F.A.Q.s
How to submit a nomination for inscription?
Nominations for the Register may be submitted by any person or organization, including governments and NGOs. However, priority will be given to nominations made by or through the relevant regional or national Memory of the World committee, where one exists, or failing that, through the relevant UNESCO National Commission.
As a general rule, single nominations will be limited to two per country every two years, however, two or more countries may put forward joint nominations where collections are divided among several owners or custodians. In cases where the heritage exists in several locations, or has several owners or custodians, full details of each component, owner or custodian should be provided. The nomination should also be submitted jointly in the name, and with the documented support, of all involved parties. There is no limit on the number of such nominations, or on the number of partners involved.
The listing of documentary heritage in a Memory of the World register has no prima facie legal or financial consequence. It does not formally affect ownership, custody or use of the material
The documentary heritage nominated must be finite and precisely defined; broad, general or open-ended nominations will not be accepted. The Register does not include all the records in public and private archives, no matter how important those bodies or individuals may be. Repositories should nominate for inclusion on the Register only those documents that are clearly of world significance. Once added to the Memory of the World Register, the document group cannot be varied or redefined over time. Having accepted this principle, however, the fugitive nature of some materials - such as audiovisual carriers has to be recognized: sometimes, what survives over time may be the content rather than the decaying original carrier.
Nominations must follow the format prescribed in the nomination form.
Please note that for all images submitted with a nomination form, the Images authorization form should be completed Using Images - Authorization Form.
As a general rule, single nominations will be limited to two per country every two years, however, two or more countries may put forward joint nominations where collections are divided among several owners or custodians. In cases where the heritage exists in several locations, or has several owners or custodians, full details of each component, owner or custodian should be provided. The nomination should also be submitted jointly in the name, and with the documented support, of all involved parties. There is no limit on the number of such nominations, or on the number of partners involved.
The listing of documentary heritage in a Memory of the World register has no prima facie legal or financial consequence. It does not formally affect ownership, custody or use of the material
The documentary heritage nominated must be finite and precisely defined; broad, general or open-ended nominations will not be accepted. The Register does not include all the records in public and private archives, no matter how important those bodies or individuals may be. Repositories should nominate for inclusion on the Register only those documents that are clearly of world significance. Once added to the Memory of the World Register, the document group cannot be varied or redefined over time. Having accepted this principle, however, the fugitive nature of some materials - such as audiovisual carriers has to be recognized: sometimes, what survives over time may be the content rather than the decaying original carrier.
Nominations must follow the format prescribed in the nomination form.
Please note that for all images submitted with a nomination form, the Images authorization form should be completed Using Images - Authorization Form.
