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Washington Post
Oliver North and Smithsonian Clash Again Over Access
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 16, 2007; Page C03
Oliver North's plan to film at the Smithsonian Institution for his "War
Stories" series on Fox News Channel has hit another snag.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/15/AR200703
1501895.html?referrer=emailarticle>
Charges in Archives theft
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Denning McTague tried to turn his unpaid intern job in the National
Archives here into a moneymaker last summer by stealing some documents
and selling them ...
<http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20070316_Charges_in_Archives_theft
.html>
Crucial arctic map missing
National Post - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
But when Mr. Hayes asked for them, he triggered an extensive search at
the National Archives that came up empty-handed. In the years since the
purchase, ...
<http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=5569b1be-64c5-48f6
-8587-75596b554fa5>
Keeping secrets becoming corporate growth industry
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
Companies need to take pro- active steps to protect trade secrets,"
Springer said. "Reputation is everything. Companies have to use
technology to stay ahead ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4638909.html>
Backup now big business
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
Data storage has been offered by countless companies online during the
past few years. Co-partner Joey Guidry said he thinks it's comforting
to know a local ...
<http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070317/BUSINES
S/703170309/1046>
Agency probed on corporate espionage allegations
MSNBC - USA
"The article [in Business Week] alleges that Diligence engaged in
corporate espionage against Ipoc and its auditor, KPMG...through an
operation it referred ...<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17652487/>
FBI papers 'reveal Marilyn secrets'
Burnley Today - Burnley,East Lancashire,UK
Philippe Mora, writing in The Sydney Morning Herald, said he found the
FBI report among thousands of formerly classified documents that have
recently been ...
<http://www.burnleytoday.co.uk/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2129743§ion
id=4070>
Sheriff wants his e-mails on own server
The Decatur Daily - Decatur,AL,USA
The judge said the county's new policy on electronic records passes the
responsibility for releasing sheriff's records to the sheriff.
<http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070317/own.shtml>
Recordkeepers hope for legislative relief
Brenham Banner Press - Brenham,TX,USA
21, a Texas-wide firestorm was created - because it seemed few, if
anyone, in authority realized people's Social Security numbers had
routinely been part of
...<http://www.brenhambanner.com/articles/2007/03/17/news/news04.txt>
John Hancocks of Queens: The Search for Kin
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
... Remonstrance for the borough’s public schools, and arranging for
the display of the document, which is currently kept in Albany in the
State Archives. ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/nyregion/thecity/18ance.html?ref=theci
ty>
Archive.org Sued By Colorado Woman
Slashdot - USA
An anonymous reader writes "The Internet Archive is being sued by a
Colorado woman for spidering her site. Suzanne Shell posted a notice on
her site saying
...<http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/17/1455214>
Infoweek
Colorado Woman Sues To Hold Web Crawlers To Contracts
Web site owner Suzanne Shell's lawsuit against the Internet Archive
poses a question: "Can software programs be held liable for their
actions?"
<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=19800167
4>
Grover Cleveland’s grandson boosts supporters of presidential museum
Buffalo News - Buffalo,NY,USA
... funds to purchase the vacant, former Fairfield Library at 1659
Amherst St. and transform it into the Grover Cleveland Presidential
Library & Museum. ...<http://www.buffalonews.com/102/story/33142.html>
New York Times
BUSINESS / YOUR MONEY | March 18, 2007
Do You Know Where That Art Has Been?
By RON STODGHILL
The new wariness of collectors to buy or exhibit works that do not have
the most rigorously documented history jeopardizes the business of even
the most established dealers.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/business/yourmoney/18Art.html?ex=11748
81600&en=bb515aca6abb613a&ei=5070&emc=eta1>
Protect Your Own Identity
Wall Street Journal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
One reason young adults are more susceptible is that they are the group
least likely to take precautions such as shredding paper documents and
using ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117416894486840635.html?mod=googlenews_w
sj>
Missing links New law driving towns to unearth old roads
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Such work not only preserves the past, but also can protect the future,
Vermont State Archivist Gregory Sanford adds. He has spoken to
lawmakers about the ...
<http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/NEWS02/703
180420/1003/NEWS02>
Group works to keep historical collection in Montana
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
"We're working on a transaction that would keep this collection in
Montana, at the Montana Historical Society," said Doug Johns of San
Francisco, ...
<http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/NEW
S01/703180303/1002>
Firm works to keep history alive, safe
Alaskajournal.com - Anchorage,AK,USA
His staff has already consulted on archival matters with institutions
like the University of Washington Libraries, the Alaska State Archives,
...<http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/031807/hom_20070318005.shtml>
Hmong artifacts find a home on the plains
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
Minnesota's Norwegian immigrants had been in this country nearly a
century before they launched an archives at St. Olaf College in 1925.
...<http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/554783.html>
Past Out – What is the history of ONE Inc.?
Camp KC - Kansas City,MO,USA
After Legg’s death in 1994, what remained of the ONE Institute and ISHR
merged with Kepner’s International Gay and Lesbian Archives.
...<http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=467>
Archives rich fodder for race relations research
Massey News - New Zealand
From dawn raids on Pacific Islanders in the 1970s, Mäori land marches
in the 1980s and Treaty of Waitangi issues throughout – newspaper
archives covering ...
<http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2007/Massey_News/issue-02/stories/05-02-0
7.html>
Sensitive plans, maps found in Orlando airport dumpster
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
"We're not taking this lightly," said Raffel, who added that he will
use the records as "Public Safety Exhibit A" in document-security
classes. ...
<http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/16929123.htm
>
Clinton archive a tough request
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Among the documents requested: almost all of Hillary Clinton's files as
first lady, eight years' worth of her daily White House schedules,
office diaries, ...
<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-ushill0319,0,7680648.s
tory?coll=ny-leadnationalnews-headlines>
Document destruction demands diligence
American Medical News (subscription) - USA
... files should make clear to physicians that they need to make sure
the company they hire knows how to dispose of documents without --
intentionally or
...<http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/03/26/bica0326.htm>
Record keepers are bewildered
Victoria Advocate - Victoria,TX,USA
A Texas attorney general opinion limiting access to information on
public records has caused turmoil for the state’s 254 counties and
could be hampering
...<http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/428/story/26555.html>
J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 1:58
PM PDT
Secret archive reveals complicity of IBM, insurance companies in
Holocaust
http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/31888/format/html/displaystory.html
Despite all the books and articles that have been written about the
Holocaust, even more stories yet to be told have been hidden away in
Bad Arolsen, Germany.
The Mac Observer, Thu, 15 Mar 2007 8:34 AM PDT
Just A Thought - We Need Better Archive Tools
http://www.macobserver.com/columns/justathought/2007/03/14.1.shtml
Even for folks with high G.I.Qs (Geek Intelligence Quotient), archiving
is not nearly as simple as it should be. This looks like a job for
Apple..
Las Vegas Sun, Sat, 17 Mar 2007 7:30 AM PDT
Treasurer requests probe of missing records
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2007/mar/17/566624048.html
Nevada law requires the state treasurer's office to preserve records
for one year to 30 years, depending on the nature of the documents. But
when Treasurer Kate Marshall took office Jan. 1, records - many no more
than weeks, or even days old - could not be found.
Peter Kurilecz
Richmond Va
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