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Hampton Roads Daily Press June 1, 2004 Some of the battles in democracy's continuing war against autocratic thinking take place in unexpected corners, and some of the heroes come from unexpected ranks. That was the case when the state's archives, normally a peaceful, quiet place, turned into a battleground for a conflict that dragged on for most of 2002; the fight may not have grabbed much attention, but it was significant. It involved the librarian of Virginia, Nolan Yelich, going toe to toe with former Gov. Jim Gilmore, who was refusing to hand over to the archives many of the records of his administration. http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-16350sy0jun01,0,6528218.story? Los Angeles Times June 1, 2004 E-mail story Print COMMENTARY Nominee Suffers for His 'Heresy' -- Exposing a Darling of the Left By Jacob Heilbrunn It's no secret that the Bush administration has a fetish for secrecy. Whether it's keeping the records of Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force concealed or denying the 9/11 commission key documents, the administration regularly displays disdain for open government. But does that contempt extend even to the office of the national archivist? The left apparently believes it does, and that's why President Bush's nomination of Allen Weinstein _ author of the definitive biography of Alger Hiss, "Perjury" _ for the post of national archivist has triggered a furor. "The American people need a better custodian of their history," the Nation magazine editorialized. The Society of American Archivists and the Organization of American Historians are questioning Weinstein's credentials. American University historian Anna K. Nelson told the Washington Post, "This is pretty sneaky." http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-heilbrunn1jun01,1,7296743.story Baltimore Sun Court eases space crunch Some Circuit records sent to new office in Columbia; 'This is the state of the art' By Sandy Alexander Sun Staff Originally published June 1, 2004 The Howard County Circuit Court in Ellicott City has alleviated some of its severe crowding by adding 5,200 square feet - in Columbia. Starting today, nonjudicial functions of the court, including land records, marriage licenses and business licenses, will be housed at the county-owned Thomas Dorsey Building, off Bendix Road. The new office will include cashiers to handle licenses and title filings, scanning and indexing departments to manage records and a public area with computer terminals for document searches. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.records01jun01,0,4124451.story? ( Portland Tribune Complaints led to file seizure Months-long requests by state legislator, Tribune spur transfer of Goldschmidt papers By JIM REDDEN Issue date: Tue, Jun 1, 2004 The Tribune Today’s scheduled seizure of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt’s records from the Oregon Historical Society is the result of a lengthy, behind-the-scenes struggle for unlimited access to the records led by a Eugene-area legislator and the Portland Tribune. http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=24622 Computerworld Microsoft lawsuit leads to e-mail destruction questions A 2000 memo to employees told them to delete e-mail after 30 days News Story by Paul Roberts MAY 24, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. is digging deeper into its stores of electronic correspondence after a U.S. District Court judge instructed the company to provide more information about a four-year-old e-mail from a company vice president that told employees to delete e-mail after 30 days. http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,93411,00.html?SKC=legalissues-93411 http://snipurl.com/6sz1 Reuters UPDATE 1-US judge tells BAT to turn over sensitive document Tue Jun 1, 2004 03:38 PM ET (Adds background, detail, quote from judge) WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - The federal judge overseeing the U.S. government's $280 billion racketeering case against major tobacco companies on Tuesday ordered a unit of British American Tobacco Plc (BATS.L: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over a key document that the company has been fighting to withhold . U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler gave British American Tobacco Investments Ltd. until Friday to turn over a 1990 memorandum written by an outside lawyer named Andrew Foyle advising the company on its document retention policy. http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=bondsNews&storyID=5314213 Nuclear shelter turns to email Ed Frauenheim CNET News.com June 01, 2004, 12:00 BST Iron Mountain was founded to keep corporate information safe in case of nuclear attack but, in the new era of data-storage regulations, has widened its focus Richard Reese has plenty of experience managing paper records, and he's trying to bring that know-how to keeping track of electrons. Computerworld E-Document Management: A Litigator Looks at Retention Policies Advice by Steven C. Bennett JUNE 01, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - For IT professionals, top management and their lawyers, the explosion in awareness and use of electronic documents in litigation presents great challenges. For example, the widespread use of business e-mail has often required the revamping of document retention policies and the dedication of substantial resources to ensure that the enormous volume of electronic communication is properly treated from the perspective of regulatory and litigation preparedness. http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,93565,00.html Computerworld Trumping Tape Outlook: Massive arrays of idle disks are giving a boost to disk-based backup systems, which could replace tape libraries for some applications. Emerging Technology by Lucas Mearian MAY 24, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - In the ongoing struggle to automate and speed data backups and restores, storage administrators are increasingly turning to Advanced Technology Attachment disk subsystems. Now two vendors are pitching the idea of using specialized ATA disk backup appliances as an alternative to robotic tape autoloaders for handling large volumes of archival storage. Both are using specialized ATA disk array technology to lower the cost per gigabyte of disk-based storage and extend the life of backup disk drives, making them more attractive for archival and near-line storage. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,93333,00.html Computerworld Spreadsheet Overload? Spreadsheets are growing like weeds, but they may be a liability in the Sarbanes-Oxley era. News Story by Alan S. Horowitz MAY 24, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - In the beginning, there was VisiCalc, the first killer app for the PC. Lotus 1-2-3 subsequently took over, before yielding the throne to Microsoft Corp.'s Excel. Today, spreadsheets are so easy to use and ubiquitous that they've sprouted like weeds throughout most companies. And they often hold important financial data. http://www.computerworld.com/databasetopics/businessintelligence/story/0,10801,93292,00.html http://snipurl.com/6sz8 New York Post BLAST FROM THE PAST By PHILIP MESSING June 1, 2004 -- A forgotten 52-year-old investigative file that details the biggest murder probe ever conducted by the NYPD has recently been found inside a tiny Brooklyn station house, The Post has learned. The glimpse into the city's most infamous unsolved homicide was made by cops in Borough Park's 66th Precinct - headquartered in the smallest of the 76 station houses in the city. The treasure trove of documents detailed the intricate steps taken by more than 300 detectives to crack the March 8, 1952, assassination of Arnold Schuster, a 24-year-old Borough Park clothing salesman who fingered fugitive bank robber Willie Sutton. http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/25045.htm FCW NASA extends media archive deadline BY Sarita Chourey May 28, 2004 NASA's effort to put more than 115,000 film and video titles and millions of still images online for public viewing has hit a slight delay, but the agency says that won't affect the project's rollout. NASA wants a contractor to create a digital archive that would make all of the agency's video and still images available online and replace the agency's various disconnected archives. However, NASA officials recently pushed back the deadline for proposals to June 25, three weeks later than the original target date. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0524/web-nasa-05-28-04.asp Peter A. 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