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Information and Library Studies BSc (Econ) (Hons)
Aberystwyth University

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Department of Information Studies


About this course

Information and library studies examines the producers and distributors of knowledge, authors/creators, publishers and the mass media and information in all its forms and formats; the needs of the consumers of information, whether they are readers, listeners or viewers, are explored; students are introduced to a range of basic information sources; the ways in which information is recorded, indexed, and arranged; and to the technologies involved in storing and transmitting information in print, audiovisual and digital formats; the role of librarians and information centres as intermediaries in the communication of information is also explored.

Modules

Year 1: Computers: tools for an information age; information in a changing world; information storage and retrieval; trends in reference and information sources. Year 2: Information sources; management of organisations; information and society; information retrieval; information services; publishing and bookselling. Year 3: Human resource management; information systems; dissertation; marketing and information; collecting management; advanced information access.

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Mon 24th Sep 2012

3 years

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Aberystwyth,
SY23 2AX
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£9000 per year

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Distance course
Any time

3 - 5 years

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Mon 24th Sep 2012

4 - 10 years

Part-time The deadline for the receipt of full-tim
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Aberystwyth,
SY23 2AX
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UCAS code

P110

Awarding body

Aberystwyth University

Subject areas

Information Management, Librarianship And Library Management


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Beautiful seaside town, and great summer school
by bernadette - 11-JUN-07

The teaching was very good, every up to the minute, very current, impressivly so - during the course I took up temporary posts in Picture libraries and the course work I was doing was way ahead of the practice in these libraries. It was en...more

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A great time in Aber
by Anon - 17-SEP-07

The course was demanding and intellectually stimulating. In order to succeed, one has to keep up with the large amount of work, especially readings and research. However, the lecturers make the issues being studied very interesting. Quite o...more

3 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.
Best Distance Learning course ever!
by Pam - 15-SEP-07

The tutors are all so enthusiastic it is infectious - the support is fantastic. Even as a Distance Learner I always felt part of a community....more

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Possibly not what you think it might be..
by Martin - 16-SEP-07

Despite being proud of its status as the first International Relations department in the world, and having some of the most respected thinkers on the faculty, the department is not strict enough to ensure that tge learning environment is as...more

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Jens Course
by Jen - 26-AUG-08

Fairly relevant - there was a good level of teaching but I think I was too young at the time. I started to fully comprehend and also give 100% effort....more

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