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Leipzig University of Applied Sciences
Department of Book and Museum
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 145
04277 Leipzig
Germany
Director: Prof. Dr Torsten Seela
Phone: +49 341 3076 5428/29
Fax: +49 341 3076 5455
E-mail: bum@bum.htwk-leipzig.de
Web site: www.htwk-leipzig.de/bum/index.html
Background, orientation and purpose
The Department of Book and Museum in the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences was established in
1992. It provides undergraduate courses for the future staff of libraries and other informationproviding
institutions, including bookshops, publishing houses and museums. The department is
interested in offering very practical courses, keeping in mind the main requirements of these
institutions. The goal is to make all students immediately fit for employment upon completion of their
studies. Its success is due to the well-balanced combination of theory and practice in their training.
Programme(s) and qualification(s)
Library and Information Science.
Book Trade and Publishing.
Museology.
Duration
Library and Information Science - 4 years.
Book Trade and Publishing - 4 years.
Museology - 4 years.
Content
Library and Information Science:
- Basics of library and information work;
- Information services and bibliography;
- Literature and media promotion;
- Indexing and cataloguing;
- Library work for children;
- Library management and marketing;
- Information technology for libraries; and
- Library history.
Book Trade and Publishing:
- Basics of economics;
- Economics of publishing;
- Economics of book trade;
- Book production and book design;
- Communication and media;
- Management;
- Information technology for the book industry; and
- Market and reading research.
Museology:
- Museum theory;
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