The rapid growth of digital collections and online services has led to a shortage of information professionals who possess the technical knowledge and learning skills needed to create and manage digital collections in a fast-changing environment. The DigCur graduate certificate program helps fill this gap by combining intensive, hands-on technology learning with a thorough grounding in the theoretical principles needed to manage large, complex digital collections. The curriculum takes a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to managing digital information and is designed to support a wide range of career paths, especially involving libraries, museums, archives, records management, and data curation. Graduate certificates are increasingly being recognized as a means for professionals with advanced degrees to update their knowledge and skills. DigCur also offers a path for those with undergraduate degrees who are interested in digital collections but who may not yet be ready to commit to a full degree program. The certificate consists of six courses to be taken within three years. Students can begin the program in the Fall, or Spring semesters each year. DigCur (formerly DigIn) was founded in 2006 with a grant by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. The program is jointly administered by the University of Arizona School of Information. For more information, visit https://ischool.arizona.edu/graduate-certificates/digital-information
