Archives Training
Gain practical archives skills for library and heritage roles in Botswana. Master collection arrangement, detailed descriptions, appraisal methods, privacy protections, digitization processes, and preservation strategies to manage records securely, organise materials efficiently, and ensure reliable access for researchers and local communities.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides hands-on skills for surveying collections, assessing risks, and documenting intake using inventories and forms. You will master appraisal, selection processes, legal and privacy rules, arrangement, classification, metadata creation, finding aids, preservation techniques, storage methods, digitization, and access procedures to establish an effective archives system right away.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Archival arrangement: Implement series, file, and item-level ordering swiftly and effectively.
- Archival description: Develop precise ISAD(G)-compliant records and finding aids with speed.
- Collection survey: Conduct intake inventories, evaluate risks, and strategise storage plans.
- Appraisal decisions: Apply legal, privacy, and research standards to decide on retention or disposal.
- Access and digitization: Establish policies, workflows, and essential digital preservation practices.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
FAQs
Who is Elevify? How does it work?
Do the courses have certificates?
Are the courses free?
What is the course duration?
What are the courses like?
How do the courses work?
What is the duration of the courses?
What is the cost or price of the courses?
What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?
PDF Course