Bentley module leaders: Nancy Bartlett (nbart@umich.edu)
and Nancy Deromedi (deromedi@umich.edu)
Bentley phone 764-3482

SI participants: John P. Doyle (jpdoyle@umich.edu),
Meghan Hays (meghanh@umich.edu),
Jessica Lehr (lehrj@umich.edu)

Schedule:

January 22: appraising university records a retrospective analysis with Nancy Bartlett, Head, University Archives and Records Program.

February 12: module group meets to discuss plan of work for module

March 5: module group meets to discuss first set of readings. Discussion outline

March 19: practicum class meets with Nancy Deromedi to discuss electronic records at the Bentley Library.

March 30: module group meets to discuss second set of readings, reports on work in progress on appraisal of University of Michigan records and academic websites. Discussion outline

[late March/early April]: interim discussions as needed

April 16: final class presentations, at University of Michigan Media Union

First Set of Readings

Frank Boles and Mark Greene, "Et Tu Schellenberg? Thoughts on the Dagger of American Archival Appraisal Theory," American Archivist (Summer 1996): 298-310

Frank Boles and Julia Marks Young, "Exploring the Black Box: The Appraisal of University Administrative Records," American Archivist (Spring 1985): 121-140

* William R. Brown and Elizabeth Yakel, "Redefining the Role of the College and University Archives in the Information Age," American Archivist (Summer 1996): 272-288

Judith E. Endelman, "Looking Backward to Plan for the Future: Collection Analysis for Manuscript Repositories," American Archivist (Summer 1987): 340-355.

Mark Greene, "Archiving the World Wide Web: Floods, FlashSite, and Fond Delusions," Spectra 1998 [on reserve at Bentley as of February 13, 2001]

Mark Greene and Todd Daniels-Howell, "Documentation with an Attitude: A Pragmatist's Guide to the Selection and Acquisition of Modern Business Records," in James O'Toole, editor, The Records of American Business (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1977)

Larry Hackman and Joan Warnow-Blewett, "The Documentation Strategy Process: A Model and a Case Study," American Archivist (Winter 1987): 12-47

F. Gerald Ham, Selecting and Appraising Archives and Manuscripts (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1993) (especially chapters 2,3,5,6, and 11)

Gail Hodge, Best Practices for Digital Archiving, D-Lib Magazine, vol. 6, no. 1. January 2000.

Brewster Kahle, Archiving the Internet, Scientific American November 4, 1996.

Peter Lyman, "Archiving Digital Cultural Artifacts: Organizing an Agenda for Action," D-Lib Magazine, July/August 1998.

* Avra Michelson and Jeff Rothenberg, "Scholarly Communication and Information Technology: Exploring the Impact of Changes in Research Process on Archives," American Archivist (Spring 1992): 236-315

* Jeff Rothenberg, "Avoiding Technological Quicksand: Finding a Viable Technical Foundation for Digital Preservation, Report to CLIR," January 1999.

* Helen Samuels, Varsity Letters (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992) (especially chapters 2,4,5,6, and 7)

suggested: January 31, 2001 University of Michigan Sawyer Seminar papers

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