Archive and Library Systems

Code:

CINF031

Acronym:

SAB

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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	49	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	2	-	5	-
FCOGIM	1	Course Programme	1	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To understand the evolution of archives and libraries as information systems and the development of the disciplines that were in the origin of Information Science; to characterize the different types of archives and libraries; to acquire competencies to apply correctly the Quadripolar Method of research to archives and libraries’ systems, specially in what concerns the technical procedures and the presentation of research results.

Program

I. Epistemological retrospective of information systems’ evolution (archives and libraries)
1. From the origins to the Renaissance: the growth of Information Systems
1.1. The organization of archives and libraries’ systems in the pre-classical and classical civilizations (Greece and Rome)
1.2. The development of archives and libraries’ systems during Middle Age, particularly those of the monasteries; the origins of Portuguese information systems, specially the Arquivo da Coroa (Torre do Tombo)
2. From the Renaissance to The French Revolution: “natural” evolution of the information systems
2.1. The Humanism and Renaissance and their influence in the opening and culturalization of information systems
2.2. The role of archives in the service of Modern State and the centralization of royal power; the importance of Arquivo da Torre do Tombo in the 16th century
2.3. The private and erudite libraries, the development of bibliography and bookish culture
3. From the French Revolution to the 60’s in the 20th century: the consolidation of historical-technicist paradigm
3.1. The liberal ideology and its consequences, particularly in the Portuguese case
3.2. The development of History and Positivism, with special distinction to the Portuguese reality
3.3. The technological development and the reinforcement of technical aspects; the role of the Inspecção Geral das Bibliotecas e Arquivos Públicos, in Portuguese context
4. The Modernity and the paradigm shift: the transition to the post-custodial era; panoramic view of the evolution at international and national levels
II. Characterization of archives and libraries information systems in the light of systemic theory
1. Brief approach of systemic theory
2. Typology of archival information systems
3. Typology of library information systems
III. The application of quadripolar method of research to archives and libraries information systems – general approach
1. The technical pole’s operations (in particular analysis / evaluation)
2. The morphological pole operations

Mandatory literature

1 - BAUTIER, Robert-Henri; Les Archives. 3ème éd., Paris : Gallimard, cop. 1961
2 - BAUTIER, Robert-Henri; La Phase cruciale de l´histoire des archives : la constitution des dépôts d'archives et la naissance de l'archivistique (XVIe-début du XIXe siècle).
3 - DELSALLE, Paul; Une Histoire de l'Archivistique, Québec : Presses Universitaires du Quebéc, 1998. ISBN: 2-7605-0898-6
4 - DUCHEIN, Michel; The History of European archives and the developments of archival profession in Europe.
5 - FAVIER, Jean; Les Archives. 3ème éd., Paris : PUF, 1975.
6 - HARRIS, Michael H.; History of libraries in the western world. 4th ed., Lanham; London : The Scarecrow Press, cop. 1995. ISBN: 0-8108-2972-X
7 - JASIS - Journal of the American Society for Information Science
8 - LERNER, Fred; The Story of libraries from the invention of writing to the computer age, New York : Continuum, 1998. ISBN: 0-8264-1114-2
9 - LESSARD-HÉBERT, Michelle; GOYETTE, Gabriel; BOUTIN, Gérard; Investigação qualitativa : fundamentos e práticas, Lisboa : Instituto Piaget, 1994. ISBN: 972-9295-75-1
10 - LILLEY, Dorothy B.; TRICE, Ronald W.; A History of Information Science : 1945-1985, San Diego [etc.] : Academic Press, 1989. ISBN: 0-12-450060-9
11 - PALLIER, Denis; Les Bibliothèques. 9ème éd., Paris : PUF, 2000. ISBN: 2-13-050738-7
12 - RIBEIRO, Fernanda; O Acesso à informação nos arquivos, Lisboa : Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Ministério da Ciência e do Ensino Superior, 2003. ISBN: 972-31-1017-2
13 - RIBEIRO, Fernanda; Para o estudo do paradigma patrimonialista e custodial: a Inspecção das Bibliotecas e Arquivos e o contributo de António Ferrão (1887-1965), Porto : CETAC - Centro de Estudos das Tecnologias e Ciências da Comunicação; Edições Afrontamento, 2008. ISBN: 972-36-0948-6
14 - SHERA, Jesse H.; CLEVELAND, Donald B.; History and foundations of Information Science
15 - SILVA, Armando Malheiro da; RIBEIRO, Fernanda; Das "Ciências" Documentais à Ciência da Informação : ensaio epistemológico para um novo modelo curricular, Porto : Edições Afrontamento, 2002. ISBN: 972-36-0622-4
16 - SILVA, Armando Malheiro da [et al.]; Arquivística : teoria e prática de uma ciência da informação. 2.ª ed., Porto : Edições Afrontamento, 2002. ISBN: 972-36-0483-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

Explanation of the contents in the teoretical-practical classes, supported by slides and powerpoint presentations. Discussion of the programme topics with students, based on guidelines available in SIGARRA and aditional readings. Practical exercises relative to III point of the programme.
The elucidation of doubts and the supervision of written works will be done during tutorial sessions.

keywords

Humanities > Information science > Archivistics
Humanities > Information science
Humanities > Information science > Library science

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Written work (individual)	Trabalho escrito	15,00		2010-11-10
Written work (individual)	Trabalho escrito	15,00		2010-12-15
Final examination	Exame	2,00		2011-02-12
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study preparation	Estudo autónomo	47	2011-02-12
	Total:	47,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Delivering of two small individual works about themes of the programme, based mainly in readings synthesis – each one of the works will count 15% of the final classification. The works shall be delivered at the beginning of November and the beginning of December (the deadline will be established when the classes start)
Final examination – without consultation and the duration of two hours – 70%

Classification improvement

The improvement of final classification can be obtained by the reformulation or new presentation (with new themes) of the written works and/or by the repeating of the final examination.

Observations

The worker students are not dismissed of presenting all the assessments.