Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

Module Identifier
ILM1620
Module Title
ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT: ARCHIVE SERVICES
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Dr Sarah J Horton
Semester
Semester 1
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment report  2,500-3,000  50%
Semester Assessment report  2,500-3,000 words  50%

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module you should be able to;

  • define the nature of archives
  • list the major considerations to be taken into account in planning, designing and managing an archive building;
  • discuss archive preservation and conservation management;
  • discuss issues associated with access and outreach;
  • describe the current government policy and initiatives towards archives

Brief description

This module is inetended to introduce you to the nature of archives, to the history and development of the pattern of archive keeping in the UK, and to the current legislative and strategic frame within archive services operate. It also considers the issues associated with the design and management of archive buildings and storage, preservation, conservation and access which taken together constitute the "physical defence" of archives.

Reading List


British Standards Institution (2000) BS 5454 British Standards Recommendations for Storage and Exhibition of Archival Documents London: BSI Primo search Core texts Ellis, J. (ed.) (1993) Keeping Archives 2nd Port Melbourne: Thorpe in association with the Australian Society of Archivists Primo search Historical Manuscripts Commission (2001) Standard for Record Repositories 3rd London: HMC Primo search Jenkinson, H (1965) Manual of Archive Administration 2nd London: Lund Humphries Primo search Kitching, C (1993) Archive Buildings in the United Kingdom 1977-92 London: HMSO Primo search Kitching, Christopher, Hugh Edgar and Milford I (2001) PD0024: 2001 Archival Documents: Guide to the Interpretation of BS5454: 2000: Storage and Exhibition of Archival Documents London: British Standard Institution Primo search Schellenberg. T.R (1956) Modern Archives, Principles and Techniques Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire Primo search American Archivist Archivaria Archives (British Records Association) Archives and Manuscripts Archives and Museum Informatics Archivum Business Archives (British Archives Council) Journal of the Society of Archivists National Preservation Office Journal

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7