 |
 |
RAIN 20080712 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. State to get historical letter from Bowie, Fannin Houston Chronicle - United States The two letters came to the attention of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in 2004, when Sotheby's placed them up for auction. ... <http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5881839.html> Archives release former President Papers Drexel University The Triangle Online - Philadelphia,PA,USA The Drexel University Archives and Special Collections have released the University's Presidential Papers, which chronicle changes over the University's ... < http://www.thetriangle.org/home/news/2008/07/11/News/Archives.Release.Former.President.Papers-3390079.shtml > Our archives hold many tidbits and treasures Bowen Island Undercurrent - Bowen Island,BC,Canada There are lots of little treasures in the archives and it's always fun to uncover an item that is new to me. It's quite possible as the first group of ... < http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/bowenislandundercurrent/community/24368324.html > UPDATE: Privacy Protections Key To Electronic Records Bill CNNMoney.com - USA (Adds comment from Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Edward Markey , D-Mass., in last two paragraphs.) By Fawn Johnson WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Lawmakers... < http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200807101737DOWJONESDJONLINE000868_FORTUNE5.htm > White House E-mail Docs May InternetNews.com - USA This week's court decision was separate from a lawsuit filed by CREW and the National Security Archive last year against the Executive Office of the... < http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3758211/White+House+Email+Docs+May+Yet+Fall+Under+FOI.htm > The field narrows for e-books Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA Internet Archive has funds to scan 1000 books per day through the end of the year, Mr. Kahle says, including those at the Library of Congress. ... < http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/07/11/the-field-narrows-for-e-books/ > E-mails about file theft released Meriden Record-Journal - Meriden,CT,USA SOUTHINGTON - After personnel files were stolen from the old Water Department building, a Water Commissioner suggested the board look at whether it could ... < http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=19844562&BRD=2755&PAG=461&dept_id=592709&rfi=6 > Minimizing the Risk That E-Discovery Failures Will Create ... Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA The court also noted Qualcomm's specific failures to act, including: (1) failure to search the computers of its Rule 30(b)(6) witnesses for responsive email ... <http://www.law.com/jsp/ihc/PubArticleIHC.jsp?id=1202422898147&pos=ataglance > Hopes over possible Kafka trove in Israel EcoDiario.es - Madrid,Madrid,Spain One leading Kafka scholar, who spoke privately, called thenew interest in the archive "a media bubble": "As far as Iknow, Max Brod published everything he ... < http://www.ecodiario.es/noticias/noticias/650700/07/08/Hopes-over-possible-Kafka-trove-in-Israel.html > Former HP VP Admits To Stealing Trade Secrets NBC11.com - San Jose,CA,USA A former Hewlett Packard vice president pleaded guilty Friday to selling trade secrets to a rival company. Atul Malhotra, a former vice president of imaging ... <http://www.nbc11.com/newsarchive/16856113/detail.html> The Times Picayune Grant to help restore school records $2.4 million from FEMA to digitize files < http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-29/121575372463930.xml&coll=1 > Computer upgrades render information unrecoverable Vancouver Courier - BC, Canada Any digital storage format can quickly become obsolete, making the information it holds effectively inaccessible. A friend recently told me he still has ... < http://www.canada.com/vancouvercourier/news/opinion/story.html?id=d03b2c98-829f-42f1-97f1-3e29cdc12848 > Court tosses White House appeal on visitor logs The Associated Press - Handling CREW's request would not require the president, Cheney or their staffs to sort through mountains of files, said Tatel. The burden "should prove ... <http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5huwECNWFJHbvOgIgWHReW7Dfq9BwD91RPDS00> Files found in abandoned hospital BBC News - UK The discovery comes weeks after it emerged children's medical records had been left in a disused Dundee hospital. NHS Lanarkshire has not yet commented on ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7499749.stm> House passes e-records bill FCW.com - Falls Church,VA,USA By Ben Bain A measure the House passed last week to improve electronic recordkeeping in the federal government is receiving a lukewarm response from ... <http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153123-1.html> GAO: Federal e-mail preservation spotty United Press International - USA Henry Waxman, D-Calif., told the Post. He has been investigating the disappearance of years' worth of e-mails generated by the Bush White House. < http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/07/09/GAO_Federal_e-mail_preservation_spotty/UPI-48211215614477/ > Judge dismisses e-mail suit, but leaves window open for un-dismissal Kansas City Star - MO,USA The attorney general's office responded to the ruling with a statement saying it was committed to making open records available. "We are reviewing the order ... <http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/12951> UNCG to outsource its e-mail Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,USA Sutton said his department is working with the school's attorneys and Google to resolve concerns about security and document retention. ... < http://www.news-record.com/content/2008/07/10/article/uncg_to_outsource_its_e_mail > Privacy: Agencies Struggle to Redact Personal Data from Online ... Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA Agencies are attempting to balance privacy concerns with the convenience and efficiency of online public documents. Public and private organizations <http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/375540> National Museum Founding Director retires Cayman Net News - grand cayman,Cayman Islands She was then engaged in research and planning that led not only to the establishment of the National Museum but also to that of the National Archive. ... <http://caymannetnews.com/news-8535--1-1---.html> Texas Revolution documents will be returned to state archives Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA By Bob Banta Two documents related to the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo are on their way back to the Texas State Archives collection after a ... < http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/07/12/0712txarchives.html > State seeks return of historical papers Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA By Claire Osborn The state archives commission claims that a Waco woman has possession of 48 historical documents from Texas' early days, ... < http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/archive/071606texana.html > Stolen past? What's real in Texana Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA In late 1989 he contacted LaPlante, who had been state archivist for three years, and asked for assistance in verifying the provenance of almost 50 items in ... < http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/archive/101391texana.html > Wanted: Specific law to address electronic transactions Daily Nation - Nairobi,Kenya There is also need to build public confidence in the integrity and reliability of electronic records and electronic commerce. Kenya's Draft e-Transaction ... < http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=25&newsid=127163 > Former VP at HP faces 10 years for IBM trade secret theft Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA Atul Malhotra, 42, of Santa Barbara, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of theft of trade secrets Friday in US District Court in San Jose, Calif. ... < http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=standards_and_legal_issues&articleId=9109578&taxonomyId=146 > Former Hewlett Packard VP stole IBM trade secrets NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA The Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation said Atul Malhotra had been charged with one count of information with theft of trade secrets. ... <http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/29841> Fmr HP exec pleads guilty in trade secrets case The Associated Press - Atul Malhotra, 42, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250000 fine on the single count of theft of trade secrets, prosecutors said Friday. ... <http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jATS9VkrekQ3RrAXlQUhW9NmtnoAD91RT0RO0> County wants historic courthouse photographs News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA "We've checked the Greene County Archives, the History Museum and the library, but we're finding that photos of the original interior are almost nonexistent ... < http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080712/NEWS01/807120366 > Workers who misuse confidential information Chester DailyLocal.com - PA, USA Even after leaving an employer, a person is obligated under the law to keep its trade secrets confidential. There are now a few people with 23 million new ... < http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19847509&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17779&rfi=6 > Marriott's disaster recovery center is 220 feet underground in a ... Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA When the RDC goes live, Marriott will be the largest private customer operating a data center in Iron Mountain's 145-acre "underground city," which has its ... < http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=disaster_recovery&articleId=9109618&taxonomyId=151&intsrc=kc_feat > Google, Viacom now battling over YouTube employee records CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA Companies sue each other all the time and frequently must turn over computer records about employees when pertinent to the case. Often these records reveal ... <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9989783-93.html> History Deleted at the White House New York Times - United States The House approved a measure last week that would require the National Archives to issue stronger standards for preserving e-mails and to aggressively ... <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/opinion/13sun3.html?ref=opinion> -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va