A case study es in account of an adminsitrative
ptoblem or situation in a realor imagined
organisation . Does not provide answers
Develop in students the
skills: Identify problems ,
Undertand and interpret
data ,Think analytically and
critically ,Make and defend
decisisons, Exercise and
make judgements
A case study may only be
useful or relevant for two
or three years before
being revised.
Teaching methods using case studies
Class discussion, role play, interviews, assignments
Topics for Case Study
Control of holdings:
develop criteria and
practice for
description
Reference service:
Manage retrieval
an reference
services
Use of technologies:
Determine the effect
of electronic
technologies on
records and archives
management
Preservation: analyze
environmental
conditions and
determining appropriate
actions
Organizational framework:
Develop crear policies and
procedures
Falicity and resource
management:
Planning and
improving faciliteis
and services
Records management:
managing retrieval and
reference in a records
centre
Acquisition and
collection
development:
identifying gaps in
holding
Care of specialised records: Develop a
visual records reference system