Certificate in Archives and Preservation of Cultural Materials

Core (required) courses

LBSCI 730 Archival Appraisal, Arrangement, and Access
LBSCI 732 Archives and Manuscripts and the Shapes of Material History
LBSCI 733 Preservation of Cultural Heritage Materials
LBSCI 752 Digital Preservation
LBSCI 795 Internship

Elective courses

GLIS 705 Organization and ManagementElective courses:
LBSCI 729 Introduction to Metadata for the Cataloging and Classification of Internet Resources
LBSCI 731 From Manuscripts to eBooks: Studies in Print Culture
LBSCI 736 Records Management
LBSCI 753 Digital Libraries
LBSCI 757 Digital Imaging

Students of the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies will obtain the certificate at the same time as the awarding of their degree. Library/information service professionals who complete a four-course sequence will be awarded the certificate by the college.

Specific course selections will be determined in consultation with a faculty adviser.

To receive the certificate at the completion of the prescribed four course sequence paraprofessionals must have become matriculated students at Queens College. Current M.L.S students of the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies will obtain the certificate at the same time as the awarding of their degree. Library/information service professionals who complete a four course sequence will be awarded the certificate by the College.