Elective course: Digital Libraries and Archives: Construction and Use

elective courses

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the construction and functioning of digital libraries, archives, repositories and their aggregates, with particular emphasis on websites from Central and Eastern Europe.

The classes are aimed at students who want to learn about the possibilities of digital libraries, archives, repositories and their aggregates. During the course, students will learn about the structure and operation of archiving and digital heritage websites. Problems related to the use of sources available on the Internet will also be discussed.

The course covers the following issues:

1. Introductory classes. The idea of ​​open access.

2. Using digital collections. Public Domain and Creative Common Licenses.

3. File formats used in archiving. Personalization of settings in programs and browsers.

4. Digital libraries: concepts and construction.

5. Digital libraries of Germany and Austria.

6. Digital libraries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

7. Digital libraries of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania, Gold Collection of Eurasia.

8. Library aggregates: Federation of Digital Libraries, Europeana, World Digital Library.

9. State digital archives: concept and construction.

10. Digital archives in Poland.

11. Digital archives abroad.

12. Social digital archives.

13. Digital museums in Poland.

14. Digital museums abroad.

15. Digital repositories.

The student develops his research skills, learns to independently acquire knowledge, using the support of a research tutor.

Student workload:

Participation in classes in the classroom - 30 hours (1 ECTS)

Preparation for oral examination - 30 hours (1 ECTS)

01. Kolasa W.M., Biblioteki cyfrowe: wstęp do problematyki, [w:] Nowe technologie w bibliotekach publicznych. Wydawnictwo SBP, Warszawa 2009, s. 183-196.

02. Bednarek-Michalska B., Prawo autorskie i jego ograniczenia dla polskich bibliotek cyfrowych, [w:] Puławski A. (red.), Znaczenie udostępniania kopii cyfrowych regionalnych zbiorów bibliotecznych w sieci, Stargard Szczeciński 2014, s. 51-60.

03. Kolasa W.M., Formaty dokumentów w bibliotekach cyfrowych, 2011 [Preprint].

04. Nahotko M., Zasady tworzenia bibliotek cyfrowych, „Biuletyn EBIB”, 2006, nr 4 (74).

05. Gębołyś Z., Niemiecka Biblioteka Cyfrowa – brama do kultury i wiedzy o Niemczech … i o Polsce, Prezentacja z XVIII Ogólnopolskiej konferencji naukowej bibliotek uczelni niepublicznych i publicznych organizowanej przez Bibliotekę Wyższej Szkoły Biznesu - National-Louis University w Nowym Sączu.

06. Potęga J., Cyfrowa Biblioteka Narodowa Polona — (cBN Polona), [w:] Janiak M., Krakowska M., Próchnicka M., Biblioteki cyfrowe, Wydawnictwo Stowarzyszenia Bibliotekarzy Polskich, Warszawa 2012, s. 475-485.

08. Lewandowska A., Werla M., Przyłączanie zasobów polskich bibliotek cyfrowych do Europeany, [w:] Mazurek C., Stroiński M., Węglarz J., (red.) Polskie biblioteki cyfrowe 2009, Ośrodek Wydawnictw Naukowych, Poznań 2010, s. 53-61.

10. Otmianowska M., Zajkowska K., O modernizacji serwisu internetowego archiwów państwowych. Szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl, czyli jak otwierać się na nowe grupy odbiorców? „Zarządzanie w Kulturze”, 2019, t. 20, nr 4, s. 565-578.

11. Wilkowski M., Wayback Machine - podstawy wykorzystania, „Biuletyn EBIB”, 2017, nr 172, s. 1-5.

12. Kołodziejska E., Kudosz M., Wyrwa M., Biblioteki cyfrowe Ośrodka KARTA jako narzędzie do prezentacji zbiorów archiwistyki społecznej, „Biblioteka i Edukacja”, 2014, nr 6, s. 1-10.

13. Czyż P.P., Romeyko-Hurko M., dMuseion: od bazy danych do muzeum cyfrowego, [w:] Mazurek C., Stroiński M., Węglarz J., (red.) Polskie biblioteki cyfrowe 2009, Ośrodek Wydawnictw Naukowych, Poznań 2010, s. 21-29.

15. Głowacka E., Polskie repozytoria instytucjonalne jako miejsce dla otwartych zasobów naukowych i edukacyjnych , „Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej”, 2016, t. 54, nr 1 (107), s. 44-54.

After completing the course a student of BA programme:

[Knowledge:]

1) knows the basic concepts and principles in the field of intellectual property protection, in particular copyright (K1_W08; Reference to P6S_WK

Context / conditions, effects).

[Skills:]

2) is able to search, select, analyze and use the information he needs from various sources (K1_U01; Reference to P6S_UW Using knowledge / solving problems and tasks performed)

3) can plan and organize work individually and in a team, plan and implement the process of self-acquisition of knowledge, including specialist knowledge, after graduation (K1_U010; reference to P6S_UO Work organization / planning and team work)

4) is able to use modern communication and information technologies in his work (K1_U011; references to P6S_UU Learning / planning own development and the development of others)

[Social competences:]

5) is willing to critical assessment of the knowledge possessed, continuous education and supplementing the acquired knowledge (K1_K01; Reference to P6S_KK)

6) is willing to participate in cultural life and to use its various forms (K1_K05; Reference to P6S_KR)

After completing the course a student of MA programme:

[Knowledge:]

1) knows in-depth the concepts and principles of property protection

intellectual, including in particular copyright (K2_W08; Reference to P7S_WK Context / conditions, effects)

[Skills:]

2) is able to search, select, analyse and use the information it needs from various sources (K2_U01; Reference to P7S_UW Use of knowledge / problems to be solved and tasks performed)

3) plan and organize individual work as well as plan, organize and

manage the work of the team; independently plan and implement the process of self-acquisition of knowledge, including specialist knowledge and direct others in this area (K2_U10; Reference to P7S_UO Work organization / planning and teamwork P7S_UU Learning / planning own development and development of other people P7S_KK)

4) use modern communication and information technologies in your

work (K1_11; Reference to P6S_UU Self learning / planning

development and development of other people)

[Social competence:]

6) is ready to critically assess the possessed knowledge, continuous learning and completing the acquired knowledge (K2_K01; Reference to P7S_KK)

7) is ready to participate in cultural life and use its various forms (K2_K05; Reference to P7S_KR)

The condition for admission to pass the subject is compulsory attendance during classes in accordance with the Detailed Study Rules at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics (Resolution No. 114 of the LS Faculty Council of 19/12/2017)

A student has the right to be absent 2 times in one semester, consisting of 30 class hours (thirty 2-hour classes). At the beginning of the course the teacher will instruct students on how to make up for the absence and complete what they have missed. The student's time table overlaps do not excuse over limit absences.

Classes will be conducted in the form of a discussion on the subject of reading or material presented by the lecturer in the form of a presentation. Active participation in the discussion means substantive participation in the discussion during at least 50% of the classes.

Students prepare presentations on the subject given by the teacher. The schedule of presentations will be set by the teacher during the first or second classes. Persons absent from these classes are required to obtain information from the teacher.

Completion will cover knowledge of the material discussed during the semester and will include one random question from the material discussed in class and one of the chosen reading. The final evaluation consists of:

Active and substantive participation in classes (25%).

A presentation on a subject designated by the teacher (50%).

Oral exam (25%).

Grading scale:

0% -49% - 2

50% -60% - 3

61% -70% - 3+

71% -80% - 4

81% -90% - 4+

91% -100% - 5

Additional knowledge - 5+