| Abstract |
The purposes of this study are to examine the current planning and management of university archives in Taiwan. This survey focuses on various aspects concerning university archives such as the establishment, nomenclature, administrative subordination, operation, personnel, premises, collection, management, digitalization and value-added applications. The 162 questionnaires were mailed to all the universities in Taiwan, while 95 valid questionnaires were returned. The results show that (1) nearly half of the universities set up the university archives, (2) concerning the administrative structure, university archive usually belongs to the secretariat or library, (3) the budget and personnel are insufficient, (4) the collection and management need to be improved, (5)the access to university archives should be more user-friendly, and (6) the exhibition of university archives need to be strongly promoted. Finally, this study proposes suggestions of how to develop and manage university archives in the future.
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