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BIBV3060 Themes in Library, Archives and Museums: An Exploration of Practice Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Themes in Library, Archives and Museums: An Exploration of Practice
Study programme
Bachelor Programme in Library and Information Science
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Bestått emner:

KDK1300 Innføring i kunstfaglige prosesser

KDK1400 Kunst og formidling i digitale medier

Required preliminary courses

Emnet overlapper 15 studiepoeng mot KDK1100.

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, students are expected to achieve the following learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:

Knowledge:

  • Gain insight into current practices at libraries or other information and culture-disseminating organizations related to a theme.
  • Acquire knowledge of the pertinent literature and scholarly research concerning the selected theme.
  • Develop familiarity with the related legal and policy documents related to the theme.
  • Identify relevant concepts, models, and/or theories related to the theme.
  • Demonstrate awareness and understanding of ethical considerations related to the theme.

Skills:

  • Apply skills and knowledge from previous courses in Library and Information Science or other areas of study.
  • Effectively search for, synthesize, critically analyze, and correctly reference source materials.
  • Critically assess the connection between theory, policy, and practice related to a selected theme

General Skills:

  • Initiate, organize, carry out, and communicate a project.

Teaching and learning methods

The course centers around a series of visits to libraries, archives, and/or museums in connection to students' selected themes. Students will complete two assignments related to their series of visits and present their investigation of the selected theme to the class.

Students can work individually or in groups of two.

Teaching methods alternate between lectures, study visits, discussions, and presentations. Teaching will be on campus, sometimes online.

Grading scale

Letter grading A-F.

Examiners

The examination is evaluated by both an internal and an external examiner. The external examiner grades a randomly selected sample, comprising approximately 25 percent of the exams. The grades assigned to this sample serve as a basis for the internal examiners who will assess the remaining exams.

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