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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
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Ten considerations for email archiving - Part 1
Search Storage - USA
Archives that "sweep" through the mail system on a scheduled basis can miss
messages that are sent, received and deleted between sweeps. ...
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http://searchstorage.techtarget.com.au/articles/25139-Ten-considerations-for-email-archiving-Part-1
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Officials Tour JPS Records Archive
Jamestown Post Journal - Jamestown,NY,USA
''The school has a very rich archives,'' Ms. Brown said. ''There are some
registers, we have school census books. We have a lot of really
interesting...
<http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/505353.html?nav=5018>



A 'Reel' National Treasure Films Made of Wooster in 1912 Survive ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Musselman contacted the chief archivist at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
in Dayton, and asked if he would restore the films. The archivist agreed
and said ...
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/1457265/a_reel_national_treasure_films_made_of_wooster_in_1912/
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Trial date set in activist's legal challenge to records law
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
Ostergren wants the court to declare unconstitutional a law set to take
effect today that prohibits people from publishing public records that
include ...
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http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/trial-date-set-activists-legal-challenge-records-law
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EDD Brings Opportunities: Can You Adapt?
Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Its Document Control Group provides EDD services to client companies; and
document review, retention and national coordinating counsel services to
law firms ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202422669431>



Firms still exposing themselves to risk by not managing ...
Computer Business Review - UK
Regardless of the type of DRM system that organizations use, a potential
issue they all face is that of the long-term retention of information. ...
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_feature.asp?guid=204FC696-F50E-4127-B883-37A9128FBFB6
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Bloggers: Big Media Is Watching As content recognition software gets more
sophisticated, expect more copyright-related battles online like the recent
AP-blogger flap

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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2008/tc20080625_325222.htm
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Tender for reconstruction of National Archives Department's ...
Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
Earlier ARRA started reconstruction of the Baku-based Azerbaijan State
Archives building. By the present there have been awarded all the contracts
for ...
<http://abc.az/eng/news_01_07_2008_25524.html>



European Lawmaker To Sue US Over Data
Washington Post - United States
The official could not address her records request, which is handled by a
separate department. The proposed agreement, according to a draft final
report, ...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063001895.html
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New Universal attraction brings studio alive
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Murdy and other studio archivists came up with the attraction after combing
through thousands of props, costumes, artifacts and special effects - along
with ...
<http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_9748937>



A Grand Jury Unlocked
New York Sun - United States
The decision to release the records was made after America voiced no
objection to a request from historians, archivists, and a journalist,
Samuel Roberts of ...
<http://www.nysun.com/editorials/a-grand-jury-unlocked/81033/>



FG to organise workshop on archives
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
The director said 74 archivists, representing two slots from each state and
the FCT, were expected to participate at the two-day event in Abuja from
July ...
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http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=07/01/2008&qrTitle=FG%20to%20organise%20workshop%20on%20archives&qrColumn=ARTS/LITERARY
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Media Alert: Keeping Information Safe from Natural Disasters
TechWeb - USA
Additionally, Duane Sheet, Iron Mountain's manager of service delivery,
will share his experience helping organizations affected by Hurricane
Rita....
<http://www.techweb.com/showPressRelease.jhtml?articleID=X705941>



Idaho History: Creating a state historical society was a slow process
IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
William J. McConnell tried hard to establish a State Historical Society in
1895, but the legislature wouldn't fund it. It was established a dozen
years ...
<http://www.idahostatesman.com/105/story/429807.html>



Mystery of Kecksburg UFO incident lost in NASA archives for good
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
Leonard David, an observer of one of the largest space exploration
websites, space.com, updated his blog with new details about the
investigation of a ...
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http://newsfromrussia.com/science/mysteries/01-07-2008/105643-Kecksburg_UFO-0
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AIIM's Digital Landfill pitch
Blocks &amp; Files - London,UK
... understands what PAPER records are and how they should be retained —
but only 34% have the same understanding when considering ELECTRONIC
records. ...
<http://blocksandfiles.com/article/5805>



San Leandro launches electronic records database
Daily Review Online - CA,USA
By Martin Ricard SAN LEANDRO — Whether you're a gadfly looking to dig up
some dirt on the city or just an average person wondering what happened at
last ...
<http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_9756881>



Not enough documentaries in state archive
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
KOLKATA, July 1: Insufficient number of contemporary documentaries in the
state archive has cost the state government dearly. Because of its failure
to ...
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http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=23&theme=&usrsess=1&id=211207
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As Israel's history fades away in cardboard boxes, gov't plans a ...
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Freundlich is Israel's state archivist, directing the 60-person team tasked
by a 1955 law with collecting and safekeeping Israel's official documents.
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1214726181544&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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Developing Images
New Orleans Magazine - New Orleans,LA,USA
Because he was the official photographer for Xavier University, the school
holds the largest collection of Bedou's work says archivist Sullivan. ...
<http://www.neworleansmagazine.com/a/news/developing-images-4041.html>



Nucor settles lawsuit against former manager
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
... to protect the intellectual property, confidential information and
trade secrets associated with the advancements made through our collective
efforts. ...
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http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jul/01/nucor_settles_lawsuit_against_former_man46150/
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Nucor settles lawsuit against SeverCorr and
SteelGuru - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
This lawsuit was brought by Nucor in Federal Court in South Carolina to
protect Nucor against the theft of its confidential information when Mr
Bell left ...
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http://steelguru.com/news/index/2008/07/02/NTMxODM%3D/Nucor_settles_lawsuit_against_SeverCorr_and_Mr_John_Bell.html
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The Met's Century of Photography
Village Voice - New York,NY,USA
Many of these photographers used technological innovations—such as the
shift from paper to glass negatives, which allowed for crystalline clarity
of detail ...
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http://www.villagevoice.com/art/0827,the-met-s-century-of-photography,499182,13.html
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Saying His Peace
 By Shankar Vedantam
 Millions of people around the world think they have heard Mahatma Gandhi
speaking in English -- although it was actually Gandhi channeled through the
voice of actor Ben Kingsley in the famous 1982 movie by Richard
Attenborough.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063002252.html?referrer=emailarticle
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Information Week
Security Analysis: The Case For Disclosing Breach Data

Read this chapter from *The New School Of Information Security* before your
company gets hacked, and learn why covering up a data breach is a bad
short-term strategy and a risky long-term one.

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http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208402864
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U. patient records recovered
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Melinda Rogers Stolen tapes containing millions of billing records for
University of Utah patients have been recovered, the Salt Lake County
Sheriff's ...
<http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9761726>



Stolen hospital records recovered
The Daily Utah Chronicle - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Hospital billing records for 1.5 million U patients have been recovered,
said the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday. ...
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http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/news/2008/07/02/News/Stolen.Hospital.Records.Recovered-3387178.shtml
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Why it'sa shred letter day for this company
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
It handles highly sensitive and confidential waste by shredding it on
client premises in a custom-built truck. The unit can destroy documents,
CDs, ...
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2008/07/02/why-it-s-a-shred-letter-day-for-this-company-91466-21210993/
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Cadence Group Adds Carolina Ruiz Jordan as Records and Information ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
In response to the growing demand for compliant records management programs
and retention processes for documents, e-records, and other storage
media,...
<http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/7/prweb1066244.htm>



UK government fined for violation of right to privacy
RINF.COM <http://rinf.com/> - Lancaster,UK
"This is a landmark case which casts further doubt on the legality of
Ireland's 'data retention' system, which tracks the telephone calls
and internet use ...
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http://rinf.com/alt-news/surveillance-big-brother/uk-government-fined-for-violation-of-right-to-privacy/4023/
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CoSN: It's time to archive your eMail
eSchool News - Bethesda,MD,USA
... group has come out with a new resource to help school leaders
understand and comply with recent changes to federal laws governing data
retention. ...
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http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=54391;_hbguid=b0858582-e0e3-419f-82c1-a07d0fc7955c&d=top-news
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Saving records a tough task after disasters
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Floodwaters soaked some historical documents in Linn County, including plat
books and court files, though officials hope a document restoration company
will ...
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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080702/NEWS05/807020368/1001/NEWS
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Adobe has handed over control of its Portable Document Format (PDF ...
Macworld UK - UK
This International Standard supplies the essential information needed by
developers of software that create PDF files (conforming writers), software
that ...
<http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=21877>



Full house at State Archives hard to deal with
KeepMEcurrent.com - Scarborough,ME,USA
The problem is the current archive space is full with 39000 boxes of paper
records, each about two cubic feet or twice the size of a breadbox. ...
<http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=55353>



GM and the Nazis: Part Four
Spero News - USA
In February 2006, corporate spokeswoman Geri Lama twice refused to give
this reporter the location of the company archive. In November 2006, Lama
was again ...
<http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=15613>



Ex-HP exec won't contest trade-secret theft charges
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Brandon Bailey A former Hewlett-Packard executive has agreed not to
contest federal charges that he stole trade secrets from his previous
employer, IBM, ...
<http://origin.mercurynews.com/business/ci_9762218>



Web 2.0 and e-discovery: Risks and countermeasures
SearchSecurity.com - Needham,MA,USA
We are required not to alter, delete or otherwise modify any such
electronic information. For your information, relevant information and data
includes ...
<http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid14_gci1319551,00.html>



San Leandro launches electronic records database
Tri Valley Herald - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
By Martin Ricard SAN LEANDRO — Whether you're a gadfly looking to dig up
some dirt on city officials or just an average person wondering what
happened at ...
<http://origin.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_9756881>



National Park Service chief historian dusts off memories in Vancouver
The Columbian - Vancouver,WA,USA
The Army and national archive officials finally agreed the story could be
told, but releasing archived documents was part of the project. ...
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http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/07/07022008_National-Park-Service-chief-historian-dusts-off-memories-in-Vancouver.cfm
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