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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
96472  Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies 
ORIGINATOR
University of Cape Town 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
Postgraduate Diploma  Field 04 - Communication Studies and Language  Information Studies 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2031-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

The qualification content is currently being updated for the qualifications with the status “Registered-data under construction” or showing “DETAILS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” to ensure compliance with SAQA’S Policy and Criteria for the registration of qualifications and part-qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) (As amended, 2022). These qualifications are re-registered until 30 June 2027 and can legitimately be offered by the institutions to which they are registered.

 

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
To provide those wishing to work at a professional level in the domain of library and information science a first professional qualification appropriate to the initial stages of a professional career. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL):
Recognition of Prior Learning (e.g. work or field experience (if applicable). Non-graduates who have shown by examination or a record of appropriate training that they have reached the required level in the discipline will be permitted to register for the Diploma.

Entry Requirements:
The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is:
  • A Bachelor Degree/Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Bible.
    Or
  • Relevant Diploma. 
    		•

    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    QUALIFICATION RULES 
    N/A 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    1. Undertake management tasks appropriate to the initial stages in a professional career.
    2. Be able to plan and control small-scale projects.
    3. Coordinate small task teams and work with members of a user community in order to develop information service.
    4. Equipped with proficiency in knowledge of the theory of library and information science sufficient.
    5. Ability to organise a collection of information for efficient access, assess and respond to user needs.
    6. Locate and search sources of information, and critically assess the results of such searching.
    7. Conduct searches for manual, advanced literature searches and computerised information systems using advanced searching techniques.
    8. Develop strategies and plan for the development of library and information services.
    9. Prepare reports and to communicate with other professionals and user groups.
    10. Analyse and critique local policies with respect to the development of libraries and information services.
    11. Communicate verbally and orally with professional audiences and with users. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes:
    1. Apply skills and knowledge of the structure of information domains to discipline based problems in locating information.
    2. Appreciate the ethical issues associated with the supply of information.
    3. Familiar with contemporary philosophical and theoretical issues in library and information science.
    4. Appreciate the impacts of the development of information technology on the delivery of information.
    5. Able to develop a database and a classification scheme.
    6. Trace significant developments in the theory of library and information science.
    7. Able to use the standard bibliographic tools for subject description and organization.
    8. Able to use the tools of information technology and to appreciate their significance for the supply and organisation of information.

    Integrated Assessment:
    The integration of skills learnt in the Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science is assessed by means of a research paper not exceeding 5 000 words. Competence in the following areas, all of which are assessed in the examination of the paper.
    1. Coherent statement of the problem or issue.
    2. Familiarity with and integration of the specialised literature that informs the problem or issue.
    3. Appropriate depth of discussion and comparison of information.
    4. Appreciation of the limitations of the study.
    5. Use of the publication and style conventions of the discipline. 

    INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY 
    N/A 

    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification allows for horizontal articulation:
    Horizontal Articulation:
  • A The Bachelor of Biblical Studies(Honours). 
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    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    N/A 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    N/A 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    When qualifications are replaced, some (but not all) of their learning programmes are moved to the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replaced qualification.
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. University of Cape Town 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.