RAIN 060525
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories 
related to records and archives management.

Veterans' Data Theft Highlights Need To Secure Data On Laptops
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... Also during the year, missing backup tapes from Bank of America, 
Ameritrade,
Time Warner and Citigroup had the potential of exposing account or 
social
security ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=1881
03143&subSection=Spam/Spyware>

County reverses course, releases its documents
Merced Sun-Star - Merced,CA,USA
The decision to make the records available came after the Sun-Star ran
a story about how the county had clamped down on public documents that
might be viewed ...
<http://www.mercedsunstar.com/local/story/12229755p-12970016c.html>

Mayor denies shredding charge
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... There is no law against shredding copies of requests for public 
documents,
but, "If the mayor shreds our documents, think about what he might do
to a request ...
<http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060525/NEWS/60
5250386/1002/NEWS01>

Comcast And TOWER Software: Growing Up Together
ECM Connection (press release) - Erie,PA,USA
... their original investment in TOWER Software’s product and has now
upgraded to TRIM Context 6. Genny Garrett, Corporate Records Manager,
explains, "We have ...
<http://www.ecmconnection.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B23422402-
A478-47AE-957B-3FE9B60763A7%7D&Bucket=Supplier+News>

25-year paper trail both notable, curious
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... Who is Stanley Parr. Jr.? He was the city records manager from 1976
to 1991, the same year he died. What specifically is stored there? Oh
gosh. ...
<http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portland_ne
ws/1147906515307490.xml&coll=7>


Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Hour.ca - Canada
... Curated by CCA head archivist Robert Desaulniers, it's 
understandable
that the ... and in cases spoils from the newly acquired Oberlander 
Archive
ranging from ...
<http://www.hour.ca/visualarts/visualarts.aspx?iIDArticle=9216>

Thousands of files occupy new home
Scranton Times-Tribune - PA, USA
... Those files are searchable from terminals at the office of judicial
records, but judges do not yet have access to those files while in their
courtrooms, Mr. ...
<http://thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16690558&BRD=2185&PAG=4
61&dept_id=416046&rfi=6>

VA data analyst took files home for years
Houston Chronicle - United States
... Senate and House panels investigating the breach, explaining that 
one
of his employees first heard about a burglary — and that VA electronic
records may have ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3894444.html>

MSU photo collection traces rise of modern cotton farming
Mississippi State University - MS,USA
... of the history of 20th century Mississippi, said Michael Ballard, 
head
archivist at Mitchell ... We are fortunate to have this collection in
the MSU archives.”.
<http://msucares.com/news/print/agnews/an06/060525.html>

Lincoln library receives $1 million gift from Qatar
Chicago Tribune - United States
SPRINGFIELD -- Qatar's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday 
presented
a $1 million check to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library 
Foundation
on ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0605250276may25,1,7
505538.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed>

Federal Jurisdiction for Theft of Computer Data by Employees
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - USA
... computer forensics services. We have substantial experience 
involving
trade secrets and stolen information in employment matters.
<http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDet
ail&ID=12704>


Security Bytes: Dirty cyber deeds in Tinseltown?
SearchSecurity.com - Needham,MA,USA
... claims the MPAA paid the hacker $15,000 to steal email 
correspondence
and trade secrets. ... of whom were notified by mail of possible 
identity
theft problems on ...
<http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1
190435,00.html>

Katrina victims search for deeds, records
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... days to salvage 900,000 pages - the last 31 years of deeds - for 
homeowners
... day they're sitting in 100-degree weather, the paper documents are
deteriorating.". ...
<http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14663242.h
tm>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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