6. Lesson#4 Information Agencies

INFORMATION AGENCIES What is an Information Agency History of Information Agencies Library Museum Archive Record Center abs.UiTM Johor

History of Information Agencies 

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Libraries, as repositories for written records, began in the Middle East between 3000 and 2000 BC. Libraries of Antiquity   

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The oldest libraries were those of the Sumerians, housing clay tablets with business and legal records. The first Egyptian library, containing 20,000 papyrus scrolls, was founded by Ramses II in 1250 BC. In China, the first library was established under the Chin Dynasty (221-206BC), when only one copy of every book in the empire was placed in an Imperial Library and all other copies were burned. The greatest library in the ancient world was established by the Greeks in Alexandria in the 3rd century BC. It was a center of learning, consisting of a museum, a library of 700,000 rolls on papyrus or linen and facilities for copying and translating texts in many languages. The first library for the public were established in Rome in the 1st century BC. The development of the library was effected by the growing demands for books, copying business and bookshops. abs.UiTM Johor

History of Information Agencies 

The Archive and Record Center 

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The first national archive was founded in France on 12th September 1790, which was a year after the France Revolution (1789). Its establishment was highly demanded by the publics to enable all vital records to be kept and managed in systematic manners. The Public Record Office (PRO), in London is the repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It was founded by act of Parliament on 14th August 1838 to bring together and preserve the records of central government and the courts of law, and to make them available to all who wish to consult them. The records began from the 11th century to the present. National Archives of Canada in 1872 and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) of the United States was established in 1935. abs.UiTM Johor