Academics / Specializations
/ Preservation Management
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May enter this specialization in the Fall Semester. |
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The Department of Library and Information Science has
a long standing interest in preservation and its management,
and provides MLIS students with the opportunity to focus
their studies in this important area. We offer a wide range
of coursework, taught by both full-time and adjunct faculty
members. The primary faculty advisor for the Preservation
Management Studies specialization is Richard
Cox.
The Preservation Management specialization requires
students to take 36 units of coursework. All students,
whether full- or part-time, should plan on starting their
studies in the Fall term.
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Core Requirements |
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Preservation Management students must take the following
five MLIS core requirements:
Preservation students
are also required to take:
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Highly Recommended Electives |
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Students will also be asked to choose at least two courses
from the following list. Please note that some courses
have prerequisites:
Archival Studies:
History of Books and Printing:
Preservation:
Miscellaneous:
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Cognate Electives |
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To complete their program of study, students may also
choose up to three courses from the following list of electives.
Students may suggest courses not on this list upon consultation
with their advisor.
Research Methodology and Information Policy:
Information Technology:
Management:
Independent Studies:
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Cognate Electives Offered Outside of Department |
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There are many courses outside the department which students
may find useful for their course of study. Please note
that many of these classes may be offered infrequently.
Courses taken outside of the department must be offered
at the graduate level in order to fulfill LIS degree requirements,
and you may use a maximum of six credits of coursework
taken outside the department to apply toward degree requirements:
Anthropology:
- ANTH 2538 - Cultural Resource Management
- ANTH 2589
- Archaeological Patrimony, Preservation, and Politics
Information Science (note that most courses in this
department require college-level coursework in
statistics, mathematics,
and/or a structured programming language such as
C or C++ as prerequisites):
- INFSCI 2140 - Information
Storage and Retrieval
- INFSCI 2510 - Information Systems
- INFSCI 2610 - Data
Structures
- INFSCI 2710 - Database Management
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs:
- PIA 2170 - Management of Non-Profit Organizations
- PIA
2172 - Fundraising for Non-Profit Organizations
- PIA
2173 - Project Development and Proposal Writing
Film
Studies (interdisciplinary program):
- Course(s) in the history and theory of film (check Film
Studies
program website for particular course offerings)
History:
- Course(s) in history and/or historical methods (check
for currently
offered courses)
History of Art and Architecture:
- HA&A 2230 - Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts
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Designing Your Program in Preservation Management |
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The field of preservation is interdisciplinary, thus
the Preservation Management specialization has been designed
with some flexibility so that students may focus in particular
areas, such as: preservation of
paper-based media, preservation of electronic media, archival
preservation, or preservation of moving images. The following
charts offer suggestions for sequencing coursework over
three terms for those four areas. (We suggest that students
begin in the Fall term since many courses which are prerequisites
to more advanced courses tend to be offered only in the
Fall). Students may also design their program to focus
on other
areas in consultation with their advisor.
Preservation of Paper-Based Media
Fall
Term |
Spring
Term |
Summer
Term |
LIS
2000 - Understanding Information |
LIS
2222 - Archival Appraisal |
LIS
2215 - Preservation Management |
LIS
2001 - Organizing Information or LIS 2002 - Retrieving
Information |
LIS
2280 - History of Books, Printing, and Publishing |
LIS
2921 - Field Experience |
LIS
2214 - Libraries and Archives Preservation |
LIS
2674 -Digital Preservation |
LIS
2002 - Retrieving Information or LIS 2001 - Organizing
Information |
LIS
2220 - Records and Knowledge Management |
Additional
elective from highly recommended or cognate list |
LIS 2216 - Collections Conservation |
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Archival Preservation
Fall Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
LIS 2220 - Records and Knowledge Management |
LIS 2222 -Archival Appraisal |
LIS 2215 - Preservation Management |
LIS 2214 - Libraries and Archives Preservation |
LIS 2674 - Digital Preservation |
LIS 2921 - Field Experience |
LIS 2000 - Understanding Information |
LIS 2224 - Archival Representation |
LIS 2002 - Retrieving Information or LIS 2001 -
Organizing Information |
LIS 2001 - Organizing Information or LIS 2002 -
Retrieving Information |
LIS 2280 - History of Books, Printing, and Publishing |
LIS 2216 - Collections Conservation |
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Preservation of Electronic
Media
Fall Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
LIS 2000 -Understanding Information |
LIS 2222 - Archival Appraisal |
LIS 2002 - Retrieving Information or LIS 2001 -
Organizing Information |
LIS 2001 - Organizing Information or LIS 2002 -
Retrieving Information |
LIS 2674 - Digital Preservation |
LIS 2215 -Preservation Management |
LIS 2214 - Libraries and Archives Preservation |
LIS 2670 - Digital Libraries |
LIS 2921 - Field Experience |
LIS 2220 - Records and Knowledge Management |
Additional elective from highly recommended or
cognate list |
Additional elective from highly recommended or
cognate list |
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Preservation of Moving Images
Fall Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
LIS 2000 - Understanding Information |
LIS 2001 - Organizing Information or LIS 2002 -
Retrieving Information |
LIS 2002 - Retrieving Information or LIS 2001 -
Organizing Information |
LIS 2214 - Libraries and Archives Preservation |
Additional elective from highly recommended list
(e.g., LIS 2222 -
Archival Appraisal) |
LIS 2215 - Preservation Management |
LIS 2220 - Records and Knowledge Management |
LIS 2674 - Digital Preservation |
LIS 2921 - Field Experience |
Film Studies elective or other elective from highly
recommended or cognate list |
Film Studies elective or other elective from highly
recommended or cognate list |
LIS 2226 - Moving Image and Sound Archives |
Students pursing this track also have the opportunity to
complete a Master's Certificate in Film Studies while pursuing
their MLIS degree. Please see the Film Studies Program
website at http://www.pitt.edu/~filmst/graduate/requirements.html for details. |
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List of Preservation Management Courses and Links to
Descriptions and Syllabi |
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