Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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4312208 Archival and Records Management | OB | 2 | 1 |
There are no prerequisites
L1. Marqueting and Communication
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
L3. Management techniques for archiving services
Beyond the application of document management and archiving techniques, archiving is configured as a service within organisations and, as such, requires the application of management techniques that make possible services based on efficiency and quality, whether in the public administration or in a private organisation. At the same time, the outsourcing of document management and archiving services by some organizations makes it essential to be able to develop professionally in this context.
The objectives are:
L1. Marketing and Communcation
1. Introduction to marketing
2. The marketing plan
3. The communication plan
4. The communication channels
5. The use of Public Relations as a tool for communication in Archive Institutions
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
1. Concepts of conservation and restoration
1.1 The conservation of documents throughout history. Introduction.
1.2 Conservation concepts; preventive conservation, curative conservation, restoration.
2. Traditional materials and typologies of documentary heritage
2.1 Documentary supports
2.2 Supported elements
2.3 Document formats
3. Intrinsic causes of degradation and more common alterations
3.1 On the parchment support
3.2 On the paper support
4. Extrinsic causes of degradation and more common alterations
4.1 On the parchment support
4.2 On the paper support
5. Preventive conservation
5.1 Control of environmental variables
5.2 Pest control
5.3 Maintenance and cleaning
5.4 Manipulation and consultation
6. Other supports
6.1 Other supports
6.2 Intrinsic and extrinsic causes of degradation
7. Deposit and storage
7.1 Types and characteristics of deposits
7.2 Furniture
7.3 Individual protection systems
8. Restoration
8.1 Restoration concept
8.2 Criteria for interventions
8.3 Priorities
8.4 Restoration processes
9. Action plans
9.1 Risk assessment
9.2 Prevention
9.3 Preparation
9.4 Recovery
L3. Management techniques for archiving services
1. Management and archiving services
1.1. Introduction to management: definitions and concepts
1.2. Application of management techniques to archiving services: state of play
2. Quality and excellence
2.1. The ISO 9000 family of standards
2.2. EFQM's model of business excellence
2.3. The CAF model of quality management
3. Ethics and archives
4. Management by objectives and by procedures
4.1. Management by objectives and by procedures
4.2. Identification, sequence and selection of procedures
4.3. The description and documentation of procedures and processes
4.4. Monitoring and measurement of results
4.5. Risk management
5. Equipment, facilities and management of archiving services
5.1. Strategic projects and plans
5.2. The management of archiving services: tools and support instruments
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Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
L1. Interactive classes (online if required) | 18 | 0.72 | 11, 12, 5, 16 |
L1. Online Classroom | 18 | 0.72 | 2, 3, 7, 14, 18, 19 |
L2. Practical clasroom activities | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 4 |
L2. Virtual classroom | 8 | 0.32 | 3, 7, 9, 10, 15, 14, 18, 19 |
L2. Visits to archive centres | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 9 |
L3. Debates and presentations | 12 | 0.48 | 2, 6, 9, 8, 10, 15, 17, 4 |
L3. Master classes | 22 | 0.88 | 5 |
Type: Supervised | |||
L1. Case study projects | 40 | 1.6 | 11, 12, 5 |
L2. Realization of work files, on practical activities and visits | 18 | 0.72 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 18, 19, 4 |
L3. Individual or group practical work and exercises | 19 | 0.76 | 1, 2, 6, 5, 4 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
L1. Study and analysis of cases chosen by the students | 19 | 0.76 | 11, 12, 5 |
L2. Case study and analysis | 42 | 1.68 | 1, 2, 13 |
L2. Readings | 19 | 0.76 | 9, 15, 14, 18, 19 |
L3. Practical excercises at home | 25 | 1 | 9, 8, 10, 15 |
L3. Readings | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 5, 4 |
L1. Marketing and Communication
If a test is required to recover from the evaluation, a written excercise must be carried out according to the teacher's instructions.
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
If a test is required to recover from the evaluation, a theoretical-practical exam must be carried out.
L3. Management techniques for archiving services
If a test is required to recover from the evaluation, a written excercise must be carried out according to the teacher's instructions.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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L1. Class attendance | 10% | 10 | 0.4 | 11, 12, 5, 16 |
L1. Evaluation activities | 50% | 10 | 0.4 | 11, 12, 5, 16 |
L1. Practical exercises | 40% | 10 | 0.4 | 11, 12, 5, 16 |
L2. Attendance and participation in practical classes | 40% | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 2, 6, 13, 4 |
L2. Attendance and participation in visits to archive centres | 10% | 9 | 0.36 | 2, 9, 15 |
L2. Written theory exam | 50% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 18, 19 |
L3. Final avaluation activity | 50% | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 2, 6, 9, 8, 10, 15, 5, 17, 4 |
L3. Practical exercises | 40% | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 9, 8, 10, 15, 5, 17, 4 |
The bibliography of each formative line of this module will be provided in the first class of the course