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Abstract:
The presentations will share approaches being developed at the National Archives of Malaysia to engage with the public in novel ways. Acquisition and preservation of audiovisual materials will be discussed as a means that helps the diversification of archival collections, thereby make them more attractive to the public. The use of memorials will be presented as a novel way in which archival institutes can reach out to a wider audience. Finally, there will also be a presentation on how archivists can be trained to employ these new approaches in the information age.
Auditoire visé:
Archivists searching for new ideas on how to reach out and make archival materials more attractive to the 21st century public; archivists seeking to reflect on the roles of acquisition, preservation and outreach as complementary capacities in archival practice; archivists interested in discussing and learning how traditional acquisition, preservation, outreach and training practices can be adapted to the requirements of the information age.
Overall purpose and significance of session:
This session aims to open up discussion on the need for archival institutions to diversify approaches, skills and materials in order to engage with 21st century publics. This session will also suggest possible ways in which such diversification can be achieved through acquisition of audio-visual materials to supplement traditional printed documents or manuscripts, the use of memorials for outreach and developing training programs to diversify the skills and capacities of the archivists in the institutions. In addition, this session aims to stimulate a debate on acquisition and outreach as interrelated forms of reaching out and interacting with the public.
Content description:
The first presentation by Jaafar Sidek ABDUL RAHMAN will share acquisition and preservation practices of audiovisual materials. These practices diversify the materials that the National Archives can offer, thereby making them attractive to broader segments of the public. In addition, this diversification aids the preservation of aspects of Malaysian heritage that are more readily documented on audiovisual media.
Farida ISHAK will be presenting on how the National Archives of Malaysia has been using memorials as a means to develop and maintain outreach programs.
Gowri P.S. THANGAYA will be discussing the new directions in training in order to capacitate archivists with the skills to engaging with the increasingly digital and technology savvy public in novel ways.
