RAIN 060223
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
DISK To Outpace Tape In Two Years
IDM.net.au - Strawberry Hills,NSW,Australia
... Even more interestingly from the perspective of the documents and
records
manager is the claim that retrieval times for files from archive is now
seen in hours ...
<http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=7006>
A vital American document
Baltimore Sun - United States
Five years into his tenure as Maryland's state archivist, the young
historian
was planning the 200th anniversary of Washington's resignation as
commander-in
...
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-to.speech23feb23,0,54
17935.story?coll=bal-artslife-today>
SCOTS embrace freedom of information
eGov monitor - London,UK
... During 2005, public awareness of the Freedom of Information Act rose
to 72% of people who had or thought they had heard of the Act,
influenced
in part by media ...
<http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/4788>
BILL exempts list of school workers from FOIA for 14 days
MLive.com - MI,USA
... names received from the state. His bill would exempt the list from
Freedom of Information Act requests for 14 days. "By no means do ...
<http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-32/11406542
47301770.xml&storylist=newsmichigan>
ROW Over Holocaust Archives Threatens US-German Relations
Deutsche Welle - Germany
Germany and the United States are warming up for a fresh diplomatic row
over plans to open a huge collection of Holocaust archives that has
never
been seen by ...
<http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1913941,00.html>
COUNTY archives named for Bzdell
Hartselle Enquirer - Hartselle,AL,USA
Morgan County Archives has been renamed Susan Bzdell Morgan County
Archives
in memory of the woman that took it under her arms and nurtured its
growth
for 11 ...
<http://www.hartselleenquirer.com/articles/2006/02/22/news/news2.txt>
NSA fights document reclassifcation
Daily Colonial - Washington,DC,USA
... Meredith Fuchs, general counsel for the National Security Archives,
told The Daily Colonial that they first learned of the secret
reclassification
program when ...
<http://www.dailycolonial.com/go.dc?p=3&s=2262>
PUBLIC records opinion bothers clerks
New Philadelphia Times Reporter - New Philadelphia,OH,USA
... Older court files will need to be reviewed ... someone's identity
was
stolen from public records.". ... sensitive information on copies of
documents
requested from ...
<http://www.timesreporter.com/left.php?ID=51000&r=1>
CONTINGENCY access to encrypted data
Continuity Central (press release) - huddersfield,UK
... Corporate financial records must be retained for a minimum ... key
that enables access to all encrypted files. ... can access valuable and
sensitive documents in the ...
<http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature0308.htm>
EXPERT'S CORNER: Bring Order to Your Electronic Clutter, Part II
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
... If you are unsure about a specific records retention policy, please
contact the appropriate ... keep the e-mail for reference, or is it
appropriate
to delete the e ...
<http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=topstories.db&command
=viewone&id=3971&op=t>
COMMITTEE rejects open records bill
Kansas.com - KS,USA
BY STEVE PAINTER. TOPEKA - Records outlining why a person was arrested
likely will remain closed, at a judge's discretion, for at least another
year. ...
<http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/13937625.htm>
RELEASE records on lottery machines
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... The move by lottery officials to tip off the retailers about the
Register's
request is an option allowed under the open-records law when there is
doubt about ...
<http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060223/OPINION
03/602230367/1035/OPINION>
WALLACE Donates Papers to U. of Mich.
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... "Researchers will find these papers an archival treasure trove,"
Francis
X. Blouin, director of the university's Bentley Library, said in a
statement.
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/02/23/entertainment/e0
45623S25.DTL>
ONTARIO Moves Closer to New Archives Facility
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
... "The government is committed to a solution that provides the best
accessibility
for the public, has proper archival storage and helps enhance the public
...
<http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2006/22/c0384.html>
COUNCIL wonders if e-mails are public
The Havre Daily News - Havre,MT,USA
... Tuesday night for access to e-mails sent from one Havre City Council
member to another launched a debate on whether such communications are
public documents. ...
<http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2006/02/22/local_headlines/counci
l.txt>
FIRM plans challenge of records request
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
The owner of an Iowa company that owns TouchPlay machines said Wednesday
that he plans to take legal action to block public access to certain
financial
records ...
<http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060223/NEWS10/
602230402/1001/NEWS>
MICROSOFT putting confidential defense info on Web
Reuters - USA
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said
it was posting on the Web confidential documents used in its defense as
it fought the ...
<http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=20
06-02-23T180917Z_01_BRU004375_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-MICROSOFT-EU-DC.XML>
BACKUP or be damned
Legal IT - London,UK
... This ensures that the records, no matter how old they are, can still
... backup services will directly relate to how comprehensive your data
storage and retrieval ...
<http://www.legalit.net/ViewItem.asp?id=27812>
UNITED Arab Emirates donated at least $1 million to Bush library
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... from the United Arab Emirates contributed at least $1 million to the
Bush Library Foundation, which established the George Bush Presidential
Library at Texas ...
<http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/13945498.htm>
Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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