Online Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions

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Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007
From: Mary Beth Weber (Rutgers) <mbfecko_at_rci.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Online Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions


Fundamentals of Acquisitions Summer/Fall 2007 Schedule

July 23 - August 17  (Registration ends July 13)
October 8 - November 2  

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:

Virginia Taffurelli, Head of Tech Processing, New York Public Library
Betsy Redman, Acquisitions Serials Librarian, Arizona State University
K.D. (Katie) Ellis, New Hampshire
Jesse Holden, Stanford University Libraries

Registration fees:  $109 ALCTS Members; $129 Non-members

Registration is limited to 20 participants per session.

To learn more or to register, see www.ala.org/alcts/events or contact 
the ALCTS office at (800) 545-2433 ext. 5034 or alcts_at_ala.org.

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