Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:57:39 +0530 From: K.R. Mulla <krmulla@gmail.com> Hi Dear all.....! Information and Library Studies MSc Overview The MSc in Information and Library Studies has been established for over thirty years and has an excellent record of student success, both academically and in terms of subsequent professional employment across the information sector. Information professionals provide essential expertise in our knowledge-based society. Information and its effective communication is a fundamental and vital activity within all areas of industry, commerce, education, and social life. Professionals working in this broad area provide expertise in the collection, storage, retrieval, and management of information. This necessitates an understanding of the need for libraries and information services, the ways in whichthey are used; the wide variety of information sources available; as well as a firm grasp of the underlying theories and principles of management, information retrieval, and Information Technology. MSc Information >and Library Studies provides all of these things and more. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funding For 2005/2006 SAAS funding is available and all eligible applicants to the on-campus course will be considered for an award, see Student Awards Agency for Scotland. Information on this can be found by contacting the Admissions Office at PostgraduateAdmissions@rgu.ac.uk. or by linking to: http://www.rgu.ac.uk/abs/postgraduate/page.cfm?pge=5352 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Career Opportunities Take a look at what jobs are currently available in the sector by viewing Lisjobnet.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Professional Recognition The Information and Library Studies Course is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). The next accreditation is due in the summer of 2010. CILIP accreditation means that the course is recognised, around the world, by other professional bodies such as the American Library Association. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact the Course Leader Dr Peter Reid Aberdeen Business School Management Building The Robert Gordon University Garthdee Road Aberdeen AB10 7QE Tel: +44 (0)1224 263900 Fax: +44 (0)1224 263939 Email: p.reid@rgu.ac.uk