‘1 File, 1 Week’ campaign at Sarawak State Library

KUCHING: Sarawak State Library is back with the ‘1 File, 1 Week’ campaign – the 13th series to be held from Feb 26-27, 2018 and 14th series from Feb 28-March 1, 2018.

All campaigns will be held at the State Records Repository from 8.30am to 4.30pm.

In its press statement yesterday, Sarawak State Library said the campaign will cover three modules – Module 1: Introduction to the Management of Records and Archives, Module 2: Practical in Records and Archives processing, and Module 3: Transfer of Departmental Records.

The campaign will be facilitated by Dayangku Horiah Awang Gani, who is head of Archives Management Division, Sarawak State Library; and Ayu Lestari, librarian from Archives Management Division, Sarawak State Library.

The campaign aims to create awareness among government departments and agencies on the importance of proper management and maintenance of records and archives. In addition, the campaign encourages the transfer of systematic records and archives of government departments and agencies to the State Records Repository.

This campaign is in line with the functions of Sarawak State Library as a Sarawak state depository, which requires all government agencies to transfer their valuable records and archives to the Sarawak State Library as stated in the Sarawak State Library Ordinance, 1999, Section 14(1)(d) “to maintain, preserve and keep public records which are more than 25 years old; and other documents, papers, instruments and statues, statutory orders, regulations or decrees directed by State Secretary to be maintained, preserved and kept in the State Depository on account of their historical value or public importance.”

Last year, the campaign was attended by 249 records officers from 82 departments throughout Sarawak.

For more information about this campaign, contact Ayu Lestari Yahya or Shasilla Bakhtiar at 082- 440488 ext 34 or email ayulestari@ sarawak.gov.my / shasila@ sarawak.gov. my.