See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR200608170148 5.html (registration required) for an interesting article, "The FBI's Upgrade That Wasn't $170 Million Bought an Unusable Computer System." It's an interesting review of what happened when the FBI tried to upgrade and automate its "filing system" and case management system. Maarja 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. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>