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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>