| CODE | BST2004 | ||||||
| TITLE | Archival Research | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | International Institute for Baroque Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | For non-historians, archival research may seem like a standardized method of inquiry that is carried out mainly in libraries and special collections rooms. The aim of this study-unit is to provide participants with an understanding of how archives developed and function. This study-unit will also define the role of the archivist, differentiate between the different types of manuscripts deposited in an archive, and provide participants with a sound understanding of the collections held in local archives, namely, The National Library, The National Archives, The Notarial Archives, and The Archives of the Mdina Cathedral. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit will provide participants with an understanding of how archives developed and function. It will also serve to introduce participants to the various archives and prepare them to carry out individual research from primary sources. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate understanding of how archives developed and function; - Demonstrate sound knowledge of the collections held in the local archives; - Identify which archival sources may be consulted to address specific research issues; 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Carry out independent research in libraries and archives; - Assist in any job concerning the classification and indexing of archival material in Malta such as the National Library, the National Archives, the Notarial Archives, the Archives of the Mdina Cathedral and private archives. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Cook, Terry. “Archival Science and Postmodernism: New Formulations for Old Concepts.” Archival Science 1 no.1 (2001): 3-24. http://www.mybestdocs.com/cook-tpostmod-p1-00.htm. - Cook, Terry, “What is Past is Prologue: A History of Archival Ideas Since 1898, and the Future Paradigm Shift,” Archivaria 43 (Spring 1997): 17-63. http://www.mybestdocs.com/cook-t-pastprologue-ar43fnl.htm. - Gilliland, Anne and Sue McKemmish, “Introduction” and “Building an Infrastructure for Archival Research,” Archival Science 3-4 (2004): 143-147; 149-199. - Gilliland-Swetland, Anne J. Enduring Paradigm, New Opportunities: The Value of the Archival Perspective in the Digital Environment. Washington, D.C.: CLIR: February 2000. Available: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub89/pub89.pdf. - McKemmish, Sue, Gilliland-Swetland, Anne, and Eric Ketelaar. "'Communities of Memory': Pluralizing Archival Research and Education Agendas," Archives and Manuscripts 33 (2005): 146-75. Available: http://infotech.monash.edu/research/centres/cosi/projects/mct/prato2006/mckemmishgilliland-ketelaar.pdf. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joan Abela |
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