Binding history and bookbinding practice Field of study: Scientific Information and Library Science
Programme code: W1-S1BN19.2024

Module name: Binding history and bookbinding practice
Module code: W1-BN-S1-OPDO03
Programme code: W1-S1BN19.2024
Semester: winter semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 4
Purpose and description of the content of education:
As part of the module, students acquire specialist historical and contemporary bookbinding knowledge. As a result of the acquired knowledge, students can independently assess the state of preservation of a document and, thanks to workshop practice, carry out design, security and repair activities. Practical competencies developed during laboratory classes will enable the implementation of bookbinding work in libraries and social institutions that produce and collect documents.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Students know the history of book binding techniques and methods and binding styles in force in a given era. By gaining in-depth knowledge of the bookbinding craft, they learn about the processes involved in developing various binding techniques and the materials used for this purpose. Gains general knowledge about formal and stylistic changes in art, which translate into the composition and design of covers [OPDO03​_1]
 K_W07 [5/5]
Based on the knowledge gained during classes, students can assess the state of preservation of a document and, using the acquired skills, plan workshop work [OPDO03​_2]
 K_U02 [4/5]
Students are prepared for independent workshop practice, enabling them to work with new and damaged documents that require binding and protection. [OPDO03​_3]
 K_U07 [5/5]
Students can justify the use of workshop methods while taking into account social responsibility for the preservation of documents. They are conscious participants of culture, shaping and satisfying various cultural and aesthetic needs [OPDO03​_4]
 K_K03 [4/5] K_K04 [4/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
laboratory classes [OPDO03_fs_1] 30 Demonstration-imitation [c06] 
Laboratory exercise / experiment [e01]  		course work OPDO03​_1 OPDO03​_2 OPDO03​_3 OPDO03​_4
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Search for materials and review activities necessary for class participation [a01] Preparation for classes
reviewing literature, documentation, tools and materials as well as the specifics of the syllabus and the range of activities indicated in it as required for full participation in classes
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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