Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Introduction to Archives Administration and Management
$375.00
Dates: March 3 - April 13September 1 - October 12
Credits: 2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs
With an increase in demand for access to primary sources and a trend toward LAM convergence, librarians are now more often responsible for the management and administration of archival materials. This course provides a gentle introduction to archival methods and best practices to better equip librarians without previous specialized training to care for this kind of material.
Course Description
With an increase in demand for access to primary sources and a trend toward LAM convergence, librarians are now more often responsible for the management and administration of archival materials. This course provides a gentle introduction to archival methods and best practices to better equip librarians without previous specialized training to care for this kind of material.
The six-week course will include practical and hands-on assignments. We will discuss the theoretical principles upon which archival work is based, and the key practices of archival work: appraisal, acquisition, accessioning, arrangement, description, preservation, and use. We will touch upon the purposes and structure of records management programs, legal and ethical issues, public programming and advocacy, and the impact of new information technologies and electronic records upon archival practice.
Rebecka Taves Sheffield
Rebecka Taves Sheffield is an archivist, educator, and policy advisor based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She researches and advises in the areas of recordkeeping and archives, information and data governance, cultural heritage, and 2SLGBTQ+ histories. Rebecka has served as a senior policy advisor for the Archives of Ontario and currently works with Ontario Digital Service. Previously, she was the executive director of the ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ+ Archives. Rebecka has taught at the University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, Simmons University, and the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Documenting Rebellions: A Study of Four Lesbian and Gay Archives in Queer Times (Litwin, 2020). She is online atwww.rebeckasheffield.com.
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