The first two years are common to all three Divisions. The third and fourth years include specialised courses on librarianship, documentation and information, and archives. The Department has a micro-computing laboratory with 20 workstations and is connected to the internet. Teaching is by a combination of lectures and classes and practical instruction is given in the laboratory and in the field. A wide range of learning resources in printed, recorded and electronic form are used.
Assessment is by written and practical work and examinations.
Careers Graduates are usually employed in various types of libraries, documentation and information centres and archives. The Department runs programmes leading to MA and Ph.D. degrees.