Library & Information Network
Library Paraprofessional Certification Program
The Library Paraprofessional Certification Program is a program being offered by the Kansas City Metropolitan Library & Inforamtion Network (KCMLIN). It is tailored to provide essential skills for staff currently in paraprofessional roles and those who are working toward this goal.
To complete the Paraprofessional Certification Program, each participant must take a minimum of six required and four elective courses of your choice. If you have taken coures that have been used as a part of another certification program, they cannot be used in this program as well. You must take different selections in order to broaden your knowledge and skills. Since all the classes in the Administrator level are "required", it is suggested that you do not take these as part of the Paraprofessional Certification program if you are planning on completing the Administrator Certification Program as well.
Please
remember that these courses are not offered at all times. As
instructors come and go, course names may also be changed to reflect the
request of an instructor. If you have any questions whether a class
fulfills the need of the program, please contact the KCMLIN office.
Half day workshops are worth 1/2 credit toward your completion and full
day workshops are worth a full credit.
Required
Courses
- Introduction to Library Service for
Paraprofessionals
- Extremely Basic Reference - How to Deal With Difficult People - Exceptional Customer Service - Introduction to Library Bibliographic Services - Introduction to the Internet & Electronic Resources - Students can choose either two half-day or one full day course from the following offerings to meet this requirement. - Introduction to Search Engines (1/2 day) - Intermediate Search Engines (1/2 day) - Blogs, Wikis & Emerging Trends (1/2 day) - Introduction to the Internet (1/2 day) - Intermediate Internet (1/2 day) - Tangled Web (1/2 day) - Developing Your Database Search Skills (1/2 day) - Introduction to Googling (1/2 day)
Elective
Courses
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Contact KCMLIN: sburton@kcmlin.org
Last Updated 1/21/06