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There is a widespread notion that archives, especially national archival institutions, represent the nation’s memory. Historically, archives have played an important role for history writing, thereby contributing to the construction of national master narratives and the strengthening of national identities. What the association between archives and memory actually means is however debated in archival literature. Taking the discussion on the relation between archives and memory as a starting point, this study examines how national archives in today’s world present themselves to the public. The source material consists of mission statements collected from 138 webpages and 18 Facebook accounts all over the world. The first research question concerns the connection between mission statements and a national master narrative, the second asks where references to national memory and national identity are most pronounced, and the third asks whether self-images of national archives can be connected to historical experiences. The analysis shows that mission statements contain many allusions to history and heritage, while references to memory and identity are less widespread than expected. Some variations between continents, and between different groups of countries are identified, although relatively small. A possible explanation is that national archives are engaged in quite a lot of international cooperation, for instance in the International Council on Archives and UNESCO. Thus, they are likely to be as much influenced by each other as by the political environment in their own countries.

There is a widespread notion that archives, especially national archival institutions, represent the nation’s memory. Historically, archives have played an important role for history writing, thereby contributing to the construction of national master narratives and the strengthening of national identities. What the association between archives and memory actually means is however debated in archival literature. Taking the discussion on the relation between archives and memory as a starting point, this study examines how national archives in today’s world present themselves to the public. The source material consists of mission statements collected from 138 webpages and 18 Facebook accounts all over the world. The first research question concerns the connection between mission statements and a national master narrative, the second asks where references to national memory and national identity are most pronounced, and the third asks whether self-images of national archives can be connected to historical experiences. The analysis shows that mission statements contain many allusions to history and heritage, while references to memory and identity are less widespread than expected. Some variations between continents, and between different groups of countries are identified, although relatively small. A possible explanation is that national archives are engaged in quite a lot of international cooperation, for instance in the International Council on Archives and UNESCO. Thus, they are likely to be as much influenced by each other as by the political environment in their own countries.

There is a widespread notion that archives, especially national archival institutions, represent the nation’s memory. Historically, archives have played an important role for history writing, thereby contributing to the construction of national master narratives and the strengthening of national identities. What the association between archives and memory actually means is however debated in archival literature. Taking the discussion on the relation between archives and memory as a starting point, this study examines how national archives in today’s world present themselves to the public. The source material consists of mission statements collected from 138 webpages and 18 Facebook accounts all over the world. The first research question concerns the connection between mission statements and a national master narrative, the second asks where references to national memory and national identity are most pronounced, and the third asks whether self-images of national archives can be connected to historical experiences. The analysis shows that mission statements contain many allusions to history and heritage, while references to memory and identity are less widespread than expected. Some variations between continents, and between different groups of countries are identified, although relatively small. A possible explanation is that national archives are engaged in quite a lot of international cooperation, for instance in the International Council on Archives and UNESCO. Thus, they are likely to be as much influenced by each other as by the political environment in their own countries.

There is a widespread notion that archives, especially national archival institutions, represent the nation’s memory. Historically, archives have played an important role for history writing, thereby contributing to the construction of national master narratives and the strengthening of national identities. What the association between archives and memory actually means is however debated in archival literature. Taking the discussion on the relation between archives and memory as a starting point, this study examines how national archives in today’s world present themselves to the public. The source material consists of mission statements collected from 138 webpages and 18 Facebook accounts all over the world. The first research question concerns the connection between mission statements and a national master narrative, the second asks where references to national memory and national identity are most pronounced, and the third asks whether self-images of national archives can be connected to historical experiences. The analysis shows that mission statements contain many allusions to history and heritage, while references to memory and identity are less widespread than expected. Some variations between continents, and between different groups of countries are identified, although relatively small. A possible explanation is that national archives are engaged in quite a lot of international cooperation, for instance in the International Council on Archives and UNESCO. Thus, they are likely to be as much influenced by each other as by the political environment in their own countries.

This master’s thesis aims to investigate how crisis preparedness is conducted in the Swedish and Danish archive sector and specifically the national archives in Sweden and Denmark. The research questions asked are: 1. Which crisis consciousness do the Swedish and Danish national archives have? 2. In which way does the formal frameworks control and affect crisis preparedness in Sweden and Denmark? 3. How is crisis consciousness traded in a practical crisis preparedness in the two national archives? Two organizations were interviewed in this study: the national archives in Sweden and in Denmark. I am interested in how the national archives plan for potential social crisis, natural disasters, or armed conflicts. Do they have the means necessary to protect their collections and thus a part of the cultural heritage in Sweden and Denmark? The theoretic frameworks applied to the research material are critical discourse analysis. The discourse in focus in this master thesis is the discourse of crisis preparedness and how the discourse has transformed and developed concerning the crisis consciousness in the national archives in Sweden and Denmark. The results of this study show that it is mandatory by law in Sweden to have an evacuation plan but currently the Swedish national archive does not have one, but work on one is in progress. The Danish national archive has an evacuation plan, but due to secrecy, they cannot say anything about it. Crisis consciousness is an important and current event in the archives, due to the world mode: the war in Ukraine, natural disasters, and social crisis like the Covid-pandemic. The Danish national archive cannot share which collections they choose to save in an emergency crisis due to secrecy. Collections of legal certainty is something that is important to save according to the Swedish national archive. It is important to have a crisis plan before something happens, and not when it happens, then it can be too late to save the cultural heri

This Master’s thesis is a qualitative analysis of the content of two websites belonging to the National Archives of Australia and the National Archives of Sweden (Riksarkivet). The websites are explored to see if the First Peoples of each country are present on the material that appears on the websites, and if so, how it is mediated. The theoretical framework is a combination of postmodern ideas about archives and power and decolonizing perspectives. The reflections made about the research material in the light of decolonizing methodologies and thinking, is a way to visualize how archives work with these issues. The results show that the National Archives of Australia has developed a website which in many ways meet the requirements from international organisations regarding indigenous archival material online. The National Archives of Sweden does not have the equivalent work on their website. However, during the time of the field work there were indications that new publications and outreach material concerning Samis, are being approached in more nuanced ways than the existing pages on the website., Esta tesis de Máster es un análisis cualitativo del contenido de dos sitios web pertenecientes a los Archivos Nacionales de Australia y de Suecia (Riksarkivet). Se exploran los sitios web para comprobar si los Pueblos Originarios de cada país están presentes en el material que aparece en las páginas y, en caso afirmativo, de qué modo se mediatiza. El marco teórico es una combinación de ideas postmodernas sobre los archivos y el poder y perspectivas descolonizadoras. Las reflexiones realizadas en torno al material de investigación desde la óptica de las metodologías y el pensamiento descolonizadores, es una forma de visualizar cómo trabajan los archivos con estas cuestiones. Los resultados muestran que el Archivo Nacional de Australia ha desarrollado un sitio web que en varios aspectos cumple los requisitos de las organizaciones internacionales en relación con la puesta en línea de material de archivos de pueblos originarios. El Archivo Nacional de Suecia no cuenta con un trabajo equivalente en su sitio web. Sin embargo, durante el transcurso del estudio se observaron muestras de que las nuevas publicaciones y el material de divulgación relacionado con los sami se están abordando de forma más matizada que las páginas ya existentes en el sitio web.

There is a widespread notion that archives, especially national archival institutions, represent the nation’s memory. Historically, archives have played an important role for history writing, thereby contributing to the construction of national master narratives and the strengthening of national identities. What the association between archives and memory actually means is however debated in archival literature. Taking the discussion on the relation between archives and memory as a starting point, this study examines how national archives in today’s world present themselves to the public. The source material consists of mission statements collected from 138 webpages and 18 Facebook accounts all over the world. The first research question concerns the connection between mission statements and a national master narrative, the second asks where references to national memory and national identity are most pronounced, and the third asks whether self-images of national archives can be connected to historical experiences. The analysis shows that mission statements contain many allusions to history and heritage, while references to memory and identity are less widespread than expected. Some variations between continents, and between different groups of countries are identified, although relatively small. A possible explanation is that national archives are engaged in quite a lot of international cooperation, for instance in the International Council on Archives and UNESCO. Thus, they are likely to be as much influenced by each other as by the political environment in their own countries.

The purpose of this article is to reflect on production, organization and tradition of autograph collections since the beginning until the end of the nineteenth century. In particulary, these collections, considered by the classical archival science only such one of the principle causes of destruction of the archives and as the result of the collectors’ craze that pervaded Europe in that turn of years, were used as a kind of archives, where historians could find all sorts of records, performing a para-archivistical function in absence of the availability of public archives, also influencing the methods of the archival arrangement., Lo scopo di questo articolo è di riflettere sulla produzione, organizzazione e tradizione delle collezioni pubbliche e private di autografi dall'inizio dell'Ottocento fino alla fine del secolo. In particolare, queste raccolte, considerate dalla dottrina archivistica classica soltanto come una delle principali cause di distruzione degli archivi e come il frutto delle manie collezionistiche che pervasero l'Europa in quel torno di anni, svolsero una funzione para-archivistica in mancanza della disponibilità di archivi pubblici, fino almeno al compimento del processo della loro apertura agli studi storici, influenzando anche le metodologie di ordinamento degli archivi.

This thesis analyzes how the Swedish National Archives manages its presence in social media by examining five local sections use of Instagram. By studying different forms of practices in relation to Instagram, the aim of the thesis is to define in what way the Swedish National Archives work with outreach activities on new forms of media platforms, here exemplified with Instagram. The thesis is based on semi-structured interviews with five archivists responsible for handling Instagram, analysis of the National Archives policy documents as well as an analysis of a selection of posts made by local sections of the National Archives on Instagram. The theoretical foundation of the thesis lies in practice theory and is based on an understanding of practice that focuses on statements, actions and rules that together constructs different forms of practices in regard to their context. The analysis of the three sources is a cross-examination of how these different forms of actions contribute to form practices which defines the National Archives use of Instagram. The results of the thesis indicate that the National Archives of Sweden, in line with many other archive institutions, mainly uses social media as a one-way communication form where primarily text-based information is distributed to interested followers. The interactive practices typical of social media is only used to a lesser extent. This is mainly due to the institution’s workload, a view on social media as a lesser form of outreach and several practices related to the national archives public mission as a provider of infor-mation. The findings also indicate that organizations use of social media is based on practices of trial-and-error that creates individual practices of posting material online within the organization.

This thesis analyzes how the Swedish National Archives manages its presence in social media by examining five local sections use of Instagram. By studying different forms of practices in relation to Instagram, the aim of the thesis is to define in what way the Swedish National Archives work with outreach activities on new forms of media platforms, here exemplified with Instagram. The thesis is based on semi-structured interviews with five archivists responsible for handling Instagram, analysis of the National Archives policy documents as well as an analysis of a selection of posts made by local sections of the National Archives on Instagram. The theoretical foundation of the thesis lies in practice theory and is based on an understanding of practice that focuses on statements, actions and rules that together constructs different forms of practices in regard to their context. The analysis of the three sources is a cross-examination of how these different forms of actions contribute to form practices which defines the National Archives use of Instagram. The results of the thesis indicate that the National Archives of Sweden, in line with many other archive institutions, mainly uses social media as a one-way communication form where primarily text-based information is distributed to interested followers. The interactive practices typical of social media is only used to a lesser extent. This is mainly due to the institution’s workload, a view on social media as a lesser form of outreach and several practices related to the national archives public mission as a provider of infor-mation. The findings also indicate that organizations use of social media is based on practices of trial-and-error that creates individual practices of posting material online within the organization.

The purpose of the paper is to examine the nexus between digitization, preservation and access in the context of selection of archival materials for digitization in Nigeria. In this paper, the author reviewed literature on the importance of archival materials, connection between digitization, preservation and access and the selection of materials for digitization at the National Archives of Nigeria. The study was carried out to understand the phenomenon in a local context and this anchored upon a previous study and preliminary observation by the researcher which revealed that the materials at the National Archives of Nigeria are fast deteriorating and the organization does not have a digitization plan or policy. A digitization policy which clearly outlines the criteria for selection of materials is very important to the digitization plan of any organization. The research adopted a qualitative research method. Data for the study was collected through data analysis and observation. The data collected were triangulated. The study highlights the importance of selection in the process of digitizing the collections of the National Archives of Nigeria. The paper will be useful to policy makers and all stakeholders as well as the Federal Government of Nigeria. While there are enormous benefits to be derived from digitizing archival holdings, the lack of a selection policy is one of the major challenges faced in the digitization process. The recommendations emerging from this paper would useful in mitigating some of these challenges.

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to obtain the Quality rankings of the National Archives websites in Ibero-America (Spain, Portugal and Latin America), following the implementation of weighted models of general and specific subjective characteristics (Heuristic models ) and automatic (Automatic models) models designed in the present investigation, and on the other, to verify if there is a correlation between these Rankings and different indicators of the country where the Archive is located, as well as between the Rankings found through the Heuristic evaluation and the Automatic evaluation. To do this, we designed the weighted model of characteristics that allows the specific evaluation of the archival web sites, in addition to an exhaustive template of characteristics to perform both evaluations. The results show greater compliance in the case of the general and automatic characteristics, a substantial and moderate direct relationship between the Heuristic ranking and the country's indicators, and the reverse between the Automatic ranking and these indicators; And a moderate inverse correlation between the Heuristic and Automatic ranking, which allows to conclude that it is necessary to design websites that are more archives oriented and to combine both types of valuations to obtain more accurate results., El propósito del presente trabajo es doble: por un lado, obtener los rankings de calidad de los sitios web de los Archivos Nacionales en Iberoamérica (España, Portugal y Latinoamérica), tras la implementación de modelos ponderados de características subjetivas generales y específicas (modelos heurísticos) y automáticas (modelos automáticos) diseñados en la presente investigación, y por otro, comprobar si existe correlación entre dichos rankings y diversos indicadores del país donde se ubica el Archivo, así como entre los propios rankings hallados mediante la evaluación heurística y la evaluación automática. Para ello, se diseña el modelo ponderado de características que permite la evaluación específica de los sitios web de archivos, además de una plantilla exhaustiva de características para realizar ambas evaluaciones. Los resultados muestran un mayor cumplimiento en el caso de las características generales y automáticas; una relación sustancial y moderada directa entre el ranking heurístico y los indicadores del país, e inversa entre el ranking automático y dichos indicadores; y una correlación moderada inversa entre el ranking heurístico y automático. Los resultados permiten concluir que es necesario realizar sitios web más orientados al Archivo y combinar ambos tipos de evaluaciones para obtener resultados más certeros.

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The purpose of this paper is twofold: to obtain the Quality rankings of the National Archives websites in Ibero-America (Spain, Portugal and Latin America), following the implementation of weighted models of general and specific subjective characteristics (Heuristic models ) and automatic (Automatic models) models designed in the present investigation, and on the other, to verify if there is a correlation between these Rankings and different indicators of the country where the Archive is located, as well as between the Rankings found through the Heuristic evaluation and the Automatic evaluation. To do this, we designed the weighted model of characteristics that allows the specific evaluation of the archival web sites, in addition to an exhaustive template of characteristics to perform both evaluations. The results show greater compliance in the case of the general and automatic characteristics, a substantial and moderate direct relationship between the Heuristic ranking and the country's indicators, and the reverse between the Automatic ranking and these indicators; And a moderate inverse correlation between the Heuristic and Automatic ranking, which allows to conclude that it is necessary to design websites that are more archives oriented and to combine both types of valuations to obtain more accurate results., El propósito del presente trabajo es doble: por un lado, obtener los rankings de calidad de los sitios web de los Archivos Nacionales en Iberoamérica (España, Portugal y Latinoamérica), tras la implementación de modelos ponderados de características subjetivas generales y específicas (modelos heurísticos) y automáticas (modelos automáticos) diseñados en la presente investigación, y por otro, comprobar si existe correlación entre dichos rankings y diversos indicadores del país donde se ubica el Archivo, así como entre los propios rankings hallados mediante la evaluación heurística y la evaluación automática. Para ello, se diseña el modelo ponderado de características que permite la evaluación específica de los sitios web de archivos, además de una plantilla exhaustiva de características para realizar ambas evaluaciones. Los resultados muestran un mayor cumplimiento en el caso de las características generales y automáticas; una relación sustancial y moderada directa entre el ranking heurístico y los indicadores del país, e inversa entre el ranking automático y dichos indicadores; y una correlación moderada inversa entre el ranking heurístico y automático. Los resultados permiten concluir que es necesario realizar sitios web más orientados al Archivo y combinar ambos tipos de evaluaciones para obtener resultados más certeros.

Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección., Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander ́s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection.

Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección., Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander ́s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection.

Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander´s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection., Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección.

Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander´s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection., Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección.

Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander´s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection., Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección.

Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección., Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander ́s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection.

Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección., Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander ́s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection.

Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección., Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander ́s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection.

Since it was created, the Colombian National Academy of History has worked towards rescuing, preparing and publishing relevant documents to the national past. In this sense, the publication of Francisco de Paula Santander papers, printed between 1913 and 1929, was the main project developed by the Academy. This article attempts both to show the negotiating process and the legal disputes that were in the base of editing Santander´s papers, and to evince the relevance the Academy gave to these documents as a way to legitimize the Republican political order. Furthermore, it arguments that the formation of historia patria as knowledge implied the creation of documentary collections that were not exempt of ideological considerations, and group and personal interests. A wide range of sources have been used to the writing of this article: institutional correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, press reports and the some published volumes of the Santander’s collection., Desde su creación, la Academia Nacional de Historia de Colombia se ocupó del rescate, preparación y publicación de documentos de importancia para el pasado nacional. El principal proyecto de este tipo fue el relacionado con los papeles de Francisco de Paula Santander, editados entre 1913 y 1929. En el presente artículo se muestra el proceso de negociación y disputa jurídica que estuvo en la base de dicha compilación así como el sentido que, desde dicha institución, se le adjudicó a esta documentación en función de la legitimación del orden político republicano. A través de este caso se pretende evidenciar que la constitución de la historia patria como saber contempló la creación de acervos documentales que no estuvieron exentos de valoraciones ideológicas e intereses grupales y personales. Para esta labor se empleó correspondencia institucional, informes, actas, discursos, noticias de prensa y algunos volúmenes publicados de la colección.

Archives play an important role in the life of modern Republic of Belarus. Their activities aimed at preserving the historical and cultural heritage of Belarus. In this regard, role of government in the field of archival work is multiplied, because it acts as a guarantor of the legal implementation of the legislative framework adopted in this area. Article includes the main directions of state regulation of archival activities of Republic of Belarus., Архивы играют важную роль в жизни современной Республики Беларусь. Их деятельность направлена на сохранение историко-культурного белорусского наследия. В этой связи роль государства в области организации архивной работы возрастает многократно, поскольку оно выступает гарантам реализации нормативно-правовой законодательной базы принятой в этой сфере. В статье рассматриваются основные направления государственного регулирования архивной деятельности Республики Беларусь.

In 2014, the Swedish government tasked a Swedish agency, The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS), with investigating how to best create and populate an infrastructure for spoken language resources (Ref N2014/2840/ITP). As a part of this work, the department of Speech, Music and Hearing at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have taken inventory of existing potential spoken language resources, mainly in Swedish national archives and other governmental or public institutions. In this position paper, key priorities, perspectives, and strategies that may be of general, rather than Swedish, interest are presented. We discuss broad types of potential spoken language resources available; to what extent these resources are free to use; and thirdly the main contribution: strategies to ensure the continuous acquisition of spoken language resources in a manner that facilitates speech and speech technology research., QC 20211018

The study examined the awareness and use of the Volta and Eastern regional archives of Ghana. Archives play a pivotal role in documenting the historical memory of humans. Archives as institution and records as documents are generally seen by academics and other users as a passive resource to be exploited for various historical and cultural purposes. The study employed the survey design with data obtained analysed using descriptive statistics. The population of the study included inhabitants of the defined geographical area who where 18years and above with some level of education from secondary to tertiary level. Findings revealed the lack of awareness of the Volta and Eastern regional archives by the inhabitants within that geographical area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the archives should create more awareness through outreach programmes during festive occasions thus breaking the traditional pattern of waiting for users to come and patronise them to ‘marketing’ their services to the people to achieve better results

The study examined the awareness and use of the Volta and Eastern regional archives of Ghana. Archives play a pivotal role in documenting the historical memory of humans. Archives as institution and records as documents are generally seen by academics and other users as a passive resource to be exploited for various historical and cultural purposes. The study employed the survey design with data obtained analysed using descriptive statistics. The population of the study included inhabitants of the defined geographical area who where 18years and above with some level of education from secondary to tertiary level. Findings revealed the lack of awareness of the Volta and Eastern regional archives by the inhabitants within that geographical area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the archives should create more awareness through outreach programmes during festive occasions thus breaking the traditional pattern of waiting for users to come and patronise them to ‘marketing’ their services to the people to achieve better results

The aim of this master’s thesis is to examine how national archival legislation affects the archival profession in the practical work regarding digital archive solutions. In addition to this aim, we also explore to which extent the archival professionals have the ability to influence the digital archive solutions at their workplace. The subjects for our research have been the Swedish and Danish national archives. Theoretical support is taken from Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis. The national archival legislation, as well as the perceptions of archival professionals, were further examined by the use of Fairclough’s three-dimensional model of discourse, in which interpretation takes place on a linguistic, discursive and social level. We have discovered that archival law, as a field of study, is still relatively unexplored. The research questions have been formulated in accordance with the aim, with the overall intention to investigate whether the archival legislation is compatible with the archival practice or not. To answer these questions we have used a qualitative method consisting of a combination of text analysis, to examine the archival legislation, and interviews with archival professionals at the national archives. Based on these findings, we have concluded that there is a great impact of judicial discourse in practice. It has been revealed that the archival profession is highly affected by the judicial discourse and archival legislation. For example, the Danish law (concerning archival matters) is less comprehensive, but is more specified than Swedish law. There is also a closer collaboration between the Danish National Archive and the legislative institutions. We have drawn the conclusion that there is a difference in influence of the archivists between the nations. In Danish law, single individuals are addressed to carry out responsibilities, while in Swedish law the organisation as a whole is addressed. Furthermore, there is a distinction b

The archival sector of today is geared towards the public more than ever before. Students are now expected to actively participate in a process of life-long learning, to be more conscious about their cultural heritage and to develop an awareness of history. They shall also be able to evaluate different kinds of sources and approach source material critically. The Anglo-Saxon archives are internationally known for their well-established working methods and innovative educational tools. The aim of this Master’s thesis is to investigate how the teaching methods targeted at schools and students appear on the web pages of three national archives. The chosen countries for this study are England, the USA and Australia. Our intention is to analyse the digital tools that the institutions use for teaching history and with that knowledge draw conclusions about if and how the methods differ between the countries. The research questions of this study are the following: What are the features of the online resources directed towards schools on the websites of the National Archives in England, the National Archives and Records Administration in USA and the National Archives in Australia? What different methods can be observed between the three websites regarding their work towards education and schools? These questions have been answered by conducting case studies of the web pages of three national archives and by using the theory of history didactics. Each web page has been analysed with attention to both form and content. The results of our study displays that there are several differences regarding how the national archives pursue their new target groups with their online resources. At the National Archives in England, the primary target group was school pupils, at the National Archives in USA the target group was mainly teachers and at the National Archives in Australia the teacher was seen as an important link between the archive and the students. Therefore, this archive also

Den som vill fördjupa sig i svenskt 1300-tal har nu fått ytterligare en källa att ösa ur. I Svenskt Diplomatariums senaste utgåva publiceras brev från år 1377. Det är en guldgruva för den som vill se den medeltida verkligheten under ett år. Boken innehåller till exempel skrivelser som berättar om eldsvådor, stölder och krigshandlingar mellan olika grupperingar i Sverige. Här finns kung Albrekts bestämmelser om älgjakt med giller, och här hittar man brev som visar hur en tidigare rådman i en svensk stad döms att "mista huden och bägge öronen" efter en påstådd muthärva., Svenskt Diplomatarium

Data available to scholars on homesteading are of very poor quality-inconsistent, unreliable, inaccessible, incomplete-and surprisingly, they haven't been getting any better. Even basic questions such as how much homesteaded land was "proved up," how much land was commuted, or how many actual farms were created by homesteading cannot be answered with any assurance. Moreover, the answers given today mostly depend on quantitative studies completed forty or more years ago. Why should this be? After all, we have witnessed in recent decades a staggering increase in the capacity and convenience of data handling by using computers. The publication of the Historical Statistics of the United States, Millennial Edition-a massive compendium expanded to five volumes (only two were needed for the 1975 edition) and available online-only hints at the enormous expansion of data now available to scholars. Any decent research library offers access to a huge menu of large electronic data sets, including databases of decennial and other censuses; surveys, polls, and publications of all sorts; and all manner of official, legal, commercial, and other records. Homesteading is an exception to this trend. Part of the reason for the poor quality of data is that scholars have largely lost interest in homesteading. For four decades, with important exceptions noted below, few scholarly articles or books on the topic were published. The treatment of homesteading in college textbooks, encyclopedias, and the like has diminished, with homesteading becoming only one element, and often not a terribly important one, in the larger narrative of settlement.

Administrative programs that govern the day-to-day-management of agencies are founded in law and the federal records management program is no exception. This dissertation explores whether the existing legal framework accommodates the changes occurring in the federal records management program as a result of electronic records and whether the solutions proposed by the University of British Columbia and University of Pittsburgh are viable for the federal records officer. These two universities pioneered the research being done on electronic recordkeeping. The record requirement established under the Federal Records Act is very difficult for agencies to maintain when it comes to electronic records. At the same time, agencies are being pressured to do more work electronically. Most federal records officers are not equipped to meet the dual challenge of maintaining accessibility while also ensuring the records remain authentic. The two approaches for dealing with electronic records, UBC's Diplomatics as implemented with the Department of Defense standard and Pittsburgh's literary warrants, are too complex and difficult. Even if the records managers implemented either of these approaches, they require too much effort on behalf of the record creator for the implementations to be successful. The National Archives can provide advice and guidance to agencies on electronic recordkeeping requirements. However, the success of the records management program depends on the federal agencies because it is a decentralized administrative process. The ability of federal agencies to cope with electronic records is problematic. Therefore, the viability of the federal records management program is problematic.

A 'Card of Admission to Search Rooms' of the National Archives, given to Mae Wynne McFarland while conducting her research.

This study focuses on the copyright and related laws of Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States and the impact of those laws on digital preservation of copyrighted works. It also addresses proposals for legislative reform and efforts to develop non-legislative solutions to the challenges that copyright law presents for digital preservation.