Will AI Replace Archivists?

Organize archival records and develop classification systems to facilitate access to archival materials.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Provide reference services and assistance for users needing archival materials.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Prepare archival records, such as document descriptions, to allow easy access to information.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Create and maintain accessible, retrievable computer archives and databases, incorporating current advances in electronic information storage technology.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Establish and administer policy guidelines concerning public access and use of materials.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Direct activities of workers who assist in arranging, cataloguing, exhibiting, and maintaining collections of valuable materials.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Preserve records, documents, and objects, copying records to film, videotape, audiotape, disk, or computer formats as necessary.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Research and record the origins and historical significance of archival materials.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Locate new materials and direct their acquisition and display.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Authenticate and appraise historical documents and archival materials.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Coordinate educational and public outreach programs, such as tours, workshops, lectures, and classes.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Specialize in an area of history or technology, researching topics or items relevant to collections to determine what should be retained or acquired.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Select and edit documents for publication and display, applying knowledge of subject, literary expression, and presentation techniques.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.