Meeting Announcement (Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2005)

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Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005
From: ALCTS Aquistion Section <info_at_mail.ala.org>
Subject:  Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2005 Schedule 


The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a
division of the American Library Association and leader in the
collections and technical services profession, is pleased to announce
our 2005 schedule of the popular Fundamentals of Acquisitions Web
course. 
 
Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2005 Schedule 
  
March 7 - April 1  (register by Feb. 25) 
April 4 - April 9   (register by Mar. 25) 
August 1 - August 29   (register by July 22) 
September 12 - October 7    
October 17 - November 11   
 
Fundamentals of Acquisitions focuses on what you need to know about the
basics of acquiring monographs and serials: goals and methods; financial
management of materials budgets; and relationships among acquisitions
librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers.  
 
Participants will receive a broad overview of the operations involved in
acquiring materials after the selection decision is made.  The five
basic components of this course are goals of acquisitions services;
methods and basic functions of acquisitions; vendors; ethics; and
budget/finance and accounting. 
 
This Web-based course is tailored for librarians and paraprofessionals
new to the acquisitions field.  As it is a fundamentals course, topics
are introductory in nature. Class segments are geared to cover issues of
interest to staff in all types of libraries. 
 
Course Format: 
Using a WebCT developed site, the course is composed of self-paced
modules with facilitated interaction led by two instructors. There are
predetermined start and end dates and a suggested pace which includes
interaction with the instructors and classmates. 
 
Instructors: 
Trisha Davis, Associate Professor and Head, Serials & Electronic
Resources Department at Ohio State University Libraries 
Julie Gammon, Associate Professor and Head, Acquisitions Department at
University Libraries, University of Akron 
Tschera Connell, Serials Coordinator, Main Library, Ohio State
University 
Virginia Taffurelli, Head of Tech Processing, New York Public Library 
Betsy Redman, Acquisitions Serials Librarian, Arizona State University 
K.D. (Katie) Ellis, New Hampshire 
 
Registration is now open for the March, April and August Sessions. 
 
Registration fees (March, April, and August sessions):  $99 ALCTS
Members; $119 Non-members 
 
Registration is limited to 30 participants per session. 
 
To learn more about this ALCTS Web course or to register, see the ALCTS
web site at www.ala.org/alcts/events or contact the ALCTS office at
(800) 545-2433 ext. 5037 or alcts_at_ala.org. 
 


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