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> There are 24 messages totalling 1593 lines in this issue.
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. 10 Men Fathered Europe, Roman Luxury Ship, Grave-robbing Ghouls, V&As
> strength, Lucan's robes, Rare primates, A Heady Affair
> 2. Free SMS & Speedmail
> 3. RAIN 11/16:Presidential library, time capsule and sealed records
> 4. Local History & Genealogy Librarian (newsletter)
> 5. portable dehumidifiers
> 6. I'm baaack
> 7. So you wanna talk copyright . . . (2)
> 8. appraiser needed
> 9. NYART email changes
> 10. Confederate Currency
> 11. Oral History Workshop - deadline approaching
> 12. Archivist Job Announcement
> 13. [Fwd: Archives and Public Photo Scanners]
> 14. FW: The Sun Never Sets, continued...[for Friday Funnies]
> 15. Connecticut History Online Prototype Available
> 16. Position Announcement - Columbus, OH
> 17. Disaster listserv
> 18. I'm baaack -- info for medical archivists
> 19. internet use of photos
> 20. Position available at the Utah State Archives
> 21. [Fwd: [ FW: Serbia Deploys Peacekeeping Forces To U.S.]]
> 22. upon further review...
> 23. Archiving of electronic communications
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> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:53:13 +1300
> From:    Roger Smith <jollyroger@WAVE.CO.NZ>
> Subject: 10 Men Fathered Europe, Roman Luxury Ship, Grave-robbing Ghouls,
> V&As strength, Lucan's robes, Rare primates, A Heady Affair
> 
> Global Museum, the award-winning webzine read in more than 80 countries each
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> 
> The headlines this week (for the full story visit the webzine):
> 
> **  10 Men Fathered Europe
> More than 95 percent of European men today descended from just 10 possible
> male ancestors, a new genetic study shows
> 
> **  Plan to sell Empress of Ireland artifacts to U.S. collector draws anger
> A diver who spent more than 30 years promoting the wreck of the Empress of
> Ireland as a Canadian heritage site wants to sell most of the ship's
> artifacts to a U.S. dealer
> 
> **  Dinosaur rising in public view
> A dinosaur is growing in the South Australian Museum - and anyone can watch
> the spectacle
> 
> **  Sickened by greed of grave-robbing ghouls
> Sun readers reacted with horror to a report that sick collectors in Belgium
> were digging up First World War battlefields to plunder their fallen heroes
> 
> **  Diversity is the V&As strength
> The recent dilemma of the V&A lies in its inability to capitalise on its
> very diversity. Rather than dispersing its treasures, the challenge is to
> present them to a contemporary audience by projecting an imaginative image
> of what is, after all, a unique museum
> 
> **  Museum displays Cuban art
> Newly-acquired works from the Cuban Collection at the Lowe Art Museum at the
> University of Miami will be on display through the fall of 2001
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> 
> **  China Civilization Proclaimed Older
> China's ancient civilization has just gotten a little older - officially at
> least.
> 
> **  Roman Luxury Ship Found Near Sicily
> A Sicilian swimming instructor has located a sunken vessel believed to have
> been a luxury cruise liner for noblemen from ancient Rome
> 
> **  £3,000 for Lucan's peer robes
> The late Lord Lucan's crimson ermine and gold peer's robes have been sold
> for £3,290 at auction
> 
> **  Rare primates found in Madagascar
> A team of international scientists has discovered three previously unknown
> species of mouse lemur in the Indian Ocean East African island state of
> Madagascar
> 
> **  African cloth inspired modern artists
> Whether it's the strikingly modern graphics or strong geometry, antique Kuba
> cloth made by the African Bakuba tribes of the Democratic Republic of Congo
> (formerly Zaire) is attracting not only textile but Modernism collectors
> 
> **  Museum hangs flying lizard as kids bone up on dinosaurs
> William Twomey's interest veered from trucks to dinosaurs about six months
> ago
> 
> **  History's part of daily life in Spain's fairy-tale city of Toledo
> Entering one of Spain's loveliest and most historic cities at night wasn't a
> deliberate choice, but I quickly realized we were lucky to do so
> 
> **  Startling Tang museum takes center stage at Skidmore
> When's the last time you wanted to run up and down a museum exterior?
> 
> **  R I T Introduces Preservation Technology for Museums, Libraries,
> Archives
> RIT's Image Permanence Institute (IPI) has launched a $1.1 million
> preservation project to begin this November
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> 
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> ____________________________________________________________________________
> 
> **  Behind Field's walls is a world of treasures
> The public galleries show less than 1 percent of all the Field's stuff,
> leaving some 20 million items behind the scenes for the researchers,
> students, scientists, indigenous people and artists who come from around the
> world to study or borrow from the collection
> 
> **  Mill power
> 150 years ago, the countryside of Nova Scotia was dotted with mills of
> various types, many powered by natural energy
> 
> **  War Museum must broaden its perspective
> In his response ("I made no effort to glorify war at the museum," Nov. 4) to
> my article on the future of the Canadian War Museum ("How will we look at
> war?" Nov. 1), Dr. J. L. Granatstein criticizes my management of the museum
> and its "sad shape." Victor Suthren
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> 
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> ____________________________________________________________________________
> 
> **  Rembrandt's Amsterdam is still a masterpiece to view
> When Rembrandt van Rijn settled in Amsterdam in 1631, he was 25 and an
> acknowledged master whose paintings commanded high prices
> 
> **  Alaska art auction a heady affair
> He also revealed that she drank blood imported from Europe. She was "a
> charming and strange lady," he said
> 
> **  Another 'gripping' Global Museum Caption Contest
> 
> **  Hot Potatoes - a Hypothetical on Ethical Dilemmas and Controversial
> Exhibitions
> 
> **  Canadian Pacific Railway
> 
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> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 06:40:07 EST
> From:    Peter Kurilecz <PAKURILECZ@AOL.COM>
> Subject: RAIN 11/16:Presidential library, time capsule and sealed records
> 
> Dallas Morning News 11/15/00
> Clinton library to move forward
> Court says Little Rock's acquisition of land for project was legal
> <<http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/215099_arlibrary_15te.html>>
> 
> by Suzi Parker
> Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
> LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Skip Rutherford, the director of the William J. Clinton
> Presidential Foundation, spent Tuesday on the phone with architects for the
> Clinton Presidential Library.
> For months now, library plans have been in limbo because of a lawsuit
> landowner Gene Pfeifer filed against the city of Little Rock, which wanted to
> take 2.9 acres of his for the presidential site.
> Mr. Rutherford's wait ended Monday when Chancellor Vann Smith ruled that
> Little Rock's acquisition of Mr. Pfeifer's land meets the state's
> requirements for eminent domain proceedings because the site qualifies as a
> municipal park.
> Neither Mr. Pfeifer nor his attorney could be reached for comment Tuesday.
> Mr. Pfeifer has 30 days to appeal the decision, but he indicated earlier that
> he would abide by the chancellor's ruling.
> 
> 
> Poughkeepsie Journal 11/14/00
> Time capsule found at school
> 1938 items in jar dug up at Krieger
> http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/tuesday/education/stories/ed111400s2.shtml
> 
> by Rob Seetoo
> A little jar of history was unearthed Monday at George W. Krieger School in
> the City of Poughkeepsie.
> The time capsule may become part of a display about the history of the
> 71-year-old elementary school.
> Workers digging to expose a water main came up with a little surprise -- a
> Mason jar about 8 inches high, still sealed and dry.
> Inside the clear, glass container were papers dated Arbor Day, April 29,
> 1938.
> The discovery was a surprise to the workers and Diane Hammond, principal at
> Krieger.
> 
> 
> Charlotte Observer 11/15/00
> 3 Historic N.C. documents for auction at Sothebys.com
> http://www.charlotte.com/observer/natwor/docs/auction11150.htm
> 
> by Kathleen Curry
> How much would you pay to hold part of North Carolina's birth certificate in
> your hand?
> Three 1790 letters marking North Carolina's admission as the 12th state -
> written by President George Washington, then-Secretary of State Thomas
> Jefferson and Connecticut Gov. Samuel Huntington - are up for sale this week.
> The relics are being hawked on the auction block of the future: Sothebys.com,
> the Web site of the New York auction house, lists the grouping as a highlight
> of its online presidential archives sale.
> "This is an incredibly rare and unique set of material in any type of sale,"
> said Marsha Malinowski, senior vice president for Sotheby's. "To have it on
> the Internet makes it even more unusual."
> The price reflects Sotheby's enthusiasm: It costs $100,000 just to get a
> cyberpaddle to bid, and Sotheby's estimates the lot will go for between
> $125,000 and $175,000. Bidding closes Friday at noon.
> 
> 
> CheyenneTribune-Journal 11/15/00
> Public Records on Web questioned
> <http://wire.ap.org/?FRONTID=TECHNOLOGY&PACKAGEID=InternetNews&STORYID=APIS789
> 
> 3LN80&SLUG=INTERNET%2dPRIVACY>
> 
> by Anick Jesdanun
> AP Internet Writer
> MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (AP) - As more individuals build their own Web sites,
> some privacy advocates now question requirements that the site owners
> disclose their personal contact information.
> Names, e-mail addresses, postal addresses and telephone numbers for more than
> 24 million domain names are stored in databases called Whois. The information
> is available to anyone with an Internet connection.
> It's like a global phone directory - without the option for an unlisted
> number - and can be easily accessed through servers at companies that
> register domain names.
> ``Sacrificing your privacy should not be a condition of access to the domain
> space,'' said Alan Davidson, staff counsel with the Center for Democracy and
> Technology.
> Most people may not care and would list their contact information anyway,
> just like most telephone customers now list their numbers.
> 
> 
> 
> Lansing State Journal 11/15/00
> Ingham seals voting records
> http://www.lsjxtra.com/news/VOTE15.html
> 
> by Paul Egan
> MASON - The Ingham County Board of Canvassers on Tuesday sealed a set of East
> Lansing voting records as evidence for potential court cases.
> Republican Mike Rogers won the 8th Congressional seat last week by 152 votes,
> and Democrats are threatening to push for a recount.
> The 2-inch-high stack of papers, turned over by East Lansing Clerk Susan
> Donnell, includes affidavits and application forms from people who said they
> lived in East Lansing and wanted to vote Nov. 7 but were told their names
> were not on the voter list.
> The names on the forms are important if they include people who ultimately
> weren't able to vote, said Alan Fox, a member of the board of canvassers.
> "We need to hang on to these in case they become an issue in this election,"
> Fox said.
> 
> 
> New Haven Register 11/15/00
> State cops may probe missing files
> <<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1281&dept_id=7578&newsid=1077677&PAG=
> 
> 461&rfi=9>>
> 
> by Catherine Creegan
> TRUMBULL - Police Commission Chairwoman Kristine Miklus on Tuesday asked the
> state police to investigate her claims that key police personnel files were
> stolen from her purse during a disruption of the panel's meeting last week.
> Meanwhile, First Selectman Kenneth Halaby will hold a press conference today
> to address an aborted attempt by some members of the Board of Police
> Commissioners to replace Acting Police Chief James Lively.
> And Thomas W. Bucci, the Bridgeport lawyer who represents Lively, said his
> client has filed a lawsuit against the police board, claiming the panel
> engaged in unfair hiring practices.
> 
> 
> EWEEK 11/15/00
> Kodak exec takes big-picture view of the Internet
> http://www8.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2654001,00.html
> 
> by Michael R. Zimmerman
> LAS VEGAS -- Eastman Kodak Co. is going to do for corporate America what it
> did for founder George Eastman's extensive (and expensive) photo collection
> about a decade ago -- preserve its images.
> The Rochester, N.Y., film and photography giant is planning to roll out early
> next year the Kodak Digital Preservation service. Through the service,
> companies will be able to send their scanned documents and images to Kodak,
> which in turn will store them on film and in digital files.
> The company is planning on hosting the storage itself at first but will
> consider outsourcing it down the road, according to Dan Carp, Kodak's
> president and CEO, who met with the media here following his Comdex keynote
> address Tuesday night.
> Initially the service will be targeted at companies that already do a lot of
> scanning of photos and images, such as insurance companies. Eventually, the
> company will offer it to consumers.
> Carp said Kodak hasn't determined yet how it will price the service, as that
> will depend on "how much people are willing to pay for it."
> 
> 
> Valley News Dispatch 11/15/00
> Judge orders audit of Harrison church finances
> http://www.valleynewsdispatch.com/1114judge.html
> 
> by Veronica Whitney
> PITTSBURGH: An Allegheny County judge has ordered the audit of the financial
> records of the Grace United Methodist Church, Harrison.
> On Nov. 2, Judge Bernard J. McGowan ordered an audit of the reconstructed
> financial records of the church and Grace Chocolates, a church-owned company,
> said Amy Bentz, an attorney for the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the
> United Methodist Church.
> Also on that day, the pastor of the church, the Rev. Jack Emerick, was
> suspended with pay for 60 days after Jeffrey Greenway, a superintendent in
> the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, filed a
> complaint.
> Bentz said Monday there are allegations concerning the financial affairs of
> the church.
> 
> 
> Portland Press Herald 11/15/00
> Town puts store in history
> http://www.portland.com/news/coast/001115bailey.shtml
> 
> by Susan Rayfield
> HARPSWELL - The Harpswell Historic Society has bought the old Bailey's Store
> and plans to convert it to a museum to display the town's maritime and
> farming history.
> The store, located on Harpswell Neck, closed for good about six years ago, a
> victim of competition and changing times.
> Now a fund drive is under way to raise $250,000. The amount will cover the
> $90,000 cost to buy the building, which was built in 1917, and pay for
> renovations to convert it into a museum, said David Hackett III, society
> president.
> The museum plan would include a fireproof, climate-controlled storage room to
> hold archives, including old photographs and manuscripts. Records are now
> kept at the municipal building, and at the old meeting house, and are slowly
> deteriorating.
> 
> 
> Newsday 11/15/00
> Inn signs highlight past centuries
> http://www.newsday.com/ap/entertainment/ap35.htm
> 
> by Natasha Gural
> Associated Press
> HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- In the mid-18th century, a man traveling on horseback
> through the small shoreline community of Centerbrook would be beckoned by a
> wooden sign hanging outside Bull's Inn.
> The simple silhouette image of a horse and the misspelled phrase,
> ''Entertainment for Man and Hors,'' let him know where he and his equine
> companion could rest and eat.
> The word ''entertainment'' was used in the 18th century to mean food and
> lodging before the terms tavern and inn came into use.
> The 1749 sign -- the only known American tavern sign firmly dated before 1750
> to survive without repainting -- is one of 25 works on display at ''Lions &
> Eagles & Bulls: Early American Tavern & Inn Signs From The Connecticut
> Historical Society.''
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
> Richmond, Va
> pakurilecz@aol.com
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 06:46:53 -0700
> From:    Tom Kemp <TomK@HERITAGEQUEST.COM>
> Subject: Local History & Genealogy Librarian (newsletter)
> 
> New newsletter available for free.
> 
> The second issue of the Local History & Genealogy Librarian, aimed at
> keeping archivists and librarians current with news, and book reviews in
> local history and genealogy will be mailed in 2 weeks.
> 
> To be added to the free mailing list for the Local History & Genealogy
> Librarian please send your full contact information, including mailing
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> 
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> and articles on genealogical resources.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:58:27 -0500
> From:    Greg Galer <ggaler@STONEHILL.EDU>
> Subject: Re: portable dehumidifiers
> 
> I have great luck with dehumidifiers by a company called Therma-Stor
> Products in Madision, WI. Their phone number is 800-533-7533 and web
> address is
> http://thermastor.com/
> 
> I have three of their Hi-E Dry 100 units and have been very happy with
> them.  They remove a lot of moisture, include condensate pumps, and have
> some built-in air filtering. They cost about $1,300 a piece and are well
> worth it.  They put regular residential-type portable units to shame.
> 
> Of course there is the reality of physics and while these units are
> pretty efficient they do produce heat.  The best scenario would be one
> of these units in addition to an air conditioner.
> 
> Greg Galer
> Curator
> Stonehill Industrial History Center
> Stonehill College
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:09:00 -0500
> From:    Daniel Sokolow <dsokolow@NSHS.EDU>
> Subject: I'm baaack
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> After a longer absence than I anticipated, I have finally returned to
> the warm, welcoming arms of the archives list.  Thanks (but no thanks)
> to the trusty folks at tech support ("Oh, you needed to send in that
> _other_ form to get email & internet access"), I am up & running,
> electronically anyway.
> 
> For my own concerns about offending people I had refrained from
> announcing my new post, but I'm pleases to let you all know that I have
> joined the North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health System, a
> conglomeration of some 17 health care facilities in the Queens/Nassau
> County area of New York.  Other than the usual first fortnight jitters &
> 
> issues (where is everything? how do I...? they're not going to fire me,
> are they?) things are moving along very nicely, and people have been as
> friendly as can be.
> 
> I may as well make my first post a little useful, so I'll ask - is there
> 
> a listserv of medical archivists floating around the net anywhere?  I
> know there's a small group of medical archivists here in NY, but I'm
> wondering if there's a larger group out there.
> 
> Believe it or not, I've missed you folks.
> 
> DS
> 
> ____________________________________________
> 
> Daniel Sokolow
> Archives Coordinator
> North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
> 155 Community Drive
> Great Neck, NY 11021
> dsokolow@nshs.edu
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:39:58 -0500
> From:    Peter Hirtle <pbh6@CORNELL.EDU>
> Subject: Re: So you wanna talk copyright . . .
> 
> At 11:18 AM 11/15/00 -0500, Hamson, Susan wrote:
>> Colleagues.
>> 
>> I have a copyright scenario for you.  I'm interested in any feedback you
>> may have.
>> 
>> We received a donation recently of 100+ color slides.  The slides are of
>> museum artifacts (in situ exhibit photos) taken by the donor (we're
>> talking tags, exhibit labels, the whole ball of wax here).  Some are of
>> theme rooms (recreated laboratories).  There are two schools of thought
>> regarding these slides and who owns copyright.
>> 
>> 1.  The photographer owns copyright because he's the one who actually took
>> the picture.
>> 2.  The museum owns copyright because he's taken a picture of the artifact
>> as it is on display in the museum.
>> 
>> I'm falling into number two, but it's created enough of a stir around here
>> that I thought I'd throw this out to you in lieu of another election
>> debate.  :)
> 
> How about answer 3: none of the above?  :-)
> 
> As with many of the seemingly simple questions asked on this listserv, the
> answer is worthy of a long essay or a graduate course.  Copyright issues in
> particular point out the danger of what has been described to me as
> "Education-By-Asking-Strangers."  The following should therefore be taken
> with a big grain of salt, as well as all the disclaimers about me not being
> a lawyer, etc., etc.
> 
> My guess is that answer 1 is closer to the truth, but with a lot of
> caveats.  In general, a photographer is considered the author of the work,
> and so would have a copyright in the photographic composition of the
> slides.  You will have to consider, however, in what context the donor took
> the slides.  Was he or she an employee of the museum?  If so, then the
> museum might be the author, and would own the copyright in the slides.  Did
> he or she do the work under contract with the museum or some other
> agency?  The contract might specify that copyright belongs to the group
> that hired the photographer.
> 
> Let's assume, though, that the donor was a private individual who took the
> images for his or her own use.  In that case, copyright in the photographic
> arrangement would belong to the donor.  He or she may have signed a license
> agreement with the museum stipulating that the photographs could not be
> loaned, duplicated, published, etc., and by donating the slides to you that
> contract may be violated.  My understanding (and I am weak on this) is that
> the museum could only sue the donor for breach of contract; I don't believe
> that your actions can be restricted by a contract to which the donor agreed.
> 
> What is copyrighted?  I said the photographic arrangement.  There may be
> elements in the photographs (exhibit labels, signs, etc.) that have their
> own copyright.  Reproducing that copyrighted material by reproducing the
> slide might indeed be a violation of the underlying copyright in the
> material, unless one of the exemptions in the copyright law allows for the
> copying.  If everything in the slide is in the public domain, then the only
> copyright at play would be that of the photographic arrangement.
> 
> Answer 2 could only be true if arranging artifacts in a display in a museum
> or recreating a laboratory was itself subject to copyright
> protection.  This is a very difficult question that as far as I know has
> never been directly addressed in the courts.  Off the top of my head, I
> would guess that an exhibit design would not be copyrightable, but it would
> depend on a case-by-case investigation.  You cannot copyright utilitarian
> or functional items, and you can only copyright expression, not ideas.  If
> there are expressed design elements present that can be separated from the
> functional elements, those can be copyrighted.  In general, though,
> copyright for designs (including architecture) has been very hard to
> establish - which is one reason why there is now separate law for boat hull
> designs and architecture.  Remember, too, that copyright is only one of the
> issues at play here.  Doctrines other than copyright and found at the state
> level, such as misappropriation or unfair competition, might be used to
> challenge your use of the images.
> 
> What museums (and some special collections and archives) do try to do is
> exert copyright-like control over the use of items in their
> collections.  The control is based not on any intellectual property right
> they may have in the material, but on their ability to control
> access.  Whether these controls are legal or desirable is a very
> interesting question that I suspect will come into play more over the next
> few years.
> 
> All of the above is idle, albeit to me interesting, speculation.  The
> question you haven't addressed is if it matters who owns the
> copyright.  Assume that the museum does have a copyright interest in the
> design of the museum exhibition.  If you should publish one of the
> photographs of the exhibition, is the museum going to sue you?  How do you
> plan to use the material, and at what risk will that use put you?  Might
> your use of the material fall within one of the exemptions in the copyright
> act?  For political reasons, might it not be smarter to get the museum's
> permission first?
> 
> Addenda:
> 
> Dean DeBolt wrote:
>> As a Board Director of an historic house, if a photograph is
>> taken of the house, the photographer has copyright to the photo,
>> however permission to use the photograph falls to the Board
>> because we have copyright in the likeness of the house!
> 
> This is dead wrong.  For houses built before 1990 there is no copyright
> protection.  Architectural plans and drawings could be copyrighted, but the
> house itself could not.  It was perfectly legal to visit the house, measure
> it, take photos of it, and build as close a reproduction as you wanted.  PL
> 101-650 added architectural works to the list of items protected by
> copyright, but only if the building was built after 1 Dec. 1990.  Even
> then, the law in section 120 says explicitly that "The copyright in an
> architectural work that has been constructed does not include the right to
> prevent the making, distributing, or public display of pictures, paintings,
> photographs, or other pictorial representations of the work, if the
> building in which the work is embodied is located in or ordinarily visible
> from a public place."  In sum, even if the building is copyrighted, you can
> still make a photo of it from a public place.  No permission is needed to
> use the photograph.
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Peter B. Hirtle
> Co-Director                                pbh6@cornell.edu
> Cornell Institute for Digital Collections     607/255-4033 (ph)
> 2B Kroch Library                                   607/255-9524 (fax)
> Cornell University                <http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/>
> Ithaca, NY  14853
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:46:35 -0500
> From:    "Beth S. Harris" <bharris@HOLLINS.EDU>
> Subject: appraiser needed
> 
> Does anyone know of an appraiser in the NJ/Philly area that can do
> children's books and/or memorabilia related to a children's author (i.e.
> photographs, illustrations, etc.)?
> 
> I have tried the web sites for Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. and
> theInternational Society of Appraisers and have come up with little or
> nothing.
> 
> Thanks for any help!
> *****************************************************************
> Beth S. Harris
> Special Collections Management Librarian
> P. O. Box 9000 / 7950 E. Campus Drive
> Wyndham Robertson Library       Email: bharris@hollins.edu
> Hollins University              Phone: (540) 362-6237
> Roanoke, VA 24020               Fax: (540) 362-6756
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:00:16 -0500
> From:    Daniel Sokolow <dsokolow@NSHS.EDU>
> Subject: NYART email changes
> 
> <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
> <html>
> Greetings all,
> <p>In my other hat as webmaster for the NY Archivists Round Table, I've
> been meaning to inform you all that email addresses for the site have changed.
> <p>For all correspondence, questions, and comments about the site in general,
> please email:
> <p>webmaster@nycarchivists.org
> <p>For all job postings and questions about the job listings (other than
> "how do I apply" - use the contact information on the individual job listing)
> please email:
> <p>jobs@nycarchivists.org
> <p>This includes all postings that you would like added to the Round Table's
> website.&nbsp; Just as a reminder, NYART posts jobs in the NYC metropolitan
> area as a service to our members and visitors; jobs outside the NYC area
> will not be considered for posting.
> <p>See <a 
> href="http://www.nycarchivists.org/jobs.html";>http://www.nycarchivists.org/job
> s.html</a>
> for more information.
> <p>DS
> <br>____________________________________________
> <p>Daniel Sokolow
> <br>Archives Coordinator
> <br>North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
> <br>155 Community Drive
> <br>Great Neck, NY 11021
> <br>dsokolow@nshs.edu
> <br>&nbsp;</html>
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:23:54 -0700
> From:    "Scott, Kim A." <kascott@MONTANA.EDU>
> Subject: Confederate Currency
> 
> Boy, that post on rebel money got me to thinking.  One of the more
> interesting news events up here in Montana during the last decade (aside
> from the Unabomber) was the Freemen episode.  You all might remember this
> happy-go-lucky group who decided to declare their compound an independent
> state and issue their own legal documents and such.  I'm not sure they got
> around to actually printing currency, but they did make up a bunch of
> impressive bonds and writs that actually had a few folks up here stumped for
> a time.  (Maybe these guys also designed that Florida ballot...)
> 
> Anyhow, I am sure that most of these documents have ended up as evidence in
> the several legal actions against the Freemen, and I hope that whoever takes
> charge of them afterwards (the National Archives via the Justice Department
> or the Montana Historical Society via the state courts) makes sure these
> items are preserved.  It is just possible that, like the Jeff Davis
> shinplasters, these bonds will actually become MORE valuable than they were
> originally issued for!
> 
> Kim (has declared his own home an independent nation, but still has to pay
> taxes) Scott
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:10:49 -0500
> From:    Wayne Miller <wayne.miller@PLATTSBURGH.EDU>
> Subject: Re: So you wanna talk copyright . . .
> 
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> Dean's comment:
> 
>> That's okay.  I don't mind being wrong, I count it as a
>> learning experience!!  :D    Ironically it was a lawyer
>> who gave us this advice, but then it's hard to find a
>> "copyright" expert in small towns.
>> 
>> Dean
>> 
> 
> brings to mind the best two quotes I came up with in preparing for a
> copyright session at ALA:
> 
> 1. There are as many interpretations of the copyright law as there are
> copyright lawyers, and
> 2. The policy/practice of any institution should be whatever their
> intellectual property attorney is comfortable defending.
> 
> Wayne Miller, Special Collections Librarian
> Plattsburgh State U of NY
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> Dean's comment:
> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>
> <pre>That's okay.&nbsp; I don't mind being wrong, I count it as a
> learning experience!!&nbsp; :D&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ironically it was a lawyer
> who gave us this advice, but then it's hard to find a
> "copyright" expert in small towns.
> 
> Dean</pre>
> </blockquote>
> 
> <p><br>brings to mind the best two quotes I came up with in preparing for
> a copyright session at ALA:
> <p>1. There are as many interpretations of the copyright law as there are
> copyright lawyers, and
> <br>2. The policy/practice of any institution should be whatever their
> intellectual property attorney is comfortable defending.
> <p>Wayne Miller, Special Collections Librarian
> <br>Plattsburgh State U of NY</html>
> 
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:53:31 -0500
> From:    Darlene Richardson <historian@VMT.ORG>
> Subject: Oral History Workshop - deadline approaching
> 
> Space is still available for the December 6 Introductory Oral History
> Workshop to be conducted by Valerie Raleigh Yow at the Virginia Museum of
> Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.
> 
> On-line registration is available at www.vmt.org.  Mail registrations must
> be received by November 30.
> 
> Contact information:
> 
> 
> Darlene Richardson
> Historian & Archivist
> Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc.
> 303 Norfolk Avenue, SW
> Roanoke, VA  24016
> Direct Phone #: (540) 767-4642
> Fax: (540) 342-6898
> mail to: historian@vmt.org
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 13:38:40 EST
> From:    GLHSNC@AOL.COM
> Subject: Archivist Job Announcement
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> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 13:50:13 -0500
> From:    Robert Schmidt <rschmidt@LIB.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Subject: [Fwd: Archives and Public Photo Scanners]
> 
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> Hi Everyone,
> I'm forwarding a question regarding a situation
> that some of you might have had some experience
> with. Please reply directly to Suzette at the
> "From" address.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Schmidt
> Archives Listserve Coordinator
> Miami University Archives
> Oxford, Ohio 45056
> 513-529-6720
> rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu
> __________________________
> 
> Subject: Archives and Public Photo Scanners
> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 13:12:03 -0500
> From: Swann Clara
> <swann_clara@mail.chattanooga.gov>
> To:  "'rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu'"
> <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>
> 
> 
> I have some questions on what other archives have
> been doing in response to
> a patron's request to bring a scanner into the
> archives and place an entire
> photo collection onto a web site.  If you have any
> examples, please inform
> me of what action was taken and the criteria on
> which action was based.
> 
> Suzette Raney
> Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
> 
> 
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> To: "'rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu'" <rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu>
> Subject: Archives and Public Photo Scanners
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> I have some questions on what other archives have been doing in response to
> a patron's request to bring a scanner into the archives and place an entire
> photo collection onto a web site.  If you have any examples, please inform
> me of what action was taken and the criteria on which action was based.
> 
> Suzette Raney
> Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library
> 
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> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:11:36 -0800
> From:    "Bunker, Kevin" <kbunker@SS.CA.GOV>
> Subject: FW: The Sun Never Sets, continued...[for Friday Funnies]
> 
> Dear List:
> 
> OK, we might be running this into the ground, but this latest version is a
> whole lot more amusing across the board (across the pond?)...
> 
> Kevin (just call me Union, Jack!) Bunker
> Student Assistant
> CA State Archives
> 
> 
>> ----------
>> From:         WEM[SMTP:wem@onetel.net.uk]
>> Sent:         Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:26 PM
>> To:   xdt22
>> Subject:      Re: US Elections
>> 
>> To all of you Colonials out there .. yet another incarnation...
>> 
>> ATB
>> Caroline Carter
>> White Ensign Models
>> 
>> NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE
>> To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your
>> failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we
>> hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective
>> today.
>> 
>> Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchial dutiesover
>> all states, commonwealths and other territories.  Except Utah, which she
>> does not fancy.  Your new prime minister (The Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, MP for
>> the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world
>> outside your borders) will appoint a Minister for America without the need
>> for further elections.  Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.
>> 
>> A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of
>> you
>> noticed.
>> 
>> To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following
>> rules
>> are introduced with immediate effect:
>> 
>> 1.  You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then
>> look up "aluminium".  Check the pronunciation guide.  You will be amazed
>> at
>> just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it.  Generally, you should
>> raise
>> your vocabulary to acceptable levels.  Look up "vocabulary".  Using the
>> same
>> twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you
>> know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up
>> "interspersed".
>> 
>> 2.  There is no such thing as "US English".  We will let Microsoft know on
>> your behalf.
>> 
>> 3.  You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It
>> really isn't that hard.
>> 
>> 4.  Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the
>> good guys.
>> 
>> 5.  You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The
>> Queen",
>> but only after fully carrying out task 1.  We would not want you to get
>> confused and give up half way through.
>> 
>> 6.  You should stop playing American "football".  There is only one kind
>> of
>> football.  What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good
>> game.
>> The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders
>> may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football.  You will no
>> longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football.
>> Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls.  It is a
>> difficult
>> game.  Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby
>> (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping
>> for
>> a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like
>> nancies).  We are hoping to get together at least a US rugby sevens side
>> by
>> 2005.
>> 
>> 7.  You should declare war on Quebec and France, using nuclear weapons if
>> they give you any merde.  The 98.85% of you who were not aware that there
>> is
>> a world outside your borders should count yourselves lucky.  The Russians
>> have never been the bad guys.  "Merde" is French for "shit".
>> 
>> 8.  July 4th is no longer a public holiday.  November 8th will be a new
>> national holiday, but only in England.  It will be called "Indecisive
>> Day".
>> 
>> 9.  All American cars are hereby banned.  They are crap and it is for your
>> own good.  When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.
>> 
>> 10.  Please tell us who killed JFK.  It's been driving us crazy.
>> 
>> Thank you for your cooperation.
>> 
>> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:17:24 -0500
> From:    Tom Wilsted <Tom.Wilsted@UCONN.EDU>
> Subject: Connecticut History Online Prototype Available
> 
> Connecticut History Online Offers Test Web Site
> http://www.lib.uconn.edu/cho/
> 
> Representatives from the Connecticut Historical Society, Mystic Seaport and
> the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut announce
> the prototype Web site Connecticut History Online
> (http://www.lib.uconn.edu/cho/).  This collaborative effort, funded by the
> Institute for Museum and Library Services, provides a site where teachers,
> students, researchers, and members of the general public can explore
> Connecticut's past.
> 
> The database currently includes more than 1000 images from the collections
> of all three institutions.  By the summer of 2001, with about 14,000 images
> available, it will be the largest collection of Connecticut historical
> images on the Web and will include a broad selection of photographs,
> drawings and prints reflecting Connecticut's social, educational, political,
> civic and cultural life during the period 1800-1950.
> 
> A powerful search engine permits users to perform simple and complex
> searches by keyword, subject, creator and place name, and enables them to
> limit their searches by location or by date. A digital gazetteer will be
> available by the summer of 2001, which will enable users to search images by
> geographical location.
> 
> The present pilot site includes two sample lesson plans designed to help
> students in grades 7-12 build observation, analysis and critical thinking
> skills by bringing primary resources into the classroom.  Additional lesson
> plans and learning activities are under development.
> 
> Teachers, researchers and the general public who would like to share their
> impressions and to comment on this Web site should contact Allison Zhang,
> Project Coordinator, by e-mail (Allison_Zhang@chs.org), mail (The
> Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105) or
> telephone (860-236-5621 ext. 272).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thomas Wilsted, Director
> Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
> University of Connecticut
> Box 1205
> Storrs, CT 06269-1205
> Telephone: (860)486-4501
> E-Mail: twilsted@lib.uconn.edu
> Fax: (860)486-4521
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:35:09 -0500
> From:    Laurie Gemmill <lgemmill@OHIOHISTORY.ORG>
> Subject: Position Announcement - Columbus, OH
> 
> Position Announcement
> Reference Librarian/Archivist I
> 
> Ohio Historical Society
> Archives/Library
> Columbus, Ohio
> www.ohiohistory.org
> 
> Nature of Work in this Class
> Provides efficient and friendly reference services to researchers who visit
> the reading rooms of the Ohio Historical Society. Answers both telephone and
> written reference requests using established procedures.
> 
> Illustrative Examples of Work
> Provides the full range of reference services to researchers using the
> Reading Rooms and provides telephone reference service within established
> procedures. Answers written reference correspondence within established
> procedures. Participates in professional development. Works cooperatively as
> part of a team with reference staff, volunteers and other Ohio Historical
> Society staff. Helps to provide access to our collections to over 45,000
> researchers a year.  Complies with directions within reasonable time frames,
> assumes responsibility and authority when necessary, displays initiative and
> flexibility. Other duties as required.
> 
> Essential Knowledge, Abilities and Skills
> Knowledge of Ohio and American history; ability to communicate effectively
> orally and in writing with patrons, staff and donors; ability to work
> independently; knowledge of library and/or archival practices and
> procedures; and basic knowledge of computer programs to include Microsoft
> Office and on-line database search programs.
> 
> Qualifications
> Bachelor's degree in American history, or related discipline, one or more
> semesters towards a Masters preferred.  One to three years direct work
> experience in a library or archives.
> 
> Salary
> Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
> 
> To Apply
> Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  Those received
> before January 15, 2001 will receive priority consideration.  Send resume
> and brief cover letter to:
> 
> Personnel Office
> Ohio Historical Society
> 1982 Velma Avenue
> Columbus, OH 43211
> Fax: (614) 297-2293
> 
> The Ohio Historical Society is committed by the spirit of fairness to
> promote actively and provide equal employment opportunity.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Fri, 17 Nov 2000 07:16:21 +1000
> From:    Linda Stanisic <lindas@PRSC.QLD.GOV.AU>
> Subject: Disaster listserv
> 
> Hi
> 
> Does this listserv still exist?  I sent an email message to
> Majordomo@ListService.net and it bounced back.
> 
> Linda
> 
> Linda Stanisic
> Archivist
> Pine Rivers Shire Council
> Queensland
> Australia
> 
> 
> 
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> also be subject to Freedom of Information legislation.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:32:45 -0500
> From:    Lisa Mix <lmix@MAIL.JHMI.EDU>
> Subject: Re: I'm baaack -- info for medical archivists
> 
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Daniel Sokolow wrote:
>> I may as well make my first post a little useful, so I'll ask - is there
>> 
>> a listserv of medical archivists floating around the net anywhere?  I
>> know there's a small group of medical archivists here in NY, but I'm
>> wondering if there's a larger group out there.
> 
> Daniel,
> (and any other health care archivists out there)
> 
> Come on over to the Sci-Tech-Health-Care Roundtable, and our listserv STCH-L!
> To subscribe, send a message to <listproc@library.ucla.edu> with nothing in
> the subject line, and the body of the message saying:
> 
> SUBSCRIBE STHC-L <your name> <your institution>
> 
> It's a low-traffic listserv, but you'll find almost all of the posts are
> relevant!
> 
> You might also want to join Archivists and Librarians in the History of the
> Health Sciences. See the web site at
> <http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/biomed/alhhs/>
> 
> If you're a novice to medical archives, you might want to get the following 2
> books, both available through SAA:
> 
> Joan Krizack. Documentation Planning for the U.S. Healthcare System.
> 
> Nancy McCall and Lisa A. Mix. Designing Archival Programs to Advance Knowledge
> in the Health Fields.
> 
> 
> Best of luck in your new position!
> 
> Lisa A. Mix
> <lmix@mail.jhmi.edu>
> 
> Coordinator for Processing and Research
> The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
> The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
> <http://www.med.jhu.edu/medarchives/>
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:54:59 -0600
> From:    Stephanie Jenner <Stephanie.Jenner@STATE.SD.US>
> Subject: internet use of photos
> 
> Permission was granted 4 years ago by the former state archivist, for a
> woman to use photographs in classroom and other scholarly presentations.
> She now is approaching us about using selected photographs on a web site
> promoting her books to young readers, teachers, and librarians.  She says
> she would credit these photographs and provide a link to our web site.
> 
> We are wondering how institutions have been handling requests for on-line
> use of photographs.  What type of use form to you require?  What fees do you
> charge?  What types of things do we need to be especially aware of?
> 
> ________________________________________________________
> Stephanie Jenner, Archivist
> SD State Archives
> 900 Governor's Drive, Pierre SD  57501
> Phone: (605) 773-3616          Fax: (605) 773-6041
> Stephanie.Jenner@state.sd.us
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:03:02 -0700
> From:    J Gordon Daines <gdaines@DAS.STATE.UT.US>
> Subject: Position available at the Utah State Archives
> 
> Please do not respond directly to me to apply.  The necessary information =
> for application is included in the job description.  I, however, answer =
> any questions concerning what it is like to live and work here.
> 
> The Utah State Archives is looking for a records management professional =
> who would thrive on the challenges inherent in assisting state agencies =
> manage their records.  The Utah State Archives is situated in Salt Lake =
> City and offers an unparalled opportunity to have both a stimulating job =
> experience and enjoy the bounties of nature---Utah boasts some of the =
> world's best skiing and outdoor activities.
> 
> ARCHIVIST II- $13.06 hourly.  (Step Range 39-56).  Department of Administra=
> tive Services, Division of Archives, SLC.  Assist government agencies or =
> local governments in their records management programs to include the =
> creation of retention schedules, appraising records, writing record series =
> descriptions, and conduct legal research of  retentions; serve as a =
> liaison between the agency and State Archives; train agencies regarding =
> records management, file management, and the Government Records Access and =
> Management Act (1996); initiate records destruction process; participate =
> in management training seminars; and assist in the creation and implementat=
> ion of an electronic records program.  Job Requirements/Skills: Skills =
> applying modern archival and records administration techniques, State =
> Records Committee policies and general retention schedule guidelines; =
> skills in word processing and modern records technologies including =
> micrographics; skills to analyze agency operations, identify solutions to =
> records management problems, determine classification of public documents =
> and select appropriate records retention methods; skills to plan and =
> complete research projects; communicate effectively orally and in writing; =
> customer service skills. To apply: submit a current resume and Utah Skill =
> Match Cover Sheet to The Department of Human Resource Management, Room =
> 2120 State Office Building, P. O. Box 141531, SLC, UT.  84114-1531.  To =
> ensure you are considered for this position or to obtain a Cover Sheet, =
> call 538-3589 or access the Department of Human Resources webpage at =
> www.dhrm.state.ut.us.  Only applicants selected to interview will be =
> contacted.=20
> Opening date: 11/16/00   Closing date: When Filled
> 
> 
> 
> J. Gordon Daines III
> Archivist II/Records Analyst
> Utah State Archives
> PO Box 141021
> Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1021
> gdaines@das.state.ut.us
> 801-538-3196
> Fax: 801-538-3354
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:38:13 -0500
> From:    Eric Fair <fair@CUA.EDU>
> Subject: [Fwd: [ FW: Serbia Deploys Peacekeeping Forces To U.S.]]
> 
> I couldn't resist on this one.  Hope everyone enjoys this early Friday
> funny...
> 
> Eric Fair wrote:
> 
>> BELGRADE--Serbian president Vojislav Kostunica deployed more than
>> 30,000 peacekeeping troops to the U.S. Monday, pledging full support to
>> the troubled North American nation as it struggles to establish democracy.
>> 
>> Above: Serbian peacekeeping troops patrol Washington, D.C.
>> "We must do all we can to support free elections in America and
>> allow democracy to gain a foothold there," Kostunica said. "The
>> U.S. is a major player in the Western Hemisphere and its continued
>> stability
>> is vital to Serbian interests in that region."
>> 
>> Special Report
>> 
>> Nation Plunges Into Chaos
>> 
>> NBC News Reverses Earlier Report Of Gore's Death
>> Serbia Deploys Peacekeeping Forces To U.S.
>> Bush Executes 253 New Mexico Democrats
>> Communication With Florida Cut Off
>> Clinton Declares Self President For Life
>> 
>> Kostunica urged Al Gore, the U.S. opposition-party leader who is
>> refusing to recognize the nation's Nov. 7 election results, to "let the
>> democratic process take its course."
>> 
>> "Mr. Gore needs to acknowledge the will of the people and concede
>> that he has lost this election," Kostunica said. "Until America's political
>> figures learn to respect the institutions that have been put in place, the
>> nation will never be a true democracy."
>> 
>> Serbian forces have been stationed throughout the U.S., with an
>> emphasis on certain trouble zones. Among them are Oregon, Florida, and
>> eastern Tennessee, where Gore set up headquarters in Bush territory. An
>> additional 10,000 troops are expected to arrive in the capital city of
>> Washington, D.C. by Friday.
>> 
>> Though Kostunica has pledged to work with U.S. leaders, he did
>> not rule out the possibility of economic sanctions if the crisis is not
>> resolved soon.
>> 
>> "For democracy to take root and flourish, it must be planted in
>> the rich soil of liberty. And the cornerstone of liberty is elections free
>> of tampering or corruption," Kostunica said. "Should America prove itself
>> incapable of learning this lesson on its own, the international
>> community may be forced to take stronger measures."
>> 
> 
> --
> Eric Fair
> Archives Assistant/GLP
> The Catholic University of America
> Department of Archives, Manuscripts, and Museum Collections
> 4 Mullen Library
> Washington, D.C.  20064
> 202-319-5065
> fair@cua.edu
> http://libraries.cua.edu/archives.html
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:21:31 -0500
> From:    Eric Fair <FAIR@CUA.EDU>
> Subject: upon further review...
> 
> Confirming my suspicions after reflection of the foward my friend sent
> me, the Serbian peacekeeper story is from The Onion.  I must apologize
> for my grievous research (not checking my sources!!!) before posting to
> the listserv.
> 
> The URL for the complete stories is http://www.theonion.com
> There are a number of satirical stories on the election that are just
> hysterical.
> 
> Cheers,
> Eric
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:58:34 -0500
> From:    Cal Lee <calz@UMICH.EDU>
> Subject: Re: Archiving of electronic communications
> 
> Barbara Geiger wrote:
>> I am seeking information about developing policy for archiving
>> correspondence and documents that are transmitted electronically,
>> meaning email, internet, faxes, and perhaps voicemail.
> 
> Luckily, I would say it's definitely not the case that there's a dirth of
> information on these
> subjects.
> 
> One source of resources that you might find helpful:
> http://www-personal.si.umich.edu/~calz/ermlinks/
> 
> If you're looking for email guidance in particular, you can find some links at
> http://www-personal.si.umich.edu/~calz/ermlinks/email.htm
> 
> =======================================================
> Cal Lee
> University of Michigan
> School of Information
> Phone: 734-647-0505
> http://www-personal.si.umich.edu/~calz/
> "Those who forget the past are condemned to reload it."
> - Nick Montfort, July 2000
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
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