Applied Technology for Archival Information Management
Code
722051171
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
2
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To provide pupils with the technical knowledge associated with the use of technology on information processing needs in archives.
b) To discuss several related problems and opportunities and to provide a global panorama of practical solutions.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. What kind of technologies does our discussion include?
2. What will be their impact on the archival sciences?
3. How to deal with the evolution of thecnology?
4. Practical solutions according to the appropriate area (hardware / software).
5. Creating a Digital Preservation Plan.
Bibliography
DIGITAL RECORDS PRESERVATION Where to Start Guide http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink?func=ll&objId=8800112&objAction=browse&sort=name
Michael K Buckland, What Is a \"Document\"?, Journal of the American Society for Information Science (1986-1998); Sep 1997; 48, 9; ABI/INFORM Global, pg. 804
Mari Runardotter, Information Technology, Archives and Archivists - An Interacting Trinity for Long-term Digital Preservation, Luleå University of Technology - Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences, Division of Information Systems Sciences, 2007
Teaching method
Classes will include theoretical discussions around the subject matters, alongside with technology demonstrations and application functionality demonstrations
Evaluation method
Written examination at the semesters end. Class presence isnt relevant for final evaluation.