GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Information Services Consultant*

Address : Box 21906, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-1906

Telephone : (787) 763-6199; (787) 764-0000, exts. 5027, 5028, 1286

Fax : (787) 764-2311

E-mail : egcti@uprrp.edu

Portal : http://egcti.upr.edu

DEGREE OFFERED

Post-Master's Certificate in Information Services Consultant

ACCREDITATION

American Library Association (Committee on Accreditation)

FACULTY

Eliut Flores -Caraballo , Ph.D, University of Texas, 1991, Professor.
Integration of information technology to teaching; Distributed learning; Knowledge management ; Consulting information services.

Susan J. Freiband , Ph.D, Rutgers University, 1973, Professor.
Information industry, its resources and services; Journals and bulletins on book marketing in Latin America; Public libraries .

Nitza M. Hernández López, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989, Professor. Communication and information flows in organizations; Organizational communication and information audits; Distance learning, Virtual collaboration and project management; Knowledge management; Cultural diversity and technology.

Asim Quayyum , Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2005, Assistant Professor.
Human document interaction; Digital libraries; Information seeking, sharing and management in communities of practice.

José A. Sánchez-Lugo , Ed.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1998, Associate Professor.
Effective technology integration to education and information services; Creation of on-line learning communities; Qualitative research; Process and product evaluation . Creation of Multimedia Information Products.

Carlos Suárez Balseiro , Ph.D., Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, 2004, Assistant Profesor. Management of information as an strategic resource; Basic principles of information management; Evaluative bibliometry; Cuantitative methods applied to the management of information units.

Betsaida Vélez-Natal , D.L.S, Columbia University, 1999, Associate Professor.
Bank management information need; Legal information; Archival and document management; Production and use of information; Qualitative research.

Luisa Vigo-Cepeda , Ph.D, University of Michigan, 1977, Professor.
Organization and retrieval of information; Administration in the information field; Diagnosis of information needs; Development of information and research skills; Communities of practice and purpose; Qualitative research; Multicultural and special clients studies in the information field.

POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE IN INFORMATION SERVICES CONSULTANT

Requirements for Admission

1. Masters degree in Library Science (MLS) or Information Sciences and Technologies (MIS)
2. Grade point average of 3.00.

Requirements for Graduation

1. Complete 19 credits with a grade point average of 3.00.

Program of Study

*This certificate is offered based upon student demand.

Description of Courses (PDF)