PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ARCHIVAL MATERIALS
Abstracts: The aim of the study is how to make preservation and conservation of archival materials in the archives. Preservation and conversion in archives particularly preserves and conserve record, national heritage, manuscripts, microfilm and many more that relate to the archive. Besides that, by preserve and conserve, the archive materials will stay longer and to make as a reference in future. It is also want to organize the important records that have value to preserve, protect and also conserve the records that are available in Archives. In this term paper also conclude about the why should preserve and conserve the archival material in the archives which also discuss about the topic
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Archives are a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people that means as an institution or organization that are responsible to appraisal, acquisition, and manage the records professionally. Besides that, archives are the record that worthy of permanent retention because of their enduring value as evidence or for research. They provide a reliable and authentic knowledge base of enabling the past to be reconstructed and understood. There are two types of archives for example public archives and private archives. The materials and the records in the archives all the original and has only one. Also as know primary …show more content…
Besides that, in the archives, they must have a staff or archivist that can preserved and conserve the historical records or important records that have value. Records are very important for the future because it new generations can know what have happen in the past. This records also as a evidence for archive in order to save the country from enemies because we do not know what will happen in the future. Archive also should identify and organized the important of the records that must have to be keeping and preserve from any damage such as flood, or anything that will be happen. Archives also should give a good service for their user or researcher that who want the information about the historical that happen in the past. Archives also stored the records with well managed conservation to ensure the records in the long-term to
To identify the specific type, functions and time period of the artifacts, various archaeology books, reports, and journal were referred. The interpretation was then conducted by dividing the artifacts into different area on the map and investigating their relationships.
“Oral history is a maddeningly, imprecise term: it is used to refer to the formal, rehearsed accounts of the past presented by a culturally sanctioned tradition-bearers... informal conversations about “the old days” among friends, neighbors, family members… to recorded interviews deemed to have an important story to
- It is important to remind people of history because it teaches them about previous happenings. It shows that for every action there is a consecuence, therefore every action or decision you make will have an effect that will impact your life and the life of the people around you. It also gives you an insight of what happened years ago so that in the near future, we are prepared well enough to make the right decisions in order to avoid reliving similar or previous events.
To collect is to bring things together. However there is an art to collecting, as it is not simply just bringing miscellaneous things together. There is a common theme for the objects and together they serve as a special meaning to their collector. In both texts “The Museum and the Public” by Stephen Weil and Walter Benjamin “Unpacking My Library” by Walter Benjamin, and in the film “Mardi Gras: Made in China”, the purpose of collecting is to tell a story and to showcase the significance of the objects in the collection.
Items displayed in museums hold historical significance and are representative of society’s culture. Preserving valuable collections for education and enjoyment is a primary role of museums. While fulfilling this role, the architecture of the museum is also an important factor. Historical buildings are converted into museums and architects must consider the use of the space and the museum’s purpose during their initial design. Other museums are built with a clear purpose in mind. As museums are designed, many characteristics are determined. Display and storage spaces as well as visitor services impacts museum’s functionality. Based on the function of a museum, architectural requirements are different.
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” This famous quote from Edmund Burke is one that many of us are familiar with. In spite of this, many people disregard history, branding it as unimportant or irrelevant to modern-day situations. However, history is actually a quite important subject with a myriad of lessons to be learned for anybody to apply now and in the future. Additionally, history gives us much needed information about our past, keeping us from forgetting why our nations became the way they are. It allows us to draw parallels between modern events and past events to collect our best judgment and gives us the important knowledge of the origin of our modern world, giving extra credibility
McCormick, P. (2007). Preserving Canada's cultural heritage: Library and Archives Canada. Feliciter, 53(5), 260-262. Retrieved from: http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy.ufv.ca:2048/eds/detail?vid=24&sid=334ec032-d383-4be8-b9e4-c81d19989439%40sessionmgr198&hid=105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=aph&AN=27015194
New museology is the modernisation of museums. New museums are made to be more interactive and more interesting for the visitors. Displays in the museums are no longer covered in glass and people are encouraged to look more closely and interact with displays. The museums are brighter are the displays...
Filing information and documents (manually and using computerised databases) and being able to find them again when necessary. They must also ensure confidentiality of private and sensitive information.
Becoming a historian requires a lot of different skills and first starts with becoming familiar with the work place. Such as one, must receive the proper funds to keep a historical building alive by grant writing and educating the community by using good public speaking skills. Also, I must sharpen your researching skills to set up displays, and proper training before starting the archive process.
A library or information unit must have a dedicated plan on having an organized Collection Development Policy, represents the guideposts of all types of library institutions. Collection development is the process of planning, selecting, acquiring and evaluating the library collections’ convenience to print and electronic collection developments. Thus, it is essential to have a written collection development policy, a statement of general collection building principles with desalinating the purpose and content of a collection in terms of relevance and internal audiences (Clayton and Gorman 2007). Broadly, the international and local libraries have sketched written collection development policies which they are aware of its uses. Recently, the written policies consistently renewed with the rise of digital collections. However, the value of the written collection development plan shakes with the complexity of managing electronic resources, funding and time considerations, criticism on how it written and also its inflexibility. This essay will examine the arguments for having the advantages of the written collection development policy (CDP) and the issues evolve which against the latter.
Maintenance of Records - ensures all Employment Equity records are maintained in a secure fashion to ensure strictest confidentiality.
When planning to implement a document management system, there are many factors to consider. First you have to consider how you want to store your documents, be it electronic, paper format, or both; you have to have adequate storage space. Next you have to decide whether you are going to attempt to archive old documents your organization has in storage. A major factor in determining the format you are going to save your documents in is to decide the length of time you wish to keep you documents and the amount of space you have in which to keep your documents. If you are going to keep your documents in a paper format you have to keep in mind the amount of space it will take to store them. Another consideration when determining storage of your organizations documents is how you want to organize your documents be it chronologically or subject based, you need to decide what works best for your organization. And lastly you have to decide how you are going to take those old documents, created before computers, and turn them in to a format which can be stored electronically. There are many different formats which can be beneficial when keeping an archive of documents. There are many reasons why documents need to be managed. First and foremost they serve as a historical log of where your organization came from and they will help shape where your organization can go in the future. Documents can be a reference of how past projects were worked and offer practical solutions for issues which come up in all projects. Keeping documents can be beneficial for every organization, from keeping records to showing where the organization can go, documents play a part in the every day workings of every organization.
According to the Sinhala language,”Sanskruthika Urumayan” word reflects the translated form of the English word cultural heritage. The word “Sanskruthiya” means culture and “Urumayan” means both tangible and intangible remaining forms from the past to the present. Considering the legislation definition I have chosen to define cultural heritage according to laws of Sri Lanka, it is important to see the period of its origin. Sri Lanka, which named as Ceylon was colonized by British throne, from early of 1830s to 1945 February 4th Independence Day (citation). Therefore, the following legislation document of Sri Lanka was developed in 1940 under the colonial ruling before the independence and the word referred to cultural heritage is antiquities. According to the 1940 Antiquities Ordinance of Ceylon, it recognize any monuments that lying, being or found in the (Ceylon) Sri Lanka as the ancient monuments if they are dated before 1815. Also, it had defined a monument as,”temple, church, monument, other structure or erecti...
It will be looking through the history of the museum, the purpose of it creation and the events that it has withstood that we can see that the development of technologies and the preservation of the museum being vital to creating a value museum experience.