Archival Processing Course
Gain expertise in archival processing for civil rights and sensitive collections. Master arrangement, foldering, finding aids, metadata, preservation, and ethical access to create clear, discoverable, and responsible archives suitable for any library environment. This course equips you with practical skills to handle complex materials confidently.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a practical guide to mastering archival arrangement, description, and access for complex collections. Explore key principles including provenance, original order, and DACS standards, then apply them to mixed donations, civil rights records, and audiovisual items. Develop skills in creating series, folder lists, and finding aids while confidently managing preservation, privacy, and ethical access issues.
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Develop skills
- Design archival series with clear order for mixed civil rights collections.
- Create detailed folder lists with labels, box order, and notes for quick researcher access.
- Write DACS-compliant finding aids with robust subject access.
- Manage sensitive records through restrictions, redactions, and ethical access protocols.
- Plan preservation and digitisation strategies for AV materials, selecting formats and tracking files.
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