To become
a public librarian and a school librarian a certain level of education is
required. School
librarians must first have a bachelor's degree, which is the minimum education
requirement. They must also have BC College of Teachers’ certificate. Generally,
they will also require a Master’s Degree in Library Science or have completed a
Teacher-Librarian Diploma or post-baccalaureate professional studies in school
librarianship.
A public librarian will require an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in Library and Information Science. Specialization may be required for some positions. There are a variety of opportunities in Western Canada that will offer programs to earn the degrees one would need in order to work as a librarian. UBC, Langara, UVic, and University of Fraser Valley are some examples.
Langara offers Library and Information technology program; this program is for becoming a public librarian. It is a 2-year program if taken full-time and includes four terms. The program is spent learning library related business techniques and prepares students for a library related career. There is a regular in class option as well as an online option. Tuition is around 1,377 dollars, of course there is added expenses for program materials and such. The program offers courses in subjects such as library history to subject analysis and classification. Graduates of this program have a variety of job opportunities, “almost 82% of the graduates in the program are currently employed in a wide range of libraries and information services.”(the official Langara College employment outcomes indicator of 2010).
An example of a program for someone wanting to become a school librarian is the one at UBC. In order to qualify for this program one must already have a teaching degree and some form of two years teaching experience, since it is a graduate studies program. Online options are an option in completing this course. UBC offers a fifteen credit certificate of teacher-librarianship upon completing the course which can lead to job opportunities in being a teacher librarian. I could not find the cost for the program or the length, it seems that it’s two semesters from what I saw but I’m not entirely sure.
A public librarian will require an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in Library and Information Science. Specialization may be required for some positions. There are a variety of opportunities in Western Canada that will offer programs to earn the degrees one would need in order to work as a librarian. UBC, Langara, UVic, and University of Fraser Valley are some examples.
Langara offers Library and Information technology program; this program is for becoming a public librarian. It is a 2-year program if taken full-time and includes four terms. The program is spent learning library related business techniques and prepares students for a library related career. There is a regular in class option as well as an online option. Tuition is around 1,377 dollars, of course there is added expenses for program materials and such. The program offers courses in subjects such as library history to subject analysis and classification. Graduates of this program have a variety of job opportunities, “almost 82% of the graduates in the program are currently employed in a wide range of libraries and information services.”(the official Langara College employment outcomes indicator of 2010).
An example of a program for someone wanting to become a school librarian is the one at UBC. In order to qualify for this program one must already have a teaching degree and some form of two years teaching experience, since it is a graduate studies program. Online options are an option in completing this course. UBC offers a fifteen credit certificate of teacher-librarianship upon completing the course which can lead to job opportunities in being a teacher librarian. I could not find the cost for the program or the length, it seems that it’s two semesters from what I saw but I’m not entirely sure.
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