| CODE | LIS3710 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Aspects of Melitensia | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will consist of a description, discussion and analysis of the different types of Melitensia as have evolved over time, from print to electronic formats. Issues relating to the development of a comprehensive national collection of Melitensia, bibliographic control and the existence and content of various Melitensia collections in Malta and abroad will also be delved into. Study-unit Aims: To familiarise students with the concept of melitensia, what it comprises and the provenance and characteristics of of such material. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - List the major characteristics of what constitutes melitensia material; - Explain and report upon the present difficulties where the preservation and bibliographic description of melitensia is concerned; - Analyse the present legal deposit situation where melitensia is concerned. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Students will be expected to be in a position to critically assess the situation of melitensia and its bibliographic control are concerned; - Formulate ways and means through which a more comprehensive national collection of melitensia may be created in a national setting; - Distinguish clearly the constituent elements of melitensia. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Zammit, W., 'The Creation of a Comprehensive National Collection of Melitensia', in L.V. Zerafa, V. Vella & C. Vella (eds), 'A Mosaic of Library and Archive Practice in Malta', (Malta 2009), 47-61. - Sciberras, L., 'Melitensia in the Twenty-First Century', in C.J. Farrugia (ed), 'Guardians of Memory: Essays in Rememberance of Hella Jean Bartolo Winston', 9malta 2008), 391-404. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | William Zammit |
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