ILM2320 - ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

Module Identifier

ILM2320

Module Title

ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

Academic Year

2006/2007

Co-ordinator

Dr Sarah J Horton

Semester

Semester 1

Other staff

Ms Tanya C Rogers

Course delivery

Lecture

18 Hours.

Practical

4 Hours.

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Course Work: 3,500 words	55%
Semester Assessment	Course Work: 2, 500 words	45%

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
Additional topic reading will be available
Core text
Judith Ellis (ed) (1993) Keeping Archives Melbourne: Thorpe in Association with Australian Society of Archivists
Kitching, C (1996) Archives, the very essence of our heritage Chichester: Phillimore
Preliminary Reading

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7