(2001) pointed out that the Philippines employed a unique strategy in carrying out the work in

audiovisual (AV) archiving. In the absence of an operational AV archives in the country, most of the
activities of institutions with AV archive holdings such as the Philippine Information Agency, the UP Film
Center, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Mowelfund, etc., are informally being coordinated by a
professional body composed of "archivists" working in the different institutions involved in archiving.

It should be noted though that during the early 1980’s, the Philippines had a national film archive that
was fully operational in the real sense of the word. After the 1986 Edsa Revolution, the archive received
the least priority and was transferred to the Censors Body. No archiving activity was carried out by this
unit since then. The various tasks involved in AV archiving rested on the shoulders of related agencies,
not by their own chose but by necessity required of their work. AV archiving activities were separately
being undertaken. The turning point came when the Cultural Center of the Philippines, which wanted to
organize a Lino Brocka Retrospective, discovered that many of the Brocka films, particularly those that
were significant, were already destroyed. Some of the surviving prints were brought to the Philippine
Information Agency for restoration. With no previous experience on cases of this nature, PIA had to turn
to other agencies for materials that could be used as reference for the work. The UP Film Center, with its
contacts with international organizations and as a recipient of several fellowship awards from UNESCO,
provided PIA a copy of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Manual. This was the first
inter-institutional contact in the country that proved to be significant as it eventually led to a formal
partnership among the archivists from these institutions in what was to become later as the Society of
Film Archivists (SOFIA).

The Society of Film Archivists (SOFIA) was formally organized in July, 1993 out of need and in compliance
with the recommendation of the ASEAN Planning Workshop Meeting on Film Retrieval, Restoration and
Archiving, which the Philippines organized in February, 1996. SOFIA’s membership is made up of
individual AV archivists working in cultural organizations, information agencies, broadcasting and
academic institutions, film production companies, and film critics.

The role of SOFIA in the development of the AV archiving profession in the country is one that has been
evolving over time. At the beginning, SOFIA served as a venue for exchanging knowledge and skills. As
such, the kinds of projects undertaken during this stage were mostly training programs. Later, SOFIA
became an informal coordinating body for activities undertaken by the different institutions involved in
archiving. These projects were implemented by institutions as part of their in-house programs and
according to what these institutions can do best. This enabled the different institutions to avoid
duplication of efforts and therefore saved on scarce national resources. Presently, SOFIA’s role has
evolved into that of a mobilizer and an advocate for the setting up of a central body that would formally
be recognized by the government and supported by the public sector.

– researchkorner.blogspot.com
With storage prices falling and capacity ever increasing, the problem of how or where to store files and
documents have pretty much been solved for normal users. Indeed, with the increasing number of files
a user stores, the main problem now is the efficient and effective management of files the user has.
By”management”, this refers to a system which enables easy access,organization and retrieval of files
the user keeps, and the ability to perform certain functionalities automatically. The authors aim to build
a prototype of such a document management system,ThesisFS. ThesisFS will present all the basic
functionalities of a web-based file system, and will have additional document management features
such as intelligent document searching called Search Folders, automated indexing and tagging called
Smart Indexing, and automated user-defined actions called Action Folders.

– (Joseph Christian G. Noel, 2019)

The traditional method of data storage has shown its impact on managing documents from security,
retrieval, and monitoring. Many kinds of literature suggest that this approach would result in a low job
satisfaction rating from its clients. Leyte Normal University’s Office of the Registrar is no escape in this
dilemma. In November 2013, the university experienced the strongest typhoon ever recorded known as
Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda. The archive/storage area of the Registrar was profoundly affected,
were most of the documents scattered and deteriorated. With this experience, it is empirical to study to
provide a practical solution. The researcher utilized an embedded single case study using thematic
analysis in identifying the issues and coping strategies of the seven participants through in-depth
interviews, focus group discussion, and observation. Moreover, the utilization of the Systems
Development Life Cycle’s Sashimi model in developing the software was carried out. The result revealed
various issues and coping strategies mentioned by the participants, from a limited storage area to
difficulty in document retrieval and monitoring, and from the utilization of logbook to misclassification
of records. Finally, the results became the basis for developing the electronic document archive and
management system (EDAMS).

– January 2017International Journal of Digital Information and Wireless Communications 7(2):106-117

DOI:10.17781/P002280