Archival education in Scandinavia

Archival Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-116

  Lybeck, Jari ^a  

^a Provincial Archives of Hämeenlinna ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Archival education; Educational programmes; National Archives; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044457556     PISSN: 13890166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ARCS.0000035443.85802.bf     Document Type: Review

References (42)

1. Strictly speaking Finland is not a Scandinavian country but in this context it is natural to view it as part of Scandinavia
2. Lov nr 42 af 30. marts 1889 om oprettelse af et Rigsarkiv og om lønninger for de derved ansatte embedsmænd.
3. Laki julkisista arkistoista 18/1939.
4. Iceland: Lög um Pjóooskjalasafn Íslands 66/1985; Sweden: Arkivlag 1990: 782;Denmark: Lov nr 337 af 14 maj 1992 om offentlige arkiver, Lov nr 421 af 10 juni 1997 om ændring af lov om offentlige arkiver, Lov nr 445 af 31 maj 2000 om ændring af lov om offentlige arkiver; Norway: Lov om arkiv 4. desember 1992 nr 126; Finland: Arkistolaki 831/1994.
5. The information that is used in this article on the archival education given at the University of Stockholm is gathered from the website of that university (http://www.su.se). Starting point for information concerning archival science (arkivvetenskap): 〈http://www.utbildning.su.se/Katalog/Amne/99.asp〉 (pages consulted revised in 14 October 2003, consulted 17 March 2004).
6. Mitthögskolan, "Ämnesbeskrivning för Arkiv och informationsvetenskap", latest revision 29 October 2001. 〈http://www.mh.se/utbildning/katalogen/katalog.asp?wi= amnesBe-skrivning&kod=AKI〉 (consulted 24 April 2002).
7. Uppsala universitet, "Utbildning: Humaniora: Arkivvetenskap" 〈http://utdatabas.uu.se/katalog/amne.asp?kod=202〉 (consulted 24 April 2002).
8. Landsarkivet i Lund, "Kurser", 〈http://www.ra.se/lla/kurs.htm〉 (consulted 24 April 2002).
9. Of these 80 points 40 points must be either in history, economic history, political science or in some similar subject.
10. Landsarkivet i Lund, "Kurser", 〈http://www.ra.se/lla/kurs.htm〉 (consulted 24 April 2002).
11. Göteborgs universitet, "Arkivvetenskap". 〈http://utbkat.gu.se/utbildning/utb/A131KARK100.html〉 (consulted 4 January 2002).
12. Lybeck, Jari, "Utbildningens kritiska val: självständighet eller integration", 18. Nordiska Arkivdagarna i Åbo 6-8.8.1997 (Arkivverket, 1997), p. 125.
13. In Norway university studies are measured in "vekttal". 20 "vekttal" represent a year's work. The Norwegian degree system is heavily structured. Cand.mag. and cand.philol. degrees are the most common degrees, requiring four and six years of studies respectively (80 and 120 "vekttal"). Universitetet i Oslo, "Fagnivåer og oppbygging". 〈http://www.hf.uio.no/studier/fagsider/felles/fagnivaa.html〉 (consulted 4 January 2002).
14. Universitetet i Oslo, "Fagemne i arkivstudier". 〈http://www.hf.uio.no/studier/fagsider/arkivstudier/FAGEMNE-org.html〉 (consulted 4 January 2002).
15. Universitetet i Oslo, "Arkivkunnskap". 〈http://www.hf.uio.no/studier/fagsider/arkivkunnskap/SEMEMNE-org. html〉 (consulted 4 January 2002).
16. Universitetet i Oslo, "Arkivkunnskap". 〈http://www.hf.uio.no/studier/fagsider/arkivkunnskap/GRUNNFAGSTILLEGG-org. html〉 (consulted 24 April 2002).
17. Universitetet i Oslo, "Arkivkunnskap". 〈http://www.hf.uio.no/studier/fagsider/arkivkunnskap/opptak.html〉 (consulted 24 April 2002).
18. Riksarkivet, "Årsmelding for arkivverket 2000". 〈http://www.riksarkivet.no/aarsmelding2000/index.htm〉 (consulted 26 March 2002).
19. Lybeck, Jari, "Utbildningens kritiska val: självständighet eller integration", 18. Nordiska Arkivdagarna i Åbo 6-8.8.1997 (Arkivverket, 1997), p. 129.
20. 〈http://www.info.uta.fi/opetus/vaatimukset01-03.html〉 (consulted 12 June 2002). The information about the Tampere education is based on this website as well as on the present writer's personal knowledge and the information provided by assistant professor Marjo Rita Valtonen (Department of Information Studies, University of Tampere).
21. Kristjana Kristinsdóttir's (National Archives of Iceland) e-mail to Jari Lybeck on 25 and 26 March 2002.
22. Kristjana Kristinsdóttir's (National Archives of Iceland) e-mail to Jari Lybeck on 25 March 2002.
23. Inge Bundsgaard, "Statens Arkivers arkivkursus", Det nordiska lands-/statsarkivariemötet i Uleåborg 14.-15. juni 2001.
24. The Finnish National Archives Service is composed of the National Archives and seven Provincial Archives.
25. The information on the Finnish National Archives Service and its role in archival education and training is based on the present writer's work experience gathered at the National Archives and three provincial archives since 1987. On the website (http://www.narc.fi) of the National Archives Service there is information (in Finnish and in Swedish) e.g. on the training programmes and degrees provided by the Service.
26. This is the minimum content of a records schedule. More detailed schedules are quite common.
27. Riksarkivet, "Kursverksamhet", latest revision 18 March 2002. 〈http://www.ra.se/ra/kurser/html)〉 (consulted 26 March 2002);
28. Krigsarkivet, "Kursverksamhet", latest revision 6 February 2002. 〈http://www.ra.se/kra/kurser/html〉 (consulted 26 March 2002).
29. Kristjana Kristinsdóttir's (National Archives of Iceland) e-mail to Jari Lybeck on 25 March 2002.
30. Riksarkivet, "Årsmelding for arkivverket 2000". 〈http://www.riksarkivet.no/aarsmelding2000/index.htm〉 (consulted 26 March 2002).
31. Inge Bundsgaard, "Statens Arkivers arkivkursus", Det nordiska lands-/statsarkivariemötet i Uleåborg 14.-15. juni 2001.
32. Det nordiska lands-/statsarkivariemötet i Uleåborg 14.-15. juni 2001.; Inge Bundgaard's (Provincial Archives of Sjælland etc.) e-mail to Jari Lybeck on 14 February 2002.
33. Steen Ousager's (National Archives of Denmark) e-mail to Jari Lybeck on 4 March 2002.
34. Riksarkivet, "Arkivakademiet" 〈http://www.riksarkivet.no/arkivakademiet/studieplan.htm〉 (consulted 3 April 2002).
35. I b i d.
36. Riksarkivet, "Arkivakademiet". 〈http://www.riksarkivet.no/arkivakademiet/prestekst.HTM〉 (consulted 3 April 2002).
37. Norsk Arkivråd, "Norsk Arkivråd". 〈http://www.arkivrad.no/index.html〉 (consulted 3 April 2002).
38. Norsk Arkivråd, "Studieplan", 〈http://www.arkivrad.no/utdanning/studieplan.htm〉 (consulted 3 April 2002);
39. Norsk Arkivråd, "Kursprogram 2002". 〈http://www.arkivrad.no/utdanning/kursprogram.htm〉 (consulted 3 April 2002).
40. Svenska Arkivsamfundet, "Om samfundet", latest revision 27 March 2002. 〈http://www.sv.arkivsamfundet.org/om.html〉 (consulted 4 April 2002).
41. I b i d.
42. 〈http://www.kau.se/ornuniversitetet/amne.lasso?id=AM1035〉 (consulted 17 March 2004).