Archival science
(objectives)
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.
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Code
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18084 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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8
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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M-STO/08
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Contact Hours
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48
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Teacher
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NICOLAI Gilda
(syllabus)
the course is organized in two parts, a theoretical and an archive exercise which is an integral part of the course itself. The first part first illustrates the basic principles and definitions, the structure of the archive and the tools for the formation of the archive; a second one concerns the historical archive with specific attention to the activities necessary for its use. With particular reference to the first part the course includes the following topics: terminology problems, the concept of archival document, document types, document management system and phases, archive classification, document registration, transfer of documents and the management of archival repositories, selection, nature and evolution of the document management system and archival discipline, archive definitions, the structure of the archives, the typology of the producers, the main normative references, the rules for sorting and describing in a national environment, the development of international standards, the application of the general principles of description in computerization projects. The second part will cover an archive filing exercise. Following the exercise, the student will have to produce a term paper that he will present for the exam. The slides of the single lessons in pdf format will be sent periodically by the teacher to the attending students only. Students who cannot attend the lessons are invited to contact the teacher for an interview on the exam program and to receive information on exam texts and teaching materials
(reference books)
P. Carucci, M. Guercio, Manuale di Archivistica, nuova edizione, Carocci, 2021 M.P.Donato, L’archivio del mondo. Quando Napoleone confiscò la storia, Editori Laterza, 2019 I. Zanni Rosiello, Gli archivi nella società contemporanea, Il Mulino, 2009 G. Nicolai, Il consorzio antitubercolare di Viterbo e le sue carte 1927-1975, Civita editoriale, 2020
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From 03/10/2022 to 13/01/2023 |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
At a distance
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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