RAIN 20080612
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Historical Records Find New Home
Military.com - USA
"We have the technology and process in place to go digital," said Lorna
Martin Gross, IMCOM-Europe records manager, adding that she visualizes RHA
in the ...<
http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/historical-records-find-new-home.html?col=1186032369115
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Utah hospital billing records stolen from courier
guardian.co.uk - UK
AP foreign SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Billing records of 2.2 million people at
the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics were stolen from a courier's
vehicle, ...<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7576794>
How to Prevent a Data Disaster
PC World - USA
... documents, bookmarks, financial records, e-mail, address books, and so
on. Why bother? Simple: Sometimes you just want to restore a handful of
files or ...<http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,146367-c,storage/article.html
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Google touts dumping servers for Net service
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Discard your company's computer servers, he said, and store your
productivity software and your records on the Internet. The idea struck
some folks as crazy ...<
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/061108dnbusgoogleapp.392c70c.html
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Lincoln collection may stay home in Indiana
Indianapolis Star - United States
... Museum in Fort Wayne, the governor's office, State Museum, State
Library, Indiana Historical Society and Indiana Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission. ...<
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/OPINION04/806110323/1038/OPINION04
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Group to submit Lincoln artifacts proposal
WANE - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
The Indiana Historical Society, Indiana State Library and Friends of the
Lincoln Museum also are providing significant support. ...<
http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=8457346&nav=0RYbNcDr>
Most data breaches discovered too late, study says
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
... actively monitoring data logs and creating data retention plans –before
they take extra precautions against sophisticated hacking or malware
assaults. ...<
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061108-vz-breach.html?hpg1=bn>
Digital Dividing: We'll do Some, They'll do Some
FederalNewsRadio.com - USA
We told you in our last report about the National Archives and Records
Administration's "Strategy for Digitizing Archival Materials for Public
Access, ...<http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=410&sid=1419035>
Blunt signs law requiring electronic record keeping for Sudafed
KWMU - St. Louis,MO,USA
CHESTERFIELD, MO (2008-06-10) Pharmacists in Missouri will soon be required
to keep electronic records on sales of cold medicines that could be used to.
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http://publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1296595§ionID=1
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Mariners' Museum archivist pleads guilty to charges related to ...
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
Weber worked as a museum archivist from 2000 to 2006 and was the director
of archives for the last six months of his employment. ...
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http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/mariners-museum-archivist-pleads-guilty-charges-related-artifacts-theft
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Museum leads way in online Arizona Memory Project
Sun Shopper - Prescott,AZ,USA
"I hope she'd be very happy with it, because it really promotes the museum
archives and collections," Prouty said. "It puts them out there for the
world to ...
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http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56140&TM=716.405
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Students preserving history
Hudson Hub-Times - Hudson,Ohio,USA
McKenzie said the conference was divided between learning about history and
how to use archives. "We learned how to talk to a person and make it a ... <
http://www.hudsonhubtimes.com/news/article/3920901>
Grant helps Woodstock update historic archives
Kingston Daily Freeman - Kingston,NY,USA
By William J. Kemble, Correspondent WOODSTOCK - Work needed to update
Woodstock Historical Society archives has begun through a $2500 grant that
will pay ...
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http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19763059&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74958&rfi=6
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Photographic memories
City Pulse - Lansing,MI,USA
While culling 50 representational images from 200000 photos, state
archivist Mark Harvey made sure to include one that shows a recurring
element in ...
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http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1976&Itemid=29
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Ediscovery profoundly changing lawyering But some say rules for e-mail and
other digital data don't serve justice.
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20080608_Ediscovery_profoundly_changing_lawyering.html
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BBC signs archive footage deal with EMI
Times Online - UK
Highlights of the BBC archive include behind-the-scenes footage of David
Bowie's 1974 Diamond Dogs tour , which will be released for sale in CD, ...
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article4107726.ece
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Bossier City worker accused of theft, fraud and malfeasance
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
A Bossier City employee is accused of tampering with computer records to
avoid losing water service. City police's white-collar crimes unit today
booked ...
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http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080610/NEWS03/80610039
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Mariners' Museum archivist pleads guilty to artifacts theft
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
By Tim McGlone A former archivist with The Mariners' Museum in Newport News
pleaded guilty today to three felonies related to the theft and sale of
museum ...
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http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/mariners-museum-archivist-pleads-guilty-artifacts-theft
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LaGrange Town Hall to close for records management updating
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
Town officials have been working with New York State Archive specialists to
manage numerous years' worth of records that have become unmanageable. ...<
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/June08/11/LGr_TH_close-11Jun08.html>
Eamon Javers
Intelligence Online - Paris,France
His book, tentatively entitled Undue Diligence: Inside the Underworld of
Corporate Espionage is scheduled to be published by HarperCollins in its
Collins ...
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Top secret al-Qaida files left on train
guardian.co.uk - UK
It is understood the two documents, relating to al-Qaida activity in
Pakistan and the security situation in Iraq, were lost yesterday. The files
were left ...<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/11/uksecurity.terrorism1?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
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Bratz designer erased computer files: lawyers
Reuters - USA
The lost files possibly included documents relevant to the case, such as
emails or drawings, Mattel attorneys said. The program, sold as a security
utility, ...<
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN1034956020080611>
Our History, Off-Limits
By Michael Dobbs
Our documents declassification system has broken down.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060902241.html?referrer=emailarticle
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Va. woman challenges law on Social Security numbers
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
A privacy advocate has filed a lawsuit challenging a new Virginia law
prohibiting citizens from disseminating Social Security numbers obtained
from ...<
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--privacyfight0611jun11,0,6842455.story
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Conn. Governor Signs Bill to Safeguard Personal Data
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
Governor M. Jodi Rell today signed into law legislation to help safeguard
personal information such as Social Security numbers, driver's license
numbers and ...<http://www.govtech.com/gt/370550?topic=117671>
The 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report
Continuity Central (press release) - Huddersfield,UK
Implement, - Create a data retention plan. With 66 percent of all breaches
involving data that a company did not even know was on their system, ...
<http://continuitycentral.com/news03985.htm>
Keeping Secrets And Finding Clues In Data
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
Your company (probably) has rules about how frequently systems get backed
up, e-mail gets deleted and other data retention issues. But would those
policies ...<
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/06/keeping_secrets.html
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Verizon Study Calls 90% of Data Breaches Preventable
bMighty.com - Manhasset,NY,USA
Create a data retention plan, and know where data resides. - Create an
incident response plan, and test it. Dr. Peter Tippett, vice president of
research ...<
http://www.bmighty.com/blog/antenna/archives/2008/06/verizon_study_c.html?cid=antenna
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Inadequate security responsible for 90% of security incidents
ComputerWeekly.com - UK
Verizon advised that companies align process with policy and create a data
retention plan. In addition, it advised firms to control data with
transaction ...<
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/06/11/231021/inadequate-security-responsible-for-90-of-security.htm
>
310 Billion And Counting; WYNIT Suggests Dealers Think Storage
Dealerscope - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The Consumer Electronics Association's recent consumer research study
'Amassing Digital Fortunes: A Digital Storage Study,' states that US
online adults own ...<
http://www.dealerscope.com/story/story.bsp?sid=109045&var=story>
Wolverhampton celebrates its heritage
Birmingham Post - Birmingham,West Midlands,UK
Curated by city archivist David Bishop, the event draws on the extensive
resources from the city archives as well as using rare film material
donated from ...<
http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2008/06/12/wolverhampton-celebrates-its-heritage-65233-21064011/
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Think Over Data's Value When Deciding What To Store
A report from the Society of Information Management says it is just as
important to figure out what data you can throw out as it is to decide what
to store.<
http://www.informationweek.com/news/business_intelligence/information_mgt/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=VIPXSDWPUCAYYQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=207600676
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Quebec Gay Archives turns 25
Hour.ca - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
This story is one of thousands documented by the Quebec Gay Archives (AGQ),
formed in 1983 to document over 300 years of systemic persecution by local
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http://www.hour.ca/redirect.aspx?iIDArticle=14875&iIDReaction=0&iIDGroupe=0&iIDCritique=0&iIDSectionCalendrier=0&iIDSpectacleFilm=0&iIDRepresentation=0
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Woman accused of stealing records pleads no contest
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
A Davis County prosecutor, Rick Westmoreland, says 300 to 400 adoption case
files from the 1970s were contained on several rolls of microfilm. ...
<http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9552432>
Schools To Purge Records
Hartford Courant - United States
Special education records for that year will also be purged. The
destruction of records is required by state law. These records may be
needed for Social ...<
http://www.courant.com/news/local/nc/hc-digbrf0611.art10jun11,0,5920180.story
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Judge: City officials must hand over home PCs
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
Wednesday's hearing raised questions about the balance between the public's
right to public documents and privacy issues for records stored on home ...
<http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080612/NEWS/806120343/1661>
Green IT: Reduce Costs and Increase Customers
Small Business Computing - USA
Then, it could have created a document retention policy to dispose of paper
records after a certain period of time, Davignon said. This would have
saved the ...<http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3752541
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Study proves e-discovery confusion
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
... that while most companies have faith in their e-discovery abilities,
they are not prepared to tackle the mandates of document retention and
retrieval. ...<
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2008/060908stor2.html>
Expansion plans to add storage, archive space
Grayslake Review - Waukegan,IL,USA
By MARCIA SAGENDORPH [log in to unmask] The $1.7 million
expansion plans for the Grayslake Municipal Historical Museum are
underway,...<
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/grayslake/news/1000923,gr-museum-061208-s2.article
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Millions 'have peeked at secret documents'
MyFinances.co.uk <http://myfinances.co.uk/> - London,UK
"What's more, there are an alarming number of cases of confidential
documents being left in public, potentially exposing customer details or
sensitive ...<
http://www.myfinances.co.uk/news/insurance/insurance-use-and-levels/millions-have-peeked-at-secret-documents--$1227057.htm
>
Flooding: State archives moved out of harm's way in Des Moines
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA
By Charlotte Eby | Wednesday, June 11, 2008 | No comments posted DES MOINES
— State workers and prison inmates scrambled to move archives of
thousands of ...<
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/06/11/news/iowa/doc484feae80d808492310749.txt?sPos=2
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Mariners' Museum ex-archivist pleads guilty
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
By Mike Holtzclaw | 928-6479 A former archivist at The Mariners' Museum
pleaded guilty in federal court in Norfolk to charges that he stole more
than 1000 ...<
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newport_news/dp-local_marinerplea_0612jun12,0,774161.story
>
City of Berwyn's original certificate of incorporation restored ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
But when Thomas Pavlik, the city clerk and archivist, saw it, he confirmed
its authenticity with state archive director David Jones, who suggested
getting ...<
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-berwyn-certificate-both-12-jun12,0,6491778.story
>
Historical Society Policy On Copyright Questioned
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Brooklyn,NY,USA
I have gone as far as calling archivists in this city, the State Archive in
Albany, and the Library of Congress. Current copyright law is confusing — to
say ...<
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=10&id=21164
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City Considers New Public Record Policy
Eagleville Times - Arrington,TN,USA
The Tennessee Public Records Act requires that all state, county and city
records be open for public inspection during normal business hours unless
the <
http://www.eaglevilletimes.com/PastIssues/city_considers_new_public_record.htm
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Secret files left on train were taken without authorisation
Times Online - UK
The senior intelligence official who left top secret documents on a commuter
train had no authorisation to take them out of the Cabinet Office, ...<
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4121544.ece>
1600s Meet the Digital Age
East Hampton Star - NY, USA
The case required that the town produce deeds dating from colonial times to
argue that the land was sold before it came back into the Shinnecocks'
ownership ...<
http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/LinkClick.aspx?link=5741&tabid=5709>
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