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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management.
Bank sues dumpster diver to prevent him
from talking about discoveries
The Tech Herald - Indianapolis,IN,USA
The bank said in testimony that once Hastings' discoveries were made known,
the bank started shredding records and documents before they were thrown in
the ...
<http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200909/3009/Bank-sues-dumpster-diver-to-prevent-him-from-talking-about-discoveries>
Footage of US troops training for D-day
uncovered
Telegraph.co.uk
- London,England,UK
The footage, which has been found by Tony Koorlander, a former technical
co-ordinator for BBC TV news, has lain undiscovered in the National Archive
in ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4786694/Footage-of-US-troops-training-for-D-day-uncovered.html>
Secret footage unearthed of American
troops practising D-Day ...
Daily Mail - UK
Last year he traveled to the National Archive in Baltimore where he found
38 reels of completely different film revealing US wartime activity at
Braunton ...
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1152964/Secret-footage-unearthed-American-troops-practising-D-Day-landings-Devon.html>
Eisenhower Center Receives Highly Sought-After
CIA Papers
KSAL - Salina,KS,USA
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum has received the papers of
Richard M. Bissell, former CIA Deputy Director of Plans. ...
<http://www.ksallink.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=7759&format=html>
Putting a Face to Canada's Past: Library
and Archives Canada ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
Now, all Canadians have access to these photographic images as Library and
Archives Canada offers some of the photographer's finest photographs
through a ...
<http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Library-And-Archives-Canada-952883.html>
Frankly Speaking: Facebook fiasco shows
how much is out of IT's hands
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
Perhaps Facebook was worried that it might be accused of destroying
evidence in a lawsuit or government investigation and wanted the clear
right to archive ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=334476>
Leonard Dietzen: E-mail retention policy
needs improvement
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
First and foremost, depending on the nature of the e-mail or document, many
state agencies have already created detailed records retention laws that
govern ...
<http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090223/NEWS/902230880/1002/NEWS01?Title=Leonard-Dietzen-E-mail-retention-policy-needs-improvement->
More than half of booted workers steal
data on way out
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
According to the survey, taking e-mail-related information and hardcopy
files were the most popular types of documents to walk away with, according
to the ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/022309-fired-workers-steal-data.html?t51hb>
Does Cloud Computing Mean More Risks to
Privacy?
New York Times - United
States
“They can go to a single place and get everybody’s documents.” The
report also points out that much of what can happen to information in cloud
computing ...
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/does-cloud-computing-mean-more-risks-to-privacy/>
Exhibition celebrates 50th anniversary
of University Archives
Princeton University
- Princeton,NJ,USA
by Staff The richness and depth of the collections of the Princeton
University Archives are
the focus of "'The Best Old Place of All':
Treasures From the ...
<http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S23/54/01Q38/index.xml?section=featured>
Iron Mountain aims cloud-based storage
service at inactive data
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
By Lucas Mearian February 23, 2009 (Computerworld) Iron Mountain Inc. today
announced a cloud-based storage service for data backup uses as part of its
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128458&intsrc=news_ts_head>
100+ open records requests made
Cay Compass - Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands
... government owned companies, or statutory authorities received at least
one open records request under the FOI law last month for a total of 117.
<http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1037698>
Waterway records take Ł6600 in Shrewsbury
antiquestradegazette.com - London,UK
... of national importance”, and with gaps in their archives relating to
the canal, the Staffordshire County Archives were keen to secure the
collection. ...
<http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/7056.aspx>
Putting a Face to Canada's Past: Library
and Archives Canada ...
MSNBC - USA
Now, all Canadians have access to these photographic images as Library and
Archives Canada offers some of the photographer's finest photographs
through a ...
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29347235/>
Sihanouk donates archives
Phnom Penh Post - Phnom Penh,Phnom Penh,Cambodia
Over one million documents, thousands of photos and rare films belonging to
the former King have been sent to the French National Archives for
preservation. ...
<http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009022424378/National-news/Sihanouk-donates-archives.html>
OC loan records end up in dumpster
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
The files contained bank account statements, completed tax forms, credit
reports and Social Security numbers, among other information, and most if
not all ...
<http://lansner.freedomblogging.com/2009/02/23/oc-loan-broker-leaves-client-records-in-dumpster/15451/>
Public notaries put all those important
docs on official record
Budapest Times - Hungary
Public notaries are always lawyers, are commissioned by the state, and have
numerous official tasks apart from preparing public documents, certifying
and ...
<http://www.budapesttimes.hu/content/view/11072/221/>
Peeping on celebrity files - How to gain
control
ZDNet - USA
By Brian Cleary Aveska, Special to ZDNet Commentary--The natural curiosity
of employees to view the private records of political figures and
celebrities is ...
<http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-272326.html>
File System Management Is Headed for
Trouble
Enterprise Storage Forum - Darien,CT,USA
Think about what happens to the hundreds of billions or trillions of files
that are business records, medical records, government records, scientific
data ...
<http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/sans/features/article.php/3806081>
Why Information Must Be Destroyed
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
... at the key areas to ensure that your organization does not fall prey to
such lawyers when it comes to the physical destruction of documents and
records. ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=&articleId=9128510&taxonomyId=&intsrc=kc_feat>
Airmen escort presidential papers into
history
Air Force Link - Washington,DC,USA
The NARA becomes the manager of all the official presidential papers that
will eventually be placed in a presidential library when a president leaves
office ...
<http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123136862>
3-Minute Interview: Tripp Jones
Washington Examiner - Washington,DC,USA
By Bill Myers Tripp Jones is the archivist of The Church of the Epiphany,
one of DC’s oldest and most prestigious Episcopal churches. ...
<http://www.dcexaminer.com/local/3-Minute-Interview-Tripp-Jones_02_24-40180512.html>
Exiting workers taking confidential data
with them
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA
I once worked for a corp that had a very simple and effective way of
dealing with corporate espionage and misuse of someone else's sensitive
information: ...
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10170006-83.html>
National Archives facility in Waltham
looks to broaden its appeal
Daily News Tribune - Waltham,MA,USA
Using copies of 1860 Census records at the National Archives and Records
Administration building on Trapelo Road, Davis traced Lincoln's family
history. ...
<http://www.dailynewstribune.com/state/x617064097/National-Archives-facility-in-Waltham-looks-to-broaden-its-appeal>
Better Storage Practices To Improve
Backup
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
Finally, it makes sense to archive all this stagnant data off primary
storage. Most studies indicate that more than 80% of this data can be
archived and ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/better_storage.html>
Hailey aims to preserve Mallory Collection
Idaho Mountain
Express and Guide - Ketchum,ID,USA
By TONY EVANS A priceless collection of historic photographs from the turn
of the 20th century, stored at the Hailey Public Library for the past 12
years, ...
<http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005124993>
In Sihanouk's words: the Cambodian
monarch's private archives
SGGP - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
After abdicating in 2004, the self-proclaimed "king-father" of the
country,
now aged 87, handed France his personal archives last January for
safe-keeping ...
<http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/International/2009/2/68737/>