This legislation aims to ensure the preservation and accessibility of documents that contain information about Norwegian culture and society, for research and documentation purposes. This law stipulates that public institutions, such as libraries, archives, and museums, must offer their archives to the national collections. The main objective of this legislation is to help future generations understand Norwegian heritage, culture, and societal development, by preserving these documents as a record for those periods of time.
This law focuses on ensuring that publicly available documents, such as books, newspapers, magazines, and digital publications, are archived in national collections. It outlines the different types of documents that must be handed over to the national collections and the criteria that the transferred documents must meet. The law also provides guidance for the institutions responsible for transferring these documents to the national collections and outlines the legal framework required for this to happen.
With the Pliktavleveringslova, Norway’s historical, cultural, and societal records are preserved, protected, and made accessible to the public and researchers. This legislation ensures that documented evidence of Norway’s history and culture is safeguarded and available for future generations to learn from. Thus, this legislation plays a crucial role in promoting Norway’s heritage, culture, and social development, serving the public’s interests.
