RAIN 20080114
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Wage-record keeping revision takes effect
News.gov.hk <http://news.gov.hk/> - Hong Kong
The provision under the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 relating to
employers' keeping of employees' wage and employment records will take
effect on ...
<http://news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/080111/html/080111en02004.htm>
History in search of a new home
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
A freezer holds 600 glass negatives shot by Toronto-born Arctic explorer
Joseph Burr Tyrrell in the late 1800s. "We have a drape from the house
Timothy ...<http://www.thestar.com/living/article/293374>
Museum of Wisconsin Art quietly promotes the state's finest works
OnMilwaukee.com - Milwaukee,USA
Amazingly, a Cedarburg woman discovered a stack of glass negatives and
eventually learned they belonged to German painter Bernhard Schneider, who
emigrated ...<http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/mwa.html?13881>
Academic defends university archive at Falmer
The Argus.co.uk <http://argus.co.uk/> - Brighton,UK
By Andy Chiles An academic has defended a university archive from criticism
from a most unlikely source - Sir Winston Churchill. ... <
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/generalnews/display.var.1959494.0.academic_defends_university_archive_at_falmer.php
>
New archive for rail museum
Halifax Evening Courier - UK
A £4m state-of-the-art archive and research centre has been launched at the
National Railway Museum in York. Search Engine offers the public access to
the ...
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http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/New-archive-for-rail-museum.3666992.jp
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The vandalised heritage of Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica
In the 1970s during the last half of that decade when socialist destruction
of the economy was rampant, JBC TV recorded news and other events on video
and ...
<http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080113/focus/focus2.html>
Secret email that freed the mole
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Pasquill, 48, had handed over confidential documents to an Observer
journalist after becoming concerned about Foreign Office contacts with
Islamic groups ...<
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,2240017,00.html>
Shop carefully for file cabinets to keep vital records safe and ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
If your records are stashed in bulging shoe boxes, it's time to buy a file
cabinet or two. Need to know: What you're filing, and what kind of space
you're ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/home/chi-filejan13,1,2263899.story>
Utah Woman Accused of Stealing Adoption Records
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Assistant Davis County Attorney Rick Westmoreland says about 500 records on
five rolls of microfilm were stolen. He says that not all the files were ...
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http://www.kutv.com/content/news/topnews/story.aspx?content_id=330750e2-d7bb-4290-9e16-672bb8e99350
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Computer wiz helped solve notorious case
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
But in 1981 they were a revelation for investigators who learned to assemble
files in minutes that might have taken hours or days with paper documents.
...
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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/01/13/whatever_0114.html
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Court records system getting close look
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
That is the kind of change Ms. Barkman said she hopes to spearhead at the
county records office. She will soon start looking for three division heads
to ...<http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08014/849020-85.stm>
Data Archive Has a Legal Angle
InternetNews.com - USA
By Judy Mottl Arthur Angel counts himself among the 400000 attorneys at
small shops that, in addition to running their own practice, have to run
their IT ...<http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3721191>
One man's mission to preserve the past
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
An archivist. A self-appointed keeper of memories, especially memories of
war dead, those who may already have been forgotten. "People should know,"
says ...
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http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/braun/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1200288905146040.xml&coll=1
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Palermo's past given new life at Worthing House
Kennebec Journal - Augusta,ME,USA
By MECHELE COOPER TOUR GUIDE: Palermo Historical Society archivist Carolyn
Ballantyne talks about the collections recently at the group's new
headquarters ...
<http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/4600901.html>
Regarding my Jan. 9 column about the state's document-destruction ...
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
"Most shredding companies are required to shred documents on site. If there
should be an accident with the truck on the way back to Ohio, ... <
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080114/COLUMNISTS09/801140327/1016/news
>
Mailer archive opens to public in Austin, Texas
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Recently, his personal archive -- more than 1000 boxes of manuscripts,
letters, magazines, drawings, photographs and more -- opened to the public
at the Harry ...<http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695243139,00.html>
Who's taking out the garbage?
IT-Director.com - USA
It's all very well having a great records management system with a
well-defined policy where everyone understands their roles, but the old
adage of garbage ...<
http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=10190>
Ex-aide's charges raise questions
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
The report is due soon. While Blunt staffers claim this probe is political,
the allegations of purposeful destruction of state records deserve an
investigation.<http://www.kansascity.com/340/story/443220.html>
Days for hard copies near end
Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee,OK,USA
Probably many, if not most, of the court files are never looked at again
once they enter storage. The cases that are revived or the records that are
needed ...
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http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/opinion/local_story_013104638.html?keyword=secondarystory
>
INTERNET LAW - DIGITAL SIGNATURE UNDER THE LAW OF SOUTH KOREA
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription) - Irvine,CA,USA
... the integrity and reliability of electronic messages and to promote
their use, thereby stimulating the use of electronic records and
communications. ...
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http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=articles&id=BB91365E-FF0C-4576-82A1-8A8EFDF52C1C
>
School nurse's diary an archival treasure
Anglican Journal - Toronto,ON,Canada
... is an important acquisition because it helps fill in the gaps of missing
government records from that period, said General Synod archivist Nancy
Hurn. ...<
http://www.anglicanjournal.com/100/article/school-nurses-diary-an-archival-treasure/
>
WAN backups, archives and disaster recovery
Search Storage - USA
Unlike backups or disaster recovery sets, which are typically only accessed
after a problem occurs, archival data can be accessed at any time (albeit
...<http://searchstorage.techtarget.com.au/topics/article.asp?DocID=1289509>
Akron Beacon Journal
Treasure in vault
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's exhibits take main stage, but interesting
artifacts are waiting in wings at Cleveland shrine
<http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/13745017.html>
Citizen's rights activists intend to prevent EU plans to record ...
Heise Online - Hannover,Germany
German Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung (Work Group on Data Retention)
has announced a constitutional appeal if the German government agrees to back
...<http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/101749>
The Right Mix?
West Virginia MetroNews - Charleston,WV,USA
The commissioner of the state Division of Culture and History tells state
lawmakers the state archives would not be damaged if plans are followed
through to ...
<http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=23001>
14 Fantastic Freeware Finds
PC World - USA
Restoration can also be used as a shredder to completely destroy the files
it does find. The entire utility is very small (4 files totaling 4K), ... <
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141105-c,freeware/article.html>
Proposal to close Lombardo museum draws fire
London Free Press - Canada
But London historian Fred Armstrong said the band leader's remarkable
success deserves a permanent spot in the museum. Born here in 1902, Lombardo
and his ...<
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/01/14/4771423-sun.html>
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Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va
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