The treasures which the museum possess have a individual value. Remains with general
value and documents as well as national treasures and cultural assets have the important
information of a nation ’s history and culture. There it regards that informations of
individual treasures are also important. But when the information resources are unified and
constructed with a system, they elevate the value of treasures informations. Therefore it is a
very important subject that the museum provides its users with appropriate informations of
treasures .
Accordingly the museum tries to construct information system and develope various
contents for the general public. Lately constructed information system of the museum is
changing from the pivot of the intemal person concemed to extemal users. According to
this standpoint the museum needs to construct digital archives to provide detailed
informations of treasures and exhibitions. This construction of digital archives will connect
with digital museum to provide efficient management of treasures.
The concept of digital archives has spreaded widely with expansion and use of intemet in
1990’s. This meaning is that function to storage the documents with digital technique is
expanded to storage treasures of the museum. And this has been changed into the museum
of wide concept with function of preservation and information.
All of the museum must construct the digital archives to preseπe and exhibit the treasures
before they construct the digital museum. Digital archives has the advantages to make the least damage of treasures and provide the database of a nation’s cultural inheritance. In
conclusion after the museum has the first stage to construct the digital archives , it will have
the second stage to develope the digital museum.