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Archiving, Special Collections, Records Management

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In library science, special collections is a specific repository or department within a library that stores materials of a "special" nature, including rare books, archives, and collected manuscripts. The primary function of a special collections department is to keep holdings safe and secure while remaining accessible.

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Suggested

  • LIS 505 – Archival and Manuscript Services (3)
  • LIS 507 – Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials (3)
  • LIS 508 – History of Recorded Information (4)
  • LIS 526 – Government Information: Production and Access (3)
  • LIS 531 – Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification (4)
  • LIS 534 – Indigenous Systems of Knowledge (3)
  • LIS 537 – Construction of Indexing Languages (4)

Also consider...

  • LIS 501 – History and Foundations of Libraries and Librarianship (3)
  • LIS 506 – Introduction to Digital Preservation (4)
  • LIS 521 – Principles of Information Services (4)
  • LIS 545 – Data Curation I: Fundamentals (4)
  • MUSEO 528 – Advocacy and Social Change (3)
  • MUSEO 560 – Museum Administration and Leadership (3)
  • All courses from the Textual Studies Certificate Program may also count toward the MLIS.

Professional Organizations

  • ARMA International
  • Library of Congress Preservation
  • National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
  • National Film Preservation Foundation
  • Society of American Archivists

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  • Archivist
  • Collections Archivist
  • Data Management Specialist
  • Document Specialist
  • Project Archivist
  • Records Management Specialist
  • Special Collections Librarian
  • “Subject Matter” Librarian
  • Video and Post Production Specialist

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A man in conversation with others at the MSIM Online Student Summit

Summit brings online MSIM students to campus

Monday, March 20, 2023
Journalist and author Mónica Guzman’s advice for Master of Science in Information Management students: “Where you can, welcome disagreement.” She shared those words with dozens of online students March 17 at the opening keynote...
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World struggles to make progress on meaningful access to information

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Information access is a fundamental driver of many of the goals in the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, yet many countries are struggling to make progress. A new analysis has found that statistical indicators of...
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MLIS Law Librarianship Information Session

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Informatics Program Overview for Future UW Seattle Freshman and Current High School Students

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6:00-7:00PM

MSIM Program Overview

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