Archival Processing Course
Gain expertise in processing archival collections, especially civil rights and sensitive materials. The course covers arrangement principles, folder organisation, finding aid creation, metadata standards, preservation techniques, and ethical access strategies, enabling you to produce accessible and responsible archives suitable for any library or repository environment. This comprehensive training ensures professionals can manage complex collections with precision and integrity.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What Will I Learn?
This course provides a practical guide to mastering archival arrangement, description, and access for diverse collections. Participants will explore key concepts such as provenance, original order, and DACS standards, applying them to mixed donations, civil rights documents, and audiovisual items. Develop skills in creating series, folder lists, and finding aids, while handling preservation needs, privacy concerns, and ethical access protocols effectively.
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Develop Skills
- Design structured archival series for organising mixed civil rights collections effectively.
- Create detailed folder lists with precise labels, box arrangements, and notes for quick researcher retrieval.
- Develop DACS-compliant finding aids featuring robust subject indexing and clear navigation.
- Handle sensitive records by implementing access restrictions, redactions, and ethical guidelines.
- Plan preservation strategies and digitisation workflows for audiovisual materials, including format selection and file management.
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