Library and Information Technician Field Work 1 and 2 Placement Planning Form

Complete this form at least six weeks prior to the time when you hope to start your field placement.

Field Work Prerequisites:

Field Work 1
WORKLT290

  • CRED10237 Placement and Career Skills for Library Technicians (for students starting Sept. 2025 or later)
  • INFO10172 (Information Technology for Library Technicians)
  • LIBR10041 (Online Searching)
  • LIBR10042 (Resource Description and Access 1)
  • LIBR10037 (Circulation and Inter-Library Loan)

Field Work 2
WORKLT490

  • WORKLT290 (Field Work 1)
  • INFOLT402 (Electronic Publishing and Emerging Library Technologies)
  • LIBR10040 (Library Programming, Marketing and Advocacy)
  • LIBRLT350 (Acquisitions)
  • LIBRLT351 (Serials)
  • LIBR10039 (Library Classification)
  • LIBR10043 (Resource Description and Access 2)
  • LIBR10044 (Reference Processes)
Prerequisite courses:
(i.e. I am currently registered in the prerequisite course, applying for exemption, completing PLAR etc.)
Field Work Session
Availability

Other/Additional Information: 

It may be possible for a library or information service to host a field placement student through remote work or during evening or weekend hours, however this format or schedule is not common. You must be available on weekdays to complete your placements.

Library Name, Position, and Employment Dates. You must also include the total number of hours worked for each employer. If this form is for your second placement, please include your Field Work 1 information.
Please share these with your field placement supervisor
These cannot be libraries or information services where you currently work or have previously worked, and they should be different types of libraries/library work that will help to broaden your experience.