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RAIN 20080831 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. Archives Critical to Jamaica's History Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service - Jamaica So they commissioned a historian, Edward Kamau Braithwaite, to do research in the archive to see what he could learn about Nanny and what she did," Mr. ... < http://www.jis.gov.jm/information/html/20080828T090000-0500_16476_JIS_ARCHIVES_CRITICAL_TO_JAMAICA_S_HISTORY.asp > Consortium—Minus NARA—Archiving Bush Administration Websites InfoToday.com - USA The bulk of the collecting will come from a sequence of crawls by the Internet Archive. LC will contribute congressional content based on its regular ... <http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=50486> Texas State accepts artifacts from Blanco Star School San Marcos Daily Record - San Marcos,TX,USA The reason for all the smiles was that representatives from Texas State University's Archives Department were on hand to receive all available artifacts ... <http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/announcements/local_story_241113019.html> Analog, not digital, may be best way to preserve crucial data for ... Byteandswitch.com - New York,NY,USA Bishop won't talk about other customers or who has made use of the HD-Rosetta archival preservation technology. But the Rosetta Project's blog post says an ... <http://www.byteandswitch.com/document.asp?doc_id=162541&WT.svl=news2_1> Leweni explains why archives are vital Fiji Daily Post - Vatuwaqa,Fiji The comment was made by Deputy Secretary for Information, Major Neumi Leweni while speaking at the Inaugural Archival Training Programme for the Film and ... <http://fijidailypost.com/news.php?section=1&fijidailynews=18518> Panel to seek relief to crush of court records Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA But now the state archives building in Frankfort and courthouses across Kentucky are running out of space and overflowing with misdemeanor files and traffic ... < http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/NEWS01/80828020 > Managing electronic-discovery consultants and vendors wisely Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Boston,MA,USA FRCP 26(f) requires that counsel meet and confer at the inception of the litigation regarding sources of electronic information that are "reasonably ...<http://www.masslawyersweekly.com/index.cfm/archive/view/id/444748> When cloud computing fails InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA The same sort of issues apply to online data storage and other business applications: if you can afford to have the information or app unavailable for ... <http://weblog.infoworld.com/smbit/archives/2008/08/when_cloud_comp.html> State halts records disposal Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA The destruction of the records was uncovered Wednesday when officials could not provide a form reflecting the discipline recommended against a state trooper ... < http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/08/29/records.ART_ART_08-29-08_B2_V4B5TVM.html?sid=101 > Leigh dusts off film archive How Do - England,UK The North West Film Archive have looked through their vaults at Manchester Met to pick out some clips from Leigh's history. "The film show is a great chance ... < http://www.how-do.co.uk/north-west-media-news/north-west-broadcasting/leigh-dusts-off-film-archive-200808293359/ > Back to the future: historical society turns a corner Manchester Journal - Manchester center,VT,USA Gray cardboard boxes line the walls, holding photographs, old 19th century glass negatives, signs of long gone businesses and establishments, ... < http://www.manchesterjournal.com/ci_10334523> Ohio gov: Don't destroy worker discipline records WTTE - Columbus,OH,USA A department spokesman says the records had been considered notes rather than public records and that it was a long-standing practice to destroy them. ... < http://www.wtte28.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.oh/3c552987-www.wtte28.com.shtml > Strickland orders halt to records destruction Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA The Dispatch discovered that the forms were being destroyed in possible violation of state public records laws and the department's records-retention ... <http://blog.dispatch.com/know/2008/08/strickland_orders_halt_to_reco.shtml> Busy Week for E-Discovery InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA This software crawls enterprise repositories to index content, allowing IT and legal teams to more easily search for relevant files and documents at the ... < http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/08/busy_week_for_e.html > Thomas Cook: 200 years of holiday memories brought to life Peterborough Today - Peterborough,England,UK Paul Smith is the company's full-time archivist, and said that many big businesses employed people to manage their archives. "I used to work for Barclays ... < http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/features/Thomas-Cook-200-years-of.4439667.jp > Moving data to the mountain Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA One might reasonably assume that this records-storage facility, owned by Boston-based Iron Mountain Inc., is just miles of tape racks and filing cabinets. ... < http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=business_intelligence&articleId=87797&taxonomyId=9&intsrc=kc_feat > Record Risks Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA Despite renewed attention to e-records management, however, many organizations still lack automated systems to efficiently process all e-records requested ... < http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=business_intelligence&articleId=102035&taxonomyId=9&intsrc=kc_feat > Digital memories can be fleeting Globe and Mail - Canada They merge, they fail, they change their minds and decide that there's not as much money in digital storage as there is in eggbeaters. ... < http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080829.wgtWebseven0829/BNStory/Technology/home > Towns to post records on Web Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA The township has already created digital versions of more than 400 boxes of the files, said Ari Messinger, the municipal operations and records manager. ... < http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080830/NEWS01/808300336/1006 > County's Historical Photos To Become More Accessible Westchester.com - Westchester,NY,USA With $30621 in grant funds from the NYS Archives' Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund, these historical images, as well as over 1000 others ... < http://www.westchester.com/Westchester_News/Government/County's_Historical_Photos_To_Become_More_Accessible_2008083010231.html<http://www.westchester.com/Westchester_News/Government/County%27s_Historical_Photos_To_Become_More_Accessible_2008083010231.html> > Councillor is determined to keep documents safe Northwich Guardian - Northwich,Cheshire,UK Cheshire's county archivist, Jonathan Pepler said: "Clr Flude's concerns are truly helpful, her intervention certainly gives the archive service more clout, ... < http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/3623178.Councillor_is_determined_to_keep_documents_safe/ > Wind-turbine maker fined for emissions, poor records Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA Among other improvements, Gamesa will install $2 million in computers for better record-keeping and a $945000 ventilation system to lessen air pollution at ... < http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20080830_Wind-turbine_maker_fined_for_emissions__poor_records.html > Man Finds Thousands of Medical Records in Storage Unit KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA "That was a little bit too much information because I don't want anyone getting in touch with my medical records, because I have had my identity stolen ... <http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8925605&nav=menu102_2> UK Film Council launches hunt for rare film Digital Arts Online - London,UK The UK Film Council is appealing to the nation to join a treasure hunt for rare film to improve the national archive, as part of its Strategy for UK Screen ... <http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=11202> E-Mail Discovery Best Practices Advisor - San Diego,CA,USA Capture all the tasks and document how each task addresses chain of custody, spoliation, and security issues. Outline all the parties involved in each task ... <http://my.advisor.com/doc/18460> Ciphering Out Security Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA Backup tapes that were lost by the likes of Bank of America Corp., Citibank, Ameritrade Holding Corp. and Time Warner Inc. contained the personal data of ... < http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=business_intelligence&articleId=104675&taxonomyId=9&intsrc=kc_feat > The DA's Office Goes Digital Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA Of the 19500 cubic feet of case records storage space available to the office, only 775 cubic feet remained. The reasons were many: an increase in the ... < http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=business_intelligence&articleId=64320&taxonomyId=9&intsrc=kc_feat > The Independent Internet maps 'demolish British history' < http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/internet-maps-demolish-british-history-912333.html > Is this the real Mr Toad? Independent - London,England,UK However, other correspondence from the archives shows the bank's doctors disagreed that Grahame was under mental strain, and the calculation of his pension ... < http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/is-this-the-real-mr-toad-913944.html > Paper jam blamed for data security blunder Metro - London,UK Social security numbers for 1200 people have been sent to the wrong addresses - with officials blaming a paper jam at a printing plant. ... < http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?Paper_jam_blamed_for_data_security_blunder&in_article_id=286231&in_page_id=64 > Bank of NY Mellon data breach now affects 12.5 mln Reuters - USA 27, Bank of New York Mellon was transferring back-up tapes with data including names, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers, when it lost a box ... <http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSWNAB863220080828> Virginia open records laws hazy on e-mails Lynchburg News and Advance - Lynchburg,VA,USA ... Megan Rhyne said that according to a state Supreme Court ruling, e-mail communications between council members is not a violation of open records laws. ... < http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/virginia_open_records_laws_hazy_on_e_mails/7901/ > Fate of Miller collection up in the air Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA Faith Bad Bear-Bartlett, an archivist at the Little Big Horn College, instantly recognized four long-deceased members of the Crow Tribe, he said.... < http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/NEWS01/808310309 > Kentucky needs new way to archive court records Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA But now the state archives building in Frankfort and courthouses across Kentucky are overflowing with files of misdemeanors and traffic cases that used to ... < http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/NEWS01/808310517 > Questionable value of security questions TheReporter.com - Vacaville,CA,USA Externally, back-up tapes are routinely lost, and bank files with your name and security information are put on laptops, which are lost or stolen. ...< http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/ci_10350567> A museum for the man who designed Chandigarh Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India In the research section of the centre, there will be printed materials, publications, posters, archival records and reference and digital library. ... < http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/A_museum_on_Chandigarh_designer/articleshow/3431125.cms > Ky. court records overflowing in storage Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA AP Kentucky's state archives and courthouses around the state are overflowing with court records after the state's top court administrator called for ...<http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/508902.html> -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va