Fall 2008

SEMINAR
Information and Document  Management in Cultural and Art Instituitons

18 November 2008

Brought to life through the joint efforts of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum, Marmara University Faculty of Sciences and Letters-Department of Information and Document Management and İstanbul French Institute of Anatolian Studies, the seminar “Information and Document Management in Culture and Arts Institutions” entails a discussion and exchange of views on document and information management at institutions that preserve cultural and artistic works and publications.

The worldwide development of computer technology has led to the transfer of data and information available in these institutions to various electronic media. One of the foremost examples of this kind is, without doubt, implemented by Bibliothèque nationale de France (The French National Library). The systems employed in the compilation and archival of the electronically produced documents, as well as the transfer of books, documents, manuscripts, and other works in various forms to a computer environment at Bibliothèque nationale, are cited as examples both in France and in other countries across the world. While a section of the seminar focused on these applications, another section was dedicated to the communication between the Archive Departments of French State Museums and the Ministry of Culture with which they are affiliated with, as well as the transfer of documents and the active filing system used in these institutions.

Another important topic discussed in the seminar was how various standards used in the transfer of documents to a digital environment can be applied to similar efforts in Turkey. The implementation of international standards at both state-owned and private culture and arts institutions in Turkey will provide an instructive insight for both the administration and the employees of these institutions, particularly during a period in which Turkey is in the process of preparing for full membership of the European Union.