Qualification Overview

Qualification Title Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Leadership
Qualification Type Graduate Diploma
Level 7
Credits 120
Subject Area
  • Society and Culture » Librarianship, Information Management and Curatorial Studies » Librarianship and Information Management
Strategic Purpose Statement
The Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Leadership will provide learners
with a range of skills and practices developing critical leadership within the library,
archives and records and information management sector. Learners will broaden
their knowledge and expertise by carrying out a significant body of study in a library
and information studies related subject area. Different elective options are available
for learners to choose from depending on their current experience and/or
qualifications, specific needs, interests, and professional development goals.
Graduate profile
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
* Develop leadership and management strategies to promote ethical and
effective evidence-based information solutions within communities and
organisations to enable open and equitable access to information.
* Lead and innovate in the development and delivery of services, collections,
and programmes in the information sector.
* Identify and apply solutions to contemporary issues impacting information
professionals.
* Develop stakeholder and community engagement initiatives to collaborate
and engage with Māori and Pasifika and other diverse community groups.
Education pathways
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Leadership
programme who also hold an undergraduate degree will be well prepared to enter
Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and PhD qualifications in the library and information
management sector.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must have either an undergraduate degree; or professional
experience in the library, archives, records, or information Management sectors
to the satisfaction of the Degree leader; or successfully completed OP7041
Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Leadership.
Graduates of the following Open Polytechnic programmes will not be eligible for
enrolment into this programme:
* OP7040 Bachelor of Library and Information Studies
* OP7020 Bachelor of Arts, Information and Library Studies major, Information
and Library Studies/Humanities double major, Information and Library
Studies/Communication double major
* OP7010 Bachelor of Applied Science, Information and Library Studies major
Applicants who have attained the age of 20 years and do not hold the minimum
entry requirements will be eligible to be enrolled where their previous educational,
work or life experience indicates they have a reasonable likelihood of success.
If English or Māori is the not the applicant's first language, applicants will need an
IELTS Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5, or equivalent.
International applicants will need an IELTS Academic score of 6 with no band score
lower than 5.5, or equivalent.
Education Organisation No organisations currently offer this qualification.
Developed By Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 4658
Status Current
Created 2022-08-02 15:01:43.603
Next Review 2027-07-20 00:00:00.0
Content
All learners will cover critical perspectives for library and information professionals;
strategy and planning in information organisations; and leadership and advocacy for
information professionals.
Learners will then have options to do 3 of these subjects:
empowering people and communities; designing library and information services
and programmes; knowledge organisation systems; cultural competencies in the
information environment; reader development; services and collections for children
and teens; principles of information management; digital asset management;
archives management; cataloguing and classification; and preservation and
digitisation. Finally, learners will choose between library and information service
professional practice, and a library and information services project.

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