ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management
From: ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
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ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management
Session 1: March 9 - April 3, 2015
This four-week online course addresses the basic components of
collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. Complete
definition of collection development and collection management:
* Collections policies and budgets as part of library planning
* Collection development (selecting for and building collections)
* Collection management (evaluating and making decisions about
existing collections, including decisions about withdrawal,
transfer, preservation)
* Collection analysiswhy and how to do it
* Outreach, liaison, and marketing
* Trends and some suggestions about the future for collection
development and management
*Learning Outcomes:*
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
* Describe the range of CDM responsibilities and the required
skills and competencies
* List the elements in a collection development policy
* Write a collection development policy
* Explain the importance of collection analysis
* Perform one or more types of analysis
* Explain outreach and liaison responsibilities and be able to
develop a plan to increase your activities in these areas
*Who Should Attend: *
This is a fundamentals course that will appeal to anyone interested in
the topic with no previous experience.
*Instructors*
* Brian Quinn, Coordinator of Collection Development, Texas Tech
University
* Susanne Clement, Director, Quinney Library, College of Natural
Resources, Utah
* Jennifer Arnold, Director of Library Services, Central Piedmont
Community College, North Carolina
* Jeanette Mosey, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Janet Marnatti, Collection Management Director, Bucks County
Free Library, Pennsylvania
* Andrea Wirth, Collection Development and Science Librarian,
Oregon State University, Oregon
* Melissa DeWild, Collection Development Manager, Kent District
Library, Michigan
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/fcdm/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.*
Received on Wed Feb 11 2015 - 03:03:41 EST