Curriculum: Archives and Records Management (Draft)

MLS curriculum — Archives and Records Management

Objectives of the area of academic concentration are to provide opportunities for the students to develop competencies which will enable them to:

Upon completion of the archival and records management curriculum, a graduate should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the environment in which archival records are created, preserved and used
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform the archival functions of appraisal, acquisition, collection management, preservation, arrangement, description, access, and outreach
  • Manage resources and make decisions based on thorough evaluations
  • Blend theoretical and empirical aspects of archives and records management into scholarly investigations

Curriculum

The Archives and Records Management (ARM) concentration of the North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Sciences prepares future and current professionals for a career in academic, corporate, government, religious archives and records centers.

Students may use the list below as a guide for the ARM concentration:

  • MLS Core Courses at SLIS (taken in the order listed or concurrently)
    LSIS 5000 – Foundations of Librarianship and Information Services
    LSIS 5225 – Selection and Use of Information Sources
    LSIS 5120 – Management & Leadership of Information Organizations and Libraries
    LSIS 5425 – Organization of Information
    LSIS 5325 – Uses and Users of Information
    LSIS 5810 – Research Methods
  • Concentration core course (Choose four)
    LSIS 5350 – Archival Principles and Practices
    LSIS 5351 – Arranging and Describing Archives
    LSIS 5352 – Selecting and Appraising Archival Materials
    LSIS 5353 – Intro to Records Management
    LSIS 5354 – Reference Services: Access and Advocacy
    LSIS 5357 – Community Archives
  • Elective course to complete 36 hours (choose two)

LSIS 5115 – Information Technology & Intellectual Property
LSIS 5355 – Digital Cultural Heritage Projects
LSIS 5356 – Leading and Managing Archives
LSIS 5420 – Intro to Digital Libraries
LSIS 5450 – Digital Preservation
LSIS 5620 – Practicum Specialization
LSIS 5830 – Metadata Applications for Digital Libraries