The University of Hong Kong

Faculty of EducationDivision of Information & Technology Studies

Peter Warning

Studies for Information Professionals

Why HKU?

HKU is 1 of the world’s top universities & has been leader in the field for over a decade

• 24th best university in the world in 2009Source: Times Higher Education Supplement

QS World University Rankings

• Best university in Asia in 2010Source: QS World University Rankings

Why Faculty of Education?

• Ask any librarian… he or she will tell you that all librarians educate

• From user education to lifelong learning to information literacy

• Educators are knowledge & information workers– Who work in rapidly changing, technology

rich environments

The benefits

• Teaching staff with years of local & international teaching & practitioner experience in Information studies

• Current practitioners from the industry

Programs offered

MSc[LIM]Full-time

Part-time

BSc[IM]Full-time (Top up)

UGC funded

MSc[LIM]: Targets

• Graduates in any field

• Qualified information professionals looking to improve their knowledge base

MSc[LIM]: Admission requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree OR qualifications & experience of equivalent standard

• Fees (2010-11) HK$91k (total 8 modules)

Aims

Designed to prepare graduates to:

• be ‘informed, reflective practitioners’ in the information age

• develop information leadership capacities that can be used in a wide variety of professional environments – library & other

What makes the MSc[LIM] sospecial?

• 1st such award offered by university in HK

• Program tailored to the unique needs of HK

• MSc[LIM] acts both as a 1st qualification & as an advanced qualification depending on entry knowledge

Program

• Extends over 1 academic year of F/T study or 2 years for P/T

• Flexible modular structure allowing students to complete the degree at their own pace

• Face-to-face, supplemented by flexible online delivery

Course structure:8 modules

Coursework option 3 core modules2 specialist modules Independent project2 electives

Dissertation option 3 core modules 2 electives Dissertation

Or

Curriculum:Specialisms

• Information Management

• Knowledge Management

• Librarianship

More details at: http://web.edu.hku.hk/programme/mlim/

Electives include….

• Information resources & services• Information retrieval theory & practice• Collection management• Organising information• Knowledge management fundamentals• Literature for young people in a digital age• Digital libraries: principles & applications• Records management• Organisational learning

etc

Double Masters

• MSc[LIM] + MSc[ITE]

• A total of 13 modules

Advanced standing

Will be given for previous study:

• If previous study was at the postgraduate level

• Up to 3 modules credit is possible

Intake

Since the MSc[LIM] program was launched in September 2004, more than 200 people, from a broad range of backgrounds (eg teachers, school administrators, librarians & IT officers etc) have joined the program

Comments onMLIM

MSc[LIM] is very useful for school librarians. The content is insightful & lecturers are very helpful.  I enjoy studying the course & I have recommended this course to other school librarians

The program is very good in terms of breadth & depth of knowledge provided in the field of LIM. I have worked in libraries for 9 years. I think the knowledge covered in different modules are current & updated such as web 2.0, social bookmarking & library visits analysis. The modules are very practical too!

Career prospects after Career prospects after MLIMMLIM

• Many school librarians got promoted• Becoming professional librarians in

academic libraries– eg, Assistant Librarian II (Information

Services) in a university

• Becoming professional librarians in various companies in the commercial sector– eg, Professional librarian in an international

law firm

BSc[IM]

• Candidates holding a recognized Higher Diploma, Professional Diploma or Associate Degree in any discipline are eligible

• HKU students may take it as a minor

BSc[IM] Program structure

• 120 credits in 2 years• 9 credits in Language Enhancement

courses• 96 credits in Core Courses

– 6 credits in Professional Experience– 6 credits in a Project

• 12 credits in Common Core Courses• 3 credits in electives

PE Host Organizations

• Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts • Hong Kong Productivity Council • Hong Kong Police Force • Hutchison Global Communications • Tsing Hua University, Beijing• UNESCO, Thailand• Miramar Hotel & Investment Co. Ltd.• Civil Service Bureau • ESRI China (Hong Kong) Ltd.• Hospital Authority (KM Unit)• Longman Hong Kong Education • Scottish Enterprise – Glasgow, U.K.• JSM in association with Mayer Brown LLP, Canada• Pearson Educational Publishing

Students’ comments on PE

BSc[IM] students in the news

BSIM4999 Project

• “Use of databases and ebooks in international secondary schools in Hong Kong: A small scale survey” in Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship, 2009. (Italy)

• “Metadata design for digital Chinese orchestral scores with instrumental parts” in Fontes Artis Musicae, 55(2), 2008, pp. 297-339

• “A framework for accreditation of International Baccalaureate school libraries” in International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference, 2008. (USA)

• A survey of using wikis in academic libraries in different countries. 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management, 2008. (USA)

BSIM4999 Project

• “An evaluation of two open source digital library software systems” ED-MEDIA 2007 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, 2007. (Canada)

• “Butterflies in amber: Online data structure design & digitization of the Contemporary Chinese Orchestral Collection at the HKAPA.” International Association of Music Libraries, Archives & Documentation Centres Annual Conference, 2007. (Australia)

• “Knowledge workers' awareness & their use of key knowledge resources - in Hong Kong & Singapore.” 7th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture & Change in Organizations, 2007. (Singapore)

• “White knight or white elephant? The impact of online database on an international school library in Hong Kong” International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference, 2007. (Taiwan)

Career prospects after BSIM

• Analyst, Deloitte HK

• Assistant Library Officer II, Lingnan University Library

• Area Sales Manager, Neutrik

• HR Officer, HSBC

• Information Research Officer, Sing Dao Daily

• IT Specialist, Hewlett-Packard

• KM Executive, Deacon HK

• Marketing Executive, Advanced Card Systems Limited