Study of information policies in archives

The article is developed in three moments; the first part corresponds to de conceptual delimitation, background and typology of information policies in records/archives as a young field in the information studies. In the second part an approach of the context and development of policies by the Archivo General de la Naci6n is made, it explains how policies of information on records/archives were designed from the second half of the 20th century to the first decade of the 21st decade. Finally a review of the approaches made by the global organizations in relation with information policies and how these impact on information policies in records/archives is carried out.