CODE | LIA5016 | |||||||||
TITLE | Introductuion to Electronic Records and Digital Humanities | |||||||||
UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | |||||||||
DESCRIPTION | The study-unit provides an introductory knowledge of the management and typologies of electronic records, digital archives, digital libraries and how technology impacts the field. The study-unit focuses on an introduction to: born-digital and digitised records, different formats, standards, and domains; typologies, features, software, systems, and platforms for digital archives; digital preservation, information storage, retrieval and interoperability; the relationship between Digital Humanities and libraries archives. An introduction to linked data, ontologies, and the Web is also discussed. The study-unit will also include challenges and issues of copyright, access, privacy, and data security and an overview of differences, convergences and issues between digital archives, libraries, and museums in the digital environment. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to familiarise students with concepts, standards, core topics, challenges and different formats of electronic records, digital archives and libraries and instruct them on how to deal with the changing impact of technology in the field. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate deep knowledge on the different domains, standards and typologies of electronic records and digital archives and libraries; - Analyse and select formats, metadata standards, software, and ontologies for preserving and sharing; - Define and discuss the concepts and the legal framework for copyright, licensing, privacy, access, and data security; - Identify methods and strategies to connect, create awareness, and promote archives with libraries and museums in the digital environment. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Address the challenges of management and preservation of digital material and devise strategies to resolve; - Deal with interoperability, media longevity, and obsolescence of technology; - Provide online access, research, and promote the documentary heritage in the digital environment; - Face challenges and issues at a higher level. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Jaillant, L., Aske, K., Goudarouli, E. et al. Introduction: challenges and prospects of born-digital and digitized archives in the digital humanities. Arch Sci 22, 285–291 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10502-022-09396-1 - Grigoris A., Groth, P., Harmelen, F. van & Hoekstra, R. (2012). A Semantic Web Primer (3rd ed.). Cambridge: The MIT Press. - Hitzler, P., Gangemi, A., Janowicz, K., Krisnadhi, A.A. (2016) Ontology Engineering with Ontology Design Patterns: Foundations and Applications. IOS Press. - Arp R., Smith B., Spear A.D. (2015). Building Ontologies with Basic Formal Ontology. The MIT Press - Gold, M. K. & Klein, L. F. (2016). Debates in the digital Humanities. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press (only chapters assigned by the lecturers). Retrieved from: https://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/projects/debates-in-the-digital-humanities-2016. - Hooland, S. van & Verborgh, R. (2014). Linked Data for Libraries, Archives and Museums: How to Clean, Link and Publish your Metadata. ALA Editions. - Whymer, K. C. (2021). Introduction to Digital Humanities. Enhancing Scholarship with the Use of Technology. New York: Routledge. - Saffady, William. (2021). Records and Information Management: Fundamentals of Professional Practice. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield. - Smallwood, R.F. (2013). Managing Electronic Records: Methods, Best Practices and Technologies. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. - Wilson, E. A. (2020). Digital humanities for librarians. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. - Riley, J. (2017). Understanding metadata: what is metadata and what is it for?. Baltimore: National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Retrieved from: http://www.niso.org/publications/understanding-metadata-2017. Supplementary Readings: - Dobreva, M. (2018). Digital Archives: Management, Use and Access. UK: Facet Publishing - Lewi, H., Smith, W., von Lehn, D., Cooke, S. (2019). The Routledge International Handbook of New Digital Practices in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Heritage Sites. London: Routledge; - Myburgh, S. & Tammaro, A.M. (2013). Exploring Education for Digital Librarians (1st ed.). Oxford: Chandos Publishing - Xie, I. & Matusiak, K. (2016). Discover Digital Libraries. Amsterdam: Elsevier. - Yu L. (2014). A Developer’s Guide to the Semantic Web. SpringerLink. Additional online resources will be provided by the lecturers. |
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STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Practicum | |||||||||
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LECTURER/S | Joel Azzopardi Matthew Montebello Valeria Vanesio |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |