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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
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University of Idaho Launches Jazz Archives Web Site
All About Jazz - Philadelphia,PA,USA
International Jazz Collections, a branch of the universitys archives,
includes photos, videos, interviews and correspondence of jazz artists. ...
<http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=20587>



ND AG says counties overcharged for records
In-Forum - Fargo,ND,USA
Stenehjem's opinion said Mountrail County could not require advance payment
for the electronic records. The attorney general also disallowed the
county's ...
<http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D91UIBDO3>



Kafka, under wraps
Ha&#39;aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
At the same time, official sources have also expressed interest in the
matter, most notably State Archivist Yehoshua Freundlich. This week, he
sent a legal ...
<http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1002777.html>



You've Got Mail -- and Security Breaches
NewsFactor Network - Woodland Hills,CA,USA
Not only are there corporate espionage concerns, Johnson says, there are
also issues of privacy -- as in the anchor's e-mails mentioned earlier --
and ...
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http://business.newsfactor.com/news/You-ve-Got-Mail-and-Security-Breaches/story.xhtml?story_id=10000BFWFP34
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Richard Lewis wants comedy archive at Ohio State
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
Comedian Richard Lewis wants to leave them laughing at Ohio State, where he
studied advertising and got his degree in 1969. The 61-year-old comic known
for ...
<http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=608389&c=y>



Comedian has mind on legacy, OSU archive
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
By MOLLY WILLOW He pursued advertising at Ohio State University, but his
other studies also began when he was a student in Columbus -- when he heard
a ...<
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/07/16/1A_MOLLY16.ART_ART_07-16-08_D1_9RAMN2A.html?sid=101
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Why it matters what Chad Hurley watches
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
Viacom will likely argue that YouTube is guilty of contributory copyright
infringement if computer records show employees know unauthorized clips
from shows ...
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9992191-93.html>



Board may name new historian
Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston,NY,USA
The designation was discussed during a Town Board meeting where Supervisor
Peter Markou said a records storage project was being proposed but details
were ...
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http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19856239&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74958&rfi=6
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Armstrong firing appeal seeks full hearing
Charleston Gazette - Charleston,WV,USA
An appeal filed in Kanawha Circuit Court contends that Fred Armstrong was
fired as state director of Archives and History because he refused to
violate ...
<http://wvgazette.com/News/200807160589>



Court Tosses Records Request For Failure to Name Party
Metropolitan News-Enterprise - Los Angeles,CA,USA
By STEVEN M. ELLIS, Staff Writer The Third District Court of Appeal
declined yesterday to consider whether personal e-mails sent by a city
councilmember ...
<http://www.metnews.com/articles/2008/trac071708.htm>



Page blasts Kinder over Blunt e-mail records, says he'll comply ...
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... the press was told that the Missouri Republican Party submitted an Open
Records Request to view all the files in State Representative Page's office.
... <http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/13088>



Court dismisses Press lawsuit against Tracy
Tracy Press - Tracy,CA,USA
At the time the Press made its records request for the e-mails, the city did
not provide e-mails for council members. The Press immediately appealedthe
...<http://tracypress.com/content/view/15262/2242/>



UT collects genocide victim stories
UT The Daily Texan - Austin,TX,USA
With the help of a $1.2 million grant from the Bridgeway Foundation, UT
library system archivists and bibliographers will compile the stories of
genocide ...<
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2008/07/17/University/Ut.Collects.Genocide.Victim.Stories-3392008.shtml
>



WIPO Event Addresses Tensions Of Librarians And Publishers In ...
Intellectual Property Watch - Geneva,Switzerland
Archivists, says the international study, should work with rights holders
to allow preservation without harming the interest of content creators. ...
<http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1157>



Protecting IP doesn't have to break the bank says Cambridge patent ...
Business Weekly - UK
To state the obvious, to protect trade secrets the information must be kept
confidential. Tip: Be sure that anyone you tell about it signs a
confidentiality ...
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http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/2008071732191/legal/protecting-ip-doesn%E2%80%99t-have-to-break-the-bank-says-cambridge-patent-lawyer.html
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Whatever happened to ILM?
IT Brief - Auckland,NI,New Zealand
It was all about Information Life Cycle Management. Over the next few years
a troop of experts from companies around the globe came and told anyone who
...
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http://www.itbrief.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2427&Itemid=806
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Disaster Recovery Planning Is Simpler, and Harder, Than Ever
eWeek - New York, NY
... transfer older information onto archive tape once a week or month; then
watch Iron Mountain or a similar service come take the cartridges away and
store ...
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Storage/Disaster-Recovery-Planning-Is-Simpler-and-Harder-Than-Ever/
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Media Alert: Companies Facing More Rules for Preventing Identity Theft
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
BOSTON , July 17 -- Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global
leader in information protection and storage services, will host a free
Webcast on ...
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/media-alert-companies-facing-more-rules-for-preventing-identity-theft,471577.shtml
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China, Singapore ink agreement to promote archival cooperation
Xinhua - China
Under the agreement, which was inked by China's State Archives
Administration Director-General Yang Dongquan and his Singaporean
counterpart Pitt Kuan Wah, ...
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8563325.htm>



In Closed Schools, History Lessons
Washington Post - United States
... that be on the importance of keeping the archives," she said. "I think
I've done everything I can do." Suggs is not a trained archivist or curator.
...<
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/16/AR2008071601275.html
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Indiana group finalist for Lincoln artifacts
Indianapolis Star - United States
The Indiana group also includes the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana
State Library and Friends of the Lincoln Museum. ...
<http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080717/NEWS/807170474>



State group finalist for Abe's goods
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
The coalition also included support of the Indiana Historical Society,
Indiana State Library and Friends of the Lincoln Museum. ...
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http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080717/LOCAL/807170307/-1/LOCAL08
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Bradman bats worth $40000 stolen from Darwin complex
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
Elsewhere, after more than 40 years at the State Library of South
Australia, a collection of cricketing memorabilia of Sir Don is set to be
moved to a more ...
<http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24034064-661,00.html>



Two million pages can be accessed from UF Libraries' Digital ...
University of Florida - Gainesville,FL,USA
Titles available in UFDC are not commercially available, and they are often
difficult to access or use in their original state. Library archives and
special ...
<http://insideuf.ufl.edu/2008/07/17/digital-collections/>



What's behind the rash of employee cybersnooping?
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
It's news when Britney Spears' hospital records or Barack Obama's passport
files get perused. But do these incidents represent a growing risk that
privacy ...
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http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security&articleId=9110280&taxonomyId=17&intsrc=kc_feat
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Location of Hebron records questioned
Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USA
About 25 residents met at the Hebron Township office to discuss the fact
that Supervisor Greg Kuhs keeps the town records, files, and checkbooks at
his home ...<
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/07/17/news/local/doc487ed96bab1ee311732502.txt
>



Methodists endorse Bush library at SMU
Houston Chronicle - United States
Opponents had said they did not oppose the presidential library and museum —
just the think tank, saying it would not meet SMU or church rules because it
...<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5893740.html>



RadioShack fined over disposal of its customers' personal data
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
RadioShack also agreed to destroy records, both hard and electronic copies,
by shredding, erasing or altering the personal information so that it's ...<
http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/764362.html>



Removable devices pose new security risk
SC Magazine UK - London,England,UK
David Hawksworth, managing director of Torotech, said: "USB and other
data storage devices were originally developed to assist organisations to
transfer ...
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http://www.scmagazineuk.com/Removable-devices-pose-new-security-risk/article/112541/
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A Website for Public Documents
CXOToday.com - Mumbai,India
It aims at fulfilling the demand of public documents at one place. The
website targets users like chartered accountants, company secretaries, ...
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http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/A_Website_for_Public_Documents/551-91189-912.html
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UBS closes Swiss accounts of US clients

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article4354321.ece





Rockwell museum gets $225K for online archive
Boston Herald - United States
Museum Director Laurie Norton Moffatt says the goal is to archive not just
Rockwell's paintings, but also his photos, letters, fan mail, news clips and
...
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http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view/2008_07_17_Rockwell_museum_gets__225K_for_online_archive/srvc=home&position=recent
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Archive shuts at lunchtimes
Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield,England,UK
By Gail Robinson VITAL cataloguing and sorting work is to be carried out
when Barnsley Archives and Local Studies department closes for an hour at <
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news2/Archive-shuts-at-lunchtimes.4296971.jp
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Procedural flaw ends up dooming Tracy Press public records lawsuit
Lodi News-Sentinel - Lodi,CA,USA
... the court dismissed the case — which centered around Tracy City
Councilwoman Suzanne Tucker's electronic correspondence and a public records
act request ...<
http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2008/07/18/news/7_tracy_080718.txt>



AG looking into Houston file-dumping case
KHOU - Houston,TX,USA
"If there were boxes of documents that potentially contained hundreds or
thousands of names, that could potentially be hundreds or thousands of
violations," ...
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http://www.khou.com/business/stories/khou080717_tj_filedumping.677a3ce4.html
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Vital records and business continuity planning
Continuity Central (press release) - Huddersfield,UK
As we saw during the catastrophic destruction of hurricane Katrina and then
Rita, thousands of medical records were permanently lost and healthcare was
...<http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature0599.html>



Data goes digital creating storage management and compliance ...
Search Storage - USA
Records management is getting more attention from storage vendors these
days. EMC revealed plans in May to upgrade Documentum this quarter with
features, ...<
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid5_gci1321793,00.html
>



Motorola accuses Apple IPhone executive of taking trade secrets
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
Motorola Inc., the largest US mobile-phone maker, has sued a former
executive now working for Apple Inc., accusing him of disclosing its trade
secrets to ...<http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=221928>



Packers Hall Of Fame, Inc., Announces Donation Of Autographed ...
Packers.com - USA
"It's a wonderful addition to our archives," said Hall of Fame Director and
Archivist Tom Murphy. "We really didn't have much in our collection from
those ...<http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2008/07/18/1/>



Audit faults Naugatuck schools record keeping
Waterbury Republican American - Waterbury,CT,USA
BY PAUL SINGLEY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN NAUGATUCK -- An independent audit of
borough financial records has uncovered "numerous errors" in the Board of <
http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2008/07/18/news/354265.txt>



Bush library opponent appeals to Methodist group
Houston Chronicle - United States
2008 AP DALLAS — Opponents of putting the Bush presidential library at
Southern Methodist University are trying to stop a church endorsement of
the project. ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5895587.html>






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