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With regard to the current discussion on audio archivist training, I would like to provide some information about the Master of Archival Studies (MAS) at the University of British Columbia, which is described in detail in the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Education Directory. The 48-credit Master of Archival Studies is the only autonomous degree in archival studies in North America. We also offer a unique 81-credit Dual degree leading to the awarding of both the MAS and an MLIS, which produces graduates who are equally well grounded in theory and practice in archival studies and library and information studies. The archival degree includes coursework * specifically * in audio, audiovisual and non-textual archives, where students examine the production and preservation of various audio formats, from gramophone to digital and everything in between. Our MAS is the only program that fully respects the Guidelines for Graduate Archival Education issued by the Association of Canadian Archivists (http://journals.sfu.ca/archivar/index.php/archivaria/article/view/11612/12559), and by the International Council of Archives (both are useful for those who are interested in the archival identity thread of this discussion). They also respect the SAA Education guidelines of 1994, which require an autonomous MAS program. If you have any specific questions, please ask me or our admission officer, Michelle Mallette <[log in to unmask]>. /Caroline Caroline Haythornthwaite Director and Professor School of Library, Archival & Information Studies University of British Columbia Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Suite 470- 1961 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 voice: 604 827-4790 fax: 604 822-6006 email: [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Greg Zervas > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 2:37 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Audio archivest training needed > > ""The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in the United States: A National > Legacy at Risk in the Digital Age" > (http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub148/pub148.pdf) indicates that there > are no degree programs for professional audio archivists, audio > preservation and archives management. There is also a need for continuing > education in this area. > > A quote from page 6: > "Audio archivists and curators need a blend of theoretical, managerial, > and technical skills. Directors of archives will require training > in organizational theory and behavior, contracting and project > management, facilities planning, cost analysis, and budgeting." > > I thought this might be of interest to this list." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The link doesn't seem to work when you click it, but if you copy and paste, > it > does. Just wanted to point that out so others can read the article, too. > > I started where you mentioned, on page 6, and I found something that peaked > my interest: > > ". A generation of specialists with experience in making transfers > from legacy media is disappearing." > > This brings up two questions: One, if people were trained to do this before, > > how were they? And two, why isn't there any real training for audio > archiving > to begin with if there are people who already know how to do it? > > There is no reason why the training shouldn't be available. If there is no > concrete degree in audio archiving, at least a few seminars or the like can > be > provided to fill in the education gaps. This way people can at least tackle > this > field. > > > Greg Zervas >