Module Identifier ILM2320  
Module Title ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES  
Academic Year 2003/2004  
Co-ordinator Ms Mary E Ellis  
Semester Semester 1  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours  
  Practical   4 Hours  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment Course Work: 2, 500 words  45%
Semester Assessment Course Work: 3,500 words  55%

Learning outcomes

The module should enable students to:


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
Core text
Judith Ellis (ed) (1993) Keeping Archives Melbourne: Thorpe in Association with Australian Society of Archivists

Additional topic reading will be available

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7