[Eril-l] Online Course Grant for Library Professionals from Developing Countries

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

*Please share this message widely!*

Dear colleagues,



The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a
division of the American Library Association, is now accepting applications
for the Online Course Grant for Library Professionals from Developing
Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between
January and August in 2019. One free seat per session is available to
librarians and information professionals from developing countries.



For full information about the grant, including eligibility criteria and a
link to the application form, please see:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/grants/onlinegrant
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Applications may be submitted between *December 3, 2018 and January 2, 2019*
.



*Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA)*

Session 1: February 11 – March 22

Session 2: April 22 – May 31

Session 3: July 8 – August 16



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.



*Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA)*

Session 1: February 11 – March 8

Session 2: April 15 – May 10

Session 3: July 15 – August 9



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.



*Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM)*

Session 1: February 25 – March 22

Session 2: April 22 – May 17

Session 3: June 10 – July 5



The Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management web course
addresses the basic components of these important areas of responsibility
in libraries. Components include 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 suggestions about the future for collection
development and management.



*Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (FCA)*

Session 1: March 4 – April 12

Session 2: May 6 – June 14



The Fundamentals of Collection Assessment course introduces the fundamental
aspects of collection assessment in libraries. The course is designed for
those who are responsible for or interested in collection assessment in all
types and sizes of libraries. The course will introduce key concepts in
collection assessment including the definition of collection assessment,
techniques and tools, assessment of print and electronic collections, and
project design and management.



*Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC)*

Session 1:  January 14 – February 22

Session 2: March 25 – May 3

Session 3: May 20 – June 28



Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) web course begins with a discussion of how
cataloging assists users in finding resources and of the value of
standardization of practice. These foundations are then given practical
grounding in the work of creating bibliographic descriptions, the process
of subject analysis, and summarizing content utilizing classification.
Standards such as MARC bibliographic and authority formats, Library of
Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification are
discussed. The shift in focus from format-based cataloging to
entity-relationship model cataloging is taken from the FRBR foundation to
the RDA practical application, with a final look at RDF triples and
BIBFRAME. In all areas, the value of standards is illustrated and
discussed. There is a heavy reliance on examples from actual practice
throughout the course content.



*Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP)*

Session 1: March 4 – March 29

Session 2: May 6 – May 31



The Fundamentals of Preservation web course 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 Metadata (FOM)*

Session 1: January 14 – February 22

Session 2: March 25 – May 3

Session 3: June 3 – July 12



The Fundamentals of Metadata course will examine similarities and
differences between cataloging and metadata; descriptive, technical, and
administrative metadata schema; content standards and controlled
vocabularies; approaches to metadata creation and transformation; and
metadata project design.



Thank you! We look forward to receiving your applications.



Meg Mering

ALCTS International Relations Committee



322.2.A Love Library
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 USA
MMERING1 at UNL.EDU
+1 402-472-4283
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