1. Introduction
2. Course Overview
3. Professional Resources
4. What is/are archives?
5. Use of Archives
6. Core Functions

Jefferson, Thomas, et al.  Declaration of Independence.

Academy of Certified Archivists. "Role Delineation."

1. History of Archives
1. Archives
2. Manuscripts Tradition
2. Records Management
3. Collection Development

Jimerson, pp. 1-72

1. Surveys
2. Selection and Appraisal
1. Introduction/Definition
2. Characteristics and values of records
3. Classical Appraisal Theory
4. Refinements in Appraisal Theory
5. Techniques and tools
6. Reappraisal

Jimerson, pp. 101-141, 177-210, 619-629

In-Class Appraisal Exercise

 
1. Acquisition
2. Arrangement
1. Principles of arrangement
3. Provenance
4. Original order
5. Levels of control
1. Control over records

Listserv Reflection Due

A. Description
1. Definition
2. Purpose
3. Collective Description
4. Finding Aids
5. Standards
6. Alphabet Soup

Jimerson, pp. 345-360

Greene, Mark A. and Dennis Meissner, "More Product, Less Process," American Archivist 68:2, Fall/Winter 2005. PDF version.

Arrangement Exercise Due

1. Preservation
1. Definition
2. Program Elements
3. Environmental concerns
4. Holdings maintenance
5. Alternative formatting
2. Conservation

Jimerson, pp. 73-97, 361-414

No Class

1. Reference and Access
1. Access issues
2. User relations
2. Ethics

Jimerson, pp. 475-546

Society of American Archivists "Code of Ethics" http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/app_ethics.asp

PAPERS DUE!!!!!!!

1. Outreach
1. Public programs
2. Exhibits
3. Publicity
2. Electronic Records Issues

Jimerson, pp. 417-471

1. Legal Issues
1. Copyright
2. Access
3. Public disclosure/FOIA and Privacy
2. The Future of Archives

Jimerson, pp. 549-618

Pearce-Moses, “Janus in Cyberspace: Archives on the Threshold of the Digital Era” http://www.archivists.org/governance/presidential/pearce-moses.asp