- Duration: 5 days
Course overview
This course is designed as an introduction to the responsibilities of archivists and records managers working in today’s business, government and non-profit environments, particularly the theoretical principles, methodologies and practical administration of such programs. This course presents the evolution of the several recordkeeping professions and the development of theories of the identification and management of records and recordkeeping systems. The course emphasizes the history and changing nature of records and recordkeeping systems, particularly those changes influenced by technology.
The course introduces students to the diversity of records created and preserved from the past and those created, used and retained in the present. Specific problems of archival appraisal, the organization of and access to archives containing historical manuscript collections, the management and preservation of non-print records such as photographs and electronic records will be briefly addressed as they are treated in more detail elsewhere in the Archives curriculum
Course learning outcomes
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
• The difference between the responsibilities and activities of archivists and records managers
• Understand the influences of the institutional contexts in which documents are created, used and retained.
• Delegates will recognize the changing nature of the document over time and technology.
• Delegates will have the basis on which to analyze the context in which documents are created, in order to evaluate the authenticity of the document, its value for retention, its likelihood of survival and its management for later use.
• Delegates will be made aware of the various professional associations, their activities and publications
Course Content
• Criteria for a good file plan
• Support and direct line documentation
• Documentation types including what is the master copy
• Content types including annexures and case files
• Notes and cross referencing
• Databases for track, trace and auditing logs
• Access permission and rights
Target Audience
This course is ideal for you if you are a librarian, administrator or a coordinator.
Training Methodology
State-of-the-art business facilitation methods are transferred by means of short, focused presentations which are followed by experiential learning workshop sessions. In these sessions, the knowledge gained is applied to real-world examples and case studies. Rapid learning of the methods and techniques is achieved by means of group work, individual work, participant discussion, facilitator interaction and constructive feedback.
WHY STUDY WITH US?
Diamond Training Institute give you the opportunity to further your education and acquire the knowledge and skills that are relevant in the workplace.
ON-TRACK FOR GROWTH
The individual leaves this course with a Personal Action Plan to encourage immediate transfer of training to the job.
EVALUATION TO ENSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY
All our courses are evaluated at Kirkpatrick’s Reaction and Learning levels as part of our quality control process.
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