German court narrows data retention rules.(UP FRONT)
Germany's highest court has revised the country's
recently passed data retention directive targeting Internet service
providers (ISPs) and telecom companies. Calling the law
"potentially . . .
Okla. court rescinds records rule.(UP FRONT)
Despite privacy and identity theft concerns, the Oklahoma Supreme
Court has rescinded a controversial rule closing many online court
records and redacting information from court files.
According . . .
U.K. puts parliament proceedings online.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)
The U.K. Parliament has launched a pilot project to make 200 years
of Parliament proceedings available online, according to European
ePractice Newsletter.
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The U.K. . . .
Data lost in rush to close libraries.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)
Facing massive budget cuts, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) in 2006 decided to close some of its physical research libraries
and make the data available online instead. However, in its . . .
What does SOX cost small firms?(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
A survey by Lord & Benoit found that the average costs for
first-year compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) 404 provisions is
$78,474 for small firms (those with market capitalization less than . . .
GAO finds holes in e-mail habits.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
According to a report released in April by the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO), large gaps exist in key agencies'
e-mail management and storage policies.
"Preliminary results of GAO's . . .
Toward more picturesque 'RIM speak'.(IN FOCUS: A
Message from the Editors)
Like records and information management (RIM) professionals,
magazine editors constantly look both forward and backward in time,
planning for future projects and leveraging what has been learned . . .
Archives classic updated to address today's technology
challenges.
TITLE: Understanding Archives & Manuscripts
EDITOR: James M. O'Toole & Richard J. Cox
PUBLISHER: Society of American Archivists
PUBUCATION DATE: 2006
LENGTH: 255 pages
PRICE: $49
. . .
Digital conversion projects: a decision-making checklist:
determining what paper to convert and whether to outsource are the
cri
When implementing a document management system (DMS), many
organizations are faced with the task of converting their paper
documents into scanned images that can be stored in and retrieved from
the . . .
DIRKS: putting ISO 15489 to work: any records manager using ISO
15489 to develop a new program or evaluate an existing one shoul
International standards are fast becoming a staple of records
management programs and practices around the world. These standards make
extensive knowledge and expertise available from seasoned . . .
Strategies for merging recordkeeping systems: the critical role
that records play in business operations demands that acquired r
Corporate mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures play an
increasingly prominent role in today's business world. Large-scale
operational assets change hands as corporations realign . . .
The RIM manager's role in supporting major business changes:
during major organizational changes--mergers, acquisitions,
divesti
The economic necessity of being shrewdly competitive in
today's global markets drives many organizations to expand,
contract, grow, or reduce entire product lines or organizational
divisions very . . .
Auditing an organization's RIM program: a RIM program audit
is a valid checkup that every organization needs to ensure that is
o
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When people are sick, their bodies experience an information
management crisis. Essentially, the critical supporting components of
the body's defense mechanisms are not . . .
Is the end of SOX near? Businesses have long complained that the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act is too costly and burdensome. How far will t
Jim Clark, chairman of online photo company Shutterfly Inc.,
recently announced he was leaving the firm because of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (SOX). According to the Associated Press, Clark . . .
Archives not up to digital preservation.(UP FRONT: News, Trends
& Analysis)
Most academic institutions lack the resources to establish and
maintain their electronic records, according to a study by Tufts
University and Yale University Library, "Fedora and the
Preservation . . .
Historic NARA documents now online.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and
Footnote Inc., a subscription-based Web company, have partnered to post
online selected historical records from NARA's vast holdings.
. . .
11 best practices for effective RM.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
As companies increasingly look to records management solutions to
help them comply with an ever-growing list of laws and regulations, it
is critical to have a good records management plan from the . . .
Blame it on Sarbanes-Oxley.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
A recent study, "CEE the Future: Building the
Compliance-Enabled Enterprise," from the Business Performance
Management (BPM) Forum and AXS-One Inc., surveyed chief executive
officers (CEOs) about . . .
Governments to boost IT spending.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
Research firm IDC is predicting a big ramp-up in government
spending on IT systems this year. A Global Insights report from IDC says
government IT spending worldwide will increase by $9.1 billion . . .
French UFO reports go digital.(UP FRONT: News, Trends &
Analysis)
The French government takes "little green men" sightings
seriously--so seriously that the country's National Space Studies
Centre (CNES) will put its UFO archive online this spring, according . . .
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