What is Spearhead Access

This chapter sought to investigate matters pertaining to digital archiving to spearhead access to heritage information for clients. This study relied on a literature review to study a digital archiving framework to spearhead access to heritage information. The study discovered that manual ways of preservation and sharing archival material deprive some citizens of the right of access to heritage information material, especially those from rural and marginalised areas. In most instances, archival institutions are in cities that most rural dwellers find difficult to reach. It is of great importance for archival institutions to identify and adopt appropriate systems to close gaps in the preservation and easy access of archival material. The chapter proposes a framework for digital archiving to spearhead access to heritage information as a benchmark for archival institutions.