Course: Cataloguing of Old Prints 1

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Course title Cataloguing of Old Prints 1
Course code KHI/XKT1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Slavíková Věra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Myšák Miroslav, Mgr.
  • Oppeltová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students will learn about basic terminology and rules of description of old prints, according to internation rules ISBD(A), in two two-hours lessons in the beginning of a semester. Then they will make a reconstruction of original storage system, or choose a new pattern, of a library - with a mentoring of a lecturer in the field. Furthermore they will provide books with marks, stamp them, make a photos of them and store a whole library in appropriate way. Every student then individually create cca 30 catalogue records, based on photos and notes from practice, and enter them into a database. PZ

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work Activities
  • Homework for Teaching - 8 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 80 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the topic, which should be a practical add-on to lecture and seminar "Theory of printed book", is to teach students principles of correct cataloguing of old prints and to teach them how to use this knowledge in practice, while working with preserved historical library. PZ
Student will have practical skills and experiences with cataloging of old prints and he/she will also learn about other works necessary during organizing of historical collections of smaller libraries. PZ
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of modern era paleography is expected, along with previous or concurrent completion of course "Theory of printed book". PZ

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Students will get credits for attending meetings and a cataloguing, colloquium will be granted for a catalog records. PZ
Recommended literature
  • (1997). Mezinárodní standardní bibliografický popis pro staré tisky a prvotisky ISBD(A). . Praha.
  • BOHATCOVÁ, M. a kol. (1990). Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. Praha.
  • Cejpek, J. a kol:. (2002). Dějiny knihoven a knihovnictví. Praha.
  • František HORÁK ? Bedřiška WÍŽĎÁLKOVÁ ? Emma URBÁNKOVÁ. (1971). Pravidla jmenné katalogisace starých tisků, prvotisků a rukopisů. Praha.
  • Martinek, R., Oppeltová, J., Sedoník, T., Slavíková, V., & Štěpánová, D. (2008). Záchrana a inventarizace drobných církevních fondů: archiválie, knihy, notový materiál a liturgické textilie : barevná fotografické příloha. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Zíbrt, Č. (1939). Z dějin českého knihtiskařství. Mladá Boleslav.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2015) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2015) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archival Works (2015) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -