Digital Information Management (DigIn) Certificate

[DigIn <digin@email.arizona.edu>]

February 2009 - For Immediate release

Digital Information Management (DigIn) Certificate program 
admission is now open for 2009-10. Scholarships are available.

The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and 
Library Science is pleased to announce that openings are 
available in the school's graduate certificate program in Digital 
Information Management (DigIn), and that scholarships are 
available for students entering the program in 2009.

The DigIn program features hands-on experience and focused 
instruction supporting careers in libraries, archives, records 
management, museums, as well as in the private sector. The 
certificate includes six courses covering a wide range of topics 
relevant to today's digital information environment, including 
digital collections, applied technology, technology planning and 
leadership, policy and ethics, digital preservation and research 
data curation.

For information professionals just starting in the field or 
considering career changes, the DigIn certificate program offers 
an alternative path to graduate studies that helps prepare 
students for success in traditional graduate programs or the 
workplace.

The certificate also provides a means for working professionals 
and those who already have advanced graduate degrees in library 
and information sciences, archives, museum studies or other 
fields to broaden their knowledge and skills in today's rapidly 
evolving digital information landscape.

The program is delivered 100% online and has no residency 
requirements. Students generally complete the certificate in four 
or six semesters (15 months or 27 months).

Beginning this year, DigIn applicants will be able to enter the 
program at the start of the Summer, Fall, or Spring semesters. 
The application deadline for Summer '09 is April 1. The deadline 
for Fall '09 admission is July 1, and for Spring '10 the deadline 
will be Nov. 1.

DigIn was developed in cooperation with the Arizona State 
Library, Archives and Public Records and the University of 
Arizona Outreach College. Major funding for the program comes 
from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), 
which has also provided scholarship funding.

Additional details on the program including course descriptions, 
admissions requirements and application forms may be found on the 
program website:

digin.arizona.edu

Applicants may also contact the DigIn program coordinator, Prof. 
Peter Botticelli, at: digin@email.arizona.edu