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dividing them into several different stages is because
Presidential Archives were established in the National
archivesarethemirrorsofourlives,andsustainingthem
Archives of Korea, all the records produced during the
foralongtimeisourhistoricalmissionforthefuture.
former presidencies have been managed. However,
Therecognitionoftheglobalvillageaboutthevalues
actualcasesofarchivalmanagementinrealityarethatthe
ofarchiveshasalreadyhadalonghistory.Itsbeginning
managementofthenationalarchivalheritagehasn’tbeen
ofthemodernarchivalmanagementistracedbacktothe
performedenoughatallandtheestablishmentofdistrict
timeoftheFrenchRevolutiontwocenturiesago.Onthe
archivalmanagementagencieshasn’tyetbeenachieved.
otherhand,inKorea,modernarchivalmanagementwas
Our interest in archival management shouldn’t be
begun in 1999, which was the moment of embodying a
limited only to public documents. It is also very
will to manage public archives systematically. Looking
importanttomanagepersonalrecordsaswellasbusiness
backonthepast,weadmitourmodernhistorywassuch
archives, which are key symbols of civil records in the
a miserable period of time that we have to figure out
modernsociety.Moreover,electronicdocuments,which
whatwedid,actuallyinalmostallofthefields,onlywith
are one of the traits of modern archival management,
ourmemory.Ifyourememberwhattheendsofaseries
have drawn a lot of attention along with paper records
ofhearingsaboutandinvestigationintothecorruptionof
andvisualrecordsofmodernsocietyasanewmediumin
top officials and national agencies were like in a clause
spiteofseveralproblemsofthemedia.Inthebeginning
that social justice should be established and democracy
ofanewcentury,thoseproblemsaretobesolvedbyus
should be protected, you will know what the year 1999
inawisewayforourowngood.
implies. Therefore, 1999 may well be the first year for
Any document we are producing at this moment can
themodernarchivalmanagementofKorea.
bepartofthepermanentarchives,dependingonitsvalue,
Thiscountryisanationofhistoryandmythology,but
which means that if we don’t manage our records now,
in terms of the history of archives, the quantity of
thepresentcannotexistinthenameofpastorthename
archives existing so far is poor, compared to the long
of history. Our wisdom and diligence for archival and
historyofKorea.Itisbecausethereweremoretimesof
recordsmanagementisthebestinvestmentandguarantee
waranddisasterthanpeaceinourhistory.Besides,itis
for our future. At the same time, it is an expression of
maybebecausewewereexhaustiveinnotleavingwritten
respect for our history. In conclusion, archival and
memories in our own logic of attaining and sustaining
recordsmanagementarenotonlyaboutthegovernment’s
power,comparedtoWestcultures.
policy for the national future, but about our mission for
In1999,whenKoreaestablished“theActofRecords
allofus.Evenifrecordsarenotmanagedproperlynow,
and Archives Management,” the transparency and
wemaynotgetnegativeresultsrightaway,butinterms
efficiency of administration and the embodiment of
of history, it could bring out enormous damage to us,
social justice put emphasis on the purposes of this
leavingabigscarinourpride,especiallyinthenameof
institution.Inotherwords,itisnotuntilallthetracesto
the people and the nation. National pride is one of the
be possibly recorded of public affairs have been
greatestassetsforourfuture.Therefore,tokeepthispride
produced,utilized,andpreservedbygovernmentworkers
while producing daily records, even in our routine
in charge of them that the justice of democratic society
activities,isourgreathistoricalmission.
can be achieved. However, historically in both the East
andtheWest,itistruethatincasetheiractivitiesrelated
topublicaffairsleadtoanunfavorableresult,theytendto
getridofthetraces.
At present in 2008, according to the Act of Records
and Archives Management, in Korean public archives
management system, public records are established and
managedmainlybytheNationalArchivesofKorea,the
District Archives Administrations, and the Special
Archives. In addition, since last year when the
DECEMBER 2008

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