Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Achives and their management particularly in the Australian context. Archivists work in a constantly changing environment. Changes in legislation and in record keeping theory and technology in particular are having far reaching consequences on what archivists do and how they do it. An introduction to archival principles that provide the basis for practice. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Described the basic theoretical concepts relating to current practice in archives administration and practice. An understanding of the nature of archives and their importance to modern society. Explained the relationship between archives and record management and the 'heritage' industry. Identified and described the major components of a well managed archives programme. Evaluated whether an archives program is well managed. Developed a basic archives programme for a small organisation. Demonstrated mastery of some of the basic processes involved in managing an archive through the processing of a small archives collection/series. |
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: | Ellis, J. (1993), Keeping Archives (second edition). Melbourne, ASA in Association with D.W. Thorpe. Kennedy, J. and Schauder, C. (1998), Records Management. A Guide to Corporate Recordkeeping. Melbourne. Longman Cheshire. Standards Australia. (1996), Records Management Standard AS4390 (six parts). Sydney: SA. Standards Australia/ISO. (2001), Information and documentation - records management (parts one and two). Sydney, AS/ISO. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 25%, Major Project 50%, Report and proposal 25%. 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 | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | 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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