INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT

LIS 616

An introduction to the role of records in society and to the principles and practices involved in managing records (both paper and electronic) in private and public sector organizations.

LIS 839

A topical course focusing on a special subject (art, law, music, health sciences) or format (maps, microforms, rare books, iconographic materials). Issues related to collection development, acquisitions, reference, indexing and management.

LIS 818

Theories and principles behind archival decisions to acquire records and designate them as worthy of long-term retention in an archive. Emphasis on understanding archival views about society, the role of the archivist, and the attribution of value to archival material.

LIS 668

Core concepts and new developments in digital curation, preservation and digital collections. Topics include: digitization of various media; digital preservation; media archeology; basics of research data management; digital collection technologies and workflows; intellectual-property issues; metadata as applied in digital collections; digital collections planning and evaluation; trusted digital repositories; funding of digital collection projects and sustainability.

LIS 678

Basic concepts, principles, and approaches to protection and care of library and archives material, including nature and structure of paper- and plastic-based materials, deterioration, preservation management, disaster prevention, reformatting, and repair.