Memory of the World Programme
The Memory of the World Programme is a part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).[1] It is part of a strategy for preserving history. The programme focuses on archives and libraries.[2]
The UNESCO programme began in 1992.[1] It promote the importance of historical documents.[2]
International Advisory Committee
The program is administered by a body known as the International Advisory Committee (IAC). There are 14 members. Each is appointed by the UNESCO Director-General.[3]
Memory of the World Register
Select additions to the World Register are chosen at biannual meetings of the IAC.[4]
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Jikji Prize
The Jikji Prize was established with the South Korean government. The $30,000 prize and all costs associated with the prize are funded by South Korea.[5]
Recipients
Memory Of The World Programme Media
(Old) Logo of the Memory of the World Programme
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) was used to disseminate to the political community the first French Constitution.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Programme background; retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Programme objectives; retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ International Advisory Committee (IAC); retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ Memory of the World Register; retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize
- ↑ 2005 - The National Library of the Czech Republic; retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ 2007 - Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences; retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ 2009 - National Archives of Malaysia; retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ 2011 - National Archives of Australia; retrieved 2011-11-20.
