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Course Description

This course will provide instruction on the management of archival and manuscript collections. Such management functions include and are not limited to appraisal, arrangement, description including metadata, and reference services. Instruction will focus on current practices at international, national, and more local levels. Topics will include concepts of archives management, preservation and conservation, digital archives creation and management, and matters of access and outreach. Students will learn the role of the archivist and the use of archives by a range of users plus the archivist’s legal and ethical responsibilities. Other considerations include methodology for developing collection acquisition/deaccession policies; storage and space planning; and custom technologies and database systems introduction.

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