Library and Information Technician
Description
About the program
Libraries are constantly evolving in their delivery and management of information. Led by experienced librarians, this program will help prepare you for employment in academic, public, school, and special libraries, and other information service settings. Combining theory and hands-on practice, students will learn to acquire, organize, produce, retrieve, and disseminate information in print and electronic formats.
Program information
All courses must be completed within 7 years of acceptance into the program.
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), general or advanced level, or equivalent, OR 19 years of age or older.'
- Grade 12 Compulsory English, C or U, or equivalent.
Admission requirements notes
You will be sent an Admission Requirements form when you register for LIBR1000 Introduction to Libraries and the Information Industry. You must sign and return this form to indicate that you have met the program's admission requirements.
Compulsory Courses
Successfully complete 23 courses
- OLRN1652 Practical Approaches to Library Interactions
- LIBR1075 Library Classification
- OHS1320 Safety in the Workplace
- COMP1426 Information Technology for Library Technicians
- LIBR1000 Introduction to Libraries and the Information Industry
- LIBR1025 Reference Processes
- LIBR1045 Library Programming, Marketing and Advocacy
- FPLT1250 Field Work II (Library & Information Technician)
- MGMT1600 Human Relations and Supervision
- COMP1430 Electronic Publishing and Emerging Library Technologies
- LIBR1115 Circulation and Inter-Library Loan
- LIBR1015 Online Searching
- LIBR1100 Acquisitions
- OLRN1651 Business English Skills I
- LIBR1085 Indexing and Subject Analysis
- OLRN1647 Indigenous Perspectives for Library and Information Technicians
- LIBR1035 Reference Services and Sources
- LIBR1055 Resource Description and Access I
- LIBR1065 Resource Description and Access II
- LIBR1095 Serials
- LIBR1125 Library Financial Management and Budgeting
- FPLT1240 Field Work I (Library & Information Technician)
- COMP1165 Database Design for Information Workers
Electives: General Education
Successfully complete a minimum of 84 hours
Electives: Program Option
Successfully complete a minimum of 168 hours
- LIBR1130 Children's Services and Issues
- LIBR1140 Multimedia
- LIBR1150 Archives
- LIBR1160 Genre Fiction and Readers' Advisory Service
- LIBR1180 Special Libraries
- LIBR1190 Law Libraries and Legal Research
- LIBR1200 School Libraries
- LIBR1220 Health Libraries and Resources
- LIBR1230 Youth Services and Issues
- LIBR1260 Records and Information Management Fundamentals
- LIBR1300 Introduction to Metadata and Metadata Applications
- LIBR1310 Strategies for Instruction for Library Technicians
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Introduction to Libraries and the Information Industry
- Library Classification
- Library Financial Management and Budgeting
- Library Programming, Marketing and Advocacy
- Online Searching
- Reference Processes
- Reference Services and Sources
- Resource Description and Access I
- Resource Description and Access II
- Serials
- Information Technology for Library Technicians
- Electronic Publishing and Emerging Library Technologies
- Field Work I (Library & Information Technology)
- Field Work II (Library & Information Technology)
- Safety in the Workplace
- Database Design for Information Workers
- Indexing and Subject Analysis
- Human Relations and Supervision
- Circulation and Inter-Library Loan
- Acquisitions
- Practical Approaches to Library Interactions
- Indigenous Perspectives for Library and Information Technicians
- Business English Skills I
Overview
- Institution: Conestoga College
- Program type: Diploma
- Language: English
- Program Code: 1191
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance