Course code

INT6020.DT

old course code

INT6020

Course title in Estonian

Arhiivinduse teooria ja ajalugu

Course title in English

Recordskeeping Theory and History

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To introduce the necessary principals of archival practice and activities, including arrangement, record keeping, long-term preservation and access to documents using either traditional or new, digital technologies.

Brief description of the course

The theoretical aspect considers the basics of the arrangement of documents and archives as an integrated set of documents. All kinds of aspects of preservation strategies and guidelines, archival processing and management are discussed. An introduction to the main use of systems of rules as the basics for work with archival documents. The history of archives and their management considers the overview of different stages of development and classification. Besides Estonian archives, the Nordic, Western European and North American analogues are discussed.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
By the end of this course the student should be able:
To use an acquired knowledge to become proficient in archiving history and theory;
To use knowledge in professional activities.

Teacher

L. Aarma PhD

Study programmes containing that course

Information Science (INITB/13.DT)
Information Science (INITB/12.DT)
Information Science (INITB/11.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/09.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-2.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/07.DT)
Information Science (INITB/06.DT)
Information Science (INITB/05.DT)