LIS-S 585 Archival Appraisal and Management
3 credits
- Prerequisites: LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507, LIS-S S581
- Delivery: Online
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Semesters offered:
Fall, Spring
The above are the semesters this course is generally offered. View the course schedule to confirm.
Description
This course explores the archivist’s first and arguably most important responsibility: appraisal. Students explore the theories, techniques, and methods that archivists use to identify documents and other materials of enduring value for long-term preservation, access, and use.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the methodologies and tools that archivists apply to develop selection and appraisal policies for inclusion in archives.
- Compare different appraisal approaches from the literature and evaluate the merits and shortcomings of each.
- Critique different appraisal policies from different archives and/or repositories.
- Weigh practical, legal, and ethical issues in the appraisal and acquisition of archives.
- Make professional decisions concerning the selection and acquisition of archival materials.
- Formulate students' own ideas about contentious aspect of archival work based on their understanding of appraisal theories and recent discourse.