RAIN 20071108
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.

The Economist
PAST RITES
Sep 6th 2007
How companies can benefit from looking backwards as well as forwards
HISTORY is more or less bunk, declared Henry Ford in 1916. The company
that bears his name is not so dismissive of the past. Ford's website
has a prominent heritage section captioned "Automotive history begins
here"; visitors can also call up a splashy site created to celebrate
the carmaker's centenary in 2003. Ford is not alone in seeking to
capitalise on its history. Bruce Weindruch, founder of The History
Factory, a "heritage management" firm that helps companies to document
and exploit their past, says that his firm is growing by 30-40%
annually.
<http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9767599>

Wall Street Journal
Email Is Letter-Size In a Big-Parcel World, But Help Is Coming
Computer files are getting bigger. PDFs and PowerPoint stacks are now
the size of small tropical islands. Turn on a video camera, and you're
into gigabytes in minutes.
Move around these drives in your computer: Can do. But drop them into
an email and the computer falls to the ground, panting and pleading
for mercy. The sad truth is that email attachments aren't keeping up
with file sizes or disk drives. It's like being able to mail 12-ounce
envelopes, but no parcels or boxes.
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119439161544884476-lMyQjAxMDE3OTA0NzMwOTcxWj.html>

Wall Street Journal
The Hidden Risk Of File-Sharing
By JOSEPH DE AVILA
November 7, 2007; Page D1
Many of the hundreds of millions of people around the world who swap
music, movies and other digital content on their personal computers
over the Internet have inadvertently put themselves at risk of
identity theft.
Users of popular file-sharing services such as LimeWire have found
themselves victims of identity theft when their personal information
was inadvertently shared on a so-called peer-to-peer network. And
recent high-profile breaches via these networks have put thousands of
people's financial information at risk. The problem typically arises
when users set up file-sharing software and create a folder for their
downloads in the same location as their personal files.
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119439635925584578-lMyQjAxMDE3OTA0NzMwOTc2Wj.html>

Former DuPont worker gets 18-month sentence for insider data thefts
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
... containing confidential DuPont information, as well as evidence
that Min had tried to destroy other company documents by burning or
shredding them. ...
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security&articleId=9045922&taxonomyId=17&intsrc=kc_top


Bill would shield officials' e-mail
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
"It demonstrated a basic lack of knowledge about how computers work –
and that e-mail is still in existence even if you delete it.
...http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/chester/20071107_Bill_would_shield_officials_e-mail.html

State widens probe of cultural agencies' finances
KeepMEcurrent.com - Scarborough,ME,USA
The four agencies under the spotlight include the Maine Arts
Commission,Maine State Museum, Maine Historic Preservation Commission
and Maine State Library.
...http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Government/story.cfm?storyID=45433

Armstrong Has No Idea Why He Was Fired
West Virginia MetroNews - Charleston,WV,USA
I have done what I've been asked to do, whenever I could," Fred
Armstrong said on Wednesday's MetroNews Talkline. Supporters from
throughout West Virginia ...
http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=21926

Salesforce.com Employee Hands Customer List to Phisher
eWeek - New York, NY
In that data breach incident, it turned out that Social Security
numbers and account information were stored on the same database as
the client data that ...
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2213409,00.asp

Hillary's Airtight Archives
Human Events - Washington,DC,USA
Russert was referencing a letter Clinton wrote to the Archives in 2002
loosening the restrictions on these documents -- while suspiciously
leaving in place ...
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=23298&page=1

Storage security becoming a priority
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
These situations included losses of backup tapes at Citigroup and Bank
of America Corp., and costly email retention blunders by
Morgan-Stanley and Intel ...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/11/07/227974/storage-security-becoming-a-priority.htm

McVeigh Attorney Can't Write off Document Donation
WebCPA - New York,NY,USA
During the course of his investigation, he received photocopies of
documents and other materials from the government, including FBI
files, photos and tapes. ...
http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=25857


Bay Imaging finally providing records
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
A doctor who ran a radiology clinic is accused of keeping more than
100000 women from getting their medical records. Finally, after many
many months, ...
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=7on_your_side&id=5748798

Reagan library can't account for thousands of artifacts
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
A National Archives spokeswoman said the agency had accepted the
audit's criticisms and was working to fix the problems. Some library
volunteers say they ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-reagan8nov08,0,3027347.story?coll=la-home-center

Document Management 101: Taking Control Of The Paper Trail
ECM Connection (press release) - Erie,PA,USA
... documents--enhancing work processes in recruitment, travel and
expense, benefits administration, employee relations, records
management and other areas. ...
http://www.ecmconnection.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7BD96C7083-BE4C-46DC-930C-208CD9DBBD25%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines

Grant will help preserve records
Sikeston Standard Democrat - Sikeston,MO,USA
The grant award includes: $5900 for a microfilm/microfiche reader/printer;
$1000 for a microfilm storage cabinet; $9079.62 for microfilming case
files; ...
http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/865/public/news851952.html

CULTURALLY DIVERSE PHOTO ARCHIVE TO OPEN AT RIVINGTON PLACE LONDON
24 Hour Museum - UK
The Archive and Research Centre for Culturally Diverse Photography will be
housed at Rivington Place in Shoreditch, London, a recently opened centre
for ...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART51804.html

US ambassador to give wartime documents to Czech film archive
Prague Daily Monitor - Prague,Czech Republic
Already in 2005, on the 60th anniversary of Victory, the embassy addressed
the then US national archive senior official, William Murphy, asking
him to...
http://www.praguemonitor.com/en/208/czech_national_news/14346/

Clinton Library Releases UFO Files
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
So far, the library has released records in response to just 18 Freedom of
Information Act requests, according to the library's Web site. ...
http://www.nysun.com/article/66160

Thousands of Reagan mementos missing from library
Reuters - USA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mementos from the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library are unaccounted for because of sloppy record
keeping and ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0823748820071108

Potential Bush library site may cost SMU $8.9M
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
... streets and alleys near a potential site for the Bush presidential
library could cost Southern Methodist University $8.9 million. ...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/110807dnmetpotomac.29c578e.html

History, Sure, but Add More Sequins
New York Times - United States
That's where Diane Jaust, Radio City's longtime historian, showed off
her archival slides to help inspire Linda Haberman, the production's
director. ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/theater/09rock.html?ref=theater

UA Releases Mustain FOIA Documents
ArkansasSports360.com - Little Rock,AR,USA
ArkansasSports360.com obtained 1167 pages of records Tuesday through a FOIA
request. Documents pertaining to Mustain's education records were released
to ...
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/sports_article.asp?aID=100773.20647.112892

Reagan Library memorabilia unaccounted for
United Press International - USA
A library volunteer speaking on condition of anonymity said an archivist
was fired and accused of stealing from the collections about six months
ago. ...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/11/08/reagan_library_memorabilia_unaccounted_for/2079/

Reagan Library memorabilia unaccounted for
United Press International - USA
A library volunteer speaking on condition of anonymity said an archivist
was fired and accused of stealing from the collections about six months
ago. ...
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/11/08/reagan_library_memorabilia_unaccounted_for/2079/

In Baghdad, building order out of chaos
Boston Globe - United States
Saad Eskander, director of the Iraq National Library, at the Cambridge home
of Harvard archivist Jeffrey B. Spurr. He speaks at the Boston Public
Library ...
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2007/11/08/in_baghdad_building_order_out_of_chaos

No jail time for woman who stole rare book from Rockland ...
White Plains Journal News - White Plains,NY,USA
By STEVE LIEBERMAN NEW CITY - A Rockland judge today sentenced a former
Rockland Historical Society curator to probation and community service for
stealing ...
http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071108/NEWS03/711080469


National Archives Supports IG Audit of Presidential Libraries ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The National Archives encouraged the Inspector General's office to perform
this audit. These artifacts are a very important part of the preservation
of our ...
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-08-2007/0004701381&EDATE=

Dallasite donates 'Hitler's albums' to National Archives
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Mr. Edsel donated the albums to the National Archives in conjunction with
the organization he founded, the Monuments Men Foundation for the
Preservation of ...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-edsel_1108gl.ART.State.Edition2.41e58d5.html

BRIEFING: Museum archives mined
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
There, they seek out the help of Johan Lavreau, head of the geology
department, and his team, which oversees a substantial archive of maps and
rock samples ...
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20071108/FOREIGN/111080036/1003

Archives fail to set 'records' straight
Herald Publications - Panaji,Goa,India
BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, NOV 8 -- Chief Minister Digambar Kamat's
decision to bring back Salcete's birth & death records from the
Archives to Margao might ...
http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=3987&cid=10

Group Files Suit Over Release of Clinton Records
Washington Post - United States
The group Judicial Watch has filed suit in federal court to require
the National Archives to release thousands of pages of papers from
Sen. ...
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2007/11/08/group_files_suit_over_release.html

Lack of concern over sensitive data is inexcusable
Hernando Today - Brooksville,FL,USA
The callous dumping of public records containing sensitive data by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court was inexcusable and lacking in regard for
those she was ...
http://www.hernandotoday.com/letters/MGBY7XATR8F.html

Data digging can be legal headache
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
AXS-One, a digital archiving and records management company based in
Rutherford that offers businesses e-discovery services, says it is
starting to see ...
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3NDImZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMTg3OTImeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyMg==

Keep ahead of the compliance game with good archiving
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
One of its implications is that sound records management will move from
being best practice to being legally obligatory practice - with penalties
including ...
http://www.computingsa.co.za/article.aspx?id=608631

Oregon man charged with stealing Nike secrets
kgw.com (subscription) - Portland,OR,USA
Instead, the FBI says he tried to sell trade secrets from Nike. 53-year old
Reynold Chapin appeared in federal court for a preliminary hearing Thursday...
http://www.kgw.com/business/stories/kgw_110807_news_nike_thief.1f00fbbd8.html

Personal Records Found Abandoned In Home
KMBC.com - Kansas City,MO,USA
Next time Karan goes to the doctor, she told Ketz that she wants to know
exactly how her medical records are stored and what happens to them if she
switches ...
http://www.kmbc.com/news/14543007/detail.html



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Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va