Module Database Search
| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Digital Libraries | |||
| Reference | CBM836 | Version | 1 |
| Created | April 2017 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | June 2017 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | ECTS Points | 7.5 | |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide students with a broad appreciation of the range of digital library services within a contemporary context and to encourage a critical engagement with the roles and purpose of these services. To examine and evaluate both the cultural and technical elements which contribute to these services. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Evaluate critically the strategic application of a range of digital library initiatives. |
| 2 | Develop and evaluate strategies for the planning and implementation of a digital library service. |
| 3 | Identify and critically appraise user requirements for building and engaging diverse user communities using digital library technologies. |
| 4 | Apply current technologies for the dissemination of information or information services in response to user requirements. |
| 5 | Determine and implement methods of evaluation for digital library services. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| The development of digital libraries, Profiling Users, Building and Managing Online Communities, User Engagement, Strategy and Platforms; Performance, Measurement and Evaluation of: Privacy, Security and Confidentiality; Professional networking. Overview of contemporary digital library technologies and services. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| The module is delivered through workshops, in conjunction with case studies, directed reading and individual investigation in the full-time mode and via guided independent study in the distance-learning mode. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 24 | 24 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 126 | 126 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Description: | Individual Written Assessment | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| The module is assessed by one component: C1 - Coursework - 100% weighting. Module Pass Mark = Grade D (40%) | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | 70% or above |
| B | 60% - 69% |
| C | 50% - 59% |
| D | 40% - 49% |
| E | 35% - 39% |
| F | 0% - 34% |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | DOLGIN, A., 2012. Manifesto of the new economy: institutions and business models of the digital society. Berlin: Springer. |
| 2 | FEATHER, J., 2013. The information society: a study of continuity and change. 6th ed. London: Facet. |
| 3 | MILLER, V., 2011. Understanding digital culture.London: Sage Publications Ltd. |
| 4 | PAPY, F., 2016. Digital libraries: interoperability and uses. London: ISTE Press/Elsevier. |
| 5 | POWELL, J, and HOPKINS, M., 2015. A librarian's guide to graphs, data and the semantic web. Amsterdam: Chandos. |