National Digital Archives ( pl, Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe, ) are the national archives of Poland, collecting and digitising

audiovisual Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions. Audiovisual service pr ...

materials. National Digital Archives are one of three central State Archives (), other two being

Central Archives of Historical Records Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw ( pl, Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, AGAD) is one of Poland's four national archives. It holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. The current headquarters is locat ...

and . National Digital Archives were established on 28 March 2008 by transforming the Archives of Audiovisual Records ( 'Mechanical Documentation Archives') created in 1955.

Collection

National Digital Archives' collection include: *over 15 million

photographs A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now created ...

took since 1940s; *over 40 thousand of

sound recordings Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording t ...

recorded between 1889 and 2008; *about 2.4 thousand of motion picture recordings made between 1928 and 1993; which are all divided into 159 groups. Whole collection is available for the public through the Archives' reading room, while digitilised records are made accessible through a website 'Search in Archives' () run by the NAC.

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Polish digital libraries Archives in Poland

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