RAIN 20080222
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Plea Entered in China Secrets Case
The Associated Press -The government alleges Chung stole trade secrets on
the space shuttle, C-17 military transport plane and the Delta IV rocket
during his decades of ...<
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iY1y9I8_m4fzLGxBhU-5NMleIUxQD8UTL31G0>
Army Blocks Public's Access to Documents in Web-Based Library
Washington Post - United States
His group recently filed a FOIA request for all of the unclassified
documents in the Reimer collection in order to replicate the archive on its
own publicly ...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/20/AR2008022002830.html?hpid=sec-nation
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What you must do before you abandon your PC
Hindustan Times - India
So you need to look into disk shredding tools before passing on a hard drive
that may contain sensitive information. As with file shredders, ...
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=000ec273-0c9b-43e3-8846-8e48f7432c87
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Records audit is not a 'sting' operation
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
State Auditor Brian Sonntag is scheduled to issue performance audit results
in April about the response of local governments to requests for public
records. ...
<http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/365364.html>
Officials seek directives on public records law
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
He said the bill presents a "drastic change" in the public records law by
transferring the burden of proof to the government agency, not the citizen,
...
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http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/feb/21/officials-seek-directives-on-public-records-law/
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Iranian, Turkish state archives directors meet in Istanbul
Tehran Times - Iran
TEHRAN - Iran National Library and Archives (INLA) Director Ali-Akbar
Ash'ari held talks with the director of Turkey's state archives, Yusuf
Sarinay, ...
<http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=163732>
Historic NAACP papers donated to KSU
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
By YOLANDA RODRÍGUEZ In the yellowing pages packed into the Cobb NAACP's
filing cabinets is the organization's history: minutes of its first meeting,
...
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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/02/19/cobbnaacp_0221.html
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Google Goes to the Doctor's Office
BusinessWeek - USA
And while the Cleveland/Google project may revolutionize medical
record-keeping and improve how hospitals and physicians provide care, it
also raises ...
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080220_109894.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology
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See the British Steel archive for the first time
Architects' Journal - London,England,USA
Teesside Archive plans to digitise the documents, which are held at
Middlesbrough County Archive, in order to put as much of the information as
possible on ...
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http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/dailynews/2008/02/see_the_british_steel_archive_for_the_first_time.html
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Laptop theft breaks data protection law
Silicon.com <http://silicon.com/> - UK
The laptop was stolen from Moore Stephens Consulting Ltd - a company
processing data for SFS - and contained customer names, dates of birth, ...
<http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39170125,00.htm>
Data about newly-discovered Brazilian natural gas reserve stolen
Xinhua - China
They only took the hard disk and the laptop where the information was
stored. The container was transported from an offshore oil and gas platform
to Macae, ...<
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/21/content_7640888.htm>
Report shows high rates of data theft at University
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Despite the mandate, Hanna said he wasn't aware of any repercussions to the
professor whose laptop was stolen. "If it's properly secured, it's good,
...<http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2008/02/21/72165706>
How Notaries Can Take Your Land, Money, Home
CBS 11 - Dallas,TX,USA
DALLAS (CBS 11 News) -- A Texas notary authenticates wills, deeds and all
sorts of legally binding documents. There are more than 400000 notaries in
our ...
<http://cbs11tv.com/investigators/public.servant.power.2.659078.html>
Keeping Up With PCI Security Standards
Baseline explains the latest set of rules for the Payment Card Industry's
(PCI) data security standards and how the changes will affect merchants who
want to stay compliant.
http://ct.enews.baselinemag.com/rd/cts?d=189-719-1-15-244000-74143-0-0-0-1
How Following PCI Could Have Avoided TJX Breach
PCI -- the payment card industry's security standard --could have minimized
the infamous TJX data breach.
Get the facts.
http://ct.enews.baselinemag.com/rd/cts?d=189-719-1-15-244000-74146-0-0-0-1
University of Illinois develops free, easy-to-use web tool kit for ...
Inside Illinois - Champaign,IL,USA
According to Chris Prom, assistant university archivist and co-project
director, the developers knew the system had to meet staff needs. ... <
http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0219archon.html>
Independence will 'strengthen' Archive
ABC Online - Australia
The advocacy group Archive Forum says turning the National Film and Sound
Archive (NFSA) into a statutory authority will strengthen the cultural ... <
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/21/2168406.htm>
SELLAFIELD has missed out on a new NDA archive centre project.
Whitehaven News - Whitehaven,England,UK
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has announced that it will use a
private sector partner to construct the National Nuclear Archive in
Caithness in ...
<http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=794718>
Secret Service Inspector admits destroying documents
Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA
Braswell said her hands were tied to find out more information about the
destroyed documents in advance of the hearing because of a court order
forbidding ...<
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/secrecy/entries/2008/02/20/secret_service_inspector_admit.html
>
Review discloses lax data protection
Computerworld New Zealand - Auckland,New Zealand
She says those involved in security practice in other areas should
carefully reflect upon the need for encryption for all portable data
storage media. ...
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/D8BB2F53CD7E1187CC2573F600093F73>
Massive music collection may set eBay record
ERIK SPANBERG Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
and Teresa Mendez Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0221/p01s01-ussc.html
Google Teams With Cleveland Clinic on Medical Records
Wall Street Journal - USA
That way, patients wouldn't have to carry files or notes with them whenever
they go outside the Cleveland Clinic system for treatment. ... <
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/02/21/google-teams-with-cleveland-clinic-on-medical-records/?mod=googlenews_wsj
>
Misguided judge pulls plug on Wikileaks
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Although classified, the document reveals nothing of tactical value about US
plans or capabilities. What it does reveal are rules and policies reflecting
...<http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_8322372>
5 Desktop Search Apps That Make Finding Files Simple
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
Lost in the sea of documents, e-mails, and other data on your computer?
Desktop search tools abound -- from a free personal app to a high-dollar
enterprise ...<
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206800614>
Pawnshop database to be destroyed
Canada.com <http://canada.com/> - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
The city has long required pawnshops to keep detailed records of the people
who sell merchandise at their stores, and to make the data available to
police ...
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http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=343529da-585a-4322-80e3-f9400b44a9a3&k=81740
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Houston chemist accused of stealing fireproofing secret
Houston Chronicle - United States
A federal grand jury indicted Quinggui Zeng, on Wednesday on charges of
theft of trade secrets and computer fraud, according to the United States
Attorney's ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5560517.html>
The Getty Images website adds over 100000 images from the ...
Creativematch - London,UK
The Popperfoto collection will greatly complement and enhance our archival
offering and customers will now be able to access and license the best
archival ...<http://www.creativematch.co.uk/viewNews/?95545>
Virtualization shakes up backup strategy
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
In the past, traditional enterprise backup in the vast majority of shops has
included spinning disk for short-term and intermediate data use, archival
tape ...
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=154&articleId=9063682&intsrc=hm_topic
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Is letter a hair-raising discovery for NH Historical Society?
NewHampshire.com - Manchester,NH,USA
The New Hampshire Historical Society's growing collection of Franklin Pierce
archives and objects is a hair bigger, and the latest addition may shed some
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http://www.newhampshire.com/article.aspx?headline=Is+letter+a+hair-raising+discovery+for+NH+Historical+Society%3F&articleid=1656
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Disk encryption may not be secure enough, new research finds
CNET News.com <http://news.com/> - San Francisco,CA,USA
... the temperature should be dropped below -60 degrees C. Such cooling
should lead to weeks, instead of hours or days, of data retention. ...<
http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9876060-38.html?tag=nefd.lede>
Digital Archiving Circa 2008: Addressing Long-Term Data Storage ...
Broadcast Newsroom - Newport Beach,CA,USA
... requirements dictating longer data retention periods have organizations
of all types and sizes re-thinking their strategies for digital archiving.
...<http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=291795>
Army to lift ban on public access to online library
FCW.com - Falls Church,VA,USA
The federation also had pledged to file regular FOIA requests to update the
mirror site. Alverita Mack, a FOIA officer at Fort Eustis, Va., where the
Reimer ...<http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151715-1.html>
Army Says It Will Restore Public Access to Online Library
Secrecy News - Washington,DC,USA
"The Army has seen the error of its ways," said another Defense Department
FOIA officer. "Also, they want you to withdraw your FOIA request. ...<
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2008/02/army_says_it_will_restore_publ.html
>
Compromise bill prohibits state archives merger
Charleston Gazette - WV, USA
By Phil Kabler A compromise bill on the Cultural Center (HB4126) advanced
Thursday would prohibit any merger of the state archives library with
Library ...<http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200802210713>
Delays, holdups and setbacks
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
December 2007: The board plans to use hard drives, not disks, to distribute
the tens of thousands of digitized documents. They intend to have the files
...<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080222-9999-1m22delay.html>
Close of Wikileaks website raises free speech concerns
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
In this case, the Julius Baer Bank sought an injunction against Wikileaks, a
website that anonymously publishes whistleblower documents, for posting
papers ...<http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0222/p02s02-usgn.html>
Google Health's Cleveland pilot program -- and some nagging questions
The Industry Standard - San Francisco,CA,USA
... or even edit or delete it. In fact, it's something of a paradox. If
patients don't have this sort of control over their records, they won't
exactly be ...
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http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/02/21/google-health-s-cleveland-pilot-program-and-some-nagging-questions
>
Plea deal for Rosenthal?
Houston Chronicle - United States
Because Rosenthal destroyed the e-mails, Judge Hoyt can issue to the jury
something called the "spoliation instruction." He can tell the jury that
they may, ...<
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/5561090.html>
Keeping Up With PCI Security Standards
Baseline explains the latest set of rules for the Payment Card Industry's
(PCI) data security standards and how the changes will affect merchants who
need to stay compliant.
http://ct.enews.baselinemag.com/rd/cts?d=189-720-1-15-244000-74233-0-0-0-1
Circular fails to tackle cost of lost title deeds
Business Report - Johannesburg,South Africa
This resulted in a loss of certain images of title deeds and documents
scanned between August 25 and December 8 last year. It said the purpose of
the ...<http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=&fArticleId=4266947>
Preserve Valuable County Records
Wheeling News Register - Wheeling,WV,USA
They understand the importance of preserving old county records and are
moving to ensure that it is done. Historians and genealogists are well aware
of the ...
<http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/506183.html?nav=511>
Young Archivist Digs Up The Unknown Barnes
Evening Bulletin - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Seven years ago when Katy Rawdon, a young archivist from Yale, entered the
Barnes' buildings on Latches Lane in Merion Station, she found stored and
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http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19321481&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=618959&rfi=6
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Centennial Museum and Archives to get PRHC's historic collection
Kawartha Media Group - Peterborough,Ontario,Canada
Ms Clark feels a great deal of credit should go to Lorna Whitaker, the woman
who has watched over the PRHC archive, on a volunteer basis, for more than
20 ...<http://www.mykawartha.com/news/article/26748>
Reports say SaaS email archives not ready for prime time
Search Storage - USA
The hosted services report evaluated Autonomy Zantaz, Global Relay
Communications Inc., Iron Mountain Inc., LiveOffice LLC and Microsoft. ... <
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid5_gci1301947,00.html
>
Southern Methodist University to House Bush Presidential Library
Washington Post - United States
"Today's announcement marks the beginning of an exciting project," said Mark
Langdale, the president of the George W. Bush Presidential Library
Foundation. ...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022201816.html
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http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/NATION/564096776/1002
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<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8UVII580.html>
Online records raise concerns
phillyBurbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
By JENNA PORTNOY Bucks County's electronic records system is a double-edged
sword, say those who make their living looking up deeds, mortgages and other
...<http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-02222008-1491795.html>
Imagine a better way to track your 'stuff'
Business Edge - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
The records manager says she'll resign if we implement SharePoint!" Parent
notes that the records manager did indeed quit over this issue. ... <
http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/17229.cfm>
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