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The April 2010 issue of the "Governance and Recordkeeping Around the World" newsletter is now online. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/government/news-events/007001-1000-e.html HOME PAGE http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/007001/f2/007001-100400-e.pdf APRIL ISSUE On December 29, 2009 President Obama signed an Executive Order on declassification that makes significant changes in the handling of classified documents. It also breaks important new ground in setting parameters as to how agencies share classified information. The Executive Order introduces the principle that no information may remain classified indefinitely and calls for the review of extended classified documents, 50 years after their creation, with two limited exceptions. The Order also redefines the phrase "need to know" as it pertains to classified documents. Previously, it was the originator of the document who determined the "need to know" status. However, with the new Executive Order, it will be the potential recipient's mission that will be the dominant factor in defining "need to know." Another feature of the Executive Order is the creation of the new National Declassification Center, to be located at the National Archives Records Administration (NARA), which will be responsible for streamlining the declassification process. One of the challenges the Center faces is to work through a backlog at NARA of more than 400 million pages waiting to be declassified by December 2013. Additional articles in this month's issue include: 1) Public Records Act audits to begin in mid-2010 New Zealand - General News 2) Culture Minister: Libraries "must modernise" to secure future United Kingdom - General News 3) Former Information Commissioner: Top data protection issues: Data cleansing and keeping records up to date United Kingdom - General News 4) Victoria to implement Government 2.0 procedures throughout public service Australia - General News 5) Research could assist in the preservation of books Global - General News 6) White House reveals email archiving plan United States - General News 7) Sanctions imposed for deleting information from BlackBerrys United States - Florida - General News 8) Web Harvest 2010 New Zealand - National Library Recordkeeping: Current Developments, Projects and Future Initiatives 9) Web Continuity Program United Kingdom - National Archives Recordkeeping: Current Developments, Projects and Future Initiatives 10) Data.gov.uk (Includes Video Interview) The United Kingdom has unveiled its own version of an open source database for its citizens called Data.gov.uk, which is a site that provides official data to the public for free. Recordkeeping: Current Developments, Projects and Future Initiatives 11) Video Presentation: The BFI Film Archive: How Do They Do It? United Kingdom - British Film Institute Recordkeeping: Current Developments, Projects and Future Initiatives 12) Information Management Policy Toolkit / Records Management Toolkit United Kingdom Products and Tools from Around the World 13) The "Metadata for Digital Content" Group United States - Library of Congress Recordkeeping: Current Developments, Projects and Future Initiatives 14) Cloud Computing FAQs United States - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Products and Tools from Around the World 15) Sources: A Database for Irish research Ireland - National Library Products and Tools from Around the World 16) Records Management: User Expectations, Market Trends, and Obstacles Global - Studies and Surveys 17) ARMA International Maturity Model for Information Governance Guidelines 18) How to Optimize Your Records Management Program (Video) United States - Articles, White Papers, Presentations, Reports 19) The Norwegian National Digital Library Articles, White Papers, Presentations, Reports Steve Gerley Agent de projets / Project Officer Centre de liaison en tenue de documents / Recordkeeping Liaison Centre Téléphone / Telephone: 819-934-7439 Télécopieur / Facsimile: 819-934-7534 Direction des documents gouvernementaux / Government Records Branch Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada 550, boul. de la Cité, Gatineau, QC K1A 0N4 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.collections.gc.ca To view the list archives go to: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the words UNSUBSCRIBE RECORDS-MANAGEMENT-UK For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]