Mobile Register
Native of Mobile will run Clinton Library
Monday, May 10, 2004
By ROY HOFFMAN
Staff Reporter
David Alsobrook, a career archivist who grew up in Mobile, has been
named director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little
Rock, Ark.
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/108418062955280.xml



WLBT
Jackson 05/10/04
Archives Department a Tourism Draw
By Roslyn Anderson
Three million people visited the city of Jackson last year. Among them were thousands from all over the world flocking to the
building that houses everything from state official documents to family secrets.
The new William F. Winter Archives and History Building is one of Jackson's most-visited tourism sites. It is home to the
Mississippi Department of Archives and History .
The need for space to house over three centuries of history and those seeking the information resulted in the recent completion of
the new state archives and history building.
http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1855918&nav=2CSfN0SE



Lawrence Journal World
BIA chief to address Haskell graduates
By Dave Ranney, Journal-World
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
"Famous" Dave Anderson, the nationally known barbecue restaurateur picked by
President Bush to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, will address
commencement ceremonies Friday at Haskell Indian Nations University.
http://www.ljworld.com/section/citynews/story/169835 (



Mayor objects to Web access in clerk's office
By Paul LaRocco, Record-Journal staff
WALLINGFORD — At the same time the lack of a signature returned a much-disputed state preservation
grant to Town Hall, Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr. and Town Clerk Kathryn Zandri are locked in a new
battle dealing with technology.
The state library grant, which Dickinson approved earlier this month for fewer computers than Zandri
desired, has been sent back because the mayor's revision of it did not contain Zandri's signature. The
formality should not affect the town receiving the $11,225 in computer technology that the grant outlined,
but at the same time, the Republican mayor and Democratic clerk have moved on to a new conflict: use of
the Internet in the clerk's office.
http://www.record-journal.com/articles/2004/05/11/news/news06.txt (



The Scotsman
Freedom of Information Act can only succeed with open attitude
William Malcolm
THE introduction of Scotland’s Freedom of Information Act requires public
authorities to rethink their attitudes to the disclosure of information. Education
and training are essential weapons in their armoury to achieve compliance,
argues William Malcolm, of Masons Solicitors’ Glasgow office.
In less than nine months, the right of access to information under the Freedom
of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 will be a reality. The aim of the act is to
increase the accountability of Scotland’s public services by allowing people
greater access to recorded information held by those authorities.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=536012004



Pioneer Press
Posted on Tue, May. 11, 2004
Drug maker told to produce
records
BY DAVID HANNERS Pioneer Press
A drug manufacturer being investigated for
possible antitrust violations because it cut off
shipments to Canadian mail-order pharmacies
has to turn its records over to the Minnesota
attorney general's office, a judge has ruled.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/8635732.htm?1c



Transform
IBM Workplace Adds Low-Cost
Document Management
Announcing a managed client approach and a low-cost document management
offering, IBM yesterday filled in crucial pieces in its Workplace collaboration
environment and promised costs as low as $3 per user, per month.
http://www.transformmag.com/newsanalysis/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20300419



Transform
Will SAP Join the ECM Race?
IBM's been there, EMC's done that and Microsoft and Oracle are building on
basic document management and collaboration. Will ERP giant SAP be the next
technology titan to raise its stake in the enterprise content management (ECM)
market?
http://www.transformmag.com/newsanalysis/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20300420 (



Digital Records Are Not Forever
ITWeb (Johannesburg)
ANALYSIS
May 11, 2004
Posted to the web May 11, 2004
Paul Mullon
Johannesburg
Archiving paper records in digital format is touted as a long-term solution to the problems of filing and being able to find the millions of paper records companies in SA create each year. However, the simplicity and convenience of digital records today, can lead to the corporate nightmare of inaccessible records and failure to meet legal regulations tomorrow.
"No matter how simple it may be to store and retrieve electronic records, the changing nature of IT means constant evolution in which new technologies are frequently created to replace older ones," says Paul Mullon, marketing director of Metrofile. "This makes storing records digitally more of a potential risk than the old paper filing cabinet."
http://allafrica.com/stories/200405110918.html



Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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