The third semester is offered in Parma, Italy, at the University of Parma. After a second summer school, students follow two modules. During the third semester, students will also undertake a work placement, in either Parma, Tallinn or Oslo.
The semester contains the following courses:
The module will provide students with a methodological framework with which to consider user needs, expectations and perceptions, and further develop their critical ability to plan digital library programmes. Upon successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
The students will examine how digital libraries are valued by their users, and explore ways of permitting the allocation of resources to areas of user-identified needs. Pertinent models from marketing, economics, and library assessment and evaluation are reviewed. Users include all people: from curators and library and information scientists, to scholars, teachers and students, to citizens of all cultures. Uses of digital content are enhanced by technologies, allowing re-using of the digital objects and collaborating and communicating with each others about their findings. The module will illustrate methodologies to analyse different communities of practice and learning needs and behaviours.
The course will include lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory work and independent studies. The course portal will be used to facilitate student discussions of important themes.
The assessment will be based on a planning report for a project or an organisation, which demonstrates the students’ ability to:
The aim of this module is to provide the students with the opportunity and framework with which to consider contemporary digital technology issues and practice, and further develop their critical ability to plan digital library programmes. Upon successful completion of the module, the students will be able to:
The module provides a conceptual framework for digital libraries, illustrating the relationship between people, content and technologies. It is based on research and experiences of digital libraries in a worldwide and universal context. The starting point will be how technologies can enhance the way in which users create and access the digital content, including efficient information retrieval and accessibility and usability issues, and focus will be on application and use of information and information life-cycle management.
The course will consist of lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory work and independent studies. The course portal will be used to facilitate student discussions of important themes.
The assessment will be based on a planning report for a project or an organisation, which demonstrates the students’ ability to:
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DILL is a Master Programme under the European Union's Erasmus Mundus Programme. |
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