Dear Colleagues:
In response to the recent thread on this listserv requesting information on
Records and Information Management in Higher Education, the School of
Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) of the University of
British Columbia would like to draw your attention to its Master of
Archival Studies Program (MAS).
The MAS degree at SLAIS is unique in that students in this academically
rigorous program complete 48 graduate-level credits in which they study the
concepts and methods governing the efficient and systematic control of the
creation, receipt, maintenance, use and disposition of records in all
formats and many diverse organizational contexts. Indeed, in the School
terminology, the term “archives” encompasses all records even before
conception. A thorough grounding in the theory of the record, combined
with research and experiential learning, produces graduates who are
competent in both the principles and practices of records management.
Among the course work that is specifically focused on records management:
· Introductory and Advanced Diplomatics;
· Introductory and Advanced Management of Current Records;
· Advanced Descriptive Systems;
· Preservation of Digital Records (the content focuses on proper
creation and maintenance, which allow for continuing preservation);
· Administering Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Legislation;
· Information Technology and Archives;
Archives and the Web
We also offer a number of research projects in which students directly
participate and contribute to the knowledge of the profession as they
explore issues that are cutting-edge and of direct relevance to records
management. These include the world-renowned InterPARES project on the
long-term preservation of authentic electronic records
(<http://www.interpares.org>www.interpares.org); the newly established
Centre for the Investigation of Financial Electronic Records (CiFER,
www.ciferresearch.org); and the Digital Records Forensics project
(digitalrecordsforensics.org).
Faculty members at SLAIS are known throughout the information management
professions for their dedication to research and advancement of knowledge.
Most well-known in the field of records and information management are Dr.
Luciana Duranti and Dr. Victoria Lemieux.
Dr. Duranti is the 2006 winner of the prestigious Emmett Leahy
Award, conferred each year by the Institute for Certified Records Managers
(ICRM) to "an individual who is internationally recognized as a leader and
innovator in the area of records and information management"
(www.leahyaward.com/index.html). She regularly presents papers and
workshops in several countries, and publishes widely on the theory of the
records and the methods for controlling them throughout their
life-cycle. She has served as President of the Society of American
Archivists and is active nationally and internationally in several other
archival associations and in standards boards and international committees
and councils (see www. lucianaduranti.ca). In recognition of her
contributions, she has been honoured in 1990 with the W. Kaye Lamb prize
for her writings on diplomatics, in 1999 with the Canadian Universities
Faculty Associations (CUFA) of British Columbia's Academic of the Year
Award, in 2005 with the Killam Research Prize, in 2006 with the British
Columbia Innovation Council's Frontiers in Research Award, by which the
Provincial Government recognizes an individual “whose innovative research
contributions have led to major new advances in scientific or technological
knowledge,” and in 2007 with the Jacob Biely Research Prize, the University
of British Columbia's "premier research award."
Dr. Lemieux comes to SLAIS with academic, public sector and private
industry experience. Prior to joining the faculty of SLAIS, Dr. Lemieux
was a Vice-President at a top-tier financial institution. During her
career, Dr. Lemieux also consulted for such organizations as The World
Bank, The Commonwealth Secretariat, and the United Nations. She has
managed global projects and teams with responsibility for records
management, information security, and technology risk. She has won
numerous awards, including the W. Kaye Lamb Prize for “Let the Ghosts
Speak: An Empirical Exploration of the ‘Nature’ of the Record,” as well as
for her leadership of the business continuity and IT security negotiations
on a network outsourcing deal worth over US 1 billion. With the
establishment of CiFER (www.ciferresearch.org), Dr. Lemieux is expanding
her career interest in the relationship between records management,
information security and risk management in the financial sector into a
focused program of research into financial electronic records. Dr. Lemieux
has published widely; her publications include Better Information
Practices: Improving Records and Information Management in the Public
Service (London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1999) and Management of Public
Sector Records Series: Business Systems Analysis (London: International
Records Management Trust, 2000). She is most well-known for her book on
Risk Management for Records and Information (Lenexa, KS: ARMA
International, 2004). Dr. Lemieux has also been an active member and
supporter of ARMA International for a number of years and has a
distinguished achievement award from the Edmonton Chapter, was a founding
member of the Jamaica Chapter, and a contributor to the recently issued
ARMA/ANSI standard on The Digital Records Conversion Process: Program
Planning, Requirements, Procedures (ANSI/ARMA 16-2007), Lenexa, KS: ARMA
International, 2007.
Applications to the MAS degree program for the year 2009-2010 are accepted
until February 1, 2009. For further information go to
<http://www.slais.ubc.ca>www.slais.ubc.ca, or email student services
coordinator Michelle Mallette
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