Graduate Certificate in E-Archive and Information Management

The Graduate Certificate in E-Archive and Information Management program, offered in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, prepares highly committed and motivated participants for careers in archives,libraries, museums and information centers. The focus of the program is on the development of basic concepts, knowledge and skills that enable successful participants to build expertise in the area of archival, library, and information science. These include being able to:

• Elicit and address user information needs;

• Take an "evidence-based" approach to practice;

• Understand and organize complex collections of information;

• Conduct a reference interview and satisfy the user's information need;

• Teach information literacy classes;

• Perform technical services, such as cataloging;

• Design and build a website; and

• Understand information technology applications as they apply to libraries, archives and information centers.

The credit-bearing graduate certificate program establishes a foundation for study leading to a Master of Science (M.S.), currently under development by Zayed University.

The Graduate Certificate in E-Archive and Information Management program is delivered over a period of 9 months at Zayed University located in Abu Dhabi.