Foundational Courses

Foundational courses focus on the essential skills that archivists need to manage digital archives. They focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the needs of practitioners (i.e., archivists who are or will be working directly with electronic records). These courses present information that an archivist might implement in the next year.

Courses Format Archivist Audiences Other Audiences
Appraisal of Digital Records 1-day Practitioner Records Manager
Arrangement and Description of Digital Records: Part 1 1-day Practitioner, Manager, Administrator Librarian; Museum Professional
Basics of Managing Digital Records Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Legal Professional, Records Manager
Digital Curation: Fundamentals for Success 1-day Practitioner, Manager, Administrator Librarian; Museum Professional
Digital Forensics: Fundamentals 1-day Practitioner, Manager, Administrator Librarian, Museum Professional, Legal Professional, Records Manager
Digital Preservation of Audio and Video: Fundamentals Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional
Introduction to Email Preservation Web Practitioner Records Manager
Introduction to Processing Digital Records and Manuscripts Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager
Metadata Overview for Archivists Web Practitioner Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager
Standards for Digital Archives Web Practitioner, Manager, Administrator IT Professional, Legal Professional
Thinking Digital Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager
Web Archiving Fundamentals Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager, IT Professional

Tactical & Strategic Courses

Tactical and Strategic Courses focus on the skills that archivists need to make significant changes in their organizations so that they can develop a digital archives and work seriously on managing electronic records. They focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the needs of managers (i.e., those archivists who manage other professionals and who oversee programmatic operations). These courses present information that an archivist might implement in the next five years.

Courses Format Archivist Audiences Other Audiences
Accessioning and Ingest of Digital Records 1-day Practitioner, Manager Librarian, IT Professional
Arrangement and Description of Digital Records: Part 2 1-day Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager
Building Advocacy and Support for Digital Archives 1-day Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager
Copyright Issues for Digital Archives 1-day Practitioner, Manager, Administrator IT Professional, Records Manager
Developing Specifications and RFPs 1-day Manager IT Professional, Legal Professional, Records Manager
Digital Archives and Libraries 1-day Manager Librarian; Museum Professional
Digital Records—The Next Step Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager
Digital Repositories 1-day Practitioner, Manager  
Preserving Digital Archives 1-day Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, IT Professional, Records Manager
Privacy and Confidentiality Issues in Digital Archives 1-day Practitioner, Manager, Administrator IT Professional, Records Manager
Providing Access to Digital Archives Web/half-day Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional

Tools & Services Courses

Tools & Services courses focus on specific tools and services that archivists need to use for their work with digital archives. They are practical courses focused on specific software products and other tools and they focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the needs of practitioner archivists. These courses present information that an archivist could implement immediately.

Courses Format Archivist Audiences Other Audiences
Archival Collections Management Systems Web Practitioner IT Professional, Librarian, Records Manager
Command Line Interface 1-day Practitioner, Manager Museum Professional, Records Manager
Crosswalking Metadata 1-day Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional,
Digital Forensics: Advanced 2-day Administrator IT Professional, Legal Professional, Records Manager, Librarian
Fundamentals of Research Data Curation Web Practictioner, Manager  
Preservation Formats in the Context of PDF Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, Museum Professional, Records
Tool Selection and Management 1-day Practitioner, Manager IT Professional

Transformational Courses

Transformational courses focus on the skills that archivists need to change their working lives dramatically and transform their institutions into full-fledged digital archives. They focus primarily, but not exclusively, on the needs of administrators (i.e., those archivists with oversight over the entire archival enterprise of an institution). These courses present information that an archivist might implement over the course of the next 10 years.

Courses Format Archivist Audiences Other Audiences
Assessment and Certification of Digital Repositories Web Administrator, Manager IT Professional
Digital Curation Planning and Sustainable Futures  1-day Administrator IT Professional, Librarian, Museum Professional, Records Manager
Managing Digital Records in Archives and Special Collections 1-day Manager  
Tool Integration: From Pre-SIP to DIP 1-day Practitioner, Manager  
User Experience Design and Digital Archives Web Practitioner, Manager Librarian, IT Professional