Certificate Course in Library Science with IT Applications
Cataloguing, digital repositories and library automation for the modern information professional.
Programme snapshot
- Qualification
- Certificate
- Subject
- Technology & Software
- Duration
- 3 months
- Study mode
- Online live
- Medium
- English
- Schedule
- Live sessions with recordings on the LMS
- Entry requirements
- Suitable for library staff, teachers, and graduates entering information management.
- Certification
- Two certificates: a TVEC-approved Certificate awarded by Starliks Campus and a UK International Qualification Awarding Forum certificate
- Course fee
- Rs. 30,000/- (normal fee Rs. 50,000/-)
40% discount for a limited time
What you will learn
- Understand digital library architecture, infrastructure and design models
- Work with digital library software including DSpace, EPrints and Fedora
- Apply metadata standards — Dublin Core, MARC, MODS, METS — and harvesting with OAI-PMH
- Manage content, digital preservation and long-term storage
- Implement search, indexing, cataloguing, authentication and access control
- Handle security, data protection law, digital rights and licensing
Course structure
Taken from the official programme brochure.
Introduction to digital libraries
Evolution, key concepts, benefits, types and future trends.
Digital library architecture and design
Infrastructure, DLMS components, institutional repositories, centralised versus distributed models, UI design and scalability.
Software and tools
DSpace, EPrints, Fedora, open-source versus commercial, configuration and a hands-on installation.
Metadata standards and management
Dublin Core, MARC, MODS, METS, XML schemas, OAI-PMH and hands-on record creation.
Content management and digital preservation
CMS in libraries, preservation strategies, file formats, archives and legal considerations.
Access and retrieval systems
Search engine technologies, indexing and full-text search, authentication, federated search and discovery tools.
Security and compliance
Security challenges, data protection law, disaster recovery, authentication and digital rights.
User experience and services
UX principles, accessible interfaces, user support, behaviour analysis and usability testing.
Advanced topics
Machine learning and AI, linked data, blockchain, cloud storage and big data in digital libraries.
Final project
Planning, designing and implementing a digital library solution, with presentation and evaluation.
Who this is for
- Library staff
- Teachers and school librarians
- Graduates entering information management
Where it can take you
Roles this qualification is designed to prepare you for.
- Library Assistant
- Digital Repository Officer
- Information Officer
- Knowledge Management Assistant
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Ready to start your journey?
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