The AGN’s role is to gather, organise and preserve the documentation entrusted to it by law in order to disseminate knowledge of Argentine history. For more information, see [Law 15930]( http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/60000-64999/60674/norma.htm) As stipulated in Article 2 of Law 15930, the AGN’s duties are: a) To maintain and organize public documentation as well as geographic and audio heritage, which belongs to the State and which comprises the heritage of the Archive, or private documentation that is delivered for safekeeping, distributing these to the sections deemed most appropriate for their classification b) To organise and classify, according to historical criteria, the aforementioned documentation and facilitate the consultation of its collections c) To inventory, catalogue and disseminate the documents in its custody d) To publish inventories and series of records to aid in the dissemination of documents of recognized value e) To disseminate, by any other means, the knowledge of material held by the institution f) To prepare an inventory of the documentary collections that refer to the history of the Republic g) To obtain copies of documents kept in the official archives of the provinces or abroad, as soon as it is of interest for the study of national history; and provide, in turn, copies of the material that it conserves and collects The AGN’s actions include: 1. Tracking public documentation in general, its conservation and its allocation, in permanent contact with the organisms of the State 2. Promoting systems and measures that allow the incorporation, selection, classification, ordering and description of the documentary collections, their conservation and custody, as well as their consultation and research 3. Preparing projects on national regulations regarding archives, supervising compliance with current regulations and providing archival advice to other public bodies 4. Disseminating the knowledge of the institution’s documentary heritage its activities. Likewise, providing historical-archival advice and promoting technical-professional training and exchange with other agencies throughout the country and abroad that are linked to archival work 5. Promoting measures aimed at the location and potential incorporation of documentation pertaining to private persons or institutions 6. Participating in national or international organisations, meetings or projects, within the framework of its competence