RAIN 20090122 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. Archives chief cuts own job to trim budget The State - Columbia,SC,USA By JOEY HOLLEMAN - [log in to unmask] The director of the SC Department of Archives and History is cutting his own job to two days a week to help his ...<http://www.thestate.com/local/story/657981.html> Revolutionary War papers restored United Press International - USA The $700000 project begun in 2005 has restored documents belonging to the New Jersey State Archives, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday. ... < http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/20/Revolutionary_War_papers_restored/UPI-34651232482801/ > Much ado over Whitehouse.gov's new openness CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA It's true that in 2007, the Bush White House did block some files they should not have, which they fixed once I brought it to their attention. ... <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10146802-38.html> Not Only the President Faces a BlackBerry Challenge Law.com - San Francisco,CA,USA ... message or document because it could not be read on his or her BlackBerry. ... messages are stored (and often forgotten in document-retention policies) ... <http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202427596060> Director named for library complex smudailycampus.com - Dallas,TX,USA The veteran of presidential library planning said in an interview with the Dallas Morning News that he sees collaboration between the archives museum part ... < http://www.smudailycampus.com/home/news/2009/01/21/News/Director.Named.For.Library.Complex-3590831.shtml > Flood damages archives at depot Argus Press - Owosso,MI,USA The water soaked through the ceiling and began spreading through the depot's library and archives. The room containing a model railroad also received some ... <http://www.argus-press.com/articles/2009/01/21/news/news2.txt> A window on Westborough's past Westborough News - Westborough,MA,USA His fascination with images explains why he now has a collection of 500 glass negatives, around 70 stereo views and at least 7000 postcards. ... < http://www.wickedlocal.com/westborough/news/x1708110473/A-window-on-Westborough-s-past > New legislation would expand Missouri open records law Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA Jones, whose nonpolitical career as a lawyer depends on searching information and obtaining public records, said his proposed legislation focuses on local ... < http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/01/21/missouri-legislation-would-expand-open-records-law/ > Supervisors to change records request policy AZ Central.com - AZ,USA Over the last month, the county attorney's office has submitted several public records requests to various departments, including the Clerk of the Board, ... < http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2009/01/21/20090121countyinfo0122.html > Obama limits ex-presidents' discretion on records The Associated Press Cheney has been embroiled in a lawsuit over which of his records have to be handed over to the National Archives. On Monday a federal judge ruled Cheney has ... < http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSHI4TSbydFa8AAD9VW8_TJit-dgD95RR40O1 > Obama overturns Bush order on access to White House records Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA The National Archives blamed a shortage of archivists. Blanton said Bush policies had aggravated the problem, by signaling that timely release of records ... < http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/national/stories/DN-prezdocs_22nat.ART.State.Edition2.4ee7f3d.html > Obama Team Finds Secure Networks Aren't Fun eWeek - New York, NY You mean they can't just run any old Internet application on their White House computers? They can't use whatever e-mail system they want? ... < http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Obama-Team-Finds-Secure-Networks-Arent-Fun/ > Gmail Fills the Bill for Obama Staff PC World - USA But when Obama's incoming staff members first enter the White House on Inauguration Day, they won't yet have access to the traditional White House e-mail ... < http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/158081/gmail_fills_the_bill_for_obama_staff.html > Obama Gets His BlackBerry, but What About Facebook? PC World - USA PDA users in the Bush Administration had their GPS functions disabled, no classified data could be transmitted over the devices, and they could not be used ... < http://www.pcworld.com/article/158112/obama_gets_his_blackberry_but_what_about_facebook.html > Heartland Bleeds Data, Potential Victims Could Number Millions TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA The loss could result in unauthorized credit card purchases, though Heartland says no Social Security numbers were lost, lessening the likelihood of ... <http://www.technewsworld.com/story/security/65918.html> US judge ordering Russia to preserve Jewish texts The Associated Press The entire collection, which Chabad says totals 12000 books and 50000 rare documents, is being held in the Russian State Military Archives. ... < http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iEt8oWa4dEZBuWOhAvHRMW4xkQxAD95SCLEOE > Waste Feared in Digitizing Patient Records Wall Street Journal - USA Many in the health-care world believe electronic records will reduce those problems by allowing doctors and hospitals to securely share information about ... <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258818514104775.html> White House Cheat Sheet: The Debut Washington Post - United States The White House email system won't be set up for the next 24 to 36 hours -- making some of the aides (blissfully?) incommunicado in that time. ... < http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/01/white_house_cheat_sheet.html?hpid=topnews -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]