Careers in Archives: An Introductory List
From Simmons Library Research Guides
- Archives and Archivists (AA) Listserv
Free Online
Now managed by the Society of the American Archivists.
- Records Management Listserv
To subscribe, send email to LISTSERV@LISTS.UFL.EDU
- In the subject area, type: Subscribe
- In the text area, type sub recmgmt [YOUR NAME]
- “Archives:" Wikipedia.com Entry
Free Online
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
Level 1 Reference HF5381.A1 .O36 and Free Online
Describes the tasks, working conditions, training and opportunities for advancement, employment outlook, earnings, related occupations,and sources of additional information.
- Career as an Archivist: Manuscript Editor, Historical Editor, Archival Management: Caretakers of the Treasures of the Past
Level 2 CD 947 .C36 2002
- Real People Working in Education
Career Resource Library Education
Chapter 8 of this book, entitled “Librarians and Archivists,” covers training, job outlook, salaries, and related fields, and includes interviews with a technical services specialist.
- Archivists and Curators (employment forecasts) - Article from Occupational Outlook Quarterly 29 (Fall 1985)
Full Text Available Through Expanded Academic ASAP
Though dated, this article provides a good overview of the work of archivists and museum curators. For more current salary data, consult the Society of American Archivists’ Salary Survey at http://www.archivists.org/.
- Archives as a Career? A Review of Recent Training Prospectuses - Article from Journal of the Society of Archivists' 16:2 (Autumn 1995)
Full Text Available Through Academic Search Complete
Presents a review of published prospectuses of schools offering postgraduate course in archives in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
- Introducing Archives and Archival Programs - Chapter in Keeping Archives 2nd ed.
Level 1 Reserves CD931 .K4 1993
Despite its Australian perspective, this is a very god overview of the profession, the standards and methods, and the various archival settings.
- Identity and Diversity: What is an Archivist? - Article from Archival Outlook March/April 2006
Level G Periodicals PER CD3020 .S23 and Free Online
- Becoming an Archivist in the Digital Era - Article in Archival Outlook May/June 2006
Level G Periodicals PER CD3020 .S23 and Free Online
- Expanding Technologies—Expanding Careers: Librarianship in Transition
Level 1 Books Z665.2.U6 E97 1997
Profiles of 21 entrepreneurs and managers with library training who work in non-traditional settings, mostly in the private sector. Each section includes a description of the subject's educational and professional background, the type of work conducted, and tips for succeeding in the field.
- The Role of Records Management and Administrative Services - Chapter in Records Management: Integrated Information Systems
Level 2 Books CD950 .R383 1992
This chapter covers an overview of records management, career opportunities, and a history of the profession.
- Records Management and the Library: Issues and Practices
Level 1 Books Z665.2.U6 S38 1993
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the profession, discussing the differences among records management, librarianship, and archives management; describing professional associations, journals, and services; and answering the question "What do records managers do?"
- So You Want to be an Archivist: An Overview of the Archival Profession
Free Online
A brief overview of the profession, tasks, working environment and career benefits of archivists.
- {{Credentials for Corporate Archivists: Changing Perspectives and the New Professional}}
- Museum Archives: An Introduction
Level 2 Books and Level 1 Reserves AM158 .D45 2004
Introduces standard archival objectives, philosophies, management, and practice the context of museum archives.
