Ryszard Wojtkowski. Piotr Zawilski, Korzystanie z zasobów archiwalnych w Internecie - doświadczenia polskich archiwów, w: Archeion, t. 116, wyd. NDAP, Warszawa 2015, ss. 90-97

"Ryszard Wojtkowski, Piotr Zawilski, Access to Archival Resources via the Internet — the

Experience of Polish Archives. The dynamic development of information technology has led to a new

perception of the tasks and functions of archives and archivists in an information society. It is becoming

increasingly clear that users expect open access to archival resources and being able to use them

via the Internet.

In Poland, those needs are addressed by the Social Capital Development Strategy, which seeks

to support the process of digitization, which will enable wide access to the collections of archives,

museums, and libraries via the Internet.

One of the strategic goals of the “Strategy of the State Archives for 2010–2020”, announced by

the General Director of the State Archives, is satisfying the information needs of the public. The realization

of this goal is made possible by initiatives such as the “Kultura+” Multiannual Programme,

whose budget for the years 2011–2015 is PLN 516 million. Funds obtained under the programme are

allocated to the development of digitization workshops as well as the digitization of records by third

parties.

Digitization is also one of the priorities of state archives. When allocating additional funds to that

purpose, the General Director of State Archives indicated that at least 50 percent of the material copied

should be vital records. This is important in view of the fact that those documents account for almost

half of the materials accessed in research rooms."

 

 

 

Źródło: Archeion, t. 116