The celebration of World Archives Day, every year on June 9, is an important opportunity for archivists and all information scientists to highlight the usefulness of archives in society, to motivate citizens to discover and get to know it. wealth stored in archives and come into contact with this fascinating space, in which unique cultural heritage items lie.
Archives are an important source of information, but they are also places of preservation of historical memory and cultural heritage. The archival heritage is a valuable testimony to the economic, political and social development of humanity. The diversity of archival sources and forms is important.
To ensure the conservation of these resources, a comprehensive approach is needed that takes into account all file types and formats. It is important to remember that files - active or not - consist of items created, in accordance with certain legal obligations or in the context of a transaction and contain important data and information about an organization or person. Archival evidence is the archival material which has been preserved by its creators, its owners or by an archival body, due to its legal value or its permanent historical significance.
The celebration of World Archives Day aims at:
Raise public awareness of the importance of archives. decision-makers on the benefits of sound file management for good governance and development.
private and public bodies on the need for long-term preservation of files, as well as the provision of access to them. View to the general public of the unique and extremely rare items kept in the archival bodies.
Improve the image of files and enhance their visibility worldwide.
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At the International Conference on Archives in Vienna in 2004, 2,000 participants adopted a resolution calling on the United Nations to establish an International Day Files. Some countries had already decided to have a national archives day to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers about the importance of archives. At its 33rd session in Paris in 2005, the UNESCO General Conference declared October 27 as World Audiovisual Heritage Day.
This action was a remarkable initiative and created new incentives for the benefit of maintaining these records. In November 2007, the International Council on Archives, at its annual general meeting, decided to establish June 9 as International Archives Day. The choice of this date was not accidental: On June 9, 1948, the International Council of Archives was established under the auspices of UNESCO. Its first president was Charles Samaran, director general of the National Archives of France. The global archival community has embraced the institution of celebration and since then on this day a variety of events are organized by national and local archival bodies worldwide.
