Memory of the World National Committees

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Memory of the World National Committees are country-level bodies that coordinate, promote, and implement UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, preserving, and raising awareness of documentary heritage within their respective nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO-related organization network
national committee
affiliatedWith UNESCO
appliesTo UNESCO Member States that establish a national committee
cooperatesWith Memory of the World Regional Committees
UNESCO National Commissions
memory institutions
national archives
national libraries
encourages best practices in preservation and access
educational use of documentary heritage
public awareness of documentary heritage
research on documentary heritage
followsGuidelinesOf UNESCO Memory of the World General Guidelines
governedBy national terms of reference consistent with UNESCO guidelines
hasMember academic experts
civil society representatives
experts in documentary heritage
government representatives
representatives of archives sector
representatives of libraries sector
representatives of museums sector
hasPurpose to coordinate the Memory of the World Programme at the national level
to identify documentary heritage of national significance
to promote the preservation of documentary heritage
to raise awareness of documentary heritage
to support nominations to Memory of the World registers
hasRole to advise national authorities on documentary heritage issues
to coordinate stakeholders in documentary heritage
to encourage digitization of documentary heritage
to encourage preservation standards for documentary heritage
to facilitate cooperation between memory institutions
to identify documentary heritage at risk
to implement Memory of the World policies at national level
to organize awareness-raising activities about documentary heritage
to prepare and review national Memory of the World nominations
to promote access to documentary heritage
to support disaster risk reduction for documentary heritage
mayEstablish national Memory of the World registers
operatesInDomain archives
documentary heritage
libraries
museums
partOf Memory of the World Programme
surface form: UNESCO Memory of the World Programme
supports Memory of the World International Register nominations
Memory of the World national registers
Memory of the World regional register nominations
timePeriod active since the 1990s following creation of the Memory of the World Programme

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Memory of the World Regional Committees collaboratesWith Memory of the World National Committees
Memory of the World Programme hasPart Memory of the World National Committees