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RAIN 20090426

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

Trust moots warehousing collections
The Nelson Mail - Nelson,New Zealand
The plan to find secure storage suitable for housing delicate historic
material ... a huge and nationally significant archive of historic
photographs. ...
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/2363358/Trust-moots-warehousing-collections
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Office space to cost recorder of deeds Murphy $151K per year
Tarentum Valley News Dispatch - Tarentum,PA,USA
His office once filed as many as 100000 documents in a year, but it has
averaged about 60000 annually during the last two years. "I've got plenty
of money ...
<http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_622118.html
>



Clerk works to restore data linking Tulsa County records
Journal Record (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
Last year the county clerk's office paid $480484 to install Aptitude
Solutions' oncor management software to record real estate deeds, mortgages
and other ...
<http://www.journalrecord.com/article.cfm?recid=98036>



Harris County court reporter charged with record tampering
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
By BRIAN ROGERS Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle A Harris County criminal
court reporter was indicted today on charges of tampering with a government
record ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6390577.html>



Warrant out for court reporter in tampering case
Houston Chronicle - United States
According to county records, Rymer has worked for Harris County since Sept.
11, 1968. He did not return calls for comment Friday. ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6390577.html>



DVD Copying Case: Why You Should Care
PC World - USA
Fair Use advocates might also argue that there are certain conditions under
which archival copies are allowed and, therefore, technology must exist
to...
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/163821/dvd_copying_case_why_you_should_care.html
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Happy 50th Anniversary to the National Union Catalog of Manuscripts
ResourceShelf - USA
This mission is realized by NUCMC production of cataloging describing
archival and manuscript collections held by eligible repositories located
throughout ...
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http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/04/24/happy-50th-anniversary-to-the-national-union-catalog-of-manuscripts/
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Carter Center closes to revamp
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
The facility was built in 1986 and is the only presidential library in the
Southeast and one of only 13 around the country. Except for the Oval
Office...
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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/04/26/carter_center_revamp.html
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Long lost Ben Franklin letters discovered
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
They are copies made by his friend Thomas Birch, an archivist who copied
dozens of historical letters by hand. Houston says he thinks the original
letters ...
<http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/national_world&id=6779257>



Admissibility of Computer Evidence under Sri Lankan Law
Sunday Times.lk - Columbo,Sri Lanka
Electronic data, unlike their conventional counterparts, do not disappear
easily and difficult to delete (or destroy) of an electronic document. ...
<http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090426/It/it402.html>



Bank rethinking document disposal methods after transport mishap
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... operations for Columbus Secure Shredding. Some companies shred
documents for clients on site to make sure they are destroyed before
they're taken away.
<http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=6267171>



Long Beach CIty Hall records archiving not exactly complete
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach,CA,USA
Through a public records request earlier this year, environmentalist Tom
Marchese had gotten hold of an eye-opening stack of e-mail exchanges -- 377
pages ...
<http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_12229263>



Hocking official destroyed public records
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA
The other two sets of evaluations might have survived as a result of
Mansky's public-records request, Sinnott said. The records destroyed
concerned the ...
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http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/04/25/HC_records.ART_ART_04-25-09_B3_7EDLO0B.html?sid=101
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Archives of Alice Walker now public
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
By Dorie Turner AP The Georgia native began storing her notebooks, journals
and photos as a teenager, creating a personal archive spanning 40 years
that ...
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http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20090426_Archives_of_Alice_Walker_now_public.html
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