RAIN 20100214
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
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Controversial FOIA legislation stalled
Richmond Times Dispatch
Proposed legislation that would allow localities to seek relief from
trigger-happy Freedom of Information Act users is going nowhere for now...<
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DeWitt group works to preserve history
Victoria Advocate
Records from all county departments are currently available on in the DeWitt
County Archives Center at the courthouse annex. Many are on microfilm, ...<
http://bit.ly/ax6iem>
Archives a historic treasury
St. Augustine Record
In the case of archivist Sister Catherine Bitzer, she's following the advice
given her by Sister Thomas Joseph, archivist for the congregation of the
...< http://bit.ly/avVqeI>
The top 5 mistakes of privacy awareness programs
Computerworld
Doing separate training for privacy, security, records management and
ethics. Do you get one message from your chief privacy officer, one from
your chief ...< http://bit.ly/9ZJEQ6>
JournalStar.com
UNL aims to digitize railroad history
http://bit.ly/9U5fE8
Wall Street Journal
Census Bureau obscured personal data - too well, some say
Errors in some U.S. Census Bureau data are sending researchers inside and
outside government scrambling to check whether some key findings need to be
reassessed.
After the Census Bureau compiles overall counts in its decennial population
surveys and other studies, it releases additional details about respondents
to outside researchers. But in order to protect respondents' privacy, the
bureau masks some of the personal information in these so-called microdata.
http://bit.ly/9oEUdX
Restored Espy Post in Carnegie a treasure trove of history
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Through admissions and donations and a $10000 grant, the group raised $20000
to pay for archival supplies and a conservator's report that assessed the
state ...< http://bit.ly/bPTPK0>
Independence to decide future of old documents
Kansas City Star
But other items listed on a nine-page recently approved “records destruction
ordinance” had some years on them. One of them: a weathered ledger book ...<
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Historical newspapers have place in new era
Traverse City Record Eagle
The Traverse Area Historical Society's collection of bound volumes features
five local newspapers spanning the years 1867 to 1952. ...<
http://bit.ly/c7VEoE>
Brandon city hall kind to our trees
Winnipeg Free Press
Ian Richards says the city has been reluctant to convert its archives
electronically, ... Richards believes city archives are used too seldom to
make it ...< http://bit.ly/bf12qd>
Explosion of data envelops man in the street
The Australian
The cost of everyday data storage has fallen dramatically in recent years,
with a 2000GB drive today being around the same size, weight and cost of an
18GB ...< http://bit.ly/cVgegD>
Chinese spy gets more than 15 years in prison
Houston Chronicle
Prosecutors have previously tried cases under a different part of the 1996
act that deals with the theft of trade secrets. < http://bit.ly/bTVtSy>
Porterfield donates archive to Wittliff Collection
Newstreamz San Marcos
Legendary Texas journalist Billy Porterfield, award-winning author of
several books, has donated his major archive to the Wittliff Collections at
the Alkek ...< http://bit.ly/c0gduF>
Copiers: Gold Mines for Identity Theft
CBS News
Also on that drive - files containing Omidyar business partners: billionaire
financier George Soros and Google. Among the documents there were e-mails,
...< http://bit.ly/d3W2Po>
Rwanda: 30 Complete Training in Records Management
AllAfrica.com
The umbrella arm of the business community says that the skills gained in
financial records management are an important resource in business
organizations. ...< http://bit.ly/9eelUM>
Should govts archive social media posts?
FutureGov Magazine
In Hong Kong, there are concrete policies and procedures for information
management, retention and archival which include the use of internet
services by ...< http://bit.ly/djHnM6>
Workers stole steel parts before Cologne archive collapse ...
Deutsche Welle
Workers have admitted to stealing reinforcing steel meant to support the
Cologne CIty Archives before its collapse last year. ...<
http://bit.ly/d3dP6R>
State Law Office to go digital
Capital FM
Senior Deputy Solicitor General Muthoni Kimani said on Tuesday that the move
would bring efficiency and easier management of case files currently at the
...< http://bit.ly/axmMEq>
State Attorney General criticizes proposal that would expunge court records
Wisconsin State Journal
The State Bar's proposal would clarify the length of time that files are
retained; give courts the authority to expunge records in cases of
dismissals or ...< http://bit.ly/9Egb4T>
Ga. Senate aims to reduce paper use
Macon Telegraph
... and other documents that, if they were a county commissioner or city
council member, for example, would be public documents under state law. ...
http://bit.ly/9rEwmx
County archive software paid for but waiting for set-up
HeraldNet
The county spent $87000 for a system to archive e-mail, but other priorities
kept it from being put to use. By Noah Haglund EVERETT — Snohomish County
spent ...< http://bit.ly/cyiDgy>
Film Institute launches first digital archive in Wales
BBC News
The system allows people to watch films and TV programmes from the national
archive free of charge, and there are currently 1500 titles available. ...<
http://bit.ly/93ZD2h>
Alleged Stanford Shredders Lose Bid to Dismiss Case
BusinessWeek
“They were destroying records and documents, which is the one thing all
these ... today watching the arguments over whether to dismiss the shredding
case. ...< http://bit.ly/ayj1W1>
The 10 Ways Wall Street's Corporate Spies Steal Information From Your
Company
The Business Insider
... the profile of the potential sources inside your company. We've gone
through Javers' book and identified the 20 common tactics used in corporate
espionage.< http://bit.ly/bxZRtc>
Students uncover details of black Civil War soldiers' lives
PennLive.com (blog)
Busher, Miller and State Archives intern Uchenna Nwoke from Temple
University read 97 Pennsylvania and three Massachusetts muster rolls, which
list the ...< http://bit.ly/celCmB>
In the digital age, librarians are pioneers
Boston Globe
... wrote those prescient words in 1964 to American Library Association
officials who attended state library associations that still practiced
segregation. ...< http://bit.ly/9q8ThD>
Building supervisor's efforts save historical footage from fire at CTV
Ottawa
Ottawa Citizen
Stock news footage, some archival footage, personal items, cameras and other
vital equipment were lost, but Douville said Monday that thousands of ...<
http://bit.ly/cLsQqq>
Prosecutor: Stanford execs knew shredding wrong
MiamiHerald.com
They have contended that no crime was committed because the records in
question were duplicated in electronic form and that the shredding was a
normal part ...< http://bit.ly/98VolA>
Embrace the Fundamentals: Destroy Your Records Regularly
CMSWire
While the life cycle of the record is intrinsic to Records Managers,
destruction can be a tough sell to management. A simple, annual list of
corporate ...< http://bit.ly/c9pomj>
Library acquires papers of Thurman Adams, Jr.
University of Delaware
State Sen. Thurman Adams Jr., with friends Nanette Corey and then-US Senator
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Inscribed “To Thurman, The only Senator in Delaware and
my ...< http://bit.ly/cqgAwJ>
Shredded documents, deleted files uncovered at ASA
Citizen
JOHANNESBURG - Possible financial mismanagement, evidence of document
shredding and deleted computer files were uncovered at Athletics South
Africa after ...< http://bit.ly/aElbWH>
International Amateur Scanning League
O'Reilly Radar (blog)
We're especially pleased to be able to present to the Archivist as well as
to the US House and Senate committees that oversee the Archives mounted
canvas ...< http://bit.ly/c7wEPY>
Palin e-mail trove shows ethics effort
Kenai Peninsula Online
The state took 18 months to comply with the public records request, a
process that took so long that not only was the election over, but Palin had
also left ...< http://bit.ly/ccO7fH>
Government 'getting worse over FOI requests'
The Guardian
... refused in the most recent three-month period on record, up from 18% in
2005, the first full year that the Freedom of Information Act came into
force. ...< http://bit.ly/bSOnys>
Officials hope to consolidate, catalog Brookline's scattered archives
Brookline TAB
Though still little more than a goal, some officials envision a townwide
effort involving citizen volunteers, professional archivists and
partnerships with ...< http://bit.ly/aiFyRJ>
Former coach tends to University athletic memorabilia
The BG News
He retired from the University in 1985 but was still associated with the
University by becoming an archivist. The archives were formerly in the Doyt
Perry ...< http://bit.ly/bvBI2H>
In Search of the Missing Time Capsule
Austin Chronicle
It took three months and a deep search of the city archives to work out who
originally put the tank there, and then another five months and a Texas ...
http://bit.ly/aOLVHH
Hold On for One More Daaaay: How Companies Have to Handle Legal Holds
Corporate Counsel
Failure to issue a litigation hold in written form is considered gross
negligence because such failure will likely lead to spoliation. ...
http://bit.ly/bviVUx
Engage the Jury: Presenting Electronic and Computer Forensics ...
WisBar
The risk of inadvertent spoliation is ever present, and that is why it is
important to find the right person to make a forensically valid image of the
...< http://bit.ly/bSgEOw>
New move declassifies some documents, but falls short of full transparency
Today's Zaman
The declassified documents include papers from the Parliament set up by the
military after the Sept. 12, 1980 coup and the decisions of the National
...< http://bit.ly/brjyuy>
Valentine's day letters and cards from 1850s unearthed
Telegraph.co.uk <http://telegraph.co.uk/>
A collection of Valentine letters and cards sent to a relative of the
present day Duchess of Kent during the 1850s have been unearthed in a county
records ...< http://bit.ly/d2Wx6r>
Another Lesson in E-mail Archiving from the White House
IT Business Edge
... it came to light that millions of Bush White House e-mails had been
lost? ... released details about its archiving of unclassified White House
e-mail. ...< http://bit.ly/c9O4LU>
Hartford Jewish Film Festival: Jewish film archivist talks about
Connecticut Jewish Ledger
By Judie Jacobson WALTHAM - The 1922 silent film "Hungry Hearts" will close
the Hartford Jewish Film Festival on Tuesday, March 23 at 7 pm Restored by
the ...< http://bit.ly/asrSaz>
Archivist raises questions about copyright
Concordia Journal
Much more disturbing, from an archivist's perspective, is the fact that
Google and a group representing publishers and authors also included “orphan
works” ...< http://bit.ly/bMIfVx>
Civil rights archives huge addition for Flagler College
St. Augustine Record
The creation of a civil rights archives in St. Augustine at Flagler College
will, no doubt, reinforce the city's place in the movement 46 years ago.
...< http://bit.ly/9mA7Bb>
Editorial: Thumbs up to efforts to archive town documents
Brookline TAB
At one point, archives were being stored in an empty men's locker room at
the Putterham Golf Club. Most of the paperwork doesn't appear to be
moldering or ...< http://bit.ly/9P9DqW>
Ex-Goldman Programmer Indicted Over Software Theft
BusinessWeek
Aleynikov, 40, was arrested July 3 and charged with theft of trade secrets
and transportation of stolen property in foreign commerce. ...
http://bit.ly/aZgyhI
Soccer Hall issues news release saying facility is ceasing operations
Oneonta Daily Star
As part of the operating change, the Hall of Fame will close its Oneonta
facility and relocate the collections and archives. ... http://bit.ly/dBMBI5
Vancouver Coastal Health's computer records full of holes, says BC's auditor
...
Vancouver Sun
By JONATHAN FOWLIE, Vancouver SuFebruary 10, 2010 VICTORIA — British
Columbia's auditor-general says he has found serious weaknesses in a
computer system ...< http://bit.ly/d8qJWQ>
In their own voices
StandardNet
Awhile back a military records storage facility burned down, and with it
went a lot of personal records on paper. One of the veterans interviewed by
the ...< http://bit.ly/9C3pu6>
AG promises better access to BC court documents
Vancouver Sun
Instead, it appears staff are making people prove they are entitled to
public records, said de Jong. "What we need, and what I want, is a
comprehensive set ...< http://bit.ly/9IKoE9>
Studies Cite Argument for, Resistance to Increased Digital Library
Collections
Library Journal
... of Michigan (the lead library partner in Google Book Search), and
economist Matthew “Buzzy” Nielsen, argues for moving to digital storage when
possible. ...< http://bit.ly/ccRPMm>
Innovation: We can't look after our data – what can?
New Scientist
The bricks contain digital storage and processors to manage that store and
coordinate with other bricks. They can be connected together to make as
large a ...< http://bit.ly/cMZ9f4>
Public officials' e-mail can lead to violations of the law and executive
session
NorthJersey.com
The State of New Jersey published a 13-page document, written to all state
and local government agencies by Albin Wagner, Chief of Records Management,
...< http://bit.ly/cvsuUj>
Accessibility of public records at issue in Tarrant County clerk race
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The county clerk is responsible for keeping various documents, including
birth and death certificates, county court records, marriage license and
property ...< http://bit.ly/chMsyn>
A Doctor's Problem With Electronic Records
Wall Street Journal
My guilt over my poor bedside manner paled compared to the anxiety I felt
when some of the outlying clinics switched over to electronic records. ...<
http://bit.ly/cStNvc>
Uncovered documents reveal spy who fed information on Hitler's secrets
Times Online
Unless MI6 chooses to declassify its wartime files, Agent Knopf, the unsung
spy hero of the Second World War, will remain nameless.<
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County may build home for archives
Cookeville Herald Citizen
PUTNAM COUNTY -- At least one thing has been decided -- the Putnam County
Archives and Veterans Hall will likely not move into the county clerk's
office ...< http://bit.ly/cf4Gsh>
Bess Truman correspondence made public, showing different side to former
first ...
Kansas City Star
On Friday, archivists opened about 2400 pages from the White House Chief
Usher Files, which note the daily activities of Harry and Bess Truman from
1945 ...< http://bit.ly/c4GuK7>
Agent Knopf's legacy is helping to shed light on the wartime work of MI6
Times Online
Archival research is like mining for gold or precious stones: long shifts
sifting tons of material in the hope that one or two nuggets of historical
...< http://bit.ly/bX6B8P>
Veterans center digitizing decades of records [Chattanooga Times Free Press
...
TMCnet
based document management company, have been converting thick stacks of
counseling files into digital copies. Some of the records date back decades.
...< http://bit.ly/bkSj4M>
Navy begins purging enlisted service records as part of paperless plan
Stars and Stripes
By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes The rows of file cabinets, with almost
2500 service records, that Seaman Arielle Brothers helps maintain at the
...< http://bit.ly/cpp7vM>
Stanford Financial employees acquitted
Reuters
They were accused of illegally shredding thousands of documents at Stanford
Financial Group's Fort Lauderdale offices in February, six days after a ...
http://bit.ly/bf5Vc2 http://bit.ly/c36mQv
The Story Behind the Legendary Magnum Archive Sale
Wired News
Photo: David Hurn Last week, one of the most important photojournalism
archives in history, the Magnum Photo Agency's press prints collection, ...<
http://bit.ly/bzThMz>
Found: a legendary lost city … and one hell of a director's cut
The Age
One Australian and two unlikely archives have helped restore Fritz Lang's
Metropolis to its rightful state. FILM archaeology is an inexact science.
...< http://bit.ly/9ZwJ4c>
CIA opens files on project to raise Soviet sub
AFP
"They've been holding on to it for years," John Prados, an author and
analyst at the National Security Archive, told AFP. "The release of this
article ...< http://bit.ly/9hGGpP>
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