GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Public Library Administrator *

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

DEGREES OFFERED

Post-Masters Certificates:

Public Library Administrator

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: PUBLIC LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR

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

Complete 16 credits with a grade point average of 3.00.

Program of Study

Certificate Requirements

Credits

CINF 6015 The Public Library: Patrons and Services

3

CINF 6407 Proposal Writing and Project Administration

1

CINF 6409 Marketing and Advertising of Information Services (Workshop)

1

CINF 6415 Strategic Planning (Workshop)

1

CINF 6425 The Public Library and the Development of Strategic Alliances

1

CINF 6426 Library Administration

3

Electives

6

Total Credits

16

* This certificate is offered based upon student demand.

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