The Register Sub-committee was established in 2001 to investigate nominations, in liaison with the Secretariat, and present recommendations to the IAC whether the nomination should be added to the register or rejected. It also provides advice, on request, to regional and national Memory of the World committees.

Members of the Register Sub-Committee: 

- Mrs Joie Springer (Barbados)
- Mrs Frédérique Bazzoni (France)
- Mr Joachim Gierlichs (Germany)
- Mr Elyor Karimov (Uzbekistan)
- Mrs Roslyn Russell (Australia)
- Mrs Lourdes Blanco de Arroyo (Venezuela)
- Mr Rujaya Abhakorn (Thailand)
- Mr Ray Edmondson (Australia)
- Mr Jan Bos (The Netherlands)