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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
Housing NZ to adopt Electronic Document and Records Management system
m-net - Wellington,New Zealand
The Housing New Zealand Corporation needs to implement an Electronic
Document and Records Management System that will cover all documents
and output from ...
<http://m-net.net.nz/1787/latest-news/latest-news/housing-new-zealand-to-
set-up-electronic-document-and-records-management-sy.php>
Under Scrutinty, Search Engines Start to Embrace Privacy; Will ...
Wired News - USA
By Ryan Singel July 23, 2007 | 12:13:08 PM Microsoft is revamping the
data retention policy for its Live.com search engine and yet-unveiled
ad service,
...<http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/07/under-scrutinty.html>
Library of Congress has new archive
GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA
By William Jackson The Library of Congress today will formally take
possession of the Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, a $150
million gift from ...<http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/44735-1.html>
A sign of the times: Businesses display historic photographs
Union Democrat - Sonora,CA,USA
Perry and Anderson on Tuesday posted about 25 photos culled from the
city archives. "It's an inexpensive way to enlighten residents and
visitors about
...<http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=23982>
Public records: UMC is acting unreasonably
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
On July 10, The Clarion-Ledger filed a public records request, in
accordance with state law, asking UMC for information regarding
physician vacancies and ...
<http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/OPINION
/707270336>
Some cities overprice copies of documents
Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA
Even if that means public records requests that go back several years
and require thousands of pages, he added. "You really can't charge for
public ...<http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_6472432>
Colonial Williamsburg names new archives director
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
For 26 years, Rosanne Butler worked for the US National Archives and
Records Administration in Washington DC Butler's new responsibilities
focus on the CW's ...
<http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/williamsburg/dp-now-cwarchivejl27,0
,6329821.story>
Suit claims industrial espionage
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
Corporate espionage is a serious, increasing problem for companies
whose fortunes are tied up in their intellectual property, especially
as more companies
...<http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/651147.html>
UK phone records to be kept for a year
Register - London,England,UK
The Data Retention (EC) Regulations (draft; the final Regulations were
unavailable at time of writing) were approved by the House of Lords on
Tuesday and
...<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/27/data_retention_law_passed/>
Thieves steal history, one stamp at a time
WFIE-TV - Evansville,IN,USA
Records such as marriage license and deeds. County Clerk, David
Osbourne, says, "We're going to have to restrict access or know who's
in here and the times ...
<http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=6846954&nav=3w6o>
Register of deeds updates technology
Lexington Dispatch - Lexington,NC,USA
According to register of deeds documents, the office records about
37000 documents a year and is growing at a rate of about 4 percent. ...
<http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20070727/NEWS/707270347/1005/news01>
Piece of history safe for now
Orange County Register - Costa Mesa,CA,USA
Tustin's Historical Society, which now owns the safe, wanted to place
it on display in its museum but "we're afraid it would fall through the
old wood
...<http://www.ocregister.com/news/safe-bank-old-1789401-historical-tusti
n>
Tilton Historical Society takes a step to preserve the past
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
By Pat Phillips TILTON - The process has taken a number of years, but
the Tilton Historical Society will soon see the fruits of labor and the
generosity of ...
<http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/07/27/a_step_to_preserve_the
_past>
800000 stolen social security numbers: a 22-year-old scapegoat?
TECH.BLORGE.com - Sydney,Australia
By David Cassel A 22-year-old intern said today he's the "scapegoat"
for the loss of over 800000 social security numbers. A backup tape was
stolen from his ...
<http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/07/26/800000-stolen-social-sec
urity-numbers-a-22-year-old-scapegoat/>
P-to-P Users Expose US Government Secrets
PC World - USA
Among the files shared: Physical threat assessments for multiple
cities, including Philadelphia and Miami; a physical security attack
assessment for a US
...<http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135167-c,onlinesecurity/article.htm
l>
Looking back: the USC archives
LAist - Los Angeles,CA,USA
So I can happily waste hours wandering around USC's recently digitized
photo archives; the pictures are amazing, and the database is easily,
... <http://laist.com/2007/07/27/looking_back_th.php>
Centuries Old Tuscaloosa County Records May Be Destroyed
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
The Circuit Clerk says there is just not enough room at the Tuscaloosa
County Courthouse to keep records dating back to the 1800s. They have
decided to take ...
<http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070723/WVUA01/70724002/1010/NEWS
05>
Genealogist tries to preserve county records
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
By Jamon Smith Genealogist Karen Hunnicutt of Cottondale looks at state
and
county court records stored in the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse attic.
...
<http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070723/NEWS/707230321/-1/Categor
y=TL20>
Courier digitization project
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
... is working with the Chicago History Museum and the Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library in Springfield on a proposal for digitizing
newspapers around
...<http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2007/07/27/courier_project>
Mandela archive to record Scots apartheid fight
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
At 89, Mandela meets his archivist regularly to talk through his
remarkable life. "He enjoys the process because it makes him feel
useful and important,"
...<http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.1580558.0.man
dela_archive_to_record_scots_apartheid_fight.php>
File-Sharing: A National Security Threat?
Washington Post - United States
It's by gov't employees who are disobeying policy and stupidly
revealing confidential documents by misusing the software... This is
yet another case where ...
<http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/07/filesharing_a_national_s
ecurit_1.html?nav=rss_blog>
Lawyers argue on saving evidence
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA
... a US District Court judge in Bridgeport to dismiss the federal case
against Russell, who is charged with obstruction of justice and
destroying evidence. ...
<http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1russelljul28,0,2458422.
story?coll=green-news-local-headlines>
Motley Rice documents lost in fire
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
By Peter Hull (Contact) A building in Barnwell that Mount
Pleasant-based Motley Rice used to store files and other legal
documents was destroyed by fire
...<http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/jul/28/motley_rice_documents_lost
_fire11623/>
Rediscovered documents 'flush out' history of Estero Bay preserve
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
The files document in full detail the history, the lawsuit and the
personal struggles to save Estero Bay by creating the state's first
aquatic preserve. ...
<http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jul/28/rediscovered_documents_flush_
out_history_estero_ba/?breaking_news>
The New York Times Company Donates Archives to The New York Public ...
Média Infó - Budapest,Hungary
The New York Times Company will donate its extensive archives dating
back to 1851 to The New York Public Library. The collection, which
includes more than
...<http://www.mediainfo.hu/hirek/article.php?id=9580>
Ceiling collapse damages archives
ChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
They suffered "minimal water damage" when a spill in a room above the
archives seeped through the ceiling, causing it to collapse, reports
the Anglican ...<http://thechronicleherald.ca/Religion/849964.html>
SPY ROW IS FAR FROM OVER, INSIST FERRARI
UK Express - UK
"I wonder what would have been the case if they had found, in the house
of a Ferrari chief designer, 780 secret papers, 780 classified
–documents of another
...<http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/14858/Spy-row-is-far-from-over,-i
nsist-Ferrari>
Charges Draw Protest
Hartford Courant - United States
He is charged with two counts of obstruction of justice under
relatively new federal statutes passed in response to document
destruction associated with
...<http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-russell0728.artjul28,0,2802102.s
tory>
'Delaware Farming' Book takes a vintage look at state's ...
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
In less than 10 weeks, Kee scrambled to find photos in state archive
collections, museums, private collections, closets and scrapbooks. ...
<http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070728/LIFESTYLE
/707280328/1024>
The News & Observer, Sun, 29 Jul 2007 0:43 AM PDT
Innovative Duke archivist fights for open government records
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/653236.html
Few people recognize the name Melvil Dewey, but millions of library
visitors
know his method for organizing books in the stacks -- the Dewey Decimal
System.
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond, VA
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