Archivos e informática: un proyecto de mecanización documental en España

Abstract

The application of the computer in the field of historical archives has been delayed due to the conservatism of archivists and the limited resources of archival institutions. Automation is being introduced, but the creation of information products based on archives still requires careful manual preparation by archivists before machines are used. Describes a project for the production by computerised methods of a volume of the 'Catalogo de Consultas del Consejo das Indias' (Catalogue of Consultations [Reports] of the Council of the Indies) for the period 1626 to 1650. Further volumes, produced by the same method, are now in preparation. (In Spanish).