Information Management Foundations

Course aim

An overview of the history, philosophy, purpose, function, and processes relevant to libraries, archives, galleries, museums and records management and their role in society.

Course content

Provides an overview of the theory, relationships and organisational requirements between different types of information sources, information users, technologies and society.  Insight into the relevant legal and ethical topics in the sector including, intellectual property, copyright, information literacy, access to information (FOI), confidentiality and privacy, intellectual freedom and censorship, archiving and preservation, and current professional issues.

Textbook(s)

Richard Rubin 2010, Foundations of library and information science, 3rd ed., Neal-Schumann, New York

Haycock, K., & Sheldon, B. E. (Eds.). 2008, The portable MLIS: Insights from experts, Libraries Unlimited, Westport, CT

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Directed Study (Meetings and activities as agreed with Course Coordinator)	N/A x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Online lecture, moderated discussions and other online interactions	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Essay, Forum Postings - Continuous Assessment, Research Paper on Information Technology or Information Policy

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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