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Chicago Tribune, Mon, 09 Jan 2006 3:45 AM PST
Church's archives not the only black history records at risk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0601090118jan09,1,4
4844.column In 1993 a national conference of archivists convened at
Jackson State
University in Jackson, Miss. One of the topics of discussion was how to
persuade
African-American church leaders to do a better job documenting their
church's history.
THE American Jewish Historical Society's sale of historical ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York,NY,USA
The New York Jewish Week reported that the sale of the paintings could
be illegal under New York law if the proceeds are used for operating
expenses.
<http://jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=816>
BIRTH records become public
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... Glen Fairclough, an archivist with Utah State Archives and Records
Services, looks over birth records from the early 1900s. The ...
<http://www.sltrib.com/homeandfamily/ci_3384067>
A Spring couple is accused of selling nearly $1 million in bogus ...
Houston Chronicle - United States
... 30 on felony charges of tampering with a government record, said Tom
Kelley, spokesman for the state Attorney General's Office. ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3510548.html>
RISK of ID theft bonanza as thousands of credit card slips found ...
The Observer - UK
... irresponsible thing. There is little point in consumers shredding
personal
documents at home if other bodies are going to behave like this.". ...
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/crime/article/0,2763,1682206,00.html?gusrc=rss
>
TEACHER bequeaths a legacy of history
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
... The Webster documents range from the historic deeds to memorabilia
from Hagley Museum, where the French immigrant du Pont family
established
its first American ...
<http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060109/NEWS/6
01090330/-1/NEWS01>
KAREN Evans: CIOs do matter
FCW.com - USA
... Ten years ago, people didn't really anticipate that CIOs would be
responsible
for electronic records. So the jobs have evolved as technology has
evolved.
<http://www.fcw.com/article91913-01-09-06-Print>
DISCLOSURE law lacks teeth
Seattle Times - United States
... An official who fails to comply with a legitimate records request
could
be found guilty of official misconduct, a misdemeanor punishable with
up to six months ...
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002728445_riley09.html>
NDSU foundation covered by open records law
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
... The foundation also violated the law by unreasonably delaying its
compliance
with the records request, the attorney general said. ...
<http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/13585157.htm>
OD readers blast online posting of Oneida County records
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
... them. I think it's totally wrong ... to post the county's records on
the Internet, even though it's a matter of public record. I ...
<http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060109/NEWS/60109030
7/1001>
THE War against Identity Theft Comes to Small Business
Business New Jersey (subscription) - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
... Just tracking down all the data, sifting through it and extracting
it from years of paper or computer records could turn out to be a
full-time
job. ...
<http://www.njbiz.com/weekly_article.asp?aID=94366727.7085177.856869.2613
298.6853521.603&aID2=65904>
MONDAY, January 9th 2006
Virgin Islands Daily News - U.S. Virgin Islands
The libraries have received a grant to improve public access to the
archives,
which include daily newspapers and genealogical information, such as
church
<
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=12035372>
LINK by Link Waking Up to Recurring ID Nightmares
New York Times - United States
... legislation concerning data security, the data broker industry,
consumers'
rights and identity theft - nearly a full year after the ChoicePoint
debacle
first ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/09/technology/09link.html>
BILL Lueders: Tips for using open records law
The Capital Times - Madison,WI,USA
By Bill Lueders. People unaccustomed to obtaining public records are
often
bashful. Don't be. ... Not just professionals with an interest in public
records. ...
<http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/index.php?ntid=68055&ntpid=1>
SOME student records to be destroyed
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
On March 1, Wayne County Public Schools will begin destruction of
records
for all exceptional students, special education students and students
with ...
<http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2006/01/09/some_student_records_t
o_be_destroyed/index.shtml>
BUNCOMBE records go digital
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... scanned, moving beyond criminal records to include the county's
personnel
records, commissioners' official records, all legal files and finance
documents. ...
<http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060109/NEWS01/
60108010/1001
FILENET teams up
ITP.net - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
... FileNet claims that its ECM platform, FileNet P8, and its records
manager
suite have now been adopted by a number of Fortune 1000 companies as a
solution for ...
<http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=19254&category=>
DAVE Zweifel: End bullying on public record requests
The Capital Times - Madison,WI,USA
... Ironically, while the Legislature decided years ago to allow
citizens
to anonymously examine public documents involving other public
officials,
it hasn't seen ...
<http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/index.php?ntid=68057&ntpid=0>
EMC Documentum 5 brings mastery to content management
TMCnet - USA
... Finally, given the importance of compliance and document retention,
I also evaluated RPS (Retention Policy Services) and the Compliance
Manager
module. ...
<http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-emc-documentum-5-brings-mastery-content-m
anagement-/2006/jan/1270697.htm>
RIGHT to information : Step towards transparent governance
digital opportunity channel - New Delhi,India
The new legislation is a radical improvement on the relatively weak
statute
it seeks to replace, the Freedom of Information Act, 2002. ...
<http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/125253/1/1138>
PICK a storage medium, format that will stand the test of time
Scripps Howard News Service - Washington,DC,USA
... Unless you do, the data may be inaccessible, locked away in a medium
that nobody can access. Don't rely on just digital storage, either. ...
<http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=NOVICE-01-10-06>
ADOBE snaps up document security tools
ZDNet - USA
... The copy-restriction program is designed to guard business files,
especially
engineering documents, from intellectual property thieves. ...
<http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6024674.html>
SURVEY: Companies Court Document and E-Mail Risks
Intelligent Enterprise - San Mateo,CA,USA
... Plus, there's no underlying records management program that would
eliminate
spam and non-business-relevant messages while later allowing the legal
expiration ...
<http://www.intelligententerprise.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=1758028
17>
BBC News, Mon, 09 Jan 2006 4:07 AM PST
Factory life makes online gallery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/4587558.stm
An online gallery's archivists are looking for details of photos of
life at a Gwynedd factory, which once employed 600 people.
South Bend Tribune, Mon, 09 Jan 2006 9:41 AM PST
VHS bites the dust
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060108/News0
1/601080303/0/SPORTS
DVDs reign at local public libraries. First, it was the eight-track
player. Then, 16-millimeter film and LP vinyl records were rolled away.
Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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