[CASL-L] 5-Week Special Topics Courses Offered at Three Rivers Community College beginning November 1o

[Shaw, Marie]

Please share this information with library staff who perform Public Services or Cataloging Services on the job who seek college course credit for work based experience.


Online Library Technology Certificate
Three Rivers Community College
3rd Module – 5 Weeks
Enroll Today!   Classes begin November 10 and end December 20, 2016:

Special Topics: Introduction to Library Public Services - 1 credit
Materials:  Collections, Resource Sharing, Circulation, Reference Services
Customer Services:  Adults, Youth, Special Needs, Challenges, Programs, PR
Access to Information:  Freedom to Read, Censorship, Intellectual Freedom


Special Topics: Cataloging and Classification - 1 credit
Fundamentals: Tools, Authority Control, MARC21, Copy Cataloging, Metadata
Classification:  Library of Congress, Dewey Decimal, LC Subject Headings
Cataloging Today: RDA, FRBR, FRAD, MARC21, BIBFRAME

Our Library Technology Certificate recently received renewed accreditation by the American Library Association (ALA-LSSC) and is fully online.  This fall Library staff who have learned skills on the job and work in the areas of Public Services and/or Cataloging and Classification, but do not have formal training, have an opportunity to take Special Topics courses in these ALA-LSSC competency areas and earn the 1 course credit.

In these courses students learn how to apply and use the competency standards set by the ALA.  Successful students may then elect to take Credit by Exam for an additional 3 credits of the regular class for a nominal cost, resulting with 4 college credits for their transcript.

Here is how it works:

  *   To register use the Combined Application and Registration form for Library Technology Certificate.  Proof of immunizations is not required as students do not come on campus.
  *   Credit by Exam is an option for successful Special Topics students to receive up to 50% of certificate credit.
  *    Blackboard and WebEx are the primary instructional tools for these online courses.

Credit by Exam:
Library Support Staff who currently work in libraries are offered an alternative route to receive course Credit by Exam.   Credit by Exam may be awarded for up to 50% of the LTA certificate or 12 credits for a total of four LTA courses.

A student must successfully complete the 1-credit Special Topic course for Credit by Exam for the course area.  In fall 2016 we offer two Special Topics:  Credit by Exam for Foundations in Library Public Services and Credit by Exam for Cataloging and Classification.

At the end of the five-week Special Topics course, students will have learned and used the national American Library Association standards for the area of study.  Students may then elect to take a final, project-based exam based on the ALA-LSSC standards ($15 fee).  Upon passing the exam, students will receive 3 college credits for the specific course (LIB K101 – Introduction to Library Public Services or LIB K116 – Cataloging and Classification).

Registration:
Because the LTA program is fully online, students do not need to come to campus and thus are encouraged to register as a distance learning student using the Three Rivers Community College Combined Application and Registration Form.
The link can be found at:

http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/Div_StudentServices/admissions/documents/Combined_Application_Registration_Form_LibraryTechnologyCertificate.pdf
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Three Rivers Community College Combined Application and Registration Form Library Technology Certificate. Print this form, and return to the Admissions Office by mail ...



Need More Information?  Contact:
Marie C. Shaw, Ed. D.
Program Coordinator, LTA Certificate
Three Rivers Community College

860-449-4411 or 860-215-9520
http://www.ctlibrarians.org/?3rivers
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A convenient, flexible choice for expanding library knowledge & skills! Offered by Three Rivers Community College, Norwich

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Three Rivers Community College, located in Norwich, Connecticut, is one of the region’s premier higher education institutions. Whatever your career goals, Three Rivers can help you get started on the right path.





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