Memory of the World Programme

The Memory of the World Programme is a part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Programme background; retrieved 2011-11-20. It is part of a strategy for preserving history.  The programme focuses on archives and libraries.Programme objectives; retrieved 2011-11-20.

The UNESCO programme began in 1992.  It promote the importance of historical documents.

International Advisory Committee
The program is administered by a body known as the International Advisory Committee (IAC).  There are 14 members. Each is appointed by the UNESCO Director-General.International Advisory Committee (IAC); retrieved 2011-11-20.

Memory of the World Register
Select additions to the World Register are chosen at biannual meetings of the IAC.Memory of the World Register; retrieved 2011-11-20.

 Bayeux Tapestry
 Biblioteca Malatestiana
 Gero-Codex
 Jikji
 Magna Carta
 Matenadaran
 Shahnameh
 Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
 Tabula Peutingeriana
 The Communist Manifesto
 The Diary of a Young Girl
 Treaty of Tordesillas
 Vienna Dioscurides
 Woodblocks of the Nguyễn Dynasty

Jikji Prize
The Jikji Prize was established with the South Korean government.  The $30,000 prize and all costs associated with the prize are funded by South Korea.UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize 

Recipients
 2005: Czech National Library (Prague) 2005 - The National Library of the Czech Republic; retrieved 2011-11-20.
 2007: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Phonogrammarchiv (Vienna)  2007 - Phonogrammarchiv, Austrian Academy of Sciences; retrieved 2011-11-20.
 2009: National Archives of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)2009 - National Archives of Malaysia; retrieved 2011-11-20.
 2011: National Archives of Australia, Canberra. 2011 - National Archives of Australia; retrieved 2011-11-20.

References

Other websites

 Memory of the World Programme official website

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