Education and research in archival science: General tendencies |
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| Authors: | Carol Couture |
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| Institution: | (1) Ecole de Biblioteconomie et des Sciences de l'information, Succursale Centre Ville, C.P. 6128, H3C 3J7 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Abstract: | This text is essentially based on works carried out for a research which was subsidized from 1997 to 2000 by the Social Sciences
and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The goal of this study was to examine the general tendencies of education
and research in archival science. First, a review of the literature published from 1985 to 1998 allowed us to establish a
state of the art. Then, a survey was completed with a questionnaire which has been sent to educational institutions, national
archives institutions and researchers. Answers were received from more than 70 different countries. With regards to the education
program, the analysis of data shows that there have seen notable progresses. More than the growth of the number of programs,
we must especially recognize the constant improvement of its contents, which is achieved in conformity with the propositions
made in the literature. As for the research, it exists a community of ideas about fields and themes to be privileged even
if there is an apparent division of the researchers into two groups. The first group distinguishes itself by its cohesion
by unanimously recognizing a small number (nine) of priorities in research in archival science. The second group shows multiple
interests which cover 30 research themes. The author conclude in saying that the development of education and research in
archival science are on their way, but nothing has yet been won. It is important to accentuate the efforts to insure a durable
life to education and research as pillars of the discipline.
This text is an overview of a project which has been subsidized by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada (SSHRC) from 1997 to 2000. It has been presented in September 2000 in Seville (Spain) at the 10th Symposium of the
Section for Archival Education and Training of the International Council on Archives (CIA/SAE). |
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| Keywords: | archival science education research survey |
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