- UAB Specialisation Course
- Code: 5116/1
- 1st edition
- Modality: Online
- Credits: 6 ECTS
- Start date: 21/10/2027
- Finish date: 17/12/2027
- Places: 30
- Orientation: Professional
- Price: 630 €
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Special price 611.10 €
Group of application: FUAB Alumni of course or subject.
Special price 579.60 €
Group of application: Members of the Association of Archival and Records Management Professionals of Catalonia (AAC)
Special price 598.50 €
Group of application: FUAB Alumni - Bachelor's or Master's Graduates
- Teaching language: Catalan
Preserve in order to communicate and provide access. With this premise, the course offers a comprehensive view of the entire final process involved in the treatment of historical collections, from preventive conservation to the exploitation and communication of these materials, including the legal, technical, and methodological aspects of their management.
With this holistic approach, the course addresses all documentary treatments related to the conservation and dissemination of documentary heritage, from proper installation in archival repositories and preservation during handling for consultation, public exhibition or preparation for digitisation, to the different ways of communicating and exploiting this heritage and its information.
To this end, the course provides the knowledge necessary to acquire competencies for developing preventive conservation plans in archival centres and repositories, emergency protocols for heritage institutions, and handling protocols for originals intended for consultation, loan, digitisation or exhibition. It also covers knowledge related to digitisation techniques for historical documents, the challenges and considerations for short-, medium- and long-term digital preservation, as well as the essential tools and resources required to design digitisation and data exploitation projects in heritage centres. This is complemented by the legal framework regarding the acquisition, loan and appraisal of heritage documents, together with the multiple possibilities for communication, dissemination and exploitation of documentary heritage.
The ultimate objective is to train students to efficiently manage the preservation, access and enhancement of medieval and early modern documentary heritage, combining criteria of preservation, sustainability, efficiency and accessibility.
Target audience:
- Individuals in active training in general or historical archival studies.
- Technical and specialised staff of historical, Church, public and private archives.
- Professionals involved in cultural management.
- Technical documentalists and staff of documentation centres.
- Technical staff in heritage centres.
- Professionals in general and specialised libraries.
- Professionals in museums and museographic centres.
- Professionals in the restoration of documentary heritage.
- Cultural heritage conservators.
- Individuals in training in history in general, and medieval and early modern history in particular.
- Researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities, among others.
- Professionals working with historical documents using emerging technologies (automated reading, automated data extraction, AI applications, etc.).
- Individuals specialised or interested in genealogy.
Students will acquire the knowledge required to develop competencies in drafting preventive conservation plans for archival centres and repositories, emergency protocols for heritage institutions, and handling protocols for originals intended for consultation, loan, digitisation or exhibition. The course also provides comprehensive knowledge related to digitisation techniques for historical documents, the challenges involved, and the considerations necessary for short‑, medium‑ and long‑term digital preservation, as well as the essential tools and minimum resources needed to design digitisation projects and data‑exploitation initiatives in heritage centres.
In addition, the course offers the tools and resources necessary to understand the legal framework governing the acquisition, loan and appraisal of heritage documents, as well as the multiple possibilities for communication, dissemination and exploitation of documentary heritage.
- Archives of public institutions and entities
- Archives of associations and professional bodies
- Church archives
- Cultural management companies
- Restoration and conservation companies
- Companies dedicated to the organisation and custody of archives
- Information technology companies
- University and educational institution archives
- Private heritage archives
- Specialised libraries and documentation centres
- Cultural and heritage centres
With this holistic approach, the course addresses all documentary treatments related to the conservation and dissemination of documentary heritage, from proper installation in archival repositories and preservation during handling for consultation, public exhibition or preparation for digitisation, to the different ways of communicating and exploiting this heritage and its information.
To this end, the course provides the knowledge necessary to acquire competencies for developing preventive conservation plans in archival centres and repositories, emergency protocols for heritage institutions, and handling protocols for originals intended for consultation, loan, digitisation or exhibition. It also covers knowledge related to digitisation techniques for historical documents, the challenges and considerations for short-, medium- and long-term digital preservation, as well as the essential tools and resources required to design digitisation and data exploitation projects in heritage centres. This is complemented by the legal framework regarding the acquisition, loan and appraisal of heritage documents, together with the multiple possibilities for communication, dissemination and exploitation of documentary heritage.
The ultimate objective is to train students to efficiently manage the preservation, access and enhancement of medieval and early modern documentary heritage, combining criteria of preservation, sustainability, efficiency and accessibility.
Target audience:
- Individuals in active training in general or historical archival studies.
- Technical and specialised staff of historical, Church, public and private archives.
- Professionals involved in cultural management.
- Technical documentalists and staff of documentation centres.
- Technical staff in heritage centres.
- Professionals in general and specialised libraries.
- Professionals in museums and museographic centres.
- Professionals in the restoration of documentary heritage.
- Cultural heritage conservators.
- Individuals in training in history in general, and medieval and early modern history in particular.
- Researchers in the fields of social sciences and humanities, among others.
- Professionals working with historical documents using emerging technologies (automated reading, automated data extraction, AI applications, etc.).
- Individuals specialised or interested in genealogy.
Contents
Preserving in order to communicate and provide access. With this premise, the course aims to equip students with all the knowledge and resources necessary in the field of preventive conservation of documentary heritage, ensuring its long‑term preservation and usability. The course addresses all documentary treatments related to conservation and dissemination: from the correct installation of materials in archival repositories and their preservation during handling for consultation, public exhibition or preparation for digitisation, to the different forms of communication and subsequent reuse.Students will acquire the knowledge required to develop competencies in drafting preventive conservation plans for archival centres and repositories, emergency protocols for heritage institutions, and handling protocols for originals intended for consultation, loan, digitisation or exhibition. The course also provides comprehensive knowledge related to digitisation techniques for historical documents, the challenges involved, and the considerations necessary for short‑, medium‑ and long‑term digital preservation, as well as the essential tools and minimum resources needed to design digitisation projects and data‑exploitation initiatives in heritage centres.
In addition, the course offers the tools and resources necessary to understand the legal framework governing the acquisition, loan and appraisal of heritage documents, as well as the multiple possibilities for communication, dissemination and exploitation of documentary heritage.
Itinerary
This course is part of the Specialisation Diploma in Medieval and modern historical founds. Tools and resources for archival treatment, preservation and dissemination (5111).Career opportunities
- Archival services of regional, local, and state administrations- Archives of public institutions and entities
- Archives of associations and professional bodies
- Church archives
- Cultural management companies
- Restoration and conservation companies
- Companies dedicated to the organisation and custody of archives
- Information technology companies
- University and educational institution archives
- Private heritage archives
- Specialised libraries and documentation centres
- Cultural and heritage centres
Scholarships and financial aid
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Coordinating centres
FUAB Formació. Archivística y Gestión de Documentos
Contact
Coordinació ESAGED - Coordinacio.esaged@uab.cat
Phone: 935929710