Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1,000 word review | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | 2,000 word report | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
*Outline types of digital information sources, their advantages and disadvantages and give examples of relevant national and international initiatives;
*Explain the challenges in managing and evaluating a collection of digital information sources;
*Describe the stages in a project to digitise a particular collection and explain the importance of knowing about Intellectual Property Rights
*Give examples of the searching and presentation issues to be considered when providing access to digital information
*Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of standards in digital information discovery and delivery
Brief description
Digital libraries, emerged during the 1990s as a key development area in practice, as well as in research, for information professionals, computer scientists, librarians, archivists as well as those involved in cultural heritage institutions. The advantages of such collections for users are various as they provide access to digital information sources on a 24/7 basis and are important in supporting changing patterns of teaching and learning in educational establishments, for general lifelong learning programmes, for global access to cultural artefacts, government information and so on. In addition they are seen by many as an opportunity to overcome the ‘digital divide’ between countries as information can be made available in a language and format appropriate for users. Students of this module will explore and critically assess ways in which digital information is created, acquired, organised and presented within digital libraries so as to support its discovery and delivery.
Content
• Digital information in context
• Digital collections: management and evaluation
• Digitisation of collections
• Digital collections: Designing for access and interoperability
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Planning and calculation of costs (time) in report on digitising a collection |
| Communication | Information will be presented in the two pieces of course work for different audiences |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Problem-based learning through practical activities will help students acquire abilities that can be adapted for lifelong learning |
| Information Technology | Students of this module will make extensive use of the Internet to research specific digital information collections |
| Personal Development and Career planning | The information gained from studying this course will help students to further a career in the information industry |
| Problem solving | Practical exercises will encourage problem solving and student-centred learning |
| Research skills | Students will research an existing digital information collection or source for one piece of course work |
| Subject Specific Skills | Management of collections of digital information |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6