Computer Access and Technical Requirements
Pre-session Technology Survey
Module TS-01 - Introduces students to the Desire to Learn (D2L) learning management system (or L.M.S).
Module TS-02 - Introduces students to their university computing account plus basic HTML (hypertext markup language) and creation of a simple web page.
Module TS-03 - Introduction to the services and resources of the UA Libraries
Module TS-04 - Introduces students to the basics of information retrieval and provides direction for searching for information about their paper topics
Module TS-05 - Introduces the student to Library 2.0 and social computing including RSS, Podcasts, Blogs and Wikis, through hands-on demos and exercises.
IRLS 570 Data Base Development and Management (588 to be re-numbered)
IRLS 571 Introduction to Information Technology
IRLS 574 Digital Libraries (formerly 588)
IRLS 575 User Interface and Website Design
IRLS 573 Information Technology in Libraries (more or less replaced by IRLS571)
IRLS 596B Organizations, Privacy & Security (cross-listed with MIS) [status undetermined]
IRLS 614 Information Technology and Transfer [Nursing courses offered irregularly]
IRLS 634 Data Management in Health-Care Systems (cross-listed with Nursing)
IRLS 646 Health Care Information Systems (cross-listed with Nursing)
IRLS 650 Theory of Information Systems (cross-listed with Nursing)
IRLS 671 [similar to Digital Libraries IRLS 574]
IRLS 672 Introduction to Applied Technology
IRLS 673 Managing the Digital Information Environment
IRLS 674 Digital Preservation
IRLS 675 Advanced Digital Collections
IRLS 588 Social Computing
Computer-based Training – self-paced videos
Office of Student Computing Resources
http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditation/accredstandards/standards_2008.pdf
This document, including this introduction and the afterword, sets forth Standards for
these programs. The phrase "library and information studies" is understood to be
concerned with recordable information and knowledge and the services and technologies
to facilitate their management and use.
I.2.1 the essential character of the field of library and information studies; that is,
recordable information and knowledge, and the services and technologies to
facilitate their management and use, encompassing information and
knowledge creation, communication, identification, selection, acquisition,
organization and description, storage and retrieval, preservation, analysis,
interpretation, evaluation, synthesis, dissemination, and management;
I.2.9 the role of library and information services in a rapidly changing
technological society;
II.3.3 [The curriculum…] integrates the theory, application, and use of technology;
II.3.5 [The curriculum…] responds to the needs of a rapidly changing technological and global society;
III.4 The qualifications of each faculty member include competence in designated
teaching areas, technological awareness, effectiveness in teaching, and active
participation in appropriate organizations.
VI.3 Instructional and research facilities and services for meeting the needs of students
and faculty include access to library and multimedia resources and services,
computer and other information technologies, accommodations for independent
study, and media production facilities.
VI.4 The staff and the services provided for a program by libraries, media centers, and
information technology facilities, as well as all other support facilities, are sufficient
for the level of use required and specialized to the degree needed. These facilities
are appropriately staffed, convenient, accessible to the disabled, and available when
needed, regardless of forms or locations of delivery of the school's program.
Fulton, B., et al., Teaching Digital Curation: A Functional Approach, in International Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting (ICHIM07): Proceedings, J. Trant and D. Bearman (eds). Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. 2007.
The Winds of Change: Blown to Bits. Presented at the Closing Plenary of the Society of American Archivists 69th Annual Meeting New Orleans: 19 August 2005
New Skills, New Knowledge, and New Attitudes for a Digital Era. Richard Pearce-Moses
Western Council of State Libraries, Certification Competencies, (Library Practitioner Program), January 2, 2006
Rehman, S.U. (2006). New age competencies for information professionals
Harvard Extension University Computing 101 Podcast Website
Technology Competencies for Libraries in North Carolina