RAIN 061027

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

Tinley Park records go digital
Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA
... disbursements, arson reports, fire department training records and
more. ... The files also can be made "read only ... According to the
agreement, the documents will be ...
<http://www.dailysouthtown.com/news/113827,3NWS5-27.article>

Treasurer asked if internet porn site visits could be traced
Arizona Capitol Times - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... s Web site visits under the state public records law, but ... of this,
there are no log files existing that ... have been discovered by reviewing
documents seized from ...
<http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=4325>

Pillsbury Winthrop Faces E-Mail Pileup
Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... move to folder" feature to place documents directly into ... to print a
hard copy tracked by records management ... We are auditing paper and
electronic files to ensure ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1161853520213>

Collection brings archives into present
Merrimack River Current - Beverly,MA,USA
... The archival center has acquired a light table for easy viewing of the
images, and the archivist has created a finding aid for the collection. ...
<http://www.townonline.com/newburyport/opinion/view.bg?articleid=604858>

Court rules Confederate letters not public documents
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
By LARRY O'DELL. AP Writer. RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court ruled
Friday that a descendent of a Confederate officer, not the ...
<http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/102706/D8L1783G0.shtml>

University of Pittsburgh posts its past on Web archive
Beaver County Times - Beaver County,PA,USA
... in the band or whatever else," said University of Pittsburgh archivist
Marianne Kasica. Independent filmmaker Kenneth Love said the archive proved
invaluable ...
<http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17385589&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478569&rfi=6>

The Winchester Star
Winchester Star - Winchester,VA,USA
... “We’re here to record and archive” that effort, Chavez said. CCHA
Archivist Mary Morris sees the kiosk as another instance of the historical
association ...
<http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/061027/Life_kiosk.asp>

Inside city hall: City Clerk, staff help steer city's progress
Sebastian Sun (subscription) - Sebastian,FL,USA
... blue tarp.. Donna Cyr, the records manager had single-handedly wrapped
all the records and saved them for posterity. Today, all ...
<http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0,2545,TCP_16736_5093112,00.html>

PluggedIn: Vinyl Vaults Into Digital Age With New Devices
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... everywhere they go, but some forget what's lurking in the attic --
their records. Albums are easy to neglect. They are not digital like music
files and compact ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193402943>

Judge rejects school's suit to stop flood of records requests
KTEN - Denison,TX,USA
AUSTIN A school district's lawsuit against two parents who've filed
thousands of open records requests has been dismissed. A Travis ...
<http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=5597366>

United States: FERC Revises Its Rules on Critical Energy ...
Mondaq News Alerts (subcription) - London,UK
... on proposed or existing energy infrastructure that is restricted from
mandatory public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") 3
because it ...
<http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=43754&searchresults=1>

Your digital dirt can come back to haunt you
Management-Issues - London,[more],UK
... Use a search engine to look for online records of yourself to see what
is out there ... "There is very little guarantee that a blogger can
properly delete his (or ...
<http://www.management-issues.com/2006/10/27/research/your-digital-dirt-can-come-back-to-haunt-you.asp>

145-Year-Old Lost Lincoln Letter Discovered
WBBM780 - Chicago,USA
The letter was discovered in the Illinois state archives, and it is one of
five such letters known to exist. It is now on display in Raleigh, NC. ...
<http://www.wbbm780.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=231105>

Montessori Society records given to Dodd Center archives
UConn Advance - Storrs,CT,USA
by Richard Veilleux - October 30, 2006. The American Montessori Society
(AMS) has chosen the Thomas J. Dodd Center as the repository for its
archival material. ...
<http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2006/061030/06103006.htm>

Centralizing county's historical documents may be in the works
Houston Chronicle - United States
... The county clerk, the district clerk and the county archivist maintain
separate facilities for historical and archival documents. ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4291186.html>

Los Angeles Times, Thu, 26 Oct 2006 0:19 AM PDT

Los Alamos confirms data breach 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lab26oct26,1,4447552.story

The lab acknowledges three computer drives were found in a drug bust and says

it's taken steps to address risks.

UB Reporter, Thu, 26 Oct 2006 6:37 AM PDT

Archives acquires three collections http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol38/vol38n9/articles/NewArchives.html

The university has acquired three important archival collections that John

Edens, interim archivist, says will facilitate a deep understanding of several

aspects of the Jewish, medical, women's and academic history of the region and

the United States.