Archives

1. Archives preserves public and private records that has enduring value to the society.
2. The public makes the records in archives available for use. However not all records can be viewed by everyone.
3. Archives collect records of enduring value from various places. For example, the nation archives have records from different regions of the country.
4. The archives staff maintains registers of the record in the archives.
5. Archives have facilities for restoring damaged documents of enduring value.
6. Archives have facilities for restoring damaged documents of enduring value.
7. The historical information in the archives ensures continuity. For example, company policies from previous years can still guide the employee today.

1. Easy to identify ideas and literacy level of the past man.
2. It is easy to identify the exact date of historical event.
3. It used to store historical information.
4. Easy to get historical information from different places and different people.

1. It may lead false information, if author is biased.
2. Illiterate people cannot get historical information.
3. It is not easy to get information of society whose information are not documented.
4. It is difficult to get remote information from archives.
5. It is nonrenewable once disrupted by either wind or other external force.

These are places or buildings where information and objects are preserved. It involves all terms, which shows culture, political economic and technological development from the past to the present. Objects can be early coins, clothes, and mineral cowries, religious and ceremonial symbols. Museum can be national, Regional, District and village. E.g. National Museums in Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo, Butiama, Kalenga Iringa in Tanzania, and Louvre in France.

The National Museum and House of Culture in Dar es Salaam

1. Preserve historical documents and objects.
2. Shows concreate remains of objects.
3. It is the place for tourist and study tour.
4. It is the center for cultural and national identity.

1. It preserves objects, which are used as the teaching aids.
2. Museum preserve culture and national identity.
3. It used by researcher (source of information)
4. It acts as tourist center.
5. People learn about technological development.
6. Enable learners to arouse creativity.

1. It needs knowledgeable people.
2. It is possible to distort information through biases by the museum attendant.
3. Poor preservation of the past items e.g. coins, pieces of cloth, slaves' chain can distort information.
4. It needs extensive care to maintain its beauty or origin.

These are documents, which comprise written historical information. These includes books, letters, maps, magazines, journal, newspaper, minutes of meetings and conferences. Written records can be found in libraries, schools, colleges, universities, internet cafes, offices etc.

1. Written records provides pictures of society.
2. These records reflect public opinion at the time of writing. For example, the letter to the editor in newspaper express the readers' feelings on current issues.
3. Written records serve as stores of a large variety of information, including discoveries, government policies, statements, religious beliefs, fashion, speeches and agreement.
4. In-depth reports of daily events are kept as written records. For example, in a diary, newspaper or biography.

1. It is easy to get information.
2. Easy to make references
3. It is helpful in doing research.
4. They can be kept for long time.

1. It can give false information if they are biased by the author
2. It is difficult to read everything from written records
3. They are subject to be badly written.
4. Illiterate people cannot get information.