TY - JOUR
TI - Strengthening the role of information science in archival science didactics – an attempt of evaluation of Information brokering, Records management and archival studies major at Pedagogical University of Cracow
AU - Drzewiecki, Bartosz
AU - Pieczka, Anna
TI - Strengthening the role of information science in archival science didactics – an attempt of evaluation of Information brokering, Records management and archival studies major at Pedagogical University of Cracow
AB - For many years there has been a discussion in Poland on the evolution of the model of university education in the field of archival science. First of all, a need was recognized in the classical, historybased curriculum to emphasize the role of documentation management, and more recently – in connection with the development of the information society – there has been more and more discussion about the need to increase the share of information science in the didactics of archival science. The experience of other countries shows that education of archivists can be successfully based on centres associated with library science and information science. In order to meet the needs of the labour market, the Institute of History and Archival Studies at the Pedagogical University of Cracow since 2014 has been offering bachelor’s (and since 2017. master’s) studies in the field of archival science, but the main emphasis of education is put on records management and to a fairly large extent – as for the studies that are still linked to the centre for educating historians – on the practical application of information sciences. Thus, a course of study called Information brokering, records management and archival studies was created. This article is an attempt to assess the relevance of decisions taken several years ago. It includes a discussion of the curriculum of the studies. Among the offered courses, following thematic blocks are distinguished: historical (with additional emphasis on the history of state system and administration), archival, information science, and a block of records management related subjects. The conclusions that emerged after the completion of the first two cycles of studies are presented in the central part of the article. Based on those conclusions, the authors try to objectively demonstrate the advantages of the adopted solution, but also to point out its shortcomings, leading to frequent changes in the curriculum, and ultimately (in 2017) also to change of the name of the major.
VL - 2019
IS - 120
PY - 2020
SN - 0066-6041
C1 - 2658-1264
SP - 323
EP - 336
DO - 10.4467/26581264ARC.19.013.11822
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/archeion/article/wzmocnienie-roli-nauk-o-informacji-w-dydaktyce-archiwistyki-proba-oceny-funkcjonowania-kierunku-studiow-infobrokerstwo-zarzadzanie-dokumentacja-i-archiwistyka-na-uniwersytecie-pedagogicznym-w-krakowie
KW - archival science
KW - information science
KW - didactics
KW - higher education
KW - Pedagogical University of Cracow