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RAIN 070420 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. ITV News: David Sarnoff Library Flooded Due to East Coast Storm InteractiveTV Today [itvt] - San Francisco,CA,USA I called three document freeze-drying specialists recommended by Princeton University and the NJ State Archives for quotes. The winning respondent, Document ...<http://blog.itvt.com/my_weblog/2007/04/itv_news_david_.html> Pause in 'Infernal Buzzing' Wall Street Journal - USA The blackout hit millions of users of the popular wireless email device for at least nine hours Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Even White House...<http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117689672109273928-iCb9S_ _XPPC7RNCj8mNwg9TiduQ_20070519.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top> Freedom of Information Act to end Government impunity Standard - Nairobi,Kenya By Edith Fortunate. Parliament unanimously passed the Motion moved by Kisumu Rural MP, Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o, in October last year. ...<http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143967470> What do MPs think they’ve got to hide? Times Online - UK Before the Freedom of Information Act 2000, MPs didn’t have to tell the public any of this. Now several rulings from the Information Commissioner and ...<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/thunderer/article1674245.ece > Rare maps a surprising discovery Prague Post - Prague,Czech Republic Rostislav Krušínský, along with fellow archivist Ji í Glonek, discovered nautical maps when they were moving the library’s archives to a different building ... <http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2007/04/18/rare-maps-a-surprising-dis covery.php> Tracking history The Capital Journal - Pierre,SD,USA Virginia Hanson, an archivist at the State Historical Society, urges people who are coming to the archives for research to take good notes, and get as much ... <http://www.capjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID= 17156> UT creates video game archive Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - Austin,TX,USA We have a unique opportunity to archive the very earliest days of this industry." The center still needs to raise about $150000 to hire an archivist before ... <http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/19/19archive .html> 'First face' moves up the ladder in a hurry Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach,FL,USA He oversees a library, named for foundation founder Robert M. Grace, containing about 500 books and an archive of more than 20000 architectural drawings. ... <http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/Moses0419.html> Computerworld Ohio State database compromised A database hacking may have compromised Social Security numbers and other sensitive data belonging to more than 14,000 current and former employees at Ohio State University. Two unrelated laptop thefts exposed data on another 3,500 current and former students. <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic& articleId=9017042&source=NLT_SEC&nlid=38> Computerworld Records Retention: You’d Better Care <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic& articleId=287032> Rolling Stone to archive every issue on DVD Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA Archive software firm Bondi Digital Publishing is scanning over 115000 pages from more than 1000 issues, using a proprietary platform previously used for ... <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR200704 1901078.html> BBC, Bob Geldof to Create Massive Online Archive FOX News - USA LONDON — The British Broadcasting Corp. plans to gather what it says will be the largest ever archive of films, photographs and personal accounts from every ...<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,266820,00.html> Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Alleged Wrongdoing at ... Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA ... security codes to access state land records held at the Bureau and altered those public documents without permission or authorization of the state. ... <http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?daddda1d-cc48-405c-a300-30c5428 b5a2f> Data Dumpster Diving Anyone? InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA Even if these workers hadn't read the company data retention and privacy policies, surely they've heard of shredders? ...<http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/04/data_dumpst er_d.html> EU Group May Serve Google With Letter Over Data Retention Policies Search Engine Land - Redding,CT,USA Google might be receiving a letter from the European Union's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party relating to the company's data retention policies. ...<http://searchengineland.com/070419-110736.php> German government approves retention of data Heise Online - Hannover,Germany On the other hand, the addition of data retention marks a turning point in German data protection regulations and turns the principle of "innocent until ...<http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/88499> Paper alleges corporate espionage In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA AP. MINNEAPOLIS – His password was “Mocha.” But other data on Par Ridder’s laptop computer would have been even tastier to his new bosses. ...<http://www.in-forum.com/Business/articles/162849> Iron Mountain Expands Document Management Offerings Earthtimes.org - USA BOSTON, April 16 -- Iron Mountain Incorporated , the global leader in information protection and storage services, today introduced its Document Conversion ... <http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,89680.shtml> Telecom Exec Stole Trade Secrets, Helped Rival Firm That Secretly ... New York Law Journal - New York,NY,USA A telecommunications company has won an emergency injunction in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against a fired executive it accuses of stealing trade secrets and ...<http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1176973459121> 'Smokin' Joe' Frazier dropping suit against daughter over records SportingNews.com - USA The files at the center of the legal dispute never left "Smokin' Joe's" North Philadelphia gym, a lawyer for Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde said Thursday. ...<http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=198901> The politics of email in the workplace Register - London,England,UK The alleged "destruction" of electronic mail sent by employees of the White House through email servers used by the Republican National Committee. ... <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/19/politics_of_email/> How e-mail can disappear NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA ... for email to become lost. Re: E-mail: Why it's next to impossible to lose. There needn't be any destruction of tapes, or other mysterious operations. ...<http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/14254> Department of History, Arts and Libraries may be on state's ... Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA With $45 million from the state and another $10 million from the federal government, HAL operates the state library and archives, Council for Arts and ... <http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070419/NEWS04/704190365/ 1001/news> Ritter signs bill lowering public records charges The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA Before Ritter signed SB 45 into law, Colorado’s copy fees for open records were the highest in the nation. “I am happy to sign it today,” Ritter said, ... <http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070419/UPDATES01/ 70419023> NMSU students' personal data posted online (12:58 pm) El Paso Times - El Paso,TX,USA LAS CRUCES -- The names and Social Security numbers of more than 5600 New Mexico State University students were accidentally posted on the school's Web site ...<http://www.elpasotimes.com/breakingnews/ci_5705060> Mary Penner: Explore the wealth of voting records Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA Other old records have been transferred to state archives or historical libraries. This site does not necessarily agree with posted comments, ... <http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/apr/19/mary-penner-explore-wealth-votin g-records/> Sims names new director of Records, Elections and Licensing ... King County (press release) - Seattle,WA,USA County Executive Ron Sims today announced the appointment of Sherril Huff as the director of the King County Records, Elections and Licensing Services ...<http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/news/2007/0419elections.aspx> Daily Telegraph, Thu, 19 Apr 2007 3:21 AM PDT Rare Anzac footage unearthed http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/19/wanzac119.xml An Australian military museum has discovered what it believes to be the only film footage of British troops at Anzac Cove during the Dardanelles campaign of World War One. The Villager, Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:38 PM PDT For WNYC archivist, it?s a painstaking labor of love http://www.thevillager.com/villager_207/forwnycarchivist.html He is not trying to formulate the theory of relativity, but with his head crowned by a dense flaring growth of gray hair, archivist Andy Lanset easily brings to mind the popular image of Einstein. Lanset?s connection with space and time, however, is much more down to earth. Columbia Missourian, Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:48 PM PDT Archives create window to past http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=25277 Missouri's state archives hold nearly 80,000 rolls of microfilm. The Missouri State Archives, in Jefferson City, are like a treasure chest. Visitors can discover family documents and photographs they don't know exist. And although traveling back in time to meet distant family members is impossible, looking through archived records may give you that sense of connection. Compliance - The Need for Record Keeping Stabroek News - Georgetown,Guyana So are records management applications which help companies control the creation, declaration, classification, retention and destruction of all types of ...<http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_business?id=56518530> Google draws privacy complaint to FTC CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA Among other requests, the groups ask that the FTC order Google to create a "meaningful data-destruction policy" and give users reasonable access to ... <http://news.com.com/Google+draws+privacy+complaint+to+FTC/2100-1024_3-61 77819.html> FCW.com Study: Data management should come first <http://www.fcw.com/article98177-04-06-07-Web> Stolen laptops fuel industrial espionage fears for UK software firm Register - London,England,UK Executives at the Blackburn, Lancashire, firm fear the thefts were aimed at gathering trade secrets rather than just routine blags. ... <http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/vbi_triscan_blag_espionage_f ears/> Time Capsule Discovered Downtown WTVF - Nashville,TN,USA The state archivist believed the most important find was a list of employee names, their positions and length of service. The cornerstone was covered by a ...<http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=6405161> Shredding Confidential Waste to the British Standard - It's Official Environmental Data Interactive - UK ... revised and extended scope of the company's ISO 9001 certification includes SDS's document and data storage facilities and records management services. ...<http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=12924&channel=0> Google may face European scrutiny over data privacy AZ Central.com - AZ,USA Google's data storage policy may come under increased scrutiny in the US following its April 13 announcement that it will buy DoubleClick Inc. for $3.1 ...<http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0420googleeu0420-ON.html> Peter Kurilecz Richmond Va ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. =0