Course aims:

• Knowing and understanding the way in which an archive is organised.
• Acquiring the main notions which are specific for archive domain.
• Integration in a coherent structure of main theorizations and value landmarks recognised in connection with archives and documents.

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. Introductory notions. 2. The way in which a contemporary archive is organised. 3. National archives, institutional archives, confessional archives. 4. Practical course (the way in which documents are placed in dossiers). 5. Practical course (the way in which dossiers are made). 6. Practical course (the way in which dossiers are catalogued). 7. Practical course (the way in which documents are selected). 8. Practical course (top secrets documents and their status). 9. Legislation and regulations. 10. Documents’ storing and digital recording. 11. Keeping documents and deposits’ organizing. 12. Different types of forms which are characteristic to the National Archives of Romania. 13. Research guides. 14. Course conclusions.

Teaching methods:

Lecture, conversation, exemplification.

Learning outcomes:

• Acquiring of a specific terminology characteristic for record keeping; • Understanding the way in which archives are organised; • Making a correct comparison between Romanian archives and abroad ones.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper – interpretative essay – 60%; continuous assessment – 40%.

Recommended reading:

• Romanian Legislation (Legea arhivelor nr. 16/1996; Legea nr. 489 / 28 decembrie 2006; Legea protecţiei datelor cu caracter personal nr. 677/2001; Legea 135/ 2007 privind arhivarea documentelor în format electronic – M.Of. 345/ 2007)
• Berciu-Drăghicescu, Adina, Arhivistică şi documentaristică. Vol. I. Bucureşti, Ed. Universităţii din Bucureşti, Ed. Credis, 2000, 248 p; 2001, 360 p.
• Mera, Laurenţiu, Îndreptar arhivistic, Cluj-Napoca, 2001.