Advance Your Career with the Data Services Specialization (DSS) Level II Pathway: A Special Offer

Submitted by: Barry Grant

To make earning a Level II Data Services Specialization certificate more affordable, MLA offers the DSS Level II Pathway: 7 Level II DSS required courses and 5 electives needed to earn a Level II certificate at a discount of 55%, plus we waive the application fee (members: $99; nonmembers: $129) and we include more electives than required and all the electives we add in the year of your subscription to the Pathway, making the total savings even greater.

With the skills acquired in earning a Level II DSS certificate, you’ll build upon your Level I skills and be able to appraise data and data collection practices, evaluate and expand data services, and develop domain-specific data expertise. Your Level II DSS certificate shows employers, colleagues, researchers, and others who work with data that:

• You have skills to engage across your institution and build alliances to develop and advance robust data services
• You are able to actively engage with researchers and students in advanced data management practices
• You have advanced skills across domains, including data collection, computational research, and other skills based on a curriculum customized to your personal interests.

You have one year from the date of purchase of your Pathway to complete your courses.

You must earn your Level I DSS before you can earn Level II. There is no Level I Pathway. Most Level I courses are free from NNLM.

Purchase the DSS Level II Pathway.

For more information about the DSS, visit the Data Services Specialization page on MLANET.