Dewey decimal system, welcome to the digital age.
The University of Arizona’s School of Information Resources and Library Science (SIRLS) received a grant that will allow for students to become tech savvy librarians according to U of A’s Daily Wildcat.
The $910,000, received from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, goes to the SIRLS “Promoting Diversity in the Digital Curation Disciplines” project.
According to the IMLS, “DigIn” (is an online) graduate certificate program to train library professionals to create, collect, and manage digital information.”
Those who complete the program will take their knowledge to rural communities, and be able to create new and easier ways for patrons to find information at libraries and other information institutions. It’s not simply learning how to work the internet or Microsoft’s Word, they will be learning new ways of finding information and using technology to better assist people in getting that information, officials said.
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