Information and Library Technologies Program

Code	393.B0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Communications and Documentation
Number of credits	88 1/3
Approximate duration in months	36 months
Status	Program approved in 2019.

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Techniques de la documentation

Program Objectives

The Information and Library Technologies program prepares students to practise the occupation of information technician.

These technicians are information specialists who rigorously organize and manage the various categories of documents retained and disseminated in various information sectors such as libraries and documentation centres, as well as records management and archival services.

Their main activities consist in acquiring, classifying, describing, indexing, preserving and circulating documents in a variety of formats and on different media.1 They also play a role in user support activities, including outreach, promotion and training, and take part in administrative activities (including management of documentation centres, and information service departments or units), and in updating or implementing the computer systems they use to perform their functions.

The general and program-specific competencies of this program have been tailored to address a broad variety of users’ needs and the specific aspects of different information management sectors. The program therefore aims to train information technicians who will be versatile enough to deal with this diversity.

Length of training

Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
1815	2475

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
01QN	Plan the layout of an information services space
01ZE	Analyze the occupation
01ZF	Use general application software
01ZG	Interact with others in an information services environment
01ZH	Create and use databases
01ZJ	Retrieve information
01ZK	Describe documents
01ZL	Index documents
01ZM	Manage records
01ZN	Evaluate the services of an information management unit
01ZP	Classify documents
01ZQ	Perform management activities in an information services environment
01ZR	Manage collections
01ZS	Provide reference and information monitoring services
01ZT	Promote the services of an information management unit
01ZU	Implement an information management system
01ZV	Develop and implement records management tools
01ZW	Ensure the preservation of documents
01ZX	Provide training to users in an information services environment
01ZY	Perform outreach activities in an information services environment
01ZZ	Process an archival fonds

Number of specific contact hour allotted: 1815

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

• no requirements

Educational Organizations Offering the Program

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College	D/E
Cégep John Abbott	—

Information and Library Technologies Program

Library and public archive technicians, also referred to as documentalists, reference, file, index and describe books, audio and video documents, and administrative documents in a library, archive centre and records centre. They help users with their searches and manage the checkout desk. As part of their duties, they may have to implement, organize and upkeep a document management system or animate activities for the general public. This is a profession that is practiced in quiet environments and is suited to methodical personalities. A career as a library and public archive technician requires an interest in computers, research and customer service.