Advanced Certificate Program in Archives & Records Management

The dynamic field of archives and records management is at your fingertips. C.W. Post's Advanced Certificate Program in Archives and Records Management can help you launch a rewarding career as an archivist or records manager who can expertly handle and process vast amounts of information and maintain accessible records.

The Archives and Records Management Certificate program is offered as part of the Master's degree in Library and Information Science or as a separate post-master's certificate. In order to attain the certificate, students must complete the program concurrently with the library science master's or must hold a previously completed Master's degree.

Career Opportunities:
Because all types of institutions create and maintain records, there are career opportunities for both archivists and records managers in a variety of settings, such as corporations, government agencies, libraries of all types, museums, historical societies, and non-profit organizations and associations.

The certificate program at C.W. Post's Palmer School of Library and Information Science covers content areas included in certification examinations administered by the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA) and the Institute of Certified Records Management (ICRM).

Curriculum:
The Certificate in Archives and Records Management encompasses 18 credits, including three required courses:

• LIS 520 Records Management I
• LIS 714 Archives and Manuscripts
• LIS 690 Internship

Students may chose an additional nine credits from a variety of electives that are tailored to suit individual career objectives, including:

• LIS 565 Information Networks
• LIS 657 Introduction to Preservation
• LIS 713 Rare Books
• LIS 721 Appraisal of Archives of Manuscripts
• LIS 722 Records Management II: Electronic Records
• LIS 763 Metadata: Description and Access
• LIS 765 Knowledge Representation
• LIS 770 Information Storage and Retrieval

Faculty:
The lead faculty members in this area are Gregory S. Hunter, Ph.D. and William Saffady, Ph.D.

Dr. Hunter, a certified archivist and records manager, was first president of the Academy of Certified Archivist, manager of corporate records at ITT world headquarters, and director of archival programs at the United Negro College Fund, Inc. He also is the Principal Archivist and Records Manager for a team headed by Lockheed Martin that is building the Electronic Records Archives for the National Archives and Records Administration.

Dr. Saffady is internationally known in the fields of information and records management, library automation, and document imaging systems and technologies. Before joining the Palmer School, he taught at the State University of New York at Albany, Vanderbilt University, the Pratt Institute and Wayne State University.

Admission:
Students who wish to obtain a certificate concurrent with the M.S. degree must comply with admission criteria for the master's degree program.

For admission to the Archives and Records Management program only, applicants must submit:

• graduate application
• two copies of an official transcript indicating completion of a master's program
• two letters of recommendation