New course announcement: MSc Digital Libraries

[Alan Poulter]

MSc in Digital Libraries is a brand new course, starting in October
2005, which focuses on start-of-the-art research in the design and
deployment of digital libraries. This course is intended for students
who have pertinent experience of library or information work, including
membership of a relevant professional body and a good Undergraduate
degree and/or a Masters degree in librarianship or a cognate discipline

Digital libraries are a major area of research expertise in the
Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) at Strathclyde
University (Glasgow, Scotland) encompassing several research groups and
the work of the CDLR (the Centre for Digital Library Research).

Students will be taught in formal classes but will also participate in
research seminars and in actual digital library research work on
placement at the CDLR or an equivalent provider. All students will be
provided with a laptop.

It is a full-time course. In the first semester, students will be given
a solid theoretical grounding in digital libraries. In the second
semester students will learn both the practical and research aspects of
digital libraries through a placement and seminars covering research
foci. For the award of MSc, students must complete a dissertation of
about 20,000 words.

The Department welcomes students from all over the world. Applicants
whose first language is not English must produce evidence of proficiency
in English i.e. 250 in computer-based or 600 in paper-based TOEFL test,
or IELTS score of 6.5. The University provides learning support and
pastoral care aimed specifically at international students. Limited
scholarships are available to support overseas students on this course.

Contact details:

Course Director (Digital Libraries)
Graduate School of Informatics
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
University of Strathclyde
Livingstone Tower
26 Richmond Street
Glasgow G1 1XH, Scotland
Tel +44 (0)141 548 3700
Fax: +44 (0)141 552 5330
Email: dl-enquiry at gsi.strath.ac.uk
Web: http://www.gsi.strath.ac.uk/