AR1A339a Archival Practice I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Libor Blažek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( AR1A339 Archival Studies I )
Zapisuje se zároveň s kurzem Archivnictví I.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The practical section is carried out in blocks of 40 hours in the Brno City Archive after the completion of the spring semester teaching period, in accordance with the established academic programme. Introduction - general introduction to the Brno City Archive, its collections and departments.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- practically apply their theoretical knowledge of archival science;
- describe the basic functions of an archive from a higher provincial administrative unit.
Syllabus
  • Individual daily blocks:
  • 1) Pre-archive care and document service - definition and characterization of the BCA's competencies, forms of document service - electronic and analogue, forms of methodological and regulatory activities, examples of file standards, the process of shredding and the selection of archive materials, the acceptance and storage of archival records;
  • 2) Registering and processing archival records - National Archival Heritage register system, files on collections, basic rules for processing archival records, sorting, organizing, inventory, cataloguing, indexing, types of archiving tools;
  • 3) Use of archival materials - the study of archival records by researchers, rights and obligations of the researcher, services for researchers, research activities, searching in archive funds, communication with authorities and individuals, the archive library and its characteristics;
  • 4) Publishing, editorial and educational activities - types of publications issued by archives, preparing publications, citation principles, cooperation with cultural, scientific, educational and information institutions, conferences, exhibitions, publication and scientific work of archivists;
  • 5) Protection of archival records - conditions and methods for storing archival records, work by conservation and restoration departments, activities in the bookbinding department, the work of the photography department, custom cleaning of archive materials, digitalization of archive materials.
Literature
  • Vyhláška č. 645/2004 Sb., kterou se provádějí některá ustanovení zákona o archivnictví a spisové službě, ve znění pozdějších předpisů
  • Vyhláška č. 259/2012 Sb., o podrobnostech výkonu spisové služby
  • Zákon 499/2004 Sb. o archivnictví a spisové službě a o změně některých zákonů
Teaching methods
Archival Practice
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: týdenní praxe v rozsahu 40 hodin v AMB.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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