LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY ( Official )

LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY ( Official )

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Program Type: Certificate of Achievement

Division: Library

Program Description:
The curriculum prepares students to work in the dynamic information-based world of libraries. Highly skilled paraprofessionals are needed for various levels of employment in public, academic, special and school libraries and information centers. Instruction is offered in all phases of library services and provides training and use of automated systems (public access catalogs, cataloging, circulation, database search techniques, and the World Wide Web).

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Effective academic year: 2007-2008

Required Units in the Major: 20

Required Courses

		Semester I (5 units) LIB 001 - BASIC LIBRARY RESEARCH SKILLS (1.0 units)
		LIB 010A - INTERNET AND WEB-BASED INFORMATION RESOURCES (1.0 units)
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		BIT 025 - SURVEY OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS (3.0 units)
	OR
		CIS 001 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS (3.0 units)
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		Semester II (6 units) LIB 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY SERVICES FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS (3.0 units)
		LIB 0102 - INTRODUCTION TO REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES (3.0 units)
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		Semester III (3 units) LIB 0104 - TECHNICAL SERVICES: ACQUISITIONS, SERIALS AND PROCESSING (3.0 units)
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		Semester IV (6 units) LIB 0103 - INTRODUCTION TO CIRCULATION SERVICES (3.0 units)
		LIB 105A - DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING PROCEDURES IN ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS (3.0 units)

Required Electives (0 Units)

None

Recommended Electives

LIB 010B - ADVANCED INTERNET AND WEB-BASED RESOURCES (1.0 units)

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LIB 020 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (1.0 units)

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LIB 105B - INTRODUCTION TO CLASSIFICATION AND SUBJECT ACCESS (3.0 units)

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LIB 0106 - LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP (1.0 units)

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LIB 0111 - BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR THE INFORMATION AGE (.50 units)

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SPCH 010 - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (3.0 units)

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SPCH 0124 - BOOKS AND STORYTELLING FOR CHILDREN (3.0 units)

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BIT 0107 - BUSINESS SOFTWARE--WINDOWS (1.0 units)

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ENGL 059 - CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (3.0 units)