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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
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Review finds holes in county records security
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
By Leslie Wolf Branscomb. With identity theft on the rise, San Diego
county officials decided last year to review their operations to see
whether the
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070203-9999-1m3id.html>
Confidential care home documents have been found strewn across ...
Wigan Observer - Wigan,England,UK
... and some of the files were charred as if they had been used to fuel
it. But Christine believes even if the documents were taken from
Greenacres' yard, ...
<http://www.wigantoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2021202&SectionID=6
6>
Taking a closer look at the Ganser Library archives
MU The Snapper (subscription) - Millersville,PA,USA
Special collections and archives were combined in 1969-1970 with Robert
Coley servings as the first Special Collections Librarian and
University Archivist ...
<http://www.thesnapper.com/index.php?page=articles&article_id=1922455&pag
e_come_from=home§ion_id=features>
Spooking Data Thieves: Tales From the Encryption
Deena Coffman
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Most firms have had firewalls and SSL certificates in place for years
now, but what are we doing about our portable data? Passwords are much
too easy to crack, and primarily just keep honest people honest.
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http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1169028143870
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New SMU petition backs Bush library
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
Southern Methodist University students launched a petition drive
Thursday voicing their support for the George W. Bush Presidential
Library, which is likely ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-SM
Upetition_02met.ART.West.Edition1.2a47bc3.html>
Document shredding a growing industry
Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA
The latest method to arrive locally is ShredStation Secure Document
Destruction Vaults, now found at about 45 Staples stores throughout Los
Angeles County, ...
<http://www.whittierdailynews.com/business/ci_5147347>
Ex-Secretary at Coke Guilty of Trade-Secrets Theft
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
The conspiracy was foiled after Pepsi received a letter in May 2006
offering Coca-Cola trade secrets to the “highest bidder.” Pepsi warned
Coca-Cola, ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/business/03coke.html>
The Real Implications of the New Rules on EDD
Scott Oliver
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Effective Dec. 1, 2006, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were
amended to provide definition, structure and predictability to
electronic discovery. For many litigators, the rule changes represent a
fundamental shift in the way we prepare for and manage the discovery of
electronically stored information (ESI) for federal cases.
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http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1169028153099
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NYTimes 20070202
Florida to Shift Voting System With Paper Trail
By ABBY GOODNOUGH and CHRISTOPHER DREW
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 1 — Gov. Charlie Crist announced plans on
Thursday to abandon the touch-screen voting machines that many of
Florida’s counties installed after the disputed 2000 presidential
election. The state will instead adopt a system of casting paper
ballots counted by scanning machines in time for the 2008 presidential
election.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/us/02voting.html?ex=1171170000&en=07732
2cd7628fd63&ei=5070&emc=eta1>>
Middleton High School Will Salvage Student Records
Fox 12 Boise - Nampa,ID,USA
Computers that also contained the records were damaged in the blaze,
but the district says they have some of those files backed up.
...<http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6032551>
Former Duracell Employee Stole Trade Secrets
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
A former Duracell employee has pleaded guilty to one count of stealing
trade secrets from the battery company, the US Attorney for the
District of
<http://www.informationweek.com/industries/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=19
7003069>
Defense, government give closing arguments in Coke trade secrets trial
International Herald Tribune - France
ATLANTA: A former Coca-Cola secretary was deeply in debt, unhappy in
her job and seeking a big payday, so she conspired to steal trade
secrets from the ...
<http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/31/business/NA-FIN-US-Coca-Cola-T
rade-Secrets.php>
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Sat, 03 Feb 2007 0:13 AM PST
Audit: Records poorly kept
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/RH/20070203/NEWS02/7
02030336/1003/NEWS02
BRATTLEBORO -- Town officials properly spent $1.8 million in state
funding for two major transportation projects, but failed to maintain
internal records showing how the money was spent over the last six
years, according to a draft report from the Vermont State Auditor's
Office.
Historical Society nabs rare collection from 1850s magician
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Pearson, from North Stonington, contacted the Connecticut Historical
Society Museum as well as magician groups and told them about the
auction. ...
<http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--magiciancol
lectio0203feb03,0,1483280.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut>
Customer care also means caring for data
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
When computer records are leaked, patching up the digital hole isn'ta
simple fix. "You can't just go in and say, 'Oh, we're going to slap
another firewall ...
<http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RT
D_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193009447>
Scrapbook of maverick who took the Michael
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
... where the Anderson archive is held, but public screenings are
forbidden. For archivist Karl Magee and gallery development officer
Kirsteen Macdonald,
<http://living.scotsman.com/performing.cfm?id=182972007>
Book tells story of 'Cultural Incubator'
Midland Daily News (subscription) - Midland,MI,USA
In her new booklet, "A Cultural Incubator: The Post Street
Schoolhouse," a Midland archivist and director of the Post Street
Archives explores a place where ...
<http://www.ourmidland.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17807705&BRD=2289&PAG=461
&dept_id=472542&rfi=6>
Preserving the Bill of Rights is no small task
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville NC,USA
“In one sense, it’s North Carolina’s version of what the National
Archives calls one of our charters of freedom. There’s that story.
...<http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=253773>
Searching property records now easier
Bridgewater Courier News - Bridgewater,NJ,USA
Today, as part of the Courier News' mission to make public records
easily accessible to the public, we launched our updated Property Sales
search page on ...
<http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/NEWS/702040313>
Project to protect Society's collection
Columbus Telegram - Columbus,NE,USA
COLUMBUS - A new project being undertaken by the Platte County
Historical Society will preserve thousands of photos and artifacts for
the future. ...
<http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2007/02/04/news/news1project.tx
t>
Sir Martin Gilbert
History News Network - Seattle,WA,USA
After a short while the archival assistant returned to say that they
did not. They did, however, have quite a number from Churchill's
American namesake, ...
<http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/34982.html>
Doctor's files provide secrets of Woodrow Wilson's health
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
The White House doctor, Cary T. Grayson, later recounted the incident
to his wife in one of a slew of newly public documents that show how
far Wilson's ...
<http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/nation/16619
754.htm>
Inside History - Poster Campaign
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - Bismarck,ND,USA
Jerry Newborg is the state archivist. There are over 600 posters in
North Dakota's collectionone of the most extensive collections in the
country.<http://www.kxmb.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=92534>
Birmingham Eccentric, Sun, 04 Feb 2007 3:53 AM PST
Sanborn maps the city's history
http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/NEWS02/70
2040310
Local history relies upon a wide variety of sources, including books,
photographs and historical resources, to provide "windows" to the past.
Fortunately, there is another set of specialized documents to add to
the list that not only provides a view to the past but also a map.
Since 1867, The Sanborn Map Company has been producing maps chronicling
the commercial and residential development for ...
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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