7 Short courses in Library Science in United Kingdom

This Information Seeking and Use course at Robert Gordon University explores critically different theoretical developments and practical applications in the field of Information Seeking Behaviour.

Aberystwyth University's Introduction to Rare Books Librarianship is the first of two short courses on rare books librarianship and it provides a general introduction to this specialist field.

This Managing Library Services course at Robert Gordon University explores the nature, provision and management of library and information services in a variety of contexts, emphasising the importance of effective performance evaluation and decision-making and provides an understanding of collection and service management.

This Digital Libraries module at Robert Gordon University provides students with a broad appreciation of the range of digital library services within contemporary contexts and to encourage a critical engagement with the roles and purpose of these services.

This Knowledge Organisation course at Robert Gordon University takes a practical, hands-on approach to Knowledge Organisation, involving students in the construction of a controlled vocabulary, a faceted classification, sample thesaurus entries, and the design of a web portal. 

Aberystwyth University's Rare Books Librarianship I is the first of two short course on rare books librarianship and it provides a general  introduction to this specialist field. 

This Cataloguing and Classification course at Robert Gordon University takes a practical, hands-on approach to classification (using the Dewey Decimal Classification and the Universal Decimal Classification) and to cataloguing (using the MARC, AACR2, and RDA standards).