4-Credit Online Course on Archives Management

(April 15 - June 14, 2014)

by

SHPT School of Library Science
SNDT Women’s University
Mumbai 400 020

Introduction:

Managing archives is an essential part for governments, businesses or organizations. Many types of primary documents/records are collected and accumulated over the course of an organization's lifetime. These records are naturally and necessarily generated as a product of regular legal, commercial, administrative or social activities in an organization. Archives may be managed in the library of an organization or there could be an independent archives department.

In general, archives consist of records that have been selected for permanent or long-term preservation on grounds of their enduring cultural, historical, or evidentiary value. Archival records are normally unpublished and almost always unique.

An archivist who works in archives is responsible for organizing, preserving, and providing access to information and materials in archives in physical as well as digital form.

This online course is planned to provide knowledge and skills for men and women graduate students from any field who is interested in starting his/her carrier as an archivist. It is 4- credit course which gives basic understanding of the key concepts and the students will learn how to manage archives. The students may get opportunity to work in archives, libraries, museums, and companies involved in archival management

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able

• To identify the archival material and its value
• To arrange and describe archival material according to the recognized standards
• To preserve the archival material
• To conserve the archival material
• To apply ICTs in management of archival documents
• To follow records management practices with understanding of legal and ethical implications
  
  

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of English
• Basic computer skills
• Basic knowledge of Internet, email
• Basic knowledge of Web 2.0 tools like Blog

Medium of instruction:

English

Course Content:

• What is an Archive? Who is an Archivist?
• Types of Archives and Records
• Stages of Records-Life Cycle
• Collection Acquisition and Management
• Conservation –Preventive and Curative Conservation
• Use of IT in Archival Management
• Archival Classification
• Archival Description
• Legal Issues in Archival Management
  

Duration :

Start Date: April 15, 2014
End Date : June 14, 2014

 Fee:

Rs. 7,000/-

Last date for online application: 07 April 2014

Last date for submitting documents & DD: 12 April 2014

Registration:

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Contacts :

Ph. : 091 22 22072792 / 022 2031879 - Ext: 274

email :   parul.zaveri@libraryinfosc.sndt.ac.in