RAIN 20080922
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management.
Clarkstown digitizing 250 years of
records
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison,NY,USA
Using a $40000 grant from the New York state archives grants administration
unit, the town has spent the last year having the records digitized so that
they ...
<http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/NEWS03/809210366/-1/newsfront>
Hiding facts from public eye becomes an
electronic art
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
In many ways, electronic records make government more accessible than ever
-- not only to the media but, most important, to the citizenry. ...
<http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080921/COLUMNIST/809210328/2127&title=Hiding_facts_from_public_eye_becomes_an_electronic_art>
Cheney Is Ordered to Preserve Records
New York Times - United States
The other defendants include the National Archives and the archivist of the
United States.
In response to the ruling, a spokesman for Mr. Cheney, ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/washington/21cheney.html?ref=us>
Paper Trail |
Pound Ridge: New Shredder Truck Helps Protect Identities
By JULI S. CHARKES
Extreme recycling has become a reality in Pound Ridge, N.Y, where a $217,000
paper shredding truck securely destroys up to 9,000 pounds of paper an hour.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/nyregion/westchester/21shredwe.html?ei=5070&emc=eta1>
Wealth of veteran's history goes online
New Britain Herald - New Britain,CT,USA
For further details contact Evelyn Green, Archivist for the Governor
William A. O'Neill Archives at [log in to unmask] or
Eileen Hurst, CPPSR
Associate ...
<http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20131665&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=635547&rfi=6>
USHMM's Archival War Against Survivors
The Cutting Edge News - Washington,DC,USA
To date, they have CAMP and GHETTO records (received in 2007), FORCED LABOR
FILES (2008), and DP CAMP MATERIALS (expected in 2010). Flyers were
distributed. ...
<http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=777>
Preparing for e-discovery: Why firms
need data retention policies
Lawyers Weekly - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
People are their own records managers." Benson suggests that companies
clarify document retention practices for non-technical users using simple
questions ...
<http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&articleid=766>
'Roh Has No Rights to Copy State
Documents'
ÄÚ¸®¾ÆŸÀÓÁî - South Korea
It said a former president is entitled to read classified government
documents but this does not necessarily mean he can reproduce them. ...
<http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/09/117_31424.html>
Data classification: why it is important
and how to do it
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
The classification system itself must include an element of centralised
control so that data may be classified in the context of overall strategic
business ...
<http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/09/22/232380/data-classification-why-it-is-important-and-how-to-do.htm>
Why Google Isn't Enough
Forbes - NY,USA
And it isn't unusual for confidential documents that were left lying around
to show up in search results. On the other hand, people inside companies
are ...
<http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/09/19/cio-enterprise-search-tech-cio-cx_dw_0922search.html>
Readers due for a feast on Lincoln
Boston Globe - United States
In a long-term joint project, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and
the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library intend to digitize every available
...
<http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/09/22/readers_due_for_a_feast_on_lincoln>
Leveraging the E-archive
Securities Industry News (subscription) - New
York,NY,USA
Over the past five years, most institutions regulated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission have implemented compliance archival technologies. ...
<http://www.securitiesindustry.com/issues/19_75/22814-1.html>
Heritage role goes in library shake-up