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| December 06, 2005 | Caldwell, Tracey | COPYRIGHT 2005 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Tracey Caldwell.

The National Archives is to streamline access to its archived documents for information professionals and other users by implementing a content management system (CMS) to manage its 7,000-page website.

The National Archives publishes the latest declassified government documents under the Freedom of Information Act onto its website every month, previously without the aid of a CMS. Recent examples include Nazi propaganda efforts, Mick Jagger's complaint of police corruption and records of the Special Branch spying on George Orwell.

The 30-year standard closure period no longer determines access to government records; instead, information is assumed to be available from the start unless one of the exemptions of the Act applies.

The new system, supplied by RedDot ...

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