Towards the development of an archival core curriculum: The United States and Canada

Authors: Bastian, Jeannette; Yakel, Elizabeth

Source: Archival Science, Volume 6, Number 2, June 2006 , pp. 133-150(18)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This study of graduate level archival education identifies core curricula and evaluates these programs in schools of library and information science as well as in history departments. It focuses on the idea of specialized knowledge and systematic theory where the knowledge and theories that educators have selected as an initial means of introducing new archivists to the profession has a significant bearing on what an educator considers 'x201C;core.'x201D; It presents data on programs, curricula, courses, and syllabi and by way of example, focuses on an in-depth analysis of introductory archives courses.

Keywords: Archival education; Library and information science education; Curricula; Educational standards

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10502-006-9024-4

Affiliations: 1: Email: jeannette.bastian@simmons.edu

Publication date: 2006-06-01