An Introductory Archiving workshop, suitable for librarians, museum and heritage workers, records staff and archive assistants, is offered at the Afrikaanse Taalmonument in Paarl from 26 to 28 August 2014. This is a very popular annual course, presented for the third time.
The facilitator is Pétria Marais, who is a qualified archivist with many years of experience in the fields of records management and archives. Being a consultant, researcher, heritage worker, project leader and trainer, she came across the necessity and importance for libraries, registries, museums and other related disciplines to work together and to learn more about archiving.
“Staff that are not trained as archivists are often thrown into the deep end to look after their organisations’ unpublished documentary collections. This introductory three day workshop is designed for all information officers to learn what they need to know in terms of archiving. No previous knowledge is required,” Marais said.
The workshop includes practical sessions and focus on topics such as the differences between libraries, archives, museums and records centres (registries); acquisition and collection; appraisal (including the value of records and disposal instructions); sorting and arrangement; description / indexing; preservation; the disaster recovery plan; and tips on making the archives available. No previous knowledge is required
The course fee is R2 200 per person. A light lunch and tea/coffee will be provided.
For more information, contact Amira Clayton at tel. 021 863 4809/0543 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
