by Jean Weihs

Some of the data is incomplete. Dates in parentheses following a personal name indicate that information about the person was found associated with that date.
The information below is listed by province and includes date of establishment (and date of closing, if applicable); special aspects; method of program delivery, names and dates of heads of programs (titles vary: director, coordinator, program head, program chair, etc.)

Edmonton (originally Grant MacEwan Community College, then Grant MacEwen College).
URL: www.gmcc.ab.ca

Calgary (program originally provided by Mount Royal College, Calgary, sometime before 1973). URL: www.sait.ab.ca

(formerly Vancouver City College and Vancouver Community College; name changed to Langara College in 1994) URL: www.langara.bc.ca

Abbotsford (originally Fraser Valley College to 1991)
URL: www.ucfv.ca/libtech

Winnipeg (originally Manitoba Institute of Technology, 1962-1967; Manitoba Institute of Applied Arts, 1968-1969; Red River Community College, 1970- .
URL: www.rrc.mb.ca/Catalogue?ProgramInfo.aspx?ProgCode=LIBIF-DP&RegionCode=WPG

Halifax (program originally at the Kingstec Community College in Kentville (1985-1992); additional program at NSCC (1992-1993); in 1994 Kingstec became part of NSCC as the Kingstec Campus; Kingstec program moved to Halifax and amalgamated with NSCC program in 2001). Since 2004 Memorial University in Saint John's, Newfoundland, has had a Memorandum of Agreement with NSCC that allows Memorial students to get certain credits transferred to NSCC for credit towards a diploma. URL: www.nscc.ns.ca

Ottawa. URL: www.algonquincollege.com
Originally opened 1967, discontinued 1968, reopened 1970; bilingual program until 1989 when French-language program transferred to La Cité. Day and continuing education

Sudbury
Opened 1967, closed 1980; final graduation 1982. Courses offered through continuing education to mid-1970s, then one course offered in day program in addition to continuing education (information incomplete)

Ottawa
Opened 1989 (transferred from Algonquin CAAT), closed 1999; French language program; day, evening

Oshawa

Opened 2013; daytime only.

URL http://www.durhamcollege.ca/programs/library-and-information-technician

London
Opened 1970, closed 2000; last enrolment 1998. Closed because college did not support programs with small enrolments that needed technological upgrades. Day and occasional evening and correspondence courses.

Barrie
Opened 1983, closed 1999. Part-time evening and Saturdays. Managed by a group of three – a Part time Studies Manager, an advisory committee chairperson, and the Learning Resource Centre Library Director.

Thunder Bay
Opened 1966, closed 2002. B.A. program in Library and Information Studies 1988-1990 (four students allowed to continue and graduate 1991).

Hamilton
Opened 1975; extension program only; gradual move to Internet-delivered program begun in 1994; in-class courses ended 1999; Internet-delivered only program.
URL :htt://disted.mohawkcollege.ca/library

Welland
Opened 1967, closed 1988; information about the program unavailable

Toronto
Opened 1967, closed 1983 when Ryerson became a university (students given five years to complete their studies through continuing education). Two-year program; day and part-time; one year special fast track for those with a BA option

Windsor
Opened 1967; 1967-1969 one-year programme; 1969-1976 two-year program; closed 1976

Toronto
Opened 1967; two-year program; day and continuing education; accelerated day program option.
URL: www.senecac.on.ca

Oakville
Opened 1970, day and continuing education; Health Science option 1974-1981; Information Technology Certificate (continuing education) 1985-1992; Mississauga Library Skills certificate 1986-1988; Online Distance Education 1996-2000; program closed 2000

Jonquière
Opened 1966; ceased admissions 2003, program closed 2005.

Rouyn (name originally Collège du Nord-Ouest)
Opened 1966; closed ?; Information incomplete

Hull
Opened 1969; information incomplete.
URL: www.cegepoutaouais.qc.ca

Montreal
Opened 1968; day program; evening courses discontinued 2001. Information incomplete.
URL: www.tdo.cmaisonneuve.qc.ca

Trois-Rivières
Opened 1968.
URL: www.cegeptr.qc.ca

Quebec
Opened 1971.
URL: www.cegep-fxg.qc.ca

Terrebonne
Opened 1969; Information incomplete.
URL: www.clg.qc.ca

Lennoxville
Opened 1972; closed 1977; English-language program

Montreal (originally Loyola College and Sir George Williams University)
Opened 1971; admission to the program was suspended January 1, 1997; students were given five years to complete their requirements. Reduced provincial government funding caused Concordia to close small programs.

Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Opened 1972; English-language three-year program; two-year option for students with college diplomas or university degrees
URL: www.johnabbott.qc.ca

Kelsey Campus, Saskatoon (previous names: Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (1968-1974); Kelsey Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (1974-1988); Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (1988-1992); Kelsey Institute, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (1992-1997).
URL: www.siast.sk.ca
Opened 1969; one-year programme 1969-1994; two-year program 1994- . Day, continuing education, distance education, Internet. Bridging Program offered 1994-1999 for one-year graduates to update to diploma.