Subject: History of archives
Course: History of archives
ECTS credits: 3
Language: Croatian
Duration: 1 semester
Status: elective
Method of teaching: 1 lecture hour and 1 hour of seminar
Prerequisite: none
Assessment: oral exam

Course description:
History of archival institutions and archival service in Europe. Basic determinants of history of archives: treasury period, chancery period and archives as independent institutions. History of archives in the Antiquity and in the Middle Ages. Archives as independent institutions in the 18th century. Development of archives in the 19th and the 20th century.
Historical development of archives in Croatia. Development of archives in the Mediterranean cultural area. Archives in Civil Croatia and influence of Central Europe on their development. Present situation and organization of archival service in Croatia. International archival organizations and their activities. Archival congresses. CITRA.

Course objectives:
Students are acquainted with history of archives and development of archival service in Croatia and the world. They are also acquainted with organization and functioning of archival service in Croatia, with International organizations and associations in the area of archives.

Quality check and success of the course: Quality check and success of the course will be done by combining internal and external evaluation. Internal evaluation will be done by teachers and students using survey method at the end of semester. The external evaluation will be done by colleagues attending the course, by monitoring and assessment of the course.

Reading list:
1. J. Kolanović (ur.), Arhivski fondovi i zbirke u SFRJ. SR Hrvatska, Beograd, Savez arhivskih radnika Jugoslavije, 1984. Uvodni tekst i uvodi u pojedine arhive.
2. Arhivi, u: Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, sv. 1, Zagreb, JLZ, 1980., str. 250-294.
3. Bernard Stulli, Arhivistika i arhivska služba. Studije i prilozi, Hrvatski državni arhiv, Zagreb 1997., str. 15-191.
4. Igor Karaman, Studije i prilozi iz arhivistike, Hrvatski državni arhiv, Zagreb 1993.

Additional reading list:
1. M. Smole, Zgodovina arhivistike in arhivske službe, Ljubljana, 1976.
2. Ernst Posner, Archives in the Ancient World. Harvard University Press 2003.
3. J. Buturac - S. Bačić, Iz historije pisanog dokumenta, Zagreb, 1966., str. 22-48.
4. Vida Pavliček, Povijest arhiva slobodnog i kraljevskog grada Varaždina, Arhivski vjesnik 37 (1994), str. 7-17.
5. Ivan Mustać, Povijesni razvoj zaštite arhivske građe na području Dubrovačke Republike i grada Dubrovnika, Arhivski vjesnik 37 (1994), str. 19-23.
6. Boris Zakošek, Razvoj zaštite arhivske građe na području nadležnosti Povijesnog arhiva Rijeka, Arhivski vjesnik 37 (1994), str. 25-48.