The International Council on Archives (ICA; French: Conseil international des archives) is an international non-governmental organization which exists to promote international cooperation for archives and archivists. It was set up in 1948, with Charles Samaran, the then director of the Archives nationales de France, as chairman, and membership is open to national and international organisations, professional groups and individuals.[1] In 2015, it grouped together about 1400 institutional members in 199 countries and territories. Its mission is to promote the conservation, development and use of the world's archives.
International Council on Archives
Founded
June 9, 1948; 74 years ago (1948-06-09)
Type
Professional Organization
Focus
Archivists, Archive Conservators & Record Managers
ICA has close partnership links with UNESCO, and is a founding member of the Blue Shield, which works to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters, and which is based in The Hague.[2]
ICA's mission statement reads: "The International Council on Archives (ICA) is dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation, care and use of the world's archival heritage through its representation of records and archive professionals across the globe. Archives are an incredible resource. They are the documentary by-product of human activity and as such are an irreplaceable witness to past events, underpinning democracy, the identity of individuals and communities, and human rights. But they are also fragile and vulnerable. The ICA strives to protect and ensure access to archives through advocacy, setting standards, professional development, and enabling dialogue between archivists, policy makers, creators and users of archives. The ICA is a neutral, non-governmental organisation, funded by its membership, which operates through the activities of that diverse membership. For over sixty years ICA has united archival institutions and practitioners across the globe to advocate for good archival management and the physical protection of recorded heritage, to produce reputable standards and best practices, and to encourage dialogue, exchange, and transmission of this knowledge and expertise across national borders."[3]
Organization
The ICA is organized in thirteen regional branches with varying levels of activity, including the Caribbean branch (CARBICA), the Eastern and Southern Africa branch (ESARBICA), the South and West Asian branch (SWARBICA), the European branch (EURBICA) and the Pacific Region branch (PARBICA).[4] The North American branch (NAANICA) operates "virtually" and by contributions to meetings of the Society of American Archivists and the Association of Canadian Archivists. ICA has twelve professional sections, which provide much of the organization's archival content and activity, including the Section for Archival Education (SAE), the Section for Archives and Human Rights (SAHR), the Section for Architectural Records (SAR), the Section for Business Archives (SBA), the Section for Archives of Literature and Art (SLA), the Section for Local, Municipal and Territorial Archives (SLMT), the Section on Sports Archives (SPO), the Section for Archives of Parliaments and Political Parties (SPP) and the Section for University and Research Institutions (SUV).
ICA publishes a review Comma, which appears once or twice a year and includes material in United Nations languages as well as German.[5]
Every fourth year, ICA hosts its major International Congress. In recent years, these have been held in Vienna (2004), Kuala Lumpur (2008), Brisbane (2012)[6] and Seoul (2016).[7] The next ICA Congress will be held in Abu Dhabi in 2023 (delayed from 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic). Until 2011, ICA also hosted the annual meetings of CITRA, the International Conference of the Round Table on Archives, which brought together heads of national archival institutions, presidents of national professional associations and the ICA sections, branches and committees. The last three CITRA meetings were held in Malta (2009); Oslo, Norway (2010) and Toledo, Spain (2011). After the CITRA in Toledo,[8] ICA replaced CITRA meetings with an annual conference. The first three annual conferences were in European venues: Brussels (2013), Girona (2014) and Reykjavik (2015). These were followed by annual conferences in Mexico City in 2017, Yaoundé in 2018, Adelaide in 2019, and Rome in 2022, before the delayed four-yearly Congress in Abu Dhabi in 2023 and a further Congress in Barcelona in 2025.
In 1993, the International Council on Archives approved the first draft of ISAD(G) (General International Standard Archival Description), intended to be a standard for elements that should be included in a finding aid register for archival documents produced by corporations, persons and families.
A revised version, known as ISAD(G)2, was issued in 2000.
^ICA website: COMMA Editorial Board. Retrieved 24 February 2015
^Website of the ICA International Congress, Brisbane, 2012 Retrieved 15 March 2015
^Website of the ICA International Congress, Seoul, 2016 Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^Website of the Toledo CITRA meeting 2011 Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links
Official website
ICA European Branch (EURBICA) web-page
ICA European Branch (EURBICA) Facebook page
ICA Pacific Branch (PARBICA) Recordkeeping for Good Governance Toolkit
ICA Section for Archival Education (SAE) - Training the Trainer Resource Pack
ICA Section for International Organizations (SIO) - Guide to the Archives of International Organizations
ICA Section for Literary Archives (SLA) blog
ICA Section for Local Municipal and Territorial Archives (SLMT) - Constitution (Google docs)
ICA Section for Professional Associations (SPA): A history of SPA by Didier Grange
ICA Section for Professional Associations (SPA): SPA brochure on Advocacy
March 02, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources International Council on Archives news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The International Council on Archives ICA French Conseil international des archives is an international non governmental organization which exists to promote international cooperation for archives and archivists It was set up in 1948 with Charles Samaran the then director of the Archives nationales de France as chairman and membership is open to national and international organisations professional groups and individuals 1 In 2015 it grouped together about 1400 institutional members in 199 countries and territories Its mission is to promote the conservation development and use of the world s archives International Council on ArchivesFoundedJune 9 1948 74 years ago 1948 06 09 TypeProfessional OrganizationFocusArchivists Archive Conservators amp Record ManagersLocationParis FranceMethodIndustry standards Conferences PublicationsWebsitewww wbr ica wbr orgICA has close partnership links with UNESCO and is a founding member of the Blue Shield which works to protect the world s cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters and which is based in The Hague 2 Contents 1 Mission statement 2 Organization 3 Activities 3 1 ISAD G 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMission statement EditICA s mission statement reads The International Council on Archives ICA is dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation care and use of the world s archival heritage through its representation of records and archive professionals across the globe Archives are an incredible resource They are the documentary by product of human activity and as such are an irreplaceable witness to past events underpinning democracy the identity of individuals and communities and human rights But they are also fragile and vulnerable The ICA strives to protect and ensure access to archives through advocacy setting standards professional development and enabling dialogue between archivists policy makers creators and users of archives The ICA is a neutral non governmental organisation funded by its membership which operates through the activities of that diverse membership For over sixty years ICA has united archival institutions and practitioners across the globe to advocate for good archival management and the physical protection of recorded heritage to produce reputable standards and best practices and to encourage dialogue exchange and transmission of this knowledge and expertise across national borders 3 Organization EditThe ICA is organized in thirteen regional branches with varying levels of activity including the Caribbean branch CARBICA the Eastern and Southern Africa branch ESARBICA the South and West Asian branch SWARBICA the European branch EURBICA and the Pacific Region branch PARBICA 4 The North American branch NAANICA operates virtually and by contributions to meetings of the Society of American Archivists and the Association of Canadian Archivists ICA has twelve professional sections which provide much of the organization s archival content and activity including the Section for Archival Education SAE the Section for Archives and Human Rights SAHR the Section for Architectural Records SAR the Section for Business Archives SBA the Section for Archives of Literature and Art SLA the Section for Local Municipal and Territorial Archives SLMT the Section on Sports Archives SPO the Section for Archives of Parliaments and Political Parties SPP and the Section for University and Research Institutions SUV It is based in the Marais quarter of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris rue des Francs Bourgeois in the premises of the French national archives Member groups include the Arxivers sense Fronteres among others Activities EditICA publishes a review Comma which appears once or twice a year and includes material in United Nations languages as well as German 5 Every fourth year ICA hosts its major International Congress In recent years these have been held in Vienna 2004 Kuala Lumpur 2008 Brisbane 2012 6 and Seoul 2016 7 The next ICA Congress will be held in Abu Dhabi in 2023 delayed from 2020 by the COVID 19 pandemic Until 2011 ICA also hosted the annual meetings of CITRA the International Conference of the Round Table on Archives which brought together heads of national archival institutions presidents of national professional associations and the ICA sections branches and committees The last three CITRA meetings were held in Malta 2009 Oslo Norway 2010 and Toledo Spain 2011 After the CITRA in Toledo 8 ICA replaced CITRA meetings with an annual conference The first three annual conferences were in European venues Brussels 2013 Girona 2014 and Reykjavik 2015 These were followed by annual conferences in Mexico City in 2017 Yaounde in 2018 Adelaide in 2019 and Rome in 2022 before the delayed four yearly Congress in Abu Dhabi in 2023 and a further Congress in Barcelona in 2025 ISAD G Edit See also ISAD G In 1993 the International Council on Archives approved the first draft of ISAD G General International Standard Archival Description intended to be a standard for elements that should be included in a finding aid register for archival documents produced by corporations persons and families A revised version known as ISAD G 2 was issued in 2000 See also EditInternational Standard Archival Authority Record Records in Contexts List of archives Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives AssociationReferences Edit A timeline of the International Council on Archives International Council on Archives www ica org Retrieved 2017 05 09 Blue Shield International Contact Page Archived 2017 07 22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 February 2015 ICA website An Introduction to our Organization Retrieved 24 February 2015 See the PARBICA website ICA website COMMA Editorial Board Retrieved 24 February 2015 Website of the ICA International Congress Brisbane 2012 Retrieved 15 March 2015 Website of the ICA International Congress Seoul 2016 Retrieved 15 March 2015 Website of the Toledo CITRA meeting 2011 Retrieved 15 March 2015 External links EditOfficial website ICA European Branch EURBICA web page ICA European Branch EURBICA Facebook page ICA Pacific Branch PARBICA Recordkeeping for Good Governance Toolkit ICA Section for Archival Education SAE Training the Trainer Resource Pack ICA Section for International Organizations SIO Guide to the Archives of International Organizations ICA Section for Literary Archives SLA blog ICA Section for Local Municipal and Territorial Archives SLMT Constitution Google docs ICA Section for Professional Associations SPA A history of SPA by Didier Grange ICA Section for Professional Associations SPA SPA brochure on Advocacy Retrieved 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