RAIN 070130
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
JOHN FUND ON THE TRAIL
Opinion Journal - Princeton,NJ,USA
A report from the National Archives Inspector General last month found
he took extraordinary measures to spirit them out of the archives,
including hiding ...
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110009591>
Chronicle of Higher Education
Crustacean Innovation
By ERIK VANCE
If you want something done right in Maine, call a lobsterman. At least
that's what archivists at Bowdoin College say ever since they started
using shelves made of lobster-trap material to store old drawings.
<http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=qg2kgxq5vqzyyqKTcj2VwnfkWyRqnjCB
>
Policy needed to manage electronic, paper documents
American Medical News (subscription) - USA
So in order to avoid sanctions for failure to comply with these
discovery requests, physicians have no choice but to develop a document
retention policy. ...
<http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/02/05/bica0205.htm>
NAPC Digitizing ERIC’s Document Backfile
InfoToday.com - USA
Though the digitization will proceed independent of the
permission-seeking process, the availability of full-text PDF files of
the documents (free at the ...
<http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=19103>
Truman Library could be a model for Bush
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The debate over Harry S. Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb rages
on at Truman’s presidential library in Independence. Visitors from
around the world ...
<http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/16547190.htm>
Secretary Testifies in Coke Secrets Case
Wall Street Journal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
The government has alleged that Ms. Williams stole confidential
documents and samples of products that hadn't been launched from
Coca-Cola Co. and gave them ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117010092551091454.html?mod=googlenews_w
sj>
Information leaks at public institutions uncovered
- South Korea
... access sensitive or confidential documents available to that
person, even without using illegal means such as hacking or introducing
viral spyware. ...
<http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/187160.html>
Panel hears warning: Get SS numbers off Internet
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
The second provision, which takes effect July 1, is the one requiring
government agencies to edit Social Security numbers out of public
documents. ...
<http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070127/NEWS01/701
270335/1002/NEWS01>
A historic assignment
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
"You can see, we've still got lots of room," said Ravelli, who would
like to see the university eventually hold an extensive archive not
only on its own ...
<http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jan/29/archivist_preserves_history_f
gcu/?local_news>
Opening Holocaust Archive May Take Years
The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA
BERLIN (AP) -- Despite pressure from US lawmakers and frustration among
Holocaust survivors, a unique Nazi-era archive remains off-limits to
researchers, ...
<http://www.columbian.com/news/APStories/AP01182007news94215.cfm>
AP Exclusive: Calif. Justice Dept. hid millions in contracts
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
"It's hard to imagine what reading of the public records act would
allow them to withhold that information from the public." At the AP's
request, ...
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/
northern_california/16573593.htm>
Are we shredding history?
Cotswold Journal - Cotswold,UK
CHIPPING Campden historians fear that historical documents including
property deeds are being shredded as solicitors clear out their offices
now that more ...
<http://www.cotswoldjournal.co.uk/display.var.1154717.0.are_we_shredding_
history.php>
Iron Mountain and Stratify Partner to Enhance eRecords Management ...
TechWeb - USA
... an outsourced electronic records management service for secure,
legally compliant and cost-effective archiving of electronic records
such as e-mail, ...
<http://www.techweb.com/showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=X574475>
Ex-Coke aide says had no part in trade data scheme
Reuters - USA
... took copies of company documents and e-mails home, she did not
conspire to steal and sell trade secrets about the beverage company to
its chief rival. ...
<http://today.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?view=CN&sto
ryID=2007-01-29T235555Z_01_N29223955_RTRIDST_0_COKE-TRADESECRETS.XML&rpc=
66>
Pass Christian Saving History
WLOX - Biloxi,MS,USA
And the Pass Christian Historical Society plans to build a replica of
the historic bank that was its headquarters. Inside the bank vault
where the Pass ...
<http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=6006053&nav=6DJI>
Judge 'shocked' by destruction of city meeting minutes
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
Bennett criticized the policy, saying that destruction of those records
in which lawsuits are discussed deprives plaintiffs of potential
evidence. ...
<http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/01/29/news/latest_news/6c0
06117219f2f1e862572720060fe8d.txt>
Bad Arolsen Holocaust Insurance and Corporate Revelations Years ...
History News Network - Seattle,WA,USA
These documents often carry IBM’s stamp of authenticity, “Hollerith
erfasst,” that is, “registered by Hollerith.” Sources with direct
access to ITS files ...
<http://hnn.us/articles/34543.html>
» Coke Defendant Takes Stand
WXIA-TV - NE Atlanta,GA,USA
"I would print up the e-mails" and other company documents everyday,
"to cover myself," in full view of other employees, and take them home
from her office. ...
<http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=91290>
Keeper of the records
Fort Dodge Messenger - Fort Dodge,IA,USA
As the Webster County recorder, nearly 9000 deeds, mortgages and real
estate documents passed through her office in 2006. Another 5000
certificates denoting ...
<http://www.messengernews.net/News/articles.asp?articleID=6845>
Iron Mountain Continues Acquisition Spree
Scure Destruction Business - Cleveland,OH,USA
The acquisition of Secure Eco Shred continues Iron Mountain’s move to
acquire document destruction companies throughout the United States.
<http://www.sdbmagazine.com/news/news.asp?ID=7960>
Houston Chronicle
Ponying up to the shrine; into the health care debate
By CRAGG HINES
Auniversity of any pretensions should be slobberingly eager to house a
president's archive, be he warlord, prophet of peace or thundering dud.
<<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/hines/4503931.html>>
Archives vanishing act
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
An assistant US attorney representing the archives told the Rocky's
Sara Burnett that at the end of 25 years, an archivist would be hired
to review the ...
<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_239
64_5314235,00.html>
Broadcast museum needs own new deal
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
... and Museum supervisory archivist Bob Clark. (Photo of Roosevelt in
July, 1932 courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
archives) ...
<http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/01/fdr_new_de
al_sp.html>
Online aid available for foreign policy archives
Princeton University - Princeton,NJ,USA
In 2005, the Princeton University Library's Department of Rare Books
and Special Collections hired project archivist Jennifer Cole to focus
on finalizing ...
<http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S17/01/80S35/index.xml?sectio
n=announcements>
E-discovery appliances find crucial documents
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
... electronically stored information -- e-mails, Word documents, PDF
files and spreadsheets – for litigation faster than they could by a
manual process. ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/013007-ediscovery-appliances.html>
A little bit of computing history flops into the past
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
IT REVOLUTIONISED home computing, became an everyday icon of the late
20th century and inspired the design for the best-selling 12in single
of all time. ...
<http://business.scotsman.com/technology.cfm?id=154602007>
Dorothy Samuels: Bush's stonewall library
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA
The news reports that President Bush's representatives seem to be
closing in on a deal to put a half-billion-dollar presidential library
and policy ...
<http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/115225.html>
Garcia: Bush library would really give Austin something to cry about
Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - Austin,TX,USA
Up in Dallas, there is an Austin-style snit in progress over the notion
of building the George W. Bush presidential library on the Southern
Methodist ...
<http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/01/27/27garci
a_edit.html>
Letters: Still disagreeing on Bush library
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
The opportunity for a university and a city to host a presidential
library comes but once, and you don't have to agree with Mr. Bush on
every subject to ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/letters/stories/D
N-satartletters_0127edi.ART.State.Edition1.29b70ae.html>
Paperless record storage calls for strong controls
Springfield Business Journal - Springfield,MO,USA
Just as certain members of your management team need access to highly
confidential documents, so will members of your information technology
personnel ...
<http://www.sbj.net/weekly_article.asp?aID=62385757.2835216.991406.844179
5.2632189.140&aID2=76253>
Friend contradicts former Coke worker
BusinessWeek - USA
The government has alleged that Williams, 41, stole confidential
documents and samples of products that hadn't been launched from The
Coca-Cola Co. and gave ...
<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8MVND4G2.htm>
Laptop with info on 1400 students stolen at EIU
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
A laptop computer was stolen sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday
from EIU's Office of Student Life, located on the third floor of the
Martin Luther ...
<http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/01/30/laptop_with_info_on_14
00_students_stolen_at_eiu>
ARMA Assists MoReq2
Byteandswitch.com - New York,NY,USA
Cornwell created the original MoReq in 2000 which gained international
recognition as the standard for electronic records management (ERM)
systems. ...
<http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=115886&WT.svl=wire2_1>
Washington Post Backs Down
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
While records of the Secret Service are subject to disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, that law does not apply to the files of the
president or ...
<http://www.nysun.com/article/47688>
Hackers breach state computer, 70000 at risk
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
"There is still no evidence to indicate any of the files were accessed.
There was also no evidence they were not accessed," LaWare said. ...
<http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070130/NEWS01/701
300350/1002/NEWS01>
ARMA Releases Policy Brief on Information Management in EU
Scure Destruction Business - Cleveland,OH,USA
The association helps influence records management policies, practices,
standards, and regulations globally." Washington Policy Brief, a
monthly advisory ...
<http://www.sdbmagazine.com/news/news.asp?ID=7964>
State computer server compromised:
<<http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070130/
NEWS01/701300315/1009&theme=>>
Dispose of Equipment Without Sharing Secrets
CSO - Framingham,MA,USA
For some devices, physical destruction is warranted. It’s generally
done "with a large hammer, rendering the device unusable and bending
the platters," ...
<http://www2.csoonline.com/blog_view.html?CID=28439>
Law Firms Face Storage Challenges
Byteandswitch.com - New York,NY,USA
"We're proposing a policy that says, after 60 days, we will delete the
email unless you move it to a folder," said Rajpal. "I know that I will
not be a ...
<http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=115948&WT.svl=news1_1>
Local archives ready for expansion
Houstonist - Houston,TX,USA
The Julia Ideson Preservation Partners was created at the request of
the Mayor to raise funds, and it is directed by Phoebe Tudor, a member
of the Houston ...
<http://www.houstonist.com/archives/2007/01/30/local_archives.php>
US court to rule on effort to block class action Holocaust ...
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
Last May, the 11-nation committee overseeing the archive, run by the
Red Cross' International Tracing Service, agreed to open the vast
collection of files ...
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070130-1424-holocaustinsuran
ce.html>
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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