RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news stories from around the world.
S-OX Making an Impact on Not for Profits
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal - Fairfield,NJ,USA
... Not-for-profits should demonstrate compliance with these provisions
by adopting records retention/document destruction and whistleblower policies.
...
< http://www.s-ox.com/news/news.cfm?articleID=415>
AREA hospital uses new records system: Clifton Springs scans bar ...
Finger Lakes Times - Geneva,NY,USA
... Knorr also said the system generates multiple paper copies of the patient
and treatment records automatically. Computer records are kept in separate
locations. ...
<http://www.fltimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=38&SubSectionID=121&ArticleID=7043>
FREEDOM Of Information Act Holds Promise For Postcommunist ...
Radio Free Europe - Prague,Czech Republic
Great Britain has a new law, the Freedom of Information Act, which guarantees
every citizen the right to see all information about them that affects
their ...
<http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/01/e9798a3c-099e-432b-b2a5-954851fc877e.html>
SCHOOLS 'unprepared for Freedom of Information Act'
EducationGuardian.co.uk - UK
Most schools are not equipped to meet the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act, the National Association of School Governors warned today.
.<http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,1389910,00.html>
OPT-OUT right for NHS IT database
BBC News - London,England,UK
... said: "Confidentiality is central to the doctor-patient relationship
and so it is paramount that the systems used to construct the electronic
records are secure ...
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4173869.stm>
IDENTITY theft, new law about to send shredding on a tear
USA Today - USA
... But many firms just contract with shredding companies that pick up
the documents and take them to plants where huge "dump-and-run" shredders
handle tons at a ...
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/general/2005-01-14-shredder-cover_x.htm>
SHELBY Township joins the fight against ID theft
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... In Shelby, documents will be shredded at no cost under a $400 grant
from ... Absolute Shreds of Auburn Hillsis providing the truck-mounted
shredding equipment, is ...
<http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0501/14/B01-59638.htm>
WHAT?! Arthur Andersen's Alive and Kicking
Bloomberg - USA
... client, and how likely it was that the feds would be poking their noses
into all those documents. ... On the day after that, Duncan put a halt
to the shredding. ...
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_woolner&sid=aESmjSro9E.Y>
E-MAILS trace consultant's ties to Kulongoski
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... The e-mails -- first obtained by the Salem Statesman Journal through
a public records request -- also provide a glimpse into the often clubby
way government ...
<http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1105708082184260.xml>
'I swear': Last-minute availability put Masons' Bible into history
Catholic News Service - USA
... one of three lodge members who escorted the Bible to Washington in
January for it to be displayed as part of an inauguration exhibit at the
National Archives. ...
<http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0500250.htm>
KIMBERLEY archives project gains WA support
ABC Online - Australia
The Member for the Kimberley, Carol Martin, says the project is aimed at
preserving the region's records and cultural items at a time of growth
and change. ...
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1281908.htm>
CLUB ARCHIVES LOST IN RAGING FLOODWATERS
Hexham Courant - Hexham,Lake District,UK
... Saturday morning. Tragically, many of the 125-year-old club's archives
and historic photographs have been lost in the floodwaters. At ...
<http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.asp?id=170040>
NEW Council Gives Guidance on Electronic Communications Compliance
Wall Street & Technology Online - Manhasset,NY,USA
... mail, instant messaging and text messaging; developing cross-industry
positions on issues relevant to compliance, privacy, policy, records management,
legal IT ...
<http://www.wstonline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=57701200>
PRESERVING the historic past
Tri-Town Transcript - Beverly,MA,USA
... According to archivist Melissa Mannon who has served as an archival
consultant for the town of Topsfield since last summer, Topsfield is well
on its way to ...
<http://www2.townonline.com/boxford/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=165016>
CONTROL your piles of paper by organizing financial records
USA Today - USA
... you can buy a scanner that will zap paper documents into your ... Transfer
your records to a floppy disc or CD and store ... Develop a system for
naming files so you ...
<http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/general/2005-01-13-mym_x.htm>
THE Tennessee Supreme Court rules on open records.
Memphis Flyer - Memphis,TN,USA
... rule applies to all documents filed in cases before any civil court.
Under this provision, court records may no longer be removed from court
files, and court ...
<http://www.memphisflyer.com/content.asp?ArticleID=20&ID=6789>
BACK it up before it's gone
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
... Just drag and drop the files you want to back ... can fit roughly 200
complicated Word documents or about ... For example, records for your
fantasy baseball team, your ...
<http://www.tampabay.com/living/story.cfm?storyid=108344>
NETWORK Too Full of Spies
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... Then spyware infested the next one, wiping out a year's worth of receipt
records. ... "I still have windows I can't delete when I want to get rid
of them. ...
<http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-fedup14jan14,0,111456.story?coll=la-home-headlines>
THE CAN-SPAM Act, One Year Later
DM News - New York,NY,USA
... ads of both companies' products and services to people on Company B's
database, must Company B delete people who ... Keep accurate records of
suppression ...
<http://www.dmnews.com/cgi-bin/artprevbot.cgi?article_id=31521>
SAVING the Silents
Humanities Magazine - Washington,DC,USA
... The archivists, historians, critics, musicians, and other scholars
who collaborated on this project hope that by making these films more
accessible--and by ...
<http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2005-01/savingsilents.html>
GUIDELINES for FOIA stragglers
The Register - London,England,UK
The Society of IT Managers (Socitm) has published a report on the impact
of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), with advice for IT managers
on preparing ...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/14/foia_compliance_socitm/>
VICE mayor pitches change to state's sunshine law
Arkansas News - Little Rock,AR,USA
... of Information Act were championed in a speech by Fort Smith City Director
and Vice Mayor Gary Campbell, who recently was on the losing end of an
FOIA case. ...
<http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2005/01/14/News/314602.html>
BAY State to adopt open-source digital document requirement
Boston Business Journal - Boston,MA,USA
... market. "We have keep (public) documents open and free," Kriss said.
"We can't have them locked up in a proprietary format.". Kriss ...
< http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/01/10/daily77.html?jst=b_ln_hl>
-E-MAILS trace consultant's ties to Kulongoski
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... The e-mails -- first obtained by the Salem Statesman Journal through
a public records request -- also provide a glimpse into the often clubby
way government ...
<http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1105708082184260.xml>
The Clarion-Ledger, Fri, 14 Jan 2005 3:13 AM PST
Holmes assumes MDAH's top job http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050114/FEAT0502/501140373/1191/FEAT05
H.T. "Hank" Holmes began his duties as director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History at the start of the year, succeeding retiring director Elbert R. Hilliard, who had held the position for the last 31 years.
Jonesboro Sun, Fri, 14 Jan 2005 7:09 AM PST
Student to inventory city records http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.asp?ID=8275
A graduate student from Arkansas State University will begin the task of finding out who has what in Jonesboro's city government Monday.
InfoWorld, Fri, 14 Jan 2005 1:19 PM PST
FBI trying to salvage $170 million software package http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/01/14/HNfbisalvagesoftware_1.html
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will attempt to salvage parts of a $170 million case-management software package despite growing criticism that the 4-year-old project doesn't work as expected.
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, Fri, 14 Jan 2005 6:39 AM PST
Admission fee to Rooms irks archivists http://stjohns.cbc.ca/regionalnews/caches/nf-rooms-preview-20050114.html
ST. JOHN'S — New admission charges will be in place when The Rooms cultural centre opens in St. John's this summer. The Rooms – which will house the provincial museum, archives and art gallery in one complex – will open June 29.
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Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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