RAIN 060322 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. CBC Ottawa, Mon, 20 Mar 2006 2:52 PM PST Family discovers 75-year-old city hall flag in basement http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/story/ot-unionflag20060320.html?ref=rss A 75-year-old union flag that once flew above Ottawa's original city hall has been recovered. "We know so little about the original building, so it's just a tangible piece of that building that's come back," said city archivist David Bullock. BBC News, Mon, 20 Mar 2006 7:10 PM PST Campaign to save ancient map http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/4827296.stm The push is on to raise the "substantial" sum to keep an ancient map of Diss in Norfolk. NPR, Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:19 PM PST Mixed Signals http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5295188 Assistant Archivist for Administration Assistant Archivist for Records Services, Washington, D.C. Assistant Archivist for Regional Records Services Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries Assistant Archivist for Information Services Director of the Federal Register Director, National Personnel Records Center Director, Jimmy Carter Library " RAID on steroids CMPnetAsia - Singapore ... Backup is the largest consumer of data storage in the enterprise. ... suggested by Santilli include content and document management, records management, and ... <http://www.cmpnetasia.com/oct3_nw_viewart.cfm?Artid=28489&Catid=5&subcat =51§ion=Features> SUBJECT: Designation of Officers of the National Archives and ... Whitehouse.gov (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... This memorandum supersedes the Presidential Memorandum of March 19, 2002, entitled, "Designation of Officers of the National Archives and Records Administration ... <http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060322-2.html> Quattrone's Court Victory May Help Only Quattrone Bloomberg - USA ... wrote. Char quoted from the company's document retention and destruction policy and urged everyone to ``catch up on file cleanup.''. ... <http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&refer=columnist_woolne r&sid=aX8Z6FMpaP8E> Perry appoints McDaniel to state records panel MyWestTexas.com - Midland,TX,USA ... Other board members are Texas State Archivist Christopher LaPlante and Cynthia Beeman of Austin, Suzanne Campbell of San Angelo, Houston McGaugh of Washington ... <http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16349885&BRD=2288&PAG=46 1&dept_id=475621&rfi=6> Suspect in Corning spy case seeks plea deal Elmira Star-Gazette - Elmira,NY,USA ... trade secrets has been postponed for plea-bargaining discussions. ... Lin's next appearance is scheduled for May 23. Lin faces a charge of theft of trade secrets. ... <http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060322/BUSIN ESS/603220325> Jury decides fight over trade secrets of Roanoke company WDBJ7.com - Roanoke,VA,USA ... took orders that were made out to Mario and had them diverted over to his new company." Scutellaro says Cook stole customer lists and other trade secrets. ... <http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=4658229&nav=S6aK> Social Security numbers masked in online documents Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA ... leases, soldiers' discharge papers, federal tax liens and power of attorney records. ... Citizens may check their files on the Mahoning County Recorder's Web site ... <http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/312760016733934.php> Collective consciousness Detroit Metro Times - Detroit,MI,USA ... tracts, Brad Duncan calls his hoard an "amateur historical archive." It encompasses ... 8,500-plus piece collection to a friend and fellow archivist in Pennsylvania ... <http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=9018> Historical society looks for answers to old photo puzzles Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA ... be remembered. But today their images sit among hundreds of photos at the Gwinnett Historical Society marked as "unknown.". If they ... <http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/0322gwxphotos.ht ml> What Quattrone Means for Enron TIME - USA ... a crime when telling subordinates via e-mail to " clean up" their files during a ... jury was wrongly told it could convict the firm for shredding documents during ... <http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1175524,00.html> Giving yesterday to tomorrow Valley City Times Record - Valley City,ND,USA ... The veterans? oral history project has been equally successful, with wartime reminiscences archived here, in the state archives in Bismarck, and in the ... <http://www.times-online.com/articles/2006/03/22/news/05yesterday.txt> City Finds 9,000 Missing City Manager E-Mails NBC Sandiego.com - San Diego,CA,USA ... Aguirre said. "That investigation is very active. We are involved in interviewing people about the destruction of the records.". ... <http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/8187858/detail.html> Kenya [editorial]: Kenya Needs a Freedom of Information Act Now AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA ... What Kenya really needs is a Freedom of Information Act that will provide for the release of unclassified information by Government departments and agencies on ... <http://allafrica.com/stories/200603220590.html> Management Software Catches On Enterprise Storage Forum - Darien,CT,USA ... data retention requirements while better managing total cost of ownership and improving recovery, a so-called information lifecycle management (ILM) approach. ... <http://www.enterprisestorageforum.com/management/features/article.php/35 93516> Exhibit pays tribute to the Boston Symphony Boston Globe - United States ... Barbara Perkel, an assistant archivist for the BSO, said she hopes the exhibit of photographs and memorabilia makes people realize there's "more to the ... <http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/03/22/exhib it_pays_tribute_to_the_boston_symphony> Human error sends data down the toilet ZDNet.com.au - Australia More than a third of data loss from digital storage media is caused by human error, undermining the potential business benefits of cheaper, higher capacity ... <http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Human_error_sends_data_down_th e_toilet/0,2000061733,39247497,00.htm> How a nearly forgotten relic of Ottawa's past was released from ... Ottawa Citizen - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada ... Just this month, when it finally makes its way to the city archives to be unfurled, the archivists marvel: It is the flag, singe marks still visible, that flew ... <http://www.canada.com/ottawa/news/city/story.html?id=25c212b6-ca9c-4d37- b5f8-ab017a88c625&k=95420> Kingsport attorney making case to prove painting is genuine Titian Kingsport Times News - Kingsport,TN,USA ... numerals well, and recorded instead the 1540 date a forgotten archivist wrote on ... De Groft found the original letter in the Mantua state archive and confirmed ... <http://www.timesnews.net/communityArticle.dna?_StoryID=3614531> Court Overturns Quattrone Conviction New York Times - United States ... he was never told which documents were covered by the subpoenas and that the company?s lawyers never suspended the firm?s document retention policy, as had ... <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/20/business/20cnd-star.html?hp&ex=1142917 200&en=e1940936b0ecde45&ei=5094&partner=homepage> Peter A. 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