Digital Scenarios for Archives and Records Management

Some exciting news this month is that funding has been received in the form of an eLearning Development Grant to support the creation of new learning resources for delivery next year as part of the Department’s archives and records management programmes. These resources will guide students through two scenarios based on problems faced by archivists working in today’s digital environment.

This environment offers both opportunities and challenges. Opportunities in that new technologies have the potential to revolutionise the way in which archives and records are created, accessed and interpreted. Challenges in that the techniques and tools needed to ensure the long term preservation of born-digital material are still very much in development. The primary objective of this project is to ensure that students are better prepared to work within this environment, not just by ensuring that they are equipped with specific professional skills, but also by enhancing more broadly their digital literacy, that is their ability to work in today’s online, connected and global workplace.