Photographic Archives

Explore issues surrounding all aspects of managing photographic collections including storage, access, preservation, reference, cataloging, processing, and, digitization. Students completing this course will be able to: evaluate, identify, and inspect photographic collections for their preservation needs including determining and carrying out treatment and storage options; develop processing plans for photographic collections; Create policies and guidelines for reference and access to photographic collections with attention paid to copyright issues; use photographic collections as primary documents in reference situations; be familiar with issues surrounding copyright and digitization of photographic collections. Prerequisite LIS 2220.