Historisches Institut 1 Network of European Archival Educators Marburg 2008 An integrated and innovative academic Education: The Master of Archival, Library and Information Science (MAS AIS) of the Universities of Berne and Lausanne Prof. Dr. Christoph Graf

Historisches Institut 2 1. Framework 2. Basic principles 3. Structure and program 4. State and Perspectives Content:

Historisches Institut 1.Framework I The Educational System in Switzerland Primary Level Secondary Level I Secondary Level II Vocational school I+D-Assistants Tertiary Level Universities of applied sciences I+D-Specialists Universities Postgraduate course Phases Practical trainingtheoretical training Continuous Education

Historisches Institut 4 1.Framework II - The existing archival and librarian education in Switzerland: - secondary level: I+D-Assistant (since 1994, Vocational Schools in Zurich, Berne and Lausanne) - tertiary level: I+D-Specialist (since 1994, Univ. of applied sciences in Geneva and Chur, up from 2008: Masterprogram) - tertiary level: Certificate in Archival and Information Science ( , University of Lausanne)

Historisches Institut 5 1.Framework III - The existing archival and librarian education in Switzerland, Cont.: - tertiary level: MAS AIS (since 2006, Universities of Berne and Lausanne) - tertiary level: MAS in Library (and Information) Science (since 2007, University of Zurich) - different workshops, seminars and other short term programs of the professional organisations

Historisches Institut 6 1.Framework IV - Others:  Size of CH  size of the market  multiculturality  federalism  lack of permanent teaching staff/ressources/institutions  Basic vs. Continuous education (CE)  Self-financing of CE  Bologna-Rules  Admission for academic CE: Univ.-degree

Historisches Institut 7 General Management Competencies Project Management Information Technology Documentation Science Information Retrieval... Library Science Science of Public Administration History & auxiliary sciences General Information Science Information & Knowledge Management 2.Basic Principles I Archival Science (incl. Records Management) - Interdisciplinarity:

Historisches Institut 8 2.Basic Priciples II  Interculturality: german, french, english as teaching languages  Interactivity between teachers and students  University vs. Univ. of applied sciences  post-graduate continuous education  part-time, parallel to professional activities  premium level  High level national and international academic teachers and practitioners  State of the art and innovation (a.o. in ICT)

Historisches Institut 9 2.Basic Priciples III  Based on theory  Focused on practice  Structured by methodology Theorie Methode Praxis

Historisches Institut 10 2.Basic Priciples VI - Practical professional experience, internship in another domain - Concepts of evaluation, tests and tutorials - Partnership with University of Lausanne - Network of cooperations with national and international institutions

Historisches Institut 11 3.Structure and Program I  60 ECTS (10 teaching lessons hours of homework per ECTS)  2 years  3 blocks  3 external seminars  Certificate Paper and Master Thesis  Directors of studies, director of modules and guest teachers

Historisches Institut 12 3.Structure and Program II - Two levels: CAS AIS and MAS AIS Foundation of archival, library and information science and introduction to role and fuctions of archives, libraries and other information centres Bases Certificate of Advanced Studies in Archival and Information Science 20 ECTS Methods, theoretical deepening and practical application of information, archival, librarian and historical sciences and information Management and Management of archives, libraries and information centres Mastercourse Master of Advanced Studies in Archival and Information Science 40 ECTS Master thesis Internship

Historisches Institut 13 3.Structure and Program III a) History and related arts and social sciences b) Digitization and digital preservation inc. seminar in Paris c) Management of archives, libraries and other information centres d) Archival, library and information science; role and position of archives, libraries and other information centres (II) a) Archival, library and information science; role and position of archives, libraries and other information centres (I) b) Knowledge, Information and Records Management (I) c) Functions and tasks of archives, libraries and other information centres (I): d) Information technology and information systems a) Auxiliary sciences of history b) Methods of information science c) Functions and tasks of archives, libraries and other information centres (II) incl. seminar in Marburg d) Knowledge, Information and Records Management (II) 1) 2) 3) - 12 modules:

Historisches Institut 14 4.State and Perspectives I - 1st edition, : 7 CAS, 23 MAS-students spring 2008: end of the teaching period of the 1st edition master thesis going on fall 2008: Diploma Evaluation: sustainable high level of satisfaction coming out: >50% of the students got a better job

Historisches Institut 15 4.State and Perspectives II - Recruitement for the second edition, :  47 highly qualified candidates  33 admissions (8 interviews)  language: 2/3 german, 1/3 french/italian  sex: fifty-fifty  average age: >30 years  MAS: 32; CAS: 1  Professions: archivists, librarians, records managers, documentarists  „sur dossier“: none

Historisches Institut 16 4.State and Perspectives III - Some smaller revisions of the program:  concentration, reduction of content  reduction of guest teachers  improvement of coherence, elimination of repetitions  distinction between basic/theoretical content and case studies  1/3 of the teaching time to be used for interactive sequences  clear instructions for guest teachers  If possible: 1 mastertext per module

Historisches Institut 17 Contact and information Contact:  Dr. Gaby Knoch-Mund  Prof. Dr. Christoph Graf More information:  (in Deutsch)  (en français)