FF:ISKB48 Cultural Heritage Digitization - Course Information

ISKB48 Cultural Heritage Digitization

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Synchronous online teaching

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.23, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 42 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 38/42, only registered: 0/42, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/42

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 16 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Objectives of the course:
- to teach students new strategies for conducting collections research in libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage institutions; to explain to students the importance of collections research and to acquaint them with the specificities that bring the different types of documents and different types of memory institutions into research
- understand how to explore collections of cultural heritage and collect information related to these collections and make them available for public presentation and use, research, education - control various methods for interpreting, displaying and linking information
- learn to critically think about the new role of libraries, archives and museums and other institutions of cultural heritage in our society
- demonstrate the knowledge of international and national legislation on the protection of cultural heritage and its implementation

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to:
- Understand basic theory and issues of cultural heritage conservation
- Plan strategies for the protection and preservation of all types of collections and cultural objects
- Plan a strategy for the conservation of libraries, museums, archives and other cultural institutions
- Assess the relevant context of preserving the cultural heritage
- Describe basic attributes and formats of cultural material
- Identify the cultural needs of libraries, museums, archives and other cultural institutions in connection with their mission to permanently protect the cultural heritage
- Apply research results to the cultural needs of libraries, museums, archives and other cultural institutions
- Understand the role of digitization in conservation policies and planning

Syllabus

• 25. 9. The place of cultural heritage in information studies (PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. - KISK Brno)
• 9.10. Types of cultural heritage institutions (PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. - KISK Brno)
• 11. 10. Organisation of knowledge and information of cultural heritage (Mgr. Josef Schwarz, CIT MU)
• 16. 10. Documentation of intangible cultural heritage (Mgr. Michal Škopík - NÚLK Strážnice)
• 23.10.Digital preservation strategy - preservation contexts (social, historical, legal, administrative, technological) (Mgr. Zdeněk Hruška - DITS ÚVT MU)
• 13.11. EXCURSION OF NÚLK Strážnice: Archive, library, conservation laboratories of the open-air museum. Preservation of material culture (Mgr. Michal Škopík)
• 6. 11. Preservation of digital documents, photographs, dynamic content, research data (Mgr. Zdeněk Hruška - DITS ÚVT MU)
• 20. 11. EXCURSION Preservation of audio and visual materials, sustainability. (Bc. Filip Šír, DiS. - National Museum Prague)
• 27.11. Cultural heritage research in digital humanities (PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D.)
• 4.12. Sound Cultural Heritage (PhDr. Iva Horová - NTK Prague)
• 11.12. Digitization of art (MgA. Andrea Uváčiková, Ph.D. - FU OU)
• 6.12. Geographic Information Systems and Holocaust Research (to be specified)
• 18.12. EXCURSION Moravian Museum - Digitization in the Museum

Literature

• Cameron, Fiona. Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage: A Critical Discourse. The MIT Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0262514118.
• Ruthven, I. & Chowdhury, G. G. (Eds.). Cultural Heritage Information: Access and management. Facet Publishing, 2015. 253 s. ISBN 978-1-85604-930-6.
• Benardou, Agiatis & Champion, Erik & Dallas, Costis & Hughes, Lorna‎ (Eds.). Cultural Heritage Infrastructures in Digital Humanities. London: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 978-1472447128.
• Messenger, Phyllis Mauch & Smith, George S. (Eds.). Cultural Heritage Management: A Global Perspective. University Press of Florida, 2014. ISBN 978-0813060859.
• JOKILEHTO, J. -- FEILDEN, B M. Príručka manažmentu lokalít svetového kultúrneho dedičstva. Rím, Bratislava: ICCROM, AINova, 2010. 162 p. ISBN 978-80-968598-3-2.
• Marty, Paul F. & Jones, Katherine Burton. Museum Informatics: People, Information, and Technology in Museums. London: Routledge, 2007. ISBN 978-0415802185.
• HOROVÁ, Iva. Archiv, který nebyl : sto let pokusů o národní zvukový archiv. Vydání první. Praha: Národní muzeum, 2022, 212 stran. ISBN 9788070367018. info
• LORENZ, Michal, Helena NOVOTNÁ, Michal KONEČNÝ, Michal INDRÁK, Iva HOROVÁ, Matěj IŠTVÁNEK, Martin MEJZR, Filip ŠÍR and Bohuš ZÍSKAL. Záchrana zvukového kulturního dědictví : aktuální situace, problémy, možnosti (Sound cultural heritage preservation : current situation, troubles, possibilities). Brno: Littera, 2022, 112 pp. ISBN 978-80-7607-006-6. URL info
• Digital transformation in the cultural heritage sector : challenges to marketing in the new digital era. Edited by Tiziana Russo Spena - Francesco Bifulco. Cham: Springer, 2021, xiii, 219. ISBN 9783030633752. info
• A companion to museum studies. Edited by Sharon Macdonald. 1st pub. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2006, xx, 570. ISBN 1405108398. info

Teaching methods

Lecture with follow-up/ongoing discussion Discussion of resources pre-set for study Webinar

Assessment methods

Essay/seminar work on a theme chosen by the student and approved by the teacher.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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