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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage – 27 October

27 octobre 2024
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: archives, awareness, cultural diversity, digital form, documents, linguistic diversity, préservation, respect, UNESCO

Audiovisual archives tell us stories about people’s lives and cultures from all over the world. They represent a priceless heritage which is an affirmation of our collective memory and a valuable source of knowledge since they reflect the cultural, social and linguistic diversity of our communities. They help us grow and comprehend the world we all share. Conserving this heritage and ensuring it remains accessible to the public and future generations is a vital goal for all memory institutions as well as the public at large. The UNESCO Archives has launched the project « Digitizing our shared UNESCO history » with this very goal in mind.

The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is a commemoration of the adoption, in 1980 by the 21st General Conference, of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images. The World Day provides an occasion to raise general awareness of the need to take urgent measures and to acknowledge the importance of audiovisual documents.

In this way, the World Day also serves as an opportunity for UNESCO’s Member States to evaluate their performance with respect to implementing the 2015 Recommendation Concerning the Preservation of, and Access to, Documentary Heritage, Including in Digital Form.

Source: Text & Image: https://www.unesco.org/en/days/audiovisual-heritage

World Day for Audiovisual Heritage – 27 October 2022

27 octobre 2022
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: archives, audiovisual, collective memory, cultures, digital, documentaries, héritage

Audiovisual archives tell us stories about people’s lives and cultures from all over the world. They represent a priceless heritage which is an affirmation of our collective memory and a valuable source of knowledge since they reflect the cultural, social and linguistic diversity of our communities. They help us grow and comprehend the world we all share. Conserving this heritage and ensuring it remains accessible to the public and future generations is a vital goal for all memory institutions as well as the public at large. The UNESCO Archives has launched the project « Digitizing our shared UNESCO history » with this very goal in mind.

The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is a commemoration of the adoption, in 1980 by the 21st General Conference, of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images. The World Day provides an occasion to raise general awareness of the need to take urgent measures and to acknowledge the importance of audiovisual documents.

In this way, the World Day also serves as an opportunity for UNESCO’s Member States to evaluate their performance with respect to implementing the 2015 Recommendation Concerning the Preservation of, and Access to, Documentary Heritage, Including in Digital Form.

WDAH’s celebrations in 2022

The 2022 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage will be celebrated in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Memory of the World Programme. The celebration will take place from 27 October to 5 November 2022, under the theme “Enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies”. Taking its cue from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, documentary heritage, as an information resource, lends itself both to the “public access to information” component of Target of 16.10 of SDG 16 and its “fundamental freedoms” component. With respect to the theme of the celebration, while the question of ensuring universal access to documentary heritage remains a foundational concern, there is a strong focus on how documentary heritage can be used to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies.

Source: Text: https://www.unesco.org/en/days/audiovisual-heritage     Image: internationaldays.com

International Archives Day – 9 June

9 juin 2022
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: archives, continuity, décisions, memory, rights, safeguarding, testimonies, UNESCO

« Everyone keeps archives, in an private or professional setting. Through this universal day, we wish to democratize the profession of archivist and improve the perception of the general public regarding the notion of archive »

David Leitch, Secretary General of the ICA.

Why an International Archives Day?

Since its creation in 2008, the International Archives Day aims to raise awareness …

… among the public, of the importance of archives.

Archives are the memory of nations and societies; they provide the foundation for their identities and are a key element of the information society.

… among the decision makers, of the advantages of good archiving to establish quality governance.

Archives constitute a cultural heritage and a leading source of information. The archival heritage is an important testimony to the economic, political, social and cultural development of mankind.

… among the general public, the public and private sectors, of the need to preserve the archives over the long term, and to facilitate access to them.

By documenting activities and decisions, archives ensure both the continuity of organizations and the justification of their rights, as well as those of individuals and States.

June 9, a day of international celebration.

Archives represent an unparalleled wealth. They are the documentary product of human activity and as such constitute irreplaceable testimonies of past events. They ensure the democratic functioning of societies, the identity of individuals and communities and the defense of human rights.

During the International Congress of Archives in Vienna in 2004, the 2000 participants adopted a resolution calling on the United Nations to create an International Archives Day. At its General Assembly in November 2007, the ICA formalized the International Archives Day on June 9.

This date was obvious: ​​on the 9th of June 1948 the International Council on Archives was created under the auspices of UNESCO. This choice was immediately approved and adopted by the archives community as a whole.

“Archives record decisions, actions and memories. Archives are a unique and irreplaceable heritage passed from one generation to another. Archives are managed from creation to preserve their value and meaning. They are authoritative sources of information underpinning accountable and transparent administrative actions. They play an essential role in the development of societies by safeguarding and contributing to individual and community memory.

Open access to archives enriches our knowledge of human society, promotes democracy, protects citizens’ rights and enhances the quality of life.”

– Universal Declaration on Archives, adopted at the General Assembly of the International Council on Archives, Oslo, September 2010

 

Source: Text: ica.org   Image: VSN

Journée mondiale du patrimoine audiovisuel – 27 octobre

27 octobre 2017
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: De ceci... de cela...
Mots-clés: archives, conservation, importance culturelle, mémoire, numérique, sauvegarde, spécialistes, UNESCO, vicilisation

Les principales archives des 20ème et 21ème siècles sont constituées de documents audiovisuels, films, émissions télévisées et enregistrements radio.

Cette évidence a amené l’UNESCO a réfléchir, dés 2007, à la création d’une Journée Mondiale consacrée à ce phénomène.

La date retenue, le 27 octobre, est hautement symbolique, puisque c’est le 27 octobre 1980 que la conférence générale de l’UNESCO adoptait une recommandation portant sur la sauvegarde et la conservation des images en mouvement, marquant ainsi l’importance culturelle et historique des archives cinématographiques et télévisuelles.

Fragilité
A l’ère du tout numérique, la conscience de la fragilité de notre patrimoine enregistré est encore trop faible et les spécialistes estiment que nous ne disposons pas de plus de 10 ou 15 ans pour assurer la pérennité de ces archives sonores et visuelles.

La mémoire du monde
Les objectifs de l’Unesco sont ambitieux puisqu’ils visent à constituer la mémoire du monde. Un enjeu de civilisation !

Un site à visiter : portal.unesco.org   Source: Texte & Image: Journée Mondiale

 

International Archives Day – 9 June

8 juin 2016
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: archives, cultural heritage, human resources, ICA, libraries, Seoul Korea, UNESCO

IAD2016The UNESCO General Conference at its 33rd session in Paris 2005 proclaimed the 27th October as the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. The World Day is an appropriate opportunity to raise public awareness of the importance of audiovisual archives. It brings new incentives to the benefit of the preservation of these archives. This was an excellent initiative, but these are not the only archives that are at risk and in need of attention.

This is the reason why the ICA decided at its Annual General Meeting in November 2007  to launch the International Archives Day by its own, on the 9th of June. The date was obvious: on the 9th of June 1948, the International Council on Archives was created under the auspices of the UNESCO. This choice was adopted by ICA Executive Board, and adopted by the archives community as a whole.

Why and International Archives Day?
One might think that we have got a full calendar of international days to celebrate. However the public’s image of the archives is foggy: often confused with libraries, archives continue to be perceived as documents for internal use only, which are difficult to access and are of interest only to historians. The perception of records and archives by the public and the organizations that create them is not clear. This troubled image has an impact on the financial and human resources that responsible managers and administrators dedicate to records and archives operations and/or institutions.

It is therefore essential to remember that records and archives are documents, created, received and maintained as evidence and information by an organization or person, in pursuance of legal obligations, or in the transaction of business. Archival records are those documents that are preserved by their creators, successors or an appropriate archive institution because of their legal value or enduring historical significance. Archives constitute a major cultural heritage and information resource. The archival heritage is a valuable testimony about the economical, political and social development of humanity. The diversity of archival sources and formats is considerable. To ensure the preservation of these sources, a comprehensive approach that considers all types and formats of archives, is required. It is not possible to focus solely on one type of record, as other categories of archives also deserve attention.

Source: Text: ICA.org  

ICA invites you to celebrate the 2016 International Archives Day on the theme “Archives, Harmony and Friendship”. As you will know, this is also the theme of the 2016 ICA Congress in Seoul.

Source: Text & Image: International Archives Day