RAIN 20091231
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Keeping Toronto's past alive
Toronto Star
They are also featured in the book of official photographs that Teeple and
fellow archivists Steve MacKinnon and Michele Dale produced earlier this
year. ...<
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/localhistory/article/743567--keeping-toronto-s-past-alive?bn=1
>
New Database Vastly Improves Access to Finding Aids for UB Archival
Collections
UB News Center
"Requests for materials can be more specific, which makes the archivists'
job of retrieval much easier," she says. The database can be accessed
directly at ...<http://www.buffalo.edu/news/10779>
Three decades in the archive, Fiofori's offerings alert on preservation
The Guardian - Nigeria
As great as it is to show photographs of archival importance, this show drew
attention to preservation of negatives, particularly of similar materials
under ...<
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/arts/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=291209&ptitle=Three%20decades%20in%20the%20archive,%20Fiofori's%20offerings%20alert%20on%20preservation<http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/arts/article01/indexn2_html?pdate=291209&ptitle=Three%20decades%20in%20the%20archive,%20Fiofori%27s%20offerings%20alert%20on%20preservation>
>
Methuen preserving Frost artifact
Boston Globe
Donations are being accepted by City Hall and the Methuen Historical
Society. They can be sent to the society's Frost Account, care of the
mayor's office, ...<
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/12/29/methuen_seeks_grant_to_help_preserve_frost_artifact/
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Fire destroys much of historical collection in Indiana
Auction Central News
Written by AP COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - The Bartholomew County Historical
Society estimates it lost as many as 75000 items in a fire that destroyed
the United ...<
http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/antiques/1850-fire-destroys-much-of-historical-collection-in-indiana
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American Samoa's Governor sets up a Document Preservation Task
Radio New Zealand International
The American Samoa governor, Togiola Tulafono, has set up a Document
Preservation Task Force to work out how to save vital public documents. ...
<http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=51147>
After more than 40 years, Medina retires from Eisenhower Presidential
Library ...
Abilene Recorder Chronicle
The museum curator at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
concludes his career this week, and including sick leave, he has 42 years of
service. ...<
http://www.abilene-rc.com/index.cfm?event=news.view&id=D6E2AABC-19B9-E2F5-46CD2C3ECF42E9F2
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Nowell Briscoe: Archivist Of Death Revisits The Past
KUAR
Nowell Briscoe has been collecting obituaries for more than 50 years. He
started when he was 7 years old and living in Monroe, Ga., and he continues
to add ...<
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kuar/kuar/arts/article/9/1338/1593400/People/Nowell.Briscoe.Archivist.Of.Death.Revisits.The.Past
>
Massive web archive planned for libraries
InfoWorld
By Lexton Snol | PC Advisor (UK) The UK government is fast-tracking new
legal powers to allow the British Library to archive millions of websites.
...<
http://www.infoworld.com/t/internet/massive-web-archive-planned-libraries-717
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Archive will reveal police history
Swindon Advertiser
THE HISTORY of Wiltshire Police is being mapped with an archive of old and
new pieces of equipment. The project, which has been arranged to celebrate
the ...<
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4823009.Archive_will_reveal_police_history/
>
2010 And Cloud Storage
InformationWeek
There is also a realization that outsourcing data retention to an outside
storage facility may be the most viable solution for that organization. ...
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/12/2010_and_cloud.html
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Lincoln paper at SLU linked with 2nd piece
WatertownDailyTimes.com
But archivists everywhere celebrate this reconstruction of our history —
humble piece by piece," Mark C. McMurray, SLU's archivist and curator of
special ...<
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091230/NEWS05/312309963>
9000 historic photos scanned, 11000 to go
KVAL
Digital Archivist Rachel Byers says, "We're able to capture the image before
it disappears and it's also -- what we're doing is we're putting our
collection ...<http://www.kval.com/news/local/80240057.html>
Profile: Meet Karen Teeple, City Archivist, Toronto
ResourceShelf (blog)
The archives shelter millions of documents, in 123000 boxes. Some have
obvious significance: The city's original incorporation document from 1834
lies here. ...<
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/12/29/profile-meet-karen-teeple-city-archivist-toronto/
>
The Keys to Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Failure to have an adequate off-site data archival solution can result in
loss of all data and permanent down time. The end result of data loss or
...<http://xml.sys-con.com/node/1231830>
Archivist of the United States Announces Establishment of the National ...
PR Newswire (press release)
30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Archivist of the United States David S.
Ferriero announced today the establishment of the National Declassification
Center ...<
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/archivist-of-the-united-states-announces-establishment-of-the-national-declassification-center-80334497.html
>
The Dangers of Gmail
The Mark
The eggheads at Google have conjured an uncanny archivist at the service of
every single account holder. The archivist is indefatigable and infallible,
...<http://www.themarknews.com/articles/775-the-dangers-of-gmail>
Obama Curbs Secrecy of Classified Documents
New York Times
He also established a new National Declassification Center at the National
Archives to speed the process of declassifying historical documents by ... <
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/us/politics/30secrets.html>
What happens inside the National Archives?
BBC News
It is that time of year when the National Archives make the news – thanks to
the annual release of 30-year-old government documents. ... <
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8428616.stm>
NY fragment of Lincoln paper matched to Ill. piece
Chicago Tribune
The top half was left in the original case file, which has been in the
Illinois archives since the 1930s. Lincoln signed the document as part of an
appeal ...<
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ny-college-lincolndo,0,195696.story
>
Order Addresses Digital Declassification
Nextgov
... House this week confers new responsibilities for addressing the
impending problem of reviewing mountains of electronic records for
declassification. ...<
http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2009/12/executive_order_addresses_digital_declassification.php?oref=latest_posts
>
Whistleblower claims Seagate destroyed infringement evidence
Electronista (blog)
A former Seagate employee has accused the company of destroying evidence
relevant to a longstanding patent-infringement lawsuit initially filed by
Convolve, ...<
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/29/new.testimony.expected.to.revive.patent.case/
>
IT Infrastructure: Iron Mountain Predicts 7 Records-Management Trends for
2010
eWeek
Iron Mountain's track record of document and data security is hard to beat.
The company has been building its storage safety reputation since 1951, ...
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Iron-Mountain-Predicts-Seven-RecordsManagement-Trends-for-2010-129561/
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Operation Attic: Search for Warsaw Ghetto Items, Artifacts
Arutz Sheva
(IsraelNN.com) Archivists at the Museum of the House of the Ghetto Fighters
are working patiently, yet frantically, to save whatever remnants of
evidence ...<http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/177563>
The Awkward Case for Preserving Holocaust Relics
Miller-McCune.com
As time erodes the ephemera of genocide, the purpose behind preserving every
physical bit of atrocity becomes a question for archivists and ethicists.
...<
http://miller-mccune.com/europe/the-awkward-case-for-preserving-holocaust-relics-1705
>
Blowing the Pixie Dust Off Disney's Archives
Chip and Co
Last month a Walt Disney Company archivist awakened it. Wearing white
gloves, Becky Cline, manager of the sprawling repository, gently opened a
crate ...<http://www.chipandco.com/?p=3094>
YSU eager to take over operations of steel museum
Youngstown Vindicator
The university's historic-preservation department will move into the museum,
and YSU has an applied-history program that includes archival history and
...<
http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/dec/31/ysu-eager-to-take-over-operations-of-steel-museum/
>
Destroyed investigative files dated back to '90s
Macon Telegraph
Although once considered public documents, the cards were so old that it's
unlikely that any met any state guidelines for retention and destruction of
...<http://www.macon.com/houstonpeach/story/969426.html>
US Pushes For EMR Standards
InformationWeek
By W. David Gardner In a move to streamline medical records, Medicare
officials have detailed plans to standardize medical files so they can be
stored and ...<
http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/EMR/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222100334
>
Manage A Tangled Web Of Data
Processor.com
Users can also set up general records and retention management policy
searches that can identify and report on data that might have some type of
risk ...<
http://www.processor.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/P3201/14ap01/14ap01.asp&guid=
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