Archivist
Classify and preserve documents, objects, records and artefacts.
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- What's it like to be an Archivist?
- How to become an Archivist
- Latest Archivist jobs
- Top skills and experience for Archivists
- Archivist role reviews
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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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Archivist employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Archiving
Records Management
Digitisation
Conservation
Digital Preservation
Appraisals
Cataloguing
Archives Management
EDRMS
Record Keeping
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Latest Archivist reviews
Aug 2019
School Archives is a fascinating and rewarding career, you won't regret it!
Reviewer's QualificationGraduate Diploma of Science (Information Services)
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationSchool Archives
The good thingsA 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 challengesThe 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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Feb 2024
It's a boring job but someone's got to do it.
Reviewer's QualificationGraduate Diploma of Archives and Records Management
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsNot a lot. Finding out stuff no one else knows
The challengesBoring, repetitive, stale, uninteresting, unimaginative, not a lot of fun
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