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Thomas legislative database to get a facelift
Library of Congress officials say they expect to complete a prototype for a new database search engine for Thomas by the end of the year.
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Architecture efforts coming to a head
Among the initiatives slated for delivery in September are federal enterprise architecture products for records management and geospatial information.
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Hope for patient ID dwindles
Experts now pin hopes on new ideas, such as record locator services, to help doctors find patient information.
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Conn. retirement agency saves paper
Users will soon be able to view reports online, and workflow management will route documents automatically.
Modernization
Lose the file cabinets
New PDF/A standard preps electronic documents for long-term archiving.
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SEARCH sponsors try again
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) reintroduced legislation that would fund a Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research Clearinghouse.
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Libraries to study government information digital divide
A new federally funded Internet access study comes too late for a couple of computer technology center programs that could have applied its findings.
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Editorial: Bridging the chasm
The best solution is enabling people to move beyond their cliques so they can begin understanding their counterparts.
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Cull: Readying for the e-documents storm
Too many agencies have placed the burden of records management decisions on the individual.
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'Tomahtoes' get in the way of saving e-records
Subtle differences in language between IT, archivists wreak havoc.
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Depository librarians face uncertain future
Controversy swirls around GPO plan to cut back on print titles.
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Clinton tapes face destruction
Historians worry that the wording of the destruction notice is too vague, but NARA says all the data will be preserved, including notes and metadata.
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E-records R&D gets grants
Eleven university teams researching digital preservation have received $2.8 million in federal grants.
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Committee vice-chair: Fund e-records research
Lawmakers expressed strong backing for the 70-year-old National Historical Publications and Records Commission, said Bruce Craig, director of the National Coalition for History.
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Librarians air frustrations
Plans for the GPO's future digital system were an issue at the Depository Library Council meeting.
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