Admissions – Technology Prerequisites

Computer Access and Technical Requirements

Computing Resources Directory

IRLS504 Foundations in Library and Information Science

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.

SIRLS Distributed Electives in Technology

Regularly Scheduled

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


Irregularly scheduled

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)


Scheduled additions from DigIn

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


Possible additions – recent topics courses

IRLS 588 Social Computing


Other Resources

Computer-based Training – self-paced videos

Office of Student Computing Resources

Learning Technologies Center

ALA Accreditation Standards

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.


Bibliography Short List

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