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What Is Cloud Appropriate Data?
Information Week (blog)
Most cloud providers like Iron Mountain and Nirvanix will provide a NAS
gateway to help you move data in and out of the cloud. This provides you
with a CIFS ...<
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/01/what_is_cloud_a.html
>
FOIA dispute mediator opens doors
FCW.com
By Ben Bain A new government office designed to help resolve disputes that
involve the roughly 600000 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that
...<http://fcw.com/articles/2010/01/14/nara-ogis.aspx>
Joseon Archive Selection: Essence of Royal Culture
Korea Times
By Chung Ah-young The Jangseogak Library is an archive of the nation's most
time-honored records containing the essence of Korea's cultural traditions.
...<http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/01/135_59110.html>
Crisis for National Archives?
Irish Times
A minister with a little imagination could decide to make Ireland a world
leader in archival preservation and the reconstruction of records. ... <
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2010/0115/1224262378493.html>
Sequoyah Internships announced
Tulsa Native American Times
Interns will work at least 25 hours per week in the Center doing basic
archival and research work under the direction of Center staff. ... <
http://nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2881:sequoyah-internships-announced&catid=50&Itemid=26
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TPR could enforce mandatory standards of record keeping
Professional Pensions
By Emma Dunkley The Pensions Regulator could enforce mandatory standards of
record keeping after its assessment of how trustees' focus has improved,
...<
http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/1587314/tpr-enforce-mandatory-standards-record-keeping
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FOCUS: Kobe archives preserving memories of 1995 quake
Kyodo News
Calling record keeping her life's work, Sasaki's efforts, now as a
coordinator of record keeping, continues. ''Some issues (linked to the
disaster) will ...<
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=480606>
King's FBI files may be opened to public view
USA Today
Klibanoff met last summer with Attorney General Eric Holder and suggested
creating an independent review board to make public "all files, documents
and ...<http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-15-king-fbi-files_N.htm>
Digitisation of Post-War Era Documents Now Complete
openPR (press release)
This inventory specifically comprises documents from German, Austrian,
Italian and British camps for displaced persons, as well as emigration
lists, files ...<
http://www.openpr.com/news/117061/Digitisation-of-Post-War-Era-Documents-Now-Complete.html
>
Possibly 500000 Tennessee BlueCross Members' Personal Information Lost
IEEE Spectrum (blog)
Then earlier this week, BlueCross BlueShield said that it estimated that 1.3
million audio files and 300K video files were stolen, and some 500000
BlueCross ...<
http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/possibly-500000-tennessee-bluecross-members-personal-information-lost
>
VanGilder trusts his legacy to Records Center
Carthage Press
... writer still produces for The Carthage Press, but most of it is now in
the hands of Steve Weldon and his volunteers at the Jasper County Records
Center. ...<
http://www.carthagepress.com/news/x1560343226/VanGilder-trusts-his-legacy-to-Records-Center
>
Volunteering produces 'memorable moments'
Carthage Press
... Records Center volunteer Helen Hunter is working on indexing and
studying the records for the small rural schools at the Jasper County
Records Center. ...<
http://www.carthagepress.com/news/x1560341555/Volunteering-produces-memorable-moments
>
Starwood Lobs New Allegations Against Hilton
Wall Street Journal
Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta, shown in 2006, knew for months about its
confidential documents, Starwood claims. The US attorney for Manhattan
continues ...<
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704363504575003530214753188.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
>
Top-secret documents to go virtual
Hurriyet Daily News
The project will allow all sorts of official and confidential documents,
legal drafts, circular letters and regulations to circulate electronically.
...<
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=top-secret-documents-to-become-virtual-2010-01-15
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Head of Stasi file archive says investigations nowhere near end
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle spoke with the commissioner now in charge of the archive. On
January 15, 1990, thousands of demonstrators stormed the headquarters of
East ...<http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5131437,00.html>
Keeping old film archives safe
NorthJersey.com
Unfortunately due to contractual obligations, these priceless archives
remain sealed and unavailable to public access. Nevertheless, it was
confirmed that ...<
http://www.northjersey.com/community/81693967_Keeping_old_film_archives_safe.html
>
Archives hold historic treasures
River Falls Journal
Interim Archivist Tim Ericson describes some of the content stored in the
archives, which, at the end of November, moved into its fourth and final new
home. ...<http://www.riverfallsjournal.com/event/article/id/94021/>
Documents at Walnut Hill School trace a century of change
Natick Bulletin and Tab
As a budding archivist, Peloquin, a Simmons College graduate student, said
the Walnut Hill project provides her with an amazing opportunity. "I am only
23, ...<
http://www.wickedlocal.com/natick/news/education/x1672011866/Documents-at-Walnut-Hill-School-trace-a-century-of-change
>
Redevelopment closes settlers museum archives
Otago Daily Times
By John Gibb on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 Otago Settlers Museum archivist Jill Haley
yesterday boxes several volumes of information about immigrants gaining
assisted ...<
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/89201/redevelopment-closes-settlers-museum-archives
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Toronto Police go digital to manage mountains of video evidence
ITBusiness.ca
So the Toronto Police is shifting from physical storage to digital storage
with digital evidence asset management software from Herndon, Va. ... <
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=56042&cid=7>
How The White House Stores E-Mails
Atlantic Online (blog)
It stores them "in an off-site, tight security, location" using EMC
Corporation's EmailXtender (EX) system, which alerts the Records Management
team if ...<
http://politics.theatlantic.com/2010/01/how_the_white_house_stores_e-mails.php
>
Relationship databases the new target for e-discovery
PublicTechnology.net
E-records and document management applications, collaboration packages such
as Microsoft's SharePoint, legal hold automation and management and message
...<
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=22367
>
Lincoln's presidential museum outdraws the others
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Since it opened in 2005, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
in Springfield, Ill., has consistently drawn more visitors than any other
...<
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/F2630FE9ABF51C84862576AC0083A450?OpenDocument
>
The National Archive to celebrate its 170th birthday
Cuba Headlines
The National Archive from the Republic of Cuba invites the people and
organizations willing to take part on the celebrations currently undertaking
these ...<
http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2010/01/16/19685/the_national_archive_celebrate_its_170th_birthday.html
>
Kobe archivist stops memories of '95 quake fading
The Japan Times
By SAYO SASAKI KOBE — Forgetting the massive earthquake 15 years ago that
devastated Kobe and its vicinity would be hard for those who lived through
it, ...<http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100117a9.html>
What to do with a degree in … history
The Guardian
... information and archivist careers, where their research expertise and
ability to select, manage and organise information comes to the fore," she
says. ...<http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jan/16/history-degree-careers
>
Iraq urges US to give back Iraqi Jewish Archive
Ha'aretz
Some Jewish authorities are skeptical, arguing that since most estimates put
the number of Jews in Iraq at less than 10, the archive no longer belongs
here. ...<http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1142975.html>
Lawrence history through the archives
Lawrentian (subscription)
The next "Lawrence History Through The Archives" article will focus on the
Annual Great Midwest Trivia Contest coming up at the end of January. <
http://www.lawrentian.com/home/news/2010/01/15/Features/Lawrence.History.Through.The.Archives-3852866.shtml
>
System Preserves E-Mail, 'Berry Messages
Nextgov
Kristen A. Lejnieks, counsel for the archive from private law firm Jones
Day, added, "While the archive continues to urge the White House to upgrade
its ...<
http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/01/obama_e-mail_preservation_system_keeps_berry_messages.php?oref=latest_posts
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How Secure Is Your PDF?
Law.com
According to Christine Musil, "IGC created the CSF file format to give
customers a convenient, inexpensive way to protect document content whether
that ...
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http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202438893831&How_Secure_Is_Your_PDF
>
Plaintiffs Sanctioned for Failure to Produce Electronic Files in Hedge Fund
Suit
The National Law Journal
destruction of backup data potentially containing responsive documents of
key players and/or submitted misleading or inaccurate declarations. ...<
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202439025739&Plaintiffs_Sanctioned_for_Failure_to_Produce_Electronic_Files_in_Hedge_Fund_Suit
>
Brit journalist's historic files up for grabs
Thaindian.com
“These are very rare documents because not many copies would have been
produced,” the Daily Express quoted auctioneer Andrew Aldridge as saying.
...<
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/brit-journalists-historic-files-up-for-grabs_100304805.html
>
All of council on city e-mail
Longmont Daily Times-Call
If the office receives an open-records request for council members' e-mails,
the messages are all at Skitt's fingertips. Before, she or her staff had to
...<http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=20308>
A government genealogy service lets family history leap off the page
Los Angeles Times
In the past, genealogy researchers had to file document requests under the
Freedom of Information Act and sometimes waited years for a response. ... <
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-genealogy17-2010jan17,0,5618865.story?track=rss
>
A window to the past
The Tennessean
COM • January 17, 2010 The Rutherford County Archives holds the community's
history through the preservation of county government records that enable
people ...<
http://www.tennessean.com/article/D4/20100117/NEWS01/1170317/A+window+to+the+past
>
Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit sheds light on discovery, Bible
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The copy, printed on special parchment-like paper, is stitched together with
archival thread, and the "worm-holes" were created by lasers. ... <
http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/81755572.html>
Declassify old records in five months'
Daily Pioneer
The rules also stipulate that no public records which are more than 25 years
old can be destroyed by any agency unless it is appraised. ... <
http://www.dailypioneer.com/230145/%E2%80%98Declassify-old-records-in-five-months%E2%80%99.html
>
Happy 2nd Anniversary to The Library of Congress Flickr Account; LC Adds New
...
ResourceShelf (blog)
In two years, we have loaded more than 8000 images in two collections
(historic photographs and historic newspapers) in 11 sets on diverse
topics—baseball, ...<
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2010/01/17/success-happy-2nd-anniversary-to-the-library-of-congress-flickr-account-as-lc-adds-new-photo-set/
>
SURVEY WATCH: EMC says you've lost it
Search Storage
“It will be increasingly important for organisations to seriously examine
and facilitate 'embedded' records management practices wherever possible,”
Brand ...<
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com.au/news/38174-SURVEY-WATCH-EMC-says-you-ve-lost-it
>
The Lock That Says 'Pick Me'
New York Times
And it can be a tool for industrial espionage, transmitting digital copies
of trade secrets, customer lists, future plans and contracts. ...<
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/technology/internet/18defend.html>
Information Security Clauses and Certifications - Part 1
Information Law Group (blog)
The definition usually amounts to “proprietary,” nonpublic information that
could be legally protected as trade secrets or confidential commercial ...<
http://www.infolawgroup.com/2010/01/articles/information-security/information-security-clauses-and-certifications-part-1/
>
Raiders of the lost auk discover rare remains in university museum
The Herald
... noting them all individually – a small team of archivists will have the
information about the entire collection available online by the end of 2010.
...<
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/raiders-of-the-lost-auk-discover-rare-remains-in-university-museum-1.999391
>
Newton's original apple anecdote on web
Telegraph.co.uk <http://telegraph.co.uk/>
... from the archives, in a format that allows anybody to view them as if
they were holding the manuscript in front of them." Keith Moore, head
archivist at ...<
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7011122/Newtons-original-apple-anecdote-on-web.html
>
Records audits flagged for mid-2010
Computerworld New Zealand
The chief archivist must report annually to the Minister responsible for
Archives New Zealand on the state of record keeping in public offices. <
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/4E66D99DC63EA373CC2576AE006885D9>
Iraq wants United States to return historic Jewish archive
World Jewish Congress
Iraqi authorities have asked the United States for the return of the
historic Iraqi Jewish Archive after it was brought to the United States in
the wake of ...<http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/main/showNews/id/8809>
Recovering the Voice of Martin Luther King from 1960
History News Network
The Cutting Corporation of Archival Sound Labs at Bethesda, Maryland nicely
restored the recording and put it on CD. The speech has also been
transcribed. ...<http://www.hnn.us/articles/122249.html>
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