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This research paper proposes to analyze the national archival policies by the Argentine State in the last 50 years, their relationship with current legislation and whether there is coordination, both transversal and vertical between the government institutions involved. Archival documents are important for the exercise of rights of individuals, institutions and the State. These safeguard the memory of administrative actions carried out by the Nation. It should not be forgotten that the idea of the same derives from a final work for a subject studied at this University. I can warn a priori, that to develop the first mentioned research I had not registered any antecedent of the subject to be addressed, taking into account that it is not usual to find related bibliography. For this, four state areas where archives operate were analyzed, which will be developed in detail in this introduction. A first step was to consult people specialized in the archival discipline to obtain sources of information that would give us a frame of reference to formulate research questions. From the beginning these sources were interviews, papers presented at congresses, writings, newspaper articles, legislation and resources taken from the web, in addition to using bibliography provided by the General Archive of the Nation.

The objective of this research is to propose a Free Software & Open Source software for automated management of oral tradition documents Word Archive. The Archive of the word protects documents oral tradition, these are part of the information resources for researchers, anthropologists, teachers and other users interested in the subject. To optimize the management of documents of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Archives of the Word, the documents must be stored and indexed in a system that allows manage and retrieve them quickly and efficiently. Under this background a system that meets the needs of automation Word Archive determined. ARCHON, ICA AtoM and Archivist 'Toolkit: three softwares for automation of files were analyzed. Showing the advantages and disadvantages for the development of an automated file of oral tradition. We sought to be allowed to record, store, preserve and disseminate the Intangible Cultural Heritage with the software. The software that was chosen is ARCHON, the technical requirements were analyzed and explained step by step installation.

The libraries that make up the Consorcio de Digitalización de Prensa Vasca keep a digitization project of contemporary newspapers related to Basque culture. Both characteristics and contents of the resulting digital collection are described. It is defended the need to undertake a project of digital preservation in the light of guidelines established by international experts and institutions. The paper also describes different technological choices in order to establish a storage infrastructure capable of facing the challenges posed by digital preservation. Finally, different choices are suggested to be implemented by the Consorcio at a lower cost and with a higher guarantee of success.