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Acquiring business archives and making them accessible to the public: Good Practices. Els Herrebout Chantal Vancoppenolle EBNA – 18/11/2010 – Brussels. Despite the gaps in the legislation - longer tradition - certain expertise. Strenghts.
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Acquiring business archives and making them accessible to the public:Good Practices Els Herrebout Chantal Vancoppenolle EBNA – 18/11/2010 – Brussels
Despite the gaps in the legislation - longer tradition - certain expertise
Strenghts • Direct information in business archivesIndirect information in public administration archives • At macro-level: Registration projects per province • Collaboration with: CHST, Université de Liège AVAE, Brussels. • Collaboration with trustees in bankruptcy
Weaknesses • Businesses not obliged to preserve archives Necessary awareness-raising is lengthy and gaps in the archival law exist = important archives have been lost • Dispersed archival fonds • Archival fonds of minor value • Latent archival fonds
Threats Worldwide economic crisis Decision centres of many businesses have been transferred abroad Domestic political crisis
Opportunities • “Business archives are part of the cultural heritage” • Opportunities in corporate governance • State Archives as expert centre • International exchanges and co-operation
Challenges for the Future • Continuing work despite difficult times • Ensuring representativeness of the economic sectors • Anchorage: “Business archives have a cultural value”. • Creating useful synergies with domestic and foreign actors
Thank you very much for your attention.