From: Debra Shapiro <dsshapiro_at_wisc.edu>
[widely posted with apologies for duplication]
The School of Library & Information Studies at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison will again offer a popular interactive
continuing education course via the Internet. This fall Virtual
Collection Development, September 2 - December 15, 2003, is also
available for graduate credit. Students can participate at any
time of day, and will receive a password to access our online
courseware, which provides the means to post assignments, do
readings, and discuss the topics with other students and the instructor.
Course topics:
development of electronic resource collections and comparison
to traditional collection development and management activities
budgeting and licensing selection criteria and selection tools
for online resources and full-text periodical database the role
of free Internet resources organization and delivery of online
resources the impact of electronic resources on scholarly
communication new developments and uses of digital materials
misc. topics: copyright, filtering, e-books For more information
about the course content and format, and registration information,
see http://www.slis.wisc.edu/academic/ces/vcd.html
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dsshapiro_at_wisc.edu
Debra Shapiro
Continuing Education Services
UW-Madison SLIS
4282 Helen C. White Hall
Madison WI 53706
608 262 9195
FAX 608 263 4849
Received on Wed Jul 30 2003 - 15:38:28 EDT