Status : Verified
| Personal Name | De Jesus, James Kevin R. |
|---|---|
| Resource Title | Readiness assessment for a community-based archiving initiative in Barangay Borol 1st, Balagtas Bulacan |
| Date Issued | December 2015 |
| Abstract | Records and archives have always been important to human society. Today, records and archives are not only kept for their evidentiary value, but also for their cultural and historical value. The role of archives in the shaping and reconstruction of "memory" is now recognized. Along with the changing roles of archives, the view of archival institutions as neutral repositories has changed as well given the power exercised in the creation, management and control of archives. As such, how society remembers the past is controlled through archives. Consequently, there are always people and stories that will be excluded, ignored, or represented wrongly in mainstream archives. Community archiving, an emerging paradigm in the archival field aims to address this problem of exclusion. Through community-based archiving initiatives, the challenge for archives to be more democratic, inclusive, and holistic, listening much more to the citizens than the state is addressed. Community archives empower communities by giving them an avenue for them to care for their own history and memory. The Philippines has legislative measures with regards to history and memory making but it is not enough to preserve the diversity of the country's heritage. The community archiving approach is then proposed as means for local communities to protect their histories. In line with this, community readiness must first be assessed before a community-based archiving initiative is put in place as to produce the desired sustainable effect. This study adopted the Community Readiness Model (CRM) and the five key principles of community archives observed by Caswell (2014) in assessing the community readiness of Barangay Borol 1st, Balagtas, Bulacan for a community-based archiving initiative. Key respondents from the barangay community were interviewed and analysis was done in order to assess community readiness as well as determine the existence of the key principles of community archives. The results sho |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Library and Information Science |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | archives ; Barangay Borol 1st |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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