UNESCO Calls for Continued Support for Preservation and Access to Documentary Heritage in Response to COVID-19
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
06 Apr 2020
New Standards, Guidelines and Drafts
IFLA joined the International Council of Museums (ICOM), International Council on Archives (ICA), The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA) in supporting this statement from UNESCO and the Memory of the World programme…
The statement goes on to give concrete examples of the role of documentary heritage in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in preparing society for similar situations in the future.
Read the full statement here: Turning the threat of COVID-19 into an opportunity for greater support to documentary heritage
This document is part of the Resources for Documentary Heritage Professionals page recently launched by UNESCO…
Full text here.