Master's Degree in Library Science and Information Studies.
“Operating Systems and ICT Platforms”

Specific central subject: “Operating Systems and ICT Platforms applied to libraries”

Language: This course is imparted in Spanish.

Objective : After completing the course, students will have all the basic concepts about Information and Communication Technology -ICT- aplied to libraries and achives, necessary to conceptualize and develop a digital library/archive. This approach is complemented by the other three focuses needed for an holistic conceptualization of a library: - Collections approach, - Services approach, - Users approach.

Specially, this course examines the technological approach in order to understand in detail the diagnosis, design, organization and operation of a digital library/archive from this technical point of view and its contextualization with the other three approaches. Given its magnitude, depth and detailed study those three approaches are imparted in the course "Applied Automation Information Services".

By completing all four modules or themes in this course, the student will know the state of the art, technology, equipment, systems, applications and networks used in modern digital libraries/ archives. At the end of the course the student must be able to use these concepts to identify the IT characteristics of a digital or hybrid library and through them construct a proper conceptualization and technical design of a digital library, or improve the technological environment in a transformation process from traditional to digital, and finally be able to present a technical project about a library.

Methodology: Readings, discussion, focused researchs, development and presentation of a final and complete digital library project by each student.

Duration: Four modules or themes about eight hours each to carry out through 17-18 weeks.

Final evaluation: Each student will deliver a final written project at the end of the semester, and will present a summary thereof to the class.

Credits: 4

See detailed program of each module and final project guide in the left menu