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

A Future Filled With More of the Past
Washington Post - United States
Adams said the museum system has 10000 objects and about 100 cubic feet of
archival materials. Of that, only 5 percent is on display. Besides the old
organ, ...
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Maritime moments in time
Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA
Jeffrey Hood is the self-titled "archivist," and his job is to catalog
the holdings for the museum. "It's a very extensive job," Hood said....
<http://www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/ci_10229648>



The search for 50000 names
El Paso Times - El Paso,TX,USA
Laura Hollingsed, an archivist and librarian at the university, said the
department spends between $8000 and $10000 each year on the project. ...
<http://www.elpasotimes.com/entertainment/ci_10225273>



HISTORIES ON THE WALL
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
These were paper prints made from glass negatives roughly 4" x 2" in
size — the same as visiting cards of the times. A special camera took up
to eight ...
<http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080814/jsp/opinion/story_9688089.jsp>



Museum scanning early images of Seaside
Seaside Signal - Seaside,OR,USA
Made on dry plate glass negatives, Montag developed his own photos in his
laboratory and made prints himself. Two years after opening his studio, ...
<http://www.seasidesignal.com/articles/2008/08/14/news/local_news/<http://www.seasidesignal.com/articles/2008/08/14/news/local_news/doc48a460a5af8a1042710279.txt>



NARA offers guidance on e-mail archiving
FCW.com - Falls Church,VA,USA
"It should be viewed, though, as a stop-gap on the way to real e-records
management, including for e-mail, that allows for the functionalities that
NARA ...
<http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153410-1.html>



Public Records Can Contain Personal Information
89.7 WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio - WI, USA
He says a social security number isn't on every document. "The only
vital record that has a social security number that the public can see is a
death record ...
<http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=3304>



In digital age, only numbers keep us unique
Waterbury Republican American - Waterbury,CT,USA
They're scanning medical and billing records and storing them in computers
rather than paper files. In terms of office management and patient
service,...
<http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2008/08/17/lifestyle/360380.txt>



Lakeland Looks At Way to Save Wet Documents
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
People think that loads of government records are stored in computer files,
and that's true. But there are also reams of maps, plans, invoices and
legal ...
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http://www.theledger.com/article/20080817/NEWS/808150447/1134&title=Lakeland_Looks_At_Way_to_Save_Wet_Documents
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Solving a 64-year-old mystery
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
Nakdimon photocopied the documents at the British national archive in
London. Weizmann, who was among the biggest supporters of cooperation with
the British ...
<http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1012504.html>



Wells Fargo codes used to access personal information
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
By Jaikumar Vijayan August 18, 2008 (Computerworld) Wells Fargo Bank NA is
notifying some 7000 people that their Social Security numbers and other
personal ...
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=324500&intsrc=news_ts_head
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Texas side looks for more efficient record storage
Texarkana Gazette - Texarkana,TX,USA
The city is moving toward a more fluid storage system by scanning records
to microfiche and looking for more efficient destruction methods. Shredding
eats ...
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http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2008/08/17/texas-side-looks-for-more-efficient-reco-96.php
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National Archives completes gov't e-archives system
ZDNet UK - UK
The National Archives has completed its Seamless Flow Programme to automate
the preservation of electronic government records. The programme has
developed ...
<http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39462443,00.htm>



Archives aided by anti-spam tools
BBC News - UK
In the last year it has helped resolve more than 440 million words and has
just helped to complete the conversion of the entire archive of the New
York ...
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7567692.stm>



History stands in ruins
Regina Leader-Post - Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada
"Three things need to happen in this sort of a project," says Korvemaker, a
provincial archivist by day job, a leader both in the restoration of the...
<http://www.canada<http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/columnists/story.html?id=321413c9-5277-47a4-ab11-b68598534a76>



Archive buys earliest Aussie sound film
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
AUSTRALIA'S earliest surviving sound film has been acquired by the National
Film and Sound Archive. The film, which runs for 10 minutes, covers the
arrival ...
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24199186-12377,00.html>



IF Pawn Shops May Be Required to Keep Extra Records
KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA
This would make it mandatory for pawn shops to keep computer records of
serial numbers of every item the shop buys or sells. Police say this will
help them ...
<http://www.kpvi.com/Global/story.asp?S=8838363>



'Kafka's lifelong dream was to make aliyah'
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
The story of the lost estate was covered widely in the international media,
and as a result the Archive of German Literature in Marbach, which
possesses a ...
<http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1012756.html>



True Copy of Original Declaration of Independence Discovered
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA
Lingenfelter's research led him to Bob Giannini and Karie Diethorn,
archivists of Independence National Park in Philadelphia, who quickly
realized that they ...
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http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/true-copy-of-original-declaration-of-independence-discovered-61200.php
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Under 'Kafkaesque' Pressure, Heir to Kafka Papers May Yield Them
New York Times - United States
As her mother did, Hava Hoffe is keeping scholars and archivists up at
night wondering about the condition of what they believe are letters,
diaries, ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/world/18kafka.html?ref=europe>



Build a Framework to Measure, Minimize Data Risks
NewsFactor Network - Woodland Hills,CA,USA
To obtain respondents for the study, a questionnaire was sent to records
managers, archivists, and staff who worked in the records centers of 49 ...
<http://www.newsfactor.com/new<http://www.newsfactor.com/news/Measure--Minimize-Information-Risks/story.xhtml?story_id=102003IMC770>



Not enough space: The dicey digital game of storing, backing up files
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
But Mengel has his own digital storage issue. His photo collection is
massive — about 1 terabyte worth. And with his new camera taking pictures
that are ...
<http://www.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_10235132>


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