Current Archival Arrangement, Description, and Services in the National Archives of Iran: An Analytical Survey

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student of Information Science and Knowledge, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, I.R. Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Information Science and Knowledge, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, I.R. Iran

3 Professor,, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose is to clarify the current status of archival records arrangement and description process and archival services in the National Archives of Iran, and identify the challenges of the sections.
Method and Research Design
: Both qualitative and analytical survey were used as the research method. The research was accomplished in two stages. In the first stage, five expert archivists of the National Archives of Iran were interviewed and in the second stage, 21 employees of the National Archives of Iran filled out a questionnaire.
Finding and conclusion: Based on the respondents’ viewpoints, the designed optimal processes in both arrangement and description section and archival services section covered all current processes and no significant differences were found.

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