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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.

RI seeks bids on making archives digital
TMCnet - USA
Looking to cut costs and make public records more accessible, the Rhode
Island Department of Administration is putting out a call this morning
for companies ...
<http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-ri-seeks-bids-making-archives-digital-/2006/05/05/1639319.htm>

Old court records returned to Tas
ABC Online - Australia
The record of proceedings from the Launceston Magistrates Court in the
1830s have been held in the Victorian Public Records Office for over 70
years. ...
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1631727.htm>

Bulgaria Seeks Missing Files in Ex-State Security Archives
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
More than 500 files have disappeared from the files of the former State
... The documents date back to the period before 1990, in Bulgaria's communist
years. ...
<http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=63038>

Open Documents Get Unanimous Nod
InternetNews.com - USA
... presentation files to work with one another even if they were created
with different vendors' applications. ODF addresses the concern that,
as documents and ...
<http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3604081>

Electronic Redaction Doesn't Always Hide What It's Supposed to ...
New York Law Journal - New York,NY,USA
... PDF files can be made from scanned images, digital photos, other PDF
files, text documents or any printable file on a computer. ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1146733529898>

Historical societies see upsurge in Web traffic
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... We had historical information before, but now it's very easy to access,"
archivist Susan Gillis ... Within a year, more photos will be added from
the archive of 2 ...
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-bc05historymay05,0,5426132.story?coll=sfl-news-palmcomm>

Confidential CYS Records Found On Street
WJACtv.com - Johnstown,PA,USA
... security numbers.". Just last month, county commissioners adopted a
stricter policy for the handling of confidential documents. In ...
<http://www.wjactv.com/news/9167978/detail.html>

Patent Infringement and Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Alleged
SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA
That's the suit for patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets
that Azul knew was coming and raced to court six weeks ago - declaratory
motion ...
<http://au.sys-con.com/read/217640.htm>

GAO: Immigration agency lacks IT focus for digital file project
ComputerWorld - USA
... the agency spends another $13 million a year to ship files back and
forth between offices. To cut these costs, the agency wants to digitize
the records so they ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/story/0,10801,111205,00.html>

The Weekly Round-Up: 05.05.06
Silicon.com - UK
... The computers were apparently meant to be used to store medical records
and digital X-rays but staff had crammed them with files for what the
Sun referred to ...
<http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39158692,00.htm>

Historical treasures available at stores and state library
Juneau Empire (subscription) - Juneau,AK,USA
By Elton Engstrom. One of the wonders of living is the chance to study
and plumb the past. There are public sources where such a ...
<http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/050506/nei_20060505002.shtml>

Restoration help offered in workshops
Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA
... They represent the Mississippi Main Street Association, the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History, the National Trust for Historic Preservation
and ...
< http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/news/local/14505693.htm>

Electronic records enjoy legal validity like the written word
Financial Express - Bombay,India
... The law places electronic records on the same page as actual world
documentation. Thus, if you unauthorisedly accessed some electronic ...
<http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=126107>

When to take a hammer to your computer
B.C. Catholic Newspaper - Vancouver,Canada
... to discover a treasure trove of data, ranging from medical records
to lists ... sensitive files had been "deleted," but as many technicians
know, "delete" does not ...
<http://bcc.rcav.org/06-05-08/columns.htm>

A Home for Stray Receipts
Wall Street Journal - New York,NY,USA
... it feels like the receipt is worth more than the thing it records payment
for ... even easier to lose than a physical one, simply by hitting delete,
forgetting what ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114676478620343937.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>

Historic photo find donated to the nation
Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
AN antiques dealer is to donate photos discovered in an old sideboard to
the national archives, it was announced today. John Dixon ...
<http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=676152006>

Smithsonian TV Contract Spurs Panel To Cut Funds
House Subcommittee Bans Exclusive Deals
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 5, 2006; C01
The secrecy around the production contract between the Smithsonian
Institution and CBS/Showtime Networks prompted lawmakers yesterday to
cut $5.3 million from the museum's proposed budget. In addition, a
leading Democrat said the leadership of Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence
Small was seriously flawed.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/04/AR2006050402097.html?sub=AR>




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Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va