Two “dissident” training models for the higher education of librarians and archivists in Portugal: the cases of the Archivists Internship (1913-1918) and the Librarian-Archivist Course (1931-1936)

Abstract

The Archivists Internship (1913-1918) and the Librarian-Archivist Course (1931-1936) were two moments of dissent when compared to the traditional training model instituted at the time. I intended to understand the emergence of these formative proposals, placing them into its context; to analyse its organization and functioning, the curricula and the faculty staff, as well as to evaluate its results. The curricula, while still characterised by the historicist perspective, already emphasised the technicality, being taught at the National Library and the National Archive by the employees of these institutions under the auspices of the Higher Inspectorate. These two experiences/dissents allowed the formation of a large number of professionals, in line with education at an international level.