Archival science

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The principles and best practices involved in the management and preservation of historical materials, such as manuscripts, photos, and other artifacts.

Archives and their functions: Introduction to archives, their functions, and how they serve as repositories of human memory and evidence.
Appraisal and Acquisition: The process of identifying, selecting, and acquiring records, including appraisal methods and criteria.
Arrangement and Description: The organization and creation of finding aids, including techniques, standards, and tools used for arranging and describing archival materials.
Preservation and Conservation: Methods for preserving and conserving archival materials, including environmental controls, storage, handling, and remediation methods.
Access and Reference: The provision of access to and use of archival materials, including reference services, outreach, and user education.
Electronic Records and Digital Preservation: The unique challenges and techniques for managing, preserving, and providing access to electronic records and born-digital materials.
Records Management and Records Retention: The principles and practices of records management, records retention schedules, and the relationship between records management and archival practice.
Legal and Ethical Considerations: The legal and ethical considerations relevant to archival practice, including intellectual property, privacy, and access restrictions.
Archival Theory and Research: The theoretical foundations of archives, including their social and cultural roles, and the role of archives in research and scholarship.
Archival Outreach and Advocacy: Strategies and techniques for engaging with the public, promoting the value of archives to society, and building partnerships with stakeholders.
- "Archival science, or archival studies, is the study and theory of building and curating archives, which are collections of documents, recordings and data storage devices."
- "To build and curate an archive, one must acquire and evaluate recorded materials, and be able to access them later." - "Archival science seeks to improve methods for appraising, storing, preserving, and cataloging recorded materials."
- "In order to be of value to society, archives must be trustworthy." - "An archivist has a responsibility to authenticate archival materials, such as historical documents, and to ensure their reliability, integrity, and usability."
- "Archival records must be what they claim to be; accurately represent the activity they were created for; present a coherent picture through an array of content; and be in usable condition in an accessible location."
- "An archive curator is called an archivist." - "An archivist has a responsibility to authenticate archival materials, such as historical documents, and to ensure their reliability, integrity, and usability."
- "To build and curate an archive, one must acquire and evaluate recorded materials, and be able to access them later."
- "Archival science seeks to improve methods for appraising, storing, preserving, and cataloging recorded materials."
- "Archival records must be in usable condition in an accessible location."
- "An archivist has a responsibility to authenticate archival materials, such as historical documents, and to ensure their reliability, integrity, and usability."
- "Archival records must accurately represent the activity they were created for."
- "Archival records must be what they claim to be; present a coherent picture through an array of content; and be in usable condition in an accessible location."
- "The curation of an archive is called archive administration."
- "Archives are collections of documents, recordings, and data storage devices."
- "Archival science seeks to improve methods for appraising, storing, preserving, and cataloging recorded materials."
- "Archival records must be in usable condition in an accessible location."
- "In order to be of value to society, archives must be trustworthy."
- "An archivist has a responsibility to authenticate archival materials and ensure their reliability, integrity, and usability."
- "The curation of an archive is called archive administration."
- "Archival science seeks to improve methods for cataloging recorded materials."
- "An archivist has a responsibility to acquire and evaluate recorded materials."