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==Memory of the World International Register==
The '''Memory of the World International Register''' is a compendium of the world's documentary heritage – such as [[manuscript]]s, [[oral tradition]]s, audio-visual materials, and library and archive holdings.<ref name="strategy" /> It catalogues documentary heritage that has been recommended by the International Advisory Committee, and endorsed by the [[Director-General of UNESCO]], according to the selection criteria regarding "world significance and outstanding universal value."<ref>{{Cite
The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register were made in 1997.<ref name="2003_memory" /><ref name="1997_report" /> The various properties in the register include recordings of [[folk music]]; [[ancient language]]s and [[phonetics]]; aged remnants of religious and secular manuscripts; collective lifetime works of renowned giants of literature; science and music; copies of landmark motion pictures and short films; and accounts documenting changes in the world's political, economic, and social stage.
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