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RAIN 20090524
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management.
Archives sit on historical foundations
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
The Édifice Gilles Hocquart, named for the father of Canadian archival
records, is home to the Montreal
branch of the Quebec Archives. ...
<http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/saturdayextra/story.html?id=b2819965-b9b3-4995-bae5-482662743873>
Email Backup & Management Issues
Processor.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
Due to the various requirements for electronic message retention, IT
departments should work closely with legal council to determine archival
times that ...
<http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/P3115/28p15/28p15.asp&guid=>
Unseen footage of the 1920 Louth floods discovered
Louth Today - Louth,England,UK
The movie footage was recently unearthed after lying undiscovered for many
decades in a national archive after being incorrectly labelled. ...
<http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/Unseen-footage-of-the-1920.5294576.jp>
Rev. Robert mcnamara, archivist for Catholic
diocese, dies at 98
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
Robert F. mcnamara, the longtime historian and archivist for the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Rochester, died this afternoon. At 98, he was the
oldest priest ...
<http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090522/NEWS01/90522044/1002/news/Rev.+Robert+McNamara++archivist+for+Catholic+diocese++dies+at+98>
In Germany,
widespread spying is back, this time by corporations
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Hundreds of thousands of employees have had their cellphone, e-mail and
computer records secretly searched. Companies say they did it to expose
misconduct. ...
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-germany-spying23-2009may23,0,1524773.story>
Twin Cities gang unit's file shredding raises new
questions
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
By Mara H. Gottfried Why were Metro Gang Strike Force cops shredding
documents hours after an audit critical of accounting practices was
released? ...
<http://www.twincities.com/ci_12433868>
Irving, state officials at odds over building
records retention ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
"The schedules are what they are," said Nan Pfiester, the state
agency's
manager of records management assistance. Irving's
retention of documents
came into ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/052409dnmetirvdocuments.3f17196.html>
Historic look at 125 years of M&S
Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds,England,UK
Following the launch, M&S staff, along with Leeds university archivists,
will be on hand to guide visitors through the colourful history of the
store. ...
<http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Historic-look-at-125-years.5297246.jp>
State's WWI records searchable online
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA
The digital archive is an online repository for public records that have
long-term legal, historical or fiscal significance. The idea is to preserve
records ...
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/755462.html>