The digital world and its relationship to history are ones of the most debated issues of our times as well as a major problem related to such relationship: the future of archives. In Italy the...Show moreThe digital world and its relationship to history are ones of the most debated issues of our times as well as a major problem related to such relationship: the future of archives. In Italy the debate is still in its infancy and this thesis places the case study of the Biblioteca IsIAO.Show less
This thesis examines the effects that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union could have for personal data protection and handling. In particular it investigates how the EU General...Show moreThis thesis examines the effects that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union could have for personal data protection and handling. In particular it investigates how the EU General Data Protection Regulation introduced in May 2018 will be implemented into a post-Brexit United Kingdom.Show less
This thesis studies the importance of the context of the topografische dienst as mapping agencies from archival perspective. It also studies the relevance of context of the map collection...Show moreThis thesis studies the importance of the context of the topografische dienst as mapping agencies from archival perspective. It also studies the relevance of context of the map collection originating from the topografische dienst from the librarian point of view. Context is important not only for archivists and librarians to arrange and describe the maps of the topografische dienst but also for map users, for instance, historians who need to analyze maps for research purposes. This research reveals two contexts to curate the maps from the topografische diensts: a social and institutional context.Show less
During the Second World War, Indonesia was occupied by the Japanese. Some of the Dutch that were able to escape to Australia established a Dutch government in exile. In 1942, together with other...Show moreDuring the Second World War, Indonesia was occupied by the Japanese. Some of the Dutch that were able to escape to Australia established a Dutch government in exile. In 1942, together with other Allies, the Dutch government in exile established NEFIS (Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service) as a way to satisfy the need for information about Indonesia in order to take back Indonesia from the Japanese. After the Japanese surrender, the Dutch government moved back to Indonesia and NEFIS continued its intelligence activity in Indonesia. This intelligence service continued its activity until 1949. The aim of this study is to investigate from both an organizational and archival approach the type of information that NEFIS accumulated in Indonesia between 1945 and 1949 and explore whether these perspectives correspond with each other. Literature and archival sources were used to conduct research in order to better understand NEFIS’s tasks and responsibilities. The applied archival approach involved taking several general subjects and matching them with sample archives. The results indicate consistency between NEFIS’s raw documents and its stated tasks. Several subjects of interest to NEFIS include: anti-Dutch propaganda, the current political condition, underground activity, and information about the Indonesian Armed Forces.Show less
