Course Offering Rotation

Langara Library & Information Technology

The following course offering list is meant to help our program students to determine when courses are offered. Please take the courses when available to prevent delay in your graduation plan (with the exception of LIBR 2419 which should be taken shortly before graduation.). Please ensure to verify the prerequisite(s) for each course at https://langara.ca/departments/library-information-technology/pdf/syllabus/index.html. Click on “syllabus” to see the full syllabus for each course, including prerequisites (NB: LIBR 2328 needs its syllabus added; please contact dept chair if you need information about that course).

If you have questions regarding the rotation schedule or need course advisory, please contact the department chair.

Summer 2024:

Special Topics:
        LIBR 1195: An Introduction to Archives and Museums (online)

Fall 2024:

Core Courses:

LIBR 1111: Online Search and Information Handling (on-campus, online)
LIBR 1118: Introduction to Cataloguing (on-campus, online)
LIBR 1120: Philosophy and Functions (on-campus, online)
LIBR 1219: Fieldwork I (for online students only)
LIBR 2328: Subject Analysis and Classification (on-campus, online)
LIBR 2411: Library Systems and Information Design (on-campus, online)

NB: The above courses are always offered in the Fall semester, except for LIBR 1219, which is offered every second Fall, for online students only.  

Special Topics:

LIBR 1295: Indigenous Communities and Libraries (online)

Spring 2025:

Core Courses:

LIBR 1228: Introduction to Technical Services and Circulation (on-campus, online)
LIBR 1219: Field Work I (mixed mode delivery) (intended for in-person students)
LIBR 2416: Reference Resources and Services (on-campus, online)
LIBR 2418: RDA, MARC Coding & Derived Cataloguing (on-campus, online)
LIBR 2419: Field Work II (online) (for in person and online graduating students)

NB: The above courses are always offered in the Spring semester. Note that LIBR 1219 is also offered every second Fall, specifically for online students.

Special Topics:

LIBR 2410: Children’s Services (online)
LIBR 2516: Readers’ Advisory Services (online)
Probably, one more special topics course, TBA

NB: We tend to have space to offer special topics courses mostly in the Spring and Summer

Summer 2025:

Special Topics:
        TBA

NB: We usually offer only one special topics course in the summer semester, but sometimes we can offer two.

Subject to change. Updated March 7, 2024

Library & Information Technology
libtech@langara.ca
Tel:  604.323.5364
Fax: 604.323.5010
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