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RAIN 20081118 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. Liverpool 'first seaside resort' BBC News - UK Blackpool may be one of England's most famous seaside resorts - but Liverpool was one of the first, university archivists have said. Historical film footage ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7732116.stm> School to start archival program Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA "A master's degree program in archival studies will position Clayton State University to become a national leader in educating future archivists and records ... <http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/11/17/metrail.html> The News Gazette Rare visit to North Korea opens area couple's eyes to life there < http://www.news-gazette.com/entertainment/2008/11/16/rare_visit_to_north_korea_opens_area_couples_eyes_to_life_there > Dallas Historical Society finds possible copy of Lincoln's Bixby ... Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA The Dallas Historical Society has a new piece of history. But how big a piece? TONY GUTIERREZ/The Associated Press Alan Olson, director of collections for ... < http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-lincoln_17met.ART0.State.Edition1.4a4abf2.html > History in the making Pueblo Chieftain - Pueblo,CO,USA CHIEFTAIN PHOTOS/JOHN JAQUES -- Kathy DeHerrera works with old hats at the Pueblo County Historical Society. Patricia Valenciano files old photographs at ... < http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/11/17/news/local/doc4921086d2fb1a339732061.txt > A Wealth of Data, and Nobody in Charge Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - USA And don't forget paper trails: "You have to make sure you have a good shredding vendor." A lawyer by training, Ms. Steinfeld served as a privacy officer in ... <http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i13/13a00103.htm> Obama may have to bury his beloved BlackBerry The Associated Press The Bush White House has been battling courts about lapses in e-mail archives at the White House. Before 2001, Bush was an active e-mailer, ... < http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iw25dERohJoJUYwISzNoOsSd1VCwD94GM4J80 > Jackson Named New UW Archivist University of Wyoming News - Laramie,WY,USA 17, 2008 -- Laura Uglean Jackson is the American Heritage Center's new university archivist. She replaces Mark Shelstad, who accepted another position in ... <http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=26502> Less court access? Objection Palm Beach Post - FL, United States The committee, however, wants to strike electronic records and videotapes from the definition of "court records," which would give chief judges in Florida's ... < http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/11/17/axxa_digital_edit_1117.html > How to Permanently Delete Data from Your Hard Drive ReadWriteWeb - CA,USA To ensure your drive doesn't contain any personal data before you give it away or sell it, you need to reformat the hard drive or use digital shredding ... <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_permanently_delete_data.php> Papers Offer a Close-Up of Rehnquist and the Court New York Times - United States But Justice Rehnquist's files contain mostly un-illuminating draft opinions and perfunctory communications between the justices. ... <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/washington/18rehnquist.html> Electronic switch will rob farm deeds of legal worth Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland By Martin Ryan One of the most closely guarded documents in Irish land ownership for centuries -- the deeds of the family farm -- are set to become ... < http://www.independent.ie/farming/electronic-switch-will-rob-farm-deeds-of-legal-worth-1543021.html > Faucet floods county offices in York Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill,SC,USA The gushing sink was on the second level of the courthouse in the Register of Deeds office, said Clerk of Court David Hamilton. ... <http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/964238.html> Archivist to publish 225-page UCA history Echo - Conway,AR,USA Jimmy Bryant, director of UCA Archives and Special Collections, has compiled the history of UCA in his book, "The Centennial History of the University of ... <http://www.ucaecho.net/drupal/node/150> Victorian asylum secrets revealed BBC News - UK Dr Peter Durrant, county archivist of Berkshire, said: "Broadmoor is one of those collections where every page tells a story. "There are many sad tales of ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/7735310.stm> Smithsonian operating with new FOIA-like policy Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press - Arlington,VA,USA A FOIA-like policy for the Smithsonian Institution -- implementing many components of the open records law while allowing the quasi-governmental agency to ... <http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=7135> Obama must use better technology to open government Nextgov - Washington,DC,USA By Jill R. Aitoro, [log in to unmask] 11/12/08 President-elect Barack Obama should follow through on promises to develop advanced online capabilities that ... <http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20081112_3292.php> Some County Records Don't Redact Personal Information; But It's ... KFOXtv.com - El Paso,TX,USA EL PASO, Texas -- Birth dates, driver's license and Social Security numbers can be found on the El Paso County Web site. An El Paso woman found out about it ... <http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/18003320/detail.html> Gov. Matt Blunt accuses Missouri media of "deliberately" misleading St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States The Blunt administration had stymied attempts to obtain the records by trying to charge tens of thousands of dollars for them. On Tuesday, the governor's ... < http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2008/11/gov-matt-blunt-accuses-missouri-media-of-deliberately-misleading/ > -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va