Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes Hong Kong Library Education

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 25 July 2020 1

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Programmes HKU SPACE is offering Postgraduate Certificate in Archival Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Archival Studies transition 2

Postgraduate Certificate in Archival Studies Ø 3 weeks daytime Ø Mon - Fri, 9: 00 am - 6: 00 pm Ø Course fee: $15, 000 (Subject to annual revision without prior notice) Ø Commencement date: November 2020 Postgraduate Diploma in Archival Studies Ø 12 months, 282 hours Ø Lessons normally held in evening, Saturday daytime Ø Course fee: $36, 000 (Subject to annual revision without prior notice) Ø Commencement date: January 2021 Students with Postgraduate Certificate in Archival Studies awarded with the HKU system through HKU SPACE may apply for exemption. For more details, please contact: alice. wong@hkuspace. hku. hk Ø 3

1) Bachelor of Information Studies 2) Graduate Diploma of Information Studies 3) Master of Information Studies These are exempted courses under the Non-Local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance. It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which these courses may lead. 5

The Path to Library and Information Professionals Bachelor of Information Studies (BIS) Graduate Diploma of Information Studies (GDIS) Master of Information Studies (MIS) Doctor of Philosophy (Information Studies by research) 6

Course Objectives BIS GDIS MIS Equip students with professional knowledge skills and attitudes Enable graduates to function effectively as information specialists in a variety of traditional and non-traditional settings Transition 7

The Path to Library and Information Professionals Master of Information Studies Graduate Diploma of Information Studies Bachelor’s Degree Holders (non LIS) Teacher Librarians (Degree Holders) HOLDING Diploma in Teacher Librarianship (DTL) Transition Bachelor of Information Studies Higher Diploma in Library & Information Management v HKDSE v HKCEE/ HKAL v Dip. Yi Jin Certificate for Library Assistants HKCEE Dip. Yi Jin DFS AD HD (non LIS ) HKDSE HKAL HKBU Dip. / CUSCS Adv. Dip. in LIS DTL (non degree holders) 8

Advantage : At Your Own Study Pace BIS There are three Sessions (term) per year Bachelor of Information Studies usually take TWO 8 -credit-point (cp) modules, or ONE 16 cp per Session, but You can still take ONE or THREE modules per Session according to your study pace transition 9

GDIS / MIS There are three Sessions (term) per year GDIS students should take TWO SEVEN 8 -credit-point modules, and 4 -credit-point modules; those modules are compulsory, then Students can choose to exit to get an GDIS award; or Students can continue to take modules to complete the MIS. FOUR 8 -credit-point elective Usually students take ONE module per session, but You can still take TWO modules per Session according to your study pace. Advantage : At Your Own Study 10

of Philosophy How. Doctor many credits should I take? FT 3 years min /4 years max PT 6 years mini/8 years max Master of Information Studies 48 credits 32 Credits Graduate Diploma of Information Studies Bachelor of Information Studies (ALIA Accredited) Max 64 credits Non LIS Bachelor’s Degree Holders Min 32 credits Teacher Librarians (Degree Holders) HOLDING Diploma in Teacher Librarianship (DTL) Min 172 credits 148 credits Certificate for Library Assistants HKBU Diploma in Library Studies 88 credits (FT) Higher Diploma in Library & Information Management Min transition Min 144 Credits CUSCS Advanced Diploma In Library Studies Max 192 credits -AD -HD (non LIS ) -HKDSE -HKAL 11

How many credits per module is ? Usually 8 credits per module Practical modules cover Placement, Study Visits which are 4 credits per module and are arranged locally in Hong Kong Only Bachelor of Information Studies has a module of 16 credits transition 12

Continuing Education Fund (CEF) Reimbursable Course Selected Modules Bachelor of Information Studies: ü INF 203 Information Literacy ü INF 211 Information Sources and Services ü INF 333 Human Resource Management in Information Agencies Graduate Diploma / Master of Information Studies: ü INF 415 Management of Information Agencies ü INF 425 Metadata for Resource Discovery ü INF 441 Knowledge Management in Practice 13

Is it a good choice for me? Any reputati on? 14

Long History vered in HK - has been deli th ear 30 y coming to the ing Package rn ea L ce n ta is D U S C - Part-time mode - At your own pace bjects covering - A wide choice of su es, data library, records, archiv management with - Subject coordinators nd international backgrou and markings - CSU assessments g - CSU close monitorin to HK) (academic staff visits Professional Recogn ition -Australian Library an d Information Association (ALIA) -Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) -Records and Informat ion Management Professionals Australa sia (RIMPA) HKU SPACE Sup port - Local tutors an d tutorials - Study visit arra ngement - Local placeme nt - Strong alumni network 15

Law Librarians / Library Assistant (FT/PT) Content Resources Assistant (News Library) Special libraries Special in architectural, Publishing Public libraries in Publishing Public law, libraries architectural, libraries Knowledg. Company Publicrecords&& Knowledg accounting, Public law, Company Archives e e mgnt Records Archives accounting, Records Mgnt consultant Museum Management mgnt Museum Management Commerce Governmen firms Commerce Governmens s Newspape consultant Public Newspape Public Book Dept. Industry & Book t t. Dept. r, Media & firms & Industry r, Media & selling Sector libraries Sector selling libraries TVTV LIS Information Business Information centersininnon Research centers Research && Qualifications government Management government n Management n o i organization t Educational tcio organization a Educational a c u institutional Health Edu. Ed Healt Information libraries University Libraries h University Libraries consultancy Medical. Informatics Records Medical Records College Libraries Management Associate Medical libraries inin School libraries Librarian – School libraries hospitals Library Medical libraries inin Medical Records Clerk (HSUHK) universities (HK Adventist Hospital ) Library Service Manager es ic es rv ic Seerv S LIS Qualifications Teacher Librarian / School Librarian / Library Assistant Project Coordinator II (CUHK) 16

Information and Enquiry Contact : infolis @hkuspace. hku. hk Tel: 37620831 Aviation, Computing, Technology and Data Science College of Life Sciences and Technology 17

Thank You! 18