AR1A215 Archival Studies I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jiřina Štouračová (lecturer)
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
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 B2.21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! AR1A100 Archival Studies I &&!NOW( AR1A100 Archival Studies I )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to provide undergraduates with a basic orientation in the field; undergraduates will acquire basic concepts, become familiar with the archive network in the Czech Republic and its development, and gain a basic overview of archive activities.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course students will be able to:
- explain the differences between archival institutions;
- name and characterise basic archival norms;
- define basic archival terms;
- understand the basic development of the discipline (archival education, archival manuals);
- describe the structure of the Czech archival network;
- describe the basic types of archival aids;
- describe the basic archival activities.
Syllabus
  • 1.Basic characteristics of archival science, guides, literature, periodicals;
  • 2.Definition of the term archive and memory institution;
  • 3.Basic concepts: archive material, archive fund, collection, document, fund creator, NAD organizational principles;
  • 4.Basic archive activities – pre-archival care, records management;
  • 5.Basic archive activities – processing, access, preservation;
  • 6.Main points of the development of archival science abroad, foreign archival education;
  • 7.Main points of archival development in the Czech Republic and Czech archival education;
  • 8.Structure of the archival network in the Czech Republic, types of archive and groups of funds kept in them
Literature
  • ŠTOURAČOVÁ, Jiřina. Archivnictví. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 192 s. ISBN 9788021065116. URL info
  • Archivnictví a spisová služba, Ústí nad Labem http://ff.ujep.cz/archivnictvi/
  • HRUBÝ, Václav. Úvod do archivní teorie i prakse. Praha: Společnost přátel starožitností ČSL, 1930, 323 s. URL info
  • ČECHOVÁ, Gabriela. Archivní příručka. 2. nezměněné vyd. Praha: Archivní správa ministerstva vnitra v Praze, 1965, 216 s. URL info
  • Archivní periodika (Archivní časopis, Sborník archivních prací)
  • Zákon 499/2004 Sb. o archivnictví a spisové službě a o změně některých zákonů
Teaching methods
Lecture 60% Seminar 35% Written test 5%
Assessment methods
Colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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