SI 580 - Understanding Records and Archives: Principles and Practices, Open Michigan - Information Systems Undergraduate Courses

University of Michigan Open Courseware,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109,

Course Description,
Provides an understanding of why societies, cultures, organizations, and individuals create and keep records. Presents cornerstone terminology, concepts, and practices used in records management and archival administration. Examines the evolution of methods and technologies used to create, store, organize, and preserve records and the ways in which organizations and individuals use archives and records for ongoing operations, accountability, research, litigation, and organizational memory. Participants become familiar with the legal, policy, and ethical issues surrounding records and archives administration and become conversant with the structure, organization, and literatures of the archival and records management professions.