1. Education and Career Forum 2012 Hong Kong Library Association
證書及文憑課程
Certificate and Diploma Programmes
Education and Career Forum 2012
Hong Kong Library Association

2. Part-time ? Full –time? Higher Diploma Certificate
Executive Certificates
Teacher Librarianship
Let us look at the Certificate, Diploma, Executive Certificate programmes and short courses in more details
Short Courses: Dewey Decimal Classification Preservation Library of Congress Classification Digital Libraries Resource Description & Access Knowledge Management

3. Certificate for Library Assistants (English)
圖書館助理員證書(中文)
practical
(jointly with HKLA since 1964)
Duration – 1 year
I have to work in day time
Para-professional course
Conducted in Chinese or English
Commencement Date Sept 2012
Study part-time in the evening & weekend
Minimum Entry requirement
Certificate for Library Assistants has been collaborating with HKLA since 1964.
Their entry requirement are 5 passes …
$7870
HKCEE 5 passes, including English
or Yi Jin Programme all pass
or equivalent
That’s qualification I got

4. Certificate for Library Assistants
For details, pl contact
hkuspace.hku.hk
Programme Structure :
Certificate for Library Assistants
Part 1
Library Services
and Procedures
Part 3
Children’s
& School Libraries
Part 2
General Library
Principles & Practice
Part 4
Practical Work &
Visits to Libraries
Circulation, acquisition, collection policies, cataloguing, classification, IT application, management

5. Diploma in Teacher Librarianship (Primary or Secondary)
 (commissioned by the Education Bureau)
I want to work in school library
Minimum Entry Requirement A teacher’s certificate or equivalent and a minimum of two-year teaching experience (EDB’s requirement)
(If you want to be sponsored by Education Bureau, you need to meet EDB’s entry requirement and are working for public funded school libraries)
Duration 2 years (12 modules)
Course fee: $40,400 (Non EDB sponsored students)
Commencement date – October 2012

6. DTL Programme Structure
For Details, please contact:
hkuspace.hku.hk
DTL Programme Structure
Year 1
Teacher Librarianship
Collection Management
Cataloguing and Classification
Reading Culture School
Information Technologies and School Libraries
Year 2
Information Literacy
Information Sources & Services
Mentorship and Professional Practice
Children Literature or Literature for Young Adults
3 electives from:
Project Based Learning or Inquiry Learning
Digital Libraries
Advanced Cataloguing and Classifications
Information retrieval

7. Library and Information Management
Higher Diploma in
Library and Information Management
Duration 2 years
(Day-time programme)
Mom wants me to study full-time
Minimum Entry Requirement
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination * Level 2 or above in five subjects including English Language and Chinese Language,
5 passes in HKCEE (including English and Chinese); and a pass in 1 AL subject or 2 AS subjects in HKALE;
a recognized Pre-Associate Degree / Foundation Programme or equivalent;
A recognized post-secondary certificate or diploma.

8. For details, pl contact:
Higher Diploma in Library and Information Management Programme structure (2 years studies)
Library Management Theme
• Library and Information Environment
• Access Services
• Preservation of Information
• Reference Services in the Digital Age
• Bibliographic Control
• Acquisition of Information Resources
• Marketing and User Support Services
• Technology in Libraries
• Organisation of Information
• Management for Information Professionals
• Electives
• Professional Placement
7 subjects on general subjects
Information Management Theme
• Computer Systems and Networking
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Database Principle and Application
Electives
For details, pl contact:

9. For details, pl contact:
Professional Development Programmes
Commencement Date: August 2012
Certificate in Conservation and Preservation of Books and Documents 書籍維護與修復證書
For details, pl contact:
hkuspace.hku.hk
About 17 weeks
100 contact hours
Part-time
weekend

10. Professional Development Programmes
Executive Certificate in Digital Library / Information Centre Management
Executive Certificate in Knowledge Management
Commencement date : Jan 2013
Executive Certificate in Business Information Research, Management and Development
Duration
about contact hours (20-22 sessions X 3 hrs)
Contact:

11. Professional Development Programmes : Short courses
Introduction to Cataloguing and Classification
Dewey Decimal Classification
Library of Congress Classification
Cataloguing of non-print materials – Sound recordings and Video recordings
More …. are coming
Please check
contact:

12. ? WHY An extension arm of HKU to provide
quality professional and continuing education
at sub-degree, higher diploma, degree and postgraduate level of its distinctive features
that suit
you

13. Library and Information Science Education & Training programmes
WHY HKUSPACE?
Library and Information Science Education & Training programmes
More than 40 years
Supported and recognized by
HK Library Association
HK Teacher Librarians Association (HKTLA)
Charles Sturt University, Australia (CSU)
(Professionally recognized by ALIA, ALA)
Local and overseas universities and academics
Hong Kong Library Association
HK Teacher-Librarians Association
HK Archives Society

14. Part 2: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes
In collaboration with

15. Course Objectives
equip students with professional knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable graduates to function effectively as information specialists in a variety of traditional and non-traditional settings 15

16. Programmes jointly offered by HKU SPACE & Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Entry requirement
HKDSE, HKALE, AD, HD, or equiv.
*Bachelor of
Information Studies
Duration to 4 yrs
*Graduate Diploma of Information Studies / Diploma in Librarianship
Entry requirement A bachelor degree, or equivalent
Duration months
Entry requirement An LIS Bachelor degree, or a Graduate Diploma in IS, or equivalent
*Master of Information Studies
Duration 16 to 24 months
*The course has registered under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Courses (Exempted Course).

17. Study and Qualification Progression Pathways
Contact: Ms Comie Ho at
Master of Information Studies
6 subjects
4 subjects
Bachelor of
Information Studies
Graduate Diploma of Information Studies
7 subjects + 2 practicum
12 cores +
3 practicum +10 electives
10 subjects +
1 practicum
HD in Library & Information Management
Non Library & Information Science Bachelor degree
HKDSE
HKAL

18. WHY CSU ? Long history Professional recognition
The programmes have been delivered in Hong Kong over 20 years
Professional recognition
Graduates of the Bachelor, Graduate Diploma and Master of Information Studies may be admitted to Associate (professional) Membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) without further examination.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Studies (Records and Archives Management) are eligible for professional membership of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA).
Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIMPA) has accredited the Bachelor of Information Studies, Master of Information Studies (Exit point Graduate Diploma of Information Studies) course. 18 18

19. WHY CSU ? Global perspectives Local experiences
CSU distance learning packages with a wide choice of subjects in information management, teacher librarianship, preservation, archives, record management, information technology that may suit you
CSU subject coordinators with int’l background
CSU assessments and marking
CSU academic staff visits
Local experiences
Local tutors and tutorials
Professional study visits
Administrative support by HKUSPACE
Strong alumni network 19 19

20. Library and Information Science Education Opportunities
Para-Professional
Level
Certificate for
Library Assistants
Secondary School Graduates
Advanced Diploma in Library
and Information Science
Post-secondary
Graduates
Professional
University Graduates
CSU Graduate Diploma of
Information Studies / Diploma in Librarianship (HKLA, SPACE)
CSU Bachelor of Information Studies
Higher Degree
CSU Master of Information Studies
Library and Information Science
CSU = Charles Sturt University, Australia
Higher Diploma
in Library and
Information
Management
Certificate in Library and Information Management
Advanced Certificate in
Library and Information Management
Higher Diploma in Library and Information Management
Library and Information Science Education Opportunities
at HKU SPACE

21. Career Prospects LIS Qualifications Commerce & Public Industry Sector
Education
Industry
Commerce &
Public
Sector
Services
Health
Institution Education
University Libraries
College Libraries
School libraries
Medical libraries in hospitals
Medical libraries in universities
Information consultancy
Information centers in non government organization
Publishing
Book selling
Newspaper, Media & TV
Public records & Archives
Public libraries
Government
Museums
Special libraries in architectural, law, accounting, mgnt consultant firms
Medical Informatics
Records Management
Business Information Research & Management
Company Records Management
Knowledge
Mgnt
LIS Qualifications

22. Information and Enquiry
Web site: <
Diploma in Teacher Librarianship
Short Courses
Ms Angie Ng (Tel: )
Bachelor of Information Studies
Master / Graduate Diploma of Information Studies
Ms Comie Ho (Tel: )

23. Information and Enquiry
Higher Diploma in Library and Information Management
Ms Joey Lau (Tel: )
Certificate for Library Assistants
Executive Certificate in Digital Library / Information Centre Management
Executive Certificate in Business Information Management, Research and Development
Executive Certificate in Knowledge Management
Ms Helen Cheung (Tel: )

24. THANK YOU !
You may contact me at
YU Ling Ling