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