About this role
Archivists analyse and document records, and plan and organise systems and procedures for the safekeeping of records and historically valuable documents.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for an Archivist include:
- evaluates and preserves records for administrative, historical, legal, evidential and other purposes
- prepares record-keeping systems, indexes, guides and procedures for archival research and for the retention and destruction of records
- identifies and classifies specimens and objects, and arranges restoration work
- examines items and arranges examinations to determine condition and authenticity.