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All students, whether full or part-time, MUST start their studies in the Fall term.  Archives, Preservation, and Records Management students must declare themselves to be in this specialized track by September 30th of the Fall term by completing this declaration form and submitting it to their academic advisor.

Archives, Preservation and Records Management students must take the following five MLIS core requirements:

  • LIS 2000 Understanding Information is required of all students in the program.  Due to sequencing requirements, Archives and Preservation students must take this course in the Fall term.
  • LIS 2220 Archives and Records Management
  • LIS 2223 Archival Access, Advocacy, and Ethics
  • LIS 2224 Archival Representation
  • LIS 2600 Introduction to Information Technologies

These courses are required for all students who wish to focus on archives, preservation, and records management studies within the MLIS degree program. 

Required Sequencing for Archives and Records Courses for Full Time Students

This sequencing of courses provides a rigorous grounding in archival, preservation, and records management theory, methodology, and practice. Each course offer a careful building of theoretical knowledge and practical applications.

Students with a strong interest in preservation management as a career can opt to take the Collections Conservation course (LIS 2216) in the Summer Term as a replacement for the Field Experience course. 

Full Time Course of Study

Fall Term 2008

Spring Term 2009

Summer Term 2009

LIS 2000 Understanding Information

LIS 2222 Archival Appraisal

LIS 2921 Field Experience (LIS 2216 Collections Conservation for selected preservation students)

LIS 2220 Archives and Records Management

LIS 2223 Archival Access, Advocacy, and Ethics

LIS 2225 Museum Archives

LIS 2214 Library & Archives Preservation

LIS 2674 Digital Preservation

LIS 2215 Preservation Management

LIS 2600 Introduction to Information Technologies

LIS 2224 Archival Representation

LIS 2970 Photographic  Archives
(as available)

Part-Time Course of Study

Students in the archives, preservation, and records management specialization can do the program on a part-time basis.  However, as most of these courses are offered only once during the academic year, it is required that students take two courses each term of study (this also will enable students to follow a coherent course of study).

Year One

Fall Term 2008

Spring Term 2009

Summer Term 2009

LIS 2220 Archives and Records Management

LIS 2222 Archival Appraisal

LIS 2921 Field Experience

LIS 2000 Understanding Information

LIS 2224 Archival Representation

LIS 2225 Museum Archives
Or
LIS 2970 International Archives
(as available)

Year Two

Fall Term 2009

Spring Term 2010

Summer Term 2010

LIS 2600 Introduction to Information Technologies

LIS 2223 Archival Access and Advocacy

LIS 2970 Photographic Archives (or LIS 2216 Collections Conservation for selected students)

LIS 2214 Library and Archival Preservation

LIS 2674 Digital Preservation

LIS 2215 Preservation Management

FastTrack MLIS Course of Study

Fall Term 2008

Spring Term 2009

Summer Term 2009

LIS 2220 Archives and Records Management

LIS 2222 Archival Appraisal

LIS 2921 Field Experience

LIS 2000 Understanding Information

LIS 2224 Archival Representation

LIS 2225 Museum Archives
Or
LIS 2970 International Archives
(as available)

 

Fall Term 2009

Spring Term 2010

Summer Term 2010

LIS 2600 Introduction to Information Technologies

LIS 2223 Archival Access and Advocacy

LIS 2970   Photographic Archives

LIS 2214 Library and Archival Preservation

LIS 2674 Digital Preservation

LIS 2215 Preservation Management

 

 

 
   

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