- Docente: Stefano Malfatti
- Credits: 6
- SSD: M-STO/08
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures, Linguistics (cod. 9220)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in History and Oriental Studies (cod. 8845)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Visual Arts (cod. 9071)
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from Sep 19, 2023 to Oct 26, 2023
Learning outcomes
The course aims at introducing to the study of archival documents and inventories with a view of their IT processing. The problems related to description according to current standards and the issue of preservation over time will be discussed. Special attention will be paid to the creation of open access environments for the poring over of digital documents and their inventories in the field of historical archives.
Course contents
An introduction dedicated to the basic principles of the archival discipline will be provided. Aspects, including regulatory aspects, related to the production, management and preservation of analogical and digital records in Italy will be covered. The software for archival description and the international standards for the description of historical archives, their producers and conservators will then be illustrated. Finally, some national and local archival information systems will be considered. Meetings will be held in archives to explore practical cases of the application of IT tools to the description and management of archival documentation.
Readings/Bibliography
Attending students:
- Maria Guercio, Archivistica informatica. I documenti in ambiente digitale, Roma, Carocci, 2019, chapters: 1) Gestione dei documenti archivistici in ambiente digitale; 2) Requisiti funzionali per la gestione informatica dei documenti; 3) La conservazione digitale. Metodi, progetti di ricerca e casi di studio; 4) Gli standard per la descrizione archivistica 5) La gestione informatica nell’ordinamento giuridico italiano. We recommend using the 2019 edition, the most up-to-date edition currently available.
Non-attending students:
In addition to the texts for attending students, the following text:
- Giorgetta Bonfiglio-Dosio, Primi passi nel mondo degli archivi. Temi e testi per la formazione archivistica di primo livello. Quinta edizione, Padova, Cleup, 2023.
Further indications on bibliographic and web resources will be provided during the course; materials for the preparation of the exam will also be published online.
Teaching methods
1. Lectures, in the classroom, using slides and other teaching materials.
2. "Virtual" visit to a "current archive".
3. Visits to State Archives in order to ensure a direct approach to the documentary heritage and models of application of information technologies for their management and use.
Assessment methods
Oral exam:
- Knowledge of the topics covered in class and of the bibliography
- Presentation of concepts with appropriate language.
Teaching tools
Digital tools and technologies, including audiovisual materials, will be used in both the exposition of issues and the exemplification of concrete cases.
Office hours
See the website of Stefano Malfatti