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Rural Librarian Management Certificate
Graduate Academic Certificate (G.A.C.)
Program type:
Graduate Academic Certificate
Format:
Online
Hybrid
Est. time to complete:
1 year
Credit Hours:
12
Expand your skillset and share knowledge with rural communities with a Graduate Academic
Certificate in Rural Librarian Management.
The Graduate Academic Certificate in Rural Library Management provides the student
with advanced knowledge of concepts, theories and techniques in rural librarianship,
skills to build collaboration among libraries and community units they serve, the
development and use of online information services, as well as the planning, acquisition,
development and installation of computer-based systems.Students will develop knowledge
of resources available to support and assist staff and managers working in small and
rural libraries. They will learn how to: conduct outreach and marketing in a community-centered
library; do online searches, client interviews, develop, promote and evaluate online
services, and to plan and manage product and service procurement.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Rural Librarian Management Certificate?
The Graduate Academic Certificate program is intended for two audiences:
Library and Information Science Professionals: Master’s degree library and information science professionals who want to develop expertise in management in rural and small libraries by taking additional graduate level courses to receive an academic credential.
Other Professionals: Bachelor's or Master's degree individuals who want to develop or enhance their knowledge of management in rural and small libraries to receive an academic credential.
Who needs this Certificate?
- Potential librarians who foresee being in a management position in a small or rural library.
- Practicing librarians who foresee being in a management position in a small or rural library.
Why is this Certificate so valuable?
- There is an impending wave of library director and/or manager retirements in small and rural libraries that will create thousands of open positions.
- Few existing programs are aimed at preparing practitioners to move into management positions in small or rural libraries.
Rural Librarian Management Certificate Highlights
Special lectures hosted by the college and the department feature renowned scholars
who provide different perspectives and insights into the information science field.
Our students and faculty are active members of different professional associations
and learned societies, such as the iSchools consortium, the American Library Association,
the Association for Information Science and Technology, and the Knowledge & Information
Professional Association.
Information science students can study in a variety of concentrations such as information
organization, information architecture, human information behavior and use, knowledge
management, librarianship, modern information processing, and retrieval systems, digitization
and digital libraries.
Students who earn a graduate certificate can use their hours to go later use their
hours as part of a Master's degree in Information or Library Science.
Instruction is offered in a variety of formats, including face-to-face, online and
blended, that allows you to balance classes with full-time or part-time employment.
Rural Librarian Management Certificate Courses You Could Take
Electronic Databases and Information Services (3 hrs)
Development and use of online information services. Study of available databases in
different fields. Conducting online searches; client interviews; developing, promoting
and evaluating online services; current trends. Supervised practical experience.
Library Partnership and Community Outreach (3 hrs.)
Covers basic skills to build collaboration among libraries and community units they
serve; designed for students interested in outreach, marketing and community-centered
library practice.
Introduction to Digital Libraries (3 hrs)
Introduction to conceptual, practical and technical issues for developing and managing
digital libraries. Theoretical foundations; technical infrastructures; digital objects
(including born-digital objects and digitized objects); digital collection; organization
and representation of information; user and service evaluation; and social, cultural
and policy issues are discussed.
Topics in Rural Libraries (3 hrs)
Covers topics on concepts, theories and techniques on rural librarianship; resources
available to support and assist staff and managers working in small and rural libraries;
as well as real-world problems and advanced topics of rural public libraries.
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