Archival Processing Course
This course equips you with essential skills to process archival collections, especially civil rights and sensitive materials. You will master arrangement principles like provenance and original order, create folder lists and finding aids using DACS standards, handle preservation, digitization, privacy concerns, and ethical access decisions. Ideal for building discoverable and responsible archives in libraries or repositories anywhere.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical expertise in arranging, describing, and providing access to complex archival collections. Master key concepts such as provenance, original order, and DACS standards, then apply them to mixed donations, civil rights records, and audiovisual items. Develop skills to create series, folder lists, and finding aids while confidently managing preservation, privacy, and ethical access issues.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Design archival series for mixed civil rights collections.
- Create detailed folder lists for quick researcher access.
- Write DACS-compliant finding aids with strong subject access.
- Manage sensitive records with restrictions and ethical rules.
- Plan preservation and digitization for audiovisual materials.
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