12157 (v.4) Information Studies 523 - Archives Concepts and Practice

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Area:	Department of Media and Information
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Practical:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Archives and their management particularly in the Australian context. Archivists work in a constantly changing environment. Changes in legislation and in recordkeeping theory and technology in particular, are having far reaching consequences on what archivists do and how they do it. Introduction to the archival principles which provide the basis for operational practice.