RAIN 20091128
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to
records and archives management.
Secrets of the Basilica: Letter uncovers lost identity of saint relic
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
Basilica archivist John Toms could not name the saint with certainty. ...An
inquiry with the archive office at the Diocese of Charlotte Pastoral Center
...<http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20091122/LIVING/311220026/1009>
Lovesick doctor's letters shed light on early Fairhaven
TheNewsTribune.com - Tacoma,WA,USA
She was investigating the history of old Fairhaven buildings to update the
city of Bellingham's Web site when a state archivist suggested she look at
some ...<http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/960130.html>
Mormons Scour Vt Archives to Baptize the Dead
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
"I can not ask motive -- 'why do you want look at my records' -- they're
archives not 'my chives,' said Vt. State archivist, Greg Sanford. ... <
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=11555054>
County courts deluged with paper to store
Columbus Telegram
Then comes the decision about which to file and which to toss. For the
Platte County Court, the mountain of records includes nearly 6000 new files
the court ...<
http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2009/11/23/news/local/doc4b0aa4f20d6c2964283601.txt
>
World at war captured in aerial photographic archive
Telegraph.co.uk <http://telegraph.co.uk/>
Now the The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives (Tara) have been opened to the
public. It now holds more than 10 million photographs and is growing as more
...<
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6628301/World-at-war-captured-in-aerial-photographic-archive.html
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Overwhelmed archive eyes state-of-art storage
New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Film Archive is launching a fundraising drive to build an
international-standard coolstore to house its collection, after running out
of ...<
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/arts/news/article.cfm?c_id=544&objectid=10611217>
Revisiting Records Storage in 2010: Can It Help Your Self-Storage ...
Inside Self-Storage - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Ten years ago, records storage was considered to be in opposition to
self-storage. Since then hundreds, if not thousands, of self-storage
facilities have ...<
http://www.insideselfstorage.com/articles/330/records-storage-help-self-storage-business.html
>
ACORN Dumped Sensitive Documents as Probe Began, Private Investigator Says
FOXNews
Roach told FoxNews.com he has been going over the trove of ACORN files and
has found connections to the California Teachers Association and to
Citibank. ...<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576466,00.html>
IE bug leaks private details from 50 million PDF files
Register
The documents stored in Adobe's PDF format display the internal disk
location where the file is stored, an oversight that can inadvertently
expose ...<
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/internet_explorer_file_disclosure_bug/
>
Historic photographs found dumped under FW bridge
WFAA
by DARLA MILES / WFAA-TV FORT WORTH - A treasure trove of priceless
photographs were recently found dumped under a bridge in South Fort Worth.
...<
http://www.wfaa.com/news/Historic-Photographs-Found-Dumped-Under-FW-Bridge-71183872.html
>
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http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Family-of-Tarrant-County-Commissioner-Among-Dumped-Historic-Photos-71978332.html
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Archivist brings Ball's music to life
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville's Nathan Salsburg has been active in archiving America's
traditional music for years, working with the Alan Lomax Archive and running
a small ...<
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091124/SCENE04/911240302/1011/SCENE/Archivist-brings-Ball-s-music-to-life
>
UK companies lag behind their US counterparts in updating ...
Information World Review - London,UK
Experts believe that policies regarding ESI and document retention are a
critical element in a company's ability to cope with data disclosure
obligations ...<
http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2253874/uk-companies-lag-behind
>
UK firms fail to review document retention policies despite new ...
Document Management News - Manchester,UK
UK companies are failing to revisit and review policies regarding document
retention and electronically stored information (ESI), despite widespread
...<
http://www.documentmanagementnews.com/the-news/general-news/41-general-news/217-uk-firms-fail-to-review-document-retention-policies-despite-new-technology-shows-kroll-survey.html
>
The time lock Jerry Brown put on governors' papers
Los Angeles Times
Archivists and representatives of the governors say they generally grant
requests for access, as did Reagan and Pat Brown (If that's true, ... <
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mathews25-2009nov25,0,1758170.story
>
Trying to Save the Web's Shortcuts
Wall Street Journal
However, since most link-shortening services are unprofitable start-ups,
archivists and Internet users worry that if one goes under, its links would
stop ...<
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704779704574555671910508970.html
>
Sheffield council advertise for archivists to process Hillsborough tragedy
...
Liverpool Daily Post
Sheffield council is looking to recruit three experienced temporary
archivists until February 2011 to sift through the huge number of files held
on the ...<
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/11/24/sheffield-council-advertise-for-archivists-to-process-hillsborough-tragedy-documents-100252-25243667/
>
Springville startup says data will be permanently etched onto the product
Deseret News
"Data rot" is common to most recordable digital storage media, and for a
society that is doubling the amount of digital data it generates every 12 to
18 ...<
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346989/Utah-firm-says-new-storage-discs-have-high-longevity.html
>
It's dumpster diving for documents at ACORN
Examiner.com
Perhaps, Sandy Berger stuffing his pants full of classified documents from
the National Archives in Washington DC? Now we can add ACORN to that list.
...<
http://www.examiner.com/x-10317-San-Diego-County-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m11d24-Its-dumpster-diving-for-documents-at-ACORN<http://www.examiner.com/x-10317-San-Diego-County-Political-Buzz-Examiner%7Ey2009m11d24-Its-dumpster-diving-for-documents-at-ACORN>
>
The Year Of The Mega Data Breach
Forbes - NY,USA
Less scrutinized, but still far larger in scope than practically any breach
in history, was an incident that occurred at the National Archive and
Records ...<
http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/24/security-hackers-data-technology-cio-network-breaches.html
>
Moonbeam Blocks Sunlight
Reason Online
"Governors are not allowed to take state cars or furniture as 'personal'
when they leave office," said then-state archivist John Burns in 1988 during
the ...<http://reason.com/blog/2009/11/25/moonbeam-blocks-sunlight>
Former Landscape Institute archivist Annabel Downs claims unfair dismissal
at ...
Horticulture Week
by Magda Ibrahim Former Landscape Institute archivist Annabel Downs has
claimed she was unfairly dismissed by her employer during a hearing at the
London ...<
http://www.hortweek.com/channel/Landscape/article/969365/Former-Landscape-Institute-archivist-claims-unfair-dismissal-Employment-Tribunal/
>
In Corporate Espionage Suit, Hilton and Starwood Talk Settlement
Business Travel News
By Jay Boehmer NOVEMBER 25, 2009 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and
Hilton Hotels Corp. are "exploring the possibility of settlement" in a
lawsuit ...<
http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004048317
>
In pictures: John Player's Advertising Archive
BBC News
An archive of over 20000 objects relating to the history of John Player's in
Nottingham, dating from the 1890s to the 1980s, is to be documented online.
...<
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8377000/8377101.stm
>
New National Archives Facility in St. Louis Moves Closer to Groundbreaking
CoStar Group
By Randyl Drummer Developers have secured financing for construction of the
$100 million National Archives and Records Administration federal personnel
...<
http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=FFF69B5C1E8C19C3621EB1F59EFE248C>
Letter - Archives part of library plan
BCLocalNews
Very few make mention of the archives and the invaluable role that it plays
in preserving the history of our island. The archives has had a wonderful,
...<http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/73688127.html>
E-mail archive for NC employees moving forward
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, NC — The state of North Carolina has hired a California company to
create an archive system designed to manage and retrieve state employee
e-mails ...<
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5il04lpTRI9xGrvC5bpsAIqDcH3bwD9C6QMO80
>
Finally, hope for advisers who want to tweet – but not delete
InvestmentNews
At present, the most compelling feature offered by Arkovi is the ability for
users to archive their Twitter posts, thus providing an audit trail for
future ...<
http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091125/FREE/911259982/1035/TECHNOLOGY
>
Records Management must be a 'strategic priority'
Public Service - Staffordshire,UK
The huge increase in the volume of data, and the consequent need for
electronic records storage, continues to pose a challenge to government
departments and ...<
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=13181>
Data-leak lessons learned from the 'Climategate' hack
Computerworld
If you don't have a comprehensive multimedia data retention policy (what
gets retained, what gets destroyed and on what timeframe, how destruction is
...<
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141481/Data_leak_lessons_learned_from_the_Climategate_hack?taxonomyId=
>
Hillsborough files to be released for publication
guardian.co.uk
Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Three professional archivists are to be appointed
by Sheffield city council to catalogue the official documents relating to
the ...<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/nov/25/hillsborough-sheffield-city-council-archivists
>
Photo galleries settle lawsuit over trade secrets
Las Vegas Sun
By Steve Green (contact) A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over
trade secrets at high-end photo galleries operating in Las Vegas. ... <
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/25/photo-galleries-settle-lawsuit-over-trade-secrets/
>
TXCO accuses Dallas company of stealing trade secrets
San Antonio Express
... Peregrine Petroleum LLC, claiming the company stole txco's trade secrets
and engaged in unfair competition by using confidential information. ...<
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/74065162.html>
Archivists recruited for Hillsborough disaster files
The Star
THREE archivists are to be recruited to sift through and document thousands
of files held on the Hillsborough disaster. The Home Office is to give
Sheffield ...<
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Archivists-recruited-for-Hillsborough-disaster.5859936.jp
>
NJ Supreme Court to Weigh Employee's Use of Private Company Records in Bias
Suit
The American Lawyer
By dint of her human resources position, Quinlan copied more than 1800 pages
of personnel files, including salary records, and gave them to her lawyer,
...<
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202435839568&NJ_Supreme_Court_to_Weigh_Employees_Use_of_Private_Company_Records_in_Bias_Suit
>
Public archives should be online, says gov't report
ZDNet UK
The public should have comprehensive online access to digitized state-sector
archives, according to a cross-departmental policy document. ...<
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39906058,00.htm>
WikiLeaks Posts Alleged 9/11 Pager Messages
Gothamist
Yesterday, WikiLeaks began posting "half a million US national text pager
intercepts," saying, "The archive is a completely objective record of the
defining ...<
http://gothamist.com/2009/11/26/wikileaks_posts_alleged_911_pager_m.php>
IT doesn't understand why legacy data must be destroyed
ComputerWeekly.com
Many IT departments are leaving their companies exposed to unnecessary cost
and legal risk by not complying with data retention policies laid down by
the ...<
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/26/239471/it-doesnt-understand-why-legacy-data-must-be-destroyed.htm
>
Second BC employee fired in document security breach
Vancouver Sun
Government earlier suspended then fired the employee in whose home the
documents were found. The missing files were discovered by the RCMP during a
separate ...<
http://www.vancouversun.com/Second+employee+fired+document+security+breach/2272614/story.html
>
Transcriber's fingers keep her in touch with history
San Diego Union Tribune
The society's research archive in Balboa Park houses the county's largest
and oldest collection of oral history interviews, said Jane Kenealy, the
society's ...<
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/nov/27/transcribers-fingers-keep-her-touch-history/
>
31 year old images of Bob Dylan developed
ePHOTOzine - nottinghamshire,UK
“I have used various digital storage, from floppy disks to flash drives,
since 1982 and a hard drive would never have lasted that long, let alone an
inkjet ...<
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/31-year-old-images-of-Bob-Dylan-developed-12615
>
Photos, Posters, Maps, and More Now for Sale Online from the New National
...
ResourceShelf (blog)
These striking images have been painstakingly reproduced on archival paper
from digital files housed at the National Archives. <
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/11/27/the-national-archives-u-s-launches-new-online-print-shop/
>
Audit faults Baltimore liquor board's record-keeping
Baltimore Sun
By Brent Jones | [log in to unmask] A recent city audit of the
Baltimore liquor board found that the panel did not maintain accurate
payroll attendance ...<
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.liquor27nov27,0,7602370.story
>
Rare book found locally reveals dark time in Chinese immigration
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
This is why National Archive researchers were so delighted to find this
book. "The coaching book itself is rare because the whole idea is you get
rid of it ...<http://www.northjersey.com/news/76203852.html>
Black history archivist Avery Clayton dies
89.3 KPCC
Avery Clayton guided journalists and archivists on tours of the collection,
and secured an unused courthouse as the future location of the Western
States ...<
http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/11/27/black-history-archivist-avery-clayton-dies/
>
The Ephemera of Protests, Carefully Hoarded, Is Going to an Archive
New York Times
Above, memorabilia from past Lower East Side protests that will become part
of an archive at New York University. Mr. DiPaola spread word of the events
with ...<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/arts/design/28archives.html>
Pierce County will store e-mail records for 6 years
TheNewsTribune.com
As governments rely more on e-mail, databases and other electronic records,
access to those records has become a big issue among open government
advocates. ... <
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/972175.html>
When Names Change to Protect the Future
New York Times
C. Richard Reese, executive chairman of Iron Mountain, says it was a “vital
records storage company” when he took the helm in 1981. ... <
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/business/29proto.html>
Historic items to move to new location
The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown,MD,USA
Don C. Wood, outgoing president of the Berkeley County Historical Society,
stands outside the society's Archives and Research Center's record
storage...<
http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=235058&format=html>
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