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LBAS2004

Digital longterm preservation in archives and museums

Credits 15
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Home examination

About

About the course

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 exercises
  • Written assignment

Further on evaluation

Mandatory working Requirements:

1. IKT-exercises

2 Written assignment. Students who do not get the written assignment approved at the first attempt have one week to submit a new and improved answer.

Mandatory work requirements are assessed with approved / not approved.

Home exam 6 hours, letter grade A-F. Aids: All printed and written aids are permitted

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.

Subject areas

  • Social Sciences
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Teacher Education

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Home examination
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2024

Home examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Date Release 2024-11-22
Submission 2024-11-22 Time Release 09:00
Submission 15:00 Duration 6 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2025

Home examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Date Release 2025-06-05
Submission 2025-06-05 Time Release 09:00
Submission 15:00 Duration 6 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment

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