Library Technical Assistant Program
Library Technical Assistant - Associate of Science Degree This AS degree is offered totally online. It is available to students throughout Indiana who are interested in working in libraries in a support staff position. Graduates of the program will have an understanding of the history of libraries and the functions and roles of the different types of libraries, and will have an understanding of and be functionally proficient in: basic library technical services including ordering, processing, and copy-cataloging of the variety of types and forms of materials found in libraries; library public support services including circulation, interlibrary loan, and basic reference, and computer operations as they relate to library functions. Graduates may also have specialty skills related to special types of libraries such as school media centers and health science libraries or technology-related functions of libraries. The Library Technical Assistant Program consists of 25 credit hours in general education courses and 36 credit hours in technical courses. It is designed to transfer to the General Studies bachelor's degree at IUPUI. Graduates of this program would be employable in any of the public, school, academic, or special libraries in Indiana . For information contact the Admissions/Advising Department or the Library Director at the campus nearest you

All students interested in earning the Library Technical Assistant degree must apply for admission to Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. Click here for the steps needed to do this.  Use this link to find courses offered by semester (You only need to select LTA program, then semester, and Search, to get a list of courses offered.)

Library Technical Assistant Courses offered Summer 2007 (6/4-7/28), via the Internet include: 

• LIB 101-Introduction to Libraries & Library Services for LTA's -- Madison (Linda Terrell) Call #: 14032 Section #: 1MK
• LIB 103-Introduction to Public Services for LTA's-- Kokomo (Trisha Shively) Call #: 14077 Section #:2EE
• LIB 206-Library Assistant Practicum -- Indianapolis (Susan Mannan) Call #: 10079 Section #: 11H -- online and face-to-face

Library Technical Assistant Courses offered Fall 2007 (8/20-12/15), via the Internet include:

• LIB 101-Introduction to Libraries & Library Services for LTA's -- Indianapolis Call #: 16228 Section #: 11H
• LIB 104-Introduction to Technical Services for LTA's-- Madison (Linda Terrell) Call #: --- Section #:1MK
• LIB 201-Cataloging & Classification for LTA's -- Muncie (Susan Clark) Call #: 23492 Section #: 93F
• LIB 203-The LTA and Library Services for Children-- Indianapolis Call #: 10407 Section #: 11H
• LIB 205-Library/Media Materials & Equipment--(tentative)
• LIB 206-Library Assistant Practicum -- Indianapolis (Susan Mannan) Call #: 10530 Section #: 11H -- online and face-to-face

Course Registration Information:

The cost of each course for Indiana residents is $263.25 plus a per semester $40 technology fee. (Out-of-state tuition is $344.25 per course plus the technology fee.) Returning students can register online through Campus Connect.

New students may register in person at their local campuses or in most cases, may use this FORM (fill it out online, then print, and mail or Fax to your local campus).

Arrange payment of tuition by doing one of the following :

1. Call your Bursar’s Office using a MasterCard, Visa, or Discover.
2. Mail a check to Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Bursar’s Office (must arrive before specified date to avoid a late fee).
3. Pay online --see Campus Connect. You will need to wait until the next business day after you are registered to be sure you are in the system --and allow for mailing days.)
4. If an agency, employer, or the National Guard has agreed to be responsible for your tuition and fees, you must make sure your Bursar’s Office has an official document from the sponsor prior to the start of classes. A letter should be mailed or faxed on letterhead stating the name of the course and the name of the student and the employer’s intent to pay. Payment in this fashion does not need to be received before specified date (check your local campus), but the letter of intent does.

You will receive information in the mail before classes start with instructions on how to log into the course on our eLearning/Blackboard site. Everything you need to know to proceed with the course can be found on eLearning/Blackboard.

TEXTBOOK INFORMATION (check back for updates):

LIB101

Fourie, Denise K., and David R. Dowell. Libraries in the Information Age : An Introduction and Career Exploration. Greenwood Village: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.

LIB103

Introduction to Library Public Services
Evans, G. Edward | Amodeo, Anthony J. | Carter, Thomas L.
Price: $45.00
ISBN: 1563086336
Paperback
301 pages
Publication Date: 10/15/1999
Series: Library and Information Science Text Series
IMPORTANT NOTE: This book is also available in its entirety
(full-text) in the Ivy Tech Virtual Library eBook Collection (Net Library).

LIB104

Kao, Mary L. Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians. Haworth Press, 2001. ISBN: 978-0-7890-1489-4

Brodart Basic Book Repair Kit

LIB 201

Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians, 2nd ed., by Mary L. Kao. New York, Haworth Press, c 2001 (This title link takes you to information at the Google Book Search site, with a few sample pages and information for ordering a print version from Amazon and other distributors.)

• Access to Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, 2002 revision with 2003 and 2004 Amendments
• Access to Library of Congress Subject Headings, 26th or 27th edition
• Access to Abridged 14, Dewey Decimal Classification
• Access to Sears List of Subject Headings
• Access to Understanding MARC Bibliographic: Machine-Readable Cataloging

LIB 203

No text is required.  Articles and websites will be assigned.