This article shows the main results of archeology and rescueof historical and scientific documents of the General Maritime Directorate (DIMAR),available on paper at its Centersfor Oceanographic and Hydrographic Research from Pacific (CCCP) and Caribbean (CIOH),applying best practices recommended by the General Archive of the Nation (AGN), the Colombian Digital Library (BDCOL), and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC) program for International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), under the DIMAR investment project "Strategic Positioning of the Colombian Oceanographic Data Center (Cecoldo)". 1300 bookswere recovered on operational oceanography, marine environmental protection, integrated management of coastal zones,and hydrographyissues of the period 1970-2013. The historical paper files were processed and prepared for transfer to the DIMARCentral Archive, and the digital fileswere cataloged in the Digital RepositoryofCecoldo under the Dublin Core standard, thereby facilitating community access to historical information on studies and projects developed marine scientific research in Colombia.