FTC oks Google deal, issues guidelines.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)(Federal Trade Commission)
In late December, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved
search engine Google's controversial merger with online marketing
giant DoubleClick and simultaneously released voluntary . . .
NARA seeks to speed presidential disclosures.(UP FRONT: News,
Trends & Analysis)(National Archives and Records
Administration)(B
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) said it is
exploring new methods to speed the disclosure of records at U.S.
presidential libraries.
Archivists completed an in-house study . . .
NARA: Clinton records ready.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton)(Judicial Watch Inc v U.S.
Nati
According to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA), a portion of Hillary Clinton's White House office records
from her years as first lady are now ready for release; it is now up . . .
Library project to scan 60 million documents.(UP FRONT: News,
Trends & Analysis)(Boston Public
Library)(Publicresource.org)(Inte
A $6 million digital library partnership that includes the Boston
Public Library and two nonprofit organizations will make more than 60
million government documents available at no cost via the . . .
Magna Carta copy to stay at archives.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)(Brief article)
A 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta, the last remaining copy in
the United States and the last in private hands, recently fetched $21.3
million--or $8,528 a word--at Sotheby's auction.
David . . .
CIA destroyed videotapes.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)(Central Intelligence Agency)
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) admitted in December
that it had destroyed hundreds of hours of CIA videotape showing
suspected terrorist interrogations.
CIA Director Michael Hayden . . .
Revised FOIA Bill becomes law.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
On December 31, President Bush signed into law revised legislation
designed to improve and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), the United States' open records law . . .
Correction.(IN FOCUS: A Message from the Editors)(Correction
notice)
Production errors that occurred in "The Importance of
Architecture in ERM Software Selections" in the January/February
2008 issue may have confused readers. First, an incorrect description of
the . . .
Old rules, new rules, classic evergreen rules.(IN FOCUS: A
Message from the Editors)
Both the U.S. records and information management (RIM) and legal
communities are abuzz these days about the 2006 revision to the U.S.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). The FRCP is an . . .
Solving the unmanaged content conundrum: dealing with the
exploding volume of e-mail and other unmanaged electronic documents ca
Recent federal rules, significant fines from regulatory agencies,
and the threat of electronic discovery are driving organizations to
better identify and manage the information they create and . . .
How to create and facilitate meetings that matter: learn how to
plan and run a successful meeting using crucial checklists.(Mana
We're having too many %$*# meetings!" is a familiar cry
that echoes through the corridors of many workplaces--particularly when
meetings are held by default and treated as events rather than . . .
Eight steps to successful taxonomy design: when users are not
involved in classification system design, their deployments freque
The least flexible part of any system is the user.--Lowell lay
Arthur
The word 'user' is the word used by computer
professionals when they mean 'idiot'.--Dave Barry
The goal of implementing an . . .
Taking ECM from concept to reality: here are five elements that
can help organizations establish well-defined and robust managem
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Enterprise content management (ECM) combines hardware, software,
and infrastructure to enable an organization to store, manage, and
access information generated throughout . . .
Putting retention management on the right track: forrester
suggests ways to get an organization on track and prepared to meet
to
One year ago, new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
amendments went into effect, requiring organizations large and small to
be able to demonstrate, if necessary, that their electronic . . .
CIOs need holistic view of e-records.(UP FRONT)(chief information
officer)
The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) is calling on state
chief information officers (CIOs) to better prepare for electronic
discovery as they take on more responsibility for managing . . .
Ask.com won't retain user data.(UP FRONT)
Search engine Ask.com will stop retaining search data if users
activate a new feature that prohibits it, according to an Associated
Press (AP) report.
That decision makes Ask the first major . . .
Survey: e-mail violators may get the boot.(UP FRONT)(Brief
article)
Employees who aren't careful what they put in e-mails may lose
their jobs over it. A recent report from e-mail security provider
ProofPoint revealed that almost 28 percent of U.S. companies had . . .
FTC reveals whole foods' secrets.(UP FRONT)(Federal Trade
Commission )(Brief article)
Premium organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market Inc. recently
wrapped up its $565-million acquisition of competitor Wild Oats Markets
Inc. after a five-month antitrust investigation and court . . .
D.C. to delete e-mails after six months.(UP FRONT)
Before early January 2008, District of Columbia government
employees have been instructed to review their e-mails and save the
messages that they believe should be retained. All others will then . . .
NARA, Amazon digitize historic films.(UP FRONT)(National Archives
and Records Administration )
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has
partnered with Amazon.com and subsidiary CreateSpace to digitize copies
of thousands of the Archives' historic films and videotapes . . .
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