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Full List of SLIS Courses of Study
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Course of Study
Cultural Heritage Information Management
Important Announcement: In June 2012, SLIS was awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for scholarships to support 17 students to complete the CHIM concentration from 2013 to 2015. Please see the CHIM-IMLS Scholarship page for more information.
The Cultural Heritage Information Management (CHIM) course of study is designed to educate cultural heritage information professionals for the 21st century and prepare students for careers in cultural institutions such as libraries, archives, and museums. The CHIM course of study is designed to address the market needs created by the convergence of practice in libraries, archives, and museums. Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAM) have a huge wealth of cultural heritage resources of great importance to their communities. These institutions face the challenge of preserving such resources for future generations as well as making use of digital technology to allow patrons greater access to their collections. Thus, the CHIM course of study is a unique program to ensure that students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to help cultural heritage institutions address challenges posed by the evolving information environment.
The CUA School of Library and Information Science offers a variety of courses that focus on CHIM. Each student will take the four required core courses, plus highly recommended specialized courses for CHIM. The student will consult with his/her advisor to plan a course of study that will best meet the student's personal and professional needs.
For experiential learning, students have the option of undertaking 120 hours of highly structured practicum under the supervision of professionals at partner institutions including Art Museum of the Americas, Corcoran School of Art and Design, Library of Congress, National Agricultural Library, National Library of Medicine, and the Smithsonian Institution. Students can work on projects such as resource management, digital content creation, preservation, and service delivery.
Faculty supporting this course of study:
Full-time faculty: Dr. Young Choi, Dr. Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Dr. Jane Zhang
Part-time faculty: Mary Elings, Maria Mazzenga, Jackie Shieh, Sally Stokes, Gunther Weibel
Curriculum
Required course for MSLIS degree (12 credits):
- LSC 551 Organization of Information
- LSC 553 Information Sources and Services
- LSC 555 Information Systems in Library and Information Centers
- LSC 557 Libraries and Information in Society
Highly recommended courses for CHIM course of study:
- LSC617 Digital Curation
- LSC615 Metadata
- LSC635 Use and Users of Libraries and Information
- LSC652 Foundations of Digital Libraries
- LSC677 History and Theory of Cultural Heritage Institutions
- LSC906 Practicum
Students choose electives from the courses listed below:
- LSC606 Cataloging and Classification
- LSC610 Web Design & Information Architecture
- LSC634 Humanities Information
- LSC641 Collection Development
- LSC643 Oral History
- LSC646 Archive Management
- LSC647 Preservation
- LSC654 Database Management
- LSC670 History of the Book
- LSC747 Special Collections
- LSC832 Rare Books
- LSC834 Art and Museum Libraries Institute
- LSC878 Digital Collections in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
- LSC879 Public Programs, Outreach and Digital Exhibits in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
- LSC879 Visions of Italy (the Rome Program)
Professional Associations of Interest to CHIM Students
Professional associations are important sources of information about the profession, including continuing education opportunities, scholarship support, and networking. They also provide venues for presenting research. Most have student membership rates and special programs. Associations of interest in this field include:
- American Antiquarian Society
- Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS)
- Association of College Research Libraries/American Library Association (ACRL)
- Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
- International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC)
- Museums and the Web
- Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collections/American Library Association (RBMS)
- Society of American Archivists (SAA)
- Special Libraries Association
Publications of Interest to CHIM Students
- Archives and Museum Informatics
- American Archivist
- Archivaria
- Art Libraries Journal
- International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting Proceedings
- Journal of the Archives of American Art
- Museums and the Web Selected Papers
- RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Cultural Heritage
- The Moving Image
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