[Eril-l] Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management

Core-CE Announce alcts.ce.announce at gmail.com
Tue Jul 5 04:09:00 PDT 2022


*Cross posted to multiple lists*

Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management

Session 4: August 8 – September 2, 2022

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:

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   Collections policies and budgets as part of library planning
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   Collection development (selecting for and building collections)
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   Collection management (evaluating and making decisions about existing
   collections, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation)
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   Collection analysis—why and how to do it
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   Outreach, liaison, and marketing
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   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:

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   Describe the range of CDM responsibilities and the required skills and
   competencies
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   List the elements in a collection development policy
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   Write a collection development policy
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   Explain the importance of collection analysis
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   Perform one or more types of analysis
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   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

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   Alison Armstrong, Collection Management Librarian, Radford University
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   Alexandria Arnold, Executive Director, Bernardsville (NJ) Public Library
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   Jennifer Arnold, Director of Library Services, Central Piedmont
   Community College
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   Skye Hardesty, the Head of Collection Development, Georgia State
   University (Atlanta, GA)
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   Edward Lener, Associate Director, Collection Management at Virginia Tech
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   Jennifer Matthews, Collection Strategy Librarian at Rowan University (NJ)
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   Brian Quinn, Coordinator of Collection Development, Texas Tech University
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   Donna Smith, Assistant Head of Technical Services, Northern Kentucky
   University



Registration Fees:

ALA Member Price: $188.10

Non Member Price: $209.00

Division Member Price: $165.11



This course is one-third of the Collection Management elective course
approved by the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP). Collection
Management Elective FAQ
<https://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/lsscp>

For additional details and access to the registration link please search the
eLearning catalog
<https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=112>
for this course.



For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by email at
registration at ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to this course, please contact
Mia Blixt-Shehan, Core CE Assistant at mblixtshehan at ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*

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