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ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Collection Assessment
Session 2: April 28-June 6, 2014
This six-week online course introduces the fundamental aspects of
collection assessment in libraries. The course is designed for those who
are responsible for or interested in collection assessment in all types
and sizes of libraries. The course will introduce key concepts in
collection assessment including:
the definition of collection assessment,
techniques and tools,
assessment of print and electronic collections, and
project design and management.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
describe the fundamental aspects of collection assessment
understand the various collection assessment methods and tools,
including both qualitative and quantitative analysis
design and implement a collection assessment project
perform a collection assessment of print resources
complete a collection assessment of electronic resources
Who Should Attend:
This is a fundamentals course that will appeal to anyone interested in
the topic with no previous experience.
Instructors:
Cory Tucker is Head of Collection Management at the University of Nevada
Las Vegas Libraries. Cory is responsible for administration and
coordination of collection development activities for the University
Libraries and leads the identification, evaluation, selection, and
initial licensing of print and electronic information resources for the
UNLV Libraries. In addition, Cory coordinates and implements the
collection assessment activities for the Libraries. Cory is an active
member of ALCTS and is currently the Chair-Elect of the Collection
Management and Development Section. Cory received his undergraduate
degree in finance from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and
received his MLS from the University of South Florida.
Reeta Sinha is the Resource Management Librarian at the Lane Medical
Library, Stanford University. She has held management positions in
collection development, serials, and acquisitions at the Texas Medical
Center Library, Emory University Health Sciences Center Library, the
Hoover Institution Library at Stanford University, and the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas. She has also worked for library vendors, most
recently as a Senior Collection Development Manager with YBP Library
Services. Reeta has a bachelor’s degree in geography from the University
of Minnesota, a master’s degree in public health from the University of
Texas Health Sciences Center-Houston, and an MS in Library Science from
the University of North Texas.
Ginger Williams is the acquisitions librarian at Wichita State
University, where she also serves as the selector for law and
engineering. Ginger has been involved in collection management at the
school and university levels for twenty years. Her current projects
include assessing cultural diversity of juvenile collections and
assessing a law collection for support of law-related courses across the
university. Ginger has found that collection goals and tools may change,
but the need for collection assessment doesn’t.
Andrea Wirth is an Assistant Professor in the Collection Development
(CD) Unit at Oregon State University Libraries. As a member of CD she
works with her colleagues and the Department Head to monitor the
collections budget and strategically plan for collection management and
development activities. Andrea’s assessment experience includes new
program proposals and existing programs review, maps collection review,
and annual and increasingly complex serials review, to name a few. She
also serves as the department’s liaison to other science librarians and
to the Center for Digital Scholarship and Services, merging CD
activities with that of the scholarly communication program. Andrea
received her Bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University in Geology
and her MLS from the University of North Texas.
Alison M. Armstrong is the Collection Management Librarian at Radford
University in Radford, Virginia. She chairs the Collection Development
Committee, the Popular Reading Committee and serves as the liaison to
Sociology, Women’s Studies and Peace Studies among others. She handles
subscription requests and oversees database trials. As the CML, she
manages the materials budget. Alison’s assessment experience involves
constructing weeding projects in which all liaisons take part. She has a
completed a variety of assessment projects working to strengthen the
collection, meet users’ needs and ensure the library is fiscally
responsible. She also serves on the Women’s Studies Committee and writes
books reviews for the local paper. Alison received her Bachelor’s degree
from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Literature with a
minor in Women’s Studies and her MLS from the University of North Texas.
Teresa Negrucci is the Resource Acquisition and Management Librarian at
Brown University.
Miranda Bennett is the Head of Liaison Services for Collections &
Research Support at the University of Houston.
Registration Fees: $109 ALCTS Member and $139 Non-member
For additional details, registration links, and contact information see:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fca/ol_templ
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration_at_ala.org. For all other
questions or comments related to web courses, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS
Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or alctsce_at_ala.org.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
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