CLTP 101: Supervisory Skills for Library Staff
(Formerly: Public Library Administration)
Topics covered include
an introduction to public library administration; the roles and responsibilities
of library supervisors; communication skills; human resource management,
including employee recruitment, selection, training and evaluation;
coaching and team-building skills; and other topics related to supervising or
working with people.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Organization & Administration of Public Libraries
Unit 2: Roles & Responsibilities of Supervisors
Unit 3: Communicating Professionally
Unit 4: Staffing for Service (Human Resource Management)
Unit 5: Building Effective Teams
Unit 6: Organizing for Effectiveness
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CLTP 102: Reference and Information Services
The focus of this course is on how to provide effective reference and information services
in public libraries. Major topics include the use of standard print and electronic reference
tools, resource sharing, including use of the Internet, and the development of effective reference interview techniques.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Reference and Information Services
Unit 2: Standard Reference Sources - Part 1
Unit 3: Standard Reference Sources - Part 2
Unit 4: Working with Electronic Information Sources
Unit 5: Resource Sharing
Unit 6: The Reference Interview
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CLTP 103: Collection Development and Acquisitions
This course examines principles and practices related to collection development and acquisitions
in public libraries.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Building a Collection
Unit 2: Acquisitions Procedures
Unit 3: Selection & Acquisition of Special Types of Materials
Unit 4: Working with Online and Web-Based Resources
Unit 5: Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing
Unit 6: Current Trends and Issues
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CLTP 104: Library Services for Children
The children's services course examines the public library needs
of children during their pre-teen years. Course work includes presenting a program to a
group of children. CLTP students completing both CLTP 104 and
CLTP 204, along with the three required program courses, receive a special
certificate in Children's and Young Adult Services.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Library Services for Children
Unit 2: Literature & Services for Young Children
Unit 3: Traditional Literature for All Ages
Unit 4: Storytelling, Puppetry & Story Animation
Unit 5: Literature & Services for School Age Children
Unit 6: Programming Practice
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CLTP 105: Adult Services
This course covers the planning and delivery of public library services
for adults, with a focus on reader's advisory
services, outreach and promotion, and programming for adults.
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Preliminary Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Adult Services
Unit 2: Readers' Advisory Services
Unit 3: Readers' Advisory Sources
Unit 4: Outreach & Services to Special Groups
Unit 5: Promotion & Marketing of Adult Services
Unit 6: Programming for Adults
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CLTP 106: Introduction to the Internet
This course covers the use of the Internet in a library setting for a variety of applications.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Libraries and the Internet
Unit 2: The Internet as a Communication Tool
Unit 3: The Internet as a Reference Tool
Unit 4: Searching Smarter
Unit 5: Delivering Internet Training
Unit 6: Current Trends & Issues
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CLTP 202: Legal Information Sources
The focus of this condensed 8 week course on legal information sources is on both print
and non-print materials found via local public libraries, as well as referral of
questions to other libraries and agencies that provide legal information and/or education.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Legal Information Sources
Unit 2: The Law Making Process
Unit 3: Secondary & Online Legal Information Sources
Unit 4: Primary Sources of Law
Unit 5: Legal Referral & Self-Help
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CLTP 203: Cataloguing
This course introduces students to the steps in cataloguing
materials commonly found in public libraries.
The course covers descriptive cataloguing using the Concise AACR2:
subject cataloguing using the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
and Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC); and an introduction to MARC coding.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Cataloguing
Unit 2: Descriptive Cataloguing (AACR2)
Unit 3: Access Points
Unit 4: Subject Headings (LCSH)
Unit 5: Classification (DDC)
Unit 6: Automation, Catalogue Maintenance & MARC Coding
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CLTP 204: Library Services for Young Adults
This course examines young adult literature and the ways
in which public libraries can serve young adults.
Students are not required to complete
CLTP 104 before enrolling in this course. Anyone completing both CLTP 104 and
CLTP 204, along with the three required program courses, will receive a special
certificate in Children's and Young Adult Services.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Connecting with Young Adults
Unit 2: Young Adult Literature
Unit 3: Promotion & Outreach
Unit 4: Information Services for Young Adults
Unit 5: Collection Development
Unit 6: Current Trends & Issues
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CLTP 302: Aboriginal Reference Sources
This couse on Aboriginal reference & information sources is of interest to staff
and volunteers in BC public libraries, Indian Band libraries
or other Aboriginal organizations.
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Course Outline:
Unit 1: Introduction to Aboriginal Reference & Information Sources
Unit 2: Genealogy Resources
Unit 3: Resources in Aboriginal Education
Unit 4: Aboriginal Law, Title & Governments
Unit 5: Health Resources
Unit 6: Aboriginal Literature & the Oral Tradition
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