LIS311: Management of Digital/ Virtual Libraries for Writing/ Research

Module 1: Definition of Concepts

• Unit 1 Definition of Concepts
• Unit 2 Types and functions of Digital Libraries
• Unit 3: Components of Digital Library: Hardware and Software
• Unit 4 Advantages of Digital Libraries

Module 2 Characteristics, Resources and Services of Digital

• Libraries
• Unit 1 Characteristics of Digital Libraries
• Unit 2 Digital library resources including multimedia applications
• Unit 3 Digital Library Services
• Unit 4 Characteristics of Digital Libraries users

Module 3: Skills for Digital Libraries

• Unit 1 Skills and Competencies of Digital Libraries
• Unit 2 Skills and Competencies of Digital Library Users/Patrons
• Unit 3 Technical requirement skills for developing digital libraries
• Unit 4 Infrastructure for Developing Digital Libraries

Module 4: Management of Digital Libraries

• Unit 1 Tools for Management of Digital Libraries
• Unit 2 Digital Library Management Policy
• Unit 3 Information Security Management of digital information Sources
• Unit 4 Preservation of Digital Information Sources.

Module 5: Problems of Digital Library Management

• Unit 1 Challenges of Digital Library Management in Nigeria
• Unit 2 Copyright and Management of Digital Libraries
• Unit 3 Human Resources and Financial Management of Digital Libraries
• Unit 4 Information Retrieval and Strategies for Digital Library