The student will have basic knowledge and understanding of archival formation, management and preservation. This objective will be achieved through the use of up-to-date textbooks, interdisciplinary seminars in which the student is directly involved, and through the discussion of some of the topics related to the most recent acquisitions in the field of general archival science.
The course aims to provide students with a general understanding of the evolution of the document from the traditional analog to the digital context. The aim of the course is to introduce the topic of archives, analyzing the archival theory related to the ordering, the inventorying and the archival information systems. The aim of the course is for participants to acquire archival and organizational knowledge and to understand the basic rules of formation, management and preservation of archives. The educational objective of the course is to develop knowledge about: records, forms of records, history of archives, preservation of archives, use and enhancement of archival collections.

Expected Learning Outcomes (1)
1 - The course aims to provide students with a general understanding of the evolution of archives from the traditional analogue to the digital context.
2 - The student will be introduced to the topic of archives by analyzing technologically advanced systems of archival description that are based, at the organizational level, on sound archival theory.

Expected Learning Outcomes (2)
3 - This type of study will allow the student to acquire skills to develop knowledge related to: document forms, history of archives, preservation of archives, use and enhancement of archival collections.
4 - The student will be able to communicate with ownership and with appropriate terminology, both orally and in written text, on issues related to archives. Furthermore, through the methodological tools acquired, the student will be able to evaluate the different types of archives and move within an archives for historical research purposes.
5 - In addition to the traditional didactics, the continuous encouragement of the student to participate in discussions during frontal lessons and in the illustration of case studies, represents the most appropriate way to achieve understanding.