LIBT 498

Work Experience in Library and Information Technology

This is structured, on-the-job training experience in Sacramento area libraries and school library media centers under the supervision of professional librarians and library media specialists. The student, in collaboration with the work experience supervisors, will prepare learning objectives that are approved by the instructor. Each student will be required to keep a job journal. Credit hours may be earned for three or four units. One unit of credit will be granted for each 60 hours of unpaid work per unit or 75 hours of paid work. This course may be taken up to three times for credit. A minimum of three units is required for the certificate and/or degree. A student may use 1 unit of WEXP 498 to fulfill the Library and Information Technology program requirements. The other 2 units must be LIBT 498. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester. For the Library and Information Technology degree or certificate, each student is required to work in a minimum of two libraries. If the student is already working in a library at a paraprofessional level, the current job may be counted as one of the libraries. This course should be taken after completing most of the other coursework for the Library and Information Technology certificate or degree.

Units: 1.0-4.0(3.0)

Hours: 18 hours LEC ; 300 hours LAB