50,000 files opened as act sweeps away 30-year rule Guardian - UK More than 50,000 files closed under the so-called 30-year rule are opened early today at the national archives at Kew under the Freedom of Information Act. ... <http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foi/story/0,9061,1382735,00.html> MEN challenge as we launch test for freedom Manchester Evening News - Manchester,England,UK ... evidence" that government files are being shredded because of the openness law. He has poured cold water on Tory claims that systematic shredding was under way ... <http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/141/141691_men_challenge_as_we_launch_test_for_freedom.html> STELLENT Takes Top Honors Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal - Fairfield,NJ,USA ... featuring document management, Web content management, digital asset management and imaging -- supported by collaboration, records management and business ... < http://www.s-ox.com/news/news.cfm?articleID=325> TORIES test limits of information act Guardian - UK ... Mr Lewis, himself a former archivist at the public records office in Kew, has also asked every government department to make public its files on departmental ... <http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1383227,00.html> WAY sought to make court file data honest Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA ... advent of Internet access to court files and its ... afforded litigants and defendants when court documents pile up ... on electronic filing of court records until a ... <http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/epaper/2005/01/04/a6a_courts_0104.html> DOCUMENT find spurs suspension Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription) - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... combed through computer and paper files of Silva ... Superintendent Sherry Breed also found documents, totaling less ... intent to keep public records," Linares said. ... <http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/local/10561868.htm> GOVERNMENT papers revealed by info act ePolitix - UK Thousands of previously classified government documents have been made ... up some of its own historical records to public ... The files released today are a mixed bag ... <http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200501/770c5162-cfc5-4818-a6fa-d607695898fa.htm> DIGITAL sleuth follows data trail Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA ... I do a lot of the financial records, phone records and computer requests," Halcome said ... 20 to Yahoo so the company doesn't delete the woman's unread or unsent e ... <http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/0105/04computer.html> Wired Bleary Days for Eyes on the Prize By Katie Dean Eyes on the Prize, the landmark documentary on the civil rights movement, is no longer broadcast or sold new in the United States. It's illegal. The 14-part series highlights key events in black Americans' struggle for equality and is considered an essential resource by educators and historians, but the filmmakers no longer have clearance rights to much of the archival footage used in the documentary. It cannot be rebroadcast on PBS (where it originally aired) or any other channels, and cannot be released on DVD until the rights are cleared again and paid for. http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66106,00.html RANTS & Raves Wired News - USA ... Does it take $500,000 to "keep hard-working archivists afloat?" If such images are controlled as a cash cow and priced out of reach for use by filmmakers ... <http://www.wired.com/news/rants/0,2350,66157,00.html> INTERNATIONAL Appeal for the Preservation of the World Audiovisual ... ONU (Communiqués de presse) - New York,NY,USA ... the perilous situation of these archives, to get the support of the United Nations General Assembly and to demonstrate the solidarity of archivists and users ... <http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=17859&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html> SO you want to see the PM's memos..? BBC News - London,England,UK ... are asking themselves now is how will this traditional British tendency to official secrecy change with the Freedom of Information Act ('Foia' in the jargon ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4134811.stm> LEGACY of people's architect is placed in Scottish hands The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK ... Back in the temperature-controlled archival vaults, Glendinning has been studying the three major works - bar Coventry - that formed the core of Spence's ... <http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=6922005> WHAT is Compliance, Really? Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal - Fairfield,NJ,USA ... It is not enough to protect against information being passed solely via email -- the same information that ... As a result of the document destruction by various ... <http://www.s-ox.com/features/article.cfm?articleID=267> COUNTY Archives Unveils New Website Westchester.com - Westchester,NY,USA ... commonly used ones, such as Wills and Probate Records, Deeds, and Naturalization ... There some of Westchester's most valuable and insightful documents are only ... <http://westchester.com/Westchester_News/Westchester_Government_and_Politics/County_Archives_Unveils_New_Website_200501044631.html> TRACING branches of family tree The Californian - Salinas,CA,USA ... One of the most interesting documents she's seen is a will from the 1300s. ... census records, family Bibles, tax records, land and property deeds, birth, death ... <http://www.californianonline .com/news/stories/20050104/community/1824603.html> HOME Office cat history revealed BBC News - London,England,UK ... on Tuesday. Papers on the history of the official Home Office cat were among 50,000 files delivered to the National Archives. A ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4143423.stm> OPENNESS law reveals papers BBC News - London,England,UK ... UK. The records held at the National Archives are among those officials believe should be automatically published under the law. ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4143415.stm> San Antonio Express-News IM is a must in lots of offices Web Posted: 01/02/2005 12:00 AM CST L.A. Lorek Express-News Business Writer Talk about instant messaging and some people think it all concerns teenagers exchanging information about the latest news, trends and fashions online. But instant messaging, or IM, is an essential business tool that has become indispensable in many workplaces. <<http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA010205.1R.IM.55538bcc.html>> Omaha World-Herald, Mon, 03 Jan 2005 8:32 AM PST His job's in Lincoln but he's in Chadron http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1638&u_sid=1299634 CHADRON, Neb. - Trailblazers are Jim Potter's kind of folks. Potter is a senior research historian for the Nebraska State Historical Society. He prepares museum displays and edits exhibit scripts, newsletters and journal articles - and he's never distracted by meetings and office banter. Sydney Morning Herald, Tue, 04 Jan 2005 4:07 AM PST Military contractor faked inspections http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Military-contractor-faked-inspections/2005/01/04/1104832112833.html A manager at Australia's top military contractor faked critical safety inspections on a guided missile frigate and forged signatures to cover it up, it was reported. AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, Tue, 04 Jan 2005 3:48 AM PST Military contractor faked inspections http://au.news.yahoo.com/050104/2/sfs6.html A manager at Australia's top military contractor faked critical safety inspections on a guided missile frigate, it was reported. -- Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask]