LIBR 256-01
Archives and Manuscripts
Summer 2007 Schedule
David de Lorenzo
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Phone: (510)643-3203
Office Hours: Virtually by e-mail; In person by appointment
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9 June
TOPIC: Orientation, Introductions, Course Requirements, Collection Processing Plan Report, The Archival Profession & Ethics, History of Archives
Readings
- Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives: A How-To-Do-It Manual. Second Edition. New York: Neal- Schuman Publishers, 2003. pp. 1-20; 359-376.
- Code of Ethics for Archivists
http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/app_ethics.asp
In-Class Exercise: Archival Ethics 101
TOPIC: SELECTION AND APPRAISAL ~ ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONING
Readings
- Hunter, Gregory S. Op. Cit., pp. 21-111.
- Boles, Frank. Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts. SAA Archival Fundamental Series II, p. 11-41.
In-Class Exercise: Appraisal of Selected Bancroft Collection
16 June
TOPIC: PROCESSING, ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION
Readings
- Hunter, Gregory S. Op. Cit., pp. 113-156.
- Michael J. Fox and Peter J. Wilkerson. Introduction to Archival Organization and Description: Access to Cultural Heritage (Getty Information Institute, 1998). http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/introarchives/
- Finding Aid Manual (Maryland Historical Society)
- Bancroft Finding Aid Template
TOPIC: PRESERVATION OVERVIEW
Readings
- Hunter, Gregory S. Op. Cit., pp. 157-180; 285-323.
In Class Exercise: Show & Tell; Hands-on
30 June
TOPIC: REFERENCE SERVICES AND OUTREACH
Readings
- Hunter, Gregory S. Op. Cit., pp. 181-235.
- Diane Harley. Use and Users of Digital Resources: A Focus on Undergraduate Education in the Humanities and Social Sciences. April 5, 2006; Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley. http://cshe.berkeley.edu/research/digitalresourcestudy/report/
TOPIC: PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Readings
- Barbara J. Kaiser, “Problems with Donors of Contemporary Collections,” American Archivist 32 (April 1969): 103-107.
- Peterson, Gary M. Archives and the Law. Chicago: SAA, 1985 p. 38-60.
- Sara S. Hodson, “Private Lives: Confidentiality in Manuscript Collections,” Rare Books and Manuscript Librarianship 6/2 (1991): 108-118.
- Harold L. Miller, “Will Access Restrictions Hold Up in Court? The FBI’s Attempt to Use the Braden Papers at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,” American Archivist 52 (Spring 1989): 180-190.
- Elena S. Danielson, “The Ethic of Access,” American Archivist 52 (Winter 1989): 52-62.
In-Class Exercise: Donation Agreement Case Studies
14 July
TOPIC: ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND DIGITAL ASSETS
Readings
- Hunter, Gregory S. Op. Cit., pp. 237-283.
- Richard P. Smiraglia, ed., Describing Archival Materials: The Use of the MARC AMC Format (New York, 1990), pp. 1-34.
- Kris Kiesling, “EAD as an Archival Descriptive Standard,” American Archivist 60 (Summer 1997), pp. 344-354.
- Margaret Hedstrom, “Teaching Archivists About Electronic Records and Automated Techniques,” American Archivist, 56/3 (Summer 1993): 427-
- Philip Bantin, “Skills Required to be an Effective Manager of Electronic Records,”
http://www.indiana.edu/~libarch/ER/nhprcfinalskills.doc
Demonstration: Uses of MARC, DACS, Databases, EAD and METS
DUE: Schedule Meetings to Review Appraisal & Processing Survey Form and Assigned Collection
28 July
Complete APPRAISAL AND PROCESSING SURVEY project at Bancroft Library
One Washington Square - San José, California USA, 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
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