| Extended Course Description: | Catalog Course Description
Continues the introduction to archival theory and practice begun in Introduction to Archives I. Provides additional depth in several areas, including appraisal, arrangement and description, focusing on models and standards. Addresses legal, ethical, cultural, and political issues as well as the range of historical and contemporary archival formats.
Pre-requisite
INFO 560 Introduction to Archives I
Curriculum Role
Completes the introduction to archives begun in Introduction to Archives I and completes the prerequisites for advanced archives courses. Ideally, students should take the course immediately following Intro Arch I in order to maximize opportunities for advanced electives.
Course Rationale
The course is part of the core requirements for an archives concentration and prepares the students for advanced archives courses. The course may also serve as a relevant complement to other IST specializations.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
•Explain the development of institutional collecting policies for various types of archival repositories
•Identify the range of models and standards for archival appraisal and description, as they are applied in different institutional settings
•Describe the range of formats collected by archives, and the issues involved with those formats
•Distinguish among the challenges of acquiring, preserving, and making accessible archival materials in different formats
•Recognize the range of contemporary professional issues including collective memory, ethics, and advocacy.
Course Content
Principal topics and the approximate number of weeks devoted to each are:
Review of archival concepts (1)
Collection development/accessioning (1)
Archives, History and Collective memory (1)
Appraisal theory and methodology (1)
Records Management (1)
Standards for arrangement and description (1)
Special format materials (1)
Electronic records (1)
Legal and ethical issues (1)
Advocacy (1)
Presentation
Note: This section presents the most common approach to presenting this course, but the actual approach may vary somewhat from section to section.
A combination of lecture, discussion, and case studies.
Evaluation
Note: This section presents the most common approach to evaluation for this course, but the actual approach may vary somewhat from section to section.
Assignments will include three case studies, an annotated bibliography, and weekly discussion questions. Evaluation will be based on these assignments and class participation.
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