Unit ARCHIVISTICS
- Course
- Humanities
- Study-unit Code
- 35006506
- Curriculum
- Moderno
- Teacher
- Andrea Capaccioni
- Teachers
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- Andrea Capaccioni
- Mario Squadroni
- Hours
- 12 ore - Andrea Capaccioni
- 24 ore - Mario Squadroni
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- M-STO/08
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The teaching of Archivistics aims to provide the basic guidelines needed to understand the role of archives in contemporary society. The course is divided into three modules and explores a number of fundamental topics.
- Reference texts
- - Instructions for Prof. Squadroni's modules: Paola Carucci – Maria Guercio, Manuale di archivistica, Roma, Carocci editore, 2021 (Ultima edizione); Patrizia Angelucci, Breve storia degli archivi e dell’archivistica. Con un’appendice documentaria, Perugia, Edizioni Morlacchi, 2017 (ultima edizione). - Instructions for Prof. Capaccioni's module: an article of your choice from: Stefano Vitali, Le convergenze parallele. Archivi e biblioteche negli istituti culturali, «Rassegna degli Archivi di Stato», LIX (1999), n.1-3, p. 36-60. Annantonia Martorano, Gli archivi in biblioteca: mondi paralleli che si incontrano?, «Bibliothecae.it», , 9 (2020), 1, pp. 318-345. Both articles are available on the Archivistica page (academic year 24/25) in Unistudium https://unistudium.unipg.it/. Specific instructions for non-attending students will be provided at the end of the course. Working students may contact the instructors during office hours or by sending an email to andrea.capaccioni@gmail.com. Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it)
- Educational objectives
- The course provides students with both theoretical and practical foundations for understanding, organizing, managing, enhancing, and consulting archives throughout their life cycle (current, intermediate, and historical), with particular emphasis on archival arrangement and inventorying. Through lectures, practical exercises, and guided visits to historical archives, students will acquire essential knowledge of archival science, develop operational skills in using archival tools, and learn to apply techniques for document description and classification. The planned activities will foster independent judgment, the appropriate use of technical language, and the ability to effectively communicate the results of their work. Additionally, the course aims to stimulate autonomous learning and the informed use of archival and bibliographic sources.
- Prerequisites
- In order to be able to understand how to tackle the course, students must have cultural and historical basic notions; these are notions that the student should have already aquired in his/her school curriculum.
- Teaching methods
- The course is organized as follows: frontal lessons on the course topics; other activities (meetings, visits to archives, etc.). Students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLD), after consulting with the instructor, may request accessible teaching materials (presentations, handouts, exercise books), which can be provided in advance if necessary, as well as the use of other technological tools to support their study. For general information, please refer to the University Services at https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Department Representative (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
- Other information
- For further information, you can contact the professors. Students with disabilities and/or SLD: for any information on University services, consult the page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa .
- Learning verification modality
- The exam consists of a final oral examination that assesses the student's knowledge and ability to understand and synthesize the topics covered during the course and deepened through the recommended texts. The oral examination will verify the student's ability to communicate what they have learned and how they do it, including language properties and exposition methods. The exam duration is approximately 20 minutes, but it may vary depending on the course of the examination itself. Students with disabilities and/or DSA for the verification test format can benefit from inclusive technologies, compensatory tools, and dispensative measures provided by the regulations. Please contact the instructor well in advance. For more information: https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa
- Extended program
- The teaching of Archival Science aims to provide the basic guidelines necessary to understand the role of archives in contemporary society. The course is divided into three modules and will delve into some of the following topics:
Archival Science and its Divisions; Outline of the History of Archival Science; Archives and Documents: Basic Concepts; The Four Types of Archives in Italy; Organization of Archival Services; Management of the Archive in its Three Life Phases; Theoretical Foundation of Archival Doctrine: The Principle of Provenance and the Historical Method; Cataloging, Reorganization, and Inventorying; Compilation of the Archival Inventory; Standardization in Archival Description; Consultability of Archives; Antiquarian Trade; Enhancement and Promotion of Archives: Documentary Exhibitions, Conferences, and Educational Activities; Physical Conservation of the Archival Cultural Heritage: Depositories, Infrastructure, Furniture, and Document Containers; Current Legislation for Archives; Central and Peripheral Organization of the Italian Archival Administration; Relationship Between Archives, Libraries, and Museums; GLAM/MAB (Museums, Libraries, and Archives); Libraries in Archives and Archives in Libraries. - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions