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Figure 2 compares numbers of courses in history departments and schools of library
and / or information science (LIS). In history departments the average number of core
courses is 1.9, while the average for all archival courses is 4.8. In LIS schools, the average
number of core courses is 4.9; the average for all courses is 7.3.
Figure 2: Total Number of Core Courses by Venue
Syllabi
Any analysis of courses also requires a closer examination of syllabi. We solicited
syllabi from full-time and adjunct archival educators throughout the United States and Canada
and combed the websites for these documents. We collected a total of 183 syllabi covering a
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