Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management Web Course
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October 27 - November 21, 2008
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Fees
$109 ALCTS Members; $129 Non-Members
For questions or comments contact Julie Reese at (312) 280-5034 or send an email message to jreese@ala.org.
About the Course
The Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management addresses the basic components of these important areas of responsibility in libraries. The course was developed by Peggy Johnson, University of Minnesota.
Components
- 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 (e.g., making decisions after materials are selected, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation)
- Collection analysis—why and how to do it
- Outreach, liaison, and marketing
- Trends and some suggestions about the future for collection development and management
Who Should Attend?
The Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management is a distance education, Web-based course tailored for librarians and paraprofessionals in all types of libraries who are new to collection development and management responsibilities. It is a fundamentals course and, thus, the topics are introductory in nature.
Taking a Web course is different than taking a traditional course in a classroom. Read Are You Ready for Online Learning to make sure the Web course structure is right for you.
Format
A Moodle-developed site is composed of self-paced modules with facilitated interaction led by the instructors. There are predetermined start and end dates and a suggested pace which includes interaction with the instructors and your classmates. Students regularly use the forum and chat room functions to facilitate their class participation. Section quizzes are offered and feedback given, however, there is no final class grade.
Contact Hours: 8 hours
Getting Started
The course Web site will be open for 1 week prior to the start date for students to have access to Moodle instructions and set their browser correctly. The course site will remain open 1 week after the end date for students to complete any sections and submit the course evaluation survey.
Instructors
- Virginia (Ginger) Kay Williams, Assistant Professor and Acquisitions Librarian, Wichita State University
- Adrian Ho, Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Western Ontario, Canada
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