Curricular Unit:Code:
Digital Archives and Libraries904ABD
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1MasterCommunication Sciences (Communication Technologies)4 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English52
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Discuss the role and impact of the digital for the library
Introduce the digital libraries theme
Introduce the technology used to support digital libraries
Discuss the relevant topics related with the creation and development of digital libraries
Syllabus:
1: concepts and discussion
2: challenges and transformations
3: technology and applications
4: Context and impact on readers and reading and other uses of libraries
5: Hands on exploration
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
It is proposed an operational introduction to the theme, tackling the essential issues related with the digital libraries by taking advantage of existing Web access to various systems which allows the gathering of experience and general and widely accessible use of digital libraries in a real context
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
test + work
a work based on the use of wordpress to deploy a digital library mockup and a list of Web urls to explore and discuss functionality and usability of digital library examples
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The strategy of using thecnology eploration of digital libraries Web based allow the deepening of knowledge and further experience to discuss and share among students.
Reading:
Gouveia, L. (2012). Seleção de textos e artigos sobre o tema das bibliotecas digitais. UFP
Arms, William (2000). Digital Libraries. MIT Press. http://www.cs.cornell.edu/wya/diglib/