RAIN 070531
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Google search data retention 'may break EU law', officials warn
ComputerworldUK - UK
By Computerworld reporters. European data protection officials have written
to Google warning that the search giant may be in breach of EU privacy
because ...
<_http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/internet/web2/news/index.cfm?newsi
d=3191_
(http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/internet/web2/news/index.cfm?newsid=3191) >
Records the government seems unable -- or unwilling -- to find
The Japan Times - Japan
These records produced by Aso Mining can be viewed in Maryland at the US
National Archives (Record Group 331, Box 927). The US National Archives also
retain ...<_http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070529zg.html_
(http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070529zg.html) >
University of Colorado at Boulder blames human error not Symantec ...
Monsters and _Critics.com_ (http://critics.com/) - Glasgow,UK
The files that might have been compromised contained the names and social
security numbers of students who were enrolled at the university from 2002 to
the ...
<_http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1310103.php/University_of_Co
lorado_at_Boulder_blames_human_error_not_Symantec_for_data_breach_
(http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1310103.php/University_of_Colorado_at_Bo
ulder_blames_human_error_not_Symantec_for_data_breach) >
Eighty-Three Percent of Technology Executives Say Their Companies ...
_Earthtimes.org_ (http://earthtimes.org/) - USA
Strategic Discovery designs programs for coordinating corporate discovery
response across numerous matters and pro-active electronic records management.
...<_http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,112619.shtml_
(http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,112619.shtml) >
Microsoft's SharePoint Server Gets DoD Certification
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... by the National Archives and Records Administration as the benchmark for
government and corporate organizations that manage records and documents. ...
<_http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199703089_
(http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199703089) >
Brokers realize benefits of paperless office
_Inman.com_ (http://inman.com/) (subscription) - Emeryville,CA,USA
Paperless processes also remove the hassle created by unexpected phone calls
seeking missing files or missing signatures, he said. ...
<_http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=63340_ (http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=63340) >
Why Progress Toward Electronic Health Records Is Worse Than You Think
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
In 1999, a nonprofit was created to connect hospitals and doctors' offices
in the California region using interoperable e-records to share patient data
...
<_http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199702199_
(http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199702199) >
ILM isn't just about storage
Infostor magazine - Tulsa,OK,USA
May 29, 2007--Depending on whom you talk to, information lifecycle
management (ILM) is nothing more than "tiered storage," or, a new term for
hierarchical ...
<_http://www.infostor.com/display_article/293871/23/ARTCL/Display/none/ILM-isn
't-just-about-storage/_
(http://www.infostor.com/display_article/293871/23/ARTCL/Display/none/ILM-isn't-just-about-storage/) >
Survey: Schools at Risk for E-Discovery-related Litigation
eWeek - Woburn,MA,USA
eSchool News (December 2006) reported that the ability to maintain
compliance is forcing school leaders to re-evaluate their digital storage technologies
... <_http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2138128,00.asp_
(http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2138128,00.asp) >
State's open records law bares its teeth in Spokane
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Tacoma,WA,USA
Spokane agreed to pay $299000 last October for withholding nearly 90 public
documents related to the public-private partnership. ...
<_http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/73375.html_
(http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/73375.html) >
A pretext for revenge
CNNMoney.com - USA
There's even an allegation - or more than an allegation, as we'll soon see -
of corporate espionage. How did it unfold? Just 20 months after Fiorina's
CES ...
<_http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060613/
?postversion=2007052906_
(http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/11/100060613/?postversion=2007052906) >
The mail monitors
Business Standard - India
... increase too," says Websense's Singh, "And it seems unwise to wait for a
major breach or even corporate espionage, before putting controls in place."
...<_http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu9&subLef
t=2&autono=285992&tab=r_
(http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu9&subLeft=2&autono=285992&tab=r) >
Archives move will lead to other changes
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
"We are the smallest in the country," said State Archivist Gregory Sanford.
North Dakota had the next smallest archives, but at 15000 cubic feet it was
10 ...
<_http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/NEWS0
1/705290311/1009/NEWS05_
(http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/NEWS01/705290311/1009/NEWS05) >
Fabric samples acquired
Kentucky Post - Covington,KY,USA
The Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort has acquired a vast collection
of fabric samples and finished pieces by the 85-year-old company, which
closed ...
<_http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/NEWS02/705290362/
1014/NEWS02_
(http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/NEWS02/705290362/1014/NEWS02) >
The wandering Jewish archive
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
These are only two examples illustrating the scope of the archive's
collection. With more than 60 million documents, the CAHJP is the third-largest
archive ...<_http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/864708.html_
(http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/864708.html) >
Rare images preserved in archive
BBC News - UK
A rare archive of images of Scotland's past will be safeguarded for future
generations at Glasgow University. The specially designed facility will store
a
...<_http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6700025.stm_ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6700025.stm)
>
Growing archives tell story of lesbian, gay communities
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA
The recordings, collected as part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society, are part of an effort
to ...
<_http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/118042799
229140.xml&coll=2_
(http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/118042799229140.xml&coll=2) >
Harold B. Lee Library Archives 1000th Thesis
BYU Newsnet - Provo,UT,USA
By Geren Tea - 29 May 2007. BYU 's Harold B. Lee Library set a new milestone
in electronic scholarship when it entered the 1000th thesis into its
database ...<_http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/64464_
(http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/64464) >
Plug the holes in your cone of silence
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Compliance means adhering to regulations that affect a business and what
that means for its data storage systems. "Data loss occurs when it can't be
...<_http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/plug-the-holes-in-your-cone-of-silence/
2007/05/28/1180205158743.html_
(http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/plug-the-holes-in-your-cone-of-silence/2007/05/28/1180205158743.html) >
BNSI working on adopting new standards
Barbados Advocate - Barbados
BARBADOS National Standards Institution (BNSI) is seeking to adopt and
promote the use of the International Standard for Records Management in Barbados.
...<_http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=31236_
(http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=31236) >
Texas Attorney General Abbott Takes Action Against Nationwide ...
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
According to documents filed by the Attorney General, Check 'n Go violated
the law by repeatedly failing to protect customer records that contain
sensitive ...
<_http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48723725_identity_theft_texas_attorney_ge
neral_abbott_takes_action_against_nationwide_lender_exposin_
(http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48723725_identity_theft_texas_attorney_general_abbott_takes
_action_against_nationwide_lender_exposin) >
ID theft concerns
Times Record News - Wichita Falls,TX,USA
Investigators with his office said they discovered that Check 'n Go stores
across Texas discarded business records in easily accessible trash cans behind
...<_http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/local_news/article/0,1891,TRN_5784_555
9524,00.html_
(http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/local_news/article/0,1891,TRN_5784_5559524,00.html) >
Which ISPs Are Spying on You?
Wired News - USA
"From a user perspective, the best practice would be for ISPs to delete data
as soon as possible," Rotenberg said. "(The government) will treat ISPs as
...<_http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/05/isp_privacy_
(http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/05/isp_privacy) >
Cheney lawyer told Secret Service not to keep copies of visitor logs
WHDH-TV - Boston,MA,USA
The Post requested the records under the Freedom of Information Act. The
newspaper subsequently dropped a lawsuit seeking the information. ...
<_http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/national/BO53683/_
(http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/national/BO53683/) >
Stop the Crime That Keeps on Stealing
_AMERICAN.COM_ (http://american.com/) - Washington,DC,USA
... the thought of shredding documents before throwing them in the trash, or
the role that a $2 pen could play in preventing life-altering crimes.
...<_http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-0507/stop-the-crime-that-keeps-on-steal
ing_
(http://www.american.com/archive/2007/may-0507/stop-the-crime-that-keeps-on-stealing) >
County makes records more accessible
Joliet Herald News - Joliet,IL,USA
Now visitors to the office who are sight-impaired or have other physical
disabilities can search for deeds, titles or other recorded documents on their
own. ...
<_http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/404634,4_1_JO29_RECORDER_
S1.article_
(http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/404634,4_1_JO29_RECORDER_S1.article) >
From Agency to Agency, Records' Cost is a Crapshoot
Voice of San Diego - San Diego,CA,USA
Recorder's offices, which house thousands of deeds to housing titles, are
given wide latitude to charge patrons whatever they deem reasonable. ...
<_http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/05/30/news/01records053007.txt_
(http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/05/30/news/01records053007.txt) >
E-Evidence: Who Let the Dogs Out?
Craig Ball
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
<_http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1179824710759_
(http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1179824710759) >
Computers trashed in a responsible way
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
A camera records the process for clients who wish to verify a computer's
destruction; GLE has had Secret Service agents stand at its shredding machine
and ...
<_http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070530/BIZ/705300342/100
1_
(http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070530/BIZ/705300342/1001) >
Data retrieval strategies: retrieving e-mail and database archives ...
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
... preserving e-mails and database records against accidental deletion or
corruption. For example, a user may delete an e-mail containing important
account ...
<_http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/30/224396/data-retrieval-stra
tegies-retrieving-e-mail-and-database-archives.htm_
(http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/30/224396/data-retrieval-strategies-retrieving-e-mail-an
d-database-archives.htm) >
Royal documents found in rubbish bin
DutchNews.nl - Amsterdam,Netherlands
Confidential documents about queen Beatrix and the royal family, including
preliminary dates for state visits, have been found dumped in a skip outside
the
...<_http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2007/05/royal_documents_found_in_rubbi.php_
(http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2007/05/royal_documents_found_in_rubbi.php) >
New borough historian wants to bring past out of 'dusty archives'
Staten Island Advance - Staten Island,NY,USA
Matteo said he was "humbled and honored" by the appointment, and said he
would look to bring the Island's history "out of the dusty archives and into the
...
<_http://blog.silive.com/advanceupdate/2007/05/new_borough_historian_wants_to.
html_
(http://blog.silive.com/advanceupdate/2007/05/new_borough_historian_wants_to.html) >
Save the East End's famous Bancroft Archives for the community
East London Advertiser - London,England,UK
WE ARE a group of Jews, Christians and Muslims concerned about plans to
close the East End's famous Bancroft Local History Archives at Mile End. ...
<_http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/postba
g/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=postbag&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=p
ostbagela&itemid=WeED30%20May%202007%2019%3A36%3A14%3A007_
(http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/postbag/story.aspx?brand=E
LAOnline&category=postbag&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=postbagela&itemid=WeE
D30%20May%202007%2019:36:14:007) >
Journal opens its archives as it marks 175th anniversary
_HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk_ (http://holdthefrontpage.co.uk/) - UK
Picture editor Simon Greener trawled the archives, and 50 images are
currently on display at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle as part of the paper's
...<_http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/photo/2007/05may/070530exh.shtml_
(http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/photo/2007/05may/070530exh.shtml) >
Lawrence Livermore Lab Case Tests Public's Right to Know
California Progress Report - Oakland,CA,USA
With a bit of legal legerdemain, they claim to be able to evade state
open-government laws, transforming their communications from public records into
...<_http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/05/lawrence_liverm.html_
(http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/05/lawrence_liverm.html) >
European Data Privacy Officials Worry About Big Brother Google
Deutsche Welle - Bonn,Germany
When you visit a Google search site, such as _google.com_
(http://google.com/) or Germany's _google.de_ (http://google.de/) , the server automatically
records a plethora of information that is made
...<_http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2568439,00.html_
(http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2568439,00.html) >
Iowa pen maker sues ex-employee over trade secrets
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... that the companies do not comment on pending litigation but that they
take "an aggressive position when it comes to protecting company trade
secrets." ...
<_http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070530/BUSINESS/70
5300360/-1/SPORTS09_
(http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070530/BUSINESS/705300360/-1/SPORTS09) >
Mind Your Business
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
It's also prudent to keep personnel records for a number of years in case a
disgruntled former employee files a lawsuit against you, said Kent Mannis of
...<_http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/30/BUGPIQ39VO1.DT
L_
(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/30/BUGPIQ39VO1.DTL) >
Records council slaps South Bound Brook clerk with $1K fine
Bridgewater Courier News - Bridgewater,NJ,USA
Clerk Donald E. Kazar took months to comply with open records request,
saying he was too busy. By GREGORY J. VOLPE. TRENTON -- For the first time in its
...<_http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/NEWS/705310306_
(http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/NEWS/705310306) >
InformationWeek
IT Workers Do Snoop Through Your E-Mails, Private Files
One IT administrator told researchers that he snoops simply because he can
do it without being caught.
<_http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199703497_
(http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199703497)
>
Springing Leaks: Getting smart about data loss prevention
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
"Then they realise they can protect their trade secrets, and, while they
are doing it, they can enable the business, securing information and
outsourcing. ...
<_http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/31/224417/springing-leaks-get
ting-smart-about-data-loss-prevention.htm_
(http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/31/224417/springing-leaks-getting-smart-about-data-loss-preventio
n.htm) >
Indentity Theft-Related Data Breaches Inceasingly Stemming From ...
Wall Street & Technology - Manhasset,NY,USA
When it comes to objects wonderfully suited to being lost or stolen, it's
tough to beat a laptop computer. The stats reveal a widespread, costly problem:
81 ...
<_http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/advancedtrading/showArticle.jhtml?articleID
=199703930&cid=RSSfeed_WST_News_
(http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/advancedtrading/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199703930&cid=RSSfeed_WST_News) >
Rules lacking over access to executive branch info
GovExec.com - Wahington,DC,USA
But at least one member of Congress says there should be a law forcing
executive branch departments to make their electronic records easier to search and
...<_http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0507/053107tdpm1.htm_
(http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0507/053107tdpm1.htm) >
Public records should not become the private property of federal ...
Biloxi Sun Herald - Biloxi,MS,USA
Federal authorities have not just seized copies of these documents, but the
originals as well. What might be confiscated next: Deeds to property and
...<_http://www.sunherald.com/editorials/story/66062.html_
(http://www.sunherald.com/editorials/story/66062.html) >
LANL: Archive policies haven't changed
Los Alamos Monitor - Los Alamos,NM,USA
... able to look for relevant material and make them available to
researchers, and are they able to help guide researchers through the FOIA process?
...<_http://www.lamonitor.com/articles/2007/05/31/headline_news/news01.txt_
(http://www.lamonitor.com/articles/2007/05/31/headline_news/news01.txt) >
City historian is much more than a records manager
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
There's more to the job than combing through dusty old files. The historian
creates a sense of time and place. Rosenberg-Naparsteck has written a dozen
...
<_http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/NEWS
0201/705310359/1002/NEWS_
(http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/NEWS0201/705310359/1002/NEWS) >
Coke begins search for 1930 Rockwell paintings
Economic Times - India
The paintings, described by Coca-Cola's archivist as "seminal pieces" of the
company's history, were likely lost over time because they were used to
create ...<_http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2090022.cms_
(http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2090022.cms) >
Agreement to Protect EZPAWN Customers
KRGV - Weslaco,TX,USA
... and employees must receive reminder notices with three consecutive
payroll statements about the proper records destruction procedures.
...<_http://www.newschannel5.tv/2007/5/31/970592/Agreement-to-Protect-EZPAWN-Customers_
(http://www.newschannel5.tv/2007/5/31/970592/Agreement-to-Protect-EZPAWN-Customers)
>
New York Wrestles 800-Pound Gorilla
_Law.com_ (http://law.com/) (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Federal Judicial Center's Manual for Complex Litigation has recommended
that courts require a more extensive foundation for computer records.
...<_http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1180515931340_
(http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1180515931340) >
Archdiocese of St. Louis Sues Law Firm on Confidentiality of Documents
Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA
The Archdiocese of St. Louis is suing a law firm that handles clergy sex
abuse cases, claiming it is improperly circulating confidential documents
related ...<_http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2007/05/31/80246.htm_
(http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2007/05/31/80246.htm) >
Ten--Make That 11--Characteristics of the 'New ILM'
eWeek - Woburn,MA,USA
Remember information lifecycle management? It is still around and making
money for some companies, albeit in a quiet way.
...<_http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2139846,00.asp_
(http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2139846,00.asp) >
Concealed weapon licenses among records closed off to public
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
Prosecutors and law enforcement officials argued they sometimes include
information that could result in the destruction of evidence or put witnesses in
...<_http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4851321.html_
(http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4851321.html) >
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond Va
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