University course
Archival Practice
The university course "Archival Practice" imparts compact basic knowledge of archival work and covers a range from modern archival management to the specifics of media archives, and to the practical handling of archival and chancellery documents.
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Degree
Certificate of the University of Innsbruck
Duration/ECTS-Credits
1 Month/ 8 ECTS-AP
Study Code
UC 992 003 004
Start
13.01.2025
Cost
1.450 EUR (excl. ÖH-Contribution)
Language
German
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Qualification profile
Graduates
- are familiar with types and concepts of archives,
- understand characteristics of management, organization, and administration of archives as well as their legal foundations,
- can implement preservation measures for archival materials,
- can arrange and index archival materials,
- can read common handwriting styles found in archives
Target group
Individuals interested in working or aspiring to work in the field of information management, particularly in:
- Libraries
- Information and documentation centers
- Archives and related institutions
Requirements
General university entrance qualification in the form of a school-leaving certificate (Matura in Austria) or University Entrance Qualification Examination
Kontakt
Mag. Monika Schneider-Jakob, MAS
University and State Library Tyrol
Innrain 50
6020 Innsbruck
assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Michael Pilz
2001-2005: Studied Library and Information Science at the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK).
2006-2011: Diploma programme in German Philology at the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck.
2011-2013: Doctoral programme in Literature and Cultural Studies (dissertation field: German Philology) at the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck.
April 2014: Assumption of the management of the Innsbruck Newspaper Archive / IZA as assistant professor at the Institute of German Studies at the Leopold Franzens University of Innsbruck
February 2020: Habilitation in Modern German Literature at the University of Innsbruck.
2020 ff: Associate Professor at the Institute of German Studies at the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck.
Since 2017 Michael Pilz has been academic director of the university course Library and Information Studies.
Martin Ager, BA MA
Tyrolean Provincial Archives
Mag. Dr. Gabriele Fröschl
Head of the Austrian Media Library
Mag. Dr. Gertraud Zeindl
Tyrolean Provincial Archives
Location
online &
University and State Library Tyrol
Main Library Training Room
Ground floor, Innrain 50, 6020 Innsbruck
www.uibk.ac.at/ulb
Topic blocks & dates
Course Archives Management and Law (4 ECTS-AP) - at the named Location
Students will be able to name the different types of archives and describe their structures and maintenance bodies as well as their special features in terms of management, organisation and administration on a theoretical level. They will be able to analyse different archives and collections using suitable technical methods and presentation techniques, both in terms of form and content.
both formally and in terms of content. They will be able to describe the legal foundations and framework conditions of archiving, including issues of data protection and copyright.
13.01.2025, 09:00 - 16:30
14.01.2025, 09:00 - 16:30
15.01.2025, 09:00 - 16:30
16.01.2025, 09:00 - 14:30
Course Media Archives (2 ECTS-AP) – ONLINE
They will be able to describe the history of audiovisual recording forms and apply technical and organisational methods for the storage and preservation of archive material, including electronic data carriers. They are able to describe production circumstances and apply the methodology of records management for the audit-proof archiving, management and control of digital and conventional/paper-based documents.
23.01.2025, 09:00 - 16:30 ONLINE
24.01.2025, 09:00 - 15:15 ONLINE
Course Archive and Registry Scripts (2 ECTS-AP)- at the named Location
You will be able to determine the genesis, form and transmission of archival material from different eras and apply specific archival methods. You will be able to read archival sources, prepare them in a user-friendly way and make them accessible to the public.
30.01.2025, 09:00 - 16:30
31.01.2025, 09:00 - 15:15
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