TITLE:
Building Archival Talent Teams in Independent Colleges: Strategies for the New Era
AUTHORS:
Ling Xie, Qinggong Ma
KEYWORDS:
Independent College, Archival Workforce Construction, All-Staff Archivist System
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.13 No.7,
July
18,
2025
ABSTRACT: The archival work of independent colleges faces new challenges and opportunities in the new era. In the face of issues such as the increasing youthfulness of faculty and staff and the frequent changes of part-time archivists in various departments, the archival management departments must take the initiative. They should start with newly hired faculty and staff and extend their efforts across the entire college to build a team of archival personnel. Taking Changzhou University Huaide College as an example, this paper analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the younger faculty and staff in independent colleges. It is suggested that the archival management department should focus on new employee training, departmental training, and specialized training. By actively participating in training programs at all levels of the college and departments, the department can conduct multi-level, multi-faceted, and comprehensive archival training to popularize archival knowledge. This approach aims to promote the “All-Staff Archivist System” and reduce the reliance on part-time archivists, thereby exploring new ways to build an archival talent team in independent colleges under the constraints of limited personnel and funding.