Open Polytech courses

Open Polytechnic courses are open for enrolment until 15 February 2010. You can enrol in undergraduate degrees, diplomas, or certificates. You can also take 'one-off' courses for continuing professional development. All study is by distance, using print and electronic resources, supported by online forums. The trimester begins on 1 March and runs for 16 weeks.

The following Information and Library Studies courses are offered in Trimester 1:

• 72142 Information Access - information literacy
• 72170 The Information Industry - an introduction to libraries and other information providers
• 72171 Library Systems and Processes
• 72175 Principles of Records Management
• 72270 Information Sources and Services
• 72276 Literature and Information Resources for Children and Young People
• 72370 Information Issues

Courses are also offered in Communication, Humanities, Information Systems and Technology, and Business. Some courses have pre-requisites. We offer two undergraduate diplomas in Information and Library Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Bachelor of Arts. For advice about these qualifications, please contact Mary Innes (freephone) 0508 650 200 ext 5665. Other qualifications include:

• Certificate in Literature and Library Services for Children and Young People (Level 6). Contact Jan Irvine (freephone) 0508 650 200 ext 5594.
• Certificate in Cataloguing (Level 5). Contact Amanda Cossham (freephone) 0508 650 200 ext 5518.
• Diploma in Records and Information Management (Level 6). Contact Mary Innes (freephone) 0508 650 200 ext 5665.
  

For more information about information and library studies courses and for enrolment forms, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/yr9gc4 or http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/programmesandcourses/subjectareas/pcinformation