| CODE | LIA5007 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Melitensia Typologies: Books | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will define and examine the nature of the 'Maltese book' in its various forms, its significance and dissemination across time. This constitutes a fundamental aspect in the study of the printed output in any national context, including Malta. - Defining what constitutes the 'Maltese book' authorship, subject, publishing location and language aspects. - Local printing activity and book production: 1642 to 1839. - Local printing activity and book production: 1839 to date. - The publication of Malta-related books outside Malta: reasons, variety of production, local dissemination and relevance. - Coverage of non-fiction themes. - Reference works. - Malta-related prose in various languages. - The rise and current state of Maltese prose. - Maltese poetry. - Bibliographic control and tools: present situation and ways ahead. - The visual element in Maltese books. - Collections of Melitensia in Malta and abroad: accessibility. Study-Unit Aims: - Explore the diversity of the Maltese books and its historical development. - Discuss the various subjects and areas covered by Melitensia in book format. - Delve into issues of production, design and their effect upon the audience. - Study issues relating to its tracing, survival and bibliographic recording. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe clearly the complexities of the Maltese book in terms of subject-matter, language and targeted audience across time. This will be carried out through case-studies assigned to the students. - Define and clearly distinguish the different roles of the Maltese book in the Maltese social, political, and religious contexts across time. - Identify and examine the present challenges related to the bibliographic control and description of the Maltese book, in both print and electronic formats. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Select a type of Maltese book and analyse it in terms of its characteristics, use and effect on its audience. - Recognise specific characteristics of the Maltese book produced locally and abroad. - Gain the ability to devise strategies for its conservation and bibliographic record. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Print/online resources: - Malta National Bibliography: 1983 - - Hellwald, Ferdinand de, 'Bibliographie Historique ...' and its updates. - Zammit, William, 'Printing in Malta, 1642-1839: its cultural role from inception to freedom of the press', Malta 2008. - Various other papers indicated for different topics. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Group Learning | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | William Zammit |
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