On July 3, 2013 CUNY CIS will begin the archiving process for all 2011 and Spring 2012 courses. After that time, these courses will no longer be available within the Blackboard environment. To have an archived course restored to Blackboard, contact your campus Blackboard support resource. It will take 1 to 3 business days for a course to be restored following the request. Faculty are urged to: Use the Export function to create and download a content-only copy of each course that can later be imported and used to teach another course with the same content (EXPORT). Use the Archive function to create and download an exact image of each course (content, enrollment, grades, etc.) which can be provided in case it is necessary to retrieve this information (ARCHIVE). Tutorials: Exporting your Blackboard Course (pdf) Making and Using Backups of Your Course Materials (pdf) Exporting a Course Package (video) Archiving a Course (video)