Library
Overview
CRC Library courses are designed to equip students with vital research and critical skills, enabling their success in college classes and on the job. The student will gain “research survival skills” to cope with the information rich environment in which we live and work.
Library technical careers are accessible by completing a Library Technology program at a community college, such as Sacramento City College. Librarian careers require an advanced degree.
- Dean Gladis Sanchez
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Department Chair
Melaine Huyck-Aufdermaur
- Phone (916) 691-7589
- Email sancheg@crc.losrios.edu
Library (LIBR) Courses
LIBR 318 Library Research and Information Literacy
- Units:1
- Hours:18 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU; UC (UC Transfer Credit Limitation: Library 318 and 324 combined: maximum transfer credit is one course)
- General Education:Local GE L7B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2026
This course will help students acquire the information competency skills necessary to conduct academic or personal research. It provides a step-by-step guide to the research process that is applicable to term papers, course work and life-long learning.
LIBR 324 Critical Thinking and Information Literacy
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:ENGRD 113; Proficient computer skills are critical for successful completion of this course.
- Transferable:CSU; UC (UC Transfer Credit Limitation: Library 318 and 324 combined: maximum transfer credit is one course)
- General Education:Local GE L1B
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2026
This course teaches critical thinking and information literacy to allow students to thoughtfully navigate an information-rich environment. Students will learn to critically seek, access, evaluate, and use information in a variety of contexts. This includes recognizing and using inductive and deductive reasoning, rhetorical appeals, and identifying flawed logic in information sources. These are skills that are invaluable for the college classroom, the workplace, and for lifelong information consumers.
LIBR 495 Independent Studies in Library
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2026
An independent studies project involves an individual student or small group of students in study, research, or activities beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. See the current catalog section of "Special Studies" for full details of Independent Studies.
LIBR 499 Experimental Offering in Library
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2026
This is the experimental courses description.