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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
AG Suspends Ruling On Social Security Numbers
CBS 42 - Austin,TX,USA
(AP) AUSTIN County officials are getting a 60-day reprieve from having
to redact Social Security numbers from all government records available
to the public ...
<http://keyetv.com/topstories/local_story_059134505.html>
Othmer treasure trove reopens to researchers - Brooklyn Historical ...
Courier Life Publications - Brooklyn,NY,USA
The riches contained within the Brooklyn Historical Society’s library
are open to view, once again, after seven years during which the
resource was closed ...
<http://www.courierlife.net/site/news.cfm?newsid=18027561&BRD=2384&PAG=46
1&dept_id=551981&rfi=6>
Steelmaker's donation to preserve archives
The Northern Echo - Darlington,UK
FORMER British Steel company Corus is to donate £60000 over the next
three years to preserve its archives for future generations. ...
<http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/business/news/display.var.1233807.0.
steelmakers_donation_to_preserve_archives.php>
Discover Your Inner Techie
Law.com (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
In particular, when an e-information recipient or a sender uses a
computer "Delete" key, the e-information is not in fact actually
deleted.
<http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1172829801554
>
Atlantic County clerk puts real estate transactions online
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
The duplicate server not only provides for the immediate recovery of
vital county records in case of a disaster, but also provides a safe
site for Internet ...
<http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7258131p-71
12330c.html>
Report criticizes agency over Jefferson County records purge
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
AP. LOUISVILLE — State officials purged tens of thousands of old court
records from Jefferson County last fall due to “indifference,
inexperience, ...<http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/16802774.htm>
United Kingdom: Freedom Of Information - Resisting The Siren Voices
Mondaq News Alerts (subcription) - London,UK
This concerned a complaint that DfES had incorrectly applied exemptions
in sections 35 and 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) in
refusing a ...
<http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=46512&searchresults=1>
Rowlett Medical Records Found In Dallas Dumpster
CBS 11 - Dallas/Fort Worth,TX,USA
(CBS 11 News) ROWLETT Some parents are outraged after the medical
records of newborn babies were found in a dumpster. The documents were
discovered at the
...<http://cbs11tv.com/health/local_story_061215517.html>
Museum, library store donations
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
Anderson said he has had requests for archival information from Lynne
Cheney, ABC News, Time and Newsweek magazines and Wyoming Public
Television, ...
<http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2007/03/03/news/casper/9fa6d
ddbce89d19b8725729300044981.txt>
A modern way to look at old documents
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
It originated thanks to an $8997 grant from the Illinois State Library.
The collection will include books, microfilm slides and videos. ...
<http://www.dailyherald.com/news/dupagestory.asp?id=287181&cc=d&tc=&t=>
Local resident hopes to propel father/inventor into history
North Adams Transcript - North Adams,MA,USA
One unnamed archivist who reviewed his story and case in 1987 wrote in
a letter to a Lt. Col. Borowski, "It appears (Walter Scott Hoover) was
a bitter man, .<http://www.thetranscript.com/localnews/ci_5348186>
Bush donates $107440 more to own library
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
WASHINGTON – Donations to President Bush's planned presidential library
are trickling in – from George W. Bush himself.
...<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN
-smubush_28met.ART.State.Edition1.4472767.html>
PAST, PERFECTED
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
The center includes dedicated space for an e-records vault and a
digital imaging lab to convert paper records into electronic images, as
well as a media ...<http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/16826370.htm>
Sheila’s archive reveals forgotten history at taxi firm
Easier - Chester,UK
A unique archive of photographs offering a window into the wartime
activities of one of Coventry’s most famous companies has been handed
over by a former ...
<http://www.easier.com/view/News/Motoring/article-102852.html>
Small London company uses computer archive to help find stolen art
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
So Lloyd's contacted the Art Loss Register, a small private company in
London whose computer archive lists 180000 items ranging from sculpture
and silver to ...
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20070303-0918-stolenart.html>
State attorney general suspends privacy opinion for 60 days
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
Instead, he assigned 10 full-time employees instead of the usual three
to scan and hand-deliver all requests for public documents,
considerably slowing ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8NJ00JG0.html
>
A new look at public records law
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
Last week, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott released an opinion that
says it is illegal for county clerks to make public documents that
contain .<http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/legislature/16799804.htm>
DM marketing firm reports records theft
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Several files belonging to Jason McBrown of San Diego, Calif., who owns
New World Imports, also were reported missing from the office. ...
<http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070303/NEWS01/
703030337/1001/NEWS>
Child porn case has attorneys worried
Stamford Advocate - Stamford,CT,USA
Lawyers also question whether a law written to prevent the destruction
of corporate records should be applied to lawyers handling contraband
such as ...
<http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-russell5mar04,0,346437
1.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines>
Blagojevich refuses to obey state public records act
Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA
His own legal counsel, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, has told
him he is violating the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
...<http://www.dailysouthtown.com/news/kadner/281679,041PKD1.article>
2 Alabama legislators plan to introduce bill addressing ...
The Decatur Daily - Decatur,AL,USA
... cell phone records and messages and other electronically generated
communication the public pays for are public records, Little said.
...<http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070304/records.shtml>
Developing Best Practices to Combat ID Theft, Part 2
TechNewsWorld - Sherman Oaks,CA,USA
"While there are the basic steps of shredding documents, covering the
keypad when you enter your PIN (personal identification number),
consumers also need ...<http://www.technewsworld.com/story/56082.html>
New York Times
NEW YORK REGION | March 4, 2007
Tackling Usual Camden Practices, Like Payroll Kept in Pencil
By JILL P. CAPUZZO
Judge Theodore Z. Davis made it clear that his tenure as the city’s
interim chief operating officer might mean a break from business as
usual.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/nyregion/04camden.html?ex=1173762000&e
n=a860cd46db921a32&ei=5070&emc=eta1>
Carroll County, free at last?
Baltimore Examiner - Baltimore,MD,USA
... documents — all from 1869 — three months ago, the library gained a
rare historical gem, said Wesley Wilson, chief of the State Library
Resource Center. ...
<http://www.examiner.com/a-600016~Carroll_County__free_at_last_.html>
Doomed to delete history?
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Correspondence is by e-mail; hit delete and it's wiped out. Thousands
of photographs are taken; few are printed. Official records are
increasingly digital. ...
<http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0305disp
osable0305.html>
How to preserve culture for the future
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
photographs professionally printed with archival (acid-free) paper and
inks. • Ensure redundancy and backup. Keep copies of your most
important documents. ...
<http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0305disp
osable0305tips.html>
Women's lives tell Alberta's history
Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
"There's a big gap in archival materials -- correspondences, diaries,
memoirs and personal materials are all really lacking," said Catherine
Cavanaugh, ...
<http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=e8e056
ad-a105-4fdd-97ba-23bd37a70e85&k=97507>
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond Va
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