| CODE | LIA1010 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Libraries and Documentary Heritage: History, Formats and Structures | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is intended to provide a detailed theoretical overview of memory institutions in terms of their historical development, present formats and structures. It introduces the students to best practices for the information professional, while giving a background to the developments occurring within the information profession. It also explains the methods employed and best practices in undertaking research, writing and presenting of tertiary-level course work. Furthermore it provides exposure to a variety of different types of memory institutions in Malta, or dealing with Maltese material, this through guided practical field trips to a number of relevant institutions. Study-Unit Aims: a) To introduce the basic tenets and best practices of the information profession; b) To introduce students to the different types of memory institutions through first-hand encounters in order to observe the day-to-day running, issues, challenges and ways forward of such institutions; c) To expose students to best practices where research and its presentation at undergraduate level is concerned. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Map the historical development of memory institutions; - Distinguish between different repositories of published and unpublished knowledge; - Distinguish historical collections as against ones utilized for current needs; - Define the contemporary opportunities/challenges faced by memory institutions; - Discuss the future roles and professional positions within a digital memory environment. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a) Distinguish between the different types of information-providing institutions and acquire the ability to perform basic tasks in a number of them; b) Conduct tertiary-level academic work at undergraduate level and presenting it as required by the canons of academic standards. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Grover, R.G; Greer, R.J. & Fowler, S.G. 'Introduction to the Library and Information Professions', Libraries Unlimited, 2007. - American Psychological Association, 'APA Manual of Style', 7th edition, 2019. Supplementary Readings: - Zerafa, L; Vella, V and Vella, C, 'A Mosaic of Library and Archive Practice in Malta', Malta, MaLIA, 2009. - Farrugia, C. (ed.), 'Guardians of Memory: Essays in Remembrance of Hella Jean Bartolo Winston', Malta, National Archives, 2008. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldwork, Grp Learning, Indep Study and Lectures | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | William Zammit |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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