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print media. The list of topical categories identified in the introductory courses together with the
frequency in which they were taught in all 36 syllabi appears in Table 3.
Table 3: Topical Coverage in Introductory Archival Courses
TOPIC COVERED
Total Number of Courses
With Topic
Percentage of Courses
With Topic
Accessioning 18
54.55
Appraisal 32
96.97
Arrangement and Description
30
90.91
Archival Concepts
28
84.85
Archival History
32
96.97
Archival Theory
19
57.58
Automation-Digitizing
22
66.67
Collection Development
22
66.67
Electronic Records
17
51.52
Establishing an Archives
3
9.09
Ethics, Copyright
21
63.64
Fieldwork, Site visits
25
75.76
Future of Archives
14
42.42
Information Organization/Metadata
14
42.42
Types of Archives
10
30.30
International Archives
5
15.15
Management 16
48.48
Outreach 24
72.73
Preservation 24
72.73
Professional Development
9
27.27
Public History and Exhibits
3
9.09
Records Management
13
39.39
Reference/Access/User Services
26
78.79
Security/Disaster Planning
8
24.24
Special Formats
13
39.39
Table 3 shows that the three most frequently covered topics in introductory courses
are (in descending order): Archival History, Appraisal, and Arrangement and Description. Each
of these is covered over 90% of the time. After that there is a large gap with Archival concepts
(84%), Reference (79%) and some type of site visit ranking next. This demonstrates the
difference between core courses and core topical coverage with in the courses. While most of
