'Memory of the World': Preserving Our Documentary Heritage

Abdelaziz Abid
1997 Museum International  
The paper outlines the main features of "Memory of the World", a UNESCO Programme to safeguard endangered documentary heritage, democratize access to it, increase awareness of its significance and distribute, on a large scale, products derived from it. Criteria to list documentary heritage on the "Memory of the World" Register and to select projects are set out, together with a brief account of the Programme's technical, legal and financial framework.
doi:10.1111/1468-0033.00074 fatcat:qzjhlehcyncudppfr6qby3zmei