MID-TERM PLAN 1992-1996 PRESIDENT REPORT

INTRODUCTION

1- Production and distribution of pedagogical tools on architecture of archival repositories and sigillography.
2- Increasing of the membership of the Section.
3- Publication of an international bibliography for the teachers.
4- Creation of a bank of case studies to be used by the teachers.
5- Organisation of a regional collquium in Slovenia on: The impact of political changes in Eastern Europe on teaching archival science and training archivists.
6- Organisation of an international colloquium in Piraeus on: The place of technical aspects in teaching archival science.
7- Organisation of an international colloquium in Austin on: The state of research in archival science. N.B. The theme has been modified
8- Organisation of an international colloquium in Beijing on: The specifics of teaching and training in archival science. N.B. The theme has been modified

The following report shows that all the projects have been completed with or without modification and that some other projects have been added. When it was necessary, a link has been made between the realizations and the mid-term plan 1992-1996.

1. ADMINISTRATION

1.1 Membership

1.2 Changes in the composition of the Steering Committee since election

1.3 Meetings of the Steering Committee

• 10 september 1992, Montreal (Canada), participants 12/12
• 19 september 1993, Piraeus (Greece), participants 12/12
• 26 october 1994, Ljubljana (Slovenia), participants 10/12
• 27 october 1995, Austin (United-States), participants 7/12

2. ACTIVITIES

2.1 Colloquia, seminar

• 12-14 september 1992, Montreal (Canada), Archives: From On-the-job Training to University Education. 115 participants coming from more than thirty countries. Funding: National Archives of Canada, Universite de Montreal. (International colloquium)
• 15-19 september 1993, Piraeus (Greece), The Techniques in archival training. 100 participants coming from 14 countries. Funding: Municipal Archives of Piraeus. (International colloquium) (See introduction, project #6 of the mid-term plan)
• 26-28 october 1994, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Consequences of political changes in Eastern and Central Europe on archival education and training. 50 participants coming from 27 countries (16 were from Eastern and Central Europe). Funding: Slovenia and Switzerland govemments. (Regional colloquium) (See introduction, project #5 of the mid-term plan)
• 25-27 October 1995, Austin (United States)
  --25 october 1995, Seminar on Cases studies in archival education. 14 participants coming from 12 countries. Funding: University of Texas and Section ICA/SAE. (International seminar) (See introduction, project #4 of the mid-term plan)
  --26-27 october 1995, Archival educators and advocacy. 25 participants coming from 12 countries. Funding: University of Texas and Section. (International colloquium) (See introduction, project #7 of the mid-term plan)
• 1-2 september 1996, Beijing (China), Distance education and international cooperation. (See introduction, project #8 of the mid-term plan)

2.2 Publications

• Directory of Schools and Courses of Professional Training for Archivists. ICA/SAE, studies #6, Koblenz 1992, 402p.
• DUCHEIN, Michel. Programme audiovisuel sur les batiments et les e'quipements d'archives. ICA/SAE, Paris, 1993. (40 slides, 1 cassette of french/english commentary, 1 booklet with bibliography) (See introduction, project #1 of the mid-term plan)
• RICCI, Noe et MARTINI, Aldo. Programme audiovisuel sur les sceaux. ICA/SAE, Paris, 1993. (36 slides, 1 cassette of french/english commentary, 1 booklet with bibliography) (See introduction, project #1 of the mid-term plan)
• Proceedings of the colloquium held in Montreal in September 1992, Archivum, XXXIX, 1994, p.485-532.
• Papers of the colloquium held in Piraeus in September 1993, Janus 1993.2. (See introduction, project #6 of the mid-term plan)
• Proceedings of the colloquium held in Ljubljana in Oetober 1994, will be published in ICA studies eerie. (See introduction, project #5 of the mid-term plan)
• Proceedings of the colloquium held in Austin in October 1995, will be published in Janus. (See introduction, project #7 of the mid-term plan)
• Leaflet with inforrnations on ICA/SAE, 1993. (See introduction, project #2 of the mid-term plan)
• International bibliography entitled: What Students in Archival Science Learn. A bibliography for teachers / Ce que les etuidiants en archivistique apprennent. Une bibliographic pour les enseignants, 1996. (See introduction, project #3 of the mid-term plan)

2.3 Other activities

• Type of project: Participation to a joint meeting UNESCO/SAE/P-AV. Subject: Creation of a courses on audio-visual archives. Date: november 1995. Funding: Rijks Arehivefschool of Netherlands and UNESCO)
• Type of project: Brief submitted to the Delors Commission of UNESCO. Subject: Archives in education. Date: september 1994. Funding: ICA.
• Type of project: Creation of a Listserv on internet. Subject: Information on archival education and research. Date: March 1996. Funding: University of Texas. (See introduction, project #2 of the mid-term plan. A part of this project was concerned by the publication of the Bulletin that the Section used to share with CAD. The listserv will take place this Bulletin. )

3. SUGGESTIONS

3.1 Difficulties encountered, solutions suggested

Research in Archival science
We all know the importance of R&D for the evolution of a discipline. On that subject we must consult the excellent study which has been conducted by our colleague, Ann E. Pederson, and presented at the International Congress in Montreal in 1992. (Archivum , vol. XXXIX, p.312-359) During the next plan, we should develop a research agenda in archival science on the base of the Pederson's study.

Publication of the proceedings of symposia
The proceedings of the symposia of Ljubljana and Austin have not been published yet. The next Steering Committee should be careful about this delay.

3.2 Suggestions to improve ICA's functioning

Carol Couture August 1996