Training in historical methodology provides a crucial foundation for practicing archivists in the 21st century. Thus, students in the Archives Track earn an MA in History with a concentration in Archives, rather than an MA in Library and Informational Science with a concentration in Archives. Today, in an age in which information is created in various forms at exponential rates, archivists must learn to preserve and provide long-term access to materials and also learn to create, present, and archive history online. As technologies rapidly evolve, archivists must continually learn new technological skills throughout their career. Acquiring and mastering research and critical-thinking skills in History, rather than learning only technical skills, provides archivists with a vast and deep foundational knowledge and subject area expertise. This imbues them with an invaluable and transferable skill: the ability to assess and recognize the intrinsic research value to collections.