Course code

INT6021.DT

old course code

INT6021

Course title in Estonian

Arhiveerimine elektroonilises keskkonnas

Course title in English

Digital Archiving

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

assessment

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 acquire general knowledge on specifics of archiving in the electronic environment and basic principles of digital archiving.
Acquiring basic skills for preparing digital material for archiving.

Brief description of the course

Main research issues in digital archiving and preservation
Development of digital preservation and curation methods
Significant properties of digital objects
File formats for digital archiving
Storage media issues for digital preservation
Different digital object types and their properties
Digital archiving projects and developments in Estonia
Metadata for digital preservation
Models of digital archives - the OAIS reference model
Risks and trust in digital preservation repositories
Using digital archives
Conclusion: digital archives in the landscape of information management

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
By the end of this course the student should be able:
• Explain the specifics of digital archiving as compared with paper-based archiving and preservation;
• Can evaluate critically different digital preservation methods and strategies;
• Can justify the need for creating a digital archive in an organisation and the benefits it will bring;
• Can determine tasks necessary for archiving and preserving a digital object based on its type and properties;
• Demonstrates the ability to choose between different types of metadata in a digital archive.

Teacher

R. Ruusalepp

Study programmes containing that course

Information Science (INITB/15.DT)
Information Science (INITB/14.DT)
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/08-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-2.DT)
Information Science (INITB/07.DT)
Information Science (INITB/06.DT)
Information Science (INITB/05.DT)