Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-55).

This study focused on records management in churches, particularly the Friends Church (Quakers) in Kenya. The study sought to find out the record types and formats created or received, establish records management systems currently being used, investigate the challenges faced in managing the records, and assess the status quo in records management as well as recommend possible solutions for the Friends Church in Kenya. Both qualitative and quantitative were used to collect data from the field. Through interviews, data was collected from pastors, church administrators, and church members. Exploratory research design was adopted in conducting in-depth interviews among the participants in order to understand records management practices in the Friends Church in Kenya and provide recommendations for improvement. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select a sample size of 24 participants who included individuals with relevant information about records management in the Friends Church in Kenya. The response rate for this study was 100 percent. The study discovered that records created or received by the Friends Church in Kenya were not properly managed. This was due to lack of an electronic system of records management, inadequate qualified personnel to manage records, inaccessible records when needed, lack of fire protected cabinets, poor leadership, among others. These culminated to time wastage in churches, conflicts, overspending on various church activities, unproductivity, loss of file(s) that contain vital information, poor organization and culture, and some committed church members left the church. The Study concluded that for the Friends Church to achieve operational efficiency, it is important that the church leadership establish records management offices that are equipped with requisite resources to effectively manage paper based records and electronic records. / Information Science / M. Inf. (Information Science)

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-16T15:23:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 parte1.pdf: 1821547 bytes, checksum: a03f0761fe9454eea9db0e058ff3f5f0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-04-12 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The present study aimed at providing a comparative study of the archives of the Archdiocese of Paraíba and Olinda / Recife in relation to the construction of memory and access to information. Its importance stems from a rich volume mass of documents, since the Catholic Church, in periods prior to the Proclamation of the Republic, produced records of birth, baptism, property records, among others. During this period, the regime in force in Brazil of patronage in which the Church was tied to the state, producing and accumulating a vast production of cultural, social, economic and political results of the archival point of view, a merging of civil and ecclesiastical information. The methodology consisted of an analysis of files, from the recommendations of CONARQ, focusing on the document types and media types, physical structure, projects and coordination of activities, internal regulations, budget, cataloging, accessibility, human resources. The survey was conducted from a structured questionnaire, as well as the application of simple interviews to notaries responsible for the archive. The results of the research is leading us to infer that there is contrast between the collections since the collection of Paraiba is organized, however the Pernambuco in this precarious situation. Thus it was observed that only the first case the file is within the guidelines proposed by the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Patrimony of the Church. / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal realizar um estudo comparativo entre os arquivos das arquidioceses da Paraíba e de Olinda/Recife, no tocante aos processos de acesso à informação e construção da memória. Sua importância deriva de um riquíssimo volume de massa documental, uma vez que a Igreja Católica, em períodos anteriores à Proclamação da República (1889), produzia registros de nascimento, de batismo, patrimoniais, entre outros. Nesse amplo período da história do Brasil, vigorava o regime de padroado, em que a Igreja era atrelada ao Estado e produzia e acumulava uma vasta produção cultural, social, econômica e política, o que resultava, do ponto de vista arquivístico, numa confluência de informações civis e eclesiásticas. A metodologia empregada consistiu num diagnóstico dos arquivos, a partir das recomendações do CONARQ, enfocando as tipologias documentais e os tipos de suporte; estrutura física, projetos e coordenação das atividades; regulamento interno; orçamento; catalogação; acessibilidade e recursos humanos. O levantamento de dados foi realizado a partir da aplicação de questionário estruturado e de entrevistas simples aos notários responsáveis pelo acervo. Os resultados da pesquisa nos direcionam a inferir que existe contraste entre os acervos, pois o da Paraíba encontra-se organizado, entretanto o de Pernambuco está em situação precária. Desta forma observou-se que apenas no primeiro caso o arquivo encontra-se dentro das diretrizes propostas pela Pontifícia Comissão para os Bens Culturais da Igreja.

<p>The subject of this dissertation is to examine whether parallels of the notations of the Swedish parish records regarding popular education could be tracked down in Hungarian church records, as well as to examine to what extent such records may be utilised as sources for the study of the churches’ role in this education. As it is shown in the study, there are remarks in the Hungarian church record about the levels of knowledge of parishioners. On that basis the dissertation also includes an analysis of these remarks and a comparison with the results of the Swedish notations of similar kind. </p><p>The structure of popular education in Sweden and Hungary from the Reformation to the beginning of the 19th century is reviewed.</p><p>The research is centred around a selection of church archives documents: registries of souls and protocols of bishops’ inspections. In the village of Kóka, which is the main object of analysis, the registry of souls analysed is dated 1794. The aim of the analysis is to point out the educational role of the Catholic clergy. Regarding the adult population the proportion of those who have been confirmed can be stated, and the proportion of men and women among them. As the sacraments are consecutive and based upon each other, there are obvious parallels with the data included in the contemporary Swedish Lutheran parish examination records.</p><p>A particular Hungarian book dating back to the first half of the 19th century has also been found in Kóka. It resembles in its structure the registry of souls, while its contents yields notes to reading and writing skills. As the church registry record comprises the complete adult population of the village, the level of knowledge of elementary skills according to age groups is analysed and also the differences in levels of knowledge between men and women. A comparison is made with the research findings based on the Swedish parish examination records. </p><p>The documents of the Hungarian church archives provide relatively many-folded but not – as the Swedish ones – continuous information. The study proves that the rich information of the Swedish parish examination records is unique, but also that the Hungarian records shed new light on the role of the clergy in popular education, providing a basis for international comparison.</p>

The subject of this dissertation is to examine whether parallels of the notations of the Swedish parish records regarding popular education could be tracked down in Hungarian church records, as well as to examine to what extent such records may be utilised as sources for the study of the churches’ role in this education. As it is shown in the study, there are remarks in the Hungarian church record about the levels of knowledge of parishioners. On that basis the dissertation also includes an analysis of these remarks and a comparison with the results of the Swedish notations of similar kind. The structure of popular education in Sweden and Hungary from the Reformation to the beginning of the 19th century is reviewed. The research is centred around a selection of church archives documents: registries of souls and protocols of bishops’ inspections. In the village of Kóka, which is the main object of analysis, the registry of souls analysed is dated 1794. The aim of the analysis is to point out the educational role of the Catholic clergy. Regarding the adult population the proportion of those who have been confirmed can be stated, and the proportion of men and women among them. As the sacraments are consecutive and based upon each other, there are obvious parallels with the data included in the contemporary Swedish Lutheran parish examination records. A particular Hungarian book dating back to the first half of the 19th century has also been found in Kóka. It resembles in its structure the registry of souls, while its contents yields notes to reading and writing skills. As the church registry record comprises the complete adult population of the village, the level of knowledge of elementary skills according to age groups is analysed and also the differences in levels of knowledge between men and women. A comparison is made with the research findings based on the Swedish parish examination records. The documents of the Hungarian church archives provide relatively many-folded but not – as the Swedish ones – continuous information. The study proves that the rich information of the Swedish parish examination records is unique, but also that the Hungarian records shed new light on the role of the clergy in popular education, providing a basis for international comparison.

This thesis investigates the organization culture and information culture in the archives of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. The church is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden. Since the year 2000 it is no longer a state church, though some legal, economic and even mental bonds to the state still exist. The main focus of the thesis is to investigate the influence of cultural aspects on a recent project concerning a general system for information management and digital archiving. A subsequent question is how these cultural aspects may affect the church’s future role as a cultural heritage actor. The thesis, as a framework, uses two models: one for organization culture (Granberg) and one for information culture (Choo). It combines them to a single model and connects them with Kirk’s studies on information use. Four semi-structured interviews, with archivists on national level and in two dioceses, were conducted and transcribed. In addition, related documents were studied. A qualitative analysis was carried out on the data. One conclusion made is that the general culture on national level and in the dioceses can be described as a relationship-based and professional culture. Another conclusion is that parallel cultures do exist within the church, especially in the dioceses. These parallel cultures affect the information use and information behaviour. The diminishing role of the church in the future may be the force which merges these parallel cultures into one. There are also major differences on what to count as the cultural heritage of the church. The author argues that the church should act more decisively to define its heritage and to claim its future role in the field of cultural heritage. This is a two years master’s thesis in Archival Science.

The archives of religious communities is a sparingly treated subject and christian community archives constitute the majority of the archives studied. The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relevance of James M. O'Toole's four characteristics of religious archives put forward in his article What’s different about religious archives? Another implicit purpose is to expand the knowledge of religious community archives and include archives from other world religions. The thesis's theoretical starting-point is O'Toole's characteristics which are also used as a basis for the questions that the thesis set out to answer. The main question is to what extent O'Toole's characteristics are relevant for studying archives linked to modern religious communities operating in Sweden. The method used is interviews. A total of seven people were interviewed who had knowledge of seven religious community archives. The archives were linked to the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden, the Catholic Bishopric, the Jewish Community in Stockholm, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Triratna Buddhist Community and the Baptist Union of Sweden. With the exception of interviews, the source material consisted of literature (books and articles), web pages, archive registers and email correspondence. The result is that O'Toole's characteristics are not particularly relevant for studying archives linked to modern religious communities operating in Sweden. Religion does not seem so important for religious archives as O'Toole claims. On a scale of 0–5, the relevance of O'Toole's characteristics is 1–2. For this reason, the characteristics need to be modified. There are good opportunities for future researchers to develop the subject and supplement this study. This is a two years master’s thesis in Archival Science.