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MANAGING ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS

HA 488B (1.5 units); on-campus offering
Dates: June 18 - 23, 2007, with a preparatory assignment
Please register by: May 22

Many museums hold archival materials including documents and photographs
that require specialized care and management. This new course focuses on
archives as an important component of museum collections and develops
your understanding of ways in which they should be organized, managed,
preserved and shared. While there is common ground between the
management of artifacts and the management of archives, recognizing the
distinctions is important to caring effectively for documentary
materials and increasing their role in the museum environment.
Regardless of the kind of institution you work in, this course
strengthens your understanding of 

*	the nature of archival materials 
*	theories, principles, and practices governing archival
management 
*	legal, administrative, and professional frameworks 
*	appraisal, acquisition, and accessioning of archives 
*	arrangement and description, including the application of
archival descriptive standards 
*	physical processing, storage, conservation, and preservation 
*	reference services and access issues 
*	using archives to enhance exhibits, educational offerings, and
outreach initiatives 
*	the role of archives in culture and heritage 

Instructor
 
Laura Millar has been an archival, editorial, and educational consultant
for over 20 years. She received her Master of Archival Studies degree
from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 1984 and her PhD in
archival studies from the University of London, England, in 1996. She is
the author of over 40 professional publications on a range of topics,
including records and archives management; information systems; and
editing, publishing, and writing. She has delivered dozens of workshops,
seminars, and presentations on archives and records management around
the world, from Inuvik, Northwest Territories and St. John's,
Newfoundland to Lusaka, Zambia and Wellington, New Zealand. 

Laura has worked with international agencies such as the International
Records Management Trust, the United Nations, and the World Bank, and
with governments around the world, including Bermuda, Trinidad and
Tobago, Sri Lanka, and Ghana. In British Columbia, she has consulted
with local government museums and archives, including Vancouver, North
Vancouver, West Vancouver, Coquitlam, and New Westminster. Her most
recent consulting work has been with such diverse organizations as the
Vancouver Art Gallery, the United Church of Canada, the College of
Registered Nurses' of British Columbia, and the Salvation Army. She has
taught archival studies courses at the University of British Columbia,
Simon Fraser University, and the University of Alberta. Laura was the
author of the 1988 publication A Manual for Small Archives, which
remains a popular reference tool for archival management in museums,
archives, and community associations across Canada. 

For more information contact:
Lisa Mort-Putland
Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria
Lmort-putland at uvcs.uvic.ca
250-721-6119
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