RAIN 060529
Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.
National Archives Council launched as part of archives reform
di-ve.com - Malta
... Act (V) came into effect in September 2005, separating the archives
sector from the Libraries Department and setting up the office of the
National Archivist. ...
<http://www.di-ve.com/dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=233943&pid=23>
$1M will help county effort to preserve records
Today's Sunbeam - Salem,NJ,USA
... along with an electronic filing expansion. Archival records and
preservation
services were also started. "The fact that the state ...
<http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-1/11488908519340.xml
&coll=9>
Financial Express, Mon, 29 May 2006 9:30 AM PDT
Dealing with computerised evidence
http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=5/30/2006§ion_id=5&
newsid=26080&spcl=no
THE overriding principle concerning all phases of seizing and
processing electronic evidence i.e. seized computers, disks and other
media,
should be never to alter the evidence from its original state. This
should ensure
its admissibility in court or other legal proceedings.
New York Times
Music: They Had Faces Then: An Archive Keeps Stars Ever Young
By ALAN SCHWARZ
Michael Ochs shares his collection of rock 'n' roll photographs with
millions in an archive that has become the premier source of musician
photography in the world.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/arts/music/28schw.html?>
New York Times
No Free Samples for Documentaries: Seeking Film Clips With the Fair-Use
Doctrine
By ELAINE DUTKA
Want to make a documentary about road movies like "Easy Rider"? Not so
easy. Studios want big bucks for big scenes.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/movies/28dutk.html?>
VA Had Many Security Warnings Before Its 26.5 Million-Person ...
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... million people. The laptop and an external hard drive the analyst
was
using, along with the data, were stolen in a May 3 burglary. ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18850080
7&subSection=All+Stories>
Melton Admits Destroying Requests
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
... Mayor Melton claims he wasn't lying when he denied shredding
documents.
At Thursday's press conference, Mayor Melton denied any shredding. ...
<http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4960417&nav=2CSf>
ID Theft Concern Leads to Removal of Public Records
WILX-TV - Lansing,MI,USA
... Diane Byrum (D- Onondaga) is co-sponsoring a bill to allow registers
of deeds to redact social security numbers from these public documents,
but it could take ...
<http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/2886471.html>
Melton acknowledges tearing up documents
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
... the state's Public Records Act is punishable by a fine of up $100,
but only if the official "willfully and knowingly" denies access to
public
documents. ...
<http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060529/NEWS/60
5290343/1002/NEWS01>
Standards, costs keep docs from digital age
CNN - USA
Most experts agree that electronic records reduce medical mistakes and
cut costs by avoiding duplication, but there is no standardized way to
share digital ...
<http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/29/health.tech.reut/>
The paperless office: resistance is futile
Law Times - Aurora,Ontario,Canada
Over 90 per cent of documents are now being created only electronically,
and will ... Family law lawyers need to rethink how their files are
created
and stored. ...
<http://www.lawtimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58
6&Itemid=82>
Bulgaria's intel czar tries to shield communist-era files
Dnevnik.bg - Bulgaria
Despite mounting public pressure for full disclosure the files of
Bulgaria's
communist-era ... that ordered him to grant public access to the
classified
documents. ...
<http://news.dnevnik.bg/print.php?id=7803>
Down To Business: Time To Get Tough On Security Slackers
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
... For instance, most of the thousands of people affected a year ago by
a breach at ChoicePoint, which aggregates and sells reams of consumer
and business data ...
<http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18850060
1&subSection=All+Stories>
Editor hailed for collecting Labrador history
CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador - St. John's,Newfoundland,Canada
... The magazine's archives have been described as one of the world's
best
collections of material about Labrador, and the aboriginals and settlers
who made their ...
<http://www.cbc.ca/nl/story/nf-saunders-obit-20060529.html>
Some county campaign data lost
Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA
... "It is disturbing to me that county records would be destroyed —
if in fact they were destroyed — against the county's policy and they
do have a policy ...
<http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060529/APC0101/
605290487/1979>
Outgamie County looks into missing campaign records
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA
... Finance statements must be held for six years after the filing date,
but officials note there is no record of their destruction. The records
are for many ...
<http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/14693983.
htm>
Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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