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LBAS2004 - Digital longterm preservation in archives and museums

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Home examination 100/100 6 hours ALLE

Course content

Long-term preservation is one of the central challenges we face in digital democracies. The course provides knowledge about challenges with long-term preservation and dissemination accessing of digital artifacts or materials, and covers the following main themes: Basic theory for digital long-term preservation, professional and legal framework and strategies for long-term preservation, and also challenges for the work with preservation of varied digital documentation in archives and museum collections. What are the significant properties of digital artifacts and materials today and in the future?

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student has:

  • knowledge about and understanding for the fundamental properties of digital archives and digitized collections,
  • basic knowledge about digital or e-signatures (digital authentication mechanisms) and encryption
  • knowledge about the different strategies for long-term digital preservation, and has knowledge about work processes related to conversion and integration between different file formats

Skills

The student can:

  • discuss Norwegian and international standards on electronic archives, and can discuss issues related to digital or e-signatures and encryption
  • explain different strategic choices related to methods for long-term preservation of digital archives
  • discuss safety and security issues related to the protection of materials in digital repositories
  • explain issues about long-term preservation of data related to storage format (data representation) as well as conditions related to changes in technical conditions that affect long-term preservation over time

General Competence

The student can:

  • utilize knowledge and skills, and thereby design routines or instructions related to archives management
  • can participate and contribute in establishing best-practices for the management of collections in archives and museums

Learning methods and activities

A combination of lectures, seminars and assignment related seminars.

Compulsory assignments

  • 3 ICT simulated exercises
  • Qualification essay

Further on evaluation

Mandatory working Requirements:

Students who do not get their qualification assignment approved at the first attempt, will have one week to deliver a new and improved assignment. Mandatory work requirements are assessed with approved / not approved.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Archives, Museums and Records Management (LTARKIV)

Course materials

The final syllabus will be published on Blackboard before the term starts.

More on the course

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Facts

Version: A
Credits:  15.0 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2024

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Social Sciences
  • Technological subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Teacher Education

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Home examination 100/100 ALLE

Release
2023-12-05

Submission
2023-12-05


09:00


15:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Home examination 100/100 ALLE

Release
2024-05-10

Submission
2024-05-10


09:00


15:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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