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Advanced Archives Management Training

Category: Management and Administration Training

Overview

The Expedition

About the Program

The Advanced Archives Management Training course is designed to strengthen the skills of professionals responsible for preserving, organizing, and managing archives in both public and private institutions. With the rapid growth of information in physical and digital formats, archives managers must adopt advanced practices to safeguard institutional memory, ensure compliance, and enable accessibility. This training combines advanced theory, policy frameworks, and hands-on practices in archives management, digitization, and preservation.

Objectives

By the end of this Advanced Archives Management Training Course , participants will be able to:

Apply advanced concepts, principles, and practices in archives management.
Design and implement archival policies, frameworks, and strategies.
Use modern techniques in appraisal, description, classification, and preservation.
Integrate digital tools and systems for hybrid (physical and electronic) archives.
Ensure compliance with international standards and legal frameworks.
Promote archives as an organizational asset for accountability, governance, and research.

Target Audience

This training is tailored for:

Archivists and senior records managers.
Information and documentation professionals.
Librarians and heritage managers.
ICT professionals supporting archives systems.
Policy makers, compliance, and governance officers.

Training Duration

Classroom: 5 Days

Online: 7 Days

MODULES

Module 1: Advanced Concepts in Archives Management

Principles and theories of modern archives management
The role of archives in accountability, governance, and heritage preservation
Emerging trends and challenges in archives management
International standards and frameworks (ISO 15489, ICA standards, MoReq)

Module 2: Archival Appraisal and Acquisition

Appraisal methodologies for physical and digital archives
Selection criteria for permanent preservation
Accessioning and acquisition policies
Handling private papers, corporate records, and institutional archives
Case studies of appraisal decisions

Module 3: Arrangement, Description, and Metadata in Archives

Advanced principles of archival arrangement
ISAD(G) and ISAAR(CPF) standards for archival description
Metadata standards for digital archives (EAD, Dublin Core, PREMIS)
Creating finding aids, indexes, and catalogs
Linking metadata to archival systems

Module 4: Preservation and Conservation

Preservation of paper, audiovisual, and photographic archives
Environmental controls for archives (temperature, humidity, light, pests)
Conservation treatments for fragile records
Digital preservation strategies (migration, emulation, normalization)
Tools and technologies for digital preservation (Archivematica, Preservica)

Module 5: Digital Archives and Hybrid Systems

Differences between traditional and digital archives
Planning and implementing digital archives
Managing hybrid environments (paper + digital)
Trusted Digital Repositories (TDRs) and certification
Integration of archives with enterprise information systems

Module 6: Legal, Ethical, and Compliance Issues

Legal frameworks governing archives (data protection, FOI, copyright)
Ethical issues in archives access and use
Archival compliance audits
Ensuring authenticity, integrity, and admissibility in legal contexts
Risk management in archives management

Module 7: Access, Outreach, and Advocacy in Archives

Policies for access, use, and restrictions in archives
Digital platforms for public access and institutional memory
Community archives and participatory archiving
Advocacy and promotion of archives to stakeholders
Archives as a resource for research and education

Module 8: Leadership, Policy, and Strategic Planning in Archives

Developing organizational archives policies and strategies
Budgeting and resource mobilization for archives
Capacity building and training for archival staff
Archives leadership and governance models
Future directions: AI, blockchain, and cloud-based archives

Delivery Method

This program is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.