Conoscere per conservare: l’attività del Tavolo permanente per le fonti orali nel contesto delle politiche di tutela degli archivi orali in Italia

Abstract

This paper examines how the theoretical framework and practical guidelines outlined in the Vademecum for Oral Sources – addressing both the material preservation and the logical integrity of oral archives – contribute to ensuring the future possibility of critical verification and reuse of these sources. Beginning with an analysis of the challenges that have led to the exclusion of oral archives from projects funded under the National Plan for Digitalisation of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, the paper offers reflections on the urgency of implementing more effective and aware policies for the protection of oral sources in Italy. It also underscores the need to revise current digital preservation strategies in the country and the potential role of the Permanent Table for Oral Sources in this context.