AR1A100 Archival Studies I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jiřina Štouračová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:30–14:05 B2.44
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! AR1A01 Archival Studies I && !NOW( AR1A01 Archival Studies I )
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 main aim of the course is to provide undergraduates with a basic orientation in the field; undergraduates will acquire basic concepts, become familiar with the archive network in the Czech Republic and its development, and gain a basic overview of archive activities.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course students will be able to:
- explain the differences between archival institutions;
- name and characterise basic archival norms;
- define basic archival terms;
- understand the basic development of the discipline (archival education, archival manuals);
- describe the structure of the Czech archival network;
- describe the basic types of archival aids;
- describe the basic archival activities
Syllabus
  • 1.Basic characteristics of archival science, guides, literature, periodicals;
  • 2.Definition of the term archive and memory institution;
  • 3.Basic concepts: archive material, archive fund, collection, document, fund creator, NAD organizational principles;
  • 4.Basic archive activities – pre-archival care, records management;
  • 5.Basic archive activities – processing, access, preservation;
  • 6.Main points of the development of archival science abroad, foreign archival education;
  • 7.Main points of archival development in the Czech Republic and Czech archival education;
  • 8.Structure of the archival network in the Czech Republic, types of archive and groups of funds kept in them
Literature
  • ŠTOURAČOVÁ, Jiřina. Archivnictví. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 192 s. ISBN 9788021065116. URL info
  • Archivnictví a spisová služba, Ústí nad Labem http://ff.ujep.cz/archivnictvi/
  • HRUBÝ, Václav. Úvod do archivní teorie i prakse. Praha: Společnost přátel starožitností ČSL, 1930, 323 s. URL info
  • ČECHOVÁ, Gabriela. Archivní příručka. 2. nezměněné vyd. Praha: Archivní správa ministerstva vnitra v Praze, 1965, 216 s. URL info
  • Archivní periodika (Archivní časopis, Sborník archivních prací)
  • Zákon 499/2004 Sb. o archivnictví a spisové službě a o změně některých zákonů
Teaching methods
Lecture 60% Seminar 35% Written test 5%
Assessment methods
Colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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