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RAIN 20090126

Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.

Websites 'must be saved for history'
guardian.co.uk - UK
... and online video add to the headache of the 21st-century archivist. ...
The library plans to create a comprehensive archive of such "notoriously...
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/25/preserving-digital-archive
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Lost: A key bit of Vermont's Civil War history
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
My stop at the Vermont State Archives proved more fruitful. There, state
Archivist Gregory Sanford showed me a copy of a typed note created by one
of his ...
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http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090125/FEATURES07/901250315/1016/FEATURES07
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Downtown firm offers simplified records retrieval
Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee,FL,USA
The business is MRZ Centre Records Management, located in the former
Florida Theater building at 118 N. Monroe St. The four-story building
totals 32000 ...
<http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090125/BUSINESS/901250323/1003>



Preserving the past
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
Historical preservationists Amanda Streeter Trum, Kendra Derrer and Rowena
Harrington noted that the museum uses many archival quality materials to
lovingly ...
<http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/01/25/top/70lo_090125_quilts.txt>



Historical society still at work
The Daily Citizen - Dalton,GA,USA
"You have to see us as an archival depository for records from our whole
area," she said. "We are the entity that people turn to when they need
information, ...
<http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/local/local_story_024232028.html>



Costly minutes: Prichard's public documents policy 'unbelievably ...
Press-Register - al.com - Mobile,AL,USA
What stands in his way is a fee implemented by the board last year that one
legal expert on public documents called "outrageously expensive. ...
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http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1232878667174400.xml&coll=3
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Palestinian National Archives seeks NGO cooperation in documenting ...
Ma'an News Agency - Bethlehem,Bethlehem,Palestinian Territories
Ramallah �Ma抋n �Palestinian National Archives is requesting that all
organizations involved in cataloguing the human rights violations of Israel
during ...
<http://beth.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=35279>



Scrambling to preserve Holocaust memories
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The foundation's videotapes have been stored in a vast facility known as
Iron Mountain, a former limestone mine in western Pennsylvania. ...
<http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-beliefs26-2009jan26,1,2727173.story>



Duke University Digitizes Yearbooks
Campus Technology - Chatsworth,CA,USA
"As the Archives has increasingly placed digitized content online, the
materials most requested for digital access have been the Chanticleers,"
said ...
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http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/01/26/duke-university-digitizes-yearbooks.aspx
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Reward offered for stolen Manorbier Community Association records
Western Telegraph - Haverfordwest,Pembrokeshire,UK
A reward is being offered after the theft of a number of files and records
belonging to a community association. A private individual has put up the
reward ...
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http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/4075708.Reward_offered_for_return_of_records/
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Technology reveals hidden history
The Engineer - London,UK
'We're working with organisations such as the National Archive at the
Bodleian, the Welsh National Library and the British Library. ...
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http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/309785/Technology+reveals+hidden+history.htm
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The British Library is right to worry about digital black holes
Telegraph.co.uk <http://telegraph.co.uk/> - United Kingdom
Archivists are right to worry that our history will disappear into a
digital black hole , says Gill Hornby. By Gill Hornby The Chief Executive
of the ...
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/4348823/The-British-Library-is-right-to-worry-about-digital-black-holes.html
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