Open AccessHistorical Archives and Born Digital Records
Author(s) -
Snežana Pejović,
Joško Katelan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
atlanti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2670-451X
pISSN - 1318-0134
DOI - 10.33700/2670-451x.27.1.63-78(2017
Subject(s) - archival science , digital archives , presentation (obstetrics) , cultural heritage , state (computer science) , montenegro , process (computing) , historical record , digital era , cultural artifact , history , library science , world wide web , political science , computer science , law , archaeology , the internet , ethnology , medicine , algorithm , memoir , radiology , operating system
The paper deals with the specificities of handling historical documents when it comes to the application of IC technologies and the creation of new, digital records, in the process of their arrangement, processing, protection and presentation. Besides general attitudes related to this issue, as perceived from the viewpoint of contemporary archival theory and practice, descriptions have been given of the cases from the practice of Montenegro State Archives.The goal of this paper is to draw attention to expert public to the difficulties archival profession in underdeveloped countries is faced with in its efforts to preserve archival cultural heritage, both the one stored in archives, and the one being created with the ever so widely used information technologies through all forms of human activity, including the overall archival practice.