"What are Archives" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), pp. 3-22. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
"Given Under My Hand - The Nature of Evidence" in Laura A. Millar, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in the Information Age. (Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019), pp. 23-37. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Interview with Terry Cook, 26 July 2012 - on the importance of history, disappearance of physical exhibitions at LAC, the digital revolution, political agendas in archives, archivists as custodians of the record, the disproportionate budget cuts to LAC, repositioning history, resurrection of cut government programs, NADP cuts, government support of archives/history/heritage.
Week 2. Wednesday, Sept. 20
History & Development of Archival Principles & Theory
Cook, Terry. "What is Past is Prologue: A History of Archival Ideas Since 1898, and the Future Paradigm Shift." Archivaria 43 (Spring 1997). Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
"Archival History and Theory" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), Chapter 3. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 3. Wednesday, Sept. 27
Appraisal Theory and Practice: Models, Frameworks, and Collection Development
"Acquiring Archives" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), Chapter 10. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Bailey, Catherine. "From the Top Down: The Practice of Macro-Appraisal." Archivaria 43 (Spring 1997), pp.89-128. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Huth, Geoff. "Appraising Digital Records (Module 14)" in Michael Shallcross and Christopher Prom, eds., Appraisal and Acquisition Strategies. (Chicago: SAA, 2016), pp. 10-48. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 4. Wednesday, Oct. 4
Arrangement: Fundamental Principles & Procedures
"Arranging and Describing Archives" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), Chapter 11. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Basic RAD: An introduction to the preparation of fonds and series level descriptions using the Rules for Archival Description (Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists, 1997). Available online: http://lib74123.usask.ca/scaa/rad/radtoc.htm
Krawczyk, Bob. "Cross Reference Heaven: The Abandonment of the Fonds as the Primary Level of Arrangement for Ontario Government Records." Archivaria 48 (Fall 1999), pp. 131-153. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 5. Wednesday, Oct. 11
Description: Fundamental Principles & Procedures
"Arranging and Describing Archives" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), Chapter 11. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Basic RAD: An introduction to the preparation of fonds and series level descriptions using the Rules for Archival Description (Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists, 1997). Available online: http://lib74123.usask.ca/scaa/rad/radtoc.htm
Schaefer, Sibyl and Janet M. Bunde. "Standards for Archival Description (Module 1)" in Christopher Prom and Thomas J. Frusciano, eds., Archival Arrangement and Description. (Chicago: SAA, 2013), pp.12-65. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 6. Wednesday, Oct. 18
Issues in the Preservation of Archival Records
"Preserving Archives" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), Chapter 9. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
"Electronic records, paper minds - Evidence and Assumptions" in Laura A. Millar, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in the Information Age. (Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019), pp. 111-126. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Canadian Council of Archives. Basic Conservation of Archival Materials (Revised edition, 2003), Chapter 6 "Collections", pp. 51-73: Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 7. Wednesday, Oct. 25
Uses of Archives: Understanding the Research Potential of Archival Records
Cook, Terry. 1997. "Archives, Evidence, and Memory: Thoughts on a Divided Tradition". Review of The Memory of the Modern. Archival Issues 22 (2). Midwest Archives Conference: 177-82. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
"A mysterious and malleable thing - evidence, memory and narrative" in Laura A. Millar, A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in the Information Age. (Chicago: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019), pp. 81-93. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Fall Reading Week - Oct. 30 to Nov. 5
Week 8. Wednesday, Nov. 8
Facilities
"Facilities for Academic Archives," Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Walsh, B. Salvage Operations for Water-Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance. Canadian Council of Archives: 2003. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Elgin County Archives Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Plan, revised 2007. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 9. Wednesday, Nov. 15
Web-based Reference Tools and the Re-Animation of Records; Users of Archives: Identifying Services & Needs
"Making Archives Available" in Laura A. Millar, Archives: Principles and Practices. (New York: Neal-Schuman, 2017), Chapter 12. Available pdf at OWL course site, Course Readings.
Yakel, Elizabeth. "Thinking inside and outside the Boxes: Archival Reference Services at the Turn of the Century." Archivaria, vol. 49 (Spring 2000): 140-160. Available online via https://archivaria-ca.proxy1.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/12742/13927
Week 10. Wednesday, Nov. 22
Traditional Public Programming
Ericson, Timothy L. "Anniversaries: A Framework for Planning Public Programs" in Advocating Archives: An Introduction to Public Relations for Archivists by Elsie Freeman Finch [ed.] (Metuchen, NY: The Scarecrow Press, 1994), pp. 65-82. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Finch, Elsie Freeman. "Making Sure They Want It: Managing Successful Public Programs." American Archivist, vol. 56 (Winter 1993): 70-75. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 11. Wednesday, Nov. 29
Digital Outreach: On-line Exhibits, Digital Classrooms and Social Media
Baggett, Mark et al. "Pin pointing Success: Assessing the Value of Pinterest and Historypin for Special Collections Outreach" in Kate Theimer, ed., Outreach: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections. (Lanham, MD: Rowan & Littlefield, 2014), pp. 61-76. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Gelfand, A. (2013). "If we build it (and promote it) they will come: History of analog and digital exhibits in archival repositories". Journal of Archival Organization, 11(1-2), 49-82. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Gilliland-Swetland, Anne J. et al. "Integrating Primary Sources into the Elementary School Classroom: A Case Study of Teachers' Perspectives." Archivaria, vol. 48 (Fall 1999): 89-116. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Mason, Marissa K. "Outreach 2.0: Promoting Archives and Special Collections through Social Media." Public Services Quarterly, vol. 10 (2), April 2014: 157-168. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Samouelian, Mary. "Embracing Web 2.0: Archives and the Newest Generation of Web Applications." American Archivist, vol. 72 (Spring/Summer 2009): 42-71. Available via OWL course site, under Course Readings.
Week 12. Wednesday, Dec. 6
A Case Study on Planning & Marketing Strategies: The Veterans Project & Wrap-up