HKDRPBP031 Modern Methods of Cultural Heritage Access

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Milena Botlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Milena Botlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Pavol Plesník, PhD.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Tue 11:25–12:10 PrPed
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
HKDRPBP031/A: Tue 12:15–13:00 PrPed, M. Botlíková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on the issue of modern access to cultural heritage in the form of digitization, transfer of iconography, cartography, etc. Modern electronic methods that make cultural heritage accessible to the widest possible public are introduced; the benefits of making cultural heritage available online for educational and scientific purposes, for the restoration and preservation of tangible monuments. The benefits for disadvantaged people are explained. Activities related to digitization and online access to cultural heritage, digital copy manipulation, communication and promotion of cultural heritage are characterized. Students will become familiar with the possibilities of searching and presenting the obtained information to the users, they will get to know the main domestic and foreign organizations working in the field of digitization and access to cultural heritage. The content of the course is focused on the presentation of concrete examples of making cultural heritage accessible and on work in systems that students will use as a tool when studying the original materials and preparing seminar work.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction to the problem, methods used, literature, specific sources and information sources.
  • 2.Issues of cultural heritage and access to cultural heritage using electronic methods, meaning and role, current form, basic concepts and terminology.
  • 3.Chronological development of the issue of making cultural heritage accessible, organisations and projects aimed at the protection and access to cultural heritage in the past, their effectiveness and examples of good practice.
  • 4.-5. Making the international cultural heritage of UNESCO accessible (E-Heritage, DigiCULT, Memory of the World Programme, etc.).
  • 6. Digital access to library funds (World Digital Library, American Memory Library of Congress Project, Europeana). Mass digitization of documents (Google Book Search, etc.)
  • 7. European initiatives to make cultural heritage accessible and to digitize documents.
  • 8.-9. Making cultural heritage available in the Czech Republic (development, concepts, systematic digitization, NKP).
  • 10. Accessibility and activities in the field of digitisation and accessibility of cultural heritage in the Czech Republic (Kramerius, Manuscriptorium, Digitisation Centre of the Academy of Sciences, digitisation of old NTK prints, Memory of the Nation, etc.).
  • 11. Systems aimed at facilitating and promoting regional culture.
  • 12. Possibilities of using modern access to cultural heritage in tourism (cultural tourism).
  • 13. Final synthesis of acquired knowledge.
Literature
    required literature
  • Ministerstvo kultury České republiky a Národní knihovna České republiky. Koncepce rozvoje knihoven v České republice na léta 2017–2020. Praha 2017.
  • Copeland, T. Edukace jako cesta ke zkvalitňování péče o kulturní dědictví pohledem zahraničních odborníků. Praha 2016.
  • Cubr, L. Dlouhodobá ochrana digitálních dokumentů. Praha 2010.
  • Lu, D. – Pan, Y. Digital preservation for heritages: technologies and applications. New York 2010.
  • Gausdal, L. R. Cultural heritage for all – on digitisation in the archive, library and museum sector. Oslo 2006.
    recommended literature
  • Dokumenty, materiály
  • E-heritage UNESCO (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/newdelhi/areas-of-action/culture/culture-and-development/e-heritage/), Europeana (https://www.europeana.eu/portal/cs), Google Books (http://books.google.com/)
  • Kramerius NK ČR (http://kramerius.nkp.cz/), Manuscriptorium (http://www.manuscriptorium.com/)
  • Online Computer Library Center (www.oclc.org).
  • Digital Cultural Heritage Conference (https://pro.europeana.eu/).
  • SKIP. Evropský průvodce kompetencemi v oboru knihovnických a informačních služeb. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-85851-17-2. info
  • Koncepce trvalého uchování knihovních sbírek tradičních a elektronických dokumentů v knihovnách ČR do roku 2010. Knihovna, [online] (http://knihovna.nkp.cz/knihovna52/koncepce_uchovavani.htm).
  • Koncepce rozvoje knihoven ČR na léta 2011 – 2015 včetně internetizace knihoven: knihovny pro EVROPU 2020. Národní knihovna ČR, [online] (http://knihovnam.nkp.cz/docs/koncepce2011-14/Koncepce_PIK_Rozp.doc).
Assessment methods
Written test. Attendance (75%). Seminar paper and its presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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