Library Credit Course: Home

The LAVC Library offers classes you can take for college credit! A great investment in your future, these classes teach how to effectively find information for any class (at LAVC and beyond), on the job, and in your personal life. Most LIB SCI classes are online and last 8 weeks (half a semester), usually offered in Fall and Spring. For students with little time to spare, we offer a 1-unit option, and a more in-depth 3-unit course for students desiring a deeper dive. For more information, please contact the Library Department Chair.

What to expect from LIB SCI 101:

• Learn to quickly find good sources for any project, with university-ready research skills 
• 1 unit, online and asynchronous, just 8 weeks long
• UC:CSU transferable, as one of the most useful electives you'll ever take!
• No textbooks to buy -- uses all OER (free) materials!
• Satisfy your TAP Honors requirement
• Offered at LAVC in Fall and Spring (and may be offered at other LACCD colleges year-round).

Registration details for Spring 2026:

Enroll in both LEC & LAB, for 1 unit total.

• Use Class Numbers 14655/20034 -- TAP Honors section 
• Use Class Numbers 10530/20032 -- late-start (begins April 13, 2026).

What to expect from LIB SCI 100:

• Learn about the physiological, psychological, and social impacts of living in an increasingly online, information-overloaded world
• Become a confident researcher in college (LAVC and beyond), the workplace, and your daily life
• 3 units, online and asynchronous, just 8 weeks long
• UC:CSU transferable, as one of the most useful electives you'll ever take!
• No textbooks to buy -- uses all OER (free) materials!
• Offered at LAVC in Fall and Spring.

Registration details for Spring 2026:

• Use Class Number 15379 -- late-start (begins April 13, 2026).