strategy of the national archives service of finland 2015

• The National Archives Service supports the development of academic research
on archival science. Promoting postgraduate training in special fields of importance
for the National Archives Service is in focus. The skills of experts have been
strengthened, especially in managing electronic material.
• The National Archives Service participates in international research and development
projects that enhance its theoretical expertise, in projects promoting development
of international standards and practices and in projects increasing the use of
Finnish documentary cultural heritage in international research.
• At the start of the strategy period, the National Archives Service will draw up in
cooperation with universities a comprehensive research strategy for the entire strategy
period, paying attention to the functions of the National Archives Service as a
research infrastructure.
the national archives service is an
important national infrastructure for research,
preserving materials of particularly
vital importance for the research in History
and Social Sciences. The digitization
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will be updated during the strategy period
in accordance with international developments
in research information management
practices and in order to provide
better availability of data. The National
Digital Library creates the framework for
digitization and for online use and storage
of digitized materials. The National Archives
Service is responsible for the developing
of a system for permanent storage
of the electronic material of the National
Digital Library in a manner agreed upon
with the Ministry of Education and Culture
and other partners.
Changes in online case management
require comprehensive redefinitions of
archival terminology and key concepts.
The strong position of the National Archives
Service in the issuing of standards
requires guidelines that use clear and unambiguous
terminology. Efforts are being
made to rapidly improve the level of theoretical
expertise so that the National Archives
Service can be responsible for the
guidance that falls under its responsibility
and for the management of research data.
Further scientific training of the staff will
be supported primarily through employment
arrangements.
Research into records management focuses
on the entire life cycle of documentary
information and how it is managed
in organizations in the public and private
sector. The research carried out in the National
Archives Service is applied research
where the object is to further practical development
of records management. Universities
are responsible for basic research,
which is both supported by the National
Archives Service and utilized by it in accordance
with its own needs.
The position and tasks of the National
Archives Service in national and international
management of research information
will be specified at the start of the
strategy period. International know-how
will be utilized as effectively as possible.
The National Archives Service supports
the development of strong research
organizations and units with extensive international
contacts and adequate critical
mass in research. The National Archives
Service participates in the activities and
development of Memornet, the Finnish
Research Education Network on the
Memory Functions of Society, which is
the responsibility of the Department of
Information Studies of the University of
Tampere.
The National Archives Service will finalize
a separate research strategy at the
start of the strategy period. Particular attention
will be attached to research fields
that have received little attention in university
research, e.g., Conservation and
Heraldry. The National Archives, acting
as the heraldic office of Finland, will focus
on strengthening expertise in heraldry
by capitalizing on international cooperation.
Materials preserved by the National Archives Service are utilized particularly in research in History
and Social Sciences.
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