Archive office project equvalent to 4,000 word essay in terms of the enquiry
60%
Semester Assessment
Essay approx 2,000 words
40%
Learning outcomes
After completing this module, you should be able to:
state the principles of archive administration;
define the nature of archives;
list the major considerations to be taken into account in planning and designing an archive building;
discuss archive preservation and conservation management;
outline the basic principles and standards for the arrangement and listing of archives;
identify the user services commonly available in archive repositories.
Brief description
Archives form part of a nation''s heritage. They tell us about the policy-making of the past and the reasons behind those decisions; they reveal the existence and activities of individuals; they provide us with an insight into the lives and circumstances of past generations.
For the administrator, records are the basic tools of business or administrative transactions. They are used to justify official actions, to record proceedings, to explain and record policy decisions, and to establish and maintain rights under the law for citizens, corporations and governments. When set aside for permanent preservation as archives, they act as the corporate memory of institutions, associations and businesses and represent an essential research tool for the historian.
This module introduces the principles of archive administration and provides the necessary information to allow you to apply them to the management of archives, to appreciate current trends in archive management, and to understand the development of archive theory.
Reading Lists
Books ** Essential Reading
Ellis, J., ed (1993) Keeping Archives
2nd. Port Melbourne: Thorpe in association with the Australian Society of Archivists
Journals
Archives (British Records Association)
Books ** Essential Reading
Jenkinson, H (1965) Manual of Archive Administration
2nd. London: Lund Humphries
Journals
Archivaria
Books ** Essential Reading
Schellenberg, T.R (1956) Modern Archives, Principles and Techniques
Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire
Journals
Archives and Manuscripts
Books ** Essential Reading
Journals
Archives and Museum Informatics
Books ** Essential Reading
Additional reference to a number of sources is made at each morule unit
Journals
Archivum
Business Archives (British Archives Council)
Journal of the Society of Archivists
National Preservation Office Journal