC are organising a National Family History Weekend on 4-5 December at different venues across the UK. Regional BBC radio stations are invited to organise a major event in their area. The stations will be responsible for sourcing a suitable venue and will be offered a "menu" of activities by the BBC central team that they can choose from to build up the content of their event. Regional Archive Development Officers will be distributing a form which will enable you to express an interest in being involved in National Family History Weekend. This can be returned to the central AAC team and we will pass on the information to the BBC. The form will also be available at www.archiveawareness.com shortly. * The BBC expect this series to generate an increased number of archive users beyond visitors to the National Family History Weekend. The first Restoration series broadcast on BBC2 had a significant impact on membership of The National Trust and English Heritage and we think that public interest in family history will soar in a similar way as a result of the series. Archives will probably receive more visitors and more enquiries about family history throughout the autumn. * We are still looking for stories for "On This Day" to feature in Metro in November. We need social history stories related to a particular date in November (weekdays only). An example from last year: 22nd September 1955 saw the launch of independent television as ITV started broadcasting in the London area, 19 years after the launch of the BBC. Please send suggestions to [log in to unmask] * www.archiveawareness.com is now live and it would be great if you could add the URL to your email signatures so the number of hits to the website increases. If you have any queries about Archive Awareness Campaign please contact me on 020 8392 5237 or email [log in to unmask] Thanks, Lucy Fulton Lucy Fulton Archive Awareness Campaign Officer The National Archives Tel: 020 8392 5237 Fax: 020 8392 5295 [log in to unmask] www.nationalarchives.gov.uk www.archiveawareness.com ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:32:50 +0100 Reply-To: Rachel Cosgrave <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Rachel Cosgrave <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Lambeth Palace Library: disruption to services MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Lambeth Palace Library Disruption to Library services in October 2004 The Reading Room will be closed from Monday 18 October to Friday 22 October for essential maintenance work in strong room areas. Services during the week commencing Monday 25 October may also be severely disrupted. The Library regrets any inconvenience this may cause to users, and urges people intending to visit to contact the Library in advance to confirm opening hours and availability of documents: Lambeth Palace Library London SE1 7JU Tel: 020-7898-1400 Information will also be posted on the Library website: http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:08:29 +0100 Reply-To: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Accessions to repositories 2003 The National Archives is pleased to announce the publication of Accessions to Repositories for 2003. It can be viewed on our website at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:34:14 +0100 Reply-To: "Sampson, Karen" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Sampson, Karen" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: BAC conference - free places Comments: cc: "Fiona Maccoll (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49B0F.8BC618C6" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B0F.8BC618C6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" BUSINESS ARCHIVES COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE Date: 30 November 2004 Venue: Lloyds TSB, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN The BAC is pleased to be able to offer 3 free places to members of the Society of Archivists who are currently on the Society's registration scheme. Please contact Karen Sampson for further details on how to apply on 020 7860 5945 or [log in to unmask] BUSINESS ARCHIVES: FIT FOR THE FUTURE? The 70th anniversary of the Business Archives Council provides a good opportunity to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing business archives in the 21st century. In the morning the focus will be on the current and future challenges of technology. In the afternoon we will explore issues such as funding, the advantages of setting up a trust, and the MLA response to the AFT recommendations. Dave Snowden, of the Canolfan Cynefin Centre, IBM Global Services will share some 'blue skies' thinking about where technology will be taking us in the future. Piet Clements from the Bank of International Settlements will be bring us down to earth when he relates his experience of dealing with the electronic records created by today's technology. In the afternoon, Michael Cudlipp of the History of Advertising Trust will describe the strategies an independent archive uses to raise funds. Martin Rush of the Royal Mail will consider the issues around becoming a trust - a course of action the Royal Mail took for its archive. Adam Green and Gary Collins of the Access to Mineral Heritage project will describe a project to provide a portal to mineral resources. Th programme will be rounded off by Justin Cavernelis-Frost of the MLA, who will discuss the development of action plans to implement the AFT recommendations. The event will be chaired by Nicholas Kingsley of Gloucester Record Office and Chair of the National Council on Archives --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail is intended only for the above addressee. It may contain privileged information. If you are not the addressee you must not copy, distribute, disclose or use any of the information in it. If you have received it in error please delete it and immediately notify the sender. evolvebank.com is a division of Lloyds TSB Bank plc. Lloyds TSB Bank plc, 25 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HN. Registered in England, number 2065. Telephone No: 020 7626 1500 Lloyds TSB Scotland plc, Henry Duncan House, 120 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4LH. Registered in Scotland, number 95237. 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BUSINESS ARCHIVES COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Date: 30 November 2004

Venue: Lloyds TSB, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN

The BAC is pleased to be able to offer 3 free places to members of the Society of Archivists who are currently on the Society's registration scheme. Please contact Karen Sampson for further details on how to apply on 020 7860 5945 or [log in to unmask]

BUSINESS ARCHIVES: FIT FOR THE FUTURE?

The 70^th anniversary of the Business Archives Council provides a good opportunity to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing business archives in the 21^st century. In the morning the focus will be on the current and future challenges of technology. In the afternoon we will explore issues such as funding, the advantages of setting up a trust, and the MLA response to the AFT recommendations.

Dave Snowden, of the Canolfan Cynefin Centre, IBM Global Services will share some 'blue skies' thinking about where technology will be taking us in the future. Piet Clements from the Bank of International Settlements will be bring us down to earth when he relates his experience of dealing with the electronic records created by today's technology.

In the afternoon, Michael Cudlipp of the History of Advertising Trust will describe the strategies an independent archive uses to raise funds. Martin Rush of the Royal Mail will consider the issues around becoming a trust - a course of action the Royal Mail took for its archive. Adam Green and Gary Collins of the Access to Mineral Heritage project will describe a project to provide a portal to mineral resources. Th programme will be rounded off by Justin Cavernelis-Frost of the MLA, who will discuss the development of action plans to implement the AFT recommendations.

The event will be chaired by Nicholas Kingsley of Gloucester Record Office and Chair of the National Council on Archives

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B0F.8BC618C6-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:57:08 +0100 Reply-To: Nick Lane <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nick Lane <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ALM London training: An Introduction to Equalities ALM LONDON CULTURAL DIVERSITY NETWORK EVENT An Introduction to Equalities 1: Awareness - legal, personal and equalities practice in the sector. Thursday 21 October 2004 Summary This one-day training will explore your understanding of equality and diversity, why they matter and how to manage them. It will help you to appreciate the mechanisms of discrimination, barriers to valuing diversity and approaches to overcoming discrimination. You will identify good practice and consider how to apply it so that your organisations, services and linkages are more inclusive and value diversity. Target audience This course is aimed at archive, library and museum practitioners, from junior staff to middle managers, wanting to broaden their knowledge on the subject area. Costs: Delegates working in or with London's archives, libraries andmuseums (within the 32 London boroughs or City of London): £45, others £60 (including lunch and refreshments) Date: Thursday 21 October 2004 (10:00 -16:30) Venue: Guardian Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3ER Booking a place For booking queries please contact: The Workforce Development Admin Team on 020 7549 1712 / 1709, email: [log in to unmask] Copies of the booking form are available on the ALM London website: www.almlondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/WFD_Equalities1_BookingForm.doc ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:58:14 +0100 Reply-To: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Katie Woolf <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archive of the Sackville Family, Barons Sackville, of Knole and Romanesque Psalter from St Albans Abbey The government has accepted the Sackville papers and the St Albans Psalter in lieu of Inheritance Tax. The substantial Knole archive comprises deeds, estate, household and personal papers of the Sackville and associated Cranfield, Whitworth and Grenville families. Present are papers of the 1st and 3rd Dukes of Dorset and the diplomat Earl Whitworth (1752-1825), items relating to the cavalier poet Sir John Suckling and extensive papers of Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, including some concerning the colony of Virginia. The mid-12th century psalter from the Benedictine Abbey of St Albans is of great importance for the study of monastic liturgy and manuscript production in medieval England. Any library, record office or analogous institution in the United Kingdom interested in being allocated the papers or the psalter should contact the Director of the Historical Manuscripts Commission advisory services at The National Archives, <[log in to unmask]> for further particulars in the first instance. Applications for allocation must be received in writing at the same address by 5 November 2004. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:24:57 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 915 On the move, archivist in spotlight Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable News Observer, Sun, 12 Sep 2004 11:39 PM PDT Floods damage trove of mementos Pilot's widow works to salvage artifacts http://newsobserver.com/news/story/1631663p-7849718c.html Photo by historic photo, the widow of Memphis Belle pilot Col. Robert K. Morgan is trying to salvage the mementos of a famous military career that were nearly destroyed by the floodwaters of Hurricane Frances. The Journal News Mount Kisco archives on the move By SEAN GORMAN THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: September 13, 2004) Over the years, village historian Jane Stewart has seen Mount Kisco's archives pile up in her basement. There are newspaper clippings, pictures and old records. Now, Mount Kisco is giving Stewart, president of the Mount Kisco Historical Society, back her basement. http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/091304/b04w13mkarchive.html Forbes A Plan For Data Disaster Arik Hesseldahl, 09.10.04, 10:00 AM ET The moment when a hurricane or other disaster is about to strike is the last time to think about the important data stored on your PC. http://www.forbes.com/technology/personaltech/2004/09/10/cx_ah0910tentech.html?partner=rss Carolina Morning News, Mon, 13 Sep 2004 4:46 AM PDT Local News http://www.lowcountrynow.com/stories/091304/LOCthurmond.shtml The late Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., is framed in a Citadel honor guard during a Dec. 4, 1999, ceremony on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds in Columbia, where a statue of him was dedicated. The Record 9/10/04 Business-Record Storage Industry Grows Dramatically After Sept. 11, 2001 [The Record - Hackensack, New Jersey] Sep. 10--Deep inside a Paterson warehouse in the shadow of Route 80, a construction worker peered at the vaulted ceiling of a room once used to test World War II airplane engines. The Volkswagen Beetle-sized engines, built by Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Co., hung from giant bolts, still visible in the ceiling. Cement walls a foot thick ensured little damage when engines exploded during testing. http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/3/2004/09/10/story150.html ( The York Dispatch 9/14/04 Those in public service: Director enjoys digging for documents Archives department head assists public with genealogy, record searches http://www.yorkdispatch.com/Stories/0,1413,138~10023~2400853,00.html Court records panel suggests privacy protections By Elizabeth Neff The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Tribune It has been more than a year since a group of judges, attorneys and others began considering how the public should be able to access court records in the years to come. On Tuesday, the Committee on Privacy and Public Court Records finished its work - approving recommendations that now go to the Utah Judicial Council. The final report advised no dramatic departures from current rules governing what types of court records the public can access, but did recommend new protections when it comes to personal identifiers, such as Social Security numbers or financial information. http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2413204 Former Stephens Analyst Sued 9/13/04 10:56:18 AM By Arkansas Business staff, Arkansas Business Days before Daniel C. Moore announced he was leaving his 8-year job as a Stephens Inc. analyst, he downloaded approximately 4,600 company files to his computer â€” possibly to use at his new position at Morgan Keegan & Co. http://arkansasbusiness.com/news/headline_article.asp?aid=38559 Independent, Tue, 14 Sep 2004 9:43 AM PDT Front Page http://independent.gmnews.com/news/2004/0914/Front_Page/064.html FREEHOLD â€” Lee Ellen Griffith, the executive director of the Monmouth County Historical Association, Court Street, has been selected as the recipient of the 2004 Jane Clayton Award. Bury Free Press, Tue, 14 Sep 2004 0:17 AM PDT Council supports pictorial town record http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=843&ArticleID=854575 A PHOTOGRAPHIC treasure-trove dating back more than 150 years is set to get more than Â£1,000 from its town council. A Bury St Edmunds Town Council committee has recommended funding a project to put the town's greatest photographic archive on the internet. -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:52:56 +0100 Reply-To: Philip Kiberd <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Philip Kiberd <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Purchasing collections MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49B33.AFA559D5" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B33.AFA559D5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Are any members aware of any examples of where an archive collection on loan from a private owner who then wishes to sell, has been purchased by the repository at a price that reflects the public investment in the collection whilst it has been in the care of the record office, rather than the market value? If there are any examples I would be interested in further information that can be shared as to how the negotiations were completed and the basis for the agreed price. Equally, do any offices raise this scenario in their collections policies and to potential depositors? I would be grateful if you could reply off-list. Thank you. Philip Kiberd Philip Kiberd: Content Coordination Officer MLA West Midlands: the regional council for museums, libraries and archives, Grosvenor House, 14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5RS Direct line: 0121-631 5822 Fax: 0121-631 5803 Any agreements made in this email must be confirmed by letter to be valid. This email and its attachments are solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If they have come to you in error you must not take any action based upon them, you must not copy or communicate them to anyone. Please notify us immediately and delete this communication. Please be aware in communicating with us by email that email, by its nature, is not a 100% secure communications medium. MLA West Midlands does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B33.AFA559D5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Are any members aware of any examples of where an archive collection on loan from a private owner who then wishes to sell, has been purchased by the repository at a price that reflects the public investment in the collection whilst it has been in the care of the record office, rather than the market value?

If there are any examples I would be interested in further information that can be shared as to how the negotiations were completed and the basis for the agreed price. Equally, do any offices raise this scenario in their collections policies and to potential depositors?

I would be grateful if you could reply off-list.

Thank you.

Philip Kiberd

Philip Kiberd: Content Coordination Officer

MLA West Midlands: the regional council for museums, libraries and archives,

Grosvenor House, 14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5RS

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B33.AFA559D5-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:09:35 +0100 Reply-To: "Moon, Antonia" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Moon, Antonia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49B36.02DBB930" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B36.02DBB930 Content-Type: text/plain The post of Archivist, India Office Records (Post-1858) at the British Library is currently being advertised on the Library's web-site at: http://www.bl.uk/about/archindoffrec.html Please bring to the attention of anyone whom you think might be interested. Thanks, Antonia Moon India Office Records ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************* ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B36.02DBB930 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The post of Archivist, India Office Records (Post-1858) at the British Library is currently being advertised on the Library's web-site at:

http://www.bl.uk/about/archindoffrec.html

Please bring to the attention of anyone whom you think might be interested. Thanks,

Antonia Moon

India Office Records

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B36.02DBB930-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:36:34 +0100 Reply-To: Judy Vaknin <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Judy Vaknin <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunities MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I have been asked by the Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive based at Cat Hill campus of Middlesex University to post details of the following job opportunities - please pass this on to anyone you think may be interested: LAGNA, formerly part of the Hall-Carpenter Archives, is a national collection of press cuttings relating to gay and lesbian life in Britain since the 1930s. ‘Queer Britain: the gay community and the straight press 1953-1988’ is a cataloguing and outreach project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and is based at the Cat Hill campus of Middlesex University in Cockfosters, Enfield. We are looking for people to fill the following posts: Outreach officer and volunteer co-ordinator - temporary appointment fixed term for 1 year, £20,000. To plan and present outreach events for the ‘Queer Britain’ project and to recruit and manage the volunteer team. Cataloguer - part-time, 18 hours per week, temporary appointment fixed term for 1 year, £20,000 pro rata. To sort, catalogue and file cuttings relating to the ‘Queer Britain’ project, and assist with the management of the volunteer team. Project manager - 30 days over period of 1 year project @ £50 per day. To monitor, manage and advise on the running of the ‘Queer Britain’ project. Volunteer cataloguers are also required. Expenses paid, no experience necessary, just an interest in gay and lesbian history and commitment to the project. For an information pack, please contact Tim Parry: [log in to unmask], LAGNA, Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts EN4 8HT, 0207 226 5762. Closing date 30 September 2004 ========================================================================Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:02:12 +0100 Reply-To: Naughton Archive <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Naughton Archive <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Party Invite - Sept 24th 6pm, Liverpool University MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49B34.FB172820" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B34.FB172820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All A whole gang of new students are due to arrive at Liverpool University shortly and SOA North West are organising a party to give a glimpse of the high life we all lead once qualified! For all of you who were at Liverpool or for anyone working or living in the North West please accept this invite to reminisce about your time as a student and to give out the infallibly wise advice you wish you'd received at this early stage of your career. All this can be yours for a £5 contribution, cheques made payable to S. Collenette to provide wine and nibbles. Fun at your discretion. Please let me know if you can attend by Friday 17th. I will circulate a set of amended minutes to members, apologies particularly to Gary Collins and Simon Wilson whose news I managed to merge in the original set. Any further corrections please let me know about for the next meeting. Also an updated Dates for your Diary GMAG workshop on A2A, 22nd Sept, Autumn Meeting 6th October, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and the joint Wales/ North West meeting on 25th November, Wrexham. Best wishes and apologies to anyone who this does not concern Sam Sam Collenette Bolton Archives and Local Studies Central Library Le Mans Crescent Bolton BL1 1SE ____________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may also be legally privileged. They are intended solely for the intended addressee. If you are not the addressee please e-mail it back to the sender and then immediately, permanently delete it. Do not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on it. This e-mail may be monitored by Bolton MBC in accordance with current regulations. This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses currently known to the Council. However, the recipient is responsible for virus-checking before opening this message and any attachment. Unless expressly stated to the contrary, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Bolton MBC. http://www.bolton.gov.uk ____________________________________________________________________________ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B34.FB172820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Party Invite - Sept 24th 6pm, Liverpool University

Dear All

A whole gang of new students are due to arrive at Liverpool University shortly and SOA North West are organising a party to give a glimpse of the high life we all lead once qualified! For all of you who were at Liverpool or for anyone working or living in the North West please accept this invite to reminisce about your time as a student and to give out the infallibly wise advice you wish you'd received at this early stage of your career. All this can be yours for a £5 contribution, cheques made payable to S. Collenette to provide wine and nibbles. Fun at your discretion. Please let me know if you can attend by Friday 17th.

I will circulate a set of amended minutes to members, apologies particularly to Gary Collins and Simon Wilson whose news I managed to merge in the original set. Any further corrections please let me know about for the next meeting. Also an updated Dates for your Diary GMAG workshop on A2A, 22nd Sept, Autumn Meeting 6th October, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and the joint Wales/ North West meeting on 25th November, Wrexham.

Best wishes and apologies to anyone who this does not concern

Sam

Sam Collenette
Bolton Archives and Local Studies
Central Library
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------_=_NextPart_001_01C49B34.FB172820-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:49:02 +0100 Reply-To: Helen Dafter <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Helen Dafter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Royal Mail Archive Search Room Closure MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-15015444-1095335342=:34592" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --0-15015444-1095335342=:34592 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The search room at the Royal Mail Archive will be closed to visitors from 5pm Friday 10 December 2004 and will re-open 10am Monday 20 December. This is to allow us to carry out a stock take of our collections. We will endevor to respond to telephone and e-mail enquiries during this period, although there may be some disruption to the service. Could you please make any researchers who may be intending to visit us aware of this. Regards Helen Dafter User Services Archivist Postal Heritage Trust Freeling House Phoenix Place London WC1X 0DL Internet email [log in to unmask] --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! --0-15015444-1095335342=:34592 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

The search room at the Royal Mail Archive will be closed to visitors from 5pm Friday 10 December 2004 and will re-open 10am Monday 20 December. This is to allow us to carry out a stock take of our collections. We will endevor to respond to telephone and e-mail enquiries during this period, although there may be some disruption to the service.

Could you please make any researchers who may be intending to visit us aware of this.

Regards

Helen Dafter
User Services Archivist
Postal Heritage Trust
Freeling House
Phoenix Place
London
WC1X 0DL

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ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! --0-15015444-1095335342=:34592-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 14:40:00 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: Call for Papers for ESARBICA Conference on Archives and Records in the Information Society, Botswana, July 2005 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper proposals are invited for the XVIII Bi-Annual Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA) General Conference on "Archives and Records in the Information Society: The African Agenda", which will be hosted by the Botswana National Archives and Records Services (Gaborone) in July 2005. For more information: www.ica.org *** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: [log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:10:28 +0100 Reply-To: Clare Brown <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Clare Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement will NOT appear in ARC Recruitment. Please bring it to the attention of those who might be interested. Temporary assistant archivist Salary: £21, 525 12 month contract Lambeth Palace Library is seeking an archivist to assist in making the Library's collections of archives and manuscripts more accessible to the public. Responsibilities will include advancing in-house retroconversion of hard-copy finding-aids to electronic format, sharing in reading room supervision as a member of a small team, and answering readers' enquiries. The successful candidate will have a degree and postgraduate archive qualification, good interpersonal skills and work well in a team. He or she will have good and accurate keyboarding and IT skills and the ability to work methodically and meet deadlines. Experience of working with CALM would be an advantage, but training will be given. The postholder should be enthusiastic about enhancing access to archives. For more information on the Library and its collections please see http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org For an informal discussion, further details and an application form please contact Clare Brown or Rachel Cosgrave on 020 7898-1400 or email [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Closing date for applications is Friday 15th October Interviews will be held on Tuesday 2nd November Mrs. Clare Brown Assistant Archivist, Lambeth Palace Library, London SE1 7JU. +44 (0) 20 7898 1400/1269 http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended solely for the addressee(s) in the first instance and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender, delete the message from your system immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other party. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:43:54 +0100 Reply-To: Lesley M Richmond <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Lesley M Richmond <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Glasgow University Subject: Rickards or Haworth Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Dear colleagues Apologies for cross-posting One of our researcher has posed us with the following query if anyone has the answer please reply to me off line. Thanks Lesley Richmond "I have here a photocopy of one page of a manuscript, and a typed transcription of it, dated 1812, extracted from a notebook which recorded a journey from Arbroath to Paisley by J.Rickards, teacher of mathematics in Arbroath. The notebook had been given to William Haworth, Designer, Carron. But I have no indication as to how this page came to be in my files, and no information on its origin is attached." -- Lesley Richmond (University Archivist) Director, Glasgow University Archive Services 77-87 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6PW, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 141-330-2089 Fax: +44 (0) 141-330-4158 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk -- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:02:03 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?The_International_Council_on_Archives_Calls_for_Greater_Ac? =?iso-8859-1?Q?tion_to_Protect_the_World's_Memory_?Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Official Press Release of 15th International Congress on Archives, 30/08/2004 The city of Vienna was the backdrop for the 15th Congress of the International Council on Archives (ICA) from 23-28 August 2004. 2000 delegates from 116 countries joined together to discuss how to preserve the world’s documentary heritage. During the Congress the ICA hotly debated the destruction that both man-made and natural disasters have wrought on the world’s archival heritage. War, flood and looting are just some of the means by which archives have been destroyed and with them the identity of individuals and nations, the cultural life of communities and the core elements of democratic accountability. So, at the Congress, the ICA has taken measures to counteract these destructive forces including urging governments that have not already done so to sign up to the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Event of Armed Conflict. It has also urged the United Nations and other international organizations to include protection of vital records in their humanitarian and peace operations. The computer is now a bedrock of modern life. Caring in the long-term for the multiplicity of records produced by computer is an enormous and complicated task. Can you find an email you sent 5 years ago? Probably not. Just imagine the task of the archivist who has to archive all the electronic records of a large organization. It’s a vital but challenging task. But for some countries this task is made even more difficult due to very restricted resources. At the Congress the ICA called on governments at the next World Summit on the Information Society to demand a reduction in access costs to the Internet for less developed countries and to permit national archive services to connect to the Internet, which will contribute to reducing the digital divide between countries. Destruction can also be self-conscious. Archives play a pivotal role providing irrefutable evidence of human rights violations and empower victims to bring perpetrators to justice. Archives are also the memory of such violations so that the world can find out what really happened and individuals can remember. Archives are fundamental to ensuring the survival of truth, memory and justice. The archives of public bodies and non-governmental organizations that document violations of human rights can face serious threats to their survival, both through intentional destruction and lack of resources and knowledge. ICA called on the UN to take action to safeguard these archives, and thus enable victims and societies to exercise their rights. But ICA is not purely concerned with the threats to the world’s documentary heritage. It also celebrates humankind’s success. Thus, in this Olympic week it was fitting that ICA called on the Olympic Committee to support ICA projects intended to safeguard and promote archives of sport and of the Olympic movement. ICA has had a very successful Conference in Vienna. It was honoured to be addressed by the Federal President at the opening ceremony. Furthermore, throughout the Congress highly respected speakers gave keynote speeches including Hans Tuppy, the internationally renowned biochemist, Ferdinand Lacina, the dynamic leader of the Austrian League for Human Rights, Gerhard Roth, the prize-winning novelist and Ivan Ivanji, concentration camp survivor and internationally renowned journalist and author. All the delegates have greatly enjoyed Austrian culture and hospitality and ICA looks forward to returning to the historic city of Vienna in the future. Notes for Editors * The International Council on Archives is the professional organization for the world archival community, dedicated to promoting the preservation, development and use of the world’s archival heritage. * It brings together national archive administrations, professional associations of archivists, regional and local archives and archives of other organizations as well as individual archivists. * ICA has some 1700 members in over 190 countries and territories, making it truly international. * It is a non-governmental organization, which means that it maintains independence from the political process and that its members include public and private archive institutions and individuals. * ICA works closely with inter-governmental organizations such as UNESCO and the Council of Europe. It also has strong links with other non-governmental organizations. For further information about ICA resolutions visit the ICA website at link : www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org For further information, contact: Joan Van Albada, Secretary General: [log in to unmask] Lorenz Mikoletzky, President and Congress Host: [log in to unmask] *** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: [log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:53:00 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: The Vienna Congress Has Left The Building: The Congress Lives! Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The 15th International Congress on Archives brought together some 2000 colleagues from 116 countries in Vienna from 23-29 August 2004, to discuss innovations, challenges and experiences across all areas of the archives and records profession. Their deliberations were complemented by 'Extended Congress' events held in Benin, Germany, Japan and elsewhere. While the participants may have left the Congress building, their ideas and decisions live on! Recent additions to the Vienna Congress website at www.wien2004.ica.org include: * Resolutions and recommendations of the 15th Session of the ICA General Assembly * Official press release * News reports on each of the main Congress days * Reports on Extended Congress events * The first set of presentations by speakers * The first photos of sessions, speakers, meetings, exhibition and social events * For participants: Congress evaluation form * For speakers: Guidelines on submissions for print proceedings ...and on the ICA website at www.ica.org * ICA Constitution adopted Vienna 2004 * ICA Strategies and Priorities, adopted Vienna 2004 * CITRA Programme 2005-2007 *** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: [log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:09:06 +0100 Reply-To: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Joy Davidson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ERPANET Workshop on the Preservation of Born-Digital Art MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 **Apologies for cross-posting** ERPANET is pleased to announce a workshop on the preservation of born digital art. This one-day event, co-sponsored by the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 8th of October 2004. Digital technologies are a ubiquitous presence in contemporary art practice, from production through to presentation and preservation. Born digital art employs technologies as its very own medium, exploring their inherent properties, conventions, contents, contexts, and potentials for interaction and participation. They may take the form of an installation or digital environment; a website or web intervention; custom software; or an attachment to an email. New media galleries and organizations have engaged in commissioning, facilitating, presenting, and, vitally, archiving digital artworks and projects. Indeed, several have formed on-line databases or assembled physical collections, which have in turn prompted international debate and research into issues of documentation, longer-term preservation and access. The challenges of the medium are many: hardware, software, operating systems, and browsers are threatened by obsolescence and supercession. There are also the difficulties of documenting such works, of reasserting their interactivity, and of recreating a specific context or environment. The Internet itself is an unstable medium subject to constant change and its own potential vulnerabilities. More recently, some museum and private collections have begun to acquire born digital artworks and face the task of developing plans or strategies for their long-term care. For the majority, however, acquisitions remain highly selective: what they can commit to is dictated by the long-term functionality, resource and maintenance implications that such artworks, particularly those with a ‘network-dependency’ or interactive element, can bear. The question of what is possible – across a range of collecting contexts - is only just being determined. Benefits from Attendance One of the major aims for this workshop is to provide an international forum to exchange information about born digital art collecting and archiving practices across different institutional and national contexts. This workshop is aimed at all people involved in the creation and management of born digital art. The aims of this seminar are: -To identify some of the challenges that the ‘permanent retention’ of born digital artworks, particular those that are ‘network-dependent’ pose. -To identify key platforms, operations, users, contexts of presentation and experiences with born digital art. -To consider selected current collecting policies for born digital artworks. -To review selected current accessioning and documentation procedures for born digital art. -To consider selected current storage and long-term access/care procedures for born digital art . -To identify precedents for standards in collecting/accessioning/storage/long-term care policies and procedures across the ‘permanent retention contexts’. Seminar Format During this workshop, presentations will explore the preservation of born digital art from the perspective of both the artist and the collecting organisation. A panel discussion will examine issues arising from the presentations, such as developing specific collecting policies, addressing technical issues, managing born digital resources, and enabling long-term access to born digital art. During this session, workshop participants will have the opportunity to share their own experiences. Speakers include: Frances McKee (artist, CCA) Susan Collins (artist, senior lecturer, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, UK), Sandra Fauconnier (archivist, V2, Rotterdam) Nikolett Eross (c3, Budapest) Simon Faithfull (artist, lecturer, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, UK) Dr. habil. Oliver Grau (Database of Virtual Art, Humboldt University, Berlin), Hans Deiter Huber (Contemporary Art History, Aesthetics and Art Theory State Academy of Visual Arts Stuttgart, Germany) and Peter Ride (CARTE, University of Westminster, UK) Venue This workshop will be held at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA). This stunning building is located in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre. The CCA have generously invited participants to attend the opening of their latest exhibition on Icelandic art following the close of the workshop. The opening will feature live performances, music and refreshments. ERPANET is extremely grateful to the CCA for its generous support in the delivery of this event. For more information, please see http://www.cca-glasgow.com. Registration The registration fee is 65 GBP and includes lunch. Please go to http://www.erpanet.org/events/2004/glasgowart/index.php to register. For more information contact [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:59:40 +0100 Reply-To: GRAHAM Susan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: GRAHAM Susan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Records management trainee job description MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Does anyone have a job description for a pre-course records management trainee post that they would be willing to share? Susan Graham. 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Southport Visitor, Thu, 16 Sep 2004 4:09 AM PDT
Book bid is red letter A VISIT to Rode Hall in Cheshire in May by members of the Lathom Park Trust led to a successful $53,000 bid at a New York auction for Humphry Repton's acclaimed Red Book for Lathom House.

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Express and Star, Sat, 18 Sep 2004 5:39 AM PDT
Lottery cash opens window on the past Thousands of old photographs will soon be available world to see after the Black Country's archives services won Â£400,000 on the Lotto to put the region's industrial heritage on the internet.

http://www.expressandstar.com/artman/publish/article_64435.php

NAVY Contradicts Kerry on Release of Military Records
Cybercast News Service - USA
... German wrote in an e-mail to Judicial Watch that the Navy "withheld thirty-one pages of documents from the responsive military personnel service records as we ...

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=%5CSpecialReports%5Carchive%5C200409%5CSPE20040916a.html

http://snipurl.com/95yw

COUNTY records soon to go online
Mattoon Journal - Mattoon,IL,USA
... What's available won't be limited to property records but won't include some documents the office records, such as military discharge records, Coffrin explained ...

http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2004/09/16/news/news01.txt

FEATURE-CHILEAN human rights archive rescued from oblivion
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... pages of sloppy, handwritten testimonies, photocopied birth certificates, photographs, medical records and even bits of clothing. But the documents are fading

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14177171.htm

STELLENT CMS Certified for DoD Compliance
CMSWire - Henderson,NV,USA
... ability to control the creation, declaration, classification, retention and destruction of electronic and non-electronic records, including scanned documents. ...

http://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/stellent-cms-certified-for-dod-compliance-000437.php

UCSD, NYU, Five Colleges to Create Archivistsâ€™ Toolkit
Library Journal - New York,NY,United States
Funded by an $847,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, â€œThe Archivistsâ€™ Toolkitâ€ is designed to ease both the cost and time associated with ...

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA452474?display=NewsNews&industry=News&industryid=1986&verticalid=151

http://snipurl.com/95z9

HOBBS Speech: Public Records Bill, First Reading
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
... archives. Such archives must come under the Chief Archivistâ€™s control after 25 years, but this can happen earlier by agreement. ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PA0409/S00360.htm

DOCUMENTS from Lynn's past on show
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - Norfolk,England,UK
... Office and the King's Lynn Borough Archives, they reflect Lynn's development from a fast-growing new town in the 13th century. County archivist John Alban said ...

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED15%20Sep%202004%2019%3A30%3A38%3A557

http://snipurl.com/95zh

COOK & Creese founder's portrait don
Danvers Herald - Beverly,MA,United States
By Richard Trask/ In The Archives. ... ( Richard Trask is the town archivist who will be providing readers of the Danvers Herald with regular updates about

http://www2.townonline.com/danvers/opinion/view.bg?articleid=85375

FORGOTTEN World War Two reports to go on show
Reuters - London,England,UK
A one-day exhibition at the National Archives in Kew, London will feature the original typewritten manuscripts by HE Bates, currently best known as the author ...

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=585729&section=news

OLD county records need a new home
Linton Daily Citizen - Linton,IN,USA
... The Indiana State Archives is the official repository of Indiana government records of permanent historical and legal significance. ...

http://www.dailycitizen.com/articles/2004/09/17/news/arecords.txt

DARLING Buds Author's Wartime Notes Go on Show
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... of The Darling Buds of May â€“ during his time working at the Air Ministry in the 1940s, have been unearthed by researchers at The National Archives in Kew ...

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3510818

CITY archive move may not be that smooth
West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript - Needham,MA,United States
City officials underscored their support for the new building for the city's archives at a city council hearing last Wednesday, but questioned the West Roxbury

http://www2.townonline.com/roslindale/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=86192

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
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-------------------------------1095546125-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:40:44 +0100 Reply-To: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies Subject: Black Country Archive Services HLF project MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0143_01C49F06.A9D75C20" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0143_01C49F06.A9D75C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The archive services of the four Black Country borough's of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton have been awarded a Heritage Lottery Grant of over £400,000 to increase access to their collections via outreach work, cataloguing and digitisation. The project, entitled 'Documenting the Workshop of the World' will run for three years, culminating in the launch of a single search point for four calm catalogues, via the DScovery software. Below is a copy of Executive Summary for the project: a.. The Black Country The Black Country was a key player in the industrial revolution that made Britain the Workshop of the World. The region became a significant manufacturing centre, particularly with regard to metal trades. The Black Country retains links to its historic past, as it is still an important centre for metal trades and manufacturing. In terms of population just over 20% (or 1.10 million) of the West Midlands population live in the Black Country. In terms of archive services, 32% of visits to any of the West Midlands archive services take place in the four Black Country services of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. b.. What we aim to do This project aims to open up access to the archive collections of the Black Country and encourage wider audience participation. The project will concentrate on: a.. Developing outreach and audience development initiatives a.. Encourage new users to participate in their heritage by visiting and using their archive services a.. Improve access to our archive collections through cataloguing a.. Developing a Black Country union on-line archive catalogue to provide seamless access to our collections which are housed in four Black Country repositories We will employ 6 staff over a three year period to catalogue archives from a wide range of businesses ranging in date from the 17th - 20th century. Over 50 collections have been identified and prioritised ranging from coal mining to iron and steel making, leather manufacture to a Punjabi credit union! We will also digitise 10,000 photographs from our image collections and make them available via the world wide web. Audience development, improved participation and increased access will be encouraged by an outreach officer employed in the final year of the project to work with local groups, family and local history societies, pupils and students at all levels and voluntary/social groups. The end result will be: a.. A well-developed outreach programme and a network of contacts for future outreach events and marketing. a.. A higher profile for the archive services of the Black Country leading to increased interest and increased visits by existing and new users. a.. An online image library of 10,000 images allowing easy access to users at any level of education and interest and anywhere in the world. a.. Improved access to business archives allowing researchers of all abilities access to the industrial heritage of the Black Country. a.. A union catalogue cutting across historical and existing local government boundaries in the Black Country allowing researchers to search for manuscripts, books, pamphlets, maps and photographs across all four services. a.. Increased access to previously inaccessible business archive collections of the Black Country. a.. Our Strategic view - what we will do in the future This project will be an important building block in terms of: a.. Improving our communities' engagement with their heritage a.. Improving audience participation a.. Providing access to catalogues and images via the world wide web a.. Improving access to newly catalogued material a.. Rationalising collections of business archives a.. Cementing the idea of working together in the Black Country If you would like any further information about the project please contact either: Peter Evans, Wolverhampton City Archivist Mo Waldron, Acting Borough Archivist, Sandwell Ruth Vyse, Walsall Local History Centre Manager Jenny Childs or Dianne Matthews, Dudley Archive Service Peter Evans City Archivist Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies 42-50 Snow Hill Wolverhampton WV2 4AG web site: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives ******************************************** DISCLAIMER: This email and files transmitted are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you may not copy, disclose, distribute or use it in any unauthorised manner. 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The archive services of the four Black Country borough's of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton have been awarded a Heritage Lottery Grant of over £400,000 to increase access to their collections via outreach work, cataloguing and digitisation. The project, entitled 'Documenting the Workshop of the World' will run for three years, culminating in the launch of a single search point for four calm catalogues, via the DScovery software.

Below is a copy of Executive Summary for the project:

The Black Country
The Black Country was a key player in the industrial revolution that made Britain the Workshop of the World. The region became a significant manufacturing centre, particularly with regard to metal trades. The Black Country retains links to its historic past, as it is still an important centre for metal trades and manufacturing.

In terms of population just over 20% (or 1.10 million) of the West Midlands population live in the Black Country. In terms of archive services, 32% of visits to any of the West Midlands archive services take place in the four Black Country services of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
What we aim to do

This project aims to open up access to the archive collections of the Black Country and encourage wider audience participation.

The project will concentrate on:

Developing outreach and audience development initiatives

Encourage new users to participate in their heritage by visiting and using their archive services

Improve access to our archive collections through cataloguing

Developing a Black Country union on-line archive catalogue to provide seamless access to our collections which are housed in four Black Country repositories

We will employ 6 staff over a three year period to catalogue archives from a wide range of businesses ranging in date from the 17^th – 20^th century. Over 50 collections have been identified and prioritised ranging from coal mining to iron and steel making, leather manufacture to a Punjabi credit union! We will also digitise 10,000 photographs from our image collections and make them available via the world wide web.

Audience development, improved participation and increased access will be encouraged by an outreach officer employed in the final year of the project to work with local groups, family and local history societies, pupils and students at all levels and voluntary/social groups.

The end result will be:

A well-developed outreach programme and a network of contacts for future outreach events and marketing.

A higher profile for the archive services of the Black Country leading to increased interest and increased visits by existing and new users.

An online image library of 10,000 images allowing easy access to users at any level of education and interest and anywhere in the world.

Improved access to business archives allowing researchers of all abilities access to the industrial heritage of the Black Country.

A union catalogue cutting across historical and existing local government boundaries in the Black Country allowing researchers to search for manuscripts, books, pamphlets, maps and photographs across all four services.

Increased access to previously inaccessible business archive collections of the Black Country.

Our Strategic view – what we will do in the future

This project will be an important building block in terms of:

Improving our communities’ engagement with their heritage

Improving audience participation

Providing access to catalogues and images via the world wide web

Improving access to newly catalogued material

Rationalising collections of business archives

Cementing the idea of working together in the Black Country

If you would like any further information about the project please contact either:

Peter Evans, Wolverhampton City Archivist

Mo Waldron, Acting Borough Archivist, Sandwell

Ruth Vyse, Walsall Local History Centre Manager

Jenny Childs or Dianne Matthews, Dudley Archive Service

Peter Evans
City Archivist
Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies
42-50 Snow Hill
Wolverhampton
WV2 4AG
web site: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives

Any views or opinions expressed within this email are those of the author and may not necessarily reflect those of Wolverhampton City Council.

------=_NextPart_000_0143_01C49F06.A9D75C20-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:29:01 +0100 Reply-To: Clare Cowling <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Clare Cowling <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives Assistant post in King's College Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C49F0D.68DD2090" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C49F0D.68DD2090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A vacancy exists for an Assistant in the Archives at King’s College London. The post would particularly suit someone seeking practical experience before enrolling for a postgraduate archives and records management course. See the job description below for details, and PLEASE don’t respond directly to me, but to the contact address in the application procedure! Clare Cowling Records Manager Archives & Corporate Records Services Information Services & Systems Room 203 Strand Campus Strand Building The Strand WC2R 2LS Telephone 020 7848 2076 Fax 020 7848 2760 email [log in to unmask] …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. JOB DESCRIPTION Post Title: Archives Assistant C09 Department/Division: Information Services & Systems, Corporate Archives & records Services Grade: CRA3 Responsible to: Director of Corporate Archives & records Services Reports to: Archives Services Manager Responsible for: There are no staff management responsibilities associated with this post Main Appointment Site: The post will be based initially at one of the College’s main sites, However it is requirement of employment that the post holder be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the College either on an on- going or temporary basis after due consultation. Overall purpose of the job/Key results areas * To provide day to day user services by letter, email, fax, telephone and in person, in a courteous, effective and efficient manner. * To help provide first line records support to College schools, departments and administrative sections. Key goals These will initially include: * To contribute to the delivery of an efficient and effective Archives Service Goals are regularly reviewed as part of the College business planning cycle. Key links These will include: Within ISS * All Corporate Archives & Records Services staff * Information Service Centre teams Outside ISS * Schools and administrative departments Main duties and responsibilities User services: * To Service the reading room on a time-tabled basis including the registration of readers, explanation of the catalogues and website, keeping of issue records, actual issuing archives and semi current records, collection and returning archives ordered to the vaults, receiving reprographic orders including receiving and recording money. * To otherwise answer the Liddell Hart centre for Military Archives reading room telephone and email enquiry number and fax to provide general information about admission procedures and holdings, make appointments and receive forward orders for archives. * To provide the Centre’s reprographic service. * To receive internal College orders for semi current records and collect them form the vaults, issue them and monitor the return loaned records within College. * To confirm student qualifications, and compile and provide transcript information from student files and other records held to College schools and departments, the Ceremonies department and External Relations. * To answer historical enquiries, as directed by the Archives Services Manager, mainly concerning former staff and students and including searches of original material. * To maintain good order in the reading room and vaults and oversee the work of cleaning contractors air conditioning engineers etc in the vaults. * To participate in the annual stock-take of holdings. * To monitor the physical condition of archives and records received, issued and stored and enter notes on archives and records causing concern in the Conservation Register. * To check thermohydrograph readings in the vaults on a daily basis and report significant changes to the Archives Services Manager. This will include changing the charts. General All staff are expected to * positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the College Equal Opportunities Policy and guidance in relation to disability discrimination. * Comply with College policy and available ISS guidelines in respect of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information, Human Rights and such other relevant legislation as may be enacted. * Comply with such College policy and ISS guidelines as may be implemented in relation to Information Security. * help to maintain a safe working environment by: -attending training in basic and specialist health and safety requirements as necessary, both on appointment and as changes in duties and techniques demand. -following local codes of safe working practices and the College Health and Safety Policy. Attend, support and service as appropriate any relevant ISS or College committees, groups or working parties where requested. Liaise as agreed with appropriate individuals and relevant government and national organizations according to the needs of the post. * undertake such other duties within the scope of the post as may be requested by their head of department. Please note: This job description reflects the core activities of the role and as the College and the post holder develops there will inevitably be changes in the emphasis of duties. It is expected that the post holder will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work and be willing to participate in training. If changes to the job become significant, the job description should be reviewed formally by the head of department and the post holder. The Personnel Department should then be consulted as to the implications of the proposed changes. Summary of Terms and Conditions of Service: This appointment is made under the KCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Clerical/Secretarial staff, a copy of which is available from the Personnel Department on request. Period of Appointment: Permanent Probation: 6 months Salary: CRA3 between £13,953 - £16,071 per annum plus £2,323 London Allowance Per annum. Annual Leave: 20 working days, plus public and bank holidays. Staff are entitled to six additional closure days. Notification as to how these days are taken is circulated at the start of the academic year. Superannuation: This appointment is superannuable under the SAUL the employee's contribution currently being 5% of salary. Staff already superannuated under the NHS Superannuation Scheme may opt to remain in that scheme provided an application to do so is received by the NHS scheme trustees within three months of appointment to KCL. Alternatively staff may opt to participate in SERPS or take out a personal pension. Please note that the College does not provide an employer's contribution towards a private pension plan. NB - NHS Superannuation Scheme: Medical Schools are classed as “Direction Employers” and some benefits of the NHS Scheme are not available to Direction members. For further information please contact Mr R Bywaters, Superannuation Manager, KCL, Waterloo Bridge House Telephone No: 020-7848-3273. Medical: This appointment is subject to Occupational Health clearance. Should you be offered this post you will be sent an Occupational Health Questionnaire along with your contract of employment. When the Occupational Health Department have evaluated your questionnaire and declared that you are fit for appointment, your appointment will be formally confirmed. Confidentiality: Information of a confidential nature must be kept strictly confidential and should never be disclosed either inside or outside work. It should be noted that breach of confidentiality is a serious offence which may lead to dismissal. Training and Education: KCL recognises the importance of training in achieving its objective of pursuing excellence in teaching, research and clinical practice through the activities of its staff. We are committed to providing training for all members of staff so that they can perform their jobs effectively and offering them opportunities for further development. Most of training and development will occur "on the job" but formal training opportunities are also available within KCL associated Hospitals and through other external organisations such as the University of London federal training office. No Smoking Policy Please note that the College and associated Hospitals allow smoking in designated areas only. Full policy details are available from the Personnel Department. Application procedure: Should you wish to apply for this position, please send a completed application form to quoting reference no H3/QL/123/04: Personnel Department James Clerk Maxwell Building 57 Waterloo Road London SE1 8WA Fax: 020-7848 3798 *[log in to unmask] Closing date for applications 7 October 2004 Applicants with Disabilities KCL is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact the Personnel Officer responsible for the administration of the post. Equal Opportunities King’s College London is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. In order to achieve this aim, the College will seek to: * ensure that prospective and current students, job applicants and members of staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without any unjustified discrimination on grounds of age, sex, disability, family circumstances, race, colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic origin, social and economic status, religious belief, sexual orientation, marital status or other irrelevant distinction; * promote good relations between individuals from different groups; * recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within both its current and potential staff and student body; * foster a culture based on trust and mutual respect; * undertake a programme of action to make equality policies effective; * monitor progress towards achieving equality of opportunity on a regular basis; * communicate to staff, students, associates and others the promotion of equal opportunities and College procedures to sustain it. We very much regret that due to limited resources and the large number of applications we currently receive, we are only able to inform shortlisted candidates of the outcome of their application. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We would like to assure you, however, that every application we receive is considered in detail and a shortlist only drawn up after careful reference to a detailed person specification. If therefore, your application is not successful, we hope that you will not be discouraged and will still apply for other suitable vacancies at KCL as and when they are advertised. Person Specification CRITERIA ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Education/Qualification and Training Good Basic Education a Knowledge Of/qualification in modern history a ECDL a Knowledge/Skills Knowledge of procedures for issuing and handling archives and records including awareness of conservation and preservation issues and legal constraints a Understanding of the broad purpose of archival data on and offline a Ability to undertake historical research and research into semi current records to answer enquiries Good basic IT skills a a Understanding of cash handling procedures a Previous experience Ability to demonstrate an aptitude to undertake work requiring sustained attention to detail and flexibility in developing an enquiry strategy a Personal Characteristics/Other requirements Courteous and efficient manner combined with an ability to enforce a established procedures as necessary. Good time management a Excellent eye for detail a Other requirements Understanding of the requirement, legal and personal, for confidentiality a and discretion in handling sensitive material. Ability to lift cartons of archives and push loaded trolleys. a Willingness to use high ladders (up to 3 metres) a ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C49F0D.68DD2090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A vacancy exists for an Assistant in the Archives at King’s College London. The post would particularly suit someone seeking practical experience before enrolling for a postgraduate archives and records management course.

See the job description below for details, and PLEASE don’t respond directly to me, but to the contact address in the application procedure!

Clare Cowling

Records Manager

Archives & Corporate Records Services

Information Services & Systems

Room 203

Strand Campus

Strand Building

The Strand WC2R 2LS

Telephone 020 7848 2076

Fax 020 7848 2760

email [log in to unmask]

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title: Archives Assistant C09

Department/Division: Information Services & Systems, Corporate Archives & records Services

Grade: CRA3

Responsible to: Director of Corporate Archives & records Services

Reports to: Archives Services Manager Responsible for: There are no staff management responsibilities associated with this post

Main Appointment Site:

The post will be based initially at one of the College’s main sites, However it is requirement of employment that the post holder be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the College either on an on- going or temporary basis after due consultation.

Overall purpose of the job/Key results areas

· To provide day to day user services by letter, email, fax, telephone and in person, in a courteous, effective and efficient manner.

· To help provide first line records support to College schools, departments and administrative sections.

Key goals

These will initially include:

· To contribute to the delivery of an efficient and effective Archives Service

Goals are regularly reviewed as part of the College business planning cycle.

Key links

These will include:

Within ISS

All Corporate Archives & Records Services staff
Information Service Centre teams

Outside ISS

Schools and administrative departments

Main duties and responsibilities

User services:

To Service the reading room on a time-tabled basis including the registration of readers, explanation of the catalogues and website, keeping of issue records, actual issuing archives and semi current records, collection and returning archives ordered to the vaults, receiving reprographic orders including receiving and recording money.
To otherwise answer the Liddell Hart centre for Military Archives reading room telephone and email enquiry number and fax to provide general information about admission procedures and holdings, make appointments and receive forward orders for archives.
To provide the Centre’s reprographic service.
To receive internal College orders for semi current records and collect them form the vaults, issue them and monitor the return loaned records within College.
To confirm student qualifications, and compile and provide transcript information from student files and other records held to College schools and departments, the Ceremonies department and External Relations.
To answer historical enquiries, as directed by the Archives Services Manager, mainly concerning former staff and students and including searches of original material.
To maintain good order in the reading room and vaults and oversee the work of cleaning contractors air conditioning engineers etc in the vaults.
To participate in the annual stock-take of holdings.
To monitor the physical condition of archives and records received, issued and stored and enter notes on archives and records causing concern in the Conservation Register.
To check thermohydrograph readings in the vaults on a daily basis and report significant changes to the Archives Services Manager. This will include changing the charts.

General

All staff are expected to

· positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the College Equal Opportunities Policy and guidance in relation to disability discrimination.

· Comply with College policy and available ISS guidelines in respect of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information, Human Rights and such other relevant legislation as may be enacted.

· Comply with such College policy and ISS guidelines as may be implemented in relation to Information Security.

· help to maintain a safe working environment by:

-attending training in basic and specialist health and safety requirements as necessary, both on appointment and as changes in duties and techniques demand.

-following local codes of safe working practices and the College Health and Safety Policy.

Attend, support and service as appropriate any relevant ISS or College committees, groups or working parties where requested.

Liaise as agreed with appropriate individuals and relevant government and national organizations according to the needs of the post.

· undertake such other duties within the scope of the post as may be requested by their head of department.

Please note: This job description reflects the core activities of the role and as the College and the post holder develops there will inevitably be changes in the emphasis of duties. It is expected that the post holder will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work and be willing to participate in training. If changes to the job become significant, the job description should be reviewed formally by the head of department and the post holder. The Personnel Department should then be consulted as to the implications of the proposed changes.

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Service:

This appointment is made under the KCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Clerical/Secretarial staff, a copy of which is available from the Personnel Department on request.

Period of Appointment: Permanent

Probation: 6 months

Salary: CRA3 between £13,953 - £16,071 per annum plus £2,323 London Allowance Per annum.

Annual Leave:

20 working days, plus public and bank holidays. Staff are entitled to six additional closure days. Notification as to how these days are taken is circulated at the start of the academic year.

Superannuation:

This appointment is superannuable under the SAUL the employee's contribution currently being 5% of salary. Staff already superannuated under the NHS Superannuation Scheme may opt to remain in that scheme provided an application to do so is received by the NHS scheme trustees within three months of appointment to KCL. Alternatively staff may opt to participate in SERPS or take out a personal pension. Please note that the College does not provide an employer's contribution towards a private pension plan.

NB - NHS Superannuation Scheme: Medical Schools are classed as “Direction Employers” and some benefits of the NHS Scheme are not available to Direction members. For further information please contact Mr R Bywaters, Superannuation Manager, KCL, Waterloo Bridge House Telephone No: 020-7848-3273.

Medical:

This appointment is subject to Occupational Health clearance. Should you be offered this post you will be sent an Occupational Health Questionnaire along with your contract of employment. When the Occupational Health Department have evaluated your questionnaire and declared that you are fit for appointment, your appointment will be formally confirmed.

Confidentiality:

Information of a confidential nature must be kept strictly confidential and should never be disclosed either inside or outside work. It should be noted that breach of confidentiality is a serious offence which may lead to dismissal.

Training and Education:

KCL recognises the importance of training in achieving its objective of pursuing excellence in teaching, research and clinical practice through the activities of its staff. We are committed to providing training for all members of staff so that they can perform their jobs effectively and offering them opportunities for further development. Most of training and development will occur "on the job" but formal training opportunities are also available within KCL associated Hospitals and through other external organisations such as the University of London federal training office.

No Smoking Policy

Please note that the College and associated Hospitals allow smoking in designated areas only. Full policy details are available from the Personnel Department.

Application procedure:

Should you wish to apply for this position, please send a completed application form to quoting reference no H3/QL/123/04:

Personnel Department

James Clerk Maxwell Building

57 Waterloo Road

London SE1 8WA

Fax: 020-7848 3798 .[log in to unmask]

Closing date for applications 7 October 2004

Applicants with Disabilities

KCL is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please contact the Personnel Officer responsible for the administration of the post.

Equal Opportunities

King’s College London is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. In order to achieve this aim, the College will seek to:

ensure that prospective and current students, job applicants and members of staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without any unjustified discrimination on grounds of age, sex, disability, family circumstances, race, colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic origin, social and economic status, religious belief, sexual orientation, marital status or other irrelevant distinction;
promote good relations between individuals from different groups;
recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within both its current and potential staff and student body;
foster a culture based on trust and mutual respect;
undertake a programme of action to make equality policies effective;
monitor progress towards achieving equality of opportunity on a regular basis;
communicate to staff, students, associates and others the promotion of equal opportunities and College procedures to sustain it.

We very much regret that due to limited resources and the large number of applications we currently receive, we are only able to inform shortlisted candidates of the outcome of their application. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We would like to assure you, however, that every application we receive is considered in detail and a shortlist only drawn up after careful reference to a detailed person specification. If therefore, your application is not successful, we hope that you will not be discouraged and will still apply for other suitable vacancies at KCL as and when they are advertised.

Person Specification

CRITERIA	ESSENTIAL	DESIRABLE

Education/Qualification and Training
Good Basic Education	a
Knowledge Of/qualification in modern history	a
ECDL		a
Knowledge/Skills
Knowledge of procedures for issuing and handling archives and records including awareness of conservation and preservation issues and legal constraints	a
Understanding of the broad purpose of archival data on and offline	a
Ability to undertake historical research and research into semi current records to answer enquiries Good basic IT skills	a a
Understanding of cash handling procedures	a







Previous experience
Ability to demonstrate an aptitude to undertake work requiring sustained attention to detail and flexibility in developing an enquiry strategy	a



Personal Characteristics/Other requirements

Courteous and efficient manner combined with an ability to enforce a

established procedures as necessary.

Good time management a

Excellent eye for detail a

Other requirements

Understanding of the requirement, legal and personal, for confidentiality a

and discretion in handling sensitive material.

Ability to lift cartons of archives and push loaded trolleys. a

Willingness to use high ladders (up to 3 metres) a

------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C49F0D.68DD2090-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:12:44 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elspeth Hector <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archivist at The National Gallery MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I should be grateful if you could draw the following advertisement to the attention of anyone who might be interested:- ARCHIVIST Salary up to £31,000 pa As a world leader in the study, care and display of paintings you will manage the Gallery Archive, a significant research resource containing records of the Gallery's activities from its foundation in 1824 to the present day, and act as Deputy Head of Libraries and Archive. Based in the Gallery's main building on Trafalgar Square and working in a small team within the Libraries and Archive Department you will have primary responsibility for the management, use and preservation of the Archive collections. As Deputy Head of Libraries and Archive you will assist in the future plans for the Department and will play a leading role in the provision of reader services and other departmental initiatives. You will manage two members of staff. In liaison with the Records Manager you will be involved in the Gallery's records management programme and in the documentation and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, government requirements and public expectations. You will be particularly concerned with the arrangement and description of archival material in a range of media in accordance with national and international standards and, in liaison with colleagues across the institution, in the delivery of reliable, efficient and open access to the Gallery's information assets. You must have a recognised MA/Diploma in Archive Administration or equivalent professional experience, a thorough knowledge of archival and records management principles and an awareness of current issues, particularly in relation to public records. With a minimum of 3 years professional experience of paper and electronic records, you will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You should be enthusiastic and adaptable, have the ability to learn quickly and to work to agreed deadlines. You should be able to demonstrate initiative, persistence and the ability to manage staff, projects and resources. Some knowledge of British 19th and 20th century history would be of advantage, as would an interest in museums, art history and/or public institutions. Closing date: 5 October 2004 For an application pack please visit our website at www.nationalgallery.org.uk/jobs or e-mail [log in to unmask] Alternatively, please telephone Jennie Elphick on 020 7747 2504. Please quote job ref. LIB/10/2. ========================================================== Book Now: Raphael: From Urbino to Rome 20 October 2004 - 16 January 2005 Open until 9pm every Wednesday with live music & bar http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/raphael/default.htm Sign up for the latest news, offers and exclusive competitions from the National Gallery by clicking on this link http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/news/subscribe.htm ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:36:00 +0100 Reply-To: Claire Stevens <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Claire Stevens <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Cataloguing archives using MARC21 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C49F06.00AB153B" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49F06.00AB153B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The archives of the College of St Mark & St John are currently recorded on card catalogue. As the person responsible for them, I have been asked to look into cataloguing them using MARC 21. Obviously, I would like them catalogued to ISAD(G). If anyone has any experience of doing this or any advice, it would be very welcome! Claire Stevens ----------------- Assistant Librarian & Archivist College of St Mark & St John Plymouth Devon PL6 8BH Tel: 01752 636713 Email: [log in to unmask] ------_=_NextPart_001_01C49F06.00AB153B Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cataloguing archives using MARC21

The archives of the College of St Mark & St John are currently recorded on card catalogue. As the person responsible for them, I have been asked to look into cataloguing them using MARC 21. Obviously, I would like them catalogued to ISAD(G). If anyone has any experience of doing this or any advice, it would be very welcome!

Claire Stevens
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Assistant Librarian & Archivist
College of St Mark & St John
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 8BH

Tel: 01752 636713
Email: [log in to unmask]

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She even stored it all in a climate-controlled facility. http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/entertainment/9705896.htm The Indianapolis Star, Sun, 19 Sep 2004 0:10 AM PDT History of ISO is one for the books Archivist chronicles 75 years of local orchestra music. As part of the observance of its 75th anniversary, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has published a commemorative history. http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/179482-1695-062.html The News & Advance, Sat, 18 Sep 2004 9:30 PM PDT Hospital rids itself of files Medical records seem to take on a life of their own, but they donâ€™t live forever - at least in the public domain. http://www.newsadvance.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=LNA/MGArticle/LNA_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031778037459&path= THE Proposed Federal E-Discovery Rules: Findlaw.com - Mountain View,CA,USA ... to review - requiring the examination of volumes of data and records contained on hard ... the company ought to have warned employees not to delete relevant email ... http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20040915.html BROOME County to place criminal files on Internet Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA ... are going to revolutionize how court records are kept ... Civil documents and cases involving property matters filed ... long experience with civil court files and the ... http://www.pressconnects.com/wednesday/news/stories/ne091504s116593.shtml 'A NATION DIVIDED' Penn Live - Harrisburg,PA,USA ... But Sept. 11 perplexes archivists. How do you know when to stop collecting, wonders Nina Nazionale, the society's library director. ... http://pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/109510080712580.xml The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sun, 19 Sep 2004 2:29 AM PDT History as mesmerizing as the soap operas the firm spawned Who would've thought a book about soaps, diapers and toothpaste could be so interesting? Rising Tide, about the maker of the detergent Tide, Procter & Gamble, is at times as mesmerizing as the soap operas the company spawned in addition to a staggeringly large number of products, including 12 billion-dollar brands. http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/9699192.htm Nuevo Mundo, Sun, 19 Sep 2004 4:20 AM PDT Proposition 59 seeks stronger constitution for open records SACRAMENTO - What almost singularly distinguishes life inside a democracy - a citizen's ability to request and receive information from government - has became a tarnished ideal in California, weakened by court rulings and everyday practices in public offices. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/9704238.htm Silver City Sun-News, Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:02 PM PDT News LAS CRUCES â€“ Officials at DoÃ±a Ana County Magistrate Court admit the disposal of outdated court documents this summer should have been handled differently to minimize the chance of personal information falling into the wrong hands. http://www.scsun-news.com/artman/publish/article_2688.shtml -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:25:19 +0100 Reply-To: "Sheppard ,Miss Julia" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Sheppard ,Miss Julia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Wellcome Library temporary post in Preservation and Conservation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All The Wellcome is seeking to fill a maternity leave post here. Please see details below. Thanks Julia Sheppard Head of Special Collections Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine 020 7611 8482 Fax 020 7611 8703 CONSERVATOR 6 months Maternity Cover The Wellcome Trust is one of the world's largest biomedical research charities and its mission is to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. It also supports a world class library for the History of Medicine and its Studio deals with all aspects of preservation and conservation within The Wellcome Library and its collections. These include Early Printed books, Archives and Manuscripts, Iconographic material and the Oriental Collection which contains material such as palm-leaves, birch bark and papyrus as well as collections of Middle Eastern and Asian origin. Conservators work as a member of a specialist team and their duties include working for all collections, assisting with the exhibitions rota, contributing to the preservation work being undertaken in the library and providing detailed reports in both areas. We currently have a maternity cover vacancy. Candidates should have a recognised qualification in conservation and/or relevant experience. Accreditation would also be an advantage. Experience in the field of book conservation is essential and proven skills in paper conservation, works of art on paper as well as photographs would be advantageous. Experience in exhibitions is also desirable. In addition, excellent communication skills, a keen attention to detail, computer literacy and the ability to work well in a team environment are all essential. Salary will be on a scale from £22,731 pa. To apply send a full CV and covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria above to Julie Farrell, The Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE or e-mail this to [log in to unmask] Closing date: Wednesday 6th October 2004 Date of Interview: Friday 15th October 2004 Please note that all candidates invited to interview will be required to bring with them a portfolio of work with full conservation documentation. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:42:43 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: South East Film & Video Archive <[log in to unmask]> Subject: film editors on offer Comments: To: [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We have two film editors that we no longer require and wish to pass on to a good home: One 16mm Steenbeck editor - a four plate machine with an optical and a magnetic sound head. One upright 35mm Vedette editor (previously used in a laboratory). Offers are very welcome but essentially they would need to be collected from our Conservation Centre in Chichester, West Sussex. If anyone is interested please contact Jane or Ine at the South East Film & Video Archive e: [log in to unmask] t: 01273 643213 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:28:33 +0100 Reply-To: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Polly Tucker <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SOS: Venues for SoA London Xmas party Dear all It is that time of year again when the SoA London region officers begin to plan the annual SoA London/SRG/GLAN Christmas party. We are looking for a venue that ideally could hold up to about 90-100 people (based on previous attendance, but if necessary we will have to restrict numbers), preferably in the centre of London for easy accessibility. Inhouse catering (depending on cost) would be of interest - the alternative is being allowed to bring in our own food and wine. The budget is based as usual on ticket sales, although it is possible that we may be able to obtain some extra money via sponsorship this year. We are looking at the second week in December, 7th, 8th or 9th, from about 6pm to 9.30 or 10pm (to allow for setting up and clearing away). If anyone thinks their organisation may be able to help, could you get in touch with me as soon as possible, at [log in to unmask] or 020 7942 5873. Many thanks Polly Tucker London Region Events Officer ========================================================================Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:48:44 +0100 Reply-To: Keith O'Sullivan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Keith O'Sullivan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Library Assistant vacancy at Canterbury Cathedral MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Colleagues > > There is considerable cross-domain activity between the Library and Archives at Canterbury, and I would be grateful if you could draw the following vacancy to the attention of anyone interested. > > Thank you. > > Keith M C O'Sullivan > Canterbury Cathedral Librarian > > POSITION OF PART-TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANT (21 hours per week) > > The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury are seeking to appoint a part-time Library Assistant with excellent communication, customer care and IT skills to join the staff of the Cathedral Library. The successful applicant will join the Cathedral Librarian and one full-time Library Assistant in the delivery of reader and bibliographic services and care of the Library> '> s collections, which date from ca.1400 to modern books, pamphlets and serials. > > For further details, including information on how to apply, please e-mail [log in to unmask] or write to the Cathedral Librarian, Canterbury Cathedral Library, The Precincts, Canterbury Kent CT1 2EH. > > The deadline for completed applications is 12 noon on Friday 1 October. > > > > > > ========================================================================Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:45:42 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 921 FOIA, Kahle, destruction Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RUTGERS professor to tell about a coal-mining archivist today New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick,NJ,USA ... 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Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:07:15 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 922 Tom Berry, BBC Archives and much much more Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable CSO magazine If you don't take care of your website security, the courts might do it for you. http://www.csoonline.com/read/090104/flashpoint.html The Battalion - News Issue: 9/21/04 Bush Library director moves to new post in D.C. By Matthew Wilkins A national search for a new director of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is already underway, outgoing Director Douglas Menarchik said Monday. 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She saved an amazing amount of material -- letters, annotated scripts, fans' scrapbooks, photographs of herself in evening gowns as well as in wide pants with anklets and wedgies. She even stored it all in a climate-controlled facility. The beneficiary of her steadfast personal archiving is the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, which recently announced its acquisition of Hepburn's collection of photographs, scrapbooks, scripts, press books and private and professional correspondence. The collection, which began arriving from the East Coast 13 months ago, was donated to the library by the estate of the four-time Oscar winner, who died June 29, 2003, at the age of 96. http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/entertainment/9705896.htm lamonitor.com Nanos: History will tell if right CAROL A. CLARK, [log in to unmask], Monitor Staff Writer Was he right or wrong? This is the question debated repeatedly since LANL Director G. 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Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:37:47 +0100 Reply-To: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Amy Millis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: TFPL training courses in October MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain *********apologies for cross-posting************* For more information on any of these courses, please follow the links below or call the training team on 020 7251 5522. Details of all courses are available at www.tfpl.com October courses 5 copyright for the corporate information professional 6 influencing your stakeholders 7 business information on the internet: free versus fee 11 understanding and complying with the ISO 15489 records management standard 12 branding your information service: foundation programme 13 managing successful projects 14 write and design www pages 18-19 planning and building a taxonomy 20 knowledge management: foundation programme 21 the City: understanding the financial institutions of the City of London 22 transforming customer care in information services 25 understanding and researching listed companies 26 managing the enquiry service 27-28 information audit: identifying your organisation's information and knowledge assets 29 understanding company accounts ************** Course date moves and new dates ***************** Please note that our two half day internet based courses, 'Weblogs for information professionals' and 'using the internet the easier way' on 4 October have now been moved to 26 November. 'Strategic information architecture design' on 29 November will now be on 6 December An extra running of our course 'Information architecture foundation programme' has been added on 22 November ************************************************************************ Further details on courses: 5 Oct copyright for the corporate information professional This introductory course provides a basic grounding in the key issues relating to copyright for information services in the corporate sector. It provides a potted overview of copyright basics, the current law and its application in the commercial sector. It also considers how copyright law applies to electronic products and to the internet. Cost: GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr400 6 Oct Influencing your stakeholders This one day workshop will offer you a number of tools and techniques to help you increase your ability to influence the stakeholders that matter to you. It will give you the opportunity to explore the challenges of influencing behaviour and culture within an organisation and help you develop your skills as an effective communicator and change agent. Cost GBP495 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr529 7 Oct Business information on the internet: free versus fee To pay or not to pay for business information is a question that faces many users of the Net. This one day course compares what is available for free with pay-as-you-go and subscription services and will examine quality of content, coverage, functionality and price. Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr300 11 Oct Understanding and complying with the ISO 15489 records management standard This is a one day workshop on the ISO Standard 15489 for Information and Documentation - Records Management, focusing on a review of the requirements laid down in the Standard and the practical implications of compliance with them. Attendees will be provided with copies of the Standard as part of the course materials. Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr359 12 Oct Branding your information service This one day course provides an introduction to the concepts of Branding an Information Service, with some practical tips to get you started. Information Services frequently come under budgetary attack, and one of the most common reasons is that customers don't identify with your service. If you'd like to utilise the power of branding to enhance your Information Centre then this course is for you. Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr453 13 Oct Managing successful projects Increasingly, managers of information or library services are expected to manage a variety of complex and multiple tasks. This can create problems of deciding priorities, allocating time and resources, keeping different stages of the work on track and motivating diverse and, often, virtual teams. This one day workshop will help project managers and members of project teams to plan and implement their projects effectively. Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr358 14 Oct Write and design www pages This one day course takes a holistic view of designing, creating, writing and promoting web pages. This is undertaken using practical sessions, discussion and demonstration. At the end of the day, participants will be able to write basic webpages and will understand the key issues relating to design and promotion. Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr361 18-19 Oct Planning and building a taxonomy This two day course covers key issues of structure, presentation and ways of satisfying diverse user needs, and looks behind the scenes at how technological "solutions" work. The exercises on day two will provide practical experience of assembling terms and concepts into a user-friendly shape. Participants may bring up their own challenges for group discussion. Cost GBP650 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr542 20 Oct Knowledge management: foundation programme This one day course provides an introduction to the concepts and practice of knowledge management. Knowledge management has matured as a management discipline now that it has been proven to deliver value to organisations. 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Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr636 26 Oct Managing the enquiry service: aspects of excellence The course will review the changing role and expectations of the enquiry service, defining what excellent service is and how your own service compares. It explores service delivery options to reflect changing organisational needs, identifying practical actions plans and considering how to deal with and defuse potential problems. This intensive one day workshop delivers practical outcomes for managers. Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr384 27-28 Oct Information audit: identifying your organisation's information and knowledge assets This is a highly interactive two day course that looks at the audit process in the context of organisations and helps delegates assess their objectives and select appropriate approaches for an audit in their organisation. A variety of techniques are explored, as are the skills required for a successful audit. Cost GBP650 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr369 29 Oct Understanding company accounts Companies are ultimately judged on their financial performance. The major method companies use to communicate financial information is through their published accounts. A basic understanding of published accounts is thus essential to many non-specialists and it is this that the course aims to provide. Cost GBP295 + VAT http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr599 For more details see our website www.tfpl.com/training Amy Millis Training Administrator email: [log in to unmask] tel.: 020 7251 5522 TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. 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This year, PSQG explores ways of learning (particularly informal ways of learning) in our sector. Speakers will also so speak on community learning and the future of learning in archives'. As usual, the forum is of particular interest to staff and managers in the frontline of our services and those responsible for outreach and education. Two thirds of the places have already been booked, so you are strongly encouraged to book soon. Attendance at the Forum costs £40, which includes lunch. To book a place, please complete the booking form, (available to download here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/psqg/forum/forum2004.htm ) and send it to the address stated on the form by 1 November 2004. If you have any general queries about booking a place, please contact Louisa Macdonald at the Corporation of London (contact details are on the booking forms). Programme 10:30 - 11:00 Registration and coffee 11:00 - 11:30 PSQG: An introduction to the forum (Geoff Pick, Joint Archive Service, Corporation of London and Convenor, PSQG). 11:30 - 12:15 Anchoring communities (Stephen Thake, London Metropolitan University) 12:15 - 13:00 Healing communities: truth and historical interpretation (Gerry Slater, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland) 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch: demonstration of the Inspiring Learning For All web site 14:00 - 14:40 Other ways of learning (John Abbott, 21 st Century Learning Initiative) 14:40 - 15:00 Theory into practice: the Community Access to Archives Project and learning opportunities in archive reading rooms (Liz Hallam Smith, The National Archive) 15:00 - 15:20 The future of learning (Jan Pimblett, Society of Archivists, Archives for Education and Learning Group) 15:20 - 15:45 PSQG: a roundup of the year (Charlotte Hodgson, Glamorgan Record Office and Vice Convenor, PSQG) 15:45 - 16:00 Tea 16:00 - 16:15 Public Services Quality Group business meeting. A short business meeting, to which everyone is invited, will follow at the end of the forum. Anyone interested in joining working parties is welcome to attend. More information about the PSQG is available on The National Archives' wesbite: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives/psqg/ Catherine Redfern (PSQG - Secretary) Catherine Redfern Archive Inspection Officer The National Archives Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU Tel: 020 8392 5330 x.2354 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/services ========================================================================Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:08:48 +0100 Reply-To: Mr Ellis Weinberger <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Mr Ellis Weinberger <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Dictaphone cylinder discs Comments: To: "Pierce Owen, Meic" <[log in to unmask]> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I believe that the National Sound Archive, sited at the British Library, St. Pancras, have facilities which may help. -- Mr Ellis Weinberger | West Road | t: (+44) (0)1223 333054 Research Associate | Cambridge | f: (+44) (0)1223 333160 Cambridge University Library | CB3 9DR | e: [log in to unmask] url: http://www.cus.cam.ac.uk/~ew206/ ========================================================================Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:06:53 +0100 Reply-To: "Sheppard ,Miss Julia" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Sheppard ,Miss Julia" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Wellcome Library: new temporary home MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wellcome Back! We are pleased to announce the re-opening of the Wellcome Library following our temporary relocation to new premises. The Library is now based at 210 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE, where it will remain until the autumn of 2006. List members are reminded that the Library is open to the public and free of charge. The Library's opening hours have been slightly revised and are as follows: Monday and Friday 09.30-17.15 Tuesday and Thursday 09.30-19.15 Wednesday 10.00-17.15 Saturday 09.30-13.00 Enquiries Enquiry Line 020 7611 8722 E-mail: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Web: http://library.wellcome.ac.uk ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** The Wellcome Trust is a registered charity, no. 210183. Its sole Trustee is The Wellcome Trust Limited, a company registered in England, no. 2711000, whose registered office is 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:48:27 +0200 Reply-To: Reuben <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Reuben <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Filing Disc, Tapes etc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4A152.79DA0CE0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C4A152.79DA0CE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am trying to come up with a logical arrangement for filing cds, magnetic tapes, microfilm copies etc. Can anyone suggest a suitable way of filing these. 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I am trying to come up with a logical arrangement for filing cds, magnetic tapes, microfilm copies etc. Can anyone suggest a suitable way of filing these.

Cheers

Reuben

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Does anyone know where I can buy glow in the dark/reflective/luminous tape or stickers? I would like to use some in the strong room to highlight the priority items to be removed in a fire or flood etc., and to act as a guide to the room in the event of electricity failure, but cannot find anywhere that sells it.

Replies off list please.

Many thanks,

Emily Burningham, Archivist

Edward Chambré Hardman Collection

The National Trust

Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4A156.8AB40710-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:53:06 +0100 Reply-To: "Nichols, Richard (E&LL)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Nichols, Richard (E&LL)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Cyclododecane consolidant MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Dear Colleagues, Can anyone give us the address of a supplier of conservation grade Cyclododecane (and of the "Kiska" wax pen) as per the report by Miguel Berthet, page 13 in this months Paper Conservation News (also advertisement for "Heat Spatula" page 20 of same issue). Some of the national chemical suppliers have it listed but seemingly not the pure form as discussed in the article. Any addresses, comments and experience of using the material would be gratefully received. Many thanks, Richard Nichols Senior Conservator Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service Disclaimer This e-mail (including any attachments) is only for the person or organisation it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient you must let me know immediately and then delete this e-mail. If you use this e-mail without permission, or if you allow anyone else to see, copy or distribute the e-mail, or if you do, or don't do something because you have read this e-mail, you may be breaking the law. Liability cannot be accepted for any loss or damage arising from this e-mail (or any attachments) or from incompatible scripts or any virus transmitted. E-mails and attachments sent and received from and by staff and elected Members may be monitored and read and the right is reserved to reject or return or delete any which are considered to be inappropriate or unsuitable. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 07:24:52 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Filing Disc, Tapes etc Comments: To: Reuben <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In a message dated 9/23/2004 3:48:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Reuben <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I am trying to come up with a logical arrangement for filing cds, magnetic tapes, microfilm copies etc. Can anyone suggest a suitable way of filing these. here are some links to some techpubs concerning handling of CDs/DVDs http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/pub121.pdf http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/carefordisc/ microfilm http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/l11_str.htm http://www.oclc.org/preservation/microfilming/standards/default.htm magnetic tape storage http://www.imation.com/assets/en_US_Assets/PDF/AP_NMLdoc_magtape_S_H.pdf http://snipurl.com/99zi hope these help -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 07:29:16 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 923 Varendorff, Disaster, WORM app Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable TOWN archivist Edna Smith dies Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA ALTADENA -- Local archivist, Edna Smith, who selflessly volunteered her time and attended seemingly every meeting in town, died Friday evening at Huntington ... AMADORâ€™S Archives hosts open house Amador Ledger-Dispatch - Jackson,CA,USA Third timeâ€™s the charm is what Amador County Archivist, Larry Cenotto and the staff has hoped for the countyâ€™s archival collection of historical records ... NYU to make archive software Washington Square News - New York,NY,USA ... The system, called "The Archivists' Toolkit," will allow universities and other research institutions to compile their archives into a online database, making ... CHURCH gives piece of itself to project Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA ... The state archives department asked Bailey to select the relic that would be sent to the Owen Sound Black History Cairn Project. ...

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
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The day will include: A short introduction to the Archives Hub and to latest developments An introduction to EAD Using the online template to create Hub records Using the WIKI to create Hub records Indexing for the Archives Hub Hands on experience of creating records using the template. Further details are at http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/arch/training.shtml If your institution does not yet contribute records to the Archives Hub, but you are interested in becoming involved, you are welcome to attend the training. If you would like to attend, please send an email to Jane at mailto:[log in to unmask] Best wishes, Jane. Jane Stevenson ==========Archives Hub The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL Archives Hub email: [log in to unmask] personal email: [log in to unmask] tel: 0161 275 6789 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:25:17 +0100 Reply-To: Gillian McLeod <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Gillian McLeod <[log in to unmask]> Subject: OCLC PICA Digital Collection and Preservation Workshop There are still places available for the following free workshop: From the Cradle to the Grave: The Digital Life Cycle. OCLC PICA Digital & Preservation Resources provide libraries with the flexibility to preserve and manage digital collections via microfilming, digitising, collection management tools and archiving services. You are invited to attend the free OCLC PICA Digital Collection and Preservation Workshop being held throughout November in the following locations: London: 3rd, Bristol: 11th, Manchester: 18th, Glasgow: 25th. Agenda - Introduction/Why OCLC PICA? - Environmental Scan/Trends A report to identify and describe issues and trends that are impacting and will impact OCLC PICA, libraries, museums, and archives. Identifying the main patterns in the information landscape and to suggest some implications for its future. - Creation - Strata and Preservation Resources, Bethlehem Strata Preservation N.V. focuses on microfilming and digitising the vulnerable and unique collections of European cultural heritage institutions to make them more accessible. Whilst OCLC's main Preservation Service Centre is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. - Access - Olive: Digital collection management for newspapers and other formats that preserves cultural context while providing powerful indexing and searching. - CONTENTdm: provides tools to organise, manage, publish and search digital collections on the Web. - Preservation Digital archive: The Digital Archive offers a safe, reliable, standards- based, long-term solution for the life cycle management of digital collections. To attend the workshop, please send your details, number of attendees and choice of venue location to [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:29:44 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 1012 NARA, autodestruct, Malta Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable VOICES in Vital America records part of pro-, anti-war material ... Amarillo Globe News - Amarillo,TX,United States ... The new materials will join other Vietnam Center records avaliable to the public, and many documents ... We have documents, moving images, audio files, a lot ... CITY makes Freedom of Information requests routine Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA ... to file written requests for documents maintained by ... Most records are considered public, although the ... exemptions, such as personnel files, anything revealing ... THE Medicis and the Jewish question Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel ... "The Medici archivists from 1569-1743 were the first in all of Europe to preserve every incoming correspondence and to make a copy of every outgoing document. ... DEATH knell for Gozo's past? Valletta Times - Valletta,Malta ... However, this Act to regulate the National Archives, and to make provisions for the appointment of the National Archivist and other dispositions ancillary ... LINCOLN Library out of the cellar Chicago Tribune (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA ... "The old library was, in more ways than one, underground," said Richard Norton Smith, director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. ... WINNERS & losers: County budget takes away, gives back The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA ... Departments also might have trouble finding space to store paper documents if they ... Carol Shaffer, an imaging technician, because records such as deeds and maps ... ARCHIVE Awareness Week 2004 di-ve.com - Malta by di-ve.com. The National Archives of Malta is organising the second Archive Awareness Week. The activities under the theme "Preserving ... THE BBC has failed to deliver on its promise to put its archive ... Independent - London,England,UK ... One archivist familiar with the BBC's material says: "The copyright problems are ... first the bulk of the material will consist of wildlife archives because that ... TNT Archive Services Opening Â£11m Flagship Archive Facility Managing Information - UK ... of Defence to store and manage millions of government files. ... will eventually house 13 million documents for the ... Laid end-to-end these records would stretch 226 ... HOW key Microsoft legal emails 'autodestruct' The Register - London,England,UK ... So in the normal course of events documents would be destroyed swiftly, documents would be saved only by a document retention notice, and if document retention ... IF we keep our e-mail longer than 30 days, it starts to smell Good Morning Silicon Valley - San Jose,CA,USA ... In a September 27 brief Burst's attorneys describe a Microsoft document retention policy they claim was engineered specifically to guarantee the destruction of ... STATE'S digital archive opens Everett Herald - Everett,WA,USA ... Volunteers have transcribed nearly 1 million scanned images of historic files over the past two years, State Archivist Jerry Handfield said. ... IEE Preserves A Slice Of Electricity History Managing Information - UK ... 16 May 1836. "I am very pleased that this letter will now be available to the public", says Anne Locker, IEE Archivist. "It is an ... Network World Fusion, Mon, 11 Oct 2004 8:50 AM PDT Snip it with Net Snippets http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/101104gearhead.html Like all longtime professional users of the Web, we have been struggling to organize all the material we find online. Every excursion onto the Web leads us to yet more interesting stuff we want to keep for later perusal. RESEARCHERS keeping digital history alive Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA ... National Archives and Records Administration to investigate preservation and access mechanisms for federal, presidential and congressional electronic records. ... Associated Press Tobacco Lawyer Denies Knowing of Documents Monday October 4, 5:12 pm ET By Nancy Zuckerbrod, Associated Press Writer Tobacco Lawyer Denies Firsthand Knowledge of Document Destruction WASHINGTON (AP) -- A longtime lawyer for major cigarette manufacturers said Monday government lawyers got it wrong when they speculated he would testify he knew firsthand that the industry had destroyed documents. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/041004/tobacco_trial_2.html GCN Built-in protection 09/27/04 By Richard W. Walker, GCN Staff Security and privacy are an outgrowth of robust management If youâ€™ve already got comprehensive security and privacy practices in place at your agency, youâ€™re ahead of the game in electronic-records management. http://www.gcn.com/23_29/mgmt_edition/27375-1.html GCN Points of order 09/27/04 By Richard W. Walker, GCN Staff Quicksilver records program sets standards for agencies to follow Agencies struggling to manage their electronic records are getting some direction from the EGovernment Electronic Records Management initiative. http://www.gcn.com/23_29/mgmt_edition/27379-1.html GCN Formatting the future 09/27/04 By Joab Jackson, GCN Staff To keep documents accessible, agencies face critical choices on software and hardware Five years ago, U.S. Courts started putting in place an electronic docket-filing system. It would contain records to be keptâ€”and accessedâ€”for decades, if not indefinitely, and that forced project managers to make some tough decisions on electronic formats. http://www.gcn.com/23_29/mgmt_edition/27374-1.html GCN Records management takes a few lessons from supercomputing http://www.gcn.com/23_29/mgmt_edition/27380-1.html GCN Records are records, no matter what the format http://www.gcn.com/23_29/mgmt_edition/27377-1.html United States: New California Direct Marketing Disclosure Statute Will Impact Companies Inside and Outside of California 27 September 2004 Article by Christine E. Lyon, B. Scott Silverman and Anna Gorodetsky http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=28643&email_access=on ( United States: SB-1: The California Financial Information Privacy Actâ€”Interim and Permanent Compliance Considerations 27 September 2004 Article by Leonard A. Bernstein http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=28639&email_access=on United States: Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to Address Electronic Documents and Discovery and Other E-Discovery Developments in 2004 01 October 2004 http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=28745&email_access=on United States: Preserving, Protecting and Producing Electronic Data 30 September 2004 Article by Roxane Sokolove Marenberg, Adrianne C. Mazura and Dov M. Grunschlag http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=28675&email_access=on Turkey: Electronic Signatures Finally Gain Legal Recognition 01 October 2004 Article by Ruba Unkan http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=27481&email_access=on GCN Data managementâ€™s misconceptions http://www.gcn.com/23_29/interview/27383-1.htm GCN NARA prepares for a new era in records management 09/27/04 By Jason Miller, GCN Staff The numbers are enormousâ€”1 billion military personnel files and 600 million Census Bureau records, to name just two examples. Federal agencies are producing millions of records each year and are struggling to manage them. http://www.gcn.com/23_29/mgmt_edition/27378-1.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:59:37 +0100 Reply-To: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Fulton, Lucy" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archive Awareness Campaign - Good Luck! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear all, As Archive Awareness Campaign is now fully underway and on the eve of the BBC family history series (broadcast tonight at 9pm on BBC2), Good Luck to everyone who is putting on an event or activity (or who already has done) as part of the campaign this year. There are some really exciting things going on right across the UK so thank you very much for helping to make Archive Awareness Campaign work! If there is anything we can do to help at this point please get in touch with me on 020 8392 5237 or email [log in to unmask] If you produce a press release to publicise your event(s) I would be grateful if you could email it to me and I will put it up on www.archiveawareness.com so the media can access it if they wish. I would also be very grateful to have copies of press coverage of your events if possible to include in evaluation of the campaign this year. If you take any photos of your event it would also be great to have some of these for evaluation and media purposes. If you come across interesting stories throughout the autumn which you think might be newsworthy I would love to hear about them. Please contact me on 020 8392 5237 or email [log in to unmask] We should have more information about venues for the BBC National Family History Day very soon. In the meantime, if you would like to offer your expertise over the weekend of 4/5 December and have not done so already please complete the form at http://www.archiveawareness.com/materials/bbcregistrationform.doc and either email or send back to me (Lucy Fulton, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU). Best wishes, Lucy Fulton Lucy Fulton Archive Awareness Campaign Officer The National Archives Tel: 020 8392 5237 Fax: 020 8392 5295 [log in to unmask] www.nationalarchives.gov.uk www.archiveawareness.com ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:44:32 +0100 Reply-To: Clare Cowling <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Clare Cowling <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job vacancy for an archivist at King's College London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4B07A.C03A6E50" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4B07A.C03A6E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, Please pass the following advertisement on to interested parties, and please tell them NOT to contact me, but the designated address. Clare Cowling Records Manager Archives & Corporate Records Services Information Services & Systems Room 203 Strand Campus Strand Building The Strand WC2R 2LS Telephone 020 7848 2076 Fax 020 7848 2760 email [log in to unmask] ……………………………………………………………………………………………. King's College London Archives and Corporate Records Services Temporary Archivist (1 Year fixed term contract) Salary will be on the ALC1 salary scale, currently between £21,783 and £23,963 per annum inclusive of £2,323 London Allowance. King's College London is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. It is a major multi faculty institution with over 19,000 students. The Archives and Corporate Records Service holds records of the College, related institutions, staff and students from 1828; in addition the private papers of over 700 senior UK defence personnel are held by the College's Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. We have an immediate vacancy for an archivist to catalogue the institutional records of the College, and also provide backup to the Archives Services Team in the public reading room. Candidates should have a qualification in archive management, good IT skills and experience of cataloguing to recognised standards (ISAD(G), NCA Rules and the UNESCO thesaurus). Experience of undertaking user services and a track record of delivery of service targets is also desirable. To obtain a job pack and further information about King's please see our website at www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy or alternatively e-mail [log in to unmask] A job pack can also be obtained by sending a self addressed envelope to the Personnel Department, Room 7.20 James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, quoting the relevant reference number E1/QL/136/04. Closing date for completed applications is 29 October 2004 Equality of opportunity is College policy. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4B07A.C03A6E50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear all,

Please pass the following advertisement on to interested parties, and please tell them NOT to contact me, but the designated address.

Clare Cowling

Records Manager

Archives & Corporate Records Services

Information Services & Systems

Room 203

Strand Campus

Strand Building

The Strand WC2R 2LS

Telephone 020 7848 2076

Fax 020 7848 2760

email [log in to unmask]

…………………………………………………………………………………………….

King's College London

Archives and Corporate Records Services

Temporary Archivist (1 Year fixed term contract)

Salary will be on the ALC1 salary scale, currently between £21,783 and £23,963 per annum inclusive of £2,323 London Allowance.

King's College London is one of the founding colleges of the University of London. It is a major multi faculty institution with over 19,000 students. The Archives and Corporate Records Service holds records of the College, related institutions, staff and students from 1828; in addition the private papers of over 700 senior UK defence personnel are held by the College's Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.

We have an immediate vacancy for an archivist to catalogue the institutional records of the College, and also provide backup to the Archives Services Team in the public reading room. Candidates should have a qualification in archive management, good IT skills and experience of cataloguing to recognised standards (ISAD(G), NCA Rules and the UNESCO thesaurus). Experience of undertaking user services and a track record of delivery of service targets is also desirable.

To obtain a job pack and further information about King's please see our website at www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy or alternatively e-mail [log in to unmask] A job pack can also be obtained by sending a self addressed envelope to the Personnel Department, Room 7.20 James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, quoting the relevant reference number E1/QL/136/04.

Closing date for completed applications is 29 October 2004

Equality of opportunity is College policy.

------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C4B07A.C03A6E50-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:02:34 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Mary McKenzie <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Mary McKenzie/RR/ICS/SHROPSHIRE-CC is out of the office. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I will be out of the office from 12/10/2004 until 20/10/2004. If you need a reply before the 20 October please email [log in to unmask], otherwise I will respond to your message when I return. ************************************************************* Any opinions expressed in this e-mail or any attached files are those of the individual, and not necessarily those of Shropshire County Council. This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee. This communication may contain material protected by law from being passed on. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this e-mail in error, you are advised that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the IT Technology Services Manager at Shropshire County Council, telephone 01743 252131 [log in to unmask] http://www.shropshireonline.gov.uk ************************************************************* ========================================================================Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:17:57 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Paul Sillitoe <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FOI Enquiry Officers - Corporate Positioning MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 002D6EE580256F2C_=" This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 002D6EE580256F2C_Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I have been asked to update (by the end of today) my earlier comparative report on the positioning of FOI Enquiry Officers within local authorities. My previous research during August predictably produced few responses during that holiday period. I would be very grateful for a quick note from colleagues in local authorities (especially local authorities in Wales) as to where in the corporate structure the most senior officer responsible for responding to FOI Requests for Information is or will be positioned. Thank you Paul Sillitoe Flintshire CC ********************************************************************** Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of Flintshire County Council shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility whatsoever in respect thereof. Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon, nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges. ********************************************************************** --=_alternative 002D6EE580256F2C_Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
I have been asked to update (by the end of today) my earlier comparative report on the positioning of FOI Enquiry Officers within local authorities. My previous research during August predictably produced few responses during that holiday period.

I would be very grateful for a quick note from colleagues in local authorities (especially local authorities in Wales) as to where in the corporate structure the most senior officer responsible for responding to FOI Requests for Information is or will be positioned.

Thank you

Paul Sillitoe
Flintshire CC

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Opinions advice, conclusions and other information in this
message that do not relate to the official business of
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given nor endorsed by it or on its behalf, and consequently
Flintshire County Council shall bear no responsibility
whatsoever in respect thereof.
Deellir na fydd unrhyw safbwyntiau, na chynghorion, na
chasgliadau nac unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn y neges hon,
nad ydynt yn berthnasol i waith swyddogol
Cyngor Sir y Fflint, yn cael eu cynnig na'u cadarnhau ganddo
nac ar ei ran, ac felly ni fydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn derbyn
unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am y rhannau hynny o'r neges.
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--=_alternative 002D6EE580256F2C_=-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:36:58 +0100 Reply-To: "Quinn, Carol" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Quinn, Carol" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Head of Special Collections, Boole Library , UCC. Comments: cc: "List Serv (E-mail)" <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK Sub-Librarian Head of Special Collections and Repository Services Applications are invited for the above full-time permanent post. This senior post carries responsibility for leading the development, organisation, and management of the University Library's Special Collections, Archives, and Offsite Store services and collections. As a senior member of library management, the Head of Special Collections and Repository Services will also work in areas and functions outside of their immediate functional remit. UCC Library is currently undergoing a major EUR30M physical expansion, due to open in 2007, which includes state-of-the-art facilities for its growing volume of special collections and archives. This post offers a unique opportunity for a committed and ambitious professional to develop this major resource. Applicants must be educated to degree level, with an appropriate graduate professional qualification in library and information management or archives administration. Knowledge of the research process and/or a postgraduate degree would be an advantage. Experience of working with Special Collections and/or Archives, preferably in an academic or special library, is desirable. Excellent management, IT and communication skills are required. Salary scale [new entrants]: EUR59,158 - EUR77,930 p.a. Informal enquiries may be directed to John FitzGerald, University Librarian. email: [log in to unmask] / Tel: +353 21 4902281. Closing Date: 5 November 2004 Full details of the position are available at : http://hr.ucc.ie/employment.php?id=2 This e-mail message is CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient you should not read, copy,distribute, disclose or otherwise use the information in this e-mail. Please also telephone or fax us immediately and delete the message from your system. E-mail may be susceptible to data corruption, interception and unauthorised amendment, and we do not accept liability for any such corruption, interception or amendment or for the consequences thereof. ========================================================================Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:43:13 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Alison Cullingford <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RBG visit to Leeds Uni Special Colls MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Apologies for cross-posting **CILIP Rare Books Group** Visit to Special Collections at the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds. Friday 26 November 2004. 2.00-4.30 pm. Following on from the session by Chris Sheppard, Head of Special Collections at Leeds, at the Rare Books Group Conference in August, a chance to learn more about the many outstanding collections of rare books and manuscripts at Leeds. There are nearly 200,000 printed works and hundreds of thousands of manuscript items, covering a very wide range of subjects. Collections include the Brotherton Collection, covering literary material: medieval manuscripts, Bronte and Gaskell material, twentieth century archives, and more; the Liddle Collection of WW1 letters; extensive collections of Russian material and Quaker archives. The Elliott collection, acquired recently, contains extensive holdings of Waugh and Wilde manuscripts. For further details, see the Special Collections web pages: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/ The visit is free of charge, but, for space reasons, numbers are restricted. Contact me (Alison Cullingford, e-mail [log in to unmask]) for further information and/or to book your place. All the best Alison ***************************************** Alison Cullingford Special Collections Librarian J.B. Priestley Library University of Bradford Bradford. BD7 1DP. UK. [log in to unmask] +44 (0)1274-235256 Fax: +44 (0)1274-233398 http://www.bradford.ac.uk/library/special ========================================================================Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 13:18:31 +0100 Reply-To: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Michele Losse <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew : Archive Exhibition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All, As part of the Archives Awareness Campaign, the Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens is opening its doors to the public from October to December every Friday. Members of the public will be able to attend a guided exihibition 'Kew's Roots, an historical perspective of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew' retracing the history of the Gardens and plant hunters. Due to space restriction, people will have to book a tour in advance. It is absolutely free of charge and operating one evening a month for those who cannot make it during the day. If anyone would like a poster to display or leaflets, do let me know! http://www.kew.org/events/archivesawareness.html Regards, Michèle Losse Acting Archivist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 3AE Tel: +44 (0)20-8332 5417 Fax: +44 (0)20-8332 5430 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.kew.org/library/ ========================================================================Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:45:24 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 1013 $700K, DNG, Nixon tapes Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit UFJ Bank's Tokyo headquarters is searched Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA ... After the discovery, the FSA said a bank employee allegedly rushed in and destroyed documents in front of the inspectors, thereby violating the Banking Law by ... UFJ Bank faces criminal complaint for blocking inspection Xinhua - Beijing,China ... According to the agency, UFJ Bank staffers hid documents about the financial conditions of major clients and destroyed documents near the inspectors in an ... BRITISH American Tobacco Wants Lawyer's Memo Out of US Suit Bloomberg - United States ... The US alleges in its $280 billion racketeering suit that tobacco companies destroyed documents to cover up what they knew about the dangers of cigarette ... SNIPPING at Nixon History Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA ... Cowell -- who, despite his intelligence background, has an archivist's passion for ... Cowell and others at the National Archives are editing Nixon's tapes for ... JIM Knipfel New York Press - New York,NY,USA ... past 20 years, his collection has grown into the Prelinger Archives--which contains ... First, as an archivist, he feels strongly that the material he's gathered ... PAGES of the past Wingham Chronicle - Wingham,New South Wales,Australia ... Manning Valley Historical Society archivist Malcolm Rattray headed up the research team made up of ... a look at the book the Museum has a copy in their archives. COURT delays start of Disney trial Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA ... of "five or six" boxes of files documenting what ... of his opinion on the lack of records evidencing what ... In September, boxes of Ovitz documents suddenly turned up ... LAGOS Set to Launch E-Registry AllAfrica.com - Africa ... keeping an up-to-date account of records of all ... A programme where all the titled documents that are stored ... is to say, physical contact with the files would be ... MASSIVE Hepburn Archive a Revelation Reuters - USA ... One would need an extra lifetime to be able to properly absorb it all; the Academy's esteemed archivists assure me that what was shown Thursday is but a tiny ... < http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyIDd71070> MSNBC News - Entertainment Section Oct 11, 2004 Hepburn memorabilia suggests she 'saved everything' BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The stuff of one remarkable life was spread out on 10 large library tables. There were letters, telegrams, scrapbooks, movie scripts, scores of photographs and other memorabilia - all meticulously collected by Katharine Hepburn during her classic 65-year career. Biloxi Sun Herald Veteran's family awarded $536,000 By ROBIN FITZGERALD GULFPORT - A federal judge has ordered the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Biloxi to pay nearly $536,000 to the family of a veteran who died of an aneurysm. Canadian Business, Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:42 PM PDT The rememberers As companies begin to realize the value of the past, is history becoming a growth market? It's not hard to notice something unusual about the manicured grounds of Manulife Financial Corp.'s downtown Toronto offices. Parts of the lawn are so tightly clipped that they put most golf greens to shame. Internetnews.com, Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:46 PM PDT Iron Mountain Gets Connected http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3420661 Iron Mountain moves further into the digital archiving game with the $117 million acquisition of Connected Corp OSCE: FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION LEAFLETS DISTRIBUTED ... FENA - Bosnia and Herzegovina ... and Herzegovina has been working with various municipalities throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina on implementing the Freedom of Access to Information Act (FOIA). ... ADOBE'S Kevin Connor Speaks on Adobe's DNG Specification DV Format - Newport Beach,CA,United States ... So this left a whole host of compatibility and archival issues that had not been addressed. ... DMN: How long has Adobe been working on this archival format? ... WHEN should you keep secrets? Atlanta Business Chronicle - Atlanta,GA,USA ... with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. This makes them public documents for anyone to see. The SEC has a procedure for ... NEARLY $700,000 in grant money will rescue 5,200 decaying pages. ... Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA ... The 5,200 pages in the rare collection would have slowly deteriorated in boxes at the state archives - and would have been lost to historians in coming decades ... PRIVATE Sector: Virtual documents Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA ... the cost of litigation and the risk of liability for destruction of evidence by developing, documenting and consistently enforcing a document retention policy. ... WARNING over New Information Access Laws The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK The Government's lack of preparation for the new Freedom of Information Act could lead to a "catastrophe", MPs heard today. ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:50:46 +0100 Reply-To: Simon Fowler <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Simon Fowler <[log in to unmask]> Subject: London Women's History Conference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0070_01C4B1C2.83FF3990" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01C4B1C2.83FF3990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Colleagues may be interested in this conference to be held on 13th November at the Women's Library. This year's London Archive Users' Forum conference is a joint event with the Women's Library and looks at some aspects of researching women's history in the Metropolis and the research which is taking place at present. Speakers include Professor Joanna Bourke of Birkbeck College taking about the emotional management of mothers and children, while David Doughan enlightens us with his research on women's clubs in the capital. Teresa Doherty and Sheila Gopaulen will outline sources for historians at the Women's Library and the National Archives respectively, and Anna Robinson will explain how she used these sources in her study of Sarah Chapman, one of the leaders of the Match Girls strike of 1889. The conference will be ideal for academics and local historians studying aspects of women's lives and family historians who want to know more about the lives of grandmothers and great-grandmothers. The conference takes place on Saturday 13th November (10am-4pm) at the Women's Library, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT. Cost: £25 (£20 LAUF members) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Further information from Simon Fowler, tel 020-8296 8794, email [log in to unmask] Simon Fowler ------=_NextPart_000_0070_01C4B1C2.83FF3990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Colleagues may be interested in this conference to be held on 13th November at the Women's Library.

This year’s London Archive Users’ Forum conference is a joint event with the Women’s Library and looks at some aspects of researching women’s history in the Metropolis and the research which is taking place at present.

Speakers include Professor Joanna Bourke of Birkbeck College taking about the emotional management of mothers and children, while David Doughan enlightens us with his research on women’s clubs in the capital. Teresa Doherty and Sheila Gopaulen will outline sources for historians at the Women’s Library and the National Archives respectively, and Anna Robinson will explain how she used these sources in her study of Sarah Chapman, one of the leaders of the Match Girls strike of 1889.

The conference will be ideal for academics and local historians studying aspects of women’s lives and family historians who want to know more about the lives of grandmothers and great-grandmothers.

The conference takes place on Saturday 13th November (10am-4pm) at the Women’s Library, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT. Cost: £25 (£20 LAUF members) includes buffet lunch and refreshments.

Further information from Simon Fowler, tel 020-8296 8794, email [log in to unmask]

Simon Fowler

------=_NextPart_000_0070_01C4B1C2.83FF3990-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:14:43 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 1014 Iraq, Cherokee County, digital images Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MEMORIES go digital Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA ... The digital revolution has charged photo enthusiasts and worried archivists who point to the cons as well of the pros of dumping Aunt Lucy's photo collection ... PROP. 59 amends Constitution, opens government further San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA ... The amendment would also require that future legal rulings that limit access to public documents be interpreted narrowly and rulings that broaden access be ... KLAS-TV George Knapp, Investigative Reporter Voter Registrations Possibly Trashed (Oct. 12) -- Employees of a private voter registration company allege that hundreds, perhaps thousands of voters who may think they are registered will be rudely surprised on election day. The company claims hundreds of registration forms were thrown in the trash. http://www.klas-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S$21595&nav8XRvNe COMPUTERS tackle court file backlog Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA ... watch customer service rep Janie Chadwick try out the new deeds management system. Stacks of cartons filled with real estate documents surround members of the ... REGISTER of deeds, customer face off Muskegon Chronicle - Muskegon,MI,USA ... 2 election. The register of deeds is the official recording officer for documents and other records relating to real-estate transactions in the county. ... IRAQ'S looted heritage makes a steady - if slow - comeback Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA ... But Eskander faults the former director for a different decision: moving the library's rare books and national archives to the basement of the nearby ministry ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:24:56 +0100 Reply-To: "Davies, Rebecca (Assembly Library (IMD))" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Davies, Rebecca (Assembly Library (IMD))" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Head of Records Service, job advert, Cardiff based MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Welsh Assembly Government has the following opportunity. This Civil Service post is permanent and pensionable and is based in Cardiff (unless otherwise stated). Part-time working or job share arrangements are encouraged. Job Title: Head of Records Service (Band F) Division: Information & Knowledge Management Location: Cardiff Pay Band Range £36,993 - £47,795 per annum (Recruitment will be at or near the minimum of the pay band) Records Services are critical to an organisation's information and knowledge management success. We are seeking an enthusiastic leader for our Records Service to work with colleagues in the Information and Knowledge Management Division to provide the best possible information and knowledge systems. You will be an experienced information and records manager with the drive and enthusiasm to play the major role in the delivery of effective records management for the Assembly, and in enabling compliance with information legislation. You will play a major role in the introduction of an Electronic Records Management system. You will also benefit from the support of senior managers who are committed to efficient, effective records services. The Records Service is a team of more than 30 staff and as Head of the Service you'll: * have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills; * hold a recognised qualification in archives or records management, information management, librarianship, or a related subject; * be familiar with relevant standards such as the Public Records Act and the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice on the Management of Records under the Freedom of Information Act; * demonstrate a commitment to the training and professional development of your team; * be committed to delivering excellent customer services; * demonstrate good communication and presentation skills; * demonstrate that you meet the National Assembly for Wales core competencies for this position (level 3). This is an opportunity to be part of a team of enthusiastic colleagues working towards the same goal. To obtain further information and an application pack, please contact the Daniels Smalley Partnership Ltd, 33-35 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HB, fax 029 2031 1175, e-mail [log in to unmask] Please quote reference number F/0021/04. Closing date: 29TH OCTOBER 2004 > Rebecca Davies Head of the Assembly Library Service / Pennaeth Gwasanaeth Llyfrgell y Cynulliad Information Management Division / Is Adran Rheoli Gwybodaeth Welsh Assembly Government / Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru > Cathays Park > Cardiff CF10 3NQ > * 029 2082 3362 e-mail / e-bost [log in to unmask] > > > The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Energis in partnership with MessageLabs. On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus-free ========================================================================Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:09:23 +0100 Reply-To: Lee Sands <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Lee Sands <[log in to unmask]> Subject: free mobile bookshelves The British Medical Journal Bookshop has closed and we have 5 mobile bookshelves in situ surplus to requirements. The approximate dimensions are as follows: height 2311.4mm length 2590.8mm depth 635mm Anyone who would like free mobile bookshop shelves and is able to dismantle them and take them away in own transport from BMA House is welcome to contact me and arrange for this. Offer open until 12/11/2004 Contact: Lee Sands Records & Archives BMA House Tavistock Square London WC1H 9JP 020 7383 6363 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:15:21 +0100 Reply-To: "Brown, Kevin" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Brown, Kevin" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Assistant Archivist vacancy: St Mary's NHS Trust MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This advert appears in ARC Recruitment on 15 October 2004. Closing date for applications is 1 November. St Mary's NHS Trust Awarded three stars for quality from the Department of Health, St Mary's NHS Trust is one of London's leading NHS hospitals, with a world-class reputation for teaching and research. We provide a wide range of general and specialist services, and play a central role in the local community. We're based in the heart of Paddington, west London, which means we're easy to reach and have immediate access to all that the capital has to offer. And with the forthcoming regeneration of the Paddington Basin, our future looks brighter than ever! Trust Archives and Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum Assistant Archivist £19,923 - £23,638 p.a. inc. 36 hours a week Fixed term post: one year full-time or two years part-time Applications are invited from graduates with a diploma or MA in Archives and Records Management to join a small but busy Archives Department serving St Mary's NHS Trust and the St Mary's campus of Imperial College Faculty of Medicine. Your duties will concentrate on the cataloguing of the records of distinguished forensic pathologist William Willcox and pioneering paediatrician Donald Winnicott, but there will be the opportunity to take part in all aspects of the work of the Department. This will include supervision of researchers, dealing with enquiries from within the Trust and the public, working in the Fleming Museum (an International Historic Chemical Landmark) and helping with an active educational programme. There may also be an exciting new opportunity for involvement in the development of the archives of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. For an informal discussion, please contact Kevin Brown on 020 7886 6528 or email: [log in to unmask] For an application form and job description, please contact the Human Resources Department, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY or telephone 0870 990 1985, quoting reference number 1664-11 or email [log in to unmask] Minicom Textphone for deaf people only: 020 7886 7599. Closing date: 1 November 2004. Why not visit our website at www.st-marys.org.uk Working Towards Equal Opportunities Applications are welcome from people wishing to adopt job sharing or other fexible working arrangements Kevin Brown Trust Archivist & Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum Curator St Mary's Hospital Praed Street London W2 1NY Tel: 020 7886 6528 Fax: 020 7886 6739 Email: [log in to unmask] Honorary Archivist, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust Chairman, London Museums of Health and Medicine Penicillin Man, Alexander Fleming and the Antibiotic Revolution by Kevin Brown is published by Sutton Publishing (ISBN 0-7509-3152-3). ========================================================================Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:39:07 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Chris Campbell <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archives on eBay MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B292.6F2D3B9B" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B292.6F2D3B9B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable An ebay auction recently offered photographs and ephemera from a former employee of the British Council. It was offered for sale by a house clearance company. My question is do we have any legal recourse (ie can we ask for the stuff back - I am assuming not. Chris ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B292.6F2D3B9B Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Archives on eBay

An ebay auction recently offered photographs and ephemera from a former employee of the British Council. It was offered for sale by a house clearance company. My question is do we have any legal recourse (ie can we ask for the stuff back – I am assuming not.

Chris

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B292.6F2D3B9B-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:18:19 +0100 Reply-To: Antony Theobald <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Antony Theobald <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Workshops and online resources from TASI MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; FORMAT=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Dear list, With apologies for cross-posting ****Workshops and online resources from TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images)**** [[[-Workshops-]]] http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/ PUTTING YOUR IMAGES ONLINE - Thursday 11th November Takes participants through the whole process of getting images online, from capturing them to using them within presentations and on Web sites. Ideal for teachers/lecturers who want to produce high quality resources with a minimum of fuss. FINDING AND USING IMAGES FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING - Friday 12th November Sets out strategies for locating good quality images and using them effectively within teaching; topics include the role of images in learning and how copyright affects their use. Both workshops are held in Bristol and are small and hands-on. Full details and booking information is available on the TASI Web site at: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/training/ [[[-New online resources-]]] TASI has just released ten new resources on using images in teaching resources, available from: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/advice/using/using.html Topics range from capturing and sourcing images to using them in print, Powerpoint or on the Web. These short papers are aimed at those new to the subject and include PDF versions designed to be printed on two sides of A4. We have also just updated our guide to Image Editing Software: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/advice/creating/imgedsw.html TASI is a national service supporting those in FE and HE. In addition to training it offers a free helpdesk and an extensive Web site at http://www.tasi.ac.uk/ Regards Antony ---------------------- Antony Theobald, Technical Research Officer TASI - Technical Advisory Service for Images Free help, advice, and guidance for the Further and Higher Education sector http://www.tasi.ac.uk/ A JISC Service ========================================================================Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:31:20 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Archives on eBay MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In a message dated 10/15/2004 4:39:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Chris Campbell <[log in to unmask]> writes: >An ebay auction recently offered photographs and ephemera from a former >employee of the British Council. It was offered for sale by a house >clearance company. My question is do we have any legal recourse (ie can >we ask for the stuff back - I am assuming not. over the past couple of years there have been several cases of replevin here in the States involving the recovery of local or state government records that were listed for sale on ebay. If we can do it here in the states you should be able to do it there. -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:52:45 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 1015 Film grant, e-files sleuthing, elections Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DELAWARE County Newcomers vie for recorder's office Columbus This Week Newspapers - Columbus Area,OH,USA ... One of the duties of the recorder is to serve on the county records commission, which authorizes the retention of county records and decides when or how these ... SLEUTHING in the e-files Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA ... old floppies held 500 pages of documents; the new ... 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AberdeenNews.com, Thu, 14 Oct 2004 2:40 AM PDT Convent opens door to past http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/9916387.htm About a month ago, Sister Margaret Anne Talbott of Aberdeen expressed hope that something from Ireland might be found inside a 51-year-old time capsule discovered on Sept. 2 at her residence, Presentation Heights convent. Daytona Beach News-Journal, Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:49 PM PDT Sheriff gives in, allows computer inspection http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/03FlaglerFLAG01101404.htm BUNNELL -- In a surprise move Wednesday, Flagler County Sheriff's Office officials opened up their computers to a public records searcch concerning Sheriff Jim Manfre's controversial calendar. SABONJIAN takes issue with recorder's efficiency Pioneer Press Online - Glenview,IL,USA ... of a pilot project with the Illinois Department of Revenue that would allow title companies and banks to electronically file deeds and other documents. ADULTERY, alcohol and art: who said archives were boring ABC Regional Online - Australia ... "Without question, there are countless other treasures and intriguing stories which the archives can offer up and are just waiting to be told," he says. ... VETERANS Alarmed By Rumor About Military Records KIROtv.com - Seattle,WA,USA WASHINGTON -- The National Archives has been besieged with thousands of calls from veterans trying to save their personal records from destruction, KIRO 7 ... LIBRARY to open today Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA ... Library formerly was underground, below the Old State Capitol, before its staff and contents were moved this summer to the presidential library down the street ... IN GOOGLE WE TRUST? Critics Question How Much Judges, Lawyers Should Rely on Internet Search Results BY MOLLY McDONOUGH Ever wonder what your client did before embroiling himself in the multimillion-dollar litigation you have agreed to resolve? What about the reputation of a company youâ€™re about to sue? The answer could be only a few keystrokes away. For more and more lawyers, Google has become an irresistible and indispensable ultimate answer-finder. The Register Prosecutor leaves crime files on dumped PC By Jan Libbenga (libbenga at yahoo.com) Published Friday 8th October 2004 12:25 GMT Dutch public prosecutor Joost Tonino was condemned yesterday for putting his old PC out with the trash. It contained sensitive information about criminal investigations in Amsterdam, and also his email address, credit card number, social security number and personal tax files. Tonino dumped the computer, which he hadn't used for two years, because he thought it contained a virus. The operating system wouldn't start. HeraldNet, Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:45 AM PDT State's digital archive opens http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/04/10/11/bus_archive001.cfm CHENEY - Washington has opened what is believed to be the nation's first digital archives for state government, holding everything from birth records to the first election results in Washington Territory in 1854. -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:42:08 +0100 Reply-To: Joanna Rae <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Joanna Rae <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity - British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline I would be grateful if you would bring details of this temporary (c 4 month) post to anyone you think might be interested. For an informal chat about what's involved please contact Helen Campbell, Antarctic Environmental Data Centre Manager on 01223 221760, or email: [log in to unmask] This job will not be advertised in ARC Recruitment. Thanks Joanna Rae Assistant Archivist British Antarctic Survey Temporary Data Centre and Archives Assistant The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural Environment Research Council, aims to undertake a world-class programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active and influential regional presence, and a leadership role in Antarctic affairs. We are currently seeking a temporary Data Centre and Archives Assistant to work in the Antarctic Environmental Data Centre (AEDC), at our offices on the outskirts of Cambridge. The AEDC is the UK's National Antarctic Data Centre and manages Antarctic data for the Natural Environment Research Council, and for the international Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). As the Data Centre and Archives Assistant your main duty will be to assist the Data Managers and Archivists with a project to uncover the wealth of environmental data and information, which has been collected in the Antarctic during past science programmes. The aim will be to assist with finding and documenting these datasets, and integrating them with the data holdings in the Physical, Biological and Geological Sciences divisions, and with the older information that is held in the BAS Archives. This will contribute to a deeper understanding of the wide variety of environmental data and information holdings within BAS, and the inter-connections between these data and other information assets. It will also complement existing work within the Data and Archives services at BAS, which are addressing issues such as improving information security and accessibility, through a web enabled metadata catalogue and interfaces for browsing, visualising and accessing data and information. The objectives of the post are: To create concise descriptions of data and information assets, using the BAS metadata system and the Archives Computer Catalogue, as appropriate. To carry out the actions arising from the appraisal of data and information assets, which have been surveyed by the data managers, including improving storage and accessibility. To assist the Archives Service with the documentation and curation of records, data, and information assets, to recognised archival standards. You will need to have a good knowledge of Microsoft office, good data entry skills and an understanding of databases. In addition, the following skills would be advantageous: Knowledge of both old and current media for storing digital and non-digital data Knowledge of metadata principles and standards Knowledge of archive cataloguing software such as MODES for Windows Understanding of the components of the data management life-cycle and the role of appraisal and other archival principles and procedures in this Excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities Knowledge of different types of scientific data, and an interest in environmental science You must have a flexible approach to work, be able to prioritise tasks, and have the ability to work as a team member under supervision. This temporary full-time post will start as soon as possible, and continue to the end of March 2005. Salary will be in the range of £16,650 - £19,520 per annum pro rata. We offer flexible working hours, 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 10½ days public and privilege holiday. To apply send a copy of your CV with contact details for 2 referees to: Helen Campbell, Antarctic Environmental Data Centre Manager, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET. Tel: 01223 221760, Email: [log in to unmask] Closing date for applications is 5th Nov and interviews are planned to be held on 12th Nov 04. Please quote reference CL 38/04 British Antarctic Survey is an Equal Opportunities Employer. There is a guaranteed interview scheme for suitable candidates with disabilities. ========================================================================Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:03:13 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 1017 WKend UpDate Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1098046993" -------------------------------1098046993 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit HISTORICAL directories go online BBC News - London,England,UK ... According to archivist Ian Clarke, who worked on the project, the directories ... For anyone restoring an old house the archives could contain valuable insights ... ST. Leonard's told to save documents San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA ... The destroyed documents, along with computer floppy disks and cut-up photographs, were said to have been taken from a trash receptacle at the church, and the ... THE Chili Queens of San Antonio NPR - Washington,D.C.,United States ... Go visit their collection and if you're lucky, Tom Shelton, their amazing photo archivist, will be there and can tell you the stories behind the images. ... ARCHIVES of famed psychiatric clinic given permanent home in ... Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,United States ... Menninger Clinic is gone from the city where it served scholars and psychiatric patients for more than 75 years, but 3,400 boxes of archival Menninger material ... OUR Voice: Greater access to local government needed The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA ... While the proposal exempts the Legislature, it still would force one of the nation's stiffest open records and meetings requirements upon the executive branch ... BULGARIA'S PM Urges Secret Police Files Access Novinite - Bulgaria TRUST Wins New York Archiving Award, Cites Constructware Ten Links - Novato,CA,USA ... the need for huge paper files that are ... reference library that made these documents accessible to ... General Counsel, Laura Blackman and records Coordinator Aysha ... ARCHIVES Week Celebration Uses Letter Writing as a Glimpse Into ... Albuquerque Journal (subscription) - Albuquerque,NM,USA ... changed aesthetically in electronic form, they often lack the reflection and thought found in letters of the past, said state archives historical services ... PEOPLE unaware of Scottish Freedom of Information Act Out-Law.com - UK ... information. It follows the UK Freedom of Information Act, passed in 2000, major provisions of which also come into force on 1st January. ... WEBSITE unlocks Freedom of Information Act Journalism.co.uk - UK The Act comes into effect on 1 January 2005 and gives the public greater access to the records and archives of nearly all public authorities in the UK. ... NORTHUMBERLAND County puts records on line for fee WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA ... employees have been working for several months to load documents into the system. Register and Recorder Mary Zimmerman says they've entered deeds going back at ... CONFIDENTIAL Medical Records Found In Dumpster Behind Building KVBC - Las Vegas,NV,USA ... They've got people's personal information, name, address, Social Security number, age, and all of their medical information, their inmate number, their ... GENEALOGICAL Society moves, expands hoursMiriam Nowak < >Truth ... Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,United States ... The library also has the County Records Indiana Microfilms Project files. CRIMP files contain probate, marriage, estate and guardianship documents. ... 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HISTORICAL directories go online
BBC News - London,England,UK
... According to archivist Ian Clarke, who worked on the project, the directories
... For anyone restoring an old house the archives could contain valuable
insights ...
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3740732.stm>

ST. Leonard's told to save documents
San Antonio Express (subscription) - San Antonio,TX,USA
... The destroyed documents, along with computer floppy disks and cut-up
photographs, were said to have been taken from a trash receptacle at the
church, and the ...
<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA101504.3B.StLeonardsDocuments.11d503371.html>

THE Chili Queens of San Antonio
NPR - Washington,D.C.,United States
... Go visit their collection and if you're lucky, Tom Shelton, their amazing
photo archivist, will be there and can tell you the stories behind the
images. ...
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4107830>

ARCHIVES of famed psychiatric clinic given permanent home in ...
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,United States
... Menninger Clinic is gone from the city where it served scholars and
psychiatric patients for more than 75 years, but 3,400 boxes of archival
Menninger material ...
<http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/9925096.htm>

OUR Voice: Greater access to local government needed
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
... While the proposal exempts the Legislature, it still would force one
of the nation's stiffest open records and meetings requirements upon the
executive branch ...
<http://www.thedesertsun.com/news/stories2004/opinion/20041015010644.shtml>

BULGARIA'S PM Urges Secret Police Files Access
Novinite - Bulgaria
<http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=40374>

TRUST Wins New York Archiving Award, Cites Constructware
Ten Links - Novato,CA,USA
... the need for huge paper files that are ... reference library that made
these documents accessible to ... General Counsel, Laura Blackman and
records Coordinator Aysha ...
<http://www.tenlinks.com/NEWS/PR/constructware/101504_trust.htm>

ARCHIVES Week Celebration Uses Letter Writing as a Glimpse Into ...
Albuquerque Journal (subscription) - Albuquerque,NM,USA
... changed aesthetically in electronic form, they often lack the reflection
and thought found in letters of the past, said state archives historical
services ...
<http://www.abqjournal.com/north/venuenorth/241992venuenorth10-15-04.htm>

PEOPLE unaware of Scottish Freedom of Information Act
Out-Law.com - UK
... information. It follows the UK Freedom of Information Act, passed in
2000, major provisions of which also come into force on 1st January. ...
<http://www.out-law.com/php/page.php?page_id=peopleunawareofsc1097836760&area=news>

WEBSITE unlocks Freedom of Information Act
Journalism.co.uk - UK
The Act comes into effect on 1 January 2005 and gives the public greater
access to the records and archives of nearly all public authorities in
the UK. ...
<http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/story1098.shtml>

NORTHUMBERLAND County puts records on line for fee
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
... employees have been working for several months to load documents into
the system. Register and Recorder Mary Zimmerman says they've entered
deeds going back at ...
<http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=2438066>

CONFIDENTIAL Medical Records Found In Dumpster Behind Building
KVBC - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... They've got people's personal information, name, address, Social Security
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their ...
<http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2437217&nav=15MVS3XX>

GENEALOGICAL Society moves, expands hoursMiriam Nowak < >Truth ...
Elkhart Truth - Elkhart,IN,United States
... The library also has the County Records Indiana Microfilms Project
files. CRIMP files contain probate, marriage, estate and guardianship
documents. ...
<http://www.etruth.com/news/story/332965/>

AT $270,000 a pop, 1776 hero's signature could bail out budget
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... Which brings you, governor, to the Georgia Archives in Morrow, home
of a tiny treasure. ... "It's not very impressive," said Dale Couch, a
senior archivist. ...
<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/1004/16button.html>

IMMIGRATION papers a gold mine of info
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA
... Her work is a collection of county naturalization files, and reproduces
the documents in each applicant's files. The records are arranged alphabetically.
...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/texasliving/columnists/lbockstruck/stories/101704dnlivfamilytree.781d4.html>

MANUSCRIPT mission launched in 14 districts of UP :
123Bharath.com - India
... The culture and tourism ministry, government of India has nominated
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<http://www.123bharath.com/news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=29568>

SHRED-IT to target UAE's USD 234 million infotech market
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Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va

-------------------------------1098046993-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:06:37 +0100 Reply-To: "Guildhall, Manuscripts" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Guildhall, Manuscripts" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: FW: Guildhall Library archives assistant MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B4F1.C63FB5C1" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B4F1.C63FB5C1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > The following post will appear in the next edition of ARC, but please > circulate this to anyone who might be interested: > > CORPORATION OF LONDON LIBRARIES AND GUILDHALL ART GALLERY > > GUILDHALL LIBRARY ARCHIVES ASSISTANT > > £18,820 - £22,190 p.a. inclusive (pay award pending) > > Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section is looking for an Archives > Assistant. Your main duties will be to support the archivists in > administering the reading room and storage areas, providing enquiry > services and assisting the public, and carrying out related clerical > duties. You should have an honours degree, preferably within a relevant > subject area and an ability to relate well to people. This post is > suitable for a recent graduate seeking experience before starting an > archives diploma course. > > Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section is the local record office for the > City of London. It has 6 archivists, and almost 5¾ linear miles of > records dating from the 11th century. In resources and use by the public > it is comparable with the larger county record offices. > > Further details and application forms are available by sending an e-mail > or postcard with details of your name and postal address to the Assistant > Directors' Secretary, Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2P 2EJ, > e-mail [log in to unmask] > . > > Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is Friday 29th > October 2004. > > Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 9th November 2004 > > > The Corporation of London is committed to equality of opportunity and > operates a no-smoking policy > > A no-smoking policy is in operation. > > THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the Corporation of London unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter or facsimile signed by an authorised signatory of the Corporation. Any part of this e-mail which is purely personal in nature is not authorised by the Corporation of London. All e-mail through the Corporation's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded. Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B4F1.C63FB5C1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FW: Guildhall Library archives assistant

The following post will appear in the next edition of ARC, but please circulate this to anyone who might be interested:

CORPORATION OF LONDON LIBRARIES AND GUILDHALL ART GALLERY

GUILDHALL LIBRARY ARCHIVES ASSISTANT

£18,820 - £22,190 p.a. inclusive (pay award pending)

Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section is looking for an Archives Assistant. Your main duties will be to support the archivists in administering the reading room and storage areas, providing enquiry services and assisting the public, and carrying out related clerical duties. You should have an honours degree, preferably within a relevant subject area and an ability to relate well to people. This post is suitable for a recent graduate seeking experience before starting an archives diploma course.

Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section is the local record office for the City of London. It has 6 archivists, and almost 5¾ linear miles of records dating from the 11^th century. In resources and use by the public it is comparable with the larger county record offices.

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B4F1.C63FB5C1-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:12:12 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Sampson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy - Warwickshire County Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement appears in the October 2004 edition of ARC. I would be grateful if you could bring it to the attention of anyone unable to access the paper copy. Warwickshire County Council Libraries, Heritage and Trading Standards Warwickshire County Record Office Senior Archivist (Access and Promotion) 37 hours per week Scale SO1/SO2 (21,867 - £25,407) Warwickshire County Record Office is looking for a bright, creative and energetic archivist to take a lead in promoting access to its collections, services and facilities. The major extension and refurbishment of the record office in 2002/3 provides an exciting opportunity to develop all aspects of public service delivery. Are you ready for the challenge of taking on more responsibility? If you would enjoy working in a friendly team keen to make improvements, then this could be the job for you. In return for your enthusiasm and energy, we'll offer excellent training and development opportunities, a flexible approach to work, and a final salary pension scheme. Join us, and you'll be able to make a real difference to the services we offer. For an application pack, please contact: Mary Wilson, Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, WARWICK, CV34 4JS, Tel: 01926 738951, Fax: 01926 738969, e-mail: [log in to unmask] For an informal discussion, please contact Caroline Sampson, Head of Archive Service, on 01926 738950. Interview date: 7th December, 2004 Closing date: 26th November, 2004 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:01:31 +0100 Reply-To: "Whittaker, Robin (CS, Record Office)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Whittaker, Robin (CS, Record Office)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity at Worcestershire Record Office MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement appears in the October 2004 issue of ARC Recruitment Plus. Worcestershire County Council Cultural Services Worcestershire Record Office HEAD OF CENTRE (PHASE 1) AND OF OUTREACH Worcestershire Library and History Centre SO1 (£21,867 - £23,313) (Job Evaluation Pending) If you are looking to develop your career and your management skills then we are seeking a professional archivist to take day-to-day responsibility for running this innovative Centre in Worcester. The post also has overall responsibility for co-ordinating the outreach activities of the Worcestershire Record Office. * you will have a post-graduate qualification in archive administration, with at least two years' experience, including some experience of staff supervision. * your experience will include giving talks and presentations, dealing with the media and organising events. * you will have good self-motivation and interpersonal skills and have a sympathetic understanding of the needs of all users. * you will have good computer literacy and skills. The post holder is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day management of Phase 1 of the Centre, leading and managing the team of staff delivering services there. This will include undertaking some searchroom duties, on a rota to include some Saturday and evening duties. You will participate actively in developing plans for the implementation of the proposed Phase 2 new Library/Record Office; this is an exciting and groundbreaking initiative in which we want you to play an important role. In all aspects you will work with Library Service and other Cultural Services staff to develop cross-sectoral approaches to the delivery of local/family history services. You will be a member of the Record Office Management Team and hence have a wider remit for helping to develop archive services generally in Worcestershire. As the Co-ordinator for outreach activity you will develop annual events programmes, organise and, where appropriate, deliver, talks and other public presentations. You will facilitate all forms of learning in the Record Office and seek opportunities to enhance access for all. Your skills and experience will promote both the Centre and the Record Office as a whole, and enable it to participate in innovation in the delivery of services both within the Record Office and the wider Cultural Services. Informal enquiries: Robin Whittaker (01905) 766353 Application forms: Record Office, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP. Tel: (01905) 766229 (24-hour answerphone). E-mail: [log in to unmask] .Fax: (01905) 766363. Minicom: (01905) 766399. Closing date for applications: 1 November 2004 ********************************************************************** Privileged/Confidential information and/or Copyright Material may be contained in this email. The information and Material is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. 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MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline There is still time to register for the Historic Library Forum's next event, a seminar on automation for the small specialist library, to be held at the Stephenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum on 29th October. The programme is as follows: 10.30 a.m.: Coffee and registration. 11.00 a.m.: Peter Hoare, Chair of the Historic Libraries Forum - welcome and introductory talk: 'Why automate?' 11.30 a.m.: John Ross, Infologistix Information Management Consultant - 'Automated systems available to small historic libraries'; 45 minutes followed by 15 minute question and answer session. 12.30 p.m.: Historic Libraries Forum AGM. 1.00 p.m.: Lunch. 2.00 p.m.: Alison Wilson, Librarian, New Hall, University of Cambridge - 'Managing an automation project'. 2.30 p.m.: Open forum session: brief presentations from users of a number of systems followed by a question and answer session to be attended by all speakers. 4.00 p.m.: Optional visit to the British Museum Reading Room. The price of £35 will include a buffet lunch. Cheques to be made payable to Historic Libraries Forum and sent to the Treasurer, Miss Joan Williams, The Chapter Library, The College, Durham DH1 3EH. For further details please contact: Ed Potten, Nostell Priory, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QE. tel.: 01924 863892. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Alison Wilson Librarian New Hall University of Cambridge Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB3 0DF Tel. 01223 (7)62202 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:10:40 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 1018 Sunday roundup Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BIRTH records bill would hurt research SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA ... The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has prepared three new brochures to make Mississippi research at the archives easier. ... MANY deceased voters on rolls Joplin Globe - Joplin,MO,USA By Aaron Kessler. Frank C. Smith Sr., according to county records, cast a ballot in the special election last year for Jasper County sheriff. ... Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada ... chief archivist, in an interview last week. But Gerry Phillips, chair of management board and the cabinet minister responsible for the archives, yesterday ... SYSTEM organizes Coralville papers Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City,IA,USA ... because it's unknown how many pages of files the city ... be available first, and city hall documents would come ... own office is implementing a similar records system ... STATE won't release power program records Galveston County Daily News - Galveston,TX,USA ... market. In September, The Daily News filed five requests for information about the program under the state's open records laws. ... D-Lib Magazine, Fri, 15 Oct 2004 7:17 AM PDT The Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october04/10featured-collection.html Photograph of No. 34A Andreianou, Athens, Greece, April 13, 1965. Copyright Â© 2004, The Trustees of Indiana University. Used with permission. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sun, 17 Oct 2004 8:06 PM PDT Boy's flights of fancy lead to role as Boeing historian http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/workplace/story/6869079249EDB0FD86256F31000C739D?OpenDocument&Headline=Boy Larry Merritt turned daydreaming about airplanes at St. Ann grade school in Normandy into a career. Merritt's path to becoming one of Boeing Co.'s two historians included unbridled curiosity, wire cutters and strategic dating. -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:08:39 +0100 Reply-To: Procter Tim <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Procter Tim <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Oral history resource packs etc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Dear all, One of my colleagues here at the National Railway Museum is looking to put together a resource pack which is intended to be sent out to schools, and an education programme, based around our oral history collection of interviews with former railway workers. Advice from anyone who's had to do something similar would be greatly appreciated, for example what sort of items prove most useful in packs, what sort of age groups get most out of talks based around oral history? All the interviewees have agreed in advance that we can use their interviews for any appropriate purpose, so using extracts is not a problem, but the budget is likely to be limited. This is the first time that the NRM has dealt with a large oral history collection, so any advice please - reply off list and I will pass comments on to my colleague. I will gladly summarise replies if anyone wants me to. Thanks, Tim Procter Access Team Project Leader National Railway Museum Leeman Road York YO26 4XJ Tel. +44 (0)1904 686206 FAX +44 (0)1904 686233 E-mail [log in to unmask] www.nrm.org.uk This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the National Museum of Science & Industry. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:59:23 +0100 Reply-To: Susan Snell <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Susan Snell <[log in to unmask]> Subject: re archives and records assistant post Those seeking pre-course practical experience or interested in applying for an archives/records support post may be interested in applying for the above challenging but interesting position, details of which will not appear in ARC. Details will be available, however, on the following job lists: Monster http://jobsearch.monster.co.uk/getjob.asp?JobID$700696&AVSDM 04%2D10% 2D14+09%3A25%3A54&Logo=1&col=dltci&cy=UK&brd=1% 2C1&lid€2&fn=&q=archive+records Total Jobs: http://www.totaljobs.com/jobseekers/details_new.asp? JobID728417&Search=Quick&RankByTitle=1&Keywords=archive+AND+records&Recor dCount&Sort=1&optAndOr=1&PageNo=1&JobNo=1&Jobs728417%2C12727978% 2C12700770%2C12688993%2C12564836%2C12564772%2C12640996%2C12573077% 2C12353781%2C12504547%2C12618020%2C12573051%2C12483291%2C12571492 Closing date is 29 October. Please contact me for an informal discussion if you are interested, Susan Snell Group Archivist Transport for London 020 7918 4142 [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:16:45 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Chris Catton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancy for an Archivist at Amnesty International MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 005EEF7580256F31_=" This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 005EEF7580256F31_Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" The International Secretariat of Amnesty International currently have a vacancy for an Archivist. The post is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. The closing date for applications is 05/11/2004. For details of this post and an application form please see our website http://web.amnesty.org/jobs/index/14102004-IRP0406 or contact [log in to unmask] Fiona Bolt Records Manager Internet communications are not secure and therefore Amnesty International Ltd does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. If you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose or rely on the information in this e-mail. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Amnesty International Ltd unless specifically stated. Electronic communications including email might be monitored by Amnesty International Ltd. for operational or business reasons. --=_alternative 005EEF7580256F31_Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
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--=_alternative 005EEF7580256F31_=-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:51:49 +0100 Reply-To: Janice Tullock <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Janice Tullock <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Archive Building costs It has been some time(2001) since Richard Bond helpfully posted to the list enquiring about costs per square foot of building new archive buildings. As there have been an number of new buildings planned or built since then I wondered if anybody was able to provide any up to date figures? If so, please contact me direct and I will summarise for the list. Thanks Janice Tullock MLA North West ========================================================================Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:17:43 +0100 Reply-To: Margaret Crockett <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Margaret Crockett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Managing Paper and Digital Records 11 November 2004 Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit There are still some places available on the Managing Paper and Digital Records Training Day on the 11th November in London. For details and registration see: http://www.archive-skills.com/training/2004/11-11.php Please note that the Basic Archive Skills Training Day on the 10th is now fully booked. -- Margaret Crockett [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:41:30 +0100 Reply-To: "Taylor, Helen E" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Taylor, Helen E" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Use of textile archives in post-graduate research MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've been asked by the School of Textiles and Design to look at ways that the textile archives can be used in post-graduate research, what has been done with other similar collections in the past in other institutions and the subjects covered. Our collections comprise of business records from tweed mills, tartan, costume, embroidery, Paisley shawls and print. This enquiry is not purely aimed University collections, as many postgrad students will use collections in non HEI archives. If you could reply off list I can sumarise the responses. Helen Taylor ========================================================================Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:12:03 +0100 Reply-To: "Ray, Louise" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Ray, Louise" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: British Archives: The Way Forward MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I would be interested to hear from any archives who have used the NCA publication 'British Archives: The Way Forward' to either: a) make a case for additional funding or funding priorities with their core funder. b) strengthen funding applications to non-core funders. Any feedback on how you used the document and what were the results would be gratefully received. This will assist the NCA in its work to lobby funders and policy-makers. For anyone who is not sure what document I am referring to it is available from the NCA website at http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/materials/britisharchivesthewayforward.pdf Please reply to me off-list. Louise Louise Ray Acting Archive Lottery Adviser National Council on Archives c/o The National Archives Ruskin Avenue Kew Surrey TW9 4DU Direct line: 020 8392 5347 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.ncaonline.org.uk/lottery.html Support Archive Awareness Campaign 2004 - visit www.archiveawareness.com for details of events in your area This post is jointly supported by The National Archives, the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council and the National Council on Archives ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. 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The Marsh executive asked the insurance company in an e-mail message to send someone to a meeting to pretend to make a bid for an insurance policy being sought by a customer - even though Marsh had already decided to steer the business to another insurer that agreed to pay a kickback to Marsh. WORKING to rules IT Week - Haarlem,Netherlands ... It requires medical and pharmaceutical records to be kept for specific minimum periods. ... aim is to not store junk in the first place, and to delete genuine data ... OPINION: Long Live Tape ComputerWorld - USA ... That's because top management wants IT archivists to err on the side of saving too much information rather than too little and to spend as little as possible ... ARCHIVES Week celebrates historical letters KOB-TV - Albuquerque,NM,USA ... State Historian Estevan Rael-Galvez says archivists preserve old letters so that historians can read them in a different century and learn something. ... THE strange tale of the man who armed James Bond The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK ... Academics and archivists hope the correspondence will not be broken up but kept together and deposited in a library where scholars can use it. ... TECHIES hamstrung by bosses on Freedom of Information Silicon.com - UK The hugely significant Freedom of Information Act will come into force on 1 January of this year, requiring all government bodies to comply with its terms - but ... GCN 10/11/04; Vol. 23 No. 30 Carlin goes the distance for NARA By Edmund X. DeJesus Special to GCN Eight billion pieces of paper in three million cubic feet of storage. Four billion logical data records, along with 35 million still pictures, 18 million aerial photographs, 5 million maps and charts, 207,000 sound recordings and 93,000 motion picture films. Not to mention the Declaration of Independence. The responsibilities of the National Archives and Records Administration are daunting by any standard. In charge of managing the essential documents that define America, the independent federal agency also responds to more than 13 million government and 2 million public requests for information annually. http://www.gcn.com/23_30/news/27544-1.html GCN DHS system puts immigration data at users' fingertips 10/11/04 By Wilson P. Dizard III, GCN Staff Keeping track of more than 50 million paper files documenting foreignersâ€™ dealings with immigration authorities would be a challenge under the best of circumstances. But when the files are spread across 92 offices around the world, it becomes a truly daunting task. http://www.gcn.com/23_30/news/27523-1.html GCN Library of Congress takes distributed approach to archiving 10/11/04 By Joab Jackson, GCN Staff The Library of Congress has awarded about $15 million to eight teams to create an archive for materials that start life digitally. â€œMaterials are increasingly being created in digital form only,â€ librarian of Congress James Billington said. â€œIt becomes ever more critical to save the important information they contain.â€ http://www.gcn.com/23_30/news/27592-1.html -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:06:16 +0100 Reply-To: Jane Brown <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jane Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Vacancies at the National Archives of Scotland MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----_=_NextPart_000_01C4B5DC.6B236E00"; type="multipart/alternative" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_000_01C4B5DC.6B236E00 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B5DC.6B236E00" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B5DC.6B236E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This advertisement appears in the current edition of ARC recruitment. Archivists, The National Archives of Scotland Edinburgh £17,409 - £22,344 1 x Permanent Post - Reader Services Branch (Post 1) 2 x Temporary Fixed Term Posts (maternity cover) - Government Records Branch (Posts 2 and 3) The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) is responsible for selecting and preserving the public records of Scotland and for making them available for public inspection. This is done through records management, appraisal, provision of advice and guidance in public search rooms, preparing of guides, catalogues and indexes, mounting of exhibitions and developing the use of archives in education. We are looking for professional archivists to fill one permanent and two temporary fixed term posts. If successful, you will be based at West Register House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, in either our Reader Services Branch or Government Records Branch. Post 1 Reader Services Branch is responsible for making publicly available the records held by the NAS through the Historical and Legal Search Rooms at General Register House and the West Search Room at West Register House. The West Search Room is the point of access for modern government records, records of the pre-Union administration, court records, records of former nationalised industries, and the maps and plans. If successful in securing this post, you will be based in the West Search Room, dealing with the public in person and answering enquiries by letter, email and telephone. This post is permanent. You should have a degree with First or Upper Second Class Honours (where divided) and a Diploma in Archive Administration or in the absence of an archive diploma you will be studying for one. A knowledge of current cataloguing standards, a lively interest in Scottish history, law and administration and a reading knowledge of Latin or a modern foreign European language would be a distinct advantage. Basic computer literacy is essential. Posts 2 and 3 Government Records Branch administers all aspects of NAS responsibilities for government records in Scotland, including those of the Scottish Executive and its agencies, the Scottish Parliament, and non-departmental public bodies. It oversees the selection of records for permanent preservation, catalogues and promotes public access to them, acts as a centre of expertise on them, and provides advice on them to NAS depositors and staff. It also advises those bodies which do not deposit with NAS on records management issues and runs NAS's internal records management procedures. If successful in securing either of the posts within Government Records Branch you will be expected to undertake a variety of duties including cataloguing work and assisting with the provision of advice on records management, Freedom of Information etc. You will also be expected to provide occasional cover in the West Search Room. You will be appointed initially for a fixed term of 6 months, with the possibility of one post being extended for a further 5 months. Secondments will be considered. You should have a degree with First or Upper Second Class Honours (where divided) and a Diploma in Archive Administration or in the absence of an archive diploma, experience of working in an archive and a lively interest in the work. A knowledge of current cataloguing standards, an interest in records management, familiarity with digital systems past and present and a lively interest in Scottish history, law and administration would be a distinct advantage. Basic computer literacy is essential. All three posts will attract a salary in the range £17,409 to £22,344. You should expect to start at the minimum of the range although a higher starting salary may exceptionally be offered where a candidate's skills, knowledge and/or experience are considered to be particularly relevant and are clearly evident in the selection process. Applications from those who wish to work an alternative working pattern will be considered. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for appointment will be invited to interview. You may access an application form and apply online at www.scotland.gov.uk/goverment/careers . Alternatively, please write to the Scottish Executive Recruitment Unit, T Spur (NAS), Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD or E-mail: [log in to unmask] providing full postal address. Completed applications must be returned by Friday 29 October 2004. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a diverse workforce, which reflects the people of Scotland. An Equal Opportunities Employer IiP Logo THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE Disability Two Ticks ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B5DC.6B236E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Archivists, The National Archives of Scotland

Edinburgh £17,409 - £22,344

1 x Permanent Post - Reader Services Branch (Post 1)

2 x Temporary Fixed Term Posts (maternity cover) - Government Records Branch (Posts 2 and 3)

The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) is responsible for selecting and preserving the public records of Scotland and for making them available for public inspection. This is done through records management, appraisal, provision of advice and guidance in public search rooms, preparing of guides, catalogues and indexes, mounting of exhibitions and developing the use of archives in education. We are looking for professional archivists to fill one permanent and two temporary fixed term posts. If successful, you will be based at West Register House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, in either our Reader Services Branch or Government Records Branch.

Post 1

Reader Services Branch is responsible for making publicly available the records held by the NAS through the Historical and Legal Search Rooms at General Register House and the West Search Room at West Register House. The West Search Room is the point of access for modern government records, records of the pre-Union administration, court records, records of former nationalised industries, and the maps and plans. If successful in securing this post, you will be based in the West Search Room, dealing with the public in person and answering enquiries by letter, email and telephone. This post is permanent.

You should have a degree with First or Upper Second Class Honours (where divided) and a Diploma in Archive Administration or in the absence of an archive diploma you will be studying for one. A knowledge of current cataloguing standards, a lively interest in Scottish history, law and administration and a reading knowledge of Latin or a modern foreign European language would be a distinct advantage. Basic computer literacy is essential.

Posts 2 and 3

Government Records Branch administers all aspects of NAS responsibilities for government records in Scotland, including those of the Scottish Executive and its agencies, the Scottish Parliament, and non-departmental public bodies. It oversees the selection of records for permanent preservation, catalogues and promotes public access to them, acts as a centre of expertise on them, and provides advice on them to NAS depositors and staff. It also advises those bodies which do not deposit with NAS on records management issues and runs NAS's internal records management procedures. If successful in securing either of the posts within Government Records Branch you will be expected to undertake a variety of duties including cataloguing work and assisting with the provision of advice on records management, Freedom of Information etc. You will also be expected to provide occasional cover in the West Search Room. You will be appointed initially for a fixed term of 6 months, with the possibility of one post being extended for a further 5 months. Secondments will be considered.

You should have a degree with First or Upper Second Class Honours (where divided) and a Diploma in Archive Administration or in the absence of an archive diploma, experience of working in an archive and a lively interest in the work. A knowledge of current cataloguing standards, an interest in records management, familiarity with digital systems past and present and a lively interest in Scottish history, law and administration would be a distinct advantage. Basic computer literacy is essential.

All three posts will attract a salary in the range £17,409 to £22,344. You should expect to start at the minimum of the range although a higher starting salary may exceptionally be offered where a candidate's skills, knowledge and/or experience are considered to be particularly relevant and are clearly evident in the selection process. Applications from those who wish to work an alternative working pattern will be considered. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for appointment will be invited to interview.

You may access an application form and apply online at www.scotland.gov.uk/goverment/careers. Alternatively, please write to the Scottish Executive Recruitment Unit, T Spur (NAS), Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD or E-mail: [log in to unmask] providing full postal address. Completed applications must be returned by Friday 29 October 2004.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a diverse workforce, which reflects the people of Scotland.

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------_=_NextPart_000_01C4B5DC.6B236E00-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:31:16 +0100 Reply-To: Janet Moat <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Janet Moat <[log in to unmask]> Subject: temporary storage needed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is anyone out there in possession of premises which they could loan or rent out temporarily to the British Film Institute for paper storage? Please reply to me off-line if you can help. Janet Moat, Keeper of bfi Special Collections, London ========================================================================Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:40:08 +0100 Reply-To: "Nicola Allen (Nicola Gray)" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Nicola Allen (Nicola Gray)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Can you recommend a scanner? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B5F1.E9C84AE0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B5F1.E9C84AE0 Content-Type: text/plain > Dear All > > I need to purchase a new scanner, can anyone recommend one? > > It must be able to: > > 1. Scan negatives, slides of varying widths & transparencies of varying > sizes as well as the usual flatbed scanning > 2. Offer a variety of resolutions, up to 800 dpi > 3. Recognise text > > Many thanks > > Nicola > > Nicola Allen > Archivist & Records Manager > RSA > 8 John Adam Street > London > WC2N 6EZ > Tel: +44 (0) 20 7451 6847 > Fax:+44 (0) 20 7839 5805 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > www.theRSA.org.uk/archive > > Celebrating 250 years of history in 2004 > > > The information in this e-mail (and/or document attached) is confidential and may be legally privileged and/or contain copyright material of the RSA. This information is intended solely for the use of the named addressee. If you are not the named addressee, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, copy or distribute the contents to any other person. Any contractual representations contained herein on behalf of the RSA must not be taken as final, and are entirely subject to contracts signed formally by an authorised representative of this organisation. Whilst the RSA takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that e-mails from the Society are virus free, no responsibility will be taken for viruses transmitted from its systems. Charity Registration Number 212424 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B5F1.E9C84AE0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Can you recommend a scanner?

Dear All

I need to purchase a new scanner, can anyone recommend one?

It must be able to:

1. Scan negatives, slides of varying widths & transparencies of varying sizes as well as the usual flatbed scanning
2. Offer a variety of resolutions, up to 800 dpi
3. Recognise text

Many thanks

Nicola

Nicola Allen
Archivist & Records Manager
RSA
8 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6EZ
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7451 6847
Fax:+44 (0) 20 7839 5805
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

www.theRSA.org.uk/archive

Celebrating 250 years of history in 2004

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B5F1.E9C84AE0-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:27:24 +0100 Reply-To: Iffat Salaam <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Iffat Salaam <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: archive removal firms In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01C4B5F8.843291C0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C4B5F8.843291C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Could anyone please recommend specialist archive removal firms? We are moving our archive material (boxes and folders) from London to Leicester and are in need of recommended firms in either area. Please reply to me off list if you can help - many thanks Iffat Iffat Salaam Digital Archivist SALIDAA (South Asian Diaspora Literature & Arts Archive) c/o Stakeholder Forum 7 Holyrood Street London SE1 2EL Web: www.salidaa.org.uk Tel/Fax: 020 7357 6527 SALIDAA is a registered charity No 1081584 ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C4B5F8.843291C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Could anyone please recommend specialist archive removal firms? We are moving our archive material (boxes and folders) from London to Leicester and are in need of recommended firms in either area.

Please reply to me off list if you can help - many thanks

Iffat

Iffat Salaam

Digital Archivist

SALIDAA

(South Asian Diaspora Literature & Arts Archive)

c/o Stakeholder Forum

7 Holyrood Street

London SE1 2EL

Web: www.salidaa.org.uk

Tel/Fax: 020 7357 6527

SALIDAA is a registered charity No 1081584

------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C4B5F8.843291C0-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:24:18 +0100 Reply-To: "Pierce Owen, Meic" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Pierce Owen, Meic" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Family History Software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-6c55132b-c925-424d-a019-22d53240c86b" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-6c55132b-c925-424d-a019-22d53240c86b Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B686.92F85B17" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B686.92F85B17 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Note: This is a private posting rather than a request for info which will be shared in the public domain... Following week 2 of BBC2's surprisingly good family history show, a colleague here in the Isle of Man Government has asked me if I know of a good Windows XP-compatible family history software package. Well, I don't so I wonder if anyone can help me. As stated above, this will not lead to a public recommendation or anything like that. Cheers Meic Meic Pierce Owen Records Officer Public Record Office Unit 40a Spring Valley Industrial Estate Braddan Douglas Isle of Man/Ellan Vannin IM2 2QS Tel [PRO General Enquiries]: 01624-693569 Tel [Direct line]: 01624-693567 Fax: 01624-613384 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Isle of Man Public Record Office/Oik ny Recortyssyn Ashoonagh Ellan Vannin Warning: If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B686.92F85B17 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Family History Software

Hi,

Note: This is a private posting rather than a request for info which will be shared in the public domain...

Following week 2 of BBC2's surprisingly good family history show, a colleague here in the Isle of Man Government has asked me if I know of a good Windows XP-compatible family history software package.

Well, I don't so I wonder if anyone can help me. As stated above, this will not lead to a public recommendation or anything like that.

Cheers

Meic

Meic Pierce Owen
Records Officer
Public Record Office
Unit 40a Spring Valley Industrial Estate
Braddan
Douglas
Isle of Man/Ellan Vannin
IM2 2QS

Tel [PRO General Enquiries]: 01624-693569
Tel [Direct line]: 01624-693567
Fax: 01624-613384

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Isle of Man Public Record Office/Oik ny Recortyssyn Ashoonagh Ellan Vannin

Warning: If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B686.92F85B17-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-6c55132b-c925-424d-a019-22d53240c86b-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:06:43 +0100 Reply-To: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Stark, Sarah" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Family History Software MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B68C.80452BB0" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B68C.80452BB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" All for some info on family history software see this part of the familyrecords.gov.uk site which my colleagues here at TNA administer: http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/guides/software.htm Could I also take the opportunity of reminding you all that a special page drawing on some of the themes from the BBC2 Who Do You Think You Are? family history series and demonstrating some relevant A2A searches is available on A2A at http://www.a2a.org.uk/family/bbcfamily.asp And TNA has its own page related to the series at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/bbc/ Regards Sarah * * * * * * Sarah J A Stark Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 Email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.a2a.org.uk See also http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/partnerprojects/a2a ... * * * * * * -----Original Message----- From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 20 October 2004 10:24 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Family History Software Hi, Note: This is a private posting rather than a request for info which will be shared in the public domain... Following week 2 of BBC2's surprisingly good family history show, a colleague here in the Isle of Man Government has asked me if I know of a good Windows XP-compatible family history software package. Well, I don't so I wonder if anyone can help me. As stated above, this will not lead to a public recommendation or anything like that. Cheers Meic Meic Pierce Owen Records Officer Public Record Office Unit 40a Spring Valley Industrial Estate Braddan Douglas Isle of Man/Ellan Vannin IM2 2QS Tel [PRO General Enquiries]: 01624-693569 Tel [Direct line]: 01624-693567 Fax: 01624-613384 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Isle of Man Public Record Office/Oik ny Recortyssyn Ashoonagh Ellan Vannin Warning: If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B68C.80452BB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Family History Software

All

for some info on family history software see this part of the familyrecords.gov.uk site which my colleagues here at TNA administer:

http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/guides/software.htm

Could I also take the opportunity of reminding you all that a special page drawing on some of the themes from the BBC2 Who Do You Think You Are? family history series and demonstrating some relevant A2A searches is available on A2A at

http://www.a2a.org.uk/family/bbcfamily.asp

And TNA has its own page related to the series at

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/bbc/

Regards

Sarah

* * * * * *
Sarah J A Stark
Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A
The National Archives
Kew
Richmond
Surrey TW9 4DU

Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328
Fax: 020 8487 9211
Email: [log in to unmask]
www: http://www.a2a.org.uk

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-----Original Message-----
From: Archivists, conservators and records managers. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 20 October 2004 10:24
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Family History Software

Hi,

Note: This is a private posting rather than a request for info which will be shared in the public domain...

Following week 2 of BBC2's surprisingly good family history show, a colleague here in the Isle of Man Government has asked me if I know of a good Windows XP-compatible family history software package.

Well, I don't so I wonder if anyone can help me. As stated above, this will not lead to a public recommendation or anything like that.

Cheers

Meic

Meic Pierce Owen
Records Officer
Public Record Office
Unit 40a Spring Valley Industrial Estate
Braddan
Douglas
Isle of Man/Ellan Vannin
IM2 2QS

Tel [PRO General Enquiries]: 01624-693569
Tel [Direct line]: 01624-693567
Fax: 01624-613384

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Isle of Man Public Record Office/Oik ny Recortyssyn Ashoonagh Ellan Vannin

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Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:00:52 +0100 Reply-To: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Evans <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies Subject: Vacancies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4B6BD.F99EE1F0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4B6BD.F99EE1F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advertisement appears in the latest edition of ARC. I would be grateful if you could bring it to the attention of anyone unable to access the paper copy. a.. Senior Archivist £24,000 - £25,407 a.. Archivists (2 posts) £19,713 - £21,033 Energetic and passionate about access to archives? If so, we want to hear from you. The archive services of the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) serve a population of over one million and receive over 36,000 visits a year. During the industrial revolution the Black Country became the workshop of the world - its products were shipped to every corner of the globe. Our archive collections reflect this rich industrial heritage. To open up access to these collections we have been awarded over £400,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to undertake cataloguing and digitisation. As we embark on this exciting collaborative project we are seeking the following project staff: Senior Archivist Scale SO2 £24,000 - £25,407 (Job Ref: LBHL9000) 3 year fixed term contract based in Wolverhampton. Leading a team of two professional archivists, an outreach officer and two archive assistants, you will take the leading role in the management of the project - deploying resources, implementing systems and monitoring progress to ensure we deliver on key outcomes You will also undertake cataloguing and digitisation work. A recognised postgraduate qualification in archive management is essential and registered membership of the Society of Archivists desirable. You will have some experience of managing staff and project management skills. Archivists (2 posts) Scale 6 £19,713 - £21,033 (Job Ref: LBHL9010) 3 year fixed term contract based in Dudley, Sandwell or Walsall. You will be responsible for cataloguing a range of archive collections using DS Calm and undertaking some digitisation work. A recognised postgraduate qualification in archive management and experience of using DS Calm would be an advantage. You will be well organised, self motivated, able to work to tight deadliness and be capable of working independently. For further information about the above posts, please contact Peter Evans, Wolverhampton City Archivist on 01902 552485. Application forms/further details are available from:- Personnel Section, Lifelong Learning - Leisure Services, Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SJ. Phone: (01902) 555142/551333 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Closing date: 5th November 2004 Peter Evans City Archivist Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies 42-50 Snow Hill Wolverhampton WV2 4AG web site: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives ******************************************** DISCLAIMER: This email and files transmitted are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. 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The following advertisement appears in the latest edition of ARC. I would be grateful if you could bring it to the attention of anyone unable to access the paper copy.

Senior Archivist £24,000 - £25,407

Archivists (2 posts) £19,713 - £21,033

Energetic and passionate about access to archives? If so, we want to hear from you.

The archive services of the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) serve a population of over one million and receive over 36,000 visits a year.

During the industrial revolution the Black Country became the workshop of the world – its products were shipped to every corner of the globe. Our archive collections reflect this rich industrial heritage. To open up access to these collections we have been awarded over £400,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to undertake cataloguing and digitisation.

As we embark on this exciting collaborative project we are seeking the following project staff:

Senior Archivist

Scale SO2 £24,000 - £25,407 (Job Ref: LBHL9000)

3 year fixed term contract based in Wolverhampton.

Leading a team of two professional archivists, an outreach officer and two archive assistants, you will take the leading role in the management of the project – deploying resources, implementing systems and monitoring progress to ensure we deliver on key outcomes You will also undertake cataloguing and digitisation work.

A recognised postgraduate qualification in archive management is essential and registered membership of the Society of Archivists desirable. You will have some experience of managing staff and project management skills.

Archivists (2 posts)

Scale 6 £19,713 - £21,033 (Job Ref: LBHL9010)

3 year fixed term contract based in Dudley, Sandwell or Walsall.

You will be responsible for cataloguing a range of archive collections using DS Calm and undertaking some digitisation work. A recognised postgraduate qualification in archive management and experience of using DS Calm would be an advantage. You will be well organised, self motivated, able to work to tight deadliness and be capable of working independently.

For further information about the above posts, please contact Peter Evans, Wolverhampton City Archivist on 01902 552485.

Application forms/further details are available from:-
Personnel Section, Lifelong Learning - Leisure Services, Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SJ.
Phone: (01902) 555142/551333
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Closing date: 5^th November 2004

Peter Evans
City Archivist
Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies
42-50 Snow Hill
Wolverhampton
WV2 4AG
web site: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives

Any views or opinions expressed within this email are those of the author and may not necessarily reflect those of Wolverhampton City Council.

------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C4B6BD.F99EE1F0-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:00:01 +0100 Reply-To: "Garmendia, Jone" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Garmendia, Jone" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Catalogue Awareness Day at The National Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" PROCAT is the Catalogue Dear all, Why not visit Kew on Wednesday 24 November 2004 for Catalogue Awareness Day? This is a good chance to find out about new Catalogue developments and projects at The National Archives. The agenda for this free event is available at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/events/calendar/catagenda.htm. To book a place email [log in to unmask] Event registered with www.archiveawareness.com Thanks and regards Jone Garmendia Senior Archivist Catalogue Training and Communications The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU, Tel.: 020 8392 5330 Ext 2415 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:00:16 +0100 Reply-To: David Mander <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: David Mander <[log in to unmask]> Subject: LB Hackney Head of Libraries, Archives and Information MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B6B5.826FFBF2" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B6B5.826FFBF2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The following advert has appeared in the CILIP daily bulletin and will be in the Guardian, but will not appear in ARC. APPOINTMENTS Head of Libraries, Archives and Information Services, Hackney Council Guardian, Society, p18, 20 October http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/general/leisure-and-tourism/vacancy-817646-3.html The text is as follows: LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY COMMUNITY & LEISURE INSPIRE, INNOVATE AND IMPRESS. If you're ready to make a lasting impact on local services and enhance your reputation in the process, Hackney is the ideal setting. Formed in 2003, our Community & Leisure Services Directorate now has a new leadership team who are bringing together three services that share a natural synergy Libraries, Archives & Information Services, Museums & Cultural Services and Parks & Leisure Services. This has created a rare opportunity for three strong, dynamic Service Heads to provide professional leadership in these key areas. Joining us at an exciting time, you'll work closely with the Assistant Director to transform the Division and 'bed down' the new structures to enable us to continually improve the quality of our services. If you have significant operational experience and can transform this into strategic leadership, this is your chance to shine. Head of Libraries, Archives & Information Services £48,978 - £51,525 PA We have an exciting 5 year development strategy that will greatly improve services delivered through Hackney's 7 libraries. You will champion the role of the service in broadening opportunities for lifelong learning, customer access to a variety of public services and information. You will maintain the role of Hackney Archives in delivering a first class service with a regional and national reputation. You'll continue to build on our success by providing strong management and strategic direction to our libraries and archive services and building strong local, regional and national partnerships that help facilitate sustainable development. Ref: CLSCS/15/IB The closing date for receipt of completed applications: 5pm, 17th November 2004. [This is one of three service heads posts being advertised, hence the reference in the plural in the text that concludes the advert] These challenging but rewarding positions call for a degree level education, a relevant professional qualification and an impressive track record of delivering high quality services, ideally in the public sector. Your experience as a senior manager within a large organisation will have equipped you with outstanding people management and strategic thinking ability and strong budgetary control skills. An inspirational leader and an effective communicator, you'll demonstrate a good understanding of the needs of communities in a deprived inner city area London Borough of Hackney may exercise its right to intercept any communication on its networks - for more information see http://www.hackney.gov.uk/email_disclaimer.html ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B6B5.826FFBF2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable LB Hackney Head of Libraries, Archives and Information

The following advert has appeared in the CILIP daily bulletin and will be in the Guardian, but will not appear in ARC.

APPOINTMENTS
Head of Libraries, Archives and Information Services, Hackney Council Guardian, Society, p18, 20 October http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/browse/general/leisure-and-tourism/vacancy-817646-3.html

The text is as follows:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY

COMMUNITY & LEISURE

INSPIRE, INNOVATE AND IMPRESS.

If you’re ready to make a lasting impact on local services and enhance your reputation in the process, Hackney is the ideal setting. Formed in 2003, our Community & Leisure Services Directorate now has a new leadership team who are bringing together three services that share a natural synergy Libraries, Archives & Information Services, Museums & Cultural Services and Parks & Leisure Services.

This has created a rare opportunity for three strong, dynamic Service Heads to provide professional leadership in these key areas. Joining us at an exciting time, you’ll work closely with the Assistant Director to transform the Division and ‘bed down’ the new structures to enable us to continually improve the quality of our services. If you have significant operational experience and can transform this into strategic leadership, this is your chance to shine.

Head of Libraries, Archives & Information Services

£48,978 - £51,525 PA
We have an exciting 5 year development strategy that will greatly improve services delivered through Hackney’s 7 libraries. You will champion the role of the service in broadening opportunities for lifelong learning, customer access to a variety of public services and information. You will maintain the role of Hackney Archives in delivering a first class service with a regional and national reputation.

You’ll continue to build on our success by providing strong management and strategic direction to our libraries and archive services and building strong local, regional and national partnerships that help facilitate sustainable development.

Ref: CLSCS/15/IB

The closing date for receipt of completed applications: 5pm, 17th November 2004.

[This is one of three service heads posts being advertised, hence the reference in the plural in the text that concludes the advert]

These challenging but rewarding positions call for a degree level education, a relevant professional qualification and an impressive track record of delivering high quality services, ideally in the public sector. Your experience as a senior manager within a large organisation will have equipped you with outstanding people management and strategic thinking ability and strong budgetary control skills.

An inspirational leader and an effective communicator, you’ll demonstrate a good understanding of the needs of communities in a deprived inner city area

London Borough of Hackney may exercise its right to intercept any communication on its networks - for more information see
http://www.hackney.gov.uk/email_disclaimer.html
------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B6B5.826FFBF2-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:31:02 +0100 Reply-To: "Needham, Heather" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Needham, Heather" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digital preservation consultants? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, As part of our initial thinking on digital preservation, it has been suggested that we consider asking a consultant to carry out a feasibility study on digital preservation within our local authority environment. We would like to establish exactly what would be involved, including costs, in either an in-house or out-sourced approach, to help guide our policy-making and future activity in this area. (We are not just talking about ERMS; we are talking about the long term preservation of electronic archives from a variety of sources.) One possibility might be to join together with other local bodies, in a joint or regional project. Therefore we have two main queries: 1) Can anyone recommend an experienced consultant, whom they have used for this kind of study before? (We are already aware the National Archives, JISC and NDAD have expertise.) 2) Has any other organisation considered a joint project? Regards, Heather Needham ******************************************** Heather Needham Senior Archivist (Customer Services/IT Manager) Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester, Hants SO23 8TH Tel: 01962 846137/846154, fax: 01962 878681 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Hampshire Record Office Web site: http://www.hants.gov.uk/record-office/ Text Phone: 0808 100 2484 ******************************************** ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:18:20 +0100 Reply-To: "Wakely, Siobhan" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Wakely, Siobhan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Unleashing the archive MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, How do we make sure that political events are recorded factually for future generations? Who ensures that individuals do not remake history to portray themselves in a good light? On 12 November, a conference organised by The School of Advanced Study and The National Archives will address these issues. The press release below gives the details. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Best wishes, Siobhan Wakely The National Archives 020 83925277 Unleashing the Archive 12 November 2004 How do we make sure that political events are recorded factually for future generations? Who ensures that individuals do not remake history to portray themselves in a good light? On 12 November journalist Richard Norton-Taylor will be discussing the importance of records in the Bloody Sunday Inquiry and Orange Prize-winning novelist Andrea Levy will talk about her personal experiences of archives. Unleashing the Archive, a FREE conference organised by the School of Advanced Study of the University of London and The National Archives in Kew, aims to promote the historical importance of archives. Andrea Levy, commenting on her experiences with archives said: 'I can still remember the look of fear on the archivists' faces when I breezed in and said "Just point me to your boxes - I'll have a good rummage through." 'Archives - comprising personal texts detailing everyday activities and emotions, as well as the formal records of government, businesses and other organisations - play a part in all our lives' 'For thousands of years they have contributed to maintaining continuity in human affairs. Yet archives are not simply repositories of collective memory. Without archives there would be no propaganda. At the same time they support the search for justice and truth.' says Nicholas Mann, Dean of the School of Advanced Study and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. Sarah Tyacke, Chief Executive of The National Archives said: 'In many parts of the world there is now a more widespread engagement with archives than ever before, as people seek to construct stories and explanations about themselves and the world in which they live. Archives offer limitless opportunities for exploration and discovery and are striking the imagination in new ways.' The conference addresses these issues in four sessions: * Archives as evidence - using the Bloody Sunday Inquiry as an example * Archive and Epic - addressing the way in which many of the great works that shape national identity are created using archives * Archives as personal exploration - contrasting biographers and novelists' use of archives to explore the experiences of individuals * Archives as constructions and manipulations - contrasting they way archives were created and interpreted in the ancient world to the present day Artwork, by two artists* who have a close involvement with archives, will also be revealed at the conference. Unleashing the Archive is one of a series of events being held in 2004-5 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the University of London's School of Advanced Study. The conference will be held at Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1. It is FREE, but reservations must be made in advance. To book please contact Olwen Myhill on [log in to unmask] or 020 7862 8790 Notes for editors: * The School of Advanced Study brings together the scholarship and resources of eight prestigious postgraduate research institutes of the University of London in the humanities and social sciences. Its subject areas include history; law; classics and the classical tradition; English, Germanic and Romance studies; and studies of the Commonwealth and the Americas. For more information please go to * The National Archives (TNA) in Kew, west London, was formed in 2003 by bringing together the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission. TNA is an associate member of the School, and is strengthening its links with the academic research community. But it seeks also to stimulate wider awareness of, and support for, archives as a nationwide resource on which people in many different walks of life can draw for information, learning and inspiration. For more information please contact Siobhan Wakely in The National Archives' press office [log in to unmask] or 020 8392 5277 * During the conference there will be a display of video works by the artists Ruth Maclennan and Uriel Orlow. Ruth Maclennan was artist in residence in the archives of the Library at the London School of Economics in 2001-2002. Uriel Orlow was artist in residence at the Wiener Library in London in 2000-1. They each made videos of interviews with the archivists, and in very different ways, they address questions of memory retrieval, structures of organisation, and institutional control.Tenth Anniversary Conference 12 November 2004 School of Advanced Study, University of London and The National Archives 'Unleashing the Archive' PROGRAMME The conference aims to open up new thinking about the cultural and historic significance of archives and their use. Friday 12 November 2004 Introduction 9.30 - 9.50 a.m. Speakers: Nicholas Mann, Dean of the School of Advanced Study and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of London The Master of the Rolls, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Ruth Maclennan and Uriel Orlow 'Artists and the Archive' Session 1. Archive and Epic 9.50 -11.05 a.m. Archives and archiving in forging epics of group experience and identity chair: Nicholas Mann (School of Advanced Study) Alan Thacker (Institute of Historical Research), 'Bede and the creation of an English epic' Louise Craven (The National Archives), 'Epic, group identity and the archive in the modern world' Commentary: David Bates (Director, Institute of Historical Research) Discussion. 11.05-11.30 Coffee Session 2. The Bloody Sunday Inquiry: Archives as Evidence 11.30 -12.45 Different approaches to the task of establishing 'truth' chair: Sarah Tyacke (The National Archives) Paul Bew (Queen's University Belfast), 'The historian's view' Richard Norton Taylor, 'The journalist's view' Cathryn McGahey, 'The lawyer's view' Commentary: Pat Thane (Institute of Historical Research) Dicussion 12.45-2.00 p.m. lunch Session 3. Archives as personal exploration: 2.00 - 3.15 p.m. Contrasting approaches to the use of archives in writing about both 'the everyday' and the 'heroic individual' chair: Warwick Gould (Institute of English Studies) Biographer: Katrina Dean (Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol), 'Biographical actors: on reading the scientific archive' Novelist Andrea Levy (winner of the Orange Prize), 'Archives, fiction and autobiography' Commentary: Peter Mandler (University of Cambridge) Discussion 3.15-3.30 p.m. Tea Session 4 Archives as constructions and manipulations. 3.30 - 4.45 p.m. The session will explore the political and cultural functions of archives in the ancient world as compared with their counterparts now chair: Derek Keene (Institute of Historical Research) Charlotte Roueché (King's College London), 'The ancient world: inscribing archives on stone' Richard Cox (University of Pittsburgh), 'Archiving archives in the modern world: rethinking and revitalizing a Concept' Commentary: Michael Moss (University of Glasgow) Discussion This will lead into a General Debate, with all speakers forming a panel chaired by Derek Keene (approximately 4.45 - 5.15 pm) 5.15 p.m (approx.) Sarah Tyacke, 'Final remarks' 5.30 pm (approx.). Reception. ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:46:37 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RAIN 1021 Just a light drizzle Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit PENNSYLVANIA Supreme Court Backs Police: May Keep Gun Records to ... Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... When the Bush Justice Department first proposed the plan, the GAO wrote that the destruction of the records would prevent the FBI from identifying cases where ... 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Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:31:31 +0100 Reply-To: "Frankland, Claire" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Frankland, Claire" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: collection management systems query MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello everyone Could people let me know which collections management systems they've chosen - Adlib,Calm, Vernon... We'd be particularly interested to hear from mixed media collections like ours: printed books, artworks, photographs, archives. We'd like to get some idea of who's using what as we are currently in the process of trying to choose! Please reply off list. Many thanks, Claire Frankland, London borough of Islington local history Centre. **************************************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it may contain information which is privileged and confidential, the disclosure of which is prohibited by law and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please note any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately if you have received this email by mistake and delete it from your system. Email transmissions cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information can be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of email transmission. If verification is required please request a hard copy version. Thank you for your co-operation. **************************************************************************************** ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:24:15 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Miranda Hankins <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: retention policy/procedures for any electronic information stored on back-up tapes Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Dear all If any one has any advice/policy/procedures on the retention period of back-up tapes that store electronic information, please could they reply to me off line. Thank you very much. Regards, Miranda Hankins Force Records Manager Cheshire Constabulary Tel: 01244 612040 _____________________________________________________________________________________ This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. Please notify the sender if received in error. Internet email is not to be treated as a secure means of communication. Cheshire Constabulary monitors all Internet and email activity and requires it is used for official communications only. Thank you for your co-operation. ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:06:31 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Miranda Hankins <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: retention policy/procedures for any electronic information stored on back-up tapes - correction Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Dear all I've just sent an email asking for any one that has any advice/policy/procedures on the retention period of back-up tapes that store electronic information to reply to me off line, its meant to say, please could they reply to me off list. Sorry about that. Thank you very much. Regards, Miranda Hankins Force Records Manager Cheshire Constabulary Tel: 01244 612040 ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:53:30 +0100 Reply-To: Dr Rosemary Hayes <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Dr Rosemary Hayes <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Canterbury & York Society centenary - publications for sale MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4B78E.7E7396C0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4B78E.7E7396C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues As some of you may know, the Canterbury and York Society celebrates its centenary this year. Since 1904 we have been publishing editions of medieval bishops' registers and other ecclesiastical records. As part of our centenary celebrations, I am offering back volumes for sale at knockdown prices (£5-15 including post and package). This offers a great opportunity for any local or academic repositories to fill any gaps they may have in the series. The contents range in date from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries and in subject from episcopal registers (including institutions, visitations, convocations, etc) to royal writs, legatine pronouncements, Canterbury professions and provincial chapters of religious orders. I know that the hosts of this list do not like attachments, so, if anyone would like to contact me off-list, I would be happy to send them the full sale details. I would also be happy to send details of membership. Subscription rates are £15 for individuals and £20 for institutions per annum. This covers copies of our publications (usually one a year), a 25% discount on our usual publication prices and attendance at our Annual General Meeting and Lecture. I am grateful to the list-serve owners for permission to post this message. Rosemary Hayes Dr RCE Hayes Honorary Treasurer Canterbury and York Society 18 Murrayfield Drive Edinburgh EH12 6EB 0131 337 1385 [log in to unmask] ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4B78E.7E7396C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear Colleagues

As some of you may know, the Canterbury and York Society celebrates its centenary this year. Since 1904 we have been publishing editions of medieval bishops' registers and other ecclesiastical records.

As part of our centenary celebrations, I am offering back volumes for sale at knockdown prices (£5-15 including post and package). This offers a great opportunity for any local or academic repositories to fill any gaps they may have in the series. The contents range in date from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries and in subject from episcopal registers (including institutions, visitations, convocations, etc) to royal writs, legatine pronouncements, Canterbury professions and provincial chapters of religious orders.

I know that the hosts of this list do not like attachments, so, if anyone would like to contact me off-list, I would be happy to send them the full sale details. I would also be happy to send details of membership. Subscription rates are £15 for individuals and £20 for institutions per annum. This covers copies of our publications (usually one a year), a 25% discount on our usual publication prices and attendance at our Annual General Meeting and Lecture.

I am grateful to the list-serve owners for permission to post this message.

Rosemary Hayes

Dr RCE Hayes
Honorary Treasurer
Canterbury and York Society
18 Murrayfield Drive
Edinburgh
EH12 6EB

0131 337 1385

http://www.sptimes.ru/archive/sppress/110/thousand.html

------=_NextPart_000_0036_01C4B78E.7E7396C0-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:53:25 +0200 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jude Brimmer <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Exhibition boards Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear all I am sure this question has come up countless times, but I need some advice regarding freestanding display boards for a temporary/travelling exhibition of scanned material. Does anyone know of any good suppliers? Any help (off-list, please) would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Jude -- Jude Brimmer Project Archivist King's College Cambridge CB2 1ST tel. 01223 331252 fax. 01223 331891 website: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/library/archives/college/hlfproject/ -- Whatever you Wanadoo: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm ========================================================================Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:49:14 +0100 Reply-To: Katharine Carter <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Katharine Carter <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunities - A2A in North West England Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues,

Please bring this to the attention of anyone you think may be interested.

GREATER MANCHESTER COUNTY RECORD OFFICE
COMMUNITY SPIRIT - A2A IN NW ENGLAND

Greater Manchester County Record Office is acting as the lead partner on this project, involving 15 archive offices in the region, to convert over 23,000 pages of paper catalogues of local government and established church records into electronic form, mounted on the A2A website. The project is being funded by a number of partners, including the Heritage Lottery Fund and the participating offices.

4 Project Assistants
Scale 2 £13,071 to £13,701
Fixed term contract for 21 weeks
35.5 hours per week

We are looking to fill 4 posts of Project Assistants. Knowledge of cataloguing work or use of archival catalogues is desirable, but essentials are a sound general education, ability to work unsupervised but with accuracy and attention to detail. Training will be given. The posts would be for a period of 21 weeks, and can be based at home or at GMCRO.

The closing date for applications is 1 November.

Application forms from: Administration Office, Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD. Answerphone: 0161 234 1399. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, a textphone service is available on: 0161 234 1930. Email: [log in to unmask], web-site www.manchester.gov.uk

========================================================================Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:33:06 +0100 Reply-To: "PEPLER, Jonathan" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "PEPLER, Jonathan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity: Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B811.C12B4610" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B811.C12B4610 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I attach a copy of an advertisement which appears in the current ARC Recruitment Plus. I would be grateful if you would bring it to the attention of any colleagues who may be interested. Jonathan Pepler Cheshire County Archivist CHESHIRE AND CHESTER ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES ARCHIVIST (READER SERVICES) SO 1 £21,867-£23,313 Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies enjoys a high reputation for the quality of its services to users, as demonstrated in the award of Charter Marks in 1999 and 2002. To maintain this record, we are looking for an enthusiastic qualified archivist to fill the key role of managing services for readers using the public searchroom and the reprographic service. The postholder will lead a team of 6 archives assistants as well as undertake a range of professional archival duties. This is a permanent, full-time post, based in the Cheshire Record Office in Chester. Applicants should have a postgraduate qualification in Archives Administration and at least 3 years experience including work in a public service environment. For an informal discussion please contact Jonathan Pepler, County Archivist, on 01244 603391 Closing date noon 29 October 2004 Application forms and further details are available from County Personnel, Room 53, County Hall, Chester, CH1 1SF. Tel No: 01244 602244. E-mail: [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** Note : This E-Mail is sent in confidence for the addressee only. Unauthorised recipients must preserve this confidentiality and should please advise the sender immediately by telephone and then delete the message without copying or storing it or disclosing its contents to any other person. We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are transmitted from Cheshire County Council to any third party. Copyright in this e mail and attachments created by us unless stated to the contrary belongs to Cheshire County Council. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this e mail is hereby excluded. Should you communicate with anyone at Cheshire County Council by e-mail, you consent to us monitoring and reading any such correspondence. Printing this email? Please think environmentally and only print when essential! ********************************************************************** ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B811.C12B4610 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Job opportunity: Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies

I attach a copy of an advertisement which appears in the current ARC Recruitment Plus. I would be grateful if you would bring it to the attention of any colleagues who may be interested.

Jonathan Pepler
Cheshire County Archivist

CHESHIRE AND CHESTER ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES

ARCHIVIST (READER SERVICES)

SO 1 £21,867-£23,313

Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies enjoys a high reputation for the quality of its services to users, as demonstrated in the award of Charter Marks in 1999 and 2002.

To maintain this record, we are looking for an enthusiastic qualified archivist to fill the key role of managing services for readers using the public searchroom and the reprographic service. The postholder will lead a team of 6 archives assistants as well as undertake a range of professional archival duties. This is a permanent, full-time post, based in the Cheshire Record Office in Chester.

Applicants should have a postgraduate qualification in Archives Administration and at least 3 years experience including work in a public service environment.

For an informal discussion please contact Jonathan Pepler, County Archivist, on 01244 603391

Closing date noon 29 October 2004

Application forms and further details are available from County Personnel, Room 53, County Hall, Chester, CH1 1SF. Tel No: 01244 602244. E-mail: [log in to unmask]

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B811.C12B4610-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:49:55 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: News at ICA: EAD-EAC Conference Report... UNESCO/Jikji Prize... Practical Guides Online... Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In the news this week on the website of the International Council on Archives (ICA)... * Report on European Conference on DTDs EAD and EAC, 7-8 October 2004 * Call for Nominations for UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize * "The Records of NGOs, Memory... To Be Shared. A Practical Guide in 60 Questions" Now Online * Two New Publications of ICA Section on Parliaments and Political Parties: Studies Now Online * "A Guide to the Archival Care of Architectural Records, 19th-20th Centuries" (2000) Now Available Online * Vacancy for an Archivist at Amnesty International ... for more information: www.ica.org *** Les actualités de cette semaine sur le site web du Conseil international des Archives (CIA)... * Compte rendu des Journées européennes sur les DTD EAD et EAC, 7-8 octobre 2004 * Appel à candidatures pour le Prix UNESCO/Jikji Mémoire du monde * Les archives des ONG, Une mémoire à partager. Guide pratique en 60 questions est maintenant accessible en ligne en français et en anglais. * Deux nouvelles publications de la Section des parlements et partis politiques dans la série Etudes du CIA sont maintenant accessibles en ligne * "Manuel de traitement des archives d'architecture, XIXe-XXe siècles" (2000) maintenant en ligne * Poste d'archiviste vacant à Amnesty International ... pour plus d'informations : www.ica.org Evelyn Wareham Programme Officer / Responsable de programme International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: [log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:56:43 +0200 Reply-To: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Evelyn Wareham <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ICA Subject: "The Records of NGOs... Memory to Be Shared": ICA Practical Guide Now Available Online Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The International Council on Archives (ICA) is pleased to announce a new publication: "The Records of NGOs, Memory... To Be Shared. A Practical Guide in 60 Questions" This guide has two main objectives: 1) Raising awareness among leadership, staff and volunteers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with regard to the value of their records and archives, and 2) Providing practical advice on how these records should be managed and preserved. The guide is not written for professional archivists and records managers and some may find that the advice given here is rather basic. They would be right, because to give such essential information is exactly the purpose of this guide. Please inform the NGOs with which you are in contact about the existence of this guide. It can be used by any NGO, and in particular by those that work in the field of solidarity and human rights. Armelle Le Goff, senior curator at the Historical Centre of the French National Archives, is the author of this guide, which is an initiative of the ICA Section of International Organizations. Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, has written the preface. The Spanish and Russian versions will soon be published, thanks to the support of the Archivo General de Colombia and the Open Society Archives in Budapest. The International Council on Archives is looking for volunteers to translate it into other languages and for sponsors for the publishing. For more information: www.ica.org "The Records of NGOs, Memory... To Be Shared. A Practical Guide in 60 Questions", direct link: http://www.ica.org/biblio.php?pdocid=171 *** International Council on Archives (ICA) Conseil international des archives (CIA) 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois F-75003 Paris - France T: +33 (0)1 40 27 61 37 F: +33 (0)1 42 72 20 65 E: [log in to unmask] I: www.ica.org ICA Wien 2004 - www.wien2004.ica.org Archives, Memory and Knowledge / Archives, mémoires et savoirs ========================================================================Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:11:32 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Elspeth Hector <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Job opportunity - part-time : The National Gallery London MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4B817.1F3F0980" This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B817.1F3F0980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I attach a copy of an advertisement which will not appear in ARC Recruitment Plus. Please bring it to the attention of anyone you think might be interested. Please note the closing date of Monday 1st November. Elspeth J. Hector Head of Libraries & Archive ARCHIVE ASSISTANT Salary: £16,395 pa pro rata Part-time: between 7 -14 hours per week This is a short-term post required to provide some support to the Assistant Archivist in maintaining the National Gallery Archive and in providing access to the information it contains, both to National Gallery staff and external researchers. You must have a good first degree and a demonstrable interest in pursuing a career in Archive Administration. A knowledge of British 19th and 20th century history and an interest in museums and galleries is not essential, but would provide a useful background, as would some interest in the history of art. Some prior experience working in an archive repository is desirable, as is a knowledge of archival practices, particularly cataloguing standards (ISAD(G) in particular). You should be enthusiastic, adaptable and possess sound computer skills. You will be required to communicate effectively with Gallery staff at all levels and with external researchers. You will also need to operate effectively as part of a small team, and to work alone on routine tasks. Attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to learn quickly and respond to enquiries in a timely manner. The post would suit graduates seeking further experience prior to applying to or whilst currently attending one of the Archive Administration masters courses. Closing date: 1 November 2004 For further information please visit our website at www.nationalgallery.org.uk/jobs or e-mail [log in to unmask] Alternatively, please telephone Jennie Elphick on 020 7747 2504. Please quote job ref. LIB/16. ========================================================== Now Open: Raphael: From Urbino to Rome 20 October 2004 - 16 January 2005 Open until 9pm every Wednesday with live music & bar http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/raphael/default.htm Sign up for the latest news, offers and exclusive competitions from the National Gallery by clicking on this link http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/news/subscribe.htm ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B817.1F3F0980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ARCHIVE ASSISTANT

I attach a copy of an advertisement which will not appear in ARC Recruitment Plus. Please bring it to the attention of anyone you think might be interested. Please note the closing date of Monday 1st November.

Elspeth J. Hector
Head of Libraries & Archive

ARCHIVE ASSISTANT

Salary: £16,395 pa pro rata

Part-time: between 7 –14 hours per week

This is a short-term post required to provide some support to the Assistant Archivist in maintaining the National Gallery Archive and in providing access to the information it contains, both to National Gallery staff and external researchers.

You must have a good first degree and a demonstrable interest in pursuing a career in Archive Administration. A knowledge of British 19^th and 20^th century history and an interest in museums and galleries is not essential, but would provide a useful background, as would some interest in the history of art.

Some prior experience working in an archive repository is desirable, as is a knowledge of archival practices, particularly cataloguing standards (ISAD(G) in particular).

You should be enthusiastic, adaptable and possess sound computer skills. You will be required to communicate effectively with Gallery staff at all levels and with external researchers. You will also need to operate effectively as part of a small team, and to work alone on routine tasks. Attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to learn quickly and respond to enquiries in a timely manner.

The post would suit graduates seeking further experience prior to applying to or whilst currently attending one of the Archive Administration masters courses.

Closing date: 1 November 2004

For further information please visit our website at www.nationalgallery.org.uk/jobs

or e-mail [log in to unmask] Alternatively, please telephone Jennie Elphick on 020 7747 2504. Please quote job ref. LIB/16.

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------_=_NextPart_001_01C4B817.1F3F0980-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:14:50 +0300 Reply-To: alist020 <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: alist020 <[log in to unmask]> Organization: ArchiMac BBS Subject: Occupational Diseases of Information Professionals MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Early this summer there was a query and then a subsequent thread on the "archives and archivists" list about allergies. Not having seen any literature on the subject since I have written my article on "occupational diseases of archivists and records managers", i.e. within the last ten years, I translated it into English for the international audience and it appeared in the September issue of _InFocus_ [Quarterly Journal of PRISM International]. The section where articles reside on PRISM International's website () requires membership for access. However, if you are interested, you can find a copy of the article at my website: . I will be sending a copy of this mail to American, Canadian, British and Australian lists. Please feel free to forward to other lists, where you think people might benefit. Greetings from Istanbul, Turkiye BKA ------------------------------------------ Bekir Kemal Ataman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Archives and Records Management Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey ArchiMac BBS Sysop and Webmaster ========================================================================Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:35:33 +0100 Reply-To: Reto Tschan <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Reto Tschan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Sale of Equitable Life Archives Hello All, It has been brought to my attention that the Equitable Life is planning on selling its entire archive at auction in November. The records include minutes, policy registers etc and cover 1762 to 1950. This was reported in the Telegraph last week (12 Oct). The article also mentions that the archive is to be "sold by private treaty". Does this mean that a buyer has already been lined up? If anyone has any information on this sale, I would be very interested, as I am sure would the wider archival community in the UK. Reto Tschan Assistant Archivist HBOSplc Group Archives ========================================================================Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:17:41 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 1022 Friday update Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit CITY of Henderson Chooses State of the Art Imaging Solution; Takes ... Emediawire (press release) - USA ... Additional services include hard copy records storage and certified destruction, web access, and records retention consulting services. ... ATTORNEY general gets UMass spat The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA ... 2 by Alan N. Cote, supervisor of records with the state's public records division, ordered the university to turn over the records to the Student Government ... DOCUMENT Destruction a Business Necessity Oak Brook Business Ledger - Oak Brook,IL,USA ... We tailor it to whatever they want.". Some document destruction companies offer advice on what records should be retained, while others do not. ... 62 tapes in case against fire marshal in vault, lawyer says Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA ... that a permanent order against the destruction of the tapes was not necessary because they have been secured in safe deposit boxes. Court records filed by ... SCOTT County using cutting-edge, record-saving techniques Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA ... warehouse; less employee time needed to physically hunt down records in a ... Patrick Ryan of Secure Document Destruction, Davenport, said the 1 million documents ... LINCOLN Presidential Library Finally Opens to the Public Library Journal - New York,NY,United States The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, IL, opened to the public on October 14, after delays surrounding climate control and security and ... GAGLIANO files were purged, probe told The Globe and Mail (subscription) - Toronto,ON,Canada ... "We went through the files one by ... however, was not asked to destroy all the documents related to ... was taken aback by the revelation that records were destroyed ... CONSTABLE REFUSES DISCLOSURE OF AD DATA Tyler Morning Telegraph - Tyler,TX,USA ... political statements. Geddie responded by delivering a stack of documents and Open Records requests to the newspaper offices. "I ... ARCHIVISTS yet to release Watergate papers The Daily Texan - Austin,TX,USA By Kathy Adams. Public release of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's Watergate papers, some of which have been at the Harry Ransom ... PRISON diary gives haunting holocaust view IAfrica South African News - Cape Town,South Africa ... Every day we see freedom from behind barbed wire," Helga Deen wrote in extracts made public on Tuesday by archivists in Tilburg, in the southern Netherlands. ... MEMORIES as history Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... Project, which is based at the University of Massachusetts at Boston's Graduate School of Education, and supported by the New England Archivists Association. ... OHA wins state archives award Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse,NY,USA The Board of Regents and the state archives present this award annually to an organization in New York state that exemplifies excellence in an archival program ... BOARD takes possession of its records Monroe Times - Monroe,WI,USA ... himself or Krebs. All township records are public documents and, under Wisconsin law, available to the public. Krebs said township ... SHRIVER Makes Calif. History Museum PC NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA ... It's not immediately clear how the directors will "make sure" state archives are "still displayed prominently" while transforming the museum into a girl's place ... A closer look at electronic voting machines Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,United States ... They also demonstrated the machines' ability to keep electronic records of each individual ballot cast, called a "ballot image," which can be printed out ... CARRIE'S Love Letters Platte County Sun News - Liberty,MO,USA ... Park University Archivist Carolyn Elwess said she discovered the letters in the archives in 2001. "I opened a box and there they were," Elwess said. ... GI Bill connects to NC State The North Carolina State Technician - Raleigh,NC,USA ... The archives is a ... the history of NCSU, we have a wealth of documentation on the impact that the GI Bill had on this campus," Todd Kosmeric, NCSU archivist, said ... -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:20:20 EDT Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 1023 weekend update Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1098580820" -------------------------------1098580820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thousands of documents stolen from city archives By Linda Jones More than 7,000 irreplaceable documents -- including historic decrees signed by Peter the Great -- have been stolen from St Petersburg's state archives. Thieves helped themselves to handfuls of ancient manuscripts from binders in bundles of up to 50 before making their escape from Russia's biggest historical archive, on Millionaya Ulitsa. St Petersburg man Anatoly Feinberg was arrested in connection with the theft last Friday. http://www.sptimes.ru/archive/sppress/110/thousand.html COOK County residents can now download deeds from Web Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA By Rob Olmstead Daily Herald Staff Writer. Cook County residents can now use the Web to download their mortgage documents from the recorder of deeds office. ... DEPT. of Archives & History recognizes preservation efforts Greenwood Commonwealth - Greenwood,MS,USA Greenwood is chock full of history and historical buildings, and the state Department of Archives & History commended eight projects as worthy of distinction. ... WA State Archives Debut, Seek to Halt Lost Data Library Journal - New York,NY,United States The state of Washington's digital archives were officially opened to the public on October 4, housed at Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, and ... DW Editor: Secret Files Wiped Clean of Historic Records Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria ... wiped clean of the most subtle records that could ... of arranging the access to documents of various ... as the time provided for declassification of secret files. ... BAREND staffer fingered for leak of sealed Kuhl divorce records Hornell Evening Tribune - Hornell,NY,USA ... poor judgment on how these found records were used.". ... Advocate, received copies of the files, as well ... public there was 'nothing incriminating' in the documents. ... JEFFERSON, Bulfinch letters on display Kingston Mariner - Marshfield,MA,United States ... The Jefferson letter was found in June, in the old Kingston townhouse on Green Street by a volunteer archivist, Dorothy Garfield. ... LOST and Found: An Era in the Bronx New York Times - New York,NY,USA ... Peter Derrick, the society's archivist, who suggested the collaboration to Professor Naison, said limited resources had prevented the society from reaching out ... DOCTORS wanted for e-records FCW.com - USA ... For electronic records to work in the health industry, they must be adopted by doctors in large urban practices and by their counterparts in small, rural ... HIDDEN Treasures: Gifts Fit for a President NPR (audio) - Washington,D.C.,United States ... Iran. Angela Drews(ph) is a museum specialist at the National Archives and is curator of the Nixon gift vault. Ms. ANGELA DREWS ... UK Freedom of Information Act: the campaigner's view OfficialWire - New York,NY,USA ... 10/22/04 -- The Director of the Campaign for the Freedom of Information, Maurice Frankel, has said he believes the UK Freedom of Information Act is superior to ... EFFICIENCY, access to data at issue in race for recorder Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA ... The recorder's office keeps a legal record of documents such as real estate deeds, mortgages and military veterans' records. Title ... VULNERABILITY hits Java for cell phones ZDNet.com - USA ... this vulnerability, but if there is one, the user can simply delete...the applications ... to the Internet and steal data such as phone book records--all without ... HEIRLOOMS forever Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA ... the copy and store the original in an envelope made from nonacidic, lignin-free paper in an acid-free box, which can be purchased at archival supply stores. ... Internetnews.com, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 2:18 PM PDT Calif. Warns Residents of Possible ID Theft http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3425081 UC Berkeley database with more than one million records hacked. San Francisco Chronicle, Fri, 22 Oct 2004 5:41 AM PDT Willie Walker -- archivist for Bay Area gay community http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/22/BAG879EA8T1.DTL Willie Walker, a founder of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, died Sept. 29 from liver cancer, said his sister Barbara Estinson. Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va -------------------------------1098580820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thousands of documents stolen from city archives

By Linda Jones

More than 7,000 irreplaceable documents -- including historic decrees signed by Peter the Great -- have

been stolen from St Petersburg's state archives.

Thieves helped themselves to handfuls of ancient manuscripts from binders in bundles of up to 50 before

making their escape from Russia's biggest historical archive, on Millionaya Ulitsa.

St Petersburg man Anatoly Feinberg was arrested in connection with the theft last Friday.

COOK County residents can now download deeds from Web
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
By Rob Olmstead Daily Herald Staff Writer. Cook County residents can now
use the Web to download their mortgage documents from the recorder of
deeds office. ...
<http://www.dailyherald.com/cook/main_story.asp?intID=3828214>

DEPT. of Archives & History recognizes preservation efforts
Greenwood Commonwealth - Greenwood,MS,USA
Greenwood is chock full of history and historical buildings, and the state
Department of Archives & History commended eight projects as worthy of
distinction. ...
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13203620&BRD=1838&PAG=461&dept_id=118242&rfi=6>

WA State Archives Debut, Seek to Halt Lost Data
Library Journal - New York,NY,United States
The state of Washington's digital archives were officially opened to the
public on October 4, housed at Eastern Washington University, Cheney,
WA, and ...
<http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA472512?display=NewsNews&industry=News&industryid=1986&verticalid=151>

DW Editor: Secret Files Wiped Clean of Historic Records
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
... wiped clean of the most subtle records that could ... of arranging
the access to documents of various ... as the time provided for declassification
of secret files. ...
<http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=40642>

BAREND staffer fingered for leak of sealed Kuhl divorce records
Hornell Evening Tribune - Hornell,NY,USA
... poor judgment on how these found records were used.". ... Advocate,
received copies of the files, as well ... public there was 'nothing incriminating'
in the documents. ...
<http://www.eveningtribune.com/articles/2004/10/22/news/news01.txt>

JEFFERSON, Bulfinch letters on display
Kingston Mariner - Marshfield,MA,United States
... The Jefferson letter was found in June, in the old Kingston townhouse
on Green Street by a volunteer archivist, Dorothy Garfield. ...
<http://www2.townonline.com/kingston/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=111151>

LOST and Found: An Era in the Bronx
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
... Peter Derrick, the society's archivist, who suggested the collaboration
to Professor Naison, said limited resources had prevented the society
from reaching out ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/22/nyregion/22morrisania.html>

DOCTORS wanted for e-records
FCW.com - USA
... For electronic records to work in the health industry, they must be
adopted by doctors in large urban practices and by their counterparts
in small, rural ...
<http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/1018/web-health-10-22-04.asp>

HIDDEN Treasures: Gifts Fit for a President
NPR (audio) - Washington,D.C.,United States
... Iran. Angela Drews(ph) is a museum specialist at the National Archives
and is curator of the Nixon gift vault. Ms. ANGELA DREWS ...
<http://npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/feature.php?wfid=4116572>

UK Freedom of Information Act: the campaigner's view
OfficialWire - New York,NY,USA
... 10/22/04 -- The Director of the Campaign for the Freedom of Information,
Maurice Frankel, has said he believes the UK Freedom of Information Act
is superior to ...
<http://www.baou.com/newswire/main.php?action=recent&rid=1819>

EFFICIENCY, access to data at issue in race for recorder
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
... The recorder's office keeps a legal record of documents such as real
estate deeds, mortgages and military veterans' records. Title ...
<http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/23/loc_recorder23.html>

VULNERABILITY hits Java for cell phones
ZDNet.com - USA
... this vulnerability, but if there is one, the user can simply delete...the
applications ... to the Internet and steal data such as phone book records--all
without ...
<http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5423310.html>

HEIRLOOMS forever
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
... the copy and store the original in an envelope made from nonacidic,
lignin-free paper in an acid-free box, which can be purchased at archival
supply stores. ...
<http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/living/9991012.htm>

Internetnews.com, Thu, 21 Oct 2004 2:18 PM PDT
Calif. Warns Residents of Possible ID Theft http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3425081
UC Berkeley database with more than one million records hacked.

San Francisco Chronicle, Fri, 22 Oct 2004 5:41 AM PDT
Willie Walker -- archivist for Bay Area gay community http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/10/22/BAG879EA8T1.DTL
Willie Walker, a founder of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society in San Francisco, died Sept. 29 from liver cancer, said his sister Barbara Estinson.

Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
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-------------------------------1098580820-- ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:46:21 +0100 Reply-To: "Guildhall, Manuscripts" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Guildhall, Manuscripts" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Sale of Equitable Life Archives MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was interested to read Reto Tschan's message about the sale of its archive by Equitable Life. Guildhall Library has been much involved, and I am happy to summarise the story so far. Equitable Life Assurance Society (ELAS), founded in 1762, is a major City of London life assurance company, with a fine archive. It falls within the collecting policy of Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which is the local record office for the City of London other than the Corporation of London's own archives, which are separately administered by the Corporation of London Records Office (now part of the Joint Archives Service with London Metropolitan Archives). The archive of Equitable Life has never been deposited at Guildhall Library, though since the mid-1990s we have held on loan the archives of three of its subsidiary companies, all founded in the 19th century. These are the University Life Assurance Society (ULAS), the Reversionary Interest Society (RIS) and the Equitable Reversionary Interest Society (ERIS). Equitable Life, founded 1762, was the first scientifically-based life assurance company. For brief details of its archive, and for the significance of the company in the history of 18th century life assurance, see HAL Cockerell and Edwin Green, "The British Insurance Business: A Guide to its History and Records" (Sheffield, 1994). The archive is especially interesting for the early years of the company, and includes the revolutionary mathematical/actuarial calculations which made the company distinct and important, plus quite a few rare printed manuals and tracts. It is now with Christie's, the auctioneers, who have been commissioned by ELAS to negotiate a private treaty sale, i.e. the sale of the archive as a block and not in separate lots. ELAS has been much in the news recently, after unfortunate decisions some years ago about guaranteed annuities, hence the sale. ELAS contacted Guildhall Library on 13 August because it was just about to move offices within the City. At that stage it was enquiring about depositing the archive with us on loan. As a result, I spent around 8 hours with a member of ELAS staff, examining the archive on site, and selecting ms and printed material which Guildhall Library would be interested to hold. This amounted to around 40 linear yards. Subsequently, I discussed various scenarios with senior staff of the company. These involved variations on the theme of gift or deposit, permanent or temporary, and with or without a cash endowment. The suggested cut-off date was 1950, i.e. well before current problems. After all this, ELAS decided to sell the archive. Christie's are now its agents, and have valued the archive at between £150,000 and £200,000. They are looking for a private treaty sale, i.e. to sell the archive as a block. No buyer was lined up in advance that I know of. Guildhall Library has offered a substantial (5-figure) sum, which we have explained would very likely be doubled by central government grants. This offer has been rejected. ELAS is also selling its library of printed books, together with various memorabilia including the boardroom portraits, one of which is a Gainsborough commissioned by ELAS from the artist. Christie's are not the only auctioneer involved in these other sales. Some of the printed books are early and interesting mathematical texts, including a signed copy of a work by Charles Babbage, presented by him to the company. These printed items are already starting to appear in sale catalogues, piecemeal. However it is important to remember that the archive is not - so far as I know - destined for auction in penny numbers at present. Our offer was intended to secure a quick sale to everyone's benefit, and most importantly before the company moved offices. We feared that this move might scramble all the work already done on separating and labelling the wheat from the chaff. In this we were unsuccessful. However we did stress to Christie's that the archive should be gathered up carefully, and that the 'dross' should be kept separate. I believe this has been done - the ELAS staff member with whom I worked offered to supervise the packing of the archive personally, over a weekend, as his last act before redundancy. I assume the archive is now at Christie's at Nine Elms, being shelved/displayed for viewing by potential bidders. Guildhall Library has no plans to increase its offer for the archive, or to make a Lottery application. Lottery applications are not made swiftly, and also we are reluctant to bid up the price using Lottery money, to the possible detriment of future collecting within the City. In any case, it seems clear to us that ELAS's current course of action is prompted by current needs: the full valuation for their archive is a small sum in corporate terms, no more than a gesture to shareholders and policyholders. ELAS also appears to be in a minority in seeking to raise money from its archive. In several other instances in recent years, Guildhall Library has received archives as a gift from old-established City businesses and business organisations, including at least one insurance company (Eagle Star), together with a cash endowment. These cash sums so far total over £70,000. We naturally hope that in due course Equitable Life and Christie's have no better offer, and come back to us. (In a similar episode a few years ago, we refused to buy the archives of the well-known City publisher, Hodder & Stoughton, at a valuation (not by Christie's) of £210,000. We eventually bought them for around one tenth of that figure, all of which we received in outside grants, so that the cost to the Library was zero, other than incidentals.) However nothing is certain. I imagine that an Export Licence is unlikely, so any other purchaser will be a UK institution. The fate of the archives of the three subsidiaries (ULAS, RIS and ERIS) is unresolved. We have c.16 linear yards of these, all catalogued, and all still in our stores. To make matters worse, various ULAS/RIS/ERIS items discovered since, plus several continuations of series past the cut-off date applied at deposit, are amongst the material now offered for sale. We do not plan a separate offer for any of these, but hope to secure them if at all as part of a purchase of the main archive. Christie's have suggested informally that their cash value is not great. Finally, let me place on record that, in spite of the overall situation, which is beyond our control, we have nothing but gratitude and thanks for the ELAS staff and the staff of Christie's, who have all been extremely pleasant to deal with throughout. It has been an enormous relief to be able to work with people who share our concerns, and who have gone out of their way to help us wherever they could. Stephen Freeth Keeper of Manuscripts Guildhall Library -----Original Message----- From: Reto Tschan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 22 October 2004 12:36 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Sale of Equitable Life Archives Hello All, It has been brought to my attention that the Equitable Life is planning on selling its entire archive at auction in November. The records include minutes, policy registers etc and cover 1762 to 1950. This was reported in the Telegraph last week (12 Oct). The article also mentions that the archive is to be "sold by private treaty". Does this mean that a buyer has already been lined up? If anyone has any information on this sale, I would be very interested, as I am sure would the wider archival community in the UK. Reto Tschan Assistant Archivist HBOSplc Group Archives THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. 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Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:48:24 +0100 Reply-To: Ed Bremner <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Ed Bremner <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Can you recommend a scanner? Comments: To: "Nicola Allen (Nicola Gray)" <[log in to unmask]> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Nicola, Scanners are available with a range of capabilities and a corresponding range of costs. You might like to look at the TASI site at http://www.tasi.ac.uk/ which has a fair amount of material about choosing and using scanners to create high quality digital images. For archive use, you need to consider whether this scanner is going to have continual hard use as in a digitisation project, or occasional use by staff and visitors, as the biggest difference between the high-end consumer units and the lower-end professional units is mainly in strength and reliability. Presuming that you don't have very deep pockets.....I would normally recommend one of the scanners in the Epson range. If your use is not going to be very high and you want a good quality scanner at an affordable price at the top of the consumer range of scanners. You could do far worse that the Epson Perfection 4870 Photo which will provide scanning of negs and slides up to about 5x4 or maybe quarter-plate as well as normal reflective artwork up to A4 size. Not sure of the exact cost, I think around 350GBP If you want something stronger, you could look at something like the Epson 1680 Pro with trannie adapter. These are cheaper than they used to be. I have seen one priced at 675GBP although I am unsure if this includes the trannie adapter. This is a stong professional unit although quality is not really any better than the 4870 (possibly worse). You do have the advantage that you will be able to capture transparencies/negs up to A4. Both these scanners will provide resolutions of up to and above 800ppi. Do bear in mind though that of course whereas 800ppi is a high resolution for capturing flat artwork, this would not be considered high for a 35mm transparency, where a much larger amount of information must be taken out of a small original. Scanners themselves do not recognise text, this is done by an OCR program. Many scanners do come with cut-down free OCR packages, but if you want to do a fair bit of OCR, then it will most probably be worth investing in something more advanced. Personally I have never had a great deal of sucsess with OCR, but I know that others have. TextBridge is one of the leading players in this field. I hope this is of some help. Please do not hesitate to contact me direct if I can be of any more help in choosing or establishing a scanner for you. cheers eib Ed I Bremner BremWeb Imaging [log in to unmask] http://www.bremweb.co.uk h: 01822 832574 m: 07973 335509 At 10/19/2004 04:40 PM, Nicola Allen (Nicola Gray) wrote: >Dear All > >I need to purchase a new scanner, can anyone recommend one? > >It must be able to: > >1. Scan negatives, slides of varying widths & transparencies of varying >sizes as well as the usual flatbed scanning >2. Offer a variety of resolutions, up to 800 dpi >3. Recognise text > >Many thanks > >Nicola > >Nicola Allen >Archivist & Records Manager >RSA >8 John Adam Street >London >WC2N 6EZ >Tel: +44 (0) 20 7451 6847 >Fax:+44 (0) 20 7839 5805 >E-mail: [log in to unmask] > >www.theRSA.org.uk/archive > >Celebrating 250 years of history in 2004 > > >The information in this e-mail (and/or document attached) is confidential >and may be legally privileged and/or contain copyright material of the >RSA. This information is intended solely for the use of the named >addressee. If you are not the named addressee, please notify the sender >immediately and do not disclose, copy or distribute the contents to any >other person. > >Any contractual representations contained herein on behalf of the RSA must >not be taken as final, and are entirely subject to contracts signed >formally by an authorised representative of this organisation. > >Whilst the RSA takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that e-mails >from the Society are virus free, no responsibility will be taken for >viruses transmitted from its systems. > >Charity Registration Number 212424 Ed I Bremner BremWeb Imaging [log in to unmask] http://www.bremweb.co.uk h: 01822 832574 m: 07973 335509 ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:48:54 +0100 Reply-To: Caroline Brown <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Caroline Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: New online resource Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Unlocking the Medicine Chest: a new gateway to medical collections available at www.dundee.ac.uk/archives. The University of Dundee Archive Services is pleased to announce the launch of its new online resource increasing access to its medical archives. Using a grant from the Wellcome Trust's Research Resources in Medical History Scheme, sixty-five fully searchable item-level catalogues are now available online along with 2,500 digitised images from the collections. The collections cover subjects such as hospitals, asylums, medical missionaries, tropical medicine, pathology, infectious diseases and medical professionals and are of interest to a wide range of researchers from family historians to academics. The archives have been catalogued and made available online using CALM software. In addition to details of the collections and images, the website contains sections on the history of medicine in the Tayside area and useful links to other sites. The site is available through the website of Dundee University Archives at www.dundee.ac.uk/archives. Caroline Brown, Deputy Archivist, Archive, Records Management and Museum Services, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN Tel: +44 (O)1382 344095 Fax: +44 (0)1382 345523 [log in to unmask] www.dundee.ac.uk/archives ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:42:22 +0100 Reply-To: Jacky Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Jacky Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: International removers/carriers Dear All, Can anyone recommend an international remover or carrier, please? We have some archives to be transported from Germany to Sheffield, which will also need to be packed by the remover/carrier. Please reply off-list if you can help. Thank you very much. Jacky. Jacky Hodgson Head of Special Collections University of Sheffield Library Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:39:28 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 1025 Indiana FOIA, ID theft, Cooperstown Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Sun, 24 Oct 2004 5:29 AM PDT Counties put wraps on records http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/local/10004369.htm Government officials routinely broke or skirted Indianaéˆ¥æªš open records law during a statewide test by eight newspapers. 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Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:53:53 +0200 Reply-To: Ecpa <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Ecpa <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SEPIADES software tool now online Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Apologies for cross-posting ***** Within the framework of the SEPIA (Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access) project, the Working Group on Descriptive Models developed a model and set of recommendations for cataloguing photographic collections. This model, called SEPIADES, consists of a wide range of suggested elements to describe digitally born as well as analogue photographic materials. It allows cataloguing on item as well as grouping or collection level. On the basis of these recommendations, in close cooperation with the Working Group, an open-source software tool has been built to implement the SEPIADES model. The main features of the SEPIADES software tool are: - multi-level description, allowing users to create their own hierarchy - flexible and easy customizing to specific demands of users, providing extensive control over interface and contents - cross-platform, running on Microsoft Windows 98 (1st or 2nd edition), NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 5 or later), ME, XP, and 2000 (with Service Pack 2 or later), OS X and Linux kernel v 2.2.12 and glibc v2.1.2-11 or later - storage of records in human-readable XML format - export function to Dublin Core according to recommended Dublin Core mapping by SEPIA Working Group on Descriptive Models - search-and-retrieval function, based on Jakarta Lucene - implementation of the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), enabling users to share their data with others with minimal effort - programmed in Java, allowing flexible integration with existing descriptive software packages - GNU LGPL license, open source release - UTF-8 compliant Version 1.1. of the software tool can now be freely downloaded (as zip file) from http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/workinggroups/wp5/cataloguing.html. On this webpage you will find more background information, a user manual and technical documentation on the software tool. We greatly encourage everyone to have a look at the tool and hope it will contribute to improve accessibility to our shared visual memory, Kristin Aasbø Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority/ National Library of Norway Isabel Ortega García National Library of Spain Anne Isomursu Finnish Museum of Photography Torsten Johansson Stockholm City Museum/ The Royal Library- National Library of Sweden Edwin Klijn European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) PS: For any comments, questions, remarks etc. please contact [log in to unmask] About SEPIA: http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/ European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) P.O. Box 19121, NL-1000 GC Amsterdam, visiting address: c/o KNAW, Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, NL-1011 JV Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel. ++31 - 20 - 551 08 39 fax ++31 - 20 - 620 49 41 URL: http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/ ========================================================================Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:40:44 +0100 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Cerys Russell <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Talks: National Resource Centre for Dance and SoA's New Training Officer MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues I just wanted to extend an open invitation to our next meeting, which will be held at the National Resource Centre for Dance (NRCD) next Monday (1st November). The visit will include an introduction to the NRCD and its collections, plus a tour. Rob Newitt, the Society's new training officer, will also be giving a short talk, followed by some discussion about training within the Society. Non-members of the region are welcome to attend: the booking slip, programme, business meeting agenda and directions are included below as text (feel free to let me know if you need hard copies). If you would like to come, I would be grateful if you could book by mid-day this Thursday (28th October). Best wishes, Cerys Cerys Russell Society of Archivists, South East Regional Secretary/Treasurer East Kent Archives Centre, Enterprise Zone, Honeywood Road, Whitfield, DOVER, CT16 3EH, UK Phone: (01304) 829 306 E-mail: [log in to unmask] #################################################### ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Please return the slip below to Cerys Russell, East Kent Archives Centre, Enterprise Zone, Honeywood Road, Whitfield, DOVER, CT16 3EH, or email me at [log in to unmask] by midday, Thursday, 28th October at the very latest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- SOUTH EAST REGION REGIONAL MEETING National Resource Centre for Dance, Monday 1st November 2004 I will/will not be able to attend the business meeting If this will be your first South East regional meeting, please indicate here: ............................ I will/will not be able to attend the afternoon sessions NAME: ---------------------------------------------- OFFICE: ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- #################################################### SOUTH EAST REGION REGIONAL MEETING National Resource Centre for Dance, Monday, 1st November 2004 Programme 11.00-11.15 Arrive/refreshments 11.15-12.30 Business meeting 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.30 Introduction to NRCD and its collections, with tour 14.30-14.45 Introduction to Rob Newitt, the Society's new training officer 14.45-15.15 Refreshments/depart #################################################### SOUTH EAST REGION REGIONAL MEETING National Resource Centre for Dance, Monday, 1st November 2004 Agenda 1. Apologies for Absence 2. Minutes of the Last Meeting 3. Matters Arising 4. Society's Conference/CTC (31st August to 3rd September) 5. South East Museum, Library and Archive Council [including the Archive Policy Advisory Group] 6. Regional Representative's Report 7. Training and Events 8. Website issues 9. Archives Task Force update 10. Proposed National Records and Archives Legislation 11. News from Other Offices [please bring any news of events or issues from your office to this meeting] 12. Any Other Business 13. Date of Next Meeting 14. Vote of Thanks #################################################### DIRECTIONS, ETC. The National Resource Centre for Dance is located on the 5th floor of the library of the University of Surrey in Guildford. The NRCD office is directly in front of you as you step off the lift or out of the stairwell. PLEASE NOTE: on arrival, you should report to the library reception desk, which will be staffed all day. _______________________________________________________________________ From the Guildford train station: Guildford is 40 minutes from London's Waterloo Station on the Portsmouth line. On a fast train to Portsmouth, Guildford is usually the second stop after Woking. Upon alighting from the train, go up the stairs (not down the ramp) and exit left - in the direction of the university and cathedral (don't go right to the town centre). You can either get a bus or walk to the university. The buses: on exiting the station go directly across the road to a bus stop. Catch a blue Arriva bus numbers 17, 27, or 37. They come by about every 10 minutes. The trip costs 50p single, 70p return. The journey is about 5 minutes. Ask to get off at the university's Senate House. Walk toward the tall building with the blue-framed windows (Senate House). To the left of Senate House, there are some steps. Take the steps, round the corner, and go up the other steps on the right. Then you are in the 'amphitheatre'. Head toward the lecture theatres and take the steps just to the left of the building. Walk straight on to reach the library (on the right). You'll have to stop and ask people how to get to the library because it's a confusing campus to find your way around! The walk takes 10-15 minutes. Turn right upon exiting the station, walk along to the second street on your right (the one after Rupert Road). It doesn't have a name, but a sign mentions the car park (park and ride) and the university. Walk through the car park to a small barrier at the other end. This is the start of the university campus. Follow the path as it curves uphill to the left and keep following the signs to the library. Keep asking people the way. If you are coming by car: head for the A3 and take the exit to the cathedral/university/ hospital/research park, not to the town centre. The University is clearly signed and the roundabout is the first exit if coming south and the second if coming north. Usually, the visitors' car park is car park 1, but check the university's website for the current situation. The car park is pay-and-display (50p for up to 1 hour, ranging to £6 for over 4 hours). Car park 1 is your left after the pedestrian crossing shortly after you enter the university's drive. To get to the library, walk down the spine road, which is directly across from the car park. After the red-brick PATS building, the road forks. Take the right fork and follow it around to the left to the library entrance. Maps You can find maps and information at: http://www.surrey.ac.uk (click on 'Visiting'). The library is number 9 on the campus map. ========================================================================Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:47:42 -0400 Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> Subject: rain 1026 Asbestos, gold pen, flood damage Comments: To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ACCESS to secret files threatened by asbestos Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK ... said: "Now that we know about this, they cannot destroy the files under the Public Records Act. But I gather that consideration was given to destruction in the ... SECOND Largest American-owned Document Destruction Company Is ... 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Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ========================================================================Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:01:27 +0100 Reply-To: "Dicken, Jude" <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: "Dicken, Jude" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Digital Preservation Policy & Service Level Agreements MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-9e3983dd-f39f-4b82-97b4-e856440b7765" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPartTM-000-9e3983dd-f39f-4b82-97b4-e856440b7765 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4BB64.50EF28B8" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4BB64.50EF28B8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, In addition to the excellent guidance provide by the Digital Preservation Coalition on their website (http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/) is anyone willing to show me their Digital Preservation Policy (where this exists) setting out how their digital asset is stored, i.e. collections database back-up procedure. Are there guide notes already out there in terms of what to consider when drawing up such a policy? To give the background, I am currently looking at clarifying and documenting in more detail (with the aim of reaching a Service Level Agreement) how our collections data is stored/backed-up by the Government IT department. This follows on somewhat nicely from Heather Needham's earlier posting to the list. Many thanks for any advice or information supplied. Jude. Jude Dicken (Miss) Curator: Documentation Officer Manx National Heritage Kingswood Grove Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY Tel: +44(0)1624 648000 Fax: +44(0)1624 648001 Website: www.gov.im/mnh WARNING: if you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4BB64.50EF28B8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dear all,

In addition to the excellent guidance provide by the Digital Preservation Coalition on their website (http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/) is anyone willing to show me their Digital Preservation Policy (where this exists) setting out how their digital asset is stored, i.e. collections database back-up procedure. Are there guide notes already out there in terms of what to consider when drawing up such a policy?

To give the background, I am currently looking at clarifying and documenting in more detail (with the aim of reaching a Service Level Agreement) how our collections data is stored/backed-up by the Government IT department.

This follows on somewhat nicely from Heather Needham’s earlier posting to the list.

Many thanks for any advice or information supplied.

Jude.

Jude Dicken (Miss)

Curator: Documentation Officer

Manx National Heritage

Kingswood Grove

Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY

Tel: +44(0)1624 648000

Fax: +44(0)1624 648001

Website: www.gov.im/mnh

WARNING: if you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, you must not copy or deliver it to anyone else or use it in any unauthorised manner.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C4BB64.50EF28B8-- ------=_NextPartTM-000-9e3983dd-f39f-4b82-97b4-e856440b7765-- ========================================================================Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:43:59 +0100 Reply-To: Nick Lane <[log in to unmask]> Sender: "Archivists, conservators and records managers." <[log in to unmask]> From: Nick Lane <[log in to unmask]> Subject: ALM London training - Partnership working: Working with community groups MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4BB6A.3A3B11F6" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4BB6A.3A3B11F6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, We still have a few places left for this training seminar: Partnership working: Working with community groups Summary Voluntary and community organisations contribute enormously to the economic, political, social and cultural life of the nation. Building and developing effective working partnerships with such groups, can only be beneficial to both parties. Effective partnerships between organisations do not just happen. Not only does it take time and effort to get to a position where they stand a chance of success, they need to be nurtured and sustained. This seminar will begin the process of enabling participants to learn how to negotiate, build, evaluate, sustain and develop partnership working with and for community groups. Target audience Practitioners in archives, libraries and museums who want to develop their skills and understanding of how to work with and for community groups. Cost: Free to delegates working in or with London's archives, libraries and museums (within the 32 London boroughs or City of London), others £15 (including lunch and refreshments) Date: Wednesday 3 November 2004 (10.00 - 16.30) Venue: The Women's Library, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT Booking a place: For booking queries please contact: The Workforce Development Admin Team on 020 7549 1712 / 1709, email [log in to unmask] .......................................................................................... Nick Lane Development Manager > ALM London > Cloister Court > 22-26 Farringdon Lane > London EC1R 3AJ > > Direct line: 020 7549 1702 > Main line: 020 7549 1700 > Fax: 020 7490 5225 [log in to unmask] www.almlondon.org.uk > ALM London (Archives, Libraries and Museums London) is the new strategic development agency for archives, libraries and museums in London. For further information please visit the website at www.almlondon.org.uk > > Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the addresse. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution and copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and then delete the message and any associated files from your system. > > Security Warning: Although this e-mail and its attachments have been screened and are believed to be free from any virus, in all cases it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that the e-mail and any associated attachments are virus free. ALM London will not accept liability for any damage caused by a virus. > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4BB6A.3A3B11F6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ALM London training - Partnership working: Working with community groups

Dear Colleagues,

We still have a few places left for this training seminar:

Partnership working: Working with community groups

Summary
Voluntary and community organisations contribute enormously to the economic, political, social and cultural life of the nation. Building and developing effective working partnerships with such groups, can only be beneficial to both parties.

Effective partnerships between organisations do not just happen. Not only does it take time and effort to get to a position where they stand a chance of success, they need to be nurtured and sustained. This seminar will begin the process of enabling participants to learn how to negotiate, build, evaluate, sustain and develop partnership working with and for community groups.

Target audience
Practitioners in archives, libraries and museums who want to develop their skills and understanding of how to work with and for community groups.

Cost: Free to delegates working in or with London's archives, libraries and museums (within the 32 London boroughs or City of London), others £15 (including lunch and refreshments)

Date: Wednesday 3 November 2004 (10.00 – 16.30)
Venue: The Women's Library, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT
Booking a place:
For booking queries please contact: The Workforce Development Admin Team on 020 7549 1712 / 1709, email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>

..........................................................................................

Nick Lane
Development Manager
ALM London
Cloister Court
22-26 Farringdon Lane
London EC1R 3AJ

Direct line: 020 7549 1702
Main line: 020 7549 1700
Fax: 020 7490 5225
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Colleagues

Regional and Library Programmes at the British Library, established as part of Public and Regional Marketing last October, recognises the strategic importance of the regional agenda and builds on the partnerships developed by the former Co-operation and Partnership Programme (CPP) between 1999 and 2003. In response to the Library's new strategic directions CPP had, in recent years, moved away from project based funding and general Calls for Proposals to developing partnerships with, among others, regional agencies and public libraries to provide better services to users in the regions and introduce the British Library's collections and services to new audiences.

As part of this change in focus it has been decided to close Concord: the Library and Co-operation website . Regional and Library Programmes now has pages on the British Library website under the Co-operation banner . Some of the material on Concord has been transferred to our new pages.

The new webpages have material on:

The work of the Regional and Library Programmes team including:
Our work with the regions
Our work with public libraries
The Laser Foundation
The Full Disclosure initiative
NEWSPLAN
The National Forum for Information Planning (NFIP)
Reports from the former Co-operation and Partnership Programme.

The URL is: http://www.bl.uk/about/cooperation/cooperation.html

Cheers
Henry

____________________________

Henry Girling

Regional and Library Programmes

The British Library

96 Euston Road

London

NW1 2DB

T: 020 7412 7333

F: 020 7412 7155