Records and archives are important to any institution regardless of its size or whether it is a public or a private entity. However, many non-governmental organisations in South Africa such as churches, particularly African Independent Churches (AICs) think of records and archives management as a complex activity pursued by multinational corporations or government’s departments. The problem of lack of record-keeping and archives management in AICs can be partly attributed to various spiritual leadership succession battles that took place in these churches, for example Zion Christian Church (ZCC) in 1948, Nazareth Baptist Church (NBC) in 1976, St John Apostolic Church in 1970/1971, as well as a further split in 1997 resulting in a splinter of a splinter of a splinter and International Pentecostal Church (IPC) in 2000. These AICs did not keep records and had to suffer when required to present records as evidence in court. Furthermore, the memories of these churches can be lost forever due to lack of preservation of records resulting in “holy amnesia”. Utilising a qualitative research approach and various data collection tools such as interview, observation and questionnaire, this study sought to investigate the strategies and practices for preserving and accessing records in major AICs in South Africa with a view to stimulate the creation of archives repository for preserving the memories of AICs for eternity. Key findings of this study include AICs’ overreliance on oral communication and oral traditions, lack of awareness on the importance of archives management, and unavailability of archives repositories in the AICs to preserve records. The study suggests possible ways in which the AICs may preserve their records in such a way as to be useful to researchers in future and to protect the memories of the AICs for eternity. A further study in converting oral tradition in the AICs into written form is recommended.
{"title":"Eternal memory or holy amnesia? Preservation of, and access to records and archives of African independent churches in South Africa","authors":"M. Ngoepe, P. Ngulube","doi":"10.4314/ESARJO.V33I0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ESARJO.V33I0","url":null,"abstract":"Records and archives are important to any institution regardless of its size or whether it is a public or a private entity. However, many non-governmental organisations in South Africa such as churches, particularly African Independent Churches (AICs) think of records and archives management as a complex activity pursued by multinational corporations or government’s departments. The problem of lack of record-keeping and archives management in AICs can be partly attributed to various spiritual leadership succession battles that took place in these churches, for example Zion Christian Church (ZCC) in 1948, Nazareth Baptist Church (NBC) in 1976, St John Apostolic Church in 1970/1971, as well as a further split in 1997 resulting in a splinter of a splinter of a splinter and International Pentecostal Church (IPC) in 2000. These AICs did not keep records and had to suffer when required to present records as evidence in court. Furthermore, the memories of these churches can be lost forever due to lack of preservation of records resulting in “holy amnesia”. Utilising a qualitative research approach and various data collection tools such as interview, observation and questionnaire, this study sought to investigate the strategies and practices for preserving and accessing records in major AICs in South Africa with a view to stimulate the creation of archives repository for preserving the memories of AICs for eternity. Key findings of this study include AICs’ overreliance on oral communication and oral traditions, lack of awareness on the importance of archives management, and unavailability of archives repositories in the AICs to preserve records. The study suggests possible ways in which the AICs may preserve their records in such a way as to be useful to researchers in future and to protect the memories of the AICs for eternity. A further study in converting oral tradition in the AICs into written form is recommended.","PeriodicalId":125371,"journal":{"name":"ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121477044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64303
H. Kleifeld
Public authorities throughout the world are generating more and more electronic documents as originals. Such electronic records have to be stored, evaluated, indexed and conserved. It is one of the largest tasks with which archives have ever been confronted. It is a global task. However, it is not only originals of electronic documents which present archivists all over the world with a problem. The call for complete accessibility of more and more archival material, which is being voiced increasingly on account of the options available with digitisation and the Internet, also involves many different problems which archives cannot solve so easily. In Germany there are institutions which could perform the digitisation of records, microfilming and mass conservation of originals in a single workflow. They are two socalled archive centres in Berlin and Cologne which are run as publicprivate partnerships by the government – e.g. in Berlin by the Federal Archives of Germany – and a private company.
{"title":"Digitisation as part of traditional conservation: Options of digitisation, microfilming and mass conservation in workflow","authors":"H. Kleifeld","doi":"10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64303","url":null,"abstract":"Public authorities throughout the world are generating more and more electronic documents as originals. Such electronic records have to be stored, evaluated, indexed and conserved. It is one of the largest tasks with which archives have ever been confronted. It is a global task. However, it is not only originals of electronic documents which present archivists all over the world with a problem. The call for complete accessibility of more and more archival material, which is being voiced increasingly on account of the options available with digitisation and the Internet, also involves many different problems which archives cannot solve so easily. In Germany there are institutions which could perform the digitisation of records, microfilming and mass conservation of originals in a single workflow. They are two socalled archive centres in Berlin and Cologne which are run as publicprivate partnerships by the government – e.g. in Berlin by the Federal Archives of Germany – and a private company.","PeriodicalId":125371,"journal":{"name":"ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127220888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64290
K. Ramokate, T. Moatlhodi
This article discusses the challenges faced by Botswana National Archives and Records Services (BNARS) in addressing its appraisal backlog. The backlog is a result of a fragmented records management system where the Department played a custodial role for semicurrent records and preservation of archival records. Management of current records was not in the control of BNARS, but rather lay with creating agencies. For various reasons no appraisal was done in these agencies resulting in accumulation of unappraised materials. The backlog of unappraised records presents challenges of denying access to information which, according to law should be availed. It also presents a space management problem as Records Centres and records management units get congested with ephemeral records. The Department initially struggled to make an impact on the backlog, but with the introduction of new initiatives and resources significant progress has been made. An assessment of attempts to resolve the backlog is made and lessons are drawn from that. The challenges presented relate to professional records management matters, the records management structure in the public sector, human resource issues and BNARS operational issues. Ongoing strategies and planned solutions addressing the challenges are also discussed.
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Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64302
L. Hart
The article deals with the digitization of a collection of stereographic glass slides, provenance unknown, and the description of the slides using the few clues available. From the handful of slides that are dated it would seem that the date range is circa 1907 to 1912. Subjects include both the French colonial troops as well as local Malagasy inhabitants. The challenges of using correct and helpful terminology are mentioned.
{"title":"Palanquin or Filanjana: Digitising and describing a collection of Stereographic glass slides of Madagascar","authors":"L. Hart","doi":"10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64302","url":null,"abstract":"The article deals with the digitization of a collection of stereographic glass slides, provenance unknown, and the description of the slides using the few clues available. From the handful of slides that are dated it would seem that the date range is circa 1907 to 1912. Subjects include both the French colonial troops as well as local Malagasy inhabitants. The challenges of using correct and helpful terminology are mentioned.","PeriodicalId":125371,"journal":{"name":"ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129184118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64292
Ct Nengomasha, P. Ngulube
As organisations increasingly adopt the use of information and communication technologies, the corresponding increase in the creation of electronic records has brought about a number of records management challenges. These manifest themselves in a number of ways. Problems associated with the management of electronic records are organisational and technical. This article focuses on the technical problems, which are normally looked upon as the “usual” IT problems but have a significant impact on the creation and preservation of trustworthy electronic records. Using examples from the public service of Namibia, the article reiterates the call for collaboration between records managers and information technology (IT) professionals in designing systems that take cognisance of records management requirements, and concludes by calling upon records management professionals to make IT professionals understand what records management principles are and how they may contribute to the creation and preservation of trustworthy electronic records.
{"title":"Information Technology: A challenge to the Creation and preservation of trustworthy electronic records in the public service of Namibia","authors":"Ct Nengomasha, P. Ngulube","doi":"10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64292","url":null,"abstract":"As organisations increasingly adopt the use of information and communication technologies, the corresponding increase in the creation of electronic records has brought about a number of records management challenges. These manifest themselves in a number of ways. Problems associated with the management of electronic records are organisational and technical. This article focuses on the technical problems, which are normally looked upon as the “usual” IT problems but have a significant impact on the creation and preservation of trustworthy electronic records. Using examples from the public service of Namibia, the article reiterates the call for collaboration between records managers and information technology (IT) professionals in designing systems that take cognisance of records management requirements, and concludes by calling upon records management professionals to make IT professionals understand what records management principles are and how they may contribute to the creation and preservation of trustworthy electronic records.","PeriodicalId":125371,"journal":{"name":"ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129214283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64299
Chrispin Hamooya, B. Njobvu
The article reviews the digitization project done at the National Archives of Zambia. The patrimony of the National Archives of Zambia is immense and of unquestionable historical relevance. However, it suffered from both a lack of exposure and from an outdated system of record keeping and consultation. While not many interested parties were able to access the materials directly, those who did contributed unwittingly to their gradual destruction: when associated with other external agents, physical consultation can be greatly detrimental. The article reveals that the objectives of the project were to safeguard and ensure the preservation of the most valuable and perishable components of the archival patrimony of the National Archives of Zambia; to render them more accessible and facilitate their future fruition by a broader number of researchers and interested parties; to enable a select group of the National Archives of Zambia’s members of staff to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in electronic records management and website design; and to enhance the national and international visibility of the National Archives of Zambia by increasing awareness of its holdings. The article discusses the activities that were undertaken to achieve each objective and the contribution made by external players. The article concludes by assessing the challenges posed by the project, the experience gained and lessons learnt.
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Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64296
P. Ngulube
Electronic government (e-government) is an innovative attempt to take advantage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to facilitate the citizens’ access to government information and services in order to support social, economic and political development and provide an avenue for the public to interact with government institutions and processes in a democratic, transparent and equitable way. E-government has the possibility of improving service delivery and enhancing the relationship between the government and the public. It may also help to foster electronic democracy (e-democracy). However, Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a lot of challenges when it comes to implementing e-government programmes. The ICT infrastructure is weak and is not widely available to rural populations. In most cases, both government officials and the people who may want to use government services online lack basic skills. Government information is not properly organized as records management systems in many countries are collapsing. E-government projects are deficient in many countries in SSA, and they are grossly under resourced. Consequently, SSA may lose the opportunities offered by ICTs to improve government service delivery and foster democracy and accountability.
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Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64295
R. Abankwah
This article undertakes a critical examination of the role of national archives in the East and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA). Based on a literature review, this article summarises findings and reports from previous studies on e-Governance adoption and capacity building strategies undertaken by various ESARBICA states. The major revelation is that while countries in the region are at different levels in their e-governance strategies, some national archives play a more active role than others. The article highlights efforts individual countries have taken in a bid towards e-governance. It explores the extent to which national archives are involved in the e-governance initiatives. The article concludes that most of the national archives in the region have not been pro-active enough to be involved in their countries’ e-governance agenda. This could be attributed various factors including the low status accorded to archival institutions in the region, the absence of a supportive legal and regulatory framework, and a lack of IT skills to effectively contribute to the e-governance initiatives.
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Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64298
V. Matangira
The division between the two worlds (the developed and the developing world) has not spared the process of audiovisual archiving and the gap is widening bringing in a lot of challenges to Africa as part of the developing world. While the developed world is today concerned about digital technology and web-based information management, which has taken the world by storm, Africa still has to define basic principles as well as putting up structures for audiovisual archiving. In the developed world, the cultural value of the audiovisual media gained legitimacy and widening acceptance after World War II, and this is what Africa still requires. There are a lot of problems in Africa, and because of this, activities such as preservation of a historical record, especially in the audiovisual media are seen as a luxury or a part-time endeavour. Yet time is moving and history making does not stop or wait for things to be alright for it to be made and preserved. Hence, it is important that these issues are talked about since we are already lagging behind. The article looks at the issues of understanding the basic principles that need to be acquired for any effective audiovisual archiving process; the philosophies entailed with it; as well as the ethics and basic appreciation of these, together with individual and institutional commitment.
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Pub Date : 2011-03-10DOI: 10.4314/ESARJO.V29I1.64291
B. Njobvu, Chrispin Hamooya
Research has shown that DRMs (Digital Rights Management Systems) tend to protect the right holders at the expense of information consumers. There is widespread concern amongst consumer advocates that while DRMs are poor at preventing commercial copying, they are good at restricting consumer use thereby denying them their right to information. This article will specifically look at why creators of digital works insist on DRMs, the effect of DRMs on the public domain and privacy and finally discuss how information professionals such as librarians, archivists and record managers can help in ensuring that DRMs are well managed by coming up with balanced national laws.
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