Kent State University Catalog 2010 - 2011

Advanced Study in Digital Libraries Certificate (Post Master's)

School of Library and Information Sciences
College of Communication and Information
E-mail: slisinform@kent.edu
Tel: 330-672-2782
Fax: 330-672-7965
Web: http://www.slis.kent.edu

The Certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Libraries is designed to meet the growing demand for digital librarians and digital libraries. The program is intended for those who already hold an M.L.S. or M.L.I.S. degree. The Certificate requires successful completion of 18 semester hours of coursework. Curriculum focuses on the technical and human aspects of the Web and digital libraries, including technical infrastructure of the digital library; theoretical and historical foundations; knowledge organization in digital libraries; collection development and maintenance; information access and utilization of digital libraries; and social, economic, policy, and professional issues.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
LIS	6/80637	Metadata Architecture and Implementation	3
	6/80638	Digital Libraries	3
	6/80639	Implementation of Digital Libraries	3
Elective courses and Workshops: choose from the following			9
IAKM	6/80101	Information Architecture I (3)
LIS	50693	Variable Title Workshop-Library and Information Science (1)
	6/80003	Information Technology for Library and Information Professionals (3)
	6/80613	Information Needs, Seeking and Use (3)
	6/80641	Information Storage and Retrieval Systems (3)
	6/80642	Implementation of Information Storage and Retrieval Systems (3)
	6/80645	Database Systems (3)
	6/80646	User Interfaces for Information Retrieval Systems (3)
	6/80648	Electronic Publishing on the Web (3)
	6/80651	Digital Image Processing and Collection Management (3)
	6/80691	Seminar in Library Science (1-3)
	60692	Practicum-Libraries and Information Centers (2-3)
	6/81096	Individual Investigation (1-2)
TOTAL			18