| CODE | LIA5014 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Archival Description | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit provides a comprehensive knowledge of arrangement and archival description from the general principles, practices and theories to specific typologies of records. The study-unit provide a solid introduction to: the role and application of the international standards, mark-up languages, controlled vocabularies and specialised thesauri; the relationships between archive, archival creator and archival context; finding aids, accessibility and valorisation in the traditional and digital environment. Practical exercises and case studies are included to face issues and challenges on the field. An overview of the convergence between different information centres through authority files and digital enviroment is also discussed. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to offer a wide range of concepts, theories, practices, and standards and train students to arrange and describe various typologies of records in different contexts. The study-unit intends to introduce students to the general principles of archival description and guide them through different theories and methodologies of description and arrangement. It also aims to equip students with critical skills to choose and apply different archival standards both for creating traditional and digital finding aids. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Acquire deep knowledge to analyse and compare various archival standards; - Comprehend, distinguish and reconstruct the hierarchical levels of fonds and the principles and methodologies for the arrangement of records; - Investigate and recognise the relationships between records, contexts, and archival creators and create authority files; - Build deep knowledge about different methodologies to create access, valorise and communicate the value of archives; - Recognise and deal with differences, similarities, and convergences between archives and other information centres. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Arrange different typologies of records in line with the main archival concepts; - Evaluate and select the international standards according to specific cases; - Investigate and relate the records with their context and creators; - Evaluate approach, techniques and modern technologies to create traditional and digital finding aids; - Be able to communicate and create links with the other information centres like libraries and museums. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Cook, M. and Procter, M. (2000). Manual of Archival Description (3rd. ed.). UK: Routledge; - Duchein, M. (1983). Theoretical Principles and Practical Problems of Respect des fonds in Archival Science. Archivaria, 16, 64-82. Retrieved from http://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/viewFile/12648/13813; - Duranti, L. (1992). Origin and Development of the Concept of Archival Description. Archivaria, 35, 47-54. Retrieved from https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/11884; - Meissner, D. (2019). Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts. SAA; - Michetti, G. (2018). Provenance: Development of a Concept. In Willer, M., Gilliland, A.J., Tomi, M. (Eds.), Authority, Provenance, Authenticity, Evidence (pp. 39-66). Retrieved from https://morepress.unizd.hr/books/press/catalog/book/46; - Sweeney, S. (2008). The Ambiguous Origins of the Archival Principle of "Provenance". Libraries & the Cultural Record, 43(2), 193-213. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25549475; - Thurman, A. C. (2005). Metadata standards for archival control: An introduction to EAD and EAC. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 40(3-4), 183-212. doi: https://doi.org/10.1300/J104v40n03_09. Supplementary Readings: - Canadian Archives Council (2008). Rules for Archival Description (RAD). Retrieved from http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/RAD/RADComplete_July2008.pdf; - LOC Controlled Vocabularies. Retrieved from https://www.loc.gov/librarians/controlled-vocabularies/; - ICA (2000). The International Standard on Archival Description (ISAD(G), 2nd ed. Retrieved from https://www.ica.org/en/isadg-general-international-standard-archival-description-second-edition; - ICA (2004). The International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families (ISAAR), 2nd. ed. Retrieved from https://www.ica.org/en/isaar-cpf-international-standard-archival-authority-record-corporate-bodies-persons-and-families-2nd; - ICA (2011). International Standard for Describing Institutions with Archival Holdings (ISDIAH). Retrieved from https://www.ica.org/en/isdiah-international-standard-describing-institutions-archival-holdings; - ICA (2011). International Standard for Describing Functions (ISDF). Retrieved from https://www.ica.org/en/isdf-international-standard-describing-functions; |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practical | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Valeria Vanesio |
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