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

ZDNET

RIM records all employee calls

<http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-275216.html>

In Florida, RFID system keeps case files under control
GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA
“This is one of the high-value opportunities” for the maturing field of
RFID asset tracking because of the large volume of documents that
organizations are ...
<http://gcn.com/articles/2009/03/09/florida-case-file-tracking-system.aspx>

Hightower donates archive to Whitliff Collections
Newstreamz San Marcos - San Marcos,Texas,USA
National media figure, populist and former Texas Agricultural Commissioner
Jim Hightower has donated his personal archive of papers, photos and
memorabilia ...
<http://newstreamz.com/2009/03/06/hightower-donates-archive-to-whitliff-collections>

Collapsed City Archive Assault on Cologne's historical core
WELT ONLINE - Germany
By Hildegard Stausberg March 6, 2009, 16:57 There are certain words that
tend not to engage very much sympathy in a person, and "archive" has
traditionally ...
<http://www.welt.de/english-news/article3331556/Assault-on-Colognes-historical-core.html>

Muskegon County moves toward online record access
MLive.com - MI,USA
"This is going to be the foundation for e-commerce on the county's Web
site," said Kathy Hoogstra, probate court administrator and register. ...
<http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/03/sat_county_moves_toward_online.html>

Debate Continues over Jefferson County Records
MSNBC - USA
JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV - Officials in Jefferson County are in the midst of a
debate over county records. The clerk of the county commission, Jennifer
Maghan, ...
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29555904/>

<http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=56401>

US puts a price on foreign gifts
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA
But it is pretty much how the United States has operated since Day One when
it comes to what the National Archives has called "a centuries-old
tradition" of ...
<http://www.statesman.com/insight/content/editorial/stories/insight/03/08/0308bushgifts.html>

Huxley Archive Goes to UCLA
New York Times - United States
In an honor nearly as estimable as achieving Alpha-Plus status, the UCLA
Library announced that it has acquired the literary archive of Aldous
Huxley, ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/books/07arts-HUXLEYARCHIV_BRF.html?ref=books>

One body recovered from Cologne building collapse
Deutsche Welle - Germany
The body of a man missing in the collapse of the Cologne city archive
building has been recovered from under the rubble. The man's identity was
not yet ...
<http://www.dw-world.de/dw/function/0,,12215_cid_4082105,00.html>

The push is on for public records access in Illinois
Chicago Tribune - United States
... and citizen action groups are trying to seize opportunity in the
aftershocks of a governor who routinely denied requests for public
documents. ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-public-records-law-08-mar08,0,5032728.story>

Business Data Losses Approach Stimulus Spending
WTN News - Madison,WI,USA
Many public documents imaged over the last 20 or 30 years had SSNs printed
on them. Only now are state laws and procedures being adopted to preclude
SSNs ...
<http://wistechnology.com/articles/5646/>

Glass Workers Archives Move to Weston, WV Museum
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
The Museum of American Glass in Weston, West Virginia has acquired the
contents of the American Flint Glass Workers Union archives and museum. ...
<http://media.herald-dispatch.com/blog/blenko/2009/03/glass-workers-archives-move-to-weston.html>

Old photographs tell stories that shouldn’t just fade away
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
“I tell kids not to delete the photos they take with their iPhones,” he
said. “The moments they capture will never come again.” Harris’
online venture will ...
<http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/03/08/lens0308.html>

Allegations: RealNetworks destroys evidence in MPAA suit
KING5.com - Seattle,WA,USA
BY ERIK SANDOVAL / NWCN and wire reports AP SEATTLE - RealNetworks denies
allegations leveled against it that it was destroying evidence in an
upcoming ...
<http://www.king5.com/business/stories/NW_030809TT-MPAA-RealES.17687eb0.html>

Expert calls Blunt e-mail report "a frustrating read"
Missourinet.com - Jefferson City,MO,USA
Davis says the document shows that clearly there were violations of both
the state record retention law and the Sunshine Law, the open records law....
<http://www.missourinet.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=DE51F089-5056-B82A-3732A6C6A962B387>

Two Charged With Stealing Tyre Secrets From Goodyear
Tyres & Accessories - UK
Two employees of a US company with links to a Chinese tyre manufacturer has
been arrested and charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from
Goodyear ...
<http://www.reifenpresse.de/CDML007/en/gast/detail.php?t=akt&tk=2402025&RecID=18965>