- Department of Library and Information Science | Faculty of Education
Library & Information Sciences core courses provide a strong foundation for careers in LIS, and a broad array of electives allows students to design their own programs of study across all of our degrees.
The objective of postgraduate education in the Department will be that of training for leadership and 'for areas and categories of specialized skills and expertise. Because of the fast pace of social change, especially in the developing world, and the even faster rate of change within the information industry and in the technology of information and communication, leadership in all the fields of the information industry is needed more than ever before. The Postgraduate Diploma in Information Management (PGDIM), Masters and PhD programmes of the Department are designed to meet these needs. Consequently, the Department offers the following Postgraduate programmes:
Course Work:To be eligible for the award of the PhD. degree, a students must pass all the designated courses
Research:The award of the degree will be dependent on a successful completion of the dissertation and the passing of oral defense.
Seminar/Examination:Successfully Complete a dissertation project and pass the oral defense. Students are expected to present seminar each semester in their areas of specialization and research.
Departmental Courses:These are set of courses, which at the doctoral level, form the core of the area of specialization.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 901 | Information Business and Enterpreneuralship | 3 |
| LIBS 903 | Trent in Info. System and Services | 3 |
| LIBS 911 | Global Information Systems and Services | 3 |
| LIBS 913 | Advance Information Technology | 3 |
| LIBS 915 | Libraries and the Research community | 3 |
| LIBS 921 | Advance Archives and Records Management | 3 |
| LIBS 923 | Publishing and the dynamics of Culture | 3 |
| LIBS 931 | Publishing, Power and Privilege | 3 |
| LIBS 933 | Mass Media in Africa | 3 |
| LIBS 941 | Multimedia Information Systems | 3 |
| LIBS 943 | Knowledge Management | 3 |
| LIBS 951 | Seminar (1/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 953 | Research/Dissertation (6/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 955 | Information Retrieval and Research | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 900 | Information Policy | 3 |
| LIBS 902 | Information Theory | 3 |
| LIBS 910 | Information Database and Databank Mgt. | 3 |
| LIBS 912 | Information Database and Databank Management | 3 |
| LIBS 914 | Network and Network Management | 3 |
| LIBS 920 | Advance Telecommunications | 3 |
| LIBS 922 | Electronic Libraries | 3 |
| LIBS 924 | Libraries and the Democratic Systems | 3 |
| LIBS 930 | Rural Community Libraries | 3 |
| LIBS 932 | Document Analysis | 3 |
| LIBS 934 | Information Technology in Record Management | 3 |
| LIBS 940 | Museums and Art Galleries | 3 |
| LIBS 942 | Publishing and the Intellectual Tradition | 3 |
| LIBS 944 | Publishing in Developing Countries | 3 |
| LIBS 950 | Trends in Publishing | 3 |
| LIBS 952 | History of the Book | 3 |
| LIBS 954 | Graphic Art and Visual Communication | 3 |
| LIBS 910 | Digital World and Cyberspace | 3 |
| LIBS 982, 984, 986 | Seminar (1/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 992, 994, 996 | Research/Dissertation (6/semester) | 6 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
Course Work:To be eligible for the award of the PhD. degree, a students must pass all the designated courses
Research:The award of the degree will be dependent on a successful completion of the dissertation and the passing of oral defense.
Seminar/Examination:Successfully Complete a dissertation project and pass the oral defense. Students are expected to present seminar each semester in their areas of specialization and research.
Departmental Courses:These are set of courses, which at the doctoral level, form the core of the area of specialization.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 901 | Information Business and Enterpreneuralship | 3 |
| LIBS 903 | Trent in Info. System and Services | 3 |
| LIBS 911 | Global Information Systems and Services | 3 |
| LIBS 913 | Advance Information Technology | 3 |
| LIBS 915 | Libraries and the Research community | 3 |
| LIBS 921 | Advance Archives and Records Management | 3 |
| LIBS 923 | Publishing and the dynamics of Culture | 3 |
| LIBS 931 | Publishing, Power and Privilege | 3 |
| LIBS 933 | Mass Media in Africa | 3 |
| LIBS 941 | Multimedia Information Systems | 3 |
| LIBS 943 | Knowledge Management | 3 |
| LIBS 951 | Seminar (1/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 953 | Research/Dissertation (6/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 955 | Information Retrieval and Research | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 900 | Information Policy | 3 |
| LIBS 902 | Information Theory | 3 |
| LIBS 910 | Information Database and Databank Mgt. | 3 |
| LIBS 912 | Information Database and Databank Management | 3 |
| LIBS 914 | Network and Network Management | 3 |
| LIBS 920 | Advance Telecommunications | 3 |
| LIBS 922 | Electronic Libraries | 3 |
| LIBS 924 | Libraries and the Democratic Systems | 3 |
| LIBS 930 | Rural Community Libraries | 3 |
| LIBS 932 | Document Analysis | 3 |
| LIBS 934 | Information Technology in Record Management | 3 |
| LIBS 940 | Museums and Art Galleries | 3 |
| LIBS 942 | Publishing and the Intellectual Tradition | 3 |
| LIBS 944 | Publishing in Developing Countries | 3 |
| LIBS 950 | Trends in Publishing | 3 |
| LIBS 952 | History of the Book | 3 |
| LIBS 954 | Graphic Art and Visual Communication | 3 |
| LIBS 910 | Digital World and Cyberspace | 3 |
| LIBS 982, 984, 986 | Seminar (1/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 992, 994, 996 | Research/Dissertation (6/semester) | 6 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
Course Work:To be eligible for the award of the PhD. degree, a students must pass all the designated courses
Research:The award of the degree will be dependent on a successful completion of the dissertation and the passing of oral defense.
Seminar/Examination:Successfully Complete a dissertation project and pass the oral defense. Students are expected to present seminar each semester in their areas of specialization and research.
Departmental Courses:These are set of courses, which at the doctoral level, form the core of the area of specialization.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 901 | Information Business and Enterpreneuralship | 3 |
| LIBS 903 | Trent in Info. System and Services | 3 |
| LIBS 911 | Global Information Systems and Services | 3 |
| LIBS 913 | Advance Information Technology | 3 |
| LIBS 915 | Libraries and the Research community | 3 |
| LIBS 921 | Advance Archives and Records Management | 3 |
| LIBS 923 | Publishing and the dynamics of Culture | 3 |
| LIBS 931 | Publishing, Power and Privilege | 3 |
| LIBS 933 | Mass Media in Africa | 3 |
| LIBS 941 | Multimedia Information Systems | 3 |
| LIBS 943 | Knowledge Management | 3 |
| LIBS 951 | Seminar (1/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 953 | Research/Dissertation (6/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 955 | Information Retrieval and Research | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 900 | Information Policy | 3 |
| LIBS 902 | Information Theory | 3 |
| LIBS 910 | Information Database and Databank Mgt. | 3 |
| LIBS 912 | Information Database and Databank Management | 3 |
| LIBS 914 | Network and Network Management | 3 |
| LIBS 920 | Advance Telecommunications | 3 |
| LIBS 922 | Electronic Libraries | 3 |
| LIBS 924 | Libraries and the Democratic Systems | 3 |
| LIBS 930 | Rural Community Libraries | 3 |
| LIBS 932 | Document Analysis | 3 |
| LIBS 934 | Information Technology in Record Management | 3 |
| LIBS 940 | Museums and Art Galleries | 3 |
| LIBS 942 | Publishing and the Intellectual Tradition | 3 |
| LIBS 944 | Publishing in Developing Countries | 3 |
| LIBS 950 | Trends in Publishing | 3 |
| LIBS 952 | History of the Book | 3 |
| LIBS 954 | Graphic Art and Visual Communication | 3 |
| LIBS 910 | Digital World and Cyberspace | 3 |
| LIBS 982, 984, 986 | Seminar (1/semester) | 3 |
| LIBS 992, 994, 996 | Research/Dissertation (6/semester) | 6 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
Course Work:To be eligible for the award of the PhD. degree, a students must pass all the designated courses
Research:The award of the degree will be dependent on a successful completion of the dissertation and the passing of oral defense.
Seminar/Examination:Successfully Complete a dissertation project and pass the oral defense. Students are expected to present seminar each semester in their areas of specialization and research.
Departmental Courses:These are set of courses, which at the doctoral level, form the core of the area of specialization.
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 901 | Information Business and Enterpreneuralship | 3 |
| LIBS 903 | Trent in Info. System and Services | 3 |
| LIBS 911 | Global Information Systems and Services | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
|---|---|---|
| LIBS 900 | Information Policy | 3 |
| LIBS 902 | Information Theory | 3 |
| LIBS 910 | Information Database and Databank Mgt. | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |