RAIN 060425
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories 
related to records and archives management.

Moldy oldies: Already out of space, county records face mold ...
Maryville Daily Times - Maryville,TN,USA
by Lesli Bales-Sherrod. Blount County Records Manager Jackie Glenn has
been telling county commissioners since December 2003 that she is out
of space. ...
<http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/235821>

Back in the Day
UAF Sun Star - Fairbanks,AK,USA
... Archivist's Note: The University's copy of the constitution as well
as several copies since donated by convention delegates are housed in
the Archives, Alaska ...
<http://www.uaf.edu/sunstar/archives/20060425/backday.html>

Universal Data Classification, Part 2
Enterprise Systems - USA
... with ECM {electronic content management), an updated label for 
“document
management systems ... disk (where apps first write their data) to 
retention
disk (where ...
<http://www.esj.com/storage/article.aspx?EditorialsID=1705>

WorkCover lose thousands of claims
Australian IT - Australia
... But in some cases up to 40 per cent of archival material had been 
lost
or irretrievably corrupted, a source within WorkCover told the papers.
...
<http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18932814%5E15321%5E%5Enb
v%5E,00.html>

ECM Benefits Extend Beyond Document Management
Insurance Networking News - New York,NY,USA
... to branch out from just managing image files to actually working 
with
all the internal documents that the ... business process management and
records management in ...
<http://www.insurancenetworking.com/protected/article.cfm?articleId=4021&
pb=ros>

Roadshow to target emails
ic Birmingham.co.uk - Birmingham,UK
... recordkeeping implications for electronic files, in particular ...
unreliable for retrieving specific documents that may ... be resolved
between records managers and ...
<http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/business/tm_objectid=
16990240&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=roadshow-to-target-emails-name
_page.html>

Charity viewed in Serna probe
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA
... Copies of documents related to any inquiries about possible ... 
Office
advised the foundation to keep all records. ... to preserve and protect
the files and records of ...
<http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/nw_local_state_government/article/0,2564,ALB
Q_19859_4649105,00.html>

Tit for tat
Techworld.com - London,UK
Techworld covered the Everdream announcement here. We asked Iron 
Mountain
and Everdream to respond. An Iron Mountain spokeslady - Iron Maiden 
perhaps?
...
<http://www.techworld.com/storage/features/index.cfm?featureID=2464&pagty
pe=samecatsamechan>

This Stolen Laptop Will Self-Destruct in 5 Seconds
Washington Post - United States
... It's an attractive concept for anyone who deals with sensitive 
information:
If your data is in danger of being stolen, have it self-destruct. ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/24/AR200604
2401516.html>

Record Keeping For Small Businesses
Accountingweb.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA
... The Associated Press reports that the list of legal and financial 
documents
for permanent storage extends to contracts, deeds, mortgages, bills of
sale ...
<http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=102077&d=815&h=817&f=81
6&dateformat=%25B%20%25e,%20%25Y>

EMC Software Archives E-Mail and More
Sci-Tech Today - USA
EMC already offered a tool that archives e-mail, called E-MailXtender,
but the company says the new tool is designed to archive assorted 
content
types. ...
<http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=120000032GHC>

Archives hold key to fate of victims of Holocaust
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
... "I have no place to go and mourn," Lewenberg said. He's disappointed
it's taken this long for the German government to open the archives. ...
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-carchives25apr25
,0,6678174.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines>


States delete personal data from Web pages
United Press International - USA
... Florida's Manatee County removed Social Security and bank account 
numbers
from 3 million public records on the county's official Web site. ...
<http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060424-101232-9325r>

States struggling to deal with digital documents
CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Most state governments are not actively tackling the creeping problem of
digital archives and long-term access to public documents, according to
the head of an ...
<http://news.com.com/States+struggling+to+deal+with+digital+documents/210
0-1014_3-6064793.html>

EMC Makes Storage Security Push
InternetNews.com - USA
Lost data tapes, database breaches and regulations requiring secure data
retention moved storage security to the forefront last year. ...
<http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/3601581>

UK regulations need a rethink
What PC? - UK
... Another directive from Europe, this time on data retention, is also
causing unease among enterprises desperate for some guidance. ...
<http://www.whatpc.co.uk/itweek/comment/2154726/uk-regulations-rethink>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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