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Fregnir. Fréttabréf Upplýsingar - Félags bókasafns- og upplýsingafrœða
Library and Information Studies 1992 of the American Library Association, and the
Competencies for Special Librarians of the 21s' Century of the Special Libraries Asso-
ciation, as well as the requirements for higher degrees of the Faculty of Social Science
at the University of Iceland.
The MLIS is a first professional degree for people who will work as librarians, re-
cords managers, or information scientists and who already hold a fírst class degree in
another field. It replaces “Bókasafns- og upplýsingafræði til starfsréttinda (60e)”
which has been offered by the Department of Library and Information Science for a
number of years as a route to professional qualification for people who already hold a
fírst degree in another fíeld. The MLIS programme will be offered in parallel with the
BA degree in Library and Information Science (60 credits or 90 credits) as an altema-
tive first professional qualification.
Programme Requirements:
The MLIS programme requires 60 credits of study. Students will take core courses to
the value of 30 credits, plus 15 credits of practical/professional courses and practical
studies, and complete a 15 credit thesis on an aspect of Library and Information
Science.
Compulsory Core Courses (30e):
• Flokkun (3e) / Classifícation
• Intemetið íyrir bókasafns- og upplýsingafræðinema (3e) / Intemet for Library and In-
formation Science
• Lyklun (3e) / Indexing
• Skráning (3e) / Cataloguing
• Bókasöfn og upplýsingamiðstöðvar í upplýsingasamfélaginu (5e) / Libraries and In-
formation Agencies in the Information Society
• Þekkingarmiðlun (5e) / Knowledge Mediation
• Upplýsingaleiðir I (3e) / Infonnation Sources I
• Upplýsingaleiðir II (5e) / Information Sources II
Note that these core courses include two three-credit courses taught at the BA level,
Lyklun / Indexing (3e) and Skráning / Cataloguing (3e) to a total of six credits.
Practical and Professional Studies (15e):
Compulsory Courses
• Landsbókasafn íslands - Háskólabókasafn: Hlutverk, starfsemi og þjónusta (2e) / The
National and University Library: Functions, Activities and Services
• Borgarbókasafn Reykjavíkur: Hlutverk, starfsemi og þjónusta (2) / Reykjavík City
Library: Functions, Activities and Services
• MLIS Málstofa (le) / MLIS Seminar Series (based on student presentations related to
theses or projects in progress)
• Hagnýtt verkefni (5e) / Practical Project (based in a library or information agency, or
that meets a particular need)
Elective Courses
• Skólasöfn (5e) / School Libraries
• Skjalastjórn (5e) / Records Management
• Skjalastjóm og stjórnun þekkingar og gæða (5e) / Records Management and the Mana-
gement of Knowledge and Quality
• Á döfínni í bókasafns- og upplýsingafræði / Current Issues in Library and Information
Science (3e)
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