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Modernizing Archival Practices: Lessons from Romania's National Archives Transformation

Explore the evolution of public access to electronic documents at the Romanian National Archives, from historical challenges to current advancements. Learn about legislative frameworks, new projects, managerial hurdles, and professional development in archival science.

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Modernizing Archival Practices: Lessons from Romania's National Archives Transformation

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  1. Learning from others' experiences: the debates around the public access to documents in electronic format at the National Archives of Romania Alina PAVELESCU

  2. A very short history – understanding the difficult starting point of 2007 • 70’s evolutions – a different paradigm of the “public access” and its consequences on the archival work • Stagnation and regress in the ’80s and ‘90s – the critical point of the Romanian archival science

  3. Present situation • archival legislation in Romania • legislation concerning electronic records management in Romania • National Archives of Romania -first steps to a new phase

  4. New project. New beginning? • The project: An integrating system for managing information and public services at the National Archives

  5. Project specifications: what’s new for the Romanian Archives

  6. Functional architecture of the system

  7. Managerial challenges • Implementing new procedures: the question of the archival standards at the Romanian Archives • Rethinking specific activities – where to start? how to proceed? • The human factor – training people for the new challenges • A new public approach: how to gain new public and to preserve the traditional one?

  8. Professional challenges • changing mentalities about profession • incorporating new skills • redefining the public image of the profession

  9. A conclusion • Romanian National Archives – the change of professional paradigm as a must • Need of competencies – need of professional communication • Learning from others’ experiences - Starting later is not the worst position

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