From:
"Spidal, Debra" <dspidal_at_wsu.edu>
Apologies in advance for duplicate postings.
Registration is still open for the following ALCTS Web Courses:
*Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions
*Sessions: July 11 -- August 5 and August 22 -- September 16
The Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA) Web course
will provide an overview of acquiring, providing access to,
administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic
resources. It will provide 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.
This course is sponsored by Harrassowitz.
*Fundamentals of Preservation
*Session: July 18 -- August 12
The Fundamentals of Preservation introduces participants to the
principles, policies and practices of preservation in libraries and
archives. The course is designed to inform all staff, across divisions
and departments and at all levels of responsibility. It provides tools
to begin extending the useful life of library collections. Components
include 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 preservation options; standard methods of care and
repair, as well as reformatting options; and challenges in preserving
digital content and what the implications are for the future of scholarship.
**
*Fundamentals of Acquisitions
*Session: July 25 -- August 19
The Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA) web course focuses on the basics
of acquiring monographs and serials: goals and methods, financial
management of library collections budgets, and relationships among
acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and
publishers. In this course, you will receive a broad overview of the
operations involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision
is made. Note that 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.
**
*Registration*
Register online or by mail for the session of your choice. Session
Attendance limit: 20 people
Session Fee: $109 ALCTS Members; $129 Non-members
Online Registration: http://tinyurl.com/alcts-reg
Web Course Pages and Information: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
Received on Sat Jun 25 2011 - 03:01:14 EDT