Certificate in Librarianship - Youth and Children's Services

Type: Credit-based

Offered by:  Faculty of Management

Coordinator:

Sandra Toze
Suite 4010, Rowe Management Building
6100 University Ave
Sandra.Toze@dal.ca
902-494-2488

Overview:

The Certificate in Librarianship - Youth and Children’s Services will recognize the particular knowledge, behaviours, skills, competencies and attitudes considered critical to becoming a youth or children’s librarian. Research indicates the vital role libraries play in the intellectual and social development of children. The Youth and Children’s Services Certificate focuses on understanding the range of tools, processes and resources necessary to meet the ongoing needs of children and youth within modern libraries. The courses are designed to allow students to explore the key foundations of providing information based services to children and youth, including understanding the role of pleasure reading, and reading practices, as well as fostering an interest in technology.

Admission Requirements / Eligibility:

MI certificates are limited to students enrolled in the Master of Information (MI) program at Dalhousie University.

During their degree, MI students can choose to complete up to two certificates.

Certificate Requirements:

The certificate requires completion of 9 credit hours.

Generally, if an elective course is included in one certificate, it cannot be counted towards another. This policy does not apply to INFO 6500, which can be double counted towards two certificates: the Certificate in Librarianship and the Certificate Librarianship – Youth and Children’s Services.

The electives within the certificates will count toward both the certificate and the degree.

In order to satisfy the requirements of this certificate, students must complete 3 courses from the following options:

• INFO 6070.03 Reading and Reading Practices
• INFO 6250.03 Services and Resources for Young Adults
• INFO 6450.03 Services and Resources for Children
• INFO 6500.03 Community-Led Services

Application of Credit Hours Towards Other Degree Requirements:

Courses completed as part of this certificate may be double-counted towards the requirements of a concurrent degree, subject to approval by the student’s supervisor and graduate coordinator in their primary degree program. Courses not approved to count towards the primary degree requirements will result in additional tuition fees on a per-course fee basis.

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