Learn how to ethically manage a library and its infrastructure and services in this free online library science course. Librarians serve as a bridge between people, information and technology. The interdisciplinary field of library and information science provides the training required to manage books and information by preserving, collecting and organising reading material of various genres and formats. This library science course prepares you to work in a wide range of organisations that handle media and information so sign up to gain a valuable new skill.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188772 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Describe the core organisational system of library and information science • Discuss professional ethics in terms of librarianship • Identify the objectives, preconditions and advantages of library networking • Outline the infrastructural importance of libraries • Indicate the specifics of libraries’ finance and budgeting • Explain the concept of digital and virtual libraries • Discuss the details of library-related legislation |
| Course Code | 5660 |

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