[Asis-l] Rutgers, School of Communication and Information announces a NEW concentration, Archives and Preservation

[BRENDA SHERIDAN]

The Rutgers School of Communication and Information (SC&I) will offer “Archives
and Preservation
<http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/master-of-information/concentrations.html>,” a
new concentration within its Master of Information (MI)
<http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/mi/master-of-information.html> degree program,
starting fall, 2016.


Available on campus and for the first time during the fall 2016 semester,
this new concentration will prepare master’s students for careers in these
areas: Librarian/Archivist, Digital Asset Manager/Digital Archivist, Museum
Librarian/Archivist, Digital Curation and Special Collections Librarian.

By taking the courses in the Archives and Preservation concentration,
students will be prepared to assume the responsibilities and roles in
identifying and preserving analog and digital records created by individuals,
families and organizations as trustworthy evidence, they will be able to
develop strategies for preserving cultural and scientific knowledge for
current and future generations, learn about the tensions around privacy,
access, and memorial contestation, and consider the role of records,
documents, and archival institutions in upholding human rights and social
justice.



*Lilia Pavlovsky,
<https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/pavlovsk/index.html>* director of
the MI program, said, “We are very excited to have this concentration in
our program.   The concentration is currently available in on campus and
hybrid formats and projected to be fully online within a year.  This
initiative is led by Associate Professor *Marija Dalbello
<https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/dalbello/index.html>*whose
expertise and scholarship have been the driving force in this development.
The MI program enables students to dig deep into traditional forms of
archives and preservation as well as learn to apply digital tools and
technologies to a variety of contexts.”



 “At Rutgers, we are developing an archival studies program that balances
a strong technological with critical humanistic and cultural heritage
focus, at the intersection of archives, libraries and museums, and
balancing research with more practical components in our comprehensive
curriculum,” said Associate Professor *Marija Dalbello*, who, as faculty
coordinator of the new concentration, is spearheading it on behalf of the
Library and Information Science Department faculty. “This approach benefits
from our strengths as faculty and our tradition as a highly ranked Library
and Information Studies program.”



Ranked #6 nationally by U.S. News and World Report, and #2 for school
library media across the country, the Rutgers Master of Information program
enables students to provide professional expertise, leadership and
innovation across diverse information and technological landscapes.
People-focused, information technology-intensive, data-driven and
career-oriented, our Master of Information is your gateway to making a
significant contribution to organizational leadership, information
management, community and social development in 21st century societies.

For more information about the new Archives and Preservation MI
concentration, contact Associate Professor Marija Dalbello at
dalbello at rutgers.edu*.*



-- 
Brenda Sheridan, EdD
Director of Strategic Communications
Office of the Dean
School of Communication and Information
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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brenda.sheridan at rutgers.edu