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Better saved than sorry

NARA proposes guidelines for research records

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Librarians face existential crisis

The rise of electronic documents has Federal Depository librarians questioning their rationale for being.

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The records keeper

Archivist vows records will be open and online.

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USGS wants to breathe life into GILS

Some feds are pushing for a requirement that federal search vendors ensure their products work with the latest Global Information Locator Service standard.

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Virtual reference desk is open

Librarians go where the public is — online.

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Student tracker proposed

The Education Department wants to create a federal database to track college students.

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Center creates archiving model

The Library of Congress will distribute a toolkit to help state and territorial officials preserve digital information.

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FOIA -- the black hole

Bill calls for posting status of requests.

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E-records research in jeopardy

Archivists campaign to keep money flowing to NARA's grant program.

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Senate confirms NARA boss

Allen Weinstein replaces John Carlin as leader of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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Groups pitch health info plan

Thirteen groups banded together to propose a Common Framework for a National Health Information Network.

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Director: ERA on track

Officials for the National Archives and Records Administration still expect to choose an ERA team in August.

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Sandia upgrades digital media management

Planning for the lab's Web-based system started about 18 months ago because the current client-server system had become archaic, Sandia's database administrator says.

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Thompson: 'Drive technology'

Tommy Thompson resigned as secretary of Health and Human Services and cited an emphasis on health IT as a hallmark of his tenure.

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VA drives open-source health records initiative

Agency could spur adoption of e-health systems worldwide

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E-mail rules could be relaxed

NARA proposes rule that would allow feds to delete some messages

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National Archives opens high-tech vaults

Forget the musty, dusty documents -- the National Archives' Public Vaults exhibit has computer stations, plasma screens and interactive terminals.

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E-records group proposes council

Comments are sought on a draft report from the Electronic Records Policy Working Group.

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Doctors wanted for e-records

A nationwide system for electronic health records won't work unless small doctor's offices and physician groups adopt the technology, an HHS official says.

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Metier wins ERA work

The company will be a portfolio manager on Lockheed Martin's team for the Electronic Records Archives design project.