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

HMML partners with National Archives of Malta to digitize ...
CSB/SJU - MN,USA
Malta has a very rich archival heritage, which comparatively few
people outside the country know about. I hope that this is just the
start, and that more ...
<http://www.csbsju.edu/news/2007/10/HMML_and_National_Archives.htm>

The archivist: A man who collects the pages that often collect dust
The Marshall Democrat-News - Marshall,MO,USA
A certified archivist, Moore was in Marshall on Thursday, Oct. 18, for
a presentation at the Marshall Writers Guild. He has been associate
director of the ...
<http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1286251.html>

Records fight is cast as issue of privilege
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
... reporter James Odato; document retention and destruction policies;
meeting notes, and "any and all information concerning any advice as
to legality. ...
<http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=632344&category=FRONTPG&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=10/23/2007>

Archive magazine reviewed
Drobe.co.uk - UK
By Mark Stephens Archive magazine is under new management after Jim
Nagel recently replaced Paul Beverley as editor. Is Jim the next ee
cummings and where ...
<http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact2125.html>

Book News: University of South Carolina Buying Burns Archive
Library Journal - New York,NY,USA
The archive consists of 11 Burns manuscripts, letters about him, and
other items, which are being added to USC's massive Burns collection,
...
<http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6493375.html?desc=topstory>

NARA to digitize Civil War-era documents
FCW.com - Falls Church,VA,USA
... of the files. NARA already has a nonexclusive agreement with
iArchives, the Utah-based parent company of Footnote.com, to help it
digitize documents.
<http://www.fcw.com/online/news/150584-1.html>


National Archives and the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
This partnership will begin with a pilot project to digitize, index,
and make available the first 3150 of the pension files. Upon
successful completion of ...
<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-23-2007/0004688043&EDATE=>

The myth of perpetual digital storage
TechRepublic - Louisville,KY,USA
Another consideration that might be even less obvious are the
challenges related to long term digital storage. Most compliance laws
now require that data be ...
<http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=216>

Cryptography's Lemon of a Business Model
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... California SB 1386, which essentially force regulated companies to
encrypt e-mail and the databases that store credit card and Social
Security numbers. ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/10/cryptographys_l.html>

UK film Council Awarded £25 Million To Safeguard Nation And ...
4RFV - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK
"This additional £25 million will secure the future of the national
and regional archives. It's absolutely right that they should be safe
and accessible for ...
<http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?id=67420>

UNESCO declares 27 October as World Day for Audiovisualal Archives
Echorouk Al Yaoumi - Algiers,Algeria
Two years ago, at the 33rd session of UNESCO's General Conference, the
Member States decided to declare 27 October as World Day for
Audiovisual Archives. ...
<http://www.echoroukonline.com/english/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8020>

Archives to mark opening of Louisville historian George Yater's ...
U Of L News - Louisville,KY,USA
A gift to the University Archives and Records Center, Yater's papers
include original manuscripts, typed and handwritten notes,
photographs, ...
<http://php.louisville.edu/news/news.php?news=1013>

State museum archives expanded: Former local man to be named ...
Devil&#39;s Lake Daily Journal - Devils Lake,ND,USA
By Mike Bellmore - Features Editor A man with plenty of Devils Lake
connections will soon become director of the newly expanded archives
addition to the ...
<http://www.devilslakejournal.com/articles/2007/10/23/news/news02.txt>

When employees can't keep a secret
National Post - Canada
... regional sales executive David Mitchell and his new employer,
Toronto-based Mill Street Brewery, demands that he return "stolen
confidential documents. ...
<http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/tradingdesk/story.html?id=aedad537-0c30-44fa-8b9a-a4a2a2918ac8>

Autonomy acquires records manager Meridio for £20m; reports strong ...
Silicon Fen Business Report - Cambridge,UK
by John Tilston Autonomy Corporation plc (AU.L), a global leader in
infrastructure software for the enterprise and one of the leading
companies in the ...
<http://www.siliconfenbusiness.com/index.php?articleid=367>

Autonomy buys Meridio
CMSWatch - Silver Spring,MD,USA
Major enterprise search vendor Autonomy announced today that they will
acquire Meridio, the Northern Ireland-based Records Management vendor
which had ...
<http://www.cmswatch.com/Trends/1047-Autonomy-buys-Meridio>

2006 Fed Civil Procedure Rules Return E-Discovery to Same Standard ...
金融界 - China
"The 2006 Federal Rules for Civil Procedure (FRCP) changes have returned
electronic discovery to the same standards long imposed on paper
production," said ...
<http://usstock.jrj.com.cn/news/2007-10-24/000002822821.html>

EDD Demands Set Global Trap for IP Litigators
Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... for such litigation could arguably run afoul of the data
protection laws (a chilling thought given some of the recent sanctions
regarding spoliation). ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1192784615491>

Data protection exemption expires tonight
Out-Law.com - London,England,UK
... that data controllers digitise or computerise old manual records."
Jay said that the change was unlikely to have a significant effect
because most files ...
<http://www.out-law.com/page-8572>

Officials must think first before they delete
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
The regulations were approved by the State Records Committee in 2002
in an attempt to hold public officials accountable for electronic
communica tions, ...
<http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-8/119320391170050.xml&coll=1>


Viele Firmen befürchten, dass sie am Artikel 51 der Markets in ...
Compliance-Magazin.de - München,Germany
If record keeping is done incorrectly it could falsely trigger or hide
market abuse issues: "If you get caught out with it wrong, it could cost
you hundreds ...
<http://www.compliancemagazin.de/schwerpunkte/recht/mifidiirepetitoriumjwgit241007.html>

Council fails audit
Victor Harbor Times - Victor Harbor,South Australia,Australia
YANKALILLA - An audit has shown the District Council of Yankalilla's record
keeping is well below accepted standards. An audit of council's adherence
to the ...
<http://victorharbor.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/council-fails-audit/1074377.html>

Porn Set Free: Age Record Keeping Deemed Unconstitutional
TechCrunch - Atherton,CA,USA
Creators of porn websites have been set free of onerous confirmation of age
record keeping laws, after the Unites States Court of Appeals found that
the law ...
<http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/24/porn-set-free-age-record-keeping-deemed-unconstitutional/>

Pub history archive gets library home
Hunts Post - Huntingdon,England,UK
A NEW home has been found for an extensive collection of research detailing
400 years of pub history in Huntingdon. Newspapers extracts and reports of
...
<http://www.huntspost.co.uk/content/hunts/news/story.aspx?brand=HPTOnline&category=News&tBrand=cambs24&tCategory=NewsHPT&itemid=WEED24%20Oct%202007%2012%3A47%3A36%3A167>

Greece is last nation to give approval to opening up key Holocaust ...
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By John FL Ross AP ATHENS, Greece – The last remaining hurdle to
opening up access to a key Holocaust archive in Germany has been
cleared with Greek ...
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20071024-0952-greece-holocaustarchive.html>

National Archive Publishing lays off 50
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
For the second time this year, National Archive Publishing Co. in Scio
Township is reducing its workforce, according to several terminated
employees who ...
<http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2007/10/national_archive_publishing_la.html>


Portraitist of the City
FWWeekly - Fort Worth,TX,USA
In April, the national archive's Beverly Brannan approached Feresten
about acquiring some of his photos and audio recordings. Feresten was
in the process of ...
<http://www.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=6394>

Lincoln Documents Found
WCIA-3 News - IL,USA
SPRINGFIELD - Researchers from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
make a surprising find in their own back yard. Three documents with
Lincoln's ...
<http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=9291>

Not available until 2009?
MSNBC - USA
A few days ago, Newsweek's Michael Isikoff reported on the lack of access
to Hillary Clinton's papers at the Clinton Presidential Library, which he
said ...
<http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/24/428631.aspx>




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Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va