iran archives
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IRAN ARCHIVES
National archives of Iran
The National Archives of Iran are the main official authority responsible for the collection, preservation, processing, and information dissemination about documents of national and historical importance and are thus one of the important and sensitive hubs of research, training and culture in the country.
The archival troves of Iran were located in Ekbatana,
Babylon, Shush, Persepolis and the other seats of the parsian kings.
Achaemenid Empire> (formed the fundaments of the administrative organization of the state)
The library of Babylon in Ehemta palace. Ashkanid Empire> (having a well developed state
archive system) The Sassanids>(categorized their archived documents
by subject) Jalayerid Dynasty> (produced real list of archived
documents)
History of Iran Archives
In modern times during 1901-1930, a French-
Belgian mission proposed to improve the state filing system.
In 1930 the idea of the creation of a state document center was passed in a bill of the council of the Ministers.
In 1966, a bill for the creation of the national documents center was drafted.
In 1970, it was finally passed by the parliament.
Origin
Organizational structure
Director, NLAI, Es'hagh Salahi Kojor Office of the Director and Public & International
Relations Department Research & Education Department National Documents Council National Archives Directorate Acquisition & Evaluation Department Pre-archiving Operations Department Preparation & Restoration Department Classification & Indexing Department Archival Services Department
National Archives Directorate
Acquisition & Evaluation Department Pre-archiving Operations Department Preparation & Restoration Department Classification & Indexing Department Archival Services Department Support Department Financial Affairs Department Administrative Affairs Department Plans, Programmes & Budget Department
Preserving documents of national significance in a
single institution and providing public access to them.
To minimize the costs of maintaining archives of different governmental departments and other state institutions by gathering them in one place.
The destruction of unwanted paperwork To preserve public records for future reference and
research. To increase knowledge by providing information to
the government agencies and public.
Aims & Objectives
Collections
Books Periodicals Manuscripts Rare Materials Non-book
Materials Electronic
Publications
It has capacity of
housing ¼ million of books
It include: Humanities Primary sciences &
techniques Periodicals and Iranian studies.
Books
Periodicals
These include:
Magazines Newspapers News bulletins Seminar reports Year books.
All printed matter published within regular, pre-set intervals.
Nearly 2500 titles of contemporary periodicals and over 5000 titles of old periodicals are cited.
Periodicals
Manuscripts
The national archives was housing 4157 manuscripts in
1976 and by 2004, it was 18000 priceless collections such as those of-
Sheikh Jaafar Shoushtari family including 537 manuscripts, the Molla Mohsen Ghazvini family including 112
manuscripts The manuscripts trove of the Iranian National archives is
one of the most invaluable assets of the country which includes the knowledge treasures of great Iranian men of letters in fields such as philosophy and mysticism, Islamic jurisprudence and principles, medicine and astronomy in Farsi and Arabic.
Manuscripts
It includes:
Microfilms Microfiches Dissertation Posters Reports Slides Stamps
Non-Book Materials
Maps Photos Postcards Brochures Computer software Audio books and other
audio visual works.
There are over 1.5 lac photos and slide items alone in this trove.
Publications>books
• The Book Quarterly (on books, library science and information dissemination)
• The Iranian Electronic Journal of Library Science and Information
• The Documents Treasure Quarterly (on historical research)
• The Surviving History Monthly (on document pathology and restoration science)
• The Bulletin of the National Library and Documents Organization of Iran (the monthly organ of the Organization)
Publications>periodicals
Faslnameh-ye Ketab
Faslnameh-ye ganjineh
National Iranian Bibliography on CD. National Iranian Index on CD. The national Iranian Index is published three
times every year.
Electronic Publications
Dept. of Regional Affairs. Dept. of Archival Services. Dept. of Document Preparation and Repair. Dept. of Document Classification and Indexing. Dept. of Documents Co-ordination and
Evaluation.
To follow up on and supervise the collection and storage of stagnant and valuable documents produced by state organizations and institutions affiliated with them across the country.
Departments & Functions
Protection services:
In this Department, all documents undergo specialized pathology tests and if necessary are restored or repaired based on the damages incurred on them-
Chemical tests; Biological tests; Disinfection; Repair and binding.
Maintenance and restoration of documents
Different stages of repairing damaged
documents
Removing incorrect repairs which can further damage the
document
Document assessment and necessary
manpower training; Determination of document lifespan; Systematisation of archives and necessary
manpower training; Identification and acquisition of documents
with archival value; Development of archival forms.
Services
Archival organizations in Iran
Useful links: Iranian Institute for Contemporary Historical studies
http://www.iichs.org Organization of Libraries Museums and Documentation
Center of Astan-Quds-Razavihttp://www.aqlibrary.ir
Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization Documentation Centerhttp:// www.ichodoc.ir
Islamic Revolution Document Centerhttp://www.irdc.ir
Parliamentary Library Islamic Republic of Iranhttp://www.majlislib.com
Contact address
The President [email protected] Public and International Relations
Tel/fax: (021) 88644104 & (021) 88644133 [email protected] Deputy of Library
Tel: (021) 88644080-1Fax: (021) 88644082 [email protected]
Deputy of Research & TechnologyTel: (021) 88644083-6Fax: (021) 88644087 [email protected]
Deputy of Archive Tel: (021) 22900790-4 [email protected]
Deputy of Financial & Administration [email protected] Web site [email protected]
http://www.old.nlai.ir/Default.aspx?alias=old.nlai.ir/en http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_of_Iran#
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