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INFO-635 Archives Appraisal, Acquisition & Use

3 Credits

  • INFO-635-01

    Tuesday

    3:00 pm – 5:50 pm

    Manhattan - W14, 610

This course wrestles with some key issues that pertain to archival collection policy. Students will explore why materials are being accepted or solicited for an archive; how society or an organization is "Documented." How archival materials will be used; who will use archival materials and why. Students should be able to design an appraisal or acquisition policy for a collecting institution that will serve the archives larger mission at the end of the course.