RAIN 20071014
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories 
related to records and archives management.

Clinton library picks Mainer
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
Sharon Fawcett, assistant archivist for the presidential library system,
said the search committee for a new director "was very impressed with
Terri's ...
<http://bangornews.com/news/t/?a=155311>

In transition: The archives and the archivist
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
Newborg arrived in Bismarck to take the job of state archivist in 1981,
shortly after the Heritage Center opened. The addition represents more 
than
just ...
<http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/10/13/news/update/doc471116
58eaa7c410302040.txt>

San Francisco library calls for help from gay community
GenerationQ - Sydney,NSW,Australia
City archivist Susan Goldstein told the San Francisco Chronicle "We have
newspaper archives from the News-Call Bulletin, but most of the pictures
are ...
<http://www.generationq.net/articles/San-Francisco-library-calls-for-help
-from-gay-community-00001.html>

SF library requesting everyday photos from gay community
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The San Francisco Public Library wants to expand its gay history archive
and is asking people to bring their personal photo albums to share
snapshots of ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/13/BA23SN2UT.DT
L>

Oracle updates records management system
SearchOracle.com - USA
"Records management is becoming increasingly more important because
organizations are facing retention management and compliance 
requirements,"
said Ken ...
<http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid41_gci127
6382,00.html>

Electronic files are fair game in discovery phase
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Not adequately searching for records that exist because of superficial
searches, or the lack of a search entirely. Attorney Edwin "Ned" Fryer, 
who
heads the ...
<http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/10/15/focus1.html>

Germany, Poland in tussle over treasures
Chicago Tribune - United States
Two years later, when the bombing of Berlin began in earnest, thousands 
of
items from the Prussian State Library, including most of the ones now in
the ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-poland_bdoct14,1,3073
43.story>

Coroner refuses to file autopsy records
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster,PA,USA
Kirchner said his refusal to file his official records applies to every
case he has handled since becoming coroner in January 2004. ...
<http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/210865>

Shining a light on public records
Tribune Chronicle - Warren,OH,USA
Timothy A. Bowers, in charge of the division that handles most of the
department's public records requests, admitted openly Wednesday he was
unaware to the ...
<http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=23675>

Early photographer's images collected in new book
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
"When they came across these glass negatives all lying in a pile, 
they're
smashing them and breaking them and having a great time. Then they 
realize,
'Hey, ...
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20071014-9999-lz1mi14earl
y.html>

Collective memory
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
... Carlin served as archivist of the United States for 10 years 
beginning
in 1995. During his tenure, he worked to make the archives more 
accessible
to the ...
<http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/oct/14/collective_memory/>

Recorder of deeds challenger criticizes electronic conversion
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USA
By David Pierce EAST STROUDSBURG -- The conversion of old deeds, 
mortgages
and other documents from bound books to a computer software program has
resulted ...
<http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071014/NEWS/710
140333>


Saving moments in time
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
Since it was incorporated in the late 1960s, the society has acquired
photographs, corporate documents, deeds, letters, school records and 
some
movies from ...
<http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MzI
mZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMDcxODMmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz>

'Management Glitch' Is Blamed in Ohio Tape Theft
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
... that led to the theft of a backup tape holding Social Security 
numbers
and other personal data on more than 100000 state employees and 
taxpayers.
<http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxo
nomyName=security&articleId=305393&taxonomyId=17&intsrc=kc_top>




Peter Kurilecz
Richmond, Va

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