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Archives in Current Society (LIBT 1400)
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Credits:
3
Description:
This course surveys archival practices in acquisition, preservation, outreach, interpretation, access, and privacy. You will examine the role of archivists in shaping knowledge, history, and memory of past events, people, and places. You will explore the personal nature of memory, collections, and interpretation. You will learn theories of archival practice and how they shape the purpose and use of archival collections. You will learn about the American legal framework regarding indigenous artifacts and remains, and discuss how this legal framework impacts archival practice and historical interpretation in the United States.
Topical Outline:
1. History of archives and archival practice.
2. Theories on the purpose and use of archives.
3. Role of an archivist in shaping knowledge, history and memory.
4. Indigenous artifacts and remains in American archives.
5. Archival practice in acquisition, preservation, outreach, interpretation, access, and privacy.
6. Descriptive practice to create a finding aid for a collection.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Apply the history of archives and archival practices to contemporary contexts.
2. Discuss how archival theory impacts the purpose and use of archives.
3. Explain the role of an archivist in shaping knowledge, history, and memory.
4. Apply the American legal framework regarding indigenous artifacts and remains in archives to Minnesotan situations.
5. Describe the function of acquisition, preservation, outreach, interpretation, access, and privacy in archives.
6. Create a finding aid to practice description in archives.