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Librarianship and Information Science

Basic information
Name of programme (original language)
Bibliotekarstvo in informatika
Cultural Heritage Area
Dissemination and Communication
Programme description

The Librarianship and Information Science degree programme combines three different but closely linked areas in all three years of study: Librarianship, Information Science and Book Studies. The field of librarianship focuses on the management of materials collected, stored and organised by different types of libraries. It also addresses issues related to the operation of different types of libraries, their role in society and the services libraries provide to their users (e.g. information literacy, reading advice, provision of information from and about materials, support for researchers). In undergraduate Librarianship courses, students learn about topics such as the characteristics of different types of libraries, organising library materials and preparing them for circulation, developing library collections, working and communicating with users, various information resources and library services.

Is the programme a joint degree programme?
No
Double degree
No
Joint delivery
No
Qualification provider
Does the E&T programme lead to a formal qualification?
Yes
Name of the qualification (English)
Bachelor of Arts in library and information science
Name of the qualification (Original language)
Diplomirani bibliotekar in informatik (UN) / diplomirana bibliotekarka in informatičarka (UN)
Education category (HE/VET/HE-VET)
Higher Education (HE)
Education format
Formal
Programme Type
Initial E&T
Academic degree
Bachelor
One time event or regular basis
Programme takes place on a regular basis
Frequency
The programme starts every year in the autumn
Last time it the programme took place (start date)
Number of annual graduates of the programme
19
Statistics / Formal status
Core function
R&D and Education
ESCO - Occupation
2622 - Librarians and related information professionals
National Occupational Classification (NOC) in original language
2622 Bibliotekarji/bibliotekarke, dokumentalisti/dokumentalistke ipd.
Does the programme lead to a regulated profession?
Yes
EQF
6
NQF
7
ISCED level of programme
600 Bachelor's or equivalent level, orientation unspecified
ISCED field
32 Journalism and information
Characterization of the E&T programme
Credit system
ECTS
ECTS credits
180.00
Student work load (hours)
3740h
Contact hours
1660
Duration
3.00
Years
Years
Study format
Full-time
Are there access requirements?
Yes
Access requirements Description

Into the programme can enroll anyone who passed:

  • Matura or
  • vocational matura in any secondary school programme and an examination in one of the matura subjects (history, psychology, philosophy, sociology, economics); the selected subject may not be a subject which the candidate has already taken in the vocational matura; or
  • school-leaving examination (prior to 1 June 1995) under any four-year secondary school programme.
Teaching language
Slovenian
Programme learning outcomes

The qualification holder will be able to: 

LIBRARY SCIENCE:

  • demonstrate familiarity with the origin and development of librarianship as a science and activity,
  • carry out work in relation to purchasing, processing, organising and providing library material and information,
  • communicate with users iin order to provide library material and information from and on this material,

INFORMATION SCIENCE:

  • demonstrate familiarity with the origin and development of information science,
  • demonstrate familiarity with individual areas of information science and connect them to other disciplines,
  • demonstrate understanding of the basic principles of organising knowledge,
  • demonstrate knowledge of the information cycle,
  • use information technology to manage information,

BOOK PRODUCTION:

  • demonstrate understanding of the organisation of and the nature of work in publishing and media houses from a social and historical perspective,
  • demonstrate understanding of the editorial, marketing, design and production functions of the publishing process,
  • editing and formatting information for publication.
Is there a mandatory (external) practical training?
No
Mode of delivery of education / training
Presence
Required qualification of teachers/trainers in the core subjects

Teaching staff must provide proof of fulfilment of the quantitative and qualitative criteria for election to the title or recognition of the title in accordance with the criteria for election to the titles of professors, research assistants and assistants at the University of Ljubljana.

Quality assurance obligations of the programme/institution
Yes
Description of quality assurance obligations of the programme / institution

The system of quality at the University of Ljubljana (UL) is founded on valid standards, regulations and recommendations from the authorities responsible for ensuring the quality of higher education on the national and international levels. In accordance with the established standards, systems of quality are based on a closed feedback loop, with clear processes of identifying objectives and priorities, planning measures and operation, implementing planned activities and monitoring and evaluating activities and measures implemented, including an assessment of the effects, which serves as input information for a new cycle of planning.

With the aim of monitoring and improving the quality of study programmes, regular self-evaluation is carried out for each active study programme. Self-evaluation of study programmes serves to ensure the quality of programme provision, and to monitor the current relevance and sustainability of the individual study programme.

Tuition cost

Citizens of Member States of the European Union may be charged tuition fees (3.000,00 EUR per year) for full-time studies:

• if they have already obtained at least an equivalent level of education;
• if they want to change their study program and have previously repeated a year or changed their study program at the same level of study;
• foreign citizens from non-EU countries and countries with which Slovenia has not signed a bilateral agreement.