> ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions
> From:
> ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
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> *Apologies in advance for duplicate postings.*
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> ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions
> Session 1: March 2 - April 10, 2015
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> This six-week online course is a basic primer for library acquisitions
> concepts common to all library materials formats. It covers:
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> Goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials in all formats;
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> Theoretical foundations and workflows of basic acquisitions functions;
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> Financial management of library collections budgets;
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> Relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers,
> subscription agents, and publishers.
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> This course provides a broad overview of the operations involved in
> acquiring materials after the selection decision is made.
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> 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
> departmentin 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.
>
> 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.
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> This course is one-third of the Collection Management Elective course
> approved by the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP).
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> 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.
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> Instructors
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> Betsy Redman,Acquisitions Serials Librarian, Arizona State University
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> Eleanor Cook,Assistant Director for Discovery & Technical Services
> Academic Library Services, East Carolina University
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> Michelle Flinchbaugh,Acquisitions and Digital Scholarship Services
> Librarian, UMBC Library
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> Donna Smith,Assistant Head of Technical Services, Northern
> Kentucky University
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> Jennifer Arnold, Director, Library Services, Central Piedmont
> Community College
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> Kate Kasimoris Technical Services Librarian at Higher Colleges of
> Technology (United Arab Emirates).
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> Kate B. Mooreis Coordinator of Electronic Resources at Indiana
> University Southeast.
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> Christina Hennesseyis Cataloging Librarian at Loyola Marymount
> University in California.
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> 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/foa/ol_templ
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> For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
> 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration_at_ala.org
> <mailto: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 <mailto:alctsce_at_ala.org>.
>
> *Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.*
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Received on Wed Jan 28 2015 - 03:08:14 EST