Dear student,

We welcome you to our program and hope that you will enjoy our courses! Digital library and
information services have become a landmark of modern society. The program includes
courses that help you to understand the role and functions of digital services and libraries in
society. You will explore their use, gain insight into the work of professional library and
information specialists, learn to operate technological tools and platforms, solve managerial
issues, and follow research trends within the LIS field.
The Master’s program starts on the 30th of August 2021 with the courses Digital Library
Management and Information retrieval 1. Between 16th and 24th of August you have to
register and also create your Student account, or you may lose your place in the
program. You will get all detailed information you need about Student account and
registration sent to you in August. You will be able to log into the learning platform
Canvas when you have registered as a student, and you will find additional information about
individual course registration there.

It is recommended that students attend the residential periods in Borås, though they are not
obligatory. We have unfortunately had to cancel the first residential week for your year.
The activities that were scheduled for this week will be transferred to digital environments,
which may mean that they are spread out over more than one week's time. More information
will be provided in the Canvas modules for the program and the courses that begin in
the first period (Information Retrieval 1 and Digital Library Management), as well as in
an introductory presentation of the program in Zoom (you will be provided with a link)
on the 1st of September between 9:00-16:00. The voluntary residential periods later in the
program will take place one week in February or March 2022, one week in autumn 2022
(probably late September) and one day for the master's thesis seminar in late May/early June
2023 (or when your thesis is accepted for the final seminar). These meetings may also be in
digital environments, depending on the status of the pandemic.

You should have access to a new computer and an internet connection that enable you to use
multimedia, video, audio files, and even do some programming. A headset is strongly
recommended for participation in video conferencing sessions. You may have to buy some
software and teaching materials. You will receive lecture and seminar materials on the elearning
platform Canvas and will be able to use resources available through the Library of
the University of Borås free of charge.

You will study online full-time for two years. Therefore, you will work almost entirely at
home and at your own pace. Working at your own pace might mean that you slow down
and study at half-pace. You may do this as long as you take responsibility for planning
the studies yourself and inform the program staff - you will be instructed on how to do
this at our introductory session in September. Distance studies and course content will
require adaptation. If you have studied humanities or social sciences, the challenging part will
be our technological courses. If you have a computer science or IT background, there will be
subjects dealing with human and societal issues that may make new demands of you.

The Swedish School of Library and Information Science has strong contacts with the
professional and research community in Sweden, Europe and around the world. The students
applying to this program also come from many countries. As a participant in the program, you
will meet each other online and on campus, exchange experience and knowledge, and build
your own international network of professional contacts.

We once again welcome you to the program and look forward to seeing you (in digital
environments) in September!

Best regards,
Program coordinator
Rachel Pierce, rachel.pierce@hb.se
PROGRAM

Programinformation

Starttermin: Hösten2021 Programkod: BMDD1 Programtillfälleskod: BMDD121h Studietakt: Heltid 100% Studietid: Dag Studieort: Borås

Observera

Utbildningen baseras på blended learning, med tre frivilliga veckor i början av de första tre terminerna. Dessa är temporärt inställda på grund av pandemin. Den enda obligatoriska campusträffen är slutseminariet, vilken temporärt arrangeras med hjälp av Zoom på grund av pandemin.

Kommunikation mellan studenter och lärare sker däremellan via en lärplattform och videobaserade konferensverktyg. För att kunna delta i kurserna måste du därför ha tillgång till en dator som du kan installera programvara på och som har Internet-uppkoppling med rimligt hög bandbredd. En smartphone, iPad, Chromebook eller liknande datorliknande redskap räcker inte, även om du kan använda dem för vissa uppgifter. Din Internet-uppkoppling behöver ha minst 10 Mbps nedladdningshastighet, även om du ibland kan klara dig med mindre. Vissa aktiviteter kan kräva ännu högre nedladdningshastighet. Du kan komma att behöva köpa viss programvara, även om vi så långt det går försöker utnyttja programvara som inte är avgiftsbelagd för studenterna. För att delta i seminarier online behöver du också en webkamera och ett headset med hörlurar samt mikrofon som du kan koppla till din dator.

Undervisningsspråket är engelska.

Kontakt

Utbildningen ges vid Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT (A3).

Har du frågor under din utbildningstid, kontakta utbildningshandläggare via:
E-post: a3@hb.se
Telefon: 033-435 4013 (telefontid varje vardag kl. 10:00–12:00).

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Programansvarig: Wout Dillen

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