Cataloguing of Old Books

Code:

CINF036

Acronym:

CLA

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	0	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	3	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The students should know the characteristics and structure of older monographic publications (before 1800) as well as acquire the necessary skills to undertake their cataloging and bibliographic description using national and international standards. It is also intended that students analyze the impact of new technologies in organization and access to older monographic publications.

Learning outcomes and competences

Understand the characteristics of older monographic publications.

Acquire the ability to use and apply standards of bibliographic description of older monographic publications.

Learn how to use reference books necessary for bibliographic description of older monographic publications.

Identify technological projects of representation, storage and retrieval system of older monographic publications.

Working method

Presencial

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

Not applicable

Program

Program 1 An introduction to the study of older monographic publications. 1.1 From manuscript to printed book. 1.2 The evolution of the printed book from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. 2 The structure of older monographic publications. 2.1 The title page. 2.2 Preliminary pages. 2.3 The text. 2.4 Indexes. 2.5 The colophon. 2.6 Illustrations and other elements. 3 The bibliographic description of older monographic publications: their specificity. 3.1 The bibliographic description according to ISBD (A). 3.2 Information sources for cataloging older monographic publications. 3.3 Choice of access points. 4 The use of new technologies in information organization and retrieval of older monographic publications. 4.1 National and international projects. 4.1.1 The Patrimonia project.

Mandatory literature

BARBIER, Frédéric ; Histoire du livre, Armand Colin, 2006. ISBN: 2200347111
CHECA CREMADES, José Luis; El libro antiguo, Acento, 1999
CLAIR, Colin; Historia de la imprenta en Europa, Ollero y Ramos, 1998
HERRERA MORILLAS, José Luis ; Tratamiento y difusión digital del libro antiguo: directrices metodológicas y guia de recursos, Ediciones Trea, 2004. ISBN: 84-9704-029-5
IFLA; ISBD(A) : Descrição Bibliográfica Internacional Normalizada das Monografias Antigas, Instituto Português do Património Cultural, 1985
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS; International Standard Bibliographic Description: Preliminary Consolidated Edition, K.G.Saur, 2007. ISBN: 978-3-598-24280-9
THE JOINT STEERING COMMITTEE FOR REVISION OF AACR ; Anglo-american cataloguing rules, Canadian Library Association, 1998. ISBN: 0-8389-3485-4
LABARRE, Albert ; História do livro, Livros Horizonte, 2005. ISBN: 972-24-1326-0
MARTIN, Gérard ; L'Imprimerie, Puf, 1998. ISBN: 2130457924
MCMURTRIE, Douglas C. ; O livro : impressão e fabrico, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1997. ISBN: 972-31-0212-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lessons will be both practical and theoretical, with emphasis on student involvement, and will consist of lecture, discussion and some in-class exercises of bibliographic description of older monographic publications. In order to contact some specimens, it shall be made a few visits to institutions with older monographic publications.

keywords

Humanities > Information science > Library science

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	41,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Trabalho de investigação	40,00
Total:	133,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable

Calculation formula of final grade

The final evaluation will combine an assignment (30%) and a final exam (70%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Working students are not release of attending all components of evaluation.

Classification improvement

The improvement of the classification can be obtained by reformulating the assignment and/or by repeating the final exam.