Propuesta de guía para la descripción de documentos fotográficos para el Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica (CNMH)

Abstract

This research address the gap between general archival description practices and the specific needs of the photographic collections held by the Human Rights Archives Directorate (DADH) of the National Center for Historical Memory (CNMH). Based on an analysis that identified the lack of a specialized protocol, the study propose the design of a metadata schema specifically for photographs. The methodology, of the applied action-research type, combined literature review, participant observation, and content analysis. As a key result, a proposal for 11 metadata fields with controlled vocabularies was developed, covering technical, contextual, and discursive dimensions that can be integrated with the ISAD(G) standard and the DADH’s systems. It is concluded that the implementation of this model would strengthen internal archival processes and enhance the Virtual Archive as an effective tool for the right to truth and the construction of historical memory in Colombia.