RAIN 20080104
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
The Future of Information Security: 2008 and Beyond
CIO - Framingham,MA,USA
Corporate espionage is still a significant threat, but the new underground
deals in volume, where success is being measured in thousands and millions
of ...<
http://www.cio.com/article/168352/The_Future_of_Information_Security_and_Beyond
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Corporate Compliance: A Convergence With Electronic Discovery
The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel - Mountainside,NJ,USA
Many corporations now appreciate the importance of preparing for eDiscovery
just like they would for any other regulation mandating document retention
and ...
<http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&artMonth=January&artYear=2008&EntryNo=7713
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Federal rules slow to affect business planning here
Michigan Business Review - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
Part of electronic-document retention includes a destruction schedule.
Failing to destroy records on schedule could put a new manager in the
position of ...
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http://www.mlive.com/mbusinessreview/west/index.ssf?/base/test/119929684185410.xml&coll=12>
Heritage goes online
Anglican Journal - Toronto,ON,Canada
With a grant of $8000 from the federal government's Canada Council of
Archives, the committee was able to hire a professional archivist to
properly ...<http://www.anglicanjournal.com/issues/2008/134/jan/article/heritage-goes-online/
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NARA's deputy archivist steps down
FCW.com - Falls Church,VA,USA
31, 2007, after more than a decade as the agency's deputy archivist and
chief of staff. Lewis Bellardo has held the position since 1995. ...<
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151187-1.html>
Lawyer refutes criticism of Metro employee in laptop theft controversy
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
By MICHAEL CASS and JENNIFER PEEBLES A Metro Election Commission employee is
being unfairly criticized in the wake of the thefts of two county-owned
laptop ...
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080102/NEWS0202/80102110/1001/NEWS
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Voter data laptop was under desk of high-profile employee
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
By MICHAEL CASS One of the two data-rich laptop computers stolen from the
Davidson County Election Commission office was taken from under the desk of
a ...
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080102/NEWS0202/80102056/1001/NEWS
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Township files found trashed
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
Leming started going through them, since they were spilling out of file
folders, and realized they were township records, mostly concerning building
code ...<http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1199336769142540.xml&coll=5
>
Data mining for gold
Boston Globe - United States
IN THE Internet age, it should only take a few clicks to see the grinding of
federal government's gears. But though Web surfers can read old FBI files on
...
<http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2008/01/03/data_mining_for_gold
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IT Policy Compliance Group looks back at what was important in 2007
Blogger News Network - USA
... and cultural debacles may one day hail 2007 as the year when the dusty
topic of document retention became a matter of corporate life and death.
...<http://www.bloggernews.net/112813>
Surety LLC Announces Release Of Records-Sealing Software
The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel - Mountainside,NJ,USA
... Windows-based FolderSeal enables users to automatically timestamp and
seal all electronic records stored within specified folders at given
intervals. ...
<http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&artMonth=January&artYear=2008&EntryNo=7772
>
Four-fifths of doctors say electronic record insecure
E-Health Insider - London,UK
"GPs have had electronic records for two decades, and the key difference
this poll shows is that doctors more experienced with IT are more concerned
about ...
<http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/3350/four-fifths_of_doctors_say_electronic_record_insecure
>
Maine courts stumble online
Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court took a step toward online conversion in
2004, when it created the Maine Task Force on Electronic Records Access.
...<http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/4618030.html >
What do NHS staff think of e-records?
BBC News - UK
The long-awaited pilots of NHS e-records have begun in two PCTs in the North
of England. The government says it will be safer and more convenient for
...<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7153854.stm>
UCA archives area, state history
Log Cabin Democrat - Conway,AR,USA
The UCA archives were founded in 1986. Bryant said he has seen the
collection double in size since he was hired as the university's archivist
in 1998. ...<http://www.thecabin.net/stories/010308/loc_0103080009.shtml >
Cash crisis axes mountain exhibit
BBC News - UK
"The Mountain Heritage Trust continues to develop its database of the
British archives of mountaineering, to advise clubs and individuals via its
archivist ...<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/7169264.stm
>
Election Commission break-in spurs audit, investigation continues
Nashville City Paper - Nashville,TN,USA
24 break-in at the Davidson County Election Commission that resulted in the
theft of two laptop computers containing complete Social Security numbers
for ...<http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=58409 >
ID info at risk in laptop theft
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Dawn House Officials with one of Utah's largest insurance companies are
searching for a stolen laptop containing Social Security numbers and other
...<http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7867694>
Nashville voter data only guarded half-time on weekends
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
The two Dell Latitude laptops, one of which needed repairs, contained Social
Security numbers for 337000 voters. The police department said Wednesday
that a ...
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080102/NEWS0201/80102109/1001/NEWS
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Government Sites Post Social Security Numbers
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
According to a report out today from the Washington Post, Social Security
numbers of regular citizens, and government officials, are out there for the
...<http://www.govtech.com/gt/241040?topic=117673>
Ask and Answer the Right Questions in EDD
Law.com <http://law.com/> (subscription) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... of electronically stored information, preservation efforts and plans for
production in the FRCP Rule 26(f) conference, the so-called "meet and
confer. ...
<http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1199354729450>
Disaster Planning: Not If, But When
ILW.com - New York,NY,USA
Back up all computer data, and store data backup as well as important
records and documents off-site. Consider installing a computer program that
will be ...<http://www.ilw.com/articles/2008,0104-poll.shtm>
Albany historian Virginia Bowers dies
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
She was a ubiquitous presence in the city's archives and libraries, perched
for hours at a microfilm machine in pressed skirt and cashmere sweater set,
...
<http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=652004&category=REGION&newsdate=1/3/2008
>
Norman Mailer Archive Opens in Texas
The Associated Press -
On Thursday, his personal archive -- more than 1000 boxes of manuscripts,
letters, magazines, drawings, photographs and more -- opened to the public
at the ...
<http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jnxVMJcBpL_HCQO668Q83bLBxIZgD8TUP2R80>
Paper's archive is in safe hands
Worcester News - Worcester News, UK
Historic archives of your Worcester News' sister title have been moved in to
the expert care of Hartlebury records management specialists
Whitefoot-Forward. ...
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http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/display.var.1941152.0.papers_archive_is_in_safe_hands.php
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Laptop theft leads to security guard's dismissal
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
24, when police believe thieves smashed a window, broke into the Davidson
County Election Commission and stole two laptop computers containing
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/NEWS0202/80103045/1001/NEWS
Laptop theft leads to security guard's dismissal
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
By MICHAEL CASS Police said electronic records showed a computer router
stolen in the burglary "went offline" at that time. I thought the computers
were in ...
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/NEWS0202/80103045/1001/news
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Iowan helps nation preserve its treasures
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
"If we can't figure out a way to preserve the electronic records over time,
then basically the National Archives becomes a museum. It ends when the
paper ...
<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/NEWS/801040354/-1/SPORTS12
>
California data-breach law now covers medical information
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an executive order to store medical records on
computers, which probably will result in more data breaches, said Robert
Herrell ...<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/03/BUR6U9000.DTL
>
Journal asks readers to submit Bush library designs on envelopes
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By HOLLY K. HACKER / The Dallas Morning News The official designer of the
Bush presidential library probably will win architectural fame, glory and
gobs of ...
<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/010408dnmetbushlib.23b16f1.html
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Announcing a Chronicle Contest: Design the George W. Bush Library
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - USA
As many know, George W. Bush's presidential library will probably be built
at Southern Methodist University, and the celebrity architect Robert AM
Stern ...
<http://chronicle.com/blogs/architecture/1315/announcing-a-chronicle-contest-design-the-george-w-bush-library
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Commentary: Excessive school records requests not reasonable
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA
... in which he accused me of ignoring many of his requests for public
documents and instead using taxpayers' money to question the nature of his
requests. ...
<http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/OSH06/801040467/1190/OSHopinion
>
Secure government data from personal ID theft
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
The federal government has banned Social Security numbers on public
documents since 2001. That was when Hawaii began to stop using those numbers
on driver's ...<
http://starbulletin.com/2008/01/04/editorial/editorial01.html>
Trashed documents were outdated building files
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
"The files were over 10 years old," said Rob Warney, new director of the
engineering planning and inspections department. "We are very grateful to
the ...
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http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-4/119942311065750.xml&coll=5
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Office 2003 SP3 blocks old file formats
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
"These file formats are blocked because they are less secure. They may pose
a risk to you," according to the document. Among the blocked files are older
...
<http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9055138&intsrc=news_ts_head
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American Home's Intention To Destroy Files Raises Ire
Wall Street Journal - USA
Destroying original documents could diminish the market value of the
mortgages, it said. Wells Fargo Bank, and arm of Wells Fargo & Co., also
complained, ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119941290597566781.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
Secret Swedish military files left in library
The Local - Sweden
A USB-memory stick loaded with secret documents from the Swedish Armed
Forces was found in a Stockholm library, reports Aftonbladet. ... <
http://www.thelocal.se/9560/20080104/>
Privacy trashed
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
The state took possession of the documents from Kelly and shredded them. In
the case of the Ameriquest loan files, DeKalb County, Ga., police have
stored ...<http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=104822>
Microsoft Retires Old Formats In Office Service Pack
PC Magazine - USA
... executable or even a .reg file. * - nFib refers to an internal version
number used by Word. Word documents have the nFib version written in them.
...
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http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2008/01/microsoft_retires_old_formats.php
>
Security guard relaxed as Metro data thieves struck
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
By MICHAEL CASS Two laptop computers containing 337000 Nashville voters'
Social Security numbers were stolen as the building's security guard
listened to ...
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http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/NEWS03/80103134/1001/NEWS
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Taxpayer data exposed online By Gary Emerling
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
By Gary Emerling A security gap on a Maryland government Web site left
hundreds of Social Security numbers unprotected as homeowners attempted to
register ...
<http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080104/METRO/73800052/1004>
The Virginian-Pilot, Thu, 03 Jan 2008 9:03 PM PST
Turn Fort Monroe into a museum, scholars urge
http://hamptonroads.com/node/448879
HAMPTON A dozen scholars will strongly recommend today that the heart
of Fort Monroe become an innovative museum telling the intertwined
stories of the U.S. military, the Confederacy and the end of slavery.
Twelve professors, curators, archivists and a university president
have spent two days i ...
*BUSINESS * | December 30, 2007
*Digital Domain: How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time *
By RANDALL STROSS
The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/business/30digi.html?ex=1200114000&en=1f81057d22f041fb&ei=5070&emc=eta1
>
ILM Lives on Beyond the Buzz
Server Watch - Darien,CT,USA
By Drew Robb Remember all the hype about information lifecycle management
(ILM)? Not that long ago, you couldn't get through a storage press release
or ...<http://www.serverwatch.com/trends/article.php/3719756>
EU Commission insists on enforcing data retention
Heise Online - Hannover,Germany
The Labour government managed to exclude the entire Internet from the
one-year data retention requirement there. The Home Office defended this
decision by ...<http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/101312>
Monmouth County Offers Records Storage To Municipalities
Jakson Time - NJ,USA
FREEHOLD - Clerk M. Claire French has announced a new way for Monmouth
County municipalities to protect their most valuable historical records. ...
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http://jacksontimes.micromediapubs.com/news/2008/0104/community_news/067.html
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Who 'Gets' Mail? Managing E-Mail Content Is Something Few Public ...
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
Sixty-two percent reported that their organizations hadn't defined e-mail
management, and they left it to individuals to delete, manage, classify and
save ...<http://www.govtech.com/gt/224327?topic=117688>
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Richmond, Va
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