Archives Management Division
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The Archives Management Division is under the purview of Depository Services Sector mainly deals with State government records and archival materials. According to Sarawak State Library Ordinance, 1999, PART IV: State Depository, Section 14. (1) (d)[1] are to maintain, preserve and keep public records which are more than twenty-five years old, and other documents, papers, instruments and statutes, statutory orders, regulations or decrees, directed by State Secretary to be maintained, preserved and kept in the State Depository on account of their historical value or public importance; and Section 17 (1)(a)[1] to provide for the preservation and use of the library resources.
Functions
- Advice and guide government agencies in records transfer to Pustaka by conduct awareness programs on the importance of archives.
- Conduct preservation for the non-active public records (public records which are more than 25 years old) of the State of Sarawak by operating a secure repository for records and archives.
- Rescue records and archives created in 1963 and before in government departments/agencies.
- Digitize and microfilm selective records and archives that have archival or historical value for the State.
Operational Activities
- Transfer of records by government departments/agencies.
- Provide reference service for records and archival materials.
- Provide fumigation service for records and archival materials.
- Digitization and microfilm for records and archival materials.
- Preservation and conservation of records and archival materials.
Initiatives
- Archival Records Management System (ARMS)
- Kempen 1 Fail 1 Minggu
- Rescue Government Records and Archives Program (REGRAP)
- Digitization and Microfilm Project
- Taklimat Penyelarasan Rekod dan Arkib Negeri Sarawak
