UBKINSNK21 Electronic archives

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to gain an overview of the creation and functions of electronic archives and archives of electronic prints in the field of science, technology and medicine. The course builds on theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the field of digital libraries. The theoretical part explains the activities and processes of creating electronic archives. It defines the basic principles of open access to scientific information and information resources, including the use in the creation and use of electronic archives in the digital environment of the Internet. The content of the seminar is based on and follows the content of the lecture.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify and summarize important developments in e-archives ;
- identify and describe modern principles of creation and operation of e-archives;
- describe the factors that influence the use of e-archives in the fields of science, technology, medicine, etc .;
- compare and specify interface and different elements with digital libraries in the Internet.
Syllabus
  • Electronic archives - definition, terminology, historical aspects, digitization, types of digital objects (sources) and their formats, current activities, current status and meaning
  • Changes in information communication - basic elements, parts, categories, current state of information communication in science and research, legislative and copyright aspects
  • Application issues 2.0 - purpose, function, use, typology and classification, science 2.0, open science, open data
  • Interconnection and standardization - system of cooperation of electronic archives, international standards, OAI open archives initiative
  • Practical presentation and search in selected electronic archives of postprints and preprints - significance and functions for the development of scientific disciplines
Literature
    required literature
  • GILLIAN, Oliver and Ross HARVEY. Digital curation. London: Facet, 2016, 224 pp. ISBN 978-0-8389-1385-7. info
    recommended literature
  • KEEN SHAW, Marie. Library technology and digital resources: an introduction for support staff. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, 225 pp. ISBN 978-1-4422-5644-6. info
  • CHOWDHURY, G. G. and Foo SCHUBERT. Digital libraries and information access: research perspectives. Facet, 2012, 235 pp. ISBN 978-1-55570-914-3. info
  • SUBER, Peter. Open access. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2012, 242 pp. ISBN 978-0-262-51763-8. info
  • Ariadne Magazine. Online. Bath: The Library University of Bath, 1996. ISSN 1361-3200. URL info
Teaching methods
Lecture with activation Lecture with discussion Individual consultations Seminar with traininga
Assessment methods
Participation in seminars min. 75%. Active participation in seminars, study of required literature, elaboration of the assigned task and its presentation. Exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 18 hod/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2022, recent)
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