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Archives Management
Archives management is a science that deals with archival accumulation and evaluation – it includes the receiving, editing and long or short-term storage of documents or archives, which thus ensures their reliability and credibility.
The study program is intended for students who wish to gain introductory knowledge from the field of acquisition and management of archives or documents – it is designed for students who with to gain a “first cycle” degree as accorded by the Bologna process. This is a quality education for the management of documents from their creation (office management) to their securing in an archive, regardless of the information system employed.
The study of archive management is perfect for you should you desire to:
- obtain knowledge about the functioning and importance of archives;
- obtain knowledge about archival material in literary form, including historical accounts;
- master the management of documents throughout various document information systems;
The gained theoretical knowledge, will be pronounced in the real, working environment by means of practice. A high employment rate of our graduates speaks to the ability of our program to enable a quick transition to independence. With knowledge gained studying archives management, our graduates are thus able to:
- advise and communicate with users of archives, as to ensure their most efficient use;
- use informations technologies, edit and function within the most widely used computer programs;
- wholly master the problems related to archives management, decide on the “fate” of documents and understand the processes involved in their long-term storage;
- evaluate and provide accessibility of information contained within archives or documents;
The program is tailored for a coordination of studies with our students' work and family schedules, and as such does not imply a loss of time and resources by means of transportation to lectures – course material and lectures are available online at all times, though consultations with professors are always arrangeable. We also arrange videoconferences and provide our students with the means of participation in professional meetings, as well as exchange programs, which grants them opportunities to meet renowned experts in the field.
Courses
Archives Management - 1. year
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Total for 1. year | 60 | |
| I. semester | ||
| 1 | Introduction to the Archival Science | 7 |
| 2 | Business Informatics | 5 |
| 3 | Introduction to research methodes | 7 |
| 4 | Management in culture | 5 |
| 5 | History of institutions | 6 |
| II. semester | ||
| 6 | History of record keeping | 6 |
| 7 | Theorethical foundations of archival science and archival ethics | 8 |
| 8 | Introduction to records management | 8 |
| 9 | E-archives I | 8 |
Archives Management - 2. year
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Total for 2.year | 60 | |
| III. semester | ||
| 10 | Security of material | 8 |
| 11 | E-archives II | 8 |
| 12 | Archival legislation | 7 |
| 13 | Data management legislation | 7 |
| IV. semester | ||
| 14 | Conservation and restoration of archives | 6 |
| 15 | Tipology of archival material | 5 |
| 16 | Data management | 5 |
| 17 | Description and arrangement of archives | 8 |
| 18 | The methods and procedures with archival material at the creators | 6 |
Archives Management - 3. year
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Total for 3.year | 60 | |
| Total | 180 | |
| V. semester | ||
| 19 | Practice | 10 |
| 20 | Elective course I | 5 |
| 21 | Elective course II | 5 |
| 22 | Elective course III | 5 |
| 23 | Elective course IV | 5 |
| 6. semester | ||
| 24 | Elective course V | 5 |
| 25 | Elective course VI | 5 |
| 26 | Project work | 5 |
| *Bachelor thesis | 15 | |
Elective courses
| Course | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Document management and model governance of documentation at creators | 5 |
| 2 | Latin language I | 5 |
| 3 | Latin language II | 5 |
| 4 | Latin paleography | 5 |
| 5 | Information security | 5 |
| 6 | Information equipment and infrastructure of e-archive and its management | 5 |
| 7 | Standards on security in the electronic environment | 5 |
| 8 | Capture and storage of e-documentation and accompanying services | 5 |
| 9 | Cultural history of Slovenians | 5 |
| 10 | European History of Modern Times | 5 |
| 11 | Administrative and inspection procedures in the archival activity | 5 |
Faculty
Programs:
Undergraduate: Archives ManagementGraduate: Archives and Records Management
Graduate: Archival Sciences
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Associate Professor Dr. Peter Pavel Klasinc (born 1946), an archival councilor, completed his elementary and secondary education in Maribor and continued his studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, where he earned the titles of Professor of History and Professor of Art History. In 1987, he obtained his master's degree and later, in 1992, earned a PhD at the University of Zagreb with a thesis on "The Material Protection of Classical and New Information Carriers in Archives," thus acquiring the title of Doctor of Information Sciences in the field of Social Sciences.
Since 1968, he has been employed at the Historical Archives in Ptuj, where he served as director from 1972 to 1976. In 1976, he joined the Regional Archives Maribor, taking charge of the Department for Economic Archives. In 1982, he became the director of the Maribor archives, a position he held until 1994. During this time, he initiated and organized conferences on professional and technical issues in archives and oversaw the publication of the proceedings "Archives – Contemporary Archives," which were published until 2003. In these years, he also began researching local history and later archival science, archival studies, and archival theory and practice. He has continuously published scholarly articles in journals such as "Archives" (published by the Archival Association of Slovenia), "Contemporary Archives" (published by the Regional Archives Maribor), "Technical and Content Problems of Classical and Electronic Archiving" (published by the Regional Archives Maribor), and "Atlanti" and "Atlanti+" (published by the International Institute of Archival Science).
In 1984, he established the Center for Professional and Technical Issues in Archives, which later evolved into the International Institute of Archival Science, headquartered in the Regional Archives Maribor and later at the University of Maribor. Since 2006, the institute has also had a branch in the State Archives in Trieste. Professor Peter Pavel Klasinc has consistently served as the institute's director and the chief and responsible editor of its publications, "Atlanti" and "Atlanti+."
Peter Pavel Klasinc is also an active member of the Archival Association of Slovenia – he served as the president of the association from 1979 to 1983 and was simultaneously the president of the Federation of Archival Workers of Yugoslavia for one year. During this period, he collaborated with other representatives of Yugoslav archives on the project "Archival Funds and Collections in SFRY" and was also the editor of the Slovenian part of this edition. In 2016, the Archival Association of Slovenia awarded him the Aškerčeva Award, the highest professional recognition in the Republic of Slovenia, awarded for achievements in archival work, specifically for his lifetime contribution to Slovenian archival science, particularly in public outreach of archival heritage, organization of the archival studies program, and achievements in the archival field internationally.
Professor Peter Pavel Klasinc is the author of more than five hundred scientific, research, study, and professional works. He has pursued further education in Germany, Austria, Italy, Norway, and Russia, and actively collaborated with many archivists from around the world. He currently heads the archival studies programs at all three Bologna levels and is a member of professional committees and the senate of AMEU-ECM.
Advantages
Archives management is a field of increasing importance in the contemporary world. Knowledge obtained throughout the acquisition of this degree, is useful for professional archives, as well as positions with creators of archives, regardless of the format the information might be in.The study is conducted in small groups with a continuous transfer of knowledge from professor to student. Professors are available to every student daily.
Our program will allow you to meet top experts in the field at conferences, on exchange and by allowing you to participate in professional meetings.
The study program promotes different, more longevous and responsible decision-making in the field, which is crucial to an effective conducting of business with archival and documentary material.
The study of archives management is supported by various modern informations technologies (e-indexes, e-mail, SMS messaging) and is conducted in combination of live or recorded lectures, videoconferences, peer communication and adequately adapted electronic material. Furthermore, our program also utilizes electronic study environments.
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Employability
As a graduate of the archives management study program, you will be qualified to actualize your professional career as:
- a leader of archive services in larger companies, ministries, universities or faculties, hospitals or county administrations, as well as larger state- or privately-owned institutions;
- an archivist in museums, galleries, libraries, archives, organizations, communities and agencies.