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131 Importance of digitization and integration of paper-based documentation in museums: a preliminary report Pomen digitalizacije in integracije papirne muzejske dokumentacije: predhodna objava Goran Zlodi, Dajana Batinić Oddano: 21.7.2019 – Sprejeto: 13. 9. 2019 1.03 Kratki znanstveni članek 1.03 Short scientific article UDK 069.4:004.9 Abstract Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the importance of museum documentation in paper form, which includes various types of documentation related to museum objects, and to explore its position and role in the context of comprehensive documentation of cultural heritage. The next objective is to understand the attitudes of the curators to- wards paper-based documentation and to provide insight into existing practices and the needs of the curator regarding paper-based documentation. The purpose of the research is to examine the adequate forms of its integration into the documentation system in terms of adherence to the principle of continuity of museum documenta- tion and to explore the possibilities of speeding up and improving the process of com­ puter-based registration and cataloguing of museum material through the digitization of paper-based documentation. Methodology/approach: This paper will provide a theoretical and legislative framework related to preserving the continuity of museum documentation. A blueprint for future empirical research, which will be conducted in two stages, will be presented. In the first phase, an exploratory qualitative research method (focus group) will be applied. In the second phase, a quantitative methodology (survey) will be implemented. The survey method will test research questions on a larger sample of curators so that the results can be generalised to the curator population in Croatia.