The Business Records of a Nation: The Case of Denmark

The authors present an institutional overview of archives in Denmark, followed by a review of the ways in which Denmark has developed a national program for dealing with the records of business. The essay also includes an overview of the development of the Danish Business Archives Centre and its programs, including its research and publication functions and its attempts to deal with the issues of volume, electronic information, and work regarding appraisal, inventorying, research, and national and international cooperation.