So much to learn, so little time to learn it: North American archival education programs in the information age and the role for certificate programs |
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| Authors: | Helen R Tibbo |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 100 Manning Hall CB# 3360, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360, USA |
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| Abstract: | Archivists in North America have described, discussed, and debated the necessary and optimal content, configuration, and venue
for archival education for close to a century but have given little consideration to integrating technology within archival
curricula. Increasingly, archivists are faced with a high tech world in which they must understand issues including information
systems, the nature of electronic records and databases, record migration, digitization, and web design and creation for provision
of access. This paper explores the nature and extent of information technology and information science coursework and knowledge
discussed in the Society of American Archivists’ Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies and that students have
available to them while in archival programs. It concludes with a proposal for Library and Information Science education programs
that prepare archivists to explore developing Certificate of Advanced Studies programs in archival management on top of master’s
degrees to allow for additional information science coursework. |
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| Keywords: | Archival education Library and information science education Certificate programs |
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