Checking date: 23/05/2024


Course: 2024/2025

Digital Continuity Management and Assessment
(17301)
Master in Libraries, Archives and Digital Continuity (Plan: 500 - Estudio: 335)
EPH


Coordinating teacher: NAVARRO BONILLA, DIEGO

Department assigned to the subject: Library and Information Sciences Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course:
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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Archival Science
Objectives
It must: - Provide expert knowledge on planning and design of strategies focused on digital continuity management to assure the highest quality of services and resources in organizations. - Identify technological innovation in libraries and archives. - Lead and manage archives, libraries and digital information services. - Apply the international rules to the strategies of digital continuity. - Interpretate and apply the legal frame and international standards in the strategies of digital continuity. - Use the tools to apply assessments and digital continuity audits.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
Module 1. Introduction. Basic concepts. Regulatory framework 1.1. Concepts. Managing Change for digital continuity. 1.2. International initiatives. UK, Australia and the United States. 1.3. Legal context in Spain. Digital continuity in the National Interoperability and Security National Esquena 1.4. International technical standards. ISO standards Module 2. Identification and assessment of risks to digital continuity 2.1. Strategies. Development of contingency plans Model analysis. Protocol to the National Insurance Scheme. Methodology for risk analysis MAGERIT Information Systems 2.2. Digital information assets. Essential documents 2.3 Integration of digital continuity in the management of information. Incorporation of digital continuity strategy information technology.. Dimensions valuation: Availability. Integrity. Confidentiality. Authenticity. 2.4. Digital continuity risks. Impact analysis. Measuring impacts and risks to the organization Module 3. Development of a digital program continuity. Tools. Analysis of case studies. 3.1. Technological solutions. Introduction to the main tools. Features 3.2. Open source applications for analyzing risks related to information security: DRAMBORA ("Digital Curation Centre" in the UK), PILAR (National Cryptologic Center) 3.3. Open source applications for analyzing risks related to digital preservation: DROID (National Archives UK) XENA (National Archives of Australia). 3.4. Development of an action of digital continuity plan. Analysis of case studies.
Learning activities and methodology
* THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES ACORDING TO THE STUDY PLANIFICATION WILL BE: AF1 Individual work for the study of theoretical and practical materials developed and contributed by the teacher. AF2 Individual work for problem solving and case studies. AF3 Theoretical-practical classes. AF4 Tutorials. AF5 Group work. AF6 Active participation in forums enabled by the teacher in the virtual educational platform. AF7 Perform self-assessment test for content review. AF8 Synchronous online debates and colloquiums Type of activity Is it synchronous? Total hours Hours of synchronous interactivity No. In-person hours % In-person attendance Student AF1 NO 24,7 0 0 0 AF2 NO 22 0 0 0 AF3 SI 3 3 3 100 AF4 SI 3 3 0 0 AF5 NO 30 0 0 0 AF6 NO 1,3 0 0 0 AF7 SI 3 3 0 0 AF8 SI 3 3 0 0 Total 90 12 3 3,33% * TEACHING METHODOLOGIES: MD1 Presentations in the teacher's class with support of computer and audiovisual media, in which the main concepts of the subject are developed and the bibliography is provided to complement the students' learning. MD2 Critical reading of texts recommended by the teacher of the subject: Press articles, reports, manuals and / or academic articles, either for later discussion in class, or to expand and consolidate the knowledge of the subject. MD3 Resolution of practical cases, problems, etc. Raised by the teacher individually or in a group. MD4 Exposition and discussion in class, under the moderation of the professor of subjects related to the content of the subject, as well as of practical cases. MD5 Preparation of individual and group work and reports. MD6 Reading of theoretical and practical teaching materials. TUTORIALS SCHEME The schedules of the tutorials, adjusted to the disposition by the University, can be consulted in the space of the course in the platform (Aula Global). They will include at least two sections, one for face-to-face and the other for online tutorials. In addition to these official tutorials, students can request and arrange with the teacher online or on-site tutorials outside those times.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Basic Bibliography
  • Archivo Nacional de Australia. Implementation of Digital Continuity in the Australian Government. National Australia Archives. 2016
  • Archivo Nacional de Reino Unido. . Understanding Digital Continuity.. National Archives. 2011
  • Archivo Nacional de Reino Unido. . Risk Assessment Handbook.. National Archives. 2011
  • Archivo Nacional de Reino Unido. . Managing Digital Continuity. . National Archives. 2011
  • Carvalho, Andrea Vasconcelhos. Auditoría de inteligencia . TREA. 2012
  • Gobierno de Queensland (Australia). . Queensland Government Digital Continuity Strategy. Queensland Government. 2013
  • Library of Congress.. The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program. . LOC. 2010
  • MacLean, Margaretand Davis, Ben H. (eds.). Time & bits; managing digital continuity. Getty. 1999
  • National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA). . Digital Continuity Checklist.. NAGARA. 2013.
Recursos electrónicosElectronic Resources *
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The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.