Experience of the Archives of Una-Sana Canton in the preservation of archival materials in emergency cases Cover Image

Iskustvo Arhiva Unsko - sanskog kantona na zaštiti arhivske građe u vanrednim okolnostima
Experience of the Archives of Una-Sana Canton in the preservation of archival materials in emergency cases

Author(s): Sadika Maslak
Subject(s): Archiving, Preservation
Published by: Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
Keywords: archive; protection of archival material; emergency; flood; fire; expert assistance; Archives of Una-Sana Canton

Summary/Abstract: Archives of Una Sana Canton was, during last few years, actively involved in providing technical assistance to records agencies that are affected by floods or fires. Registry material of Sanski Most was saved from the flood and records of Cantonal Hospital “Dr. Irfan Ljubijankić “in Bihać was saved from fire. In the first case, the Archives participated in the rehabilitation of the flood affected current records of Sanski most, mainly because it was known that the registry does not have the appropriate skills among staff, and since it was considered that unprofessional care for wet material could cause more damage than it is already been done. Archive contribution in salvaging the material was enormous. In the case of a fire in the Cantonal Hospital in Bihac, Archives operated preventive and initiated relocation of current records of the Cantonal Hospital in archival depot (barracks Orljani), which proved to be very important for further protection of this material. Protection of current records in extraordinary circumstances is quite complicated in relation to protection under normal circumstances, when protection is an integral part of operations in the archives. Besides the two cases indicated for Archives of Una-Sana Canton, the maximum engaged and take all within its means to make it more vulnerable current records were saved.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 70-76
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian