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The School of Humanities and Languages at the University of New South Wales welcomes applications for the following Short Course for 2018 which is to be offered in an intensive mode in two stages; Stage 1 Monday 5 November to Friday 9 November 2018 at the University of New South Wales School of Humanities and Languages and Stage 2 from Monday 12 November to Friday 16 November 2018 at the University of Sydney, Seymour Centre.

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Two Stage Intensive Programme

This course provides an opportunity for you to learn the theoretical and practical aspects of preserving and organizing archives and historical documents, whether they be family papers and manuscripts or the archives of public or private corporations, organizations, associations and societies. The course curriculum has relevance to custodians of archives and historical manuscripts of public as well as private organizations, and is of particular relevance to local studies librarians, museum and historical society curators whose custodial responsibilities also include local government archives and private or personal papers. The knowledge and skills imparted in this course have application for the management of archives and manuscripts in a wide variety of institutions and organizations, such as schools and colleges,churches and religious congregations, professional associations and learned societies, industrial organizations, pastoral and agricultural societies, business corporations, and local government authorities.

Pre-requisite Requirements

There are no pre-requisite qualifications required for enrolment in the course. However, it is desirable that participants should be able to present their written assignments in word processed form, or to arrange for them to be typed in word-processed form, as one of the major outcomes of the course will be a report on, and compilation of an inventory of, the archives of an organization or agency agreeing to host the Short Course Field Work Practicum.

Dates of the Course

The course will be offered in intensive mode over two Stages in two consecutive weeks between 5 November and 16 November 2018, as follows:

Stage 1 Principles and Techniques

Monday 5 November to Friday 9 November 2018 (Times 9am – 5pm)

Venue: Principally at the Kensington Campus of the University of New South Wales, School of Humanities and Languages, Room LG30, Lower Ground Floor, Morven Brown Building, but includes visits to some archival repositories in the Sydney area.

Stage 2 Field Work Practicum

Monday 12 November to Friday 16 November 2018 (Times 9am - 5pm)

Venue: To be conducted in the Seymour Centre at the University of Sydney, Camperdown/Darlington Campus