SELECTION OF WORTHLESS REGISTRY MATERIAL AS A CONDITION FOR PROTECTION OF EMERGING ARCHIVAL MATERIAL Cover Image

PROCES IZDVAJANJA BEZVRIJEDNOG REGISTRATURSKOG MATERIJALA KAO USLOV ZAŠTITE ARHIVSKE GRAĐE U NASTAJANJU
SELECTION OF WORTHLESS REGISTRY MATERIAL AS A CONDITION FOR PROTECTION OF EMERGING ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Author(s): Branko Antelj
Subject(s): Archiving, Classification, Preservation, Library operations and management
Published by: Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
Keywords: worthless registry material; the list of categories; retention periods; laws; penal provisions;

Summary/Abstract: An important part of the process of protection of developing archives is separating worthless registry material at the maker of the archive. In order to begin this process in registries, it is necessary to comply with the law on establishment of lists of categories with the consent of authorities. The provisions on penalties enabled archives to significantly influence implementation of these law provisions; however the archives have not been implementing them. It is necessary to file legal complaints against the irresponsible registries regarding implementation of these legal obligations. The process of categorisation of registries in Republika Srpska has not been fully completed, and that pending responsibility has to be finalised as soon as possible. That would help better supervision over registries of I and II category, as well as create conditions for better protection of developing archives, which is our final goal. It is of utmost importance to establish lists of categories of registry material with time-limits to the lengths of keeping them, which is a precondition for correct separation of archive material from registries. It is also very important to harmonise time-limits of keeping materials in entities and at the state level. In that sense, it is important to establish orientation lists for more activities with provided legislation, which is one of the programmes tasks of the Association of Archive of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 115-120
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Serbian
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