Documentary heritage is one of the fundamental pillars for preserving the historical, cultural, and scientific memory of societies. Heritage libraries, historical archives, and documentation centers safeguard unique collections that allow us to understand historical processes, strengthen cultural identities, and generate new knowledge. However, in Latin America, significant challenges persist regarding the management, conservation, digitization, and dissemination of these materials, especially due to the limited availability of specialized training, the effects of climate change on documentary media, budget constraints, and the increasing demands arising from digital transformation.
In response to this situation, the program offers comprehensive training focused on strengthening professional skills for the management, conservation, digital preservation, and dissemination of documentary heritage. Through a specialized academic approach, participants will develop theoretical and practical knowledge that will enable them to understand the technical, administrative, legal, and cultural processes involved in the management of libraries and archives with heritage value. The program combines a solid foundation in documentation, heritage legislation, preventive conservation, digital preservation, and cultural mediation with two specialization tracks that allow for in-depth study of the management of heritage libraries or heritage archives.
At the end of the program, participants will be trained to manage heritage documentary collections, design preventive conservation and digital preservation strategies, implement dissemination and cultural mediation actions, understand the regulatory framework applicable to documentary heritage, and develop projects aimed at the protection, enhancement, and sustainable access to these collections.
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- To understand the theoretical, technical and regulatory foundations related to the management and conservation of documentary heritage.
- Apply tools and methodologies for the description, organization, preventive conservation and digital preservation of documentary collections.
- Analyze the national and international legal framework related to the protection and management of documentary heritage.
- Design strategies for dissemination, cultural mediation and access to heritage documentary collections.
- Assess risks and propose sustainable measures for the preservation of heritage libraries and archives.
- Develop document management projects adapted to the needs of cultural, educational and research institutions.
The program combines theory and practice through synchronous lectures, case studies, hands-on workshops, academic visits, applied activities, and digital resources. Participants will develop professional skills through practical exercises, studies of national and international experiences, and the application of heritage management and conservation tools.
The methodology fosters collaborative learning, critical reflection, and the search for innovative solutions to the current challenges of heritage document management.
The program is aimed at:
- Workers in libraries, archives and documentation centers with heritage collections.
- Librarians and archivists interested in strengthening their professional skills.
- Historians, art historians, and social science researchers.
- Cultural managers linked to the preservation and dissemination of heritage.
- Professionals from museums, universities and research centers.
- University students interested in documentary heritage.
- Those responsible for documentary collections in public and private institutions.
