Digital Archives and Repositories
Objectives
To introduce digital archives; their uses, the technologies used to build them and the methodologies used to guide their design. Learners will gain an understanding of the importance of digital archives and repositories for Humanities Artefact preservation and will use the methodologies and technologies to implement an archive or repository.
Module Content
Contextualisation of digital archives and their relationship to traditional archives; Repository curation, creation and maintenance (theory); the creation of repository metadata, ingestion and harvesting of material; creation of a digital archive collection on a repository architecture e.g. Fedora, Duraspace (practice). Finally we will look at the contextualisation in online learning and research resources e.g. a VLE.
Assessment
Total marks: 100; 50% examination, 50% continual assessment
Teaching Method
10 lecture hours (with lecturer); 4 practical or tutorial hours (with tutor); 32 private hours.
- Lecture hours provide an in-depth exploration of the subject area; identifying broad themes, reading material and areas for further consideration.
- The practical/tutorial hours facilitate the learner in their project, allowing them to complete exercises in support of that project under the supervision of an experienced tutor.
- The private hours will be necessary to complete the course reading material, examine digital resources, participate in group discussions or seminars and acquire any necessary skills. The students will also be expected to complete an interim continual assessment and the final assessment in the remainder of the hours.
