Digital Information Management
Course Coordinator : Dr. Puja Anand Gulati

Dr. Puja Anand Gulati
About the course
The Certificate in Digital Information Management provides students with the theoretical knowledge, conceptual frameworks and practical skills required to create, maintain and curate collections of digital information in libraries, archives and records management departments.
The subject introduces information functions and services such as, but not limited to: enterprise content management; library and research services; records and archives; information systems and processes; and knowledge management. Students identify. Topics are driven by current professional requirements and may include managing cultural heritage and Indigenous information; ethical, legal and policy issues; knowledge retention; and access to public information. Information and knowledge processes are discussed in terms of their value, benefits and use in strategic planning, and decision making within organisations.
- This add-on-course on Digital Information Management has been designed to unlock your IT potential and equip you with competitive advantage at your workplace once you complete your graduation.
- As an introductory course for acquainting one with the various kinds of digital resources, issues pertaining with respect to their access and management in terms of their relevance, authenticity and ethical issues like IPRs and copyright are being covered in the course.
- It aims to familiarize you with various e-resources and techniques of retrieving information from different databases; Subject Gateways; Corporate; Financial and Statistical Databases.
- It arms you with skills to effectively handle the intricacies and complexities of digital information sources and build your capacities to leverage the opportunities associated with business and corporate information.
- It would also help you to understand the role and impact of digital information in research and would also introduce you with Reference Management Tools like – Mendeley, Endnote, Refworks, etc.
- This course would also touch upon topics like Search Engines, Federated Search Engines, Meta Search Engines; Cloud Computing; Digital Dividend; Digital Divide; and Digital Marketing.
- In terms of ethical issues Digital Rights Management, IT Act and Copyright issues are also been included in the course contents.
- Topics covered in the course are driven by current professional requirements and are meticulously planned.
Eligibility- 12th Pass
Duration- The total duration of programme is 40 hours with following components:
- Class Room Teaching : 40 Hrs ( 1 class of 1.5 Hr duration per week)
- No of Papers : 4
- Practical : 1 Practical session par-class, based upon class room teaching
- Assignment : 1 Written assignment per paper
- Project Report : Submission of project report at the end of 5th Month
- Examination : Written examination at the end of term
Paper I : Information: Nature, Property and Scope
- Data: Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope
- Information: Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope
- Knowledge: Definition, Generation and Utilization
- Knowledge Organization (KO) and Management(KM) Knowledge Organisation
- Historic development of knowledge management (KM), concept of KM,
- Nature of knowledge;Types of knowledge; KM systems; knowledge repositories.
- Implementation of KM in Organisations, KM in higher education.
- Data mining and Data warehousing: Concept, tools, techniques and methods.
- Data Visualisation and Story Telling through R Software
Paper II : Digital Information: Types, Nature and Preservation
- Digital resources: Nature, Types and characteristics
- Digitization process: Steps in digitization scanners: types, sheet-fed scanners, drum scanner, flatbed scanner, hand-held scanner, selection criteria for scanners ocr
software: Features, examples (commercial and foss) digital/electronic formats image formats image formats: JPEG/GIF/BMP audio formats:WAV,MIDI,MPEG,AVI
- Storage media formats: ISO 9660, CD/DVD/HDD
- Digital preservation legal issues, technical issues, intellectual property rights.
- Digital preservation strategies, migration, data refreshing, emulation, digital curation , archiving, preservation.
- Digital Identifiers
Paper III : Introduction To Internet & Digital Information
- Basics Of Internet
- Search Engines & Meta Search Engines
- Online Searching (Simple & Advanced Searching Techniques)
- Retrieving Information From E-Resources & Online Databases
- Search Engines, Federated Search Engines, Meta Search Engines
- Serve, E-Learning, Folksonomy, RSS Feed, Youtube, Blogs
- Web 2.0: Concept, Features, Tools And Services:
- Webcast
- Web Conferencing,
- Blogs, Wikis,
- Online Chat,
- Online Forms And Discussion Groups
- Cloud Computing: Concept, Benefits, Applications
- Reference Management Tools – Mendeley, Endnote, Refworks, etc.
Paper IV Digital Information Resources, Management & Policies
- E-Resource Management
- Selection and Acquisition.
- Licensing & Negotiations
- E-Journals/E-Books /Open & Commercial Databases Research & Subject Gateways.
- Corporate Databases.
- Financial And Statistical Databases
- Digital Dividend &Digital Divide.
- Digital Marketing.
- Digital Right Management
- IT Act
- Digital Producers
- Online Content Coordinators/Producers
- Business Analysts
- Corporate Information Manager
- Database Designer
- Electronic Information Systems Manager
- Information Designer
- Knowledge Manager
- Librarian
- Media Researcher
- Network Manager
- Research Officer
- Records Manager
- Information Architect
- Market Researcher
*To be Notified Soon*
Frequently asked Questions
Q1: Can a student take more than one course at a time?
Ans: Offline- Yes, classes will be scheduled according to the students enrolled; Online- Yet to be decided as we may switch to offline modes soon.
Q2: What is the approximate size of the batch?
Ans: 30-40 students per batch.
Q3: Are the lectures pre-recorded or live (in case of online modes)?
Ans: Live classes. No pre-recorded lectures.
Q4: Can an individual manage the value added courses along with regular college?
Ans: Yes, these courses can be easily managed along with regular college. Courses are designed in accordance with the suitability of DU examinations (internals and finals).
Q5: Will there be any trial classes for the students (before payment of the fees)?
Ans: No trial/demo classes will be provided.
Q6: Are there back-up lectures for the students who miss some classes?
Ans: There won’t be any backup lectures for any of the modes
Q7: What is the duration of the courses?
Ans: 40 hours for each course.
Q8: What are the payment options and when does the student need to pay for it?
Ans: The payment needs to be done through Paytm and the amount needs to be deposited within 10 days of registration.