National Archives was created in 1934, individual government agencies were in charge of maintaining their own records. Some took great care of the materials, but many did not. Congress established the National Archives in 1934 to centralize federal record keeping, with the Archivist of the United States as its chief administrator.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation’s record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept forever. They preserve records of a certain value, be it videos or books and allows public to view them.
Archives Conservation Laboratory are where teared or suffered from insect and fungi infestation paper documents will be preserved. Records Management Services are the preservation of important public records and management for civil service. Image Preservation Laboratory are where images taken from books and papers are scanned and placed onto microfilm and digital media. The Audio-Visual Archives and Exhibition are where videos and sounds of Singapore history are being captured and preserved. Videos such as the National Day. The Oral History Centre is where influential people and people who have status in Singapore’s history are interviewed and recorded.
NAS uses a2o to allow public communication and education.
