• About the program
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Certificate awarded

Bachelor of Arts

Major
Library and Information Systems
Program outcomes

The program aims to equip students with academic and professional competencies and skills in the specialization through:


Academic Specialization: Providing in-depth expertise in the field and a comprehensive grasp of its scientific and professional dimensions.


Practical Applications: Developing abilities across key practical areas, including:


Providing and facilitating access to information services.


Searching for and retrieving information effectively.


Meeting user information needs.


Developing and evaluating library collections.


Marketing information services.


Performing core technical operations such as cataloging, classification, and indexing.


Utilizing bibliographic control tools and bibliometric applications.


Operating integrated library management systems.


Understanding communication networks and library management principles.


Gaining the qualification to handle various modern and emerging technologies in the profession.

Program objectives

The general objectives of the department are summarized as providing undergraduate (Licentiate) students with the essential information necessary for a specialist in libraries and information centers.


Specific Educational and Instructional Goals and Policies of the Department:


To prepare specialists in library and information science equipped with the skills to manage and develop the institutions and facilities of society and to improve information services using modern technological methods and means.


To serve scientific research in the field of library and information science and to open new horizons for the development of the profession and elevating it to the ranks of advanced nations.


To contribute to the development and service of the Libyan Arab community through training, continuous education, and raising awareness about the importance of the field of library and information science and its study.


To advocate for the teaching of the subject (Library and Scientific Research) to all departments within the university.

Job Market

The Department of Library and Information Science at the College of Arts is distinguished by the diversity of career fields available to its graduates, enabling them to work in the following positions:


Working as an Information Specialist in all types of libraries (public, school, university, specialized, national).


Working in information centers, documentation centers, and archives.


Working in publishing houses, distribution companies, and book fairs.


Working in research and study centers.


Working in the information databases of various institutions.


Working in all institutions operating in the field of information.

Description

The Department of Library and Information Science is one of the departments of the College of Arts, Al-Asaabiya / University of Gharyan. It was founded in the academic year 2009-2010. The Library and Information Science program grants graduating students a Bachelor's (Licentiate) degree in Library and Information Science after completing 8 semesters with a total of 127 credit units. Its mission is to prepare and qualify specialized academic cadres to meet the needs and demands of the job market in libraries, information institutions, and archives in the city of Assabaa specifically, and throughout Libya in general.

Program content

Duration

8 Terms

General credits

18

Elective credits

0

Compulsory credits

127

Total credits

127
Subject code Subject name Credits Subject type Subject prerequisites

The course aims to introduce the fields of library and information science, explore the developmental stages of library and information science, examine the relationship between library science and other disciplines, and also help in recognizing the importance and various sources of information.

This course aims to introduce the student to the nature and characteristics of documents as a source of information, and how to deal with them in terms of organization, storage and retrieval, while introducing Arab and international experiences in the field of dealing with documents, then introducing documents in Libya, and informing students about modern systems and technical means in dealing with documents.

The course aims to train fourth-year students on a number of office procedures, skills, administrative and service technologies that the student will encounter upon graduation and joining the workforce in libraries or information centers. In this aspect, a number of practical applications for managing technical and administrative procedures in the library are covered, and all problems facing libraries and information centers are solved, and how to overcome them through what was studied during the previous years of study for the specialization courses.

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