RAIN 20090821
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
BRIDGETON: County clerk says office records safe despite flood
Vineland Daily Journal
“Our land records are fully microfilmed and the film is stored off site
at either the Division of Archives and Records Management in Trenton or in
Iron ...<http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20090814/NEWS01/90814016>
Firefox Plug-In Frees Court Records, Threatens Judiciary Profits
Wired News
... until the federal courts figure out that in the age of the internet,
charging citizens to search and read public documents should be a federal
crime. ...<
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/firefox-plug-in-frees-court-records-threatens-judiciary-profits
>
Mac clone maker takes testimony from senior Apple execs
The Industry Standard - San Francisco,CA,USA
... obligations and instead has destroyed evidence of its willful
infringement. ... under penalty of perjury, to admit that it destroyed
documents and code. ...
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http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/08/14/mac-clone-maker-takes-testimony-senior-apple-execs
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bsu's Bracken Library houses hidden treasures
Muncie Star Press
It's also used as a teaching archive for classes in art design, history,
English and education. Students often act as ambassadors for the
collection. ...<
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090816/LIFESTYLE/908160303>
A salt mine is home to movie memorabilia
KOAA - Pueblo,CO,USA
“And because the humidity is pulled down to the 45 to 50 percent by the
time it circulates out that makes the perfect record storage.” Every year
about half ...<
http://www.koaa.com/news/wacky/x134709946/A-salt-mine-is-home-to-movie-memorabilia
>
State sector to get talking on archiving
Stuff.co.nz <http://stuff.co.nz/>
Archives Minister Nathan Guy says that between 2006 and 2011 the amount of
information stored globally on digital media will expand 10 times. ...
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/2757112/State-sector-to-get-talking-on-archiving
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Microsoft Files Motion To Block Word Ban
InformationWeek
... describes a "Method and System for Manipulating the Architecture and
the Content of a Document Separately from Each Other," according to court
records. ...
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219400168
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Apple: Psystar destroyed evidence
Afterdawn.com - USA
The destruction of evidence that has been sought by an opposing party in a
legal dispute - called "spoliation" - is held in very low regards by the
courts. ...
<http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18927.cfm>
Apple Says Psystar Destroyed Evidence In Copyright Lawsuit
ChannelWeb - Manhasset,NY,USA
If not, Apple wrote, it requests that the court issue an order requiring
Psystar to admit it destroyed documents and sanction Psystar for what Apple
called ...
<http://www.crn.com/hardware/219400219>
Expert: Ohio man may have a late Lincoln signature
Chicago Tribune
AP SOUTH AMHERST, Ohio - An expert at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library says he thinks an Ohio man's flea market find is one of the last
Lincoln ...<
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-us-lincolnsignature,0,2145721.story
>
Some Morris towns would like to see public records act revised
NJ.com
Efforts to amend laws regarding public records requests are frequent,
according to Charles Davis, executive director for the National Freedom of
Information ...
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http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/08/some_morris_towns_would_like_t.html
>
'Vanish' Encryption Raises Serious E-Discovery Concerns
IT Business Edge
First, he spoke about how such technology could impact a company's data
retention obligations and perhaps open the company to liabilities if it
cannot ...<
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/vanish-encryption-raises-serious-e-discovery-concerns/?cs=34978
>
Grounded by Corporate Baggage
New York Times
Nearly everything in the exhibit, save for a few of the hall's things,
comes from the Jordan Brand archive. The hall had editorial control over
the final ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/sports/basketball/18sandomir.html>
Our Opinion: Records law revision a welcome change
The State Journal-Register
... will come because of a provision requiring he or she to review
instances in which governments cite privacy as a reason for denying a
records request. ...
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http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x640866855/Our-Opinion-Records-law-revision-a-welcome-change
>
E-discovery analytics
KMWorld Magazine - Medford,NJ,USA
IBM has introduced new features in IBM InfoSphere eDiscovery Manager and
IBM InfoSphere ... IBM Classification Module and IBM FileNet Records
Manager, ...
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http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/News/Breaking-News/E-discovery-analytics--55699.aspx
>
Water damages up to 500 boxes at state archives
KTUU
by AP JUNEAU, Alaska -- Rain water has damaged up to 500 boxes of materials
at the Alaska State Archives. Officials say an inflated plastic bubble blew
off ...<http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10944928>
Legal Implications of Cloud Computing — Part One (the Basics and ...
InfoSecCompliance - Denver,CO,USA
Moreover, it could lead to spoliation of evidence. In addition, considering
that multiple copies of data may be created, stored, recompiled, dispersed,
...<
http://infoseccompliance.com/2009/08/18/legal-implications-of-cloud-computing-part-one-the-basics-and-framing-the-issues/
>
Hackintosher denies Apple's documents allegation
Register - London,England,UK
Psystar is vigorously defending itself against Apple's latest charge that
the Florida Hackintosher has destroyed documents relevant to the two
companies' ...<
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/17/psystar_denies_destroying_documents/
>
Museum staff sorting rarely-seen Reagan treasures
Ventura County Star
By Michele Willer-Allred Among the never-before-seen items that will be on
display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum are President
Barack ...
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http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/aug/17/museum-staff-sorting-rarely-seen-reagan/
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Rain soaks state archives
Juneau Empire - Juneau,AK,USA
They were working on the roof and I heard water dripping and my heart
sank," the state records manager said. Contractors CBC Construction of
Sitka have been ...
<http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081809/loc_482967124.shtml>
Treasures From an Underground Trove
New York Times
The pictures make up the archive of the National Geographic Society, and it
was this sentiment, said Mr. Bonner, the society's archivist, that
motivated him ...<
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/arts/design/19geographic.html>
Saved historic photos now available with a click on the Web
Gainesville Times - Gainesville,GA,USA
By Edie Rogers Hundreds of historic photographs documenting the history of
Hall County are now just a click away. Thanks to the University of
Georgia's ...<http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/22477/>
Goldwater Collection - ready at last
Arizona State University
Only about 200 archivists and librarians in the United States work on
political collections, Whitaker noted. “Political collections are an
acquired taste ...<http://asunews.asu.edu/node/9360>
22 years after death, Warhol's junk lends insight
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — A cardboard lid is lifted and four archivists peer inside. A
postal box from Paris. Who sent it? A piece of crusty wedding cake. Whose?
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iPEUOoAmnP2N2gNq6OSdqWimQCVQD9A5TGA01
>
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2009/08/19/warhol-archives-collection.html
State data center back up after outage
Austin American-Statesman
Only three agencies — Texas Veterans Commission, Texas State Archives and
Library Commission and Duncan's agency — are fully working out of the
consolidated ...<
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/08/18/state_data_center_down_tuesday.html
>
Successfully Navigating Cross-Border E-Discovery Disputes
E-Commerce Times - USA
As much of the foregoing illustrates, the US e-discovery process (dictated
in large part by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, aka FRCP) and the
EU's ...<
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Successfully-Navigating-Cross-Border-E-Discovery-Disputes-67898.html
>
Corporate Blogger, or Corporate Espionage?
Wired News
By Nathan Hodge Defense contractors, just like their counterparts in the
Pentagon, are trying to get their hands around this whole social media
thing. ...<
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/08/corporate-blogger-or-corporate-espionage/
>
Ghosts in the Machine: Attacks May Come From Inside Computers
Information Management
Economic or corporate espionage, while seldom talked about, likely will
escalate, the experts warm. Thus, financial firms should adjust their level
of ...<
http://www.information-management.com/news/security_computers_data_web-10015938-1.html
>
Electronic Records Management Power Colorado Adoptions
WebWire (press release)
Colorado government has mandated that the agencies go to an electronic
records management system by 2010. As a result of an extensive search,
several of the ...<http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=101792>
Dealing with mountains of papers
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
... including secure shredding, storage, and data protection. ... and she
claims never to have accidentally dropped a batch of files or mixed up any
pages. ...<
http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/2009/08/dealing_with_mountains_of_pape_1.html
>
Archivists find nude photo of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis amid Andy ...
Chicago Tribune
But that obsessive habit for collecting has turned out to be a boon for
archivists who, hired by the Andy Warhol Foundation, recently began sifting
through ...<
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-tc-ft-warhol-0819-0820aug20,0,1595856.story
>
Archivists at Nestlé UK in York and the Yorkshire Film Archive ...
The Press in York
Archivists at Nestlé UK in York and the Yorkshire Film Archive have
unearthed remarkable film footage of the event. The 12-minute film, stills
from which ...<http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4558184.Such_good_sports/>
Our view: Lucky find shows need for formal archives
The Salem News
Danvers is one, and in the office of longtime Town Archivist Richard Trask
at the Peabody Institute Library can be found a treasure trove of items
related ...<
http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_233000137.html?keyword=topstory
>
Edmonton Archives Department Offers 25000 Photos Online
Government Technology
"They include photographs of buildings and key individuals who played a role
in the history of the city," explained Michael Payne, archivist for
Edmonton. ...<http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/713112>
District clerk restores records
Lake Country Sun
But the cost, defrayed by a $5 records management fee on civil filings, was
$3608 for the two books. “I have probably 20 books in dire need of
restoration,” ...<
http://www.lakecountrysun.com/news/get-news.asp?id=7971&catid=1&cpg=get-news.asp
>
National Library: Bookworm heaven vs wow factor
The Dominion Post - Wellington,New Zealand
... Reilly open the door to a room kept at two degrees, in which thousands
of precious glass negatives of heritage photographs are stored in steel
cabinets. ...<
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/2777757/National-Library-Bookworm-heaven-vs-wow-factor
>
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