School of Library and Information Science

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Course of Study
Digital Libraries
 

The Digital Libraries course of study is designed to guide students in developing specialized knowledge and skills in information technologies, information organization, and end-user services that will enable them to lead digital libraries at academic/research institutions, cultural heritage institutions, special collections/archives, and other information centers.

The CUA School of Library and Information Science offers a variety of courses that focus on digital libraries. Each student will take the four required core courses, plus highly recommended specialized courses for digital library areas. 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.

Career Options:

· Digital Libraries, Institutional Repository, digital collection building

· Metadata areas

· Digital Preservation/Archives

· Digitization projects in Special Collections or Cultural Heritage Organizations

· Information Architecture

· Digital content management areas

Courses for Digital Libraries

Required Courses (4 courses: 12 credits)
· LSC 551: Organization of Information
· LSC 553: Information Sources and Services
· LSC 555: Information Systems in Libraries and Information Centers
· LSC 557: Libraries and Information in Society

Highly Recommended Courses (4 - 5 courses: 12 - 15 credits)
· LSC 610: Information Architecture and Web Design
· LSC 652: Foundations of Digital Libraries
· LSC 615: Metadata
· LSC 753: Programming for Web Applications
· LSC 654: Database Management
· LSC 757: Library Technologies and Project Management

Other Electives (3 - 4 courses: 9 - 12 credits)
· LSC 525: User Interface Design and Evaluation
· LSC 672: Management
· LSC 641: Collection Development
· LSC 647: Preservation
· LSC 635: Use and Users of Libraries and Information
· LSC 756: Systems Analysis and Evaluation
· LSC 675: Research Methods in Library and Information Science
· LSC 752: Design & Production of Multimedia
· LSC 773: The Institute for Intellectual Property Issues in Libraries and Information Centers
· LSC 906: Practicum

For more information about the field of Digital Libraries and opportunities in this field the following sources may be helpful.

Important Journals or online sources:

· D-Lib Magazine http://www.dlib.org

· Journal of Digital Information http://journals.tdl.org/jodi/index

· Journal of Digital Information Management, http://www.dirf.org/jdim/

· Ariadne, http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/

· RLG DigiNews http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/newsletters/diginews.htm

· Council on Library and Information Resources Publications http://www.clir.org/pubs/pubs.html

· DIGLIB Mailing List Information http://www.ifla.org/II/lists/diglib.htm

Related Organizations providing significant resources related to digital libraries
· Digital Library Federation http://www.diglib.org/
· Council on Library and Information Resources http://www.clir.org/
· Research Libraries Group http://www.oclc.org/programs/default.htm

Relationship of the Digital Libraries Course of Study to SLIS Competencies
The Professional Competencies for Graduates of the Master.s in Library Science Degree
Program can be found at:
http://slis.cua.edu/about/Accreditation/documents/SLISCompetenciesAdopted20080326.pdf

Digital libraries and related areas such as digitization projects/initiatives, digital collections, etc. are developed to enhance access to information and information services, are based on practices of collection development, information organization, user interface principles, and technical architecture to accommodate and deliver digital objects and services. Designing and utilizing Digital Libraries effectively requires information professionals to have various competencies: not only technological skills but also management skills and well-balanced traditional knowledge and skills in library professional competencies.

The table below shows how courses suggested in Digital Library Course of Study are aligned to SLIS competency areas. Using this table, it is recommended that in addition to highly recommended courses, you could choose elective courses as appropriate.

Courses mapped to SLIS Competency Areas

NOTE: 906 Practicum not categorized

Adopted December, 2008
Course numbers updated 2010

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