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Library Education and Training in BC

• Masters and PhD programs in Library and Information Science and/or Archival Studies:

University of British Columbia. School of Library, Archival and Information Studies. (SLAIS)
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/ [primarily campus-based]

• Diploma in Teacher-Librariansip:

University of British Columbia. Faculty of Education.
http://lled.educ.ubc.ca/programs/libe_intro.htm           
[online & face-to-face courses around BC]

• Library Technician Diploma Programs:

Langara College. Library and Information Technology Program.
http://langara.bc.ca/science-technology/library-technology/index.html              [online & campus-based options]  

University of the Fraser Valley. Library and Information Technology Program.
http://www.ufv.ca/libtech.htm
[online & campus-based options]

• Certificate Program for Public Library or Aboriginal Library staff in BC:

Public Library Services Branch. Community Library Training Program. http://www.bcpl.gov.bc.ca/lsb/cltp/

• Trustee Education:

British Columbia Library Trustees Association. Trustee Orientation Program.
http://www.bclta.org/top.html                                                                                        [face-to-face and online]

Masters Programs in Library Science in North America:

• American Library Association (ALA) Accredited Masters Programs in North America http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/education/accreditedprograms/index.cfm

Canadian Library Technician Diploma Programs: 

• Library Tech Diploma Programs in Canada [compiled by CLA]
      http://www.cla.ca/infonation/libtech.htm

Continuing Education Opportunities:

• The Education Institute. Online courses, teleconferences, webinars and face-to-face workshops offered by a network of provincial and territorial library associations called The Partnership. http://www.thepartnership.ca/partnership/bins/index_ei.asp?cid=83&lang=1
  
  
• University of Toronto. Faculty of Information Science. Professional Learning Centre. http://plc.fis.utoronto.ca/about/aboutplc.asp [note the web-based options]

   

• University of Victoria. Graduate Professional Certificate in Library Sector Leadership.
  http://publicadmin.uvic.ca/gradcerts/library.htm
  [mostly online]


• Vancouver Community College. Family Literacy Certificate.
  http://www.vcc.ca/programs-courses/details.cfm?area=CSFAMLIT&prog=FAMLETCERT
  [classroom-based]
   


• Webinars for BC Public Libraries  (from the Public Library Services Branch) http://www.bclibrary.ca/workshops/ 

Online Database Training by Vendors:

• EBSCO Support Site: Online Training Courses. Lists upcoming webinars on searching EBSCO databases such as Auto Repair Reference Centre, EBSCOhost, NoveList and many, many more. Also includes webinars on technical administration topics. http://www2.ebsco.com/en-us/app/training/Pages/TrainingForm.aspx

   

• ProQuest Training.  Regular webinars for library staff on searching ProQuest databases such as Canadian Newsstand and Ancestry. Search for webinars by date or database name at  http://inter.viewcentral.com/events/cust/default.aspx?cid=proquest&pid=1&p_event_category3=main     

More to come - please check back!