{"id":298,"date":"2020-04-24T14:45:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T14:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cci.drexel.edu\/cbl\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2023-08-26T20:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:02:47","slug":"about-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cms.cci.drexel.edu\/cbl\/?page_id=298","title":{"rendered":"About the Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"298\" class=\"elementor elementor-298\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-860333d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"860333d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d3c50a3\" data-id=\"3d3c50a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3212907c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3212907c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":73,\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":62,\"isStackedOnMobile\":true,\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"imageFill\":false} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns: auto 62%;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"146\" class=\"wp-image-73\" src=\"http:\/\/cci.drexel.edu\/cbl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Test_Logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cms.cci.drexel.edu\/cbl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Test_Logo-1.png 631w, https:\/\/cms.cci.drexel.edu\/cbl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Test_Logo-1-300x69.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>What Is the CBL Certificate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:media-text --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/drexel.edu\/cci\">Drexel\u2019s College of Computer and Informatics<\/a> department has partnered with the <a href=\"http:\/\/freelibrary.org\">Free Library of Philadelphia<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/drexel.edu\/lindycenter\">Lindy Center for Civic Engagement<\/a> to create a post-baccalaureate certificate program for <strong>perspective students possessing library paraprofessional experience<\/strong> or <strong>pre LIS majors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The certificate focuses on developing students\u2019 abilities in design, development, and management of community-based service projects.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The credits earned in this certificate are fully transferable to an LIS master\u2019s degree, thus providing library paraprofessionals a new pathway to hone their skills and advance their careers through the certificate or the full LIS degree. The new courses will have a strong focus on digital skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Starting in the <strong>Fall of 2020<\/strong>, the grant will fund 6 Fellows each year for two years or 3 &#8211; 4 quarters. The certificate includes <strong>3 courses<\/strong> (3 credits each) offered in Face-to-face, online, or cross-listed capacities.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Certificate Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li>Foundational principles, professional ethics and values, and social and technological contexts of information work<\/li>\n<li>Identify and analyze the information needs of various communities\n<ul>\n<li>Design and implement library\/information programs and services to meet those needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate core values of the profession (access, equity, intellectual freedom, privacy, social justice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:media-text {\"align\":\"full\",\"mediaId\":236,\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":20,\"isStackedOnMobile\":true,\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 20% auto;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" class=\"wp-image-236\" src=\"http:\/\/cci.drexel.edu\/cbl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/potential.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"fontSize\":\"large\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Who is Eligible for the Certificate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:media-text --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are recruiting as IMLS Community Catalyst Fellows <strong>12 paraprofessionals and prospective LIS students who demonstrate superior service attitudes and who are interested in community engagement and community-based learning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Fellows will be admitted to the Certificate or the LIS degree program, depending on their particular needs and interests. During the Fellows selection process, priority will be given to students who self-identify as underrepresented minorities. Each fellow will also complete a specialized capstone course (for 20 weeks) comprising a supervised community project to advance their proficiency in design and in developing community-based digital services.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is the CBL Certificate? Drexel\u2019s College of Computer and Informatics department has partnered with the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Lindy Center for Civic Engagement to create a post-baccalaureate certificate program for perspective students possessing library paraprofessional experience or pre LIS majors. 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