Subject: [ALCTS Announces] ALCTS Fundamental web courses available this fall
From: "Spidal, Debra" <dspidal_at_wsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:42:22 -0700
*Apologies for multiple/cross postings*
Registration is now open for the popular “Fundamentals” Web courses
beginning in October offered by The Association for Library Collections
& Technical Services (ALCTS). Coming are the Fundamentals of
Acquisitions course, the Fundamentals of Collection Development and
Management, the new Fundamentals of Preservation and the Fundamentals of
Electronic Resources Acquisitions. Registration is limited for each
course, so register now before they sell out!
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
Oct. 4–Oct. 29 & Nov. 15–Dec. 17
This four-week online course addresses the basic components of
collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. The course was
developed by Peggy Johnson, University of Minnesota. It provides a
complete definition of collection development and collection management.
It also addresses:
* Collections policies and budgets as part of library planning;
* Collection development (selecting for and building collections);
* Collection management (evaluating and making decisions about existing
collections, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation);
* Collection analysis—why and how to do it;
* Outreach, liaison, and marketing;
* Trends and some suggestions about the future for collection
development and management.
Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Nov. 15–Dec. 10
This four week online course provides an overview of acquiring,
providing access to, administering, supporting and monitoring access to
electronic resources. Gives a basic background in electronic resource
acquisitions, including product trials, licensing, purchasing methods
and pricing models, and will provide an overview of the sometimes
complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers
and libraries. The course was developed by Dalene Hawthorne, head of
systems and technical services, Emporia State University.
Fundamentals of Acquisitions
Oct. 11–Nov.
Four week online course that focuses on the basics of library acquisitions:
* Goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials;
* Financial management of library collections budgets;
* Relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers,
subscription agents, and publishers.
This course provides a broad overview of the operations involved in
acquiring materials after the selection decision is made.
In FOA, we distinguish between collection development, which involves
the selection of materials for the library, and acquisitions, which
orders, receives and pays for those materials. In many libraries,
selecting and acquiring materials may be done in the same department—in
the smallest libraries perhaps even by the same person. In larger
libraries, selection may be done by a collection development department
and/or designated subject specialists, while a separate department
acquires the selected materials. Acquisitions, in essence, is the
business side of bringing materials into the library or licensing access
to library resources.
Fundamentals of Preservation
Oct. 25–Nov. 19
Four week online course that introduces participants to the principles,
policies and practices of preservation in libraries and archives. It is
designed to inform all staff, across divisions and departments and at
all levels of responsibility. Provides tools to begin extending the
useful life of library collections.
Course components:
* Preservation as a formal library function, and how it reflects and
supports the institutional mission;
* The primary role of preventive care, including good storage
conditions, emergency planning, and careful handling of collections;
* The history and manufacture of physical formats and how this impacts
on preservation options;
* Standard methods of care and repair, as well as reformatting options;
* Challenges in preserving digital content and what the implications are
for the future of scholarship.
Registration
To register, complete the online registration form for the session you
would like to attend available in ALCTS Events.
Registration fee is $109 for ALCTS members and $129 for non-members.
LSSC Approved
The preservation, collection development and management and acquisitions
courses are part of a three-part Collection Management elective course
approved by the Library Support Staff Certification Program. To meet the
course requirements, LSSC Candidates must successfully complete:
Fundamentals of Acquisitions, Fundamentals of Collection Development and
Management and Fundamentals of Preservation. For more information on the
Program, go to www.ala-apa.organd click the LSSCP icon.
For more information, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager, at
jreese_at_ala.org.
ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
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