Information services in the national archives of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries In light of the Corona Pandemic: An Analytical Study

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the reality of the national archives G C C in the face of the Corona pandemic, As well as knowing the services provided by the National Archives under Corona pandemic, And also to know how to employ the national archives of modern technologies under pandemic Corona. The study adopted the descriptive and analytical approach because it collects data and analyzes it, and then comes out with results and recommendations, In addition the historical method, the researchers rely on information sources in all their traditional and modern forms, The survey method was also used to access the websites of the National Archives via the Internet The study concluded that the most important services provided by the archives under study were the electronic catalogue available online and the electronic reference service, And providing service and presenting documents at a time of crisis, The study recommended that the national archives in the Arab Gulf digitize all their documents and archives this is in anticipation of making it available to beneficiaries electronically in the event of disasters and epidemics.