ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions – International Session
April 13 – May 23, 2014
New Special Rate $79
This special international session is intended for people located
outside of the United States and North America. The instructor, Kate
Kasimor is based out of the United Arab Emirates, and will be able to
bring an international viewpoint to the course. The weekly moderated
chat sessions will take place at a more convenient time for our
international participants and provide a better opportunity to fully
engage in the course.
Students located within North America are encouraged to attend one of
the regular FOA sessions that are instructed by U.S. based faculty.
Please contact Julie Reese, jreese_at_ala.org in the ALCTS Office at if you
have any questions or concerns.
Course Description
This six-week online course is a basic primer for library acquisitions
concepts common to all library materials formats. It covers:
· Goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials in all formats;
· Theoretical foundations and workflows of basic acquisitions functions;
· 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. In essence, acquisitions is a business
operation, bringing materials into the library and licensing access to
library collections and resources.
Because success in acquisitions depends on ability to collaborate,
negotiate, and be flexible to work out win-win solutions with others,
this course includes collaborative and social elements.
Other topics from an international perspective might include ethics
differences, dealing with vendors located outside of our countries,
communication across time zones, shipping across borders, currency
exchanges, and different laws.
Who Should Attend
As a fundamentals course, FOA is tailored for librarians and
paraprofessionals new to the acquisitions field; and librarians and
support staff from other library units and library school or LSSC
students who want to know more about acquisitions. Although FOA focuses
on the acquisition of monographs in various physical formats, it covers
key components of acquisition and licensing processes for all library
materials, in all formats, in all types of libraries.
This course is one-third of the Collection Management Elective course
approved by the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP).
Because success in acquisitions depends on ability to collaborate,
negotiate, and be flexible to work out win-win solutions with others,
this course includes collaborative and social elements.
Instructor
Kate Kasimor, Higher Colleges Of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Registration Fees
$109 ALCTS Member/$139 Non-member
Special Rate: $79 Member/Non-member
Registration for this course is U.S. based and the registration fees are
in US dollars.
For additional details, registration links, and contact information see:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/foa/ol_templ
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or emailregistration_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.
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is
a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
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