The bibliographic and documentary collection: An approach to the problem

AS PRODUCTS AND INDEED ELEMENTS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS PRESENT LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVISTS WITH DIVERSE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE LACK CONCEPTUAL PARAMETERS AVAILABLE TO THEM AS THEY CARRY OUT THEIR WORK. THESE PROBLEMS ARE ANALYSED IN TERMS OF THE CONNECTION THAT EXISTS BETWEEN CULTURAL PRODUCTS AND SOCIETY'S COLLECTIVE MEMORY AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF PRESERVING THE PAST. THESE PROBLEMS ARE FURTHER COMPLICATED BY THE UNDERLYING CONCEPTUAL CONNOTATIONS OF THESE CULTURAL TREASURES. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM IS ILLUSTRATED THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF VARIOUS CONCEPTS WITH DIFFERENT EMPHASES.