¿Y para qué sirve un archivista? = And what is an archivist for?

The objective of the text is to show the importance of the Archivist as the professional responsible for managing the information generated by society through its institutions, so the functions that this professional must perform to fulfill its social purpose are presented in a generic way

Augmented reality system based on face detection

In this thesis we present software framework for real-time augmented realty applications. The framework is based on face recognition and capable of tracking multiple faces at once. It detects facial features and estimates position of the face relative to camera. We implemented a practical example that uses framework in an application used for marketing. Application requires a screen and a camera, so that the users can see themselves on the screen. Application draws some predefined object on the user's face, for example glasses or mustache, and also a comicbook-like cloud near the face with chosen text

Aforismos relacionados con archivos, archivistas, documentos y algunas curiosidades mediáticas = Aphorisms related to archives, archivists, documents and some media curiosities

A small compilation of phrases and aphorisms related to documents, administrative procedures, archives and archivists is presented, as well as three allusions to them, which have been referred to in the media

Acervos documentales ¿espacios de resistencia? = Documentary collections: spaces of resistance?

The text questions the supposed "neutrality" of the documentary heritage, particularly in circumstances of social fracture (war, dictatorship, corruption ...)

Age of diagnosis of congenital hearing loss: Private v. public healthcare sector

Background. The age of diagnosis of congenital hearing loss is one of the most important determinants of communication outcome. A previous study by the lead author had evaluated the performance of the public health services in Bloemfontein, South Africa (SA), in this regard. This study aimed to examine whether the private health services in the same city were any better.Objective. To determine whether the age of diagnosis of congenital hearing loss (CHL) in children seen in the private healthcare sector in Bloemfontein, Free State Province, SA, was lower than that in the public healthcare system in the same city.Methods. A comparative study design was utilised and a retrospective database review conducted. Data obtained from this study in the private healthcare sector were compared with data from a previous study in the public healthcare sector using the same study design.Results. Forty-eight children aged <6 years with disabling hearing impairment (DHI) were identified in the private healthcare sector during the study period; 33/47 (70.2%) did not undergo hearing screening at birth. The median age of diagnosis of DHI in the private healthcare sector was 2.24 years, and this was statistically significantly lower than the median age of diagnosis of 3.71 years in the public healthcare sector (p<0.0001; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.99 - 2.0). The median age of diagnosis of CHL in the private healthcare sector was 3.01 years in children who were not screened at birth, and 1.25 years in those who were screened at birth. This difference was statistically significant (p<0.01; 95% CI 0.72 - 2.47). We also compared the median age of diagnosis of CHL in children from the private healthcare sector who were not screened at birth (median 3.01 years) with that in children in the public healthcare sector (median 3.71 years). This difference was statistically significant (p<0.01; 95% CI 0.41 - 1.56).Conclusions. Children in the Free State are diagnosed with CHL at a younger age in the private healthcare sector than in the public healthcare sector. With the social and economic benefits of early intervention in cases of DHI well established internationally, SA healthcare providers in both the public and private sectors need to develop screening, diagnostic and (re)habilitation services for children with hearing impairment

Valuación de activos bibliográficos y documentales. Un acercamiento. = Economic valuation of bibliographic and documentary assets. An approach.

Is performed economic valuation analysis as a highly specialized activity, which can be applied in Archives and Libraries; likewise, archive funds and library collections are conceptualized as fixed assets in the custody of said institutions, therefore, capable of being estimated in economic terms

¿Un futuro sin archivistas? = A future without archivists?

The text questions through various examples of media products, the use of technology as a promoter of unemployment, as well as its role in espionage and in the violation of the right to privacy, which impacts work of the archivists, for being the professionals responsible for the organization and conservation of the information generated socially through the institutions

Desastres en acervos documentales: acciones básicas para el rescate y estabilización de documentos = Disasters in documentary collections: basic actions for the rescue and stabilization of documents

The characterization of what is assumed as a disaster is carried out in documentary collections, its distinctive elements and its dimensions in terms of level of impact; from this, guidelines are given to be able to provide “first aid” to funds and collections that have been damaged

El archivista como administrador de archivos = The Archivist as file manager

Starting from the question, why do Archivists hardly have managerial positions? The 4 D's technique and its practical application in the Federal Judicial Council are discussed

La documentoscopía, un área de desarrollo profesional del licenciado en Archivonomía = Questioned documents, an area of professional development for the archival graduate

It aims to expand the field of projection and professional practice of the archivist towards the authentication of information both in the support and in the content, therefore, the analysis focuses on the possibility of this professional entering the Criminalistics through the questioned documents as the discipline responsible for making the opinions of authenticity of the document; for this, the existing legislation in Mexico in this regard and the curriculum taught at the ENBA are taken as a basis, that is, from a local perspective