Archives And Social Memory

Memory is an important activities and functions of the brain, and people the past experience and review of people constitute the individual memory. Society also has a memory, because of the relationship between the common things to the memory is a collective memory or society memory. Social memory is the common history, experiences, perceptions and re-organizing themselves, which is peculiar to mankind. Social memory is a valuable wealth of human civilizations and have an important role in social integration. In 1990s, Unesco initiative to carry out the "memory of the project " with protecting the material and cultural heritage, to promote social development projects memory been formally launched.Archives is a carrier of social memory, and it has a natural touch with social memory.Meanwhile, archives which is a carrier of history, play a important role of the original records. Memory of a society must rely on the original records and not substitute of features. There is a strong relationship between archives and social memory. Domestic and international academics both research this relationship and produce many valuable achievements, and use the vector role in building social memory work. This paper relay on community relations with the memory of the research, researching from the basic ideas, theories,.Analysising the connotation and the relationship between social memory and social memory and archive, and us the specific way of instance analysis. By theoretical study and instances analysis,I think the use of the building memory society in order to preserve memories is not complete, which is more important to build a society with the public and social integration provides effective ways and means that archives play a greater social values, Unifying social memory and a social harmony and build the human, tolerant, a common memory completely.Around the purpose of writing, this paper divided into six parts. The first part is a preface, Including the background, the goal, the domestic and international studies, researching methods, and innovation. The second part is primarily to the memory of a survey, to analysis the memory of the concept and connotation of the social memory, will leading to the memory of the relationship and social problems, archives is a carrier of social memory, and social memory has great value in the promotion for archives. The third part of the foreign community to build expanded memory in information and analysis. Emphasis the archives in "the world memory project" and the role in the establishment of social memory, and summarizing of the foreign community memory of successful experiences. The fourth part introduce social memory in our country, and make some analysis of the archival documents compilation of the files, "city construction" memory and Immaterial and cultural heritage protection for domestic social memory of a problem to explore. The fifth part on the basis of experience of other countries, establish a comprehensive solution to social memory, pointed out that archives in memory of a social work should play an active role, becoming the backbone of the building society memory. In the way to the society, every aspect of the collective memory of the collection must be emphasized. Let the memory can easily be received and the public perception. The sixth part is the conclusion that summarized the relationship between the archives and the social memory. Propose the unity of a harmonious society and the social memory, and clarifying the Purpose of building social memory.