Library Technology
10 courses · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
LIBR 054 Children's Library Services
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
Course explores standard library procedures and practices as they are adapted to a children's library situation. Each student has practice evaluating materials and using various methods for sharing literature with children, e.g. reading aloud, storytimes, displays, and bibliographies.
LIBR 101 Introduction to Library Technology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides an introduction to libraries as a career field with particular emphasis on the role of the library technician in various types of library settings. It also provides an overview of library collections, history, organization, staffing, services, terminology, and electronic online resources.
LIBR 102 Information Sources for Paraprofessionals: Tools and Techniques
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introduction to information sources in both print and electronic formats. Includes a basic theoretical and practical exploration of the nature and types of information in selected subject fields. Builds skills in information searching and in the evaluation of information and information sources.
LIBR 104 Organization of Information
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Fundamentals of organizing information for archival and special library settings, including resource description standards (Dublin Core, MODs), metadata management tools (crosswalks, MAPs), thesauri building, subject analysis (LCSH), authority control, and different types of metadata. Basic processes and practices for describing resources and item level records, analyzing subject content, and identifying the relationship between information organization and information seeking behavior.
LIBR 108 Introduction to Archives
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Fundamental principles of archives: provenance, original order, acquisition, housing, appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation, and access. Survey of the history of archives, ethics, stewardship of cultural heritage materials, and current challenges in the field.
LIBR 110 Library Technical Services
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Survey of library technical services, exploring philosophies, ethics, policies, and procedures. Emphasis on materials acquisitions processes and workflows; cataloging and classification principles and rules (MARC, RDA, LC and Dewey Classification systems, and LC Subject Headings); metadata and its impact on user experience; and the future of technical services.
LIBR 112 Introduction to Digital Collections
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: DM 195 or ART 195
- Advisory
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: LIBR 104
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic skills for managing digital collections and digital assets including: systems, metadata, collection life cycle, file formats, copyright, usability, and preservation. Basic processes to organize, describe, maintain, and make digital collections discoverable and user-centric.
LIBR 120 Arrangement and Description
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: LIBR 104 and LIBR 108 and
- Advisory
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: or ART 195
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic skills for arranging and describing archival collections and establishing physical and intellectual control, such as accession records, common arrangement systems, and determining processing priorities. Experience with archival management systems, such as ArchivesSpace, the key components of finding aids, and descriptive standards (DACS and EAD) utilized for effective organization and access to archival materials.
LIBR 122 Library Public Services
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
Exploration of library public services with special emphasis placed on a variety of issues as they relate to the circulation of library materials, the delivery of reference services, the use of the Internet and full-text databases for reference, and the preparation and delivery of library programs.
LIBR 124 Work Experience - Library Technology
- Units
- 1-2
- Hours
- 54-108 Lab
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: LIBR 101 and LIBR 110 and LIBR 122 and
- Advisory
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: LIBR 054 and LIBR 102
- Transfers to
- CSU
This work experience course of closely supervised fieldwork experience or employment is designed to assist students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and skills in a library or information management setting that will allow the student to apply learned knowledge. Weekly review discussions are conducted online. Student repetition is allowed per Title 5, Section 55253. Students may earn a maximum of 14 units of credit for work experience.