Course description
Archival and Record Management
This program provides participants with a thorough insight into the responsibilities of archivists and records managers in today's financial institutions, business organizations, government agencies and non-profit entities. The course will also provide an overview in the theoretical principles, methodologies and practical administration of archiving and record management. Participants will learn the Theory & practice of archives and records management, the Management of archives and the ability to apply this knowledge in a range of sectors, the Creation and management of current and semi-current records. They will be Aware of the legal and ethical issues relating to archives and records management and how to manage and preserve records in a variety of media including audio-visual and electronic records.
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Who should attend?
Who Should Attend
This workshop is necessary for everyone involved in the archive and record keeping of an organization, either public or private.
Training content
The Theory & Context of Record Keeping
- The importance of records and archives and their impact in society
- The nature of the record in the context of the wider data and information landscape
- The development of recordkeeping functions and theories
- Regulations, standards, professionalism, and ethics
- Archive Management: Principles, Practice, Archive Classification Methods and Database Archiving
- Introduction to theory and practice:
- Historical development of the record keeping profession
- Responsibilities and functions of archivists
- Differences and similarities between records and archives
- Acquisition and appraisal:
- Policy development
- Methods of acquisition
- The theory and practice of appraisal
Archive Services, Access, Indexing, Preservation & Security
- Users and access:
- Providing services to users
- Users and their needs
- Access restrictions and regulations
- Legislation
- Outreach:
- Reaching a wider audience
- Publicity and promotion
- Online resources
- Outreach and in-reach strategies
- Preservation:
- Identifying risks to archives.
- Responses to ensure protection of archives
- Storage requirements of different media
- Preservation policies
- Management:
- Staff, resource, and time management
- Policies and procedures
Record Management: Principles, Practice & Archive Backup Methods
- Organizations and records:
- Nature of records
- Making, maintaining, and managing records
- Records management concepts:
- Record life cycle.
- Records continuum
- Records management programmes:
- Records management roles & responsibilities.
- Records management policies.
- Records systems development methodology
- Records creation & capture
- Records classification
- Records storage
- Records destruction
Technological Advancements: Electronic & Audio/Visual Records
- The internet and new technologies
- Challenges of the management of electronic records in archives and records management?
- How does the management of visual records differ from that of printed records?
- Managing and preserving records in a variety of media including audio-visual and electronic
- records
Certification / Credits
- Understand record keeping practices and traditions
- Learn the responsibilities of archivists and records managers
- Understand the influences of the institutional contexts in which documents are created, used and retained
- Develop skills to create necessary objectives and achieve expectations within limited timeframes
- Recognize the changing nature of the document over time and technology
- Evaluate the authenticity of the document, its value for retention and its management for later use
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