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

Women Find Thousands of Medical Records Scattered Across Road
WOAI - San Antonio,TX,USA
The box belonged to Labcorp, one of the world's largest companies that
analyzes blood work, and contained thousands of patient medical records.
...
<http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=7fae2e37-3f2b-4fdc-a256-68d4eca043c3>

CVS, Texas Settle Over Record Dumping
Houston Chronicle - United States
The files were contained to a "single, secured bag," it said. "However, the
improper disposal of this information was a violation of our record
retention ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5651103.html>

New Web Site Offers Vietnam War Records
The Associated Press -
Such information now is typically found only at National Archives
locations, including the headquarters in College Park, Md., and by poring
through files ...
<http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5nvDX3qbR9NQfQ0lS031anE-i9QD8VL9JTG0>

Data Breach Laws: A Wake-up Call for HR
Workforce Management - Irvine,Ca,USA
Scrutinize the entire life cycle of covered data elements--including
collection, storage, transmission, disclosure and destruction--to identify
any security ...
<http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/24/27/11/index.php>

Synching Just Became a Cinch
New York Times - United States
Whenever you edit the file you've opened, the changes are immediately
sent back home to the original document on the originating computer. ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/technology/personaltech/27pogue.html?ref=personaltech>

An Alternative to PDF
New York Times - United States
Both PDF and XPS files retain the text, fonts and layout of the original
document and let the document's recipient see the page just as you
intended it to ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/technology/personaltech/27askk-002.html?ref=personaltech>

What private data?
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Among the pieces of personally identifiable information that such documents
can contain are Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, ...
<http://blogs.computerworld.com/what_private_data>

Patient data exposed online
Baltimore Sun - United States
Paul Stephens of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse said any breach that
involves Social Security numbers poses a high risk of identity theft. ...
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.md.dental26mar26,0,4823354.story>

Lubrizol: Employee sold trade secrets
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
Kyung Kim is charged with conspiracy and theft of trade secrets, according
to criminal information papers filed Wednesday in US District Court. ...
<http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1206606785280210.xml&coll=2>

Lubrizol researcher accused of selling secrets to South Korea
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
A former research and development associate with Lubrizol Corp. is accused
of selling company trade secrets to a South Korean competitor -- meeting
...
<http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/03/lubrizol_researcher_accused_of.html>

Discovering Our Past
Metro Weekly - USA
That's why we a year ago decided to look for an archival partner. MW: And
what will RHP get out of this new partnership with the Historical Society
of ...
<http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=3332>

Scholars Find Greek New Testament Manuscripts
Journal Chrétien - Paris,France
Scholars tried for decades to access the National Archive in Tirana with
little success, partly because Albania is a former police state. ...
<http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?breve10743>

Conference to showcase the work of Rod Serling
Ithaca College The Ithacan - NY, USA
By Brendan McCarthy Contributing Writer | March 27th, 2008 In the shadows
of the fifth floor archives in the Gannett Center at Ithaca College
lies an
...
<http://theithacan.org/am/publish/news/200803_Conference_to_showcase_the_work_of_Rod_Serling.shtml>

AG, CVS Reach Identity Theft Protection Agreement Today
KLTV - Tyler,TX,USA
To further assure that employees comply with the program, each CVS store
must post signs explaining proper records storage and disposal procedures....
<http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8073381>

Bill could set limits on records retrieval
Bennington Banner - Bennington,VT,USA
BENNINGTON -- A bill being considered in the state Senate could help set
limits on how much the public must pay to retrieve public records. ...
<http://www.benningtonbanner.com/headlines/ci_8712199>

Committee hears of millions of e-mails trashed
News &amp; Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
The administration's policy gives its employees authority to delete
messages that are deemed to have no "administrative value" to the employee
or their ...
<http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/1015096.html>

Where Your Deleted Text Messages Go
KSLA-TV - Shreveport,LA,USA
But everything they type into their phones is being stored, for months even
years after the girls delete it. "really i didn't know that," said Juliet....
<http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=8076624&nav=0RY5>

Panel meets to review state e-mail retention policies
StarNewsOnline.com - Wilmington,NC,USA
... told state employees to permanently delete e-mail correspondence with
the governor's office. That would be a violation of state public records
law. ...
<http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080327/APN/803270762>

TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL Brown firing set off alarms for city
Detroit Free Press - United States
"Wesley stated he did not delete his files and has no idea who did," Schram
wrote in his report. Dolunt told the State Police that he also found his...
<http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/NEWS01/803270390/1003/news>

ARTS   | March 27, 2008
Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison
By JODY ROSEN
A recording found in Paris is believed to predate Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph by nearly 20 years.

<< http://tinyurl.com/36kqrd>>

Thief steals records of former, current DHR employees
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By CRAIG SCHNEIDER A thief has stolen computer records containing
identifying information on current and former employees of the state
Department of Human ...
<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/03/27/theft_0328.html>

Firefighting Lawyers and the Burning Issues of Legal Hold
E-Commerce Times - USA
... throughout the corporate environment in a decentralized manner, detailed data maps and an ability to discuss document retention policies is key. ...
<http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Firefighting-Lawyers-and-the-Burning-Issues-of-Legal-Hold-62305.html>

Making a complex process a little less complex
MLive.com - MI,USA
Businesses charged with the responsibility of implementing the policies, procedures and solutions pertaining to information and document retention need only ...
<http://blog.mlive.com/wmbr/2008/03/making_a_complex_process_a_lit.html>

Hollywood Honors Iron Mountain for Preservation of the Arts
CNNMoney.com (press release) - USA
The Council will bestow its Charlie Award for "Preservation Arts" to members of Iron Mountain's Film & Sound Services at this Saturday night's 30th ...
<http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NETH03327032008-1.htm>

Big Blue gets Iron Mountain's image rights
Enterprise Content Management 365 (subscription) - Isleworth,England,UK
Information protection and storage services bellwether Iron Mountain has just inked an deal with IBM to manage its new Digital Record Center for Images, ...
<http://www.contentmanagement365.com/Digital_Asset_Management/Article412800.aspx>

Cradle to grave - data recovery 2.0
CRN Australia - Australia
In this situation, records management has to play a part in deciding what stored information will need to be retained to meet future needs or regulations, ...
<http://www.crn.com.au/Feature/4295,cradle-to-grave-%E2%80%93-data-recovery-20.aspx>

All aboard the ocean liners' online archive
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The commercial venture by the family history website findmypast.com, in
association with the National Archives, involved a team of 125 workers
spending more ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/28/nliner128.xml>

Grotowski Archive for Wroclaw
Thenews.pl - Warsaw,Poland
The private archive of Jerzy Grotowski (1933-1999), one of the household
names of 20th-century avant garde theatre, has been donated to the
Wroclaw-based ...
<http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/culture/?id=78889>

Marine Corps Will Restore Online Access to Public Documents
Secrecy News - Washington,DC,USA
The US Marine Corps has agreed to restore public access to unclassified
doctrinal documents on its web site. The official Marine Corps doctrine web
site ...
<http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2008/03/marine_corps_will_restore_online_access_to_public_documents.html>

Lawyer Sues DOT To View CSX Documents
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
Among those exemptions are trade secrets. In its negotiations with the DOT,
CSX said that documents outlining its terms and positions contained trade
...
<http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/mar/28/me-lawyer-sues-dot-to-view-csx-documents/>

DOJ Wins A Legal Battle With DNC Over White House E-mails
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
The DNC sued the Justice Department in April 2007 after its FOIA request for the e-mails, which relate to the firing of nine US attorneys, was not granted ...
<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/28/politics/politico/thecrypt/main3976495.shtml>

TJX Resolves Data-Breach Issue
Wall Street Journal - USA
In January 2006, consumer data provider ChoicePoint Inc. agreed to pay $15 million to settle FTC charges that its security and record-handling procedures ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120664225435369131.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>

Ontario hands Ottawa $20M for new archives
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA - Ottawa will receive a $20-million handout from the province to help fund a new home for the city archives and Mayor Larry O'Brien guarantees the ...
<http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=c79b7822-c51f-4dbd-994f-46b786d0118f&k=54558>

E-mail panel off to a balky start
News &amp; Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
Each employee is allotted 100 megabytes of digital storage on state e-mail
servers, the equivalent to about 2000 average-size messages. ...
<http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1016007.html>

Letter from Lucy Stone found at Lyndon State College
Vermont Public Radio - Colchester,VT,USA
... by still yields surprising discoveries into the past, and one such discovery was made recently at Lyndon State College by library archivist Pat Webster. ...<http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/79891/>

Covington to preserve frail piece of its past
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
Clanton, who was still a councilwoman at the time, got Louisiana state archivist Doug Harrison to examine the map. Harrison recommended that to avoid ...
<http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1206684037292150.xml&coll=1>