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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
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Hilton faces espionage claims from rival hotelier
Times Online - UK
... into what Starwood claims is “the clearest imaginable case of
corporate espionage, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition and
computer fraud”. ...
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/leisure/article6115148.ece
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Be careful what you write, Eurocrats told
Times Online - UK
In 2006 Statewatch, a British NGO, claimed the commission was defining
public documents in a limited way that meant only those “formally
transmitted” were ...
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article6122943.ece>



Team of junior archivists uncovers Newark's rich history
NJ.com - NJ,USA
The writing teacher and her students are members of a junior archivist team
and Newark's answer to sorting out a mishap that left a mystery inside the
boxes ...
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http://www.nj.com/newark/index.ssf/2009/04/team_of_junior_archivists_unco.html
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Archive to honour war dead
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
When complete, the archive will contain 90000 images, freely accessible
through a website. Photographer Derrick Bunn is secretary of the NZ War
Graves Trust ...
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10567419>



Hillsborough secret documents could become public
USA Today - USA
The families of those who died in English football's worst tragedy have
been campaigning for years that the police files and records of other
emergency ...
<http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-04-19-3970470939_x.htm>



NASA dumps Sun, sticks with tape for archives
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
... from 10 silos to two, allowing it to reclaim 1400 square feet of floor
space while increasing its data archive from 12 to 32 petabytes of
capacity. ...
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131838
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[MEDIA] BBC online archive will reveal a host of hidden treasures
Taipei Times - Taiwan
By Jemima Kiss The BBC's Written Archive Center at Caversham, Berkshire,
overflows with fascinating handwritten notes -- from figures as diverse as
Puccini ...
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/04/21/2003441615>



Locking down security in the move to electronic medical records
SearchCIO-Midmarket.com - Needham,MA,USA
... The New England Journal of Medicine found that only 17% of US
physicians use either a minimally functional or a comprehensive electronic
records system. ...
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http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid183_gci1354185,00.html
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