Job Description
University of Toronto Faculty of Information
Sessional Lecturer
Winter Term 2027 (January 2027 - April 2027)
Course Description:
This course (INF2229H: Processing Digital Archives) will introduce students to the methods, tools, and workflows that archivists use to process born‑digital archival materials for preservation and access. Through a combination of lectures, demonstrations, readings, activities for testing and exploration, and a cumulative set of assignments using example records, students will gain hands‑on experience with a suite of open source software tools used to acquire, appraise, arrange, describe, make accessible, store, and preserve digital archival materials.
Students will attain an understanding of the fundamental aspects of digital records and computing systems, build experience with the systems and infrastructures that enable and support digital archives work, apply methods for documenting workflows, and engage...