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Certificate
of Advanced Study in Digital Image Management
Fact
Sheet
The program
is sponsored with funds from the federal Institute
of Museum & Library Services.
Students apply to and are admitted by the Graduate School and
the School of Library & Information Sciences at the University of
North Texas.
Program partners are the African American Museum of Art in Dallas Fair
Park, Dallas Museum of Art, Denton Public Library System and the School of
Visual Arts at UNT. A minimum of
24 credit hours is needed to complete the Certificate of Advanced Study.
Depending on the skills and expertise of the student, up to 30
credit hours may be required. The following courses listed in sections A,
B, & C are required for the program of study: A.
SLIS 5960 Digital Imaging Laboratory, 3 credit hours, required
each semester
of study for a total of 12 credit hours.
The lab is designed to provide each student in the program an opportunity
to be involved with the production
of digital images; the creation, maintenance and management of digital
information databases; the use and management of advanced network and
information technologies including website design and maintenance; and the
client markets of libraries, archives, information centers and museums. B.
Two
of the following courses for a total of 6 credit hours: SLIS5205 Information
Indexing, Abstracting and Retrieval. 3
credit hours. Analysis of indexing and retrieval systems. Manual and
machine indexing and abstracting. Computer-based systems. File
organization and maintenance; information representation and coding;
storage and retrieval technology; natural language
processing; thesaurus construction; searching strategies. Systems
design, operation and evaluation. SLIS5711. Internet
Applications, Services, and Management for Information Professionals,
3 credit hours. The technology, applications, resources, and service
opportunities of the Internet and the networked environment.
Development of awareness, understanding, and knowledge of the
Internet from the perspectives of technology, standards, content,
organization, policy, and users. Conceptual
and practical aspects related to the development and management of
networked applications, networked resources, and networked services for
use in information environments and information-based organizations. SLIS 5713:
Telecommunications for Information Professionals, 3 credit hours.
A foundation course concerned with digital and analog forms of
electronic communications, design and performance of networks and their
relationship to the provision of information services. Emphasis on
management issues for libraries and information agencies. SLIS 5714: Website
Development and Maintenance, 3
credit hours. This course is designed to meet the need of
government and industry for entry level personnel capable of establishing
a Website, composing text and graphic files for the site, writing scripts
for the site for interactive applications, installing search engines, and
creating reports on site usage. C.
In addition the following courses or equivalent courses from the
School of Visual Arts are required for a total of 6 credit hours: ART 5390: Seminar in Art
Museum, 3 hours. Study of the functions
of an art museum – collection, preservation, exhibitions, research and
interpretation of art objects. Visits to North Texas art museums required.
ART 5560: Seminar in Art
Museum Education, 3 hours.
Study of the museum’s public role, centering on history,
theory, and practice of art museum education. Audience identification and
careers and practices stressed, toward aim of understanding, developing,
expanding, and using learning opportunities inherent in museums. In
summary, for a 24 credit hour certificate: 12
credit hours: Digital Imaging
Lab
6 credit hours: Two SLIS courses from list above or approved by advisor 6 credit hours: Two ART courses from list above or approved by advisor ____________ Courses may be substituted with permission of advisor.
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