USE OF ARCHIVES IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMY – OPPORTUNITIES AND  PERSPECTIVES Cover Image

KORIŠTENJE ARHIVSKOG GRADIVA IZ OBLASTI GOSPODARSTVA – MOGUĆNOSTI I PERSPEKTIVE
USE OF ARCHIVES IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMY – OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVES

Author(s): Jasna Požgan
Subject(s): Archiving, Library operations and management, Education and training
Published by: Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
Keywords: Archive; the archives; the economy; the user; the creator;

Summary/Abstract: Archive holdings in the field of economy in the State Archives of Medimurje makes for one third of all funds of the institution. Due to the time when divided into the period to 1945, the period of socialism (1945th to 1990th) and the period after 1990. Taking into account the different features that characterize them as a time span of action of the creator and the range of dates, physical preservation material, content physiognomy, the whole documentary, variety and richness of content that can be found in the literature and a number of other features in common is that they belong to that group of materials which is rarely or from time to time subject to the interests of users. The most common such material has the function of byelections in the absence of data in fund administration or judiciary that consumers are primarily oriented. Using material can be manifested in the form of providing certified copies, transcripts, publication and presentation. Among the significant features of cultural and educational activities include the organization of exhibitions. The National Archives of Medimurje among interesting exhibitions were organizedand those with the theme of economic and local history that drew certain public interest and in accordance with time and increased number of visitors in tour of the exhibition. This can be concluded that the institutions carried out their cultural and educational role and acted on educational users. The average user will be easier to raise awareness of issues that are close to him and related to his daily life but for topics of general importance to which is usually indifferent. All this is related to the change in perceptions about the role of heritage institutions such as archives that demand in the near future adaptation to new trends.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 106-116
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian