Evaluation of the Curriculums in Information Management Departments in Turkey in Terms of Archival and Record Management Education

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the curriculums of the undergraduate and graduate education of the Information Management Departments in Turkey, in terms of their archival and record management lessons. The study was performed by descriptive method. In the study, the information management education and archival education in the Republican Era of Turkey was briefly explained. This study aims to address: (1) 11 curriculums of the Departments were examined in terms of the total number of compulsory and elective courses and, (2) the number of compulsory and elective archival courses and, (3) the content of these courses. Findings of the research have proven that there is no powerful curriculum of the archival/documentation management education at the university level in Turkey. Findings also indicate that there are similarities in terms of the compulsory and elective course contents, although there are important differences among Departments such as the number of archival courses and whether these courses are mandatory or elective. Finally, the research makes various suggestions in the light of the result