March 23, 2020 / Policies/Regulations
COVID-19 Press Release Belize Archives an Records Service
Please take note of the approved Press Release regarding measures the department is to take with immediate effect. If you...
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March 2, 2020 / Events
Report on Pre-Conference Workshop Digital Records Management
The public and private sectors in Belize, as in many Caribbean countries, are faced with the overwhelming challenge of effective management of large volumes of accumulated paper records. Often, unrealistic expectations are placed on the purchasing of scanners and the unstructured mass scanning to “manage these records digitally” for the ultimate destruction of the original paper.
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July 14, 2015 / Events
The Belize Archives and Records Service (BARS) owes its existence to the late Mr. Leo H. Bradley Sr.
The Belize Archives and Records Service (BARS) owes its existence to the late Mr. Leo H. Bradley Sr., then Chief Librarian of the National Library Service, who knew the great value of the “old” records and manuscripts and sought to ensure these would be preserved for future generations.
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