Diploma in Library and Information Technology

Langara College

Canada,British Columbia

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24 Months

Duration

CAD 19,456/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 155

Application Fee

Sep 2025

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Canada, British Columbia

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1994

Total Students: 20,450 +

Int. Students: 7,060 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

100 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6, Canada

Diploma in Library and Information Technology

Program Overview

The Library & Information Technology Program has maintained its currency and competitiveness amid rapid technological advancement. Our graduates are highly skilled in today’s essential computer applications as well as specialized library management systems. We teach students important skills for developing search strategies for library databases and open resources on the internet. Students also learn how to catalogue, maintain, and retrieve print, digital and non-print resources as well as specialized media including film, maps and photographs.

Our students have the opportunities to practice what they have learned by completing two practicum placements in the community during their studies. Our graduates are successfully employed in public, academic, or special libraries such as medical, law, corporate and governmental institutions. Library technicians hold supervisory positions or work cooperatively with librarians and other professionals to manage information resources, from helping people retrieve information and materials, to records management for technology-based businesses.

Students come to the program from various socio-cultural and age groups. They carry with them various forms of educational achievements and professional backgrounds, which gather together as they meet many challenges put forth by their instructors and fellow students.

Library & Information Technology students learn about:

  • Library history and new directions
  • Reference and reader’s services
  • Customer services
  • Library programs
  • Supervisory skills
  • Electronic and digital information storage and retrieval
  • Acquisitions and technical services
  • Subject analysis and classification
  • Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC)/Resource Description Access (RDA) for print and non-print media
  • Business computer applications
  • Automated library systems
  • Web applications and social medias