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LIBR 256-10
Archives and Manuscripts
Summer 2007 Schedule

Jennifer Martinez Wormser
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Office Location: Off Campus
Office Hours: Before and after each class meeting or by appointment

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Please note: subject to change with advance notice

June 4 - June 13

• Introduction to archival theory & practice
• The archival profession
• Types of archival repositories
• Where it all begins: records management and the life cycle of a record

Readings

• Bartkowski, Patricia.  “Records Management and the Walking Archivist” in A Modern Archives Reader: 38-45.  Originally published in Georgia Archive 3 (Summer 1975): 125-134.
• Craig, Barbara L. “Selected Themes in the Literature on Memory and Their Pertinence to Archives,” American Archivist, Vol. 65 (Fall/Winter 2002): 276-289.
  
• Cook, Terry. “What is Past is Prologue: A History of Archival Ideas Since 1898 and the Future Paradigm Shift,” Archivaria 43 (Spring 1997): 17-63.
• Evans, Frank B.  “Archivists and Records Managers: Variations on a Theme” in A Modern Archives Reader: 25-37.  Originally published in American Archivist 30 (January 1967): 45-58.
• Fleckner, John A. “’Dear Mary Jane’: Some Reflections on Being an Archivist” in American Archival Studies: 21-28.  Originally published in American Archivist 54 (Winter 1991): 8-13.
• Foote, Kenneth E. “To Remember and Forget: Archives, Memory, and Culture” in American Archival Studies:29-46.  Originally published in American Archivist 53 (Summer 1990): 378-392.
• Ham, F. Gerald. “The Archival Edge” in A Modern Archives Reader: 326-335.  Originally published in American Archivist 38 (January 1975): 5-13.
• Jenkinson, Hilary. “Reflections of an Archivist” in A Modern Archives Reader: 15-21.
• Society of American Archivists.  So You Want to be an Archivist: An Overview of the Archival Profession.  Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/arprof.asp

June 13 - June 22

• Acquisitions
• Collection development
• Appraisal

Readings

• Becker, Ronald L.  “On Deposit: A Handshake and a Lawsuit,” American Archivist 56 (Spring 1993): 320-328.
• Connors, Thomas.  “Appraising Public Television Programs: Toward an Interpretive and Comparative Evaluation Model,” American Archivist 63 (Spring/Summer 2000): 152-174.
• Cox, Richard J.  “The Documentation Strategy and Archival Appraisal Principles: A Different Perspective” in American Archival Studies: 211-241.  Originally published in Archivaria 38 (Fall 1994): 11-36.
• Ericson, Timothy L.  “At the ‘Rim of Creative Dissatisfaction’: Archivists and Acquisition Development” in American Archival Studies: 177-192.  Originally published in Archivaria 33 (Winter 1991-92): 66-77.
• Gilliland-Swetland, Anne. “Testing Our Truths: Delineating the Parameters of the Authentic Archival Electronic Record,” American Archivist 65 (Fall/Winter 2002): 196-215.
• Henry, Linda J. “Schellenberg in Cyberspace” in American Archival Studies: 569-588.  Originally published in American Archivist 61 (Fall 1998): 309-327. 
• Hirtle, Peter B. “Archival Authenticity in a Digital Age.” (Washington: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2000).  Available online at: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub92/contents.html
• “Intrinsic Value in Archival Materials” in A Modern Archives Reader: 91-99.
• McCree, Mary Lynn.  “Good Sense and Good Judgment: Defining Collections and Collecting” in A Modern Archives Reader: 103-113.  Originally published in the Drexel Library Quarterly 11 (January 1975): 21-33.
• McRanor, Shauna.  “A Critical Analysis of Intrinsic Value,” American Archivist 59 (Fall 1996): 400-411.
• O’Toole, James M. “On the Idea of Uniqueness,” in American Archival Studies: 245-277.  Originally published in American Archivist 57 (Fall 1994): 632-658.
• Peterson, Trudy Huskamp.  “The Gift and the Deed” in A Modern Archives Reader: 139-145.  Originally published in American Archivist 42 (January 1979): 61-66.
• Rapport, Leonard.  “No Grandfather Clause: Reappraising Accessioned Records” in A Modern Archives Reader: 80-90.  Originally published in American Archivist 44 (Spring 1981): 143-150.
• Schellenberg, T. R.  “The Appraisal of Modern Public Records” in A Modern Archives Reader: 57-70.
• Society of American Archivists.  Deeds of Gift: What Donors Should Know [online brochure].  Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/publications/deed_of_gift.asp

June 22 - July 2

• Reference and access
• Digitization
• Outreach & exhibits
• Grants
• Security

Readings

• Besek, June M.  Copyright Issues Relevant to the Creation of a Digital Archive: A Preliminary Assessment (CLIR Publication 112, January 2003).  Available online in HTML or PDF format: http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub112abst.html
• Conway, Paul. “Archival Preservation Practice in a Nationwide Context” in American Archival Studies: 495-517.  Originally published in American Archivist 55 (Spring 1990): 204-222.
  Finch, Elsie Freeman.  “In the Eye of the Beholder: Archives Administration from the User’s Point of View” in American Archival Studies: 417-431.  Originally published in American Archivist 47 (Spring 1984): 111-123.
• Freeman, Elsie.  “Education Programs: Outreach as an Administrative Function” in A Modern Archives Reader: 281-288.  Originally published in American Archivist 41 (April 1978): 147-153.
• Grabowski, John J.  “Keepers, Users and Funders: Building an Awareness of Archival Value” in American Archival Studies: 619-629.  Originally published in American Archivist 55 (Summer 1992): 464-472.
• Kaplan, Elisabeth and Jeffrey Mifflin, “’Mind and Sight’: Visual Literacy and the Archivist,” in American Archival Studies: 73-97.  Originally published in Archival Issues 21 (1996): 107-127.
• Library and Archives Canada.  “Using Archives: A Practical Guide for Researchers.”  Available online at: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/04/0416_e.html
• Northeast Document Conservation Center.  “Collections Security: Planning and Prevention for Libraries and Archives.”  Technical leaflet: emergency management (section 3, leaflet 12).  Available online at: http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/11CollectionsSecurity.php
• O’Toole, James M. “On the Idea of Permanence,” in American Archival Studies: 475-494.  Originally published in American Archivist 52 (Winter 1989): 10-25.
• Rabins, Joan.  “Archival Exhibits: Considerations and Caveats” in A Modern Archives Reader: 289-296.  Originally published in Georgia Archive 8 (Fall 1980): 29-40.
• Rundell, Jr., Walter.  “Photographs as Historical Evidence,” American Archivist 41 (October 1978): 373-398.
• Smith, Abby.  Why Digitize? (CLIR Publication 80, February 1999).  Available online in HTML or PDF format: http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub80.html   
• Swain, Ellen D. “Oral History in the Archives: Its Documentary Role in the Twenty-first Century,” American Archivist 66 (Spring/Summer 2003): 138-158.
• Yakel, Elizabeth. “Listening to Users,” Archival Issues 26 (2002): 111-123.

July 2 - July 11

• Arrangement and description

Readings

• Desnoyers, Megan Floyd.  “When is a Collection Processed?” in A Modern Archives Reader: 309-325.  Originally published in The Midwestern Archivist 7(1, 1982): 5-23.
• Hedstrom, Margaret.  “Descriptive Practices for Electronic Records: Deciding What is Essential and Imagining What is Possible” in American Archival Studies: 381-394.  Originally published in Archivaria 36 (Fall 1993): 53-63.
• Holmes, Oliver W.  “Archival Arrangement – Five Different Operations at Five Different Levels” in A Modern Archives Reader: 162-180.  Originally published in American Archivist 27 (January 1964): 21-41.
• “Introduction to Archival Organization and Description: Access to Cultural Heritage.”  Available online at: http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/standards/introarchives/
• Michelson, Avra.  “Description and Reference in the Age of Automation” in American Archival Studies: 361-380.  Originally published in American Archivist 50 (Spring 1987): 192-208.
• Pitti, Daniel V.  “Encoded Archival Description: The Development of an Encoding Standard for Archival Finding Aids” in American Archival Studies: 395-414.  Originally published in American Archivist 60 (Summer 1997): 268-283.
• Roe, Kathleen D.  Arranging & Describing Archives & Manuscripts (Archival Fundamentals Series II).
  Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005. **Please read entire book**
• Schellenberg, T. R.  “Archival Principles of Arrangement” in A Modern Archives Reader: 149-161.  Originally published in American Archivist 24 (January 1961): 11-24.

July 11 - July 20

• Managing an archival program
• Preservation
• Disaster planning

Readings

• Kurtz, Michael J.  Managing Archival and Manuscript Repositories (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2004).  Read chapters 1, 5, 8, 10, 11.
• Northeast Document Conservation Center.  Please read all the online Preservation Leaflets.  Available online at: http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php
• Paton, Christopher Ann. “Preservation Re-Recording of Audio Recordings in Archives: Problems, Priorities, Technologies, and Recommendations,” in American Archival Studies: 519-546.  Originally published in American Archivist 61 (Spring 1998): 188-219.
• Review documents and information posted on the California Preservation Program, Conservation Online and Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance websites and prepare to discuss:
  http://www.calpreservation.org/
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
  http://matrix.msu.edu/~disaster/
  http://www.archives.gov/preservation

July 20 - July 30

• Ethics
• Privacy & confidentiality
• Public relations
• Advocacy
• The archival profession

Readings

• Review documents regarding A*Census, “the first truly comprehensive nationwide survey of the archival profession,” conducted in 2004 and prepare to discuss: http://www.archivists.org/a-census/
• Chutte, Tamar G. and Ellen D. Swain.  “Navigating Ambiguous Waters: Providing Access to Student Records in the University Archives,” American Archivist 67 (Fall/Winter 2004): 212-233.
• Hodson, Sara S.  “In Secret Kept, In Silence Sealed: Privacy in the Papers of Authors and Celebrities,” American Archivist 67 (Fall/Winter 2004): 194-211.
• Kurtz, Michael J.  Managing Archival and Manuscript Repositories (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2004).  Read chapters 12, 13.
• Jimerson, Randall C.  “American Archivists and the Search for Professional Identity” [Introduction], in American Archival Studies: 1-17.
• Jimerson, Randall C. “Redefining Archival Identity: Meeting User Needs in the Information Society,” in American Archival Studies: 607-617.  Originally published in American Archivist 52 (Summer 1989): 332-340.
• Society of American Archivists.  Code of Ethics.  2005.  Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/app_ethics.asp
• Society of American Archivists.  Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies.  Available online at: http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/ed_guidelines.asp

July 30 - August 10

During this time frame students will complete their critical papers of 20-25 pages on an aspect of archival theory, practices, history, or principles.  Final papers will be accepted no later than 9:00am on Friday, August 10, 2007 via the “Assignment Manager/Gradebook” on Blackboard.

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