Educating the Reference Archivist

Ruth, Janice

doi:10.17723/aarc.51.3.q76742568n110771

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“…Discussions of archival core curricula include an examination of the teaching of reference, but few articles focus on the teaching of reference as a sole subject matter. Pugh's (2005) extensive bibliographic essay on reference services lists only two articles on the subject of the education of reference archivists in the past two decades- Eastwood's (1997) and Ruth's (1988) works.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More than 20 years ago, Ruth (1988) observed that the training of reference archivists was neglected and suggested that this area be addressed through formal education so that archivists could better assist researchers in using collections. She suggested that a course on reference be undertaken early in an archivist's education, and that such a course should include user studies or a reference practicum, readings, and classroom simulations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Archival Reference and Access: Syllabi and a Snapshot of the Archival Canon

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Ovalle

2012

The Reference Librarian

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This study investigates the nature and scope of archival reference and access education within a select number of Library and Information Science programs with specializations in archives and preservation that are accredited by the American Library Association. To do so, syllabi for archival courses offered in the 2009-2010 academic year were examined to produce a profile of the important topics, readings, and assignments in the area of archival reference and access. Implications of the findings for the archival profession and for master's level graduate archival education are also discussed.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Archival Reference and Access: Syllabi and a Snapshot of the Archival Canon

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Ovalle

2012

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“…Thanks to these studies, the archival community has accumulated a great deal of important information about users. These studies address the necessity to move attention from materials to clients (Speakman 1984;Freeman 1984;Dearstyne 1987;Orbach 1991); patterns of archival users' information-seeking processes (Stevens 1977;Stieg 1981;Conway 1986b;Miller 1986;Tibbo 2003;Johnson 2002, 2003;Duff et al 2004); the importance of use and user studies (Maher 1986;Conway 1986a;Ruth 1988); researchers' citation patterns of archival materials (Elliot 1981;Beattie 1989Beattie /1990); experienced users' archival knowledge (Yakel and Torres 2003); and usability and relevancy of digital collections and finding aids in the Web environment (Tibbo 2003;Yakel 2004). These studies provide valuable understandings about archival users and form the basis of traditional user studies.…”

Section: User Studies In Archivesmentioning

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Room for archives? Use of archival materials in No Gun Ri research

Sinn

2010

Arch Sci

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Archivists have long tried to understand users from the viewpoint of their archival collections. Such an approach misses important perspectives about use in, and users of, archives; how they perform research and develop knowledge while using archives. This study aims to comprehend the use of archival materials in research from the users' perspective. It attempts to understand users' perceptions of the impact of archival collections on their research, how and when archival materials are involved in the research process and how much weight they grant those materials in support of their thesis, from an actual research topic, the No Gun Ri massacre. The case of the No Gun Ri incident provides a good example of how archival materials play a role in historical discussions and an opportunity to look at archival contributions. No Gun Ri researchers acknowledged that archival documents were essential source materials for details about the incident and a major player in stimulating controversies and, consequently, provided the impetus for further publications. General recordkeeping situations also provided a circumstantial context of the incident. However, No Gun Ri researchers agreed that oral history was the most valuable and influential evidence for their major ideas and used archival documents to provide hard facts about the details of oral history. There are some unique research patterns of No Gun Ri researchers identified in this study which are different from the typical assumptions of archivists.

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“…A similar search for professional self and an associated educational evolution did not begin for archivists until the Report of the 1970s (Mason 1972 and; Society of American Archivists 1972) with most substantive curricular and programmatic development having taken place only in the past two decades. (Conway 1988;Eastwood 1988;Ruth 1988;O'Toole 1990;Ericson 1993).…”

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So much to learn, so little time to learn it: North American archival education programs in the information age and the role for certificate programs

Tibbo

2006

Arch Sci

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Archivists in North America have described, discussed, and debated the necessary and optimal content, configuration, and venue for archival education for close to a century but have given little consideration to integrating technology within archival curricula. Increasingly, archivists are faced with a high tech world in which they must understand issues including information systems, the nature of electronic records and databases, record migration, digitization, and web design and creation for provision of access. This paper explores the nature and extent of information technology and information science coursework and knowledge discussed in the Society of American Archivists' Guidelines for a Graduate Program in Archival Studies and that students have available to them while in archival programs. It concludes with a proposal for Library and Information Science education programs that prepare archivists to explore developing Certificate of Advanced Studies programs in archival management on top of master's degrees to allow for additional information science coursework.Keywords Archival education AE Library and information science education AE Certificate programsArchivists in North America have described, discussed, and debated the necessary and optimal content, configuration, and venue for archival education for close to a century (

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Educating the Reference Archivist

Cited by 13 publications

References 2 publications

Archival Reference and Access: Syllabi and a Snapshot of the Archival Canon

Archival Reference and Access: Syllabi and a Snapshot of the Archival Canon

Room for archives? Use of archival materials in No Gun Ri research

So much to learn, so little time to learn it: North American archival education programs in the information age and the role for certificate programs

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