IL34310 - ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT

Module Identifier	IL34310
Module Title	ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Ms Mary E Ellis
Semester	Semester 1
Course delivery	Lecture	18 Hours
	Practical	4 Hours
Assessment	Semester Assessment	Essay of 2 - 2500 words	50%
	Semester Assessment	Report / Practical exercise equivalent to 2500 words	50%

Learning outcomes

The module should enable students to:

describe the nature of archives and the pattern of archive keeping in the UK;
be aware of professional standards and guidelines; and to be able to outline their main provisions;
be able to identify and explain best practice in repository and collection management, public service delivery and access;
be aware of the impact of IT and the internet on archives;
be able to locate a wide range of archival sources;
be able to explain the principles of provenance and archival integrity and be aware of standards for archival description

Brief description

The module is intended to provide a broad introduction to the management of archives for students who may never previously have encountered archives, or had experience of work in an archive repository. It examines the principles of archive administration and the nature of archives and considers the management of archive services in a variety of organisations.
In particular, the nature of archival material, UK legislative provisions and professional standards and guidelines, archive management in relation to the storage and preservation of archives etc. The processing of archive collections will also be dealt with from acquisition and appraisal, to sorting and arranging and the preparation of finding aids. A substantial part of the course examines the impact of IT and the internet on archives and archive services

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Background
Preliminary Reading.
Kitching, C. (1996) Archives, the very essence of our heritage. Chichester: Phillimore
** Recommended Consultation
Core text.
Judith Ellis (ed). (1993) Keeping Archives. Port Melbourne: Thorpe in Association with Australian Society of Archivists

Additional topic reading will be available.