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RAIN 20090214 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. Love letter's 'horsewhip' threat BBC News - UK A coded love letter has been deciphered by archivists more than 100 years after it is believed it was written. Penned by William Weightman to his "Dearest ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/7884188.stm> Oregon's constitution makes a rare public appearance The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA The outer pages show signs of "foxing," or what archivists call yellowing and brown spots, but the innermost pages are crisp and spotless. ... < http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/oregons_constitution_makes_a_r.html > How do you value a historical email? New Scientist - UK So far, however, digital archives have been traded as just a small fraction of a larger, mainly paper-based, archive, and to date the paper component has ... < http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16589-how-do-you-value-a-historical-email.html > NU archivist strives to digitize Daily Northwestern - Evanston,IL,USA There, he met University Archivist Patrick Quinn, who immediately had Leonard transferred from his job in circulation to the archives. ... < http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/home/news/2009/02/13/Campus/Nu.Archivist.Strives.To.Digitize-3629221.shtml > Keeping Lincoln's memory alive CNN - USA Then when we found out that they weren't of archival quality, I had to change them to polyester sleeves. It's really been a family love. ... <http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/11/kunhardt.lincoln.memorabilia/> New NHS IT system causes "heartache" for hospital Management in Practice - London,England,UK The e-records scheme is part of a £12bn IT upgrade for the NHS and aims to connect more than 30000 GPs to nearly 300 hospitals by placing England's 50... < http://www.managementinpractice.com/default.asp?title=NewNHSITsystemcauses%22heartache%22forhospital&page=article.display&article.id=15663 > NHS computerised records scheme 'caused heartache', says hospital boss Telegraph.co.uk <http://telegraph.co.uk/> - London,England,UK By Jon Swaine Andrew Way, the chief executive of the hospital, said problems with the e-records scheme had cost his trust £10 million and meant fewer ... < http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4608724/NHS-computerised-records-scheme-caused-heartache-says-hospital-boss.html > Obama administration goes to bat for secrecy San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA The government inadvertently sent the classified document to Al-Haramain in 2005. It reportedly showed that the now-defunct Islamic charity had been... <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/12/MN8615T51C.DTL> The Hunt for the Missing, ‘Missing Memos’ ProPublica - New York,NY,USA It is classified TOP SECRET." It contains "legal advice on a matter of interest to the CIA." Some of the legal documents address purely hypothetical ... < http://www.propublica.org/article/the-hunt-for-the-missing-missing-memos-090212/ > Probing Question: Can we save today's documents for tomorrow? PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA “These files will one day become important historical documents,” she noted. “If you want to look at the papers of Penn State’s first president, Evan Pugh, ... <http://www.physorg.com/news153683275.html> A-Rod's steroid strikeout a lesson in e-discovery, preserving evidence http://go.techtarget.com/r/5849792/7862968 [Barclay T. Blair] Stories involving baseball and steroids are nothing new, but this one is of interest to those working in information governance. It illuminates a critical question: When are we legally required to preserve business information that we would normally destroy? Fresh start for lost file formats BBC News - UK Britain's National Archive estimates that it holds enough information to fill about 580000 encyclopaedias in formats that are no longer widely available. ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7886754.stm> The Face: Stella Rimington The Australian - Sydney,Australia But Rimington's memories are not about her first job as an archivist for Worcestershire County Council. She is talking about her second career, ... <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25035539-16947,00.html> An Effort to Upgrade a Court Archive System to Free and Easy New York Times - United States So, using $600000 in contributions in 2008, he bought a 50-year archive of papers from the federal appellate courts and placed them online. ... <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/us/13records.html?ref=us> Dutch Municipal Pornography Archive Missing NPR - USA The city has lost its municipal pornography archive. It's a collection of items with connections to the city — photos, drawings and writings. ... <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100665552> Obama's BlackBerry brings personal safety risks - CNET News URL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-10159055-46.html The U.S. president's insistence on keeping his RIM device creates a number of risks, chief among them: attacks against his location privacy and physical security. Love letter in secret picture code discovered after 100 years The Sun - London,UK Elisabeth — who has looked after the university archive for 15 years — said: “I was amazed by it. Some of the drawings were so intricate. ... <http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2237604.ece> History on track? Amador Ledger-Dispatch - Jackson,CA,USA The Amador County Archives are stored in the back room of the county records management building on Airport Road in Martell and there are some advocates for ... <http://www.ledger-dispatch.com/news/newsview.asp?c=253740&topStory=1> Parkway records find a home Sarnia Observer - Sarnia,ON,Canada By PAUL MORDEN WYOMING — Historical records from the St. Clair Parks Commission have found a new home at the Lambton Room county archives. ... <http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1435143> Info requests slow in BC Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada Poor records management and complex cross-ministry consultations also slow things down. Government processed 5999 FOI requests in 2008, with an average ... <http://www.canada.com/Info+requests+slow/1289406/story.html> Wilson Library Adapts to Tough Economy NBC 29 News - Charlottesville,VA,USA Last year more than 3000 students visited the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library. Now schools across the Shenandoah Valley are facing millions of dollars ... <http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=9844736&nav=menu496_2_5> Bess Truman family files made public Blue Springs Examiner - MO, USA Researchers may schedule a visit to the research room of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum, 500 WUS 24 in Independence. ... < http://www.examiner.net/news/x1820646574/Bess-Truman-family-files-made-public > Ottawa archivist unearths Australian artifact Centretown News - Ottawa,ON,Canada By Leah Germain In May 2007, Ottawa archivist Elaine Hoag discovered an artifact that would change the way Australians remember their country’s colonial ... < http://centretownnewsonline.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=740&Itemid=133 > Comply with Data Retention Regulations while Preserving User Privacy TMCnet - USA Complying with the laws in force regarding data retention and preservation is a must for virtually any company offering publicly available electronic... < http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-comply-with-data-retention-regulations-while-preserving-user-/2009/02/14/3990869.htm > Electronic evidence firm grilled over absent memos The Associated Press In an interview, Limongelli said he didn't know in detail why Guidance didn't initially find many of the files Todd identified as missing, though he blamed ... < http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h61TVoZxh3AZK5IGT3ArncyFT_LwD96BEHG80 > -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va Information not relevant for my reply has been deleted to reduce the electronic footprint and to save the sanity of digest subscribers For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]