Archivist
Classify and preserve documents, objects, records and artefacts.
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What's it like to be an Archivist?
Archivists plan systems for the safekeeping of documents and records, and analyse artefacts to assess their relevance and place in those systems. Archivists work primarily in offices, and the work suits people who are meticulous, analytical and curious.
Tasks and duties
- Examining, Identifying and classifying documents, objects, specimens and artefacts.
- Evaluating and preserving records in keeping with systems and protocols.
- Identifying items that require specialist examination.
- Organising restoration of artefacts based on their deteriorated condition.
- Assessing authenticity of objects and documents.
- Devising record-keeping systems, processes, procedures and indexes.
- Scheduling and arranging the retention and destruction of records.
How to become an Archivist
Qualifications are not essential to become an Archivist. However, tertiary qualifications or significant work experience in a related field may be an advantage.
- Undertake work experience in a library, in a document control team or in an archive support function.
- Obtain an undergraduate degree. Consider a Bachelor of Arts (Librarianship and Corporate Information Management), which will generally take you 3 years to complete full-time.
- Consider continuing your education with postgraduate studies. Complete a Graduate Diploma of Records Management and Archives, which will take 1 year full-time and require an undergraduate degree for admission.
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Latest Archivist reviews
Aug 2019
Reviewer's Qualification
Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services)
Experience
1 – 4 years
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
Specialisation
School Archives
The good things
A School Archivist enjoys history, unravelling the missing information, like a puzzle and writing and documenting the history of the School and its former students and staff. The Archivist understands...
The challenges
The most challenging aspect of being a School Archivist is being a touch isolated. Because the Archivist works autonomously it can get a isolating. Also, it is a bit hard to get full time employment. ...
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Aug 2019
Reviewer's Qualification
Graduate Diploma in Information Management Archives Administration
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Small (1-19 employees)
Specialisation
Archives
The good things
Archives allow people to have the tools to be able to tell the story of their life, their family and their region. They allow people to understand those that have gone before and to give context to t...
The challenges
If you are an extrovert you need to understand in archives lots of people aren't so don't expect them to be. You will never have enough time to complete what you want to do and there is always a back...
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