TOTAL ARCHIVES STRATEGIJA – TEORIJA I PRAKSA
TOTAL ARCHIVAL STRATEGY - THEORY AND PRACTICE

Summary/Abstract: The paper interprets the term total archives, gives its theoretical explanation and possibilities of its practical implementation in Canadian theory and practice, which is highly valued in the world. Its distinctive feature is reviewed as positive because of its value and significance for preservation of memory totality of a community or a region. Croatian and Slovenian archival theory and practice has headed in similarly basic direction for more than a half a century. More that half a century ago, archival theory and practice in this region was developed independently from other models. Nevertheless, by comparing the principles of total archives strategy with the archival theory and practice in this region, one can notice the basic correspondence of basic archival activities. Implementation of this strategy extends the range and increases the volume of the archival records which become an object of interest to archival profession. Thus, the paper emphasises the importance of multi-level contextual appraisal of archival records in its intra-povenancial and extra-provenancial context. lntra-provenancial context consists of a creator in its narrow provenancial environment. Extra-provenancial context consists of aggregate social, political, economical and cultural environment of the creator. Some of the records could be significant in a broader context from a local to the global level. The perception of the archival records being a part of the world heritage also includes both contents and meaning of total archives strategy. In fact, it recommends a wide documentation of historical development and all the areas of the life of a community, and such a wide trail of a certain time period attempts to preserve and convey to the generations to come valuable material and non-material heritage.

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