Dokumentinis pasaulio paveldas: UNESCO globa

LTUNESCO kviečia valstybes nares steigti „Pasaulio atminties" nacionalinius komitetus savo šalyse. Toks nacionalinis komitetas, bendradarbiaudamas su šalies archyvais, bibliotekomis, muziejais, kitomis institucijomis ir fiziniais asmenimis padės parengti su šia programa susijusią nominacinę medžiagą, bendraus su UNESCO Tarptautiniu patariamuoju komitetu, inicijuos projektų, kuriuos norima pateikti UNESCO programai „Pasaulio atmintis" atranką, tvirtins geriausius projektus, rengs arba padės rengti šių projektų nominacinę medžiagą, bendraus su UNESCO dėl šalyje esančio dokumentinio paveldo įtraukimo į registrą „Pasaulio atmintis", rūpinsis informacijos apie šią programą bei registre esančių dokumentų pateikimu bei informacijos apie nacionalinio komiteto veiklą sklaida. Nacionalinių ir regioninių komitetų veikla paremta gera valia ir entuziazmu; tai yra visuomeninė organizacija [p. 24].

ENThe UNESCO's programme launched in 1992 aims to safeguard valuable collections of archives, libraries and museums and disseminate them in all possible ways all over the world. UNESCO calls the member states to take an active part in this programme and to establish a national committee "Memory of the World". Cooperating with the country's archives, libraries, museums, other institutions and private persons, such national committee will assist in preparing the nomination material related to this programme, will communicate with UNESCO's International Advisory Committee, will initiate selection of projects intended for UNESCO's programme "Memory of the World", will approve the best projects, will prepare or assist in preparing the nomination material of these projects, will communicate with UNESCO concerning the including of the country's documentary heritage into the "Memory of the World" list, will inform about this programme and the documents on the List and disseminate information about the activities or the national committee. The work of national and regional committees is based on good will and enthusiasm, it is a public organization. The first Lithuanian national committee "Memory ot the World" was founded in 1996. In 2003 the work of this committee was resumed. The national committee is located at the Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. The Lithuanian national committee "Memory of the World" organizes its work in two directions: one - to prepare for UNESCO's "Memory of the World" nomination list documentary heritage collections that are important to the Lithuanian history and culture. The other - to create the country's national "Memory of the World" list.Criteria for the selection to the List: the time and place of creation, author - a person or a group of persons, contents, significance for the Lithuanian studies, form and style of the documentary heritage object. A special attention in selecting objects of documentary heritage to the List is paid to the integrity of the object, a threat to its survival, when there is insufficient information about it. Juridical and private persons, two or more countries will be able to propose objects for the List. In such a way it is expected to create the national "List of Honour" of the documentary heritage.