RICERCA STORICA IN ARCHIVI E BIBLIOTECHE
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: ALESSIA FACINEROSOExpected Learning Outcomes
Learning the methodology of historical research, especially through knowledge of national and international archive and library systems (including online). Ability to carry out documentary and bibliographic research through paper and digital tools.
Course Structure
For attending students, laboratory activities and “field work” at libraries and archives are planned.
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of modern and contemporary history
Attendance of Lessons
Recommended
Detailed Course Content
The course will guide students in a critical analysis of historical sources, through a reflection on the concepts of truthfulness and reliability, as well as on the method of contextualization, deciphering and use. Further focuses will concern: the distinction between primary and secondary sources; access and consultability; conservation systems.
Knowledge of the world of libraries and archives (also through the use of online collections and catalogues) will be implemented by guided tours and workshops that will allow students to use the historian's "toolbox".
At the end of the course, a research project is expected to be carried out.
Textbook Information
- Handouts prepared by the teacher (freely downloadable from Studium)
- Multimedia presentations and audiovisual materials selected, prepared and provided by the teacher during the lessons
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Critical use of sources | Handout |
| 2 | The world of libraries | Handout |
| 3 | The world of archives | Handout |
| 4 | The research project | Handout |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The knowledge will be verified through tests and laboratories during the lessons. At the end of the course, students will be involved in the development of a research project, the presentation of which will be an integral part of the final evaluation, and will be accompanied by an oral interview on the theoretical part of the program.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Truthfulness and reliability of sources
- The context
- Deciphering a source: the criteria
- The 5 W method
- How to use index cards and inventories
- Building a bibliography
- Archive research
- How to set up a research project