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Managing change and growth – Project “Tawtheeq”: a case study of institutional transformation in the UAE
code:
081
juill. 22
14:30 - 17:00
Intervenant:
AL MANSOURI, Salma
EL REYES, Abdulla
LORD, Philip
MACDONALD, Alison
MCGLENNON, David
Room:
403
Description
Langue(s) de présentation:
Anglais
Abstract:
This session describes aspects of an ongoing program of change over multiple fronts within an archival institution: changing from an institution concerned with documentary heritage to one that adds the responsibilities of a National Archive, expanding its services and programs and moving from the paper-based archival world into the electronic archiving age. The specific aspects focussed on are changing the competency-base of the organisation, growth and change in its collections and the processes employed to manage them, modernising the IT support infrastructure and widening its outreach.
Auditoire visé:
Archive managers responsible for defining, managing and implementing change; archivists who are coping with change in staffing competencies, IT systems; user service managers responsible for developing new services & programs.
Overall purpose and significance of session:
To share information and experiences of an archival institution undergoing significant change in order to meet new challenges.
Content description:

The seminar will include a number of short presentations describing the ongoing transformation of the Center of Documentation & Research (CDR) in Abu Dhabi, and the approaches that have been used to implement change.

The presentations will include:

  • the development of a documentary heritage institution over 40 years in the Arabian Gulf and the drivers of change;
  • the development of a new strategic plan and performance indicators to measure progress;
  • the development of a new competency framework for archivists and its use in developing a training and human resource strategy;
  • the evaluation of and changes to collection development;
  • the development of a new IT system to accommodate advances in technology; and
  • the development of new programs and services to expand the engagement with the community and to explore revenue generating opportunities.

The presentations will describe a work in progress and will be followed by a panel and audience discussion.


Archives, séminaire