RAIN 060618 Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories related to records and archives management. Fire alarm: Dade can't get a handle on its payroll Miami Herald - FL,USA ... Miami Herald requested signed payroll documents in 122 cases since 2000 -- a sample of a much larger group of cases -- in which computer records indicated that ... <http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14843040.htm> Declassification law on official documents needs review, says ... Indian Muslims - San Diego,California,USA New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The recommendation of a government-appointed committee on declassification of public documents has again thrown up the question as to ... <http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2006/june/15/india_news/declassificat ion_law_on_official_documents_needs_review_says_committee.html> Personal files hacked at Western Illinois Chicago Tribune - United States A hacker was in the system for a "relatively short period of time," and officials do not know if any records were viewed or copied, said Mitch Davidson ... <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0606180195jun18,1,3 699860.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed> A big taxing mess ~~ Interim director: Tax files in chaos News Leader - Fernandina Beach,FL,USA ... These and other tax records are fastened by rubber bands, and in some cases stacked in beer boxes. ... "My concern is that records were destroyed," Drew said. ... <http://www.fbnewsleader.com/articles/2006/06/17/news/01newstaxmess.txt> Emerson leaves post at SC Historical Society Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA When W. Eric Emerson began working for the South Carolina Historical Society eight years ago, only 10 percent of its catalog of books, manuscripts and diaries ... <http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=93534§ion=stateregion> SUNO's art is purged of mold, insects Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA ... art.". Hill, who earned a master's degree in museum studies at SUNO, became the collection's curator and archivist in April 2005. ... <http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1150614452 127560.xml&coll=1> Heirs should sift slowly through attic Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA ... Archivist Sandy Berman has mined boxes and bins to give a picture of what life was like for Jews during different times of the state's history. <http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/14846688.htm> The Digital Dark Age Newsweek - USA ... Such mammoth databases are beyond the reach of librarians like Margaret Hedstrom, the top digital archivist at the University of Michigan. ... < http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13389952/site/newsweek/> Managing the Overflow of E-mails Technology Evaluation Centers - Montreal,Quebec,Canada ... current market seeks to integrate e-mail management with a full document and records ... address not only e-mail use and misuse, but also retention and destruction ... <http://www.technologyevaluationcenters.com/Research/ResearchHighlights/C ontentManagement/2006/06/research_notes/MI_CO_HM_06_19_06_1.asp> Hospitals not ready for e-records Australian IT - Australia ... "There are a lot of concerns over the recent launch of NSW Health's e-records trial Healthelink over the default opt-in model," he says. ... <http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,19495066%5E24170%5E%5Enb v%5E24169,00.html> A house of secrets: State reps' records closeted and costly Beaver County Times - Beaver County,PA,USA ... have access to public records. It has a space in that office where citizens can review public documents. Upon written request, and ... <http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16808117&BRD=2305&PAG=46 1&dept_id=478569&rfi=6> Sunday Mail, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 9:29 PM PDT PS PUBLIC SECTOR'S LOCAL HEROES <<http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17248904&method=full&sitei d=64736&headline=ps-public-sector-s-local-heroes--name_page.html>> ANDREW DOWSEY has chronicled everything from local uprisings to ghost hauntings in his time as Fife Council's archivist. Andrew, 37, is responsible for looking after hundreds of thousands of records and ensuring current events are kept for posterity. BizJournals, Sun, 18 Jun 2006 9:51 PM PDT Lawyers battle over records in auto-dealer lawsuits <<http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2006/06/19/story8.html?fro m_rss=1>> Business records at the heart of lawsuits between Hendrick Automotive Group and a former dealership manager have become an issue in a consumer lawsuit over Hendrick's sales practices. Peter A. Kurilecz Richmond, Va [log in to unmask] ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. 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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