RAIN 20100314
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
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Mining a rich seam of film
The Northern Echo
Archivists have spent a year restoring the films, which include more than
400 made by the National Coal Board Film Unit. These are “the great
treasure” in ...< http://bit.ly/bBsFQD>
Following Firm's Closure, State of Michigan Saves Minoru ...
mediabistro.com
What we didn't know was that the state of Michigan, and more specifically,
... who in turn alerted State Archivist Mark Harvey of the Department of
Natural ...< http://bit.ly/bRzBIV>
Sharlot Hall Museum closing its photography darkroom
Prescott Daily Courier
... everyone wants digital these days," said Scott Anderson, assistant
archivist at the museum. Therefore, Libby Coyner, director of library and
archives, ...< http://bit.ly/bTSLaq>
Rare Papal Bull gets new home in Chester
Chester Standard
Jonathan Pepler, county archivist, said: “This is a wonderful piece of local
history but it also involves a man who certainly made his mark on the early
...< http://bit.ly/9XZtOT>
Cleveland historical society defends sale of items
phillyBurbs.com
AP A cash-strapped historical society in Cleveland has survived by selling
off antique cars and other rare artifacts, but the losses have embittered
many ...< http://bit.ly/b5klmA>
Digital Dilemmas: How to clean up after an email blunder
Silicon.com
... sort that will trigger an email along the lines of 'Bob Smith would like
to recall the message "Confidential documents"' - then proceed with
caution...< http://bit.ly/beQnkO<http://www.silicon.com/technology/software/2010/03/08/digital-dilemmas-how-to-clean-up-after-an-email-blunder-39745560/>
>
Rick Casey: Melodrama at Metro
Houston Chronicle
So when Kelley recently filed a Public Information Act request for e-mails
and other records from Metro, it's hardly surprising that drama soon
followed. ...< http://bit.ly/d6JtNv>
JFK assassination: letters sent to Jacqueline Kennedy recall US grief
The Guardian
... for almost a half century in a largely unexamined and previously
unpublished collection of letters stored at Kennedy's presidential library
in Boston. ...< http://bit.ly/d9TRKo>
Turkey calls on Armenia to open all archives and negotiate face to face
History of Truth
Turkey calls on Armenia to open all archives and not to exert pressure
through the US Congress, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. He
resolution ...< http://bit.ly/9xTG2r>
Pancho Villa Rides Again Thanks To Mexican Archives
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
"Riding with Pancho Villa," a new photography exhibit, has just opened in
Abilene, Texas, celebrating the centennial of the Mexican Revolution, ...
http://bit.ly/bOjENJ
Records Management: Organizations Stumble in Extending Policies to
Electronic ...
Formtek Blog (blog)
Areas that companies seek to improve include management of electronic
records, developing a strategy for addressing compliance auditing, ...
http://bit.ly/bCw0VF
Northrop Gets More Federal Records Work
Los Angeles Business Journal
To date, the Los Angeles company has processed 1 million records at more
than 35 federal agencies, making the project one of the largest electronic
records ...< http://bit.ly/9O3RzD>
eCharging provides important link
Republican Eagle
Because each agency's electronic records-keeping systems weren't linked,
paper copies were printed off and either hand-delivered or faxed between
...< http://bit.ly/aawE2L>
Getting public records could be easier under bill developed by Crist panel
Palm Beach Post
By Dara Kam TALLAHASSEE — Open government advocates and a state senator
who's had her own problems obtaining public records are backing a sweeping
bill ...< http://bit.ly/dlr70n>
Why Google keeps your data forever, tracks you with ads
Ars Technica
By Nate Anderson | Last updated March 8, 2010 8:20 AM Not many companies
could get away with defending controversial data retention practices by
saying that ...< http://bit.ly/9OjPBE>
Why I Don't Use Google Docs
PC World
Want to zoom in (or out) to see less (or more) of your Spreadsheet or
Document file? You can do so, but only by using the browser's zoom controls,
...< http://bit.ly/cwSkTQ>
Backdoor found in Energizer Duo USB battery charger
CNET
Its capabilities include the ability to list directories, send and receive
files, and execute programs." The Windows software was made available via a
...< http://bit.ly/dgwh7P>
Clerk of Court Continues 'Paperless' Push
The Ledger
The innovation will allow people to file documents without having to come to
the courthouse. Weiss said his initial plan calls for people to be able to
...< http://bit.ly/crLbVL>
UT gets papers of 'Infinite Jest' author
Austin American-Statesman
"There's very little disorder," archivist Stephen Cooper said. "For the most
part, this is how he had his files at his home and in his office. ...
http://bit.ly/aWbNqa
Holistic compliance
OnWindows.com
ECM adds a level of content security and records management discipline.
Combining the unparalleled adoption and ease of use of Microsoft business
technology ...< http://bit.ly/c3qmFR>
Archiving: Put Your Ducks in One Row
IT Business Edge (blog)
Hall: It seems obvious that companies should have a central system for
e-discovery, compliance and internal investigations. If companies haven't
had that, ...< http://bit.ly/aMFNVS>
Is there hope for Heritage Center?
TheNewsTribune.com
He said the funds would also allow a restoration of funding for archivists
and records managers, 30 of whom lost jobs statewide because of budget cuts.
...< http://bit.ly/aIUTob>
Parker hired as new Rose registrar
Justice
by Nashrah Rahman Kristin Parker, the archivist and records manager at the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, has been hired as the new
collections ...< http://bit.ly/aEjS4z>
UT gets papers of 'Infinite Jest' author David Foster Wallace
Austin American-Statesman
Archivist Stephen Cooper, left, and Ransom Center Director Thomas F. Staley
go through David Foster Wallace's papers. By Joe Gross Adding to its
collection ...< http://bit.ly/bsZGSD>
Archives, Library Merger Turning Back The Clock
Voxy
For Archives the important role of ensuring transparency in the activities
of government requires statutory independence. "The Chief Archivist needs to
be ...< http://bit.ly/bbnL8l>
Adult Photography Record-Keeping and Inspection Law Threatens Free Speech,
Privacy
Docuticker (blog)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a friend-of-the-court brief
today urging a federal court judge to block two criminal statutes that ...
http://bit.ly/bd30hg
'Unfit' council computers cost Leeds taxpayers £2m
Yorkshire Evening Post
The record-keeping network – used by social workers and senior managers –
was installed in 2001 at a cost of £2.16m. It was intended to help improve
the way ...< http://bit.ly/cdrSSh>
Janitorial malpractice
Ukiah Daily Journal
The judge reviewed the law and, for the first time, his court recognized
"negligent spoliation of evidence" (yes, that's what it's called) as an
appropriate ...< http://bit.ly/cvOG6I>
Clerk's Office will work on 'Phase II' of slimming down bulging records
Pilot News
For example, Fox outlined that by law, all marriage documents must be kept
on file and microfilmed for security purposes, all di-vorce decrees must be
kept ...< http://bit.ly/bGIutL>
David Foster Wallace archive goes to U. of Texas
The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — The archive of writer David Foster Wallace, best known for
his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center
...< http://bit.ly/dbtpwF>
Leibovitz strikes deal to clear her debt
CBC.ca
She told the Financial Times that the Colony deal would preserve her archive
and her artistic freedom. She will also retain her rights to more than
100000 ...< http://bit.ly/cCOOZs>
Editorial: Passing of an era makes some sad
Prescott Daily Courier
The darkroom will remain, and so will the glass negatives and other
historical media, because they are priceless artifacts. Photography was one
of society's ...< http://bit.ly/anqAyn>
Private gifts, public trust: Records law at center of press-gown kerfuffle
vtdigger.org
By Anne Galloway on March 9, 2010 A new bill that would create a special
exemption in the public records law for private donors comes to the Vermont
Senate ...< http://bit.ly/8ZxBSO>
Governor orders end to parole record shredding
San Diego Union Tribune
“The release of those documents will be in accordance with the law and in
coordination with local investigators and court orders to ensure it will not
...< http://bit.ly/9KJ8ir>
UK still lousy on electronic nosiness
Register
The top-weighted items include: Financial Tracking, Data Storage Ability,
Data Search Ability, ISP Data Retention, Cell Phone Record retention, ...
http://bit.ly/beTsl0
Data De-duplication - Finding The Right Fit For Your Organisation
FutureGov Magazine
Retention period - The longer the data retention period in backup, the
greater the frequency of duplicate data already in the backup image store.
2. ...< http://bit.ly/9ploF6>
How to save and share ridiculously large files
CNET
Like ADrive, it's set up to let you keep your files in a virtual storage
disk. It then splits them up into images, videos, audio, and documents. ...
http://bit.ly/cprxSB
Our LGBT history is the future for tomorrow's LGBT adults
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
Be alert to saving our history – and getting it to the Archives (but call
about it first. If I didn't remember to tell you that, our Archivist will
kill ...< http://bit.ly/d0NYzU>
Hillsborough review panel discover scale of secret documents
Maghull & Aintree Star
THE group set up to study previously secret documents relating to the
Hillsborough tragedy in Sheffield have witnessed the scale of the archive
they are set ...< http://bit.ly/bm9LCs>
Mayo Clinic and Doctor Disagree Over Who Stole Software Secrets
Law.com
... speeches about it, thereby revealing trade secrets; and "had made plans
with several major companies to commercialize" the software behind Mayo's
back. ...< http://bit.ly/cdN6xt>
Jane Austen's gossipy secrets exposed close to Tonbridge!
Tonbridge People
“Everyone in Kent should be proud of our county, its rich heritage and the
... the County Archives, County Central Library and Maidstone Town Library.
...< http://bit.ly/9jHyLq>
ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS
Cleveland Scene Weekly
... at Bowling Green State University's Sound Recording Archives. Archivist
Bill Schurk has spent 40 years haunting garage sales and secondhand stores
to ...< http://bit.ly/awlb3M>
Fulton County's million-dollar clerk
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Massey said he has tried to expand the duties of that staffer to include
more substantive work in records management. "He has the skills," Massey
said. ...< http://bit.ly/dCBOLK>
State now will keep all files on sex offenders
San Diego Union Tribune
The department's previous policy was to destroy field files one year after
parole was served out on an offense, to lessen the burden of record keeping.
...< http://bit.ly/aVfjLi>
Historical society to acquire photos
Warren Tribune Chronicle
By BOB COUPLAND Tribune Chronicle FOWLER -The Fowler Historical Society will
be adding old school photos to their public collection of historical items.
...< http://bit.ly/9Nw00m>
Article Advocates Adoption of Centralized, Governed File Transfer Platforms
TMCnet
... auditable file transfer processes for the transmission of sensitive
information such as drug development data, clinical trial data, health
records, ...< http://bit.ly/cmIbZg>
'E' records could save county big money
Lake Wales News
Citizens, Weiss says, will be able to file documents electronically without
having to travel to the courthouse in Bartow once the pilot program rolls
out ...< http://bit.ly/93BGxi>
Perceived Security vs. Real Vulnerability: Is Your Data at Risk?
TechNewsWorld
Furthermore, having the ability to know if the files were transferred
correctly and on time (ie, monitoring) is very difficult to do with transfer
methods ...< http://bit.ly/bgP5qh>
Allegations of extramarital affair at METRO
abc13.com
Houston attorney Lloyd Kelley sued the transit agency last month, alleging
METRO destroyed documents Kelley asked for. We've been hearing about these
...< http://bit.ly/9mJrn9>
A Closer Look at the PCI Compliance and Encryption Requirements of ...
Information Law Group
... measures and the destruction of records containing personal information.
.... The Encryption Obligations: Electronic Transmission and Data Storage
...< http://bit.ly/bJdrgH>
The Prelinger Library Digital Collection
ResourceShelf (blog)
Perhaps Rick Prelinger is best known as a film archivist and the person who
built a massive collection of motion picture content. These days, more than
2100 ...< http://bit.ly/cbfkYx>
Ransom Center purchases modern author's archives
UT The Daily Texan
By Hannah Jones The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the archive of
contemporary author David Foster Wallace, noted for his complex and
intricate writing ...< http://bit.ly/aUFirK>
Doctors demand halt to NHS electronic records
CIO UK
... rollout and warned that the “break-neck speed” deployment of the records
risked “further” eroding doctors' and patients' belief in electronic
records. ...< http://bit.ly/986jCp>
Electronic information systems inadequate, claims David Wastell
Communitycare.co.uk <http://communitycare.co.uk/>
The government's decision to replace paper files with electronic records in
social care was arbitrary and ill-informed, an academic has said. ...
http://bit.ly/9DEX99
David Foster Wallace's archive acquired by University of Texas
The Guardian
The archive of the late David Foster Wallace - which includes everything
from draft manuscripts to childhood poems - has been acquired by the Harry
Ransom ...< http://bit.ly/cPYr8l>
In Archive and Exhibition, the Dead Live On
New York Times
The larger archive at the university, which has received a $615000 grant
from the federal government's Institute of Museum and Library Services but
is ...< http://nyti.ms/ackKFh>
Salinger denies deliberate record loss
Waikato Times
Mr Hide's party has been probing Science Research and Technology Minister
Wayne Mapp over the availability of worksheets and computer records used in
Niwa's ...< http://bit.ly/dbFOO4>
The Beginning of the End of Data Retention
EFF (blog)
Last week, the German Constitutional Court issued a much-anticipated
decision, striking down its data retention law as violating human rights.
...< http://bit.ly/bTFMN4>
Cloud Computing Backup? Five Key Questions
CTR
... industries for compliance with data retention and security regulations
such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley and other legal
requirements. ...< http://bit.ly/9UxdQG>
In India, deadly backlash against freedom of information activists
Christian Science Monitor
Activists in India have been hospitalized or even killed as they tap the
2005 freedom of information act to expose government corruption. ...
http://bit.ly/bHi54X
Activists Test China's Openness
Wall Street Journal
Similar to the US's Freedom of Information Act but weaker, they were
established to comply with World Trade Organization transparency
requirements as well ...< http://bit.ly/dtl9jX>
DOE E-Mails To Wind Energy Lobbyists Cast Cloud Over Green Jobs Proposals
Investor's Business Daily
The e-mails obtained from a Freedom of Information Act request show how,
starting last April, lobbyists at the American Wind Energy Association
became ...< http://bit.ly/9BzVKX>
Apple’s iPhone developer agreement published (updated)
ZDNet (blog)
Noticing that NASA had an app, the EFF used the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) to ask NASA for a copy, “so that the general public could see what
rules ...http://bit.ly/aEoWTr
NJ Justices Lean Toward Banning Use of Purloined Documents in Bias Suits
Law.com
Justice Barry Albin asked Mullin what employers should do when they find
that a worker, who may have already filed a suit, is copying confidential
documents ...< http://bit.ly/9KW1yM>
The Cost of Non-Compliance
TransWorldNews (press release)
Social media use by Financial Advisors has further complicated document
retention. According to the NASD Notice to Members 03-33 - July 2003, group
e-mail ...
http://bit.ly/8Y3kAg
Queens Library archives prepare to go digital
YourNabe.com
The library has rebranded its Long Island Division at its Central Branch as
the “The Archives at Queens Library.” The new name ushers in an online
database, ...< http://bit.ly/dqAM7H>
Conference on World Affairs archives preserved online
Colorado Daily
By Joe Rubino, For the Colorado Daily Internet users can get free access to
the Conference on World Affairs' extensive historical archives thanks to a
new ...< http://bit.ly/9PfdmQ>
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