RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news 
stories from around the world.

WHISTLER Museum and Archives at a crossroads
Whistler Question - Whistler,British Columbia,Canada
... has a unique and interesting story to tell, and officials with the
Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) and the Whistler Museum and 
Archives
Society say they ...
<http://www.whistlerquestion.com/madison%5CWQuestion.nsf/0/7C77A4D3D428ACC888256FD500687B43?OpenDocument>

BOOKSELLER assesses vintage reads
The State News - East Lansing,MI,USA
Automobile connoisseur and collector Wade Leonard of Clinton Township 
flipped
open his wallet Wednesday inside Archives Book Shop to show off his baby
- a 1922 ...
<http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=29359 >

BUSINESSES Flirt With Disaster By Not Protecting Their Vital ...
Eworldwire (press release) - Succasunna,NJ,USA
... and has been on a crusade to urge businesses to make it a high 
priority
to get control of paper records. There are other reasons to proper 
management
of files. ...
<http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/view_release.php?id=11773>

HUNLEY papers among records recovered from Covington home
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
... parish archives, but the records never turned up. "We jumped through
hoops going through every archive file," Prieto said. "Sometimes old 
files
get stuck ...
<http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/033105/sub_recovered001.shtml>

CO. develops system to track PDF documents
Boston Herald - USA
... Before, businesses could count the number of times documents were 
downloaded,
but they had no way of knowing whether the files were passed around or
even opened ...
<http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=75921>

BLACK and white snaps but subjects are a grey area
Bromsgrove Standard - Bromsgrove,England,UK
... in his photographs. The images were discovered on glass negatives by
town electrician Bob Richardson thirty years ago. And now, thanks ...
<http://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/news/default1.asp?id=1149>

STOLEN Data Spurs Fears for Privacy
Daily Californian - Berkeley,CA,USA
... Hassid is among the 98,369 current UC Berkeley graduate students and
former applicants whose applications were on the hard drive of the 
laptop
stolen March 11. ...
<http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=18158>

LAPTOP theft leaks data of 98,000 people
TechSpot - USA
... No, so it seems all too true then that a laptop that contained 
personal
info on 98,000 people, some of which dates back several decades, was 
stolen
recently. ...
<http://www.techspot.com/story17281.html>

PRIVACY concern sparks ID shift
Yale Daily News - USA
... of California-Berkeley faced a larger problem when a laptop 
containing
personal data on nearly 100,000 students, alumni and past applicants was
declared stolen ...
<http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=28957>

FEARS over privacy of medical records
ic Coventry - Coventry,UK
A north Warwickshire doctor fears a new NHS computer database may 
threaten
the privacy of patients' medical records. Dr Paul Thornton ...
<http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0125nwarksnews/tm_objectid=15353511&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=fears-over-privacy-of-medical-records-name_page.html>

GUY featured in state history double issue
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA
... North Dakota History Editor Kathy Davison said the Guys sat for some
30 hours of taped interviews with a former state archivist in 1987. ...
<http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=87381&section=News>

COUNTY preserves oldest records
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... Marotti. To Robinson, a Brunswick native and 25-year register of 
deeds,
the records are priceless documents of the county's history.
<http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/11273346.htm>



The Daily Comet, Thu, 31 Mar 2005 1:38 PM PST
Man charged in theft of papers of Civil War submarine inventor
http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050331/APN/503311012
A man who once worked in the St. Tammany Parish clerk of court's office
has been accused of stealing historical documents - including the 
handwritten
will of Horace L. Hunley, the inventor of the famed Confederate 
submarine.

Slidell Sentry-News, Thu, 31 Mar 2005 7:30 AM PST
Historian charged with theft
http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2005/03/31/news/news02.txt
COVINGTON -- An amateur historian who allegedly stole 150-year-old
historical documents from the St. Tammany Clerk of Court's office was 
arrested
after hiding the artifacts for nearly 15 years, authorities said.

Canyon Courier, Thu, 31 Mar 2005 1:18 PM PST
County collected personal records: Former board gathered sensitive
information on airport tenants
http://www.canyoncourier.com/articles/2005/03/31/news/news01.txt
GOLDEN — Jefferson County officials collected sensitive records on more
than two dozen people who rent space at the county airport — records 
that may
have included medical reports and employment histories.

GUARDING the Past
Washington Post - USA
... to get on with his formidable tasks as the newly confirmed Archivist
of the ... at his ceremonial swearing-in at the McGowan Theater in the
National Archives on a ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14555-2005Mar30.html>

HISTORY Is Gone With the Rain
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - CA,USA
... That's what amateur archivist Gary Leonard discovered when he 
unlocked
the Echo Park ... If you want other stories on this topic, search the
Archives at latimes.com ...
<http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mementos31mar31,1,3251606.story?coll=la-headlines-california>

GRANTING preservation
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA
... The University of New Mexico archivist was looking for history on 
the
oldest building ... read just about every piece of paper that exists in
our archives prior to ...
<http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/ne_neighborhoods/article/0,2565,ALBQ_19853_3664404,00.html>

TAKING a journey back in time
Walnut Creek Journal - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
... That's what makes her role as archivist for the Walnut Creek 
Historical
Society so ... and local, can either donate or loan photos from their
own family archives. ...
<http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/counties/contra_costa_county/cities_neighborhoods/walnut_creek/11274828.htm>

FREE as a bird
SupplyManagement.com - London,UK
... Pasa, like other public-sector bodies, wrote to its suppliers, 
explains
Keith Gregory, records manager, and received 25 or so replies back from
2,500 letters. ...
<http://www.supplymanagement.co.uk/EDIT/SM_featuredarticles_item.asp?id=12691>

WW Law's collection finds temporary home
Savannah Morning News - Savannah,GA,USA
Archivist Howard Robinson has heard colleagues brag that they've been 
charged
with preserving 70 cubic feet of historic documents. ...
<http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/033005/2922757.shtml>

ANTI-DATA leak law in effect
Daily Yomiuri - Japan
... are designed to discourage employees from disclosing customer data
by limiting the number of employees who can access the data and keeping
records of data ...
<http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20050401wo26.htm>

FOOTPRINTS on high-tech trails entangle suspects
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
... Delete does not mean delete.". Law enforcement officials can 
retrieve
three types of data -- active, archival and latent -- from a computer's
hard drive. ...
<http://www.startribune.com/stories/156/5321798.html>

GEORGETOWN unveils site: New Web page to provide information ...
Delaware Capitol Review - Dover,DE,USA
... They can also e-mail town officials, access public documents and 
event
calendars and download forms needed to do business with the town. ...
<http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/03/30/dm/central_delaware/post02.txt>


NEW website for history buffs and students
Warren Advocate - Warren,New South Wales,Australia
... and history buffs living in Warren can for the first time access 
rare
artefacts online, including Cook's epic Endeavour voyage, via the State
Library of New ...
<http://warren.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=382299&y=2005&m=3>

BERGER to plead guilty in document removal
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
... The charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified 
material
is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of a year in prison and
up to a ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/040105dnnatberger.7a1e9.html>

London Free Press
Ontario letting adoptees look at their birth records
<http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/03/30/976278-sun.html>

Wall Street Journal
Frozen in Time, Endangered
By the Elements -- and Penguins
<http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111214116735092560,00.html?>

Wall Street Journal
New Web-Watching Tools
Pique Interest of Investors
<http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111177841620789906,00.html?>

Mondaq
United States: The CAN-SPAM Act: Time to Take a Look at Your E-Mail 
Policies
<http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=31709&email_access=on>

Mondaq
France: French Employers Who Provide Staff with Internet Access Are 
Held to the Same Data Retention Obligations as ISPs
<http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=31701&email_access=on>


Mondaq
United States: FTC Clarifies what is Spam under the Federal CANSPAM Act
<http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=31711&email_access=on>

The Guardian
Ryanair draws first blood in battle over pilots' web attack
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1448262,00.html>

Wall Street Journal
To Boost Tax Take,
China Offers Rewards
On 'Happy Draw'
<http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111221395290793393,00.html?>




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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