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 [log in to unmask] A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. 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