20710491 - Digital Preservation in Archives

The objective of the course is to provide students with the cognitive tools to grasp the similarities and differences between analog archives, digital archives and hybrid archives; to assess how the use of technologies has changed traditional archival production and preservation systems; and to analyze the opportunities offered by information technology and modern communication channels in archival preservation and enhancement processes.
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Mutuazione: 20710491 Archivistica digitale in Storia, territorio e società globale L-42 PITTELLA RAFFAELE ANTONIO COSIMO

Programme

The course examines the following topics: - fundamental concepts of record-keeping in a digital environment; - record management systems; - preservation in a digital environment; - the Codice dell’amministrazione digitale; - archival description standards; - archives and the WEB. Seminars and meetings with experts are also planned.

Core Documentation

- Paola Carucci, Maria Guercio Maria, Manuale di archivistica, Roma, Carocci editore, 2021, pp. 81-186, 205-258, 305-482.

Non-attending students will also study the following article:

- Stefano Vitali, La descrizione archivistica al tempo degli standard e dei sistemi informatici, in Archivistica. Teorie, metodi, pratiche, a cura di Maria Guercio e Linda Giuva, Roma, Carocci, 2014, pp. 179-210.
- Francesca Delneri, Gli orizzonti della conservazione. Le tre età dell'archivio e il ruolo dei sistemi e degli istituti di conservazione, in "Jlis.it, 10, 1 (2019), pp. 13-25.

Type of delivery of the course

Classes have a duration of 36 hours in total (6 CFU), and take place with the help of slides and other teaching materials.

Type of evaluation

Expected knowledge and skills will be verified through an oral interview with questions, which may also include the discussion of specific case experiences. The preparation will be considered adequate (with a mark expressed in thirtieths), if students make an adequate presentation of the topics covered during the course, using appropriate terminology, demonstrating that he has been able to critically elaborate the different topics examined.