تطبيق الأرشيف الوطني للأجهزة الذكية و أهميته في التعرف على الوثائق و الخدمات الأرشيفية

الملخص EN

The National Archives have provided a number of smart device applications; including applications designed to increase the National Archives’ awareness and the services provided, their most important archival documents of political, historical or important value for educational or research purposes.

This study concentrates on a description and analysis of one of these applications, which is the National Archives application presented by the National Archives of the USA and that of UAE.

The researcher analyzes the application’s objectives, its characteristics and the services available in it.

The study used a content analysis method to analyze the characteristics of the National Archives application, and the similarities and differences of the application in the two countries.

This study aims to spread awareness of the Archives and the services it provides.

This study also fills an important gap in Arabic archival literature, especially with regard to the use of applications of smart devices in managing archival institutions and improving services provided to users.

The study shows that the number of applications launched by the National Archives in the two countries indicates the officials' awareness of the importance of smart applications in enhancing the Archives’ services.

Although the National Archives of the United States was a pioneer in launching smart applications, it launched its application called the National Archives in 2019 after the UAE had launched the application in 2009.

The application targeted all the virtual users and not specific categories of them, such as historians, teachers and media professionals.

The study concludes with suggestions for Arab documentation and archive centers that plan to develop an application for smart devices to increase the Archives’ awareness, their services and records.

The study presents some suggestions to the Arab Archives that plan to create an application to present the Archives, its services and documents.

The application should target all categories of virtual users of smart devices.

Moreover, it should aim to raise awareness of the National Archives (its vision, mission, goals, and the most important services provided), enable the search for archival documents, and periodical check for the application to avoid defects that may occur.