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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
ArchiveGrid ? New, Detailed Web Site Offers Fast Path to Family ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... new international Web site for researching primary sources including
historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in
archives
around the ...
<http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb355033.htm>
Everett patient records stolen
The Herald - Everett,WA,USA
... EVERETT - Two laptop computers containing the medical records of 122
patients were stolen last week from the cars of Providence Hospice and
Home Care workers ...
<http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/03/08/100loc_b1hospital001.cfm>
Florida, soon to be hacker-central
Chicago Maroon - Chicago,IL,USA
... Now Florida has a new stupid plan. It is going to put medical
records
online. ... The medical records of 16 million Floridians uploaded to the
world wide web. ...
<http://maroon.uchicago.edu/viewpoints/articles/2006/03/07/florida_soon_t
o_be_h.php>
Migrant Workers' Health Records Put Online
Washington Post - United States
... harvesting everything from California raisins to Alaska salmon. When
they move, precious medical records are often left behind. ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/08/AR200603
0800271.html>
Privacy nightmare: Government computers, data tapes and other ...
Vancouver Sun (subscription) - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... equipment, 31 laptop computers and nine cellphones were reported
missing
during the year. The government said all of those items were stolen,
rather
than lost. ...
<http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=a5900d95-6420-4810
-b6f2-2773f727e07f&k=64514>
Remotely delete files from lost laptops
InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Ever had a laptop lost or stolen and spent sleepless nights worrying
about whose hands your information might have fallen into? Tell us what
you think.
<http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/005491.html>
Making information breaches public
Techworld.com - London,UK
... For instance, the random loss or theft of a laptop or tape
containing
... of consumers, "because the statute of limitations on thieves using
stolen data does not ...
<http://www.techworld.com/security/features/index.cfm?FeatureID=2328>
Making History: Input sought on county museum
Marquette Mining Journal - Marquette,MI,USA
... downtown Marquette. The new facility will include expanded archival
and exhibit space as well as a multi-use reception area. The ...
<http://www.miningjournal.net/stories/articles.asp?articleID=2142>
Preserving the Past
TV Technology - Falls Church,VA,USA
... (If TV Technology readers have equipment, parts or manuals that
would
be of use to the archival project, they are encouraged to contact the
library at 301-314 ...
<http://www.tvtechnology.com/features/news/2006.03.08-02-n-preserving-the
-past.shtml>
Oak Bay history displayed
Oak Bay News - Oak Bay,British Columbia,Canada
... middle class.". Students were required to consult archival sources,
photographs, research files, old newspapers and maps. "Rather ...
<http://www.oakbaynews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=23&cat=23&id=60341
2&more=>
WINNING BIDS
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
... for five years. Afterward, the papers will return to the custody of
the State Library and Archives Commission. A rare "flourishing ...
<http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/14046104.htm>
A chance for national glory as treasures go on display
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... are among 170 objects and documents that form the National Treasures
from Australia's Great Libraries exhibition, which opens at the State
Library of Victoria ...
<http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/a-chance-for-national-glory-as-treasu
res-go-on-display/2006/03/08/1141701576160.html>
Major gaps in management of digital assets
Laboratory Talk - UK
... Tessella has over 20 years of proven expertise in the area of
reliable
and authentic long-term preservation of electronic records, both for
government
and ...
<http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/teu/teu102.html>
The earliest rules of golf display their historic Leith links
Scotsman - United Kingdom
... the forthcoming year. Richard Hunter, the archivist at the City of
Edinburgh Council, believes the pages are priceless. He said: "This ...
<http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=348612006>
"Testudo's Troops" Exhibit at Maryland Is All About the Students
Newswise (press release) - USA
As the first woman to hold the title "University Archivist" at Maryland,
she is in a unique position to oversee the history of an institution she
has come to ...
<http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/518570/>
LiveAuctionTalk.com Takes Close Look at Collecting Vintage ...
News-antique.com (press release) - Garden City,New York,USA
... The images were printed in the early-1980s directly from Conlon?s
original glass negatives under the supervision of Sporting News. ...
<http://news-antique.com/?id=781135&keys=Auctions-Baseball-Photography>
Rocky Mountain News, Wed, 08 Mar 2006 0:14 AM PST
Courts curbing public access to records
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_452302
2,00.html
Courthouses across the state are limiting public access to court files
as a means of coping with budget reductions.
NY film company taps society for illustrations
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
The society has also sent them tentative plans for the presidential
library
for the 14 forgotten founders; those men who served as President of the
Continental ...
<http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060308/LIFES
TYLE/603080306/1024/LIFESTYLE>
UI aids Gulf library relief
UI The Daily Iowan (subscription) - Iowa City,IA,USA
... The Jefferson Davis Library, named for the president of the
Confederacy
during the Civil War, is considered a presidential library. ...
<http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2006/03/08/Metro/Ui.Aids.Gulf.Library.Rel
ief-1658988.shtml>
South Dakota Looks at Capital Punishment History
Dakota Voice - Rapid City,SD,USA
... Page?s case prompted Carol A. Jennings, government archivist for
the South Dakota State Historical Society-Archives at the South Dakota
Cultural Heritage ...
<http://www.dakotavoice.com/200603/20060308_4.htm>
Rare images on show at National Archives
National Indigenous Times - Australia
... The first retrospective of his work has now been compiled, and was
launched late last month at the National Archives of Australia in
Canberra.
<http://www.nit.com.au/thearts/story.aspx?id=4189>
Government bans sale of used computer gear
Globe and Mail - Canada
... of data-storage tapes were sold at an auction in Surrey last spring.
The tapes had not been properly erased and contained confidential
government
records on ...
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060308.BCTAPES08/TPSt
ory/National>
SpectrumData-AccessIM JV wins Woodside data contract
WA Business News - Northbridge,Western Australia,Australia
... from more than 180,000 tapes and a large volume of paper records,
which
will ... enabled the two companies to win the contract over larger data
storage competitors ...
<http://www.wabusinessnews.com.au/en-story.php?/1/35557/SpectrumData-Acce
ssIM-JV-wins-Woodside-data-contract>
Porn Billing Leak Exposes Buyers
Wired News - USA
... The files appear to have been generated by exporting an SQL database
into a ... insider may have simply walked out of iBill with the
transaction
records to sell on ...
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70356-0.html?tw=wn_index_1>
Beacon, State Go To Court Over E-Mail Files
Turn to 10.com - Providence,RI,USA
... of Business Regulation showed up at Beacon's headquarters seeking
computer
records. ... they could accidentally or intentionally change or delete
files on the hard ...
<http://www.turnto10.com/news/7823481/detail.html>
Records discovery can prove dangerously enlightening
ZDNet.com.au - Australia
... Making a concerted effort to get rid of unwanted metadata in
archived
files, Brand said -- and improving records management discipline by
making
it "sexier ...
<http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Records_discovery_can_prove_da
ngerously_enlightening/0,2000061733,39242171,00.htm>
Celebrating "The Open Record Blues"
Isthmus Daily Page - Madison,WI,USA
... of open government set for March 12-18, political troubadour Peter
Leidy has recorded what is likely the first song ever about Wisconsin's
Open Records Law. ...
<http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/node/1077>
Open-records bill clears House
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
By The Associated Press. CHEYENNE -- The House on Tuesday passed a bill
that open-records advocates say could allow lawmakers to operate in a
secretive manner. ...
<http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/08/news/wyoming/50-open-
records.txt>
Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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