RAIN 20080512
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Superintendent's FOIA case is over WHAT THE E-MAILS SAY
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
... Jacob Stroman said yesterday he will withdraw the appeal of a decision
in School Superintendent Jerry Hill's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
...<http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/052008/05112008/378335>
Thousands Of Health Records Found
WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
Thousands of medical files have been found in a building on Detroit's East
Side. Latrice Crispell bought the building at an auction last year,...<
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/16218718/detail.html>
Shape of Things to Come
Wall Street Journal - USA
By David R. Hannah (Spring 2006) Research has shown that the biggest threat
to a company's trade secrets comes not from spying competitors but from
within: ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121018802603674487.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>
Law doesn't say when to delete employees' records
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
"But records management is never at the top of anyone's lists." To protect
yourself when you leave an employer, Kevin Joerling, a certified records
manager ...
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http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/BUSINESS/805120313/1003
>
Surveys points to need for employee email training
e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia
The lack of knowledge regarding company Electronic Documents and Records
Management policies, or even a lack of policy altogether, is also
alarming,... <
http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=77480&nav=130>
Purge of Rocky Flats records
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... but archivists, the congressmen and the council argue that electronic
formats change and paper files are permanent records. Keeping the documents
in one ...<http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_9213803>
Going on the record...
Burton Mail - Burton on Trent,England,UK
Currently we have one professional archivist each week helping the curators
at Coors get everything together before they can apply for a charitable
trust ...<
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail-news/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=314150>
Forgotten ghosts of Wild West
Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
And thanks to the interest of an Edinburgh archivist who stumbled upon the
pictures and then pursued the matter rather than let it drop, the Arapahoes
are ...
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http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/latestnews/Forgotten-ghosts-of-Wild-West.2385419.jp
>
Johnson seeks survivors to preserve postcard company history
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA
By Tanya Mitchell SEARSPORT (May 11): Penobscot Marine Museum photo
archivist Kevin Johnson is racing against time to preserve the history of
Eastern ...
<http://waldo.villagesoup.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=114832>
Idaho Statesman
Kempthorne holds on to his records Two years after he left office, the
ex-governor still hasn't sent his files to Idaho's archives, as state law
requires.
<http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/v-print/story/371847.html>
Vets give oral histories for state archives
Alton Telegraph - Alton,IL,USA
By LAURA GRIFFITH ALTON - A handful of local veterans gathered Tuesday at
the Alton VFW to give their oral histories to be filed in the Illinois
Digital ...
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http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/veterans_13944___article.html/illinois_natale.html
>
'Bandit' hits the road
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
An archivist wearing white gloves brought out the file for Hambrick to
peruse. "He said I was the only person since 1976 who had requested to look
at the ...
<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/living/stories/2008/05/12/bandit_0512.html
>
County heritage workshop
Hereford Times - Hereford,UK
Senior archivist Rhys Griffith said: "With a bit of practice, the most
challenging scripts can be deciphered and this can open up a whole new world
for ...
<http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/3130676.County_heritage_workshop/>
UK: TimesOnline opens digital archive in beta
editorsweblog.org - USA
TimesOnline launched a beta version of its digital archive, opening up over
two hundred years of newspaper content online. It seems more and more
newspapers ...
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http://www.editorsweblog.org/multimedia/2008/05/uk_timesonline_opens_digital_archive_in.php
>
E-records haunt OSC chief
FCW.com - Falls Church,VA,USA
Federal agents raided Bloch's office in Washington and his home May 6,
seizing computer files and documents as part of an ongoing investigation
into ...
<http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152494-1.html>
Hacker leaks 6m Chileans' records
BBC News - UK
Links to files containing the information were also posted on another
Chilean website, and again promptly removed, El Mercurio reports. ...
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7395295.stm>
CPM
Analysis: Despite Proliferation Of Emergency Preparedness Plans, No
Certification Standard Exists
<http://www.contingencyplanning.com/articles/61542/>
DocuVault purchased by Iron Mountain
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The DocuVault companies have been acquired by Boston's Iron Mountain Inc.
for an undisclosed amount. The purchase expands Iron Mountain's presence
in...
<http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/05/12/daily1.html>
Iron Mountain buys DocuVault
Boston Globe - United States
As a result of the acquisition, Iron Mountain said it gains two records
storage facilities and a secure shredding plant, increasing Iron Mountain's
capacity ...
<http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/05/iron_mountain_b_4.html>
Iron Mountain Expands in Colorado Through Acquisition
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
Iron Mountain also gains two records storage facilities and a secure
shredding plant, increasing the company's capacity for storing and
destroying records ...
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/iron-mountain-expands-in-colorado-through-acquisition,388518.shtml
>
Sen. Bowser's Effects Donated To Historical Society
News Dispatch - Michigan City,IN,USA
... will live on in the halls of the Indiana Statehouse and on the streets
of La Porte County, it will now also live on at the Indiana Historical
Society. ...
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http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=13316&TM=82549.65
>
Records storage could be costly waste of space
Birmingham Post - Birmingham,West Midlands,UK
Birmingham businesses could be missing out on substantial cost savings by
using valuable office space to store documents, according to document
management ...
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http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/e-business/2008/05/12/records-storage-could-be-costly-waste-of-space-65233-20899343/
>
Business Record Keeping For Accounts and Tax
Gather.com - Boston,MA,USA
Record keeping is an essential part of business life for a number of
reasons: for audit, preparation of accounting documents, as the basis for
strategic ...
<http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977343725>
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