07078 - General Archive Administration and History of Archives

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Angelo Turchini
  • Credits: 12
  • SSD: M-STO/08
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Cultural Heritage (cod. 8849)

Learning outcomes

Trough the hisotircal debate on the one hand and the examination of specific contexts on the other hand, at the end of the course the student gains understanding of the discipline problems and gets an appropriate training on the operational aspect.

Course contents

  • Archives: an historical debate.
  • General themes: the science of archives and its ambits; technology and recods management, standard.
  • Organization and history of archives.

Readings/Bibliography

A. ROMITI, Archivistica generale. Primi elementi, Civita ed., Lucca 2002; P. CARUCCI, M. GUERCIO, Manuale di archivistica, Carocci ed., Roma 2008.

Guida generale degli Archivi di Stato italiani, I, Roma 1981, pp. 1-31; altre indicazioni verranno fornite nel corso delle lezioni.

Teaching methods

  • Live lessons.
  • Exercitations in archives.

Assessment methods

An oral examination: acquisition of aknowledge method; illustration of discipline cultural areas; specific vocabulary; critic judgement ability.

Teaching tools

Visit to archives.

Seminaries and exercitations.

Office hours

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