Understanding Differences in Heritage and Information Disciplines

 

Archives Libraries Museums
Identify, appraise, preserve, and make available documentary materials of long-term value (essential evidence) to the organization or public that the archives serves. Identify, acquire, preserve, and provide access to the world's published knowledge. Identify, acquire, preserve, and exhibit unique, collectible, or representative objects.
Ensure the accountability of government by preserving public records and making them available to the citizenry as is legally and ethically appropriate or, in the case of nongovernmental institutions, ensure accountability to their shareholders, boards, and other constituents. Promote equity of access to information. Promote intellectual freedom. Promote cultural, community, and familial identity and understanding.
Support scholarly, administrative, and personal research. Support education and continuous learning and research. Support the development of information literacy in society. Support formal and informal learning and research. Provide experiences where visitors can make connections between content and ideas
Serve as memory institutions for a culture. Serve as focal points for communities and promote community interests. Serve as memory institutions for a culture.
Preserve unique or collectible documents.   Preserve unique or collectible objects/artifacts.

 

Records Management

 


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