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management of financial records fulfils a century-old need at the beginning of a newcentury, providing a beacon to guide financial managers and government officials acrossthe world in shedding light upon the mysteries of the great bureaucratic entities thatconstitute 21st Century governments. Since 1996 the Trust research program hasexplored the challenges of information management facing modern governments with theaim of defining practical solutions. The focus has been on financial and personnel recordsand the relationship between records management, public service reform andaccountability, particularly in the electronic environment.Keywords: best practice, finance, financial management, technologyIndustrial Technologies Program: Case Studieshttp://www.oit.doe.gov/bestpractices/case_studies.shtmlBestPractices, a program of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) IndustrialTechnologies Program (ITP), works with industry to identify plant-wide opportunities forenergy savings and process efficiency. Through the implementation of new technologiesand systems improvements, companies across the United States are achieving immediatesavings results. We invite you to get involved in BestPractices so your company can jointhe ranks of forward-thinking U.S. industrial manufacturers who are saving energy andmoney, reducing pollution and emissions, and increasing productivity right now. The U.S.Department of Energy collaborates with U.S. industry to implement energy-efficiencydemonstration projects in operating plants. BestPractices participates in plant-wideassessments and the demonstration projects. Once an assessment or project is complete,BestPractices publishes a case study, which often shows that the project:(i) yields significant energy and cost savings; (ii) reduces energy consumption; (iii)improves productivity; (iv) reduces environmental impacts; (v) demonstrates theusefulness of best practices tools; and (vi) improves public relations for industry partners.See what others in the industry have done to increase their energy savings by readingtheir case studies (i) plant-wide assessment studies and summaries; (ii) case studies byindustry; (iii) case studies by industrial system; and (iv) management case studies. Inaddition, Plant Profiles: Industrial Energy Management in Action presents companiesacross the United States that has implemented best energy management practices in theirmanufacturing facilities.Keywords BestPractices, case studies, U.S. Department of EnergyJournalism.orghttp://www.journalism.org/resources/education/case_studies/cases.aspThis site represents a joint Internet presence of the Project for Excellence in Journalismand the Committee of Concerned Journalists. Rather than promoting our two26