Master Information, Communication — esDOC - Information, Documentation, Bibliothèque

At Université de Poitiers, the tuition fee is 292 USD per year.

Information and documentation science underlies this Master Information, Communication track at Universite de Poitiers in Poitiers, France, known as esDOC - Information, Documentation, Bibliotheque, which centers on information management, documentation, and library science. This discipline studies how information is organized, stored, retrieved, and made accessible, whether in physical archives, libraries, or digital systems. Students typically cover cataloguing and classification methods, information retrieval systems, documentary research techniques, and the management of archives and library collections, alongside growing attention to digital information systems and online resource management. Coursework often addresses the professional practices of librarians, archivists, and documentalists, including collection development, user services, and the preservation of both physical and digital materials. Because information professionals increasingly work across formats, training in this area tends to combine traditional library and archival science with skills in database management and digital content organization. Students learn to design information systems that serve researchers, institutions, or the general public, and to navigate the legal and ethical questions surrounding access to information. Graduates from programs in this field commonly pursue careers as librarians, archivists, documentalists within companies or public institutions, information managers, or specialists in digital collection and knowledge management. Some continue into further research on information science. Taught in French, the program runs for two years and begins in September, with yearly tuition of two hundred fifty euros, suiting students interested in how information is organized and made usable for others.