Memory of the World Programme
Appearance
The Memory of the World Programme is a part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is part of a strategy for preserving history. The programme focuses on archives and libraries.[1]
The UNESCO programme began in 1992. It promote the importance of historical documents.
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.
Memory of the World Register
There are 190+ documentthe World Register:
IAC Session | Year | Site | Date | IAC chairperson | Number of nominations evaluated | Number of inscriptions to the Register | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 1993 | Pułtusk, Poland | September 12–14 | Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada)[2] | none | none | [3] |
2nd | 1995 | Paris, France | May 3–5 | Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada)[4] | none | none | [3] |
3rd | 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | September 29–October 1 | Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada) | 69 | 38 | [3][4] |
Bureau Meeting | 1998 | London, United Kingdom | September 4–5 | Jean-Pierre Wallot (Canada) | none | none | [3] |
4th | 1999 | Vienna, Austria | June 10–12 | Bendik Rugaas (Norway) | 20 | 9 | [2] |
5th | 2001 | Cheongju, South Korea | June 27–29 | Bendik Rugaas (Norway) | 42 | 21 | [5] |
6th | 2003 | Gdańsk, Poland | August 28–30 | Ekaterina U. Genieva (Russian Federation) | 41 | 23 | [6] |
7th | 2005 | Lijiang, China | June 13–18 | Deanna Marcum (USA) | 53 | 29 | [7] |
8th | 2007 | Pretoria, South Africa | June 11–15 | Alissandra Cummins (Barbados) | 53 | 38 | [8] |
9th | 2009 | Bridgetown, Barbados | July 27–31 | Roslyn Russell (Australia) | 55 | 35 | [9][10] |
10th | 2011 |
Jikji Prize

In 2004, the Jikji Prize was established with the South Korean government.[7][11]
The prize has been awarded every two years since 2005.
Recipients
- 2005: Czech National Library (Prague)[7]
- 2007: Austrian Phonogrammarchiv (Vienna)[8]
- 2009: National Archives of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)[12]
- 2111: National Archives of Australia, Canberra.[13]
References
- ↑ UNESCO Memory of the World Programme retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fourth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME: The Asia-Pacific Strategy". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 1999-04-17. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Third Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "Fifth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "Sixth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Seventh Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Eighth Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ Joie Springer (2007-06-20). "Thirty-eight new inscriptions for Memory of the World Register". UNESCO Press. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ "2009 Nominations". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ↑ UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize
- ↑ UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World 2009 Prize awarded to National Archives of Malaysia, August 21, 2009; retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ↑ 2011 - National Archives of Australia; retrieved 2011-11-20.
Other webpages

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Memory of the World Register.