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With respect to and for my colleague, and having been director at UBC for ten years, I need to note that statement ³The 48-credit Master of Archival Studies is the only autonomous degree in archival studies in North America² is not entirely true (definitional issues aside). San Jose State University SLIS began its 43-credit Master of Archives and Records Administration in 2008 as part of its global e-campus and offers the degree fully on-line through a cohort model. --Ken Dr. Ken Haycock Follett Chair in Library and Information Science Dominican University GSLIS 778.689.5938 Inspired minds. Amazing possibilities. On 11/9/10 3:12 PM, "Caroline Haythornthwaite" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 >> > > > >