RAIN 20090504

Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.

Historical society steps in, saves newspaper
KJCT8.com - Grand Junction,CO,USA
Randy Miller of Thirteenth Street Media Inc. has handed over the Silverton
Standard & the Miner to the San Juan County Historical Society. ...
<http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10291786>



Screen trove now archive
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
The Harvard Film Archive in Cambridge recently began processing the Burr
collection for acceptance into its archives. "The minute I called them,"
said ...
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http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-19/124133492798200.xml&coll=1
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum Acquires the Complete Estate ...
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA
The Smithsonian American Art Museum, with its record of preserving major
artist archives including those of Joseph Cornell, Gene Davis, William H.
Johnson ...
<http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=30591>



Selectmen support request to abolish archives committee
Bourne Courrier - Yarmouth Port,MA,USA
Selectmen voted 5-0 April 28 to back a request of the town's three
historical groups and abolish the Bourne Archives Committee. The Society
for Historic ...
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http://www.wickedlocal.com/bourne/town_info/history/x1194147790/Selectmen-support-request-to-abolish-archives-committee
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Kennewick Irrigation District director's firing exposes costly mistake
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA
He said only that he had asked his secretary to help him delete some "draft
documents" from his KID computer files -- which he said the secretary
refused to ...
<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/729390.html>



Powerhouse Acquires Archive of Fashion Photographer Bruno Benini
Art Daily - Eastport,Maine,USA
The Powerhouse Museum has acquired the archive of fashion photographer
Bruno Benini with assistance from the Australian Government through the
National ...
<http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=30585>



“The former IT director for a nonprofit organ and tissue donation center
pleaded guilty to a charge that she broke into the organization's computer
network and deleted organ donation database records, invoice files, and
database and accounting software, the U.S. Department of Justice said. ……..”
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/301692/it_director_pleads_guilty_deleting_organ_donation_records?eid=-217



The secret behind Google's book scanning project
guardian.co.uk - UK
... Bodleian Library a couple of years ago to find out more, I wasn't
allowed to see the scanning room because the machines were considered trade
secrets. ...
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/may/04/google-gadgets>



Should the White House be a Place for Friends?
New York Times - United States
... individual users can still choose to keep information private using
their privacy settings,” said Moira Mack, a White House spokeswoman in an
e-mail. ...
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/should-the-white-house-be-a-place-for-friends/?hp
>


Disciples Historical Society sustains severe water damage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (5/2/09) — The Nashville-based Disciples of Christ
Historical Society <http://www.discipleshistory.org/>suffered severe water
damage the last weekend of April when what the organization believes was a
faulty valve in the heating and air-conditioning system allowed gallons of
water to pour from top to bottom of the half-century-old Thomas W. Phillips
Memorial Archives that houses the society.

<http://www.disciplesworld.com/newsArticle.html?wsnID=15193>



State record destruction approved
Hattiesburg American - Hattiesburg,MS,USA
"If there are allegations of abuse, abuse is always documented in the
patient file, and that's a permanent record," he said. "Those are never
destroyed. ...
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20090504/NEWS01/905040303/1002/news01/State+record+destruction+approved
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IT director pleads guilty to deleting organ donation records
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
... network and deleted organ donation database records, invoice files, and
database and accounting software, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
...
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132461&intsrc=news_ts_head
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IT director hacked database, deleted organ donor records
FierceCIO - Washington,DC,USA
Authorities said she deleted organ donation database records, invoice
files, and database and accounting software including backups. ...
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http://www.fiercecio.com/story/it-director-hacked-database-deleted-organ-donor-records/2009-05-03
>



New records manager working to make county paperless
Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman,AZ,USA
KINGMAN - Mohave County's new records manager is working toward a
paper-less, streamlined document storage. Robert Ballard has been with the
Mohave County ...
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http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=31246
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Dr Pepper artifact may reveal soft drink's origin - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090504/ap_on_re_us/us_dr_pepper_auction



When newspaper archives meet Twitter
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
The Nieman Journalism Lab's Joshua Benton has posted a fascinating look at
how NPR is marrying its extensive story archive and Twitter to provide
background ...
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http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/05/04/when-newspaper-archives-meet-twitter/
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Old deeds help NC save millions on coastal bridge
Rocky Mount Telegram - Rocky Mount,NC,USA
The deeds were found in the archives at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported Monday. The documents
from ...
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http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/state/old-deeds-help-nc-save-millions-on-coastal-bridge-584686.html
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Silence: Blogger wins suit for records
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
A blogger in Seattle, Wash., won an open records case and $225000 against a
county that stonewalled releasing public records. Here's the gist of the
case: ...
<http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/may/03/blogger-wins-suit-for-records/>






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