Information and Library Technologies Program

Code	393.B0
Sanction	DEC
Secteur	Communications et documentation
Nombre d'unités	88 1/3
Statut	Program approved in 2019.

Note(s)
Ce programme est offert en langue française : Techniques de la documentation

Objectifs du programme

The Information and Library Technologies program prepares students to practise the occupation of information technician.

These technicians are information specialists who rigorously organize and manage the various categories of documents retained and disseminated in various information sectors such as libraries and documentation centres, as well as records management and archival services.

Their main activities consist in acquiring, classifying, describing, indexing, preserving and circulating documents in a variety of formats and on different media.1 They also play a role in user support activities, including outreach, promotion and training, and take part in administrative activities (including management of documentation centres, and information service departments or units), and in updating or implementing the computer systems they use to perform their functions.

The general and program-specific competencies of this program have been tailored to address a broad variety of users’ needs and the specific aspects of different information management sectors. The program therefore aims to train information technicians who will be versatile enough to deal with this diversity.

Durée de la formation

Spécifique (heures)	Totale (heures)
1815	2475

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Contenu du programme

Numéro ou code	Énoncé de la compétence
01QN	Plan the layout of an information services space
01ZE	Analyze the occupation
01ZF	Use general application software
01ZG	Interact with others in an information services environment
01ZH	Create and use databases
01ZJ	Retrieve information
01ZK	Describe documents
01ZL	Index documents
01ZM	Manage records
01ZN	Evaluate the services of an information management unit
01ZP	Classify documents
01ZQ	Perform management activities in an information services environment
01ZR	Manage collections
01ZS	Provide reference and information monitoring services
01ZT	Promote the services of an information management unit
01ZU	Implement an information management system
01ZV	Develop and implement records management tools
01ZW	Ensure the preservation of documents
01ZX	Provide training to users in an information services environment
01ZY	Perform outreach activities in an information services environment
01ZZ	Process an archival fonds

Number of specific contact hour allotted: 1815

Conditions d'admission et préalables

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

• no requirements

Organismes scolaires offrant le programme

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Collège	J/S
Cégep John Abbott	—

Information and Library Technologies Program

Les techniciennes et les techniciens de bibliothèques et de services d’archives publiques, aussi appelées documentalistes, référencent, classent, indexent et décrivent des livres, des documents audio et vidéo, ainsi que des documents administratifs dans une bibliothèque, un centre de gestion de documents et un centre d’archives. Elles aident les usagers dans leurs recherches et gèrent le prêt de documents. Dans le cadre de leurs fonctions, elles peuvent avoir à implanter, organiser et mettre à jour un système de gestion de documents ou à effectuer des activités d’animation auprès du public. C’est un métier qui s’exerce dans des environnements calmes et qui convient aux personnalités méthodiques. Une carrière comme technicienne de bibliothèques et de services d’archives publiques demande de l’intérêt pour l’informatique, la recherche et le service à la clientèle.