Library and Information Management PgDip/MSc

Program Overview

Delivered part-time and fully online, the program is designed for professionals in various library and information settings.

Program Outline

• To develop the skills and knowledge required for professional practice in library and information services.

Description:

The program focuses on the key issues facing information services, including the learning community, strategic goals of the parent institution, promotion of lifelong learning in a knowledge-based society. The program also benefits from the active involvement of the University Library in the provision of learning resources and direct support to students.

Outline:

Program content:

• Leadership in Libraries for the Future
• Dissertation
• Improving Library Practice
• The Library in Its Environment
• Research Design and Initiation

Structure:

The course is part-time and fully online. Live online classes take place on Wednesday evening (6.00-7.30pm). Learning resources are posted online and students engage in regular online discussions and keep an online learning journal.

Course schedule:

Year 1:

• The Library in its Environment
• Improving Library Practice

Year 2:

• Leadership in Libraries for the future
• Research Design and Initiation

Year 3:

• Research Design and Initiation: Introduces students to the key ideas and issues that underpin educational research theory and practice.
Guides students to commence their own empirical research project.
• Dissertation: Enables students to produce a sustained piece of independent research.
It seeks to improve the quality of the participants' personal and professional understanding and the excellence of their practice.

Assessment:

• Coursework can take many forms, for example: essays, reports, seminar papers, tests, presentations, dissertations, portfolios, journals, and group work.
• The precise form and combination of assessment will depend on the course and the module.
• Normally a module will have 4 learning outcomes and no more than 2 items of assessment.
• Assessment methods vary and are defined explicitly in each module.

Teaching:

• The course is taught by professors, readers, senior lecturers, and lecturers.
• Most academic and learning support staff are recognized as fellows of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
• Teaching is supplemented by suitably qualified part-time staff and specialist guest lecturers.

Other:

• Attendance and Independent Study: The organization and management of the course, including attendance and assessment requirements will be provided during the course introduction.
• The program is designed for library and information professionals in the public and private sectors, schools, colleges, and universities.
• The program is also beneficial for specialized libraries, information units, and those working in public libraries, academic libraries, and special libraries.