Certificate in Basic Skills in Library / Information Studies

USP Library and School of Education

About the Programme

The University of the South Pacific Library (Training Section) with USP Distance & Flexibile Learning Support Centre (DFL) offers courses in basic skills in library/information studies.  

The courses are at vocational level and are in distance education mode only.

Eligibility

The courses are directed at library staff in Pacific libraries who:

• have no formal library training, and
• who have not yet attained the prerequisite to undertake the Diploma in Library/Information Studies currently offered by USP.

To be eligible to enter into the Certificate programme, a student will need

• Sixth form (or equivalent) with a pass in English, or
• Admission with standing (i.e. Mature Age entry).

If a student has a pass in either LLF11 Communication and Study Skills or 7th Form English or equivalent, that student should enrol in the Diploma. Otherwise students should enrol in the Certificate.

Course Structure

There are 5 courses, each 15 weeks, as follows:

LSC11*	Introduction to libraries, systems and services
LSC12	Building and maintaining the collection
LSC13	Organising the collection
LSC14	User Services - Circulation and library activities
LSC15	User Services - Information Services

*LSC11 must be taken first or concurrently first with another Certificate course.

Please note, these courses cannot be accredited to the Diploma programme.  Students who wish to enrol to the Diploma programme must first meet the Diploma prerequisites.

Contact

Liviana Tabalala
Coordinator.
Certificate in basic Skills in Library/Information Studies
University of the South Pacific Library
Laucala Campus
Suva, Fiji
Tel.: +679 323 2283
Fax:  +679 323 1528
E-mail: libtrain(at)usp.ac.fj