Archives Audio-Visual Archives Cultural Heritage Digitization Malta National Archives of Malta National Memory Project
Issue Date:
2004
Publisher:
Institute of Information Theories and Applications FOI ITHEA
Abstract:
The article gives an account of the various microfilming initiatives taken in Malta during the last thirty
years. Various archives have managed to microfilm their holdings under co-operation agreements with
international societies, or manuscript libraries. The advent of digital technology is now posing new challenges and
opportunities for the archives sector. The idea of a National Memory Project that will try to bridge the different
approaches in the preservation of records in the various public, private, and ecclesiastical archives in Malta is
discussed. Technical challenges are highlighted, as are the opportunities that arise from collaboration and active
participation in international projects such as the European Visual Archives (EVA), and the SEEDI initiative.
