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Library & Information Technician (Accelerated) (LITA)

Starts in May

Campus
Duration
3 Semesters (12 Months)
Credential Awarded
Ontario College Diploma
School
School of Arts & Science

Program and course delivery

This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements. For courses offered in the flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real time to students attending remotely. In flexible courses, students have the choice of coming on campus or learning online.

About the Program

This is an accelerated version of our Library & Information Technician program. To take advantage of this accelerated program option, prior education is required. If you do not have prior education, explore our Library & Information Technician (LIT) program.

This 12-month program prepares you to work in various library environments, performing essential day-to-day library operations and working alongside librarians.  You will learn how to provide materials, information and services to library clients, and become an expert in acquiring, preparing and organizing diverse library materials using software specific to the library and information industry.

This accelerated program is designed for those who wish to learn in a fast-paced, condensed format for the summer semester.

  • May and June – First semester courses

  • July and August – Second semester courses

  • Fall semester – Third semester courses

  • Winter semester – Fourth semester courses

The curriculum is based on the Guidelines produced by the Canadian Federation of Library Associations.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

  • Deliver services including circulation, reference, interlibrary loan and programs to library clients

  • Find information from countless sources for clients

  • Acquire, prepare and organize all types of library materials 

  • Use software specific to the library and information industry

  • Supervise circulation and acquisitions staff

  • Promote libraries through the development of materials and advocacy in the profession

Work Experience

Field Placement

If you meet all the necessary academic requirements, you will be able to participate in an unpaid field placement that will allow you to acquire hands-on experience in a library or related work environment. Successful completion of this placement is a requirement for graduation. A vulnerable sector check is required for many libraries. 

Program Availability

Learn more: Seneca’s program delivery options and how courses in this program will be delivered each term.

Start in Location Availability
May 2025 Seneca@York  Open

This program is only open to Canadian applicants.

To view the list of programs available to international applicants, please visit the international programs availability page.

Please note that availability is subject to change and a seat is not guaranteed.

Your Career

The libraries where graduates work are diverse in nature, ranging from those in business, hospitals and law firms to school, college and university, and public libraries.  You may also pursue future career options, such as:

  • Library technician
  • Circulation technician
  • Reference technician
  • Information assistant
  • E-resources technician
  • Children services technician

Library technicians, as part of the formally educated library profession along with librarians, engage in lifelong learning and are active members of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians, Ontario Library Association and the Special Libraries Association.

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