Digital Archives and Libraries

Code:

MCI0010

Acronym:

ABD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle2324.up.pt/course/view.php?id=5867
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCI	6	Plano de estudos oficial	1	-	6	42	162
MHP	7	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The "Digital Libraries and Digital Archives" unit has the main goal of leading students in the analysis of principles, theory and technology of digital repositories, supported on tools that will allow them to build such systems.

Learning outcomes and competences

Upon completion of this course unit, students should be capable of: 
- Distinguishing digital repositories, digital archives, digital libraries and websites; 
- Identifying the application domains of digital repositories and give examples, by mentioning the institutions which use them and types of collections; 
- Developing a basic digital library based on a collection of documents and using appropriate software;
- Assessing the library and calculate the amount of work required to carry out each task;
- Analysing the differences between physical and digital libraries and identifying the aspects which require different procedures in order to develop and maintain those libraries;
- Identifying the necessary requirements concerning document treatment, technologies, services and plan while designing a digital library;
- Comparing the characteristics of systems for the design of digital repositories;
- Applying their knowledge of document description to the organization of a digital repository;
- Naming some problems in Digital Library research.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Pre-requisites: basic knowledge of document description, familiarity with the concepts and techniques of automatic indexing and information retrieval, ease in the manipulation of common formats for digital documents.

Co-requisites: this unit develops concepts and skills which can be articulated with the "Content Analysis and Indexing" and "Information Law".

Program

- Digital libraries and digital archives.
Characteristics of digital repositories. Application domains. Social, economic and technical issues.

- Digital objects
Text, image, multimedia. Formats. Digitization.

- Architectures and models.

- Collection organization.
Description and metadata.

- User interface. 
Interaction modes. User search and models.

-Platforms of repository development. Greenstone, DSpace, Fedora.

- Planning and implementation of a digital library. 
Use of the digital library systems Greenstone and DSpace.

- Services for digital libraries.

- Management and preservation of digital repositories.
Requirements and description standards.

- Interoperability in digital repositories.
Standards.

Mandatory literature

Ian H. Witten, David Bainbridge, David M. Nichols; How to build a digital library - Second Edition., Morgan Kaufmann, 2009. ISBN: 0123748577

Complementary Bibliography

Michael Lesk; Understanding digital libraries. ISBN: 1-55860-924-5

Teaching methods and learning activities

The theoretical component consists of lectures with reference to the bibliography.
Practical sessions are used to discuss proposed research topics with the students, to do practical coursework on digital libraries and archives and present the corresponding results.

Software

DSpace
Greenstone Digital Library

keywords

Physical sciences > Computer science > Informatics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	30,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	50,00
Frequência das aulas	50,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams, students have to reach a minimum grade of:
- 50% in the practical component; 
- 50% in the test.

Calculation formula of final grade

Grade of the projects: grade of the 2 course projects.

Grade of the test: grade of the test.

Grade of the exercises: grade of the exercises presented in practical classes.

Final grade:

Final Grade =50%* Grade of the projects 
+
20%* Grade of the exercises
+
30%* Grade of the test

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students taking exams under special status are expected to previously submit the assignments required for this course unit.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students taking exams under special status are expected to previously submit the assignments required for this course unit.

Classification improvement

Students may improve the mark in the following academic year.