Guide to the Graduate Program in Archival Studies

Abstract

The archivist is professionally responsible for identifying, selecting, protecting, organizing, and describing archival documents and papers, and most importantly, he makes the documents available to users to benefit from them. By defining, preserving, and making them available in a scientific manner, the archivist helps protect the country’s cultural heritage and protect rights. Legal privileges, and effective contribution to the management of government institutions.

The Association of American Archivists developed a guide for graduate programs for obtaining a master’s degree in archival studies in 1994, then it was developed into a guide for graduate programs in archives in 2002, which serves as the standard against which the quality and efficiency of other programs in archival studies are measured.

It must first be recognized that there are a number of other programs in archival studies that may or may not grant the student an academic degree. It must also be recognized that graduate studies programs in archives have been derived from the environment of library science and history, and what distinguishes this guide is that it establishes an independent program of studies. Archival studies are derived from the basic features that characterize archives, in addition to the interrelationships between archival studies and other sciences, in addition to what distinguishes archival studies as a profession with its own traditions and customs.

The ultimate goal of this guide is to improve the quality of graduate programs to keep pace with the aspirations of students and universities. Specifically, by setting guidelines that are a standard for archival studies that can be applied to any other program, with the possibility of modifying and developing them according to future needs.