Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Explores the strategies and practices that information professionals use to cope with the problem of deteriorating materials. These range from practical low-cost actions that may be implemented by information professionals in every kind of working environment, to strategies that can only be administered at a national, sometimes even international level. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Identified the major causes of deterioration of information-bearing media used in information centres. Described current practices and techniques used to counteract such deterioration. Evaluated the preservation needs of an information centre. Developed a preservation programme for an information centre. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Harvey, R. (1993), Preservation in Australian and New Zealand Libraries: Principles, Strategies and Practices for Librarians (second edition). Wagga Wagga, Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 30%, Plan 30%, Programme 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 91301 Librarianship and Information Management | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Fully Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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