[Eril-l] Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories

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Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories

This 6-week online course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of
institutional repositories (IR), including considering IR platforms,
promoting the IR, faculty publications in the IR, additional sources of IR
content, IR metadata, and accessibility of IR content.

2025 Sessions:

Click on a date range to register for that session:

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   Session 1: February 10 - March 31
   <https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1373>
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   Session 2: June 16 - July 25
   <https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1374>
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   Session 3: October 6 - November 15
   <https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1375>

Format:

Students receive login instructions one week prior to the course start
date.  Students have 24/7 access to the course site for the six-week
period, and aside from assignment and quiz deadlines, the course may be
completed at their own pace.  Instructors provide guidance and feedback as
students work their way through the course material.  Weekly,
instructor-moderated chat sessions are the only live course events that
students are asked to attend.

Weekly Chat Schedule:

The following times are tentative and may change according to instructor
availability.

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   Week 1: Tuesday at 2:00 pm CT
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   Week 2: Tuesday at 2:00 pm CT
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   Week 3: Tuesday at 2:00 pm CT
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   Week 4: Tuesday at 2:00 pm CT
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   Week 5: Tuesday at 2:00 pm CT
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   Week 6: Tuesday at 2:00 pm CT

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

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   Identify different types of repository platforms and the features and
   components they offer
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   Develop strategies and methods for promoting the institutional
   repository to their campus community
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   Understand how to interpret publication agreements, particularly with
   regard to understanding reuse rights or guidelines for repository deposit
   of published materials
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   Comprehend best practices for metadata and create original metadata
   records for repository content
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   Evaluate a variety of content types appropriate for inclusion in an
   institutional repository, and consider diverse strategies for using the
   repository to meet the scholarly needs of the campus community
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   Identify best practices for making repository content fully accessible
   and develop workflows for remediating inaccessible repository content

Who Should Attend:

This is a fundamentals course that will appeal to anyone interested in the
topic with no previous experience. Primarily IR managers, especially those
new to IRs, but the course will also be useful for reference librarians,
metadata librarians, special collections librarians at institutions where
archival materials are stored in the IR, and anyone involved with IR
initiatives.

Instructors:

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   Josh Cromwell is the Scholarly Communications Manager at University of
   Southern Mississippi.
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   Emily Hopkins is the Repository Coordinator at University of
   Saskatchewan, Murray Library.

Registration:

Core Members: $196.71;

ALA Member Price: $224.10;

Non Member Price: $249.00.

Registration fees are in U.S. dollars.

How to Register:

Register online for this session at
https://www.ala.org/core/clone-fundamentals-institutional-repositories

Register by mail
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/kudr0x5hb0zcdr1/NEW-4.6.22%20Core%20Classroom%20Reg%20Form.pdf?dl=0>using
the print registration form. Tip: If you're unable to open this "register
by mail" link, right-click the link and save the form to your computer.

Questions?:

For registration questions, call 1-800-545-2433 to speak to our customer
service representatives, or email at registration at ala.org

Registration Deadline:

Registration for each course is limited to 25 people. For courses that are
not sold out, online and fax registration ends at 12 noon CDT on the Monday
before the course begins. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by
two Mondays prior to the course start date.

Core Code of Conduct:

Please review the Statement of Conduct
<https://www.ala.org/core/about/code-of-conduct> before registering.

Tech Requirements:

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 include 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.

The course website will be open for 1 week prior to the start date for
students to have access to Moodle instructions and set their browser
correctly. It will remain open 1 week after the end date for students to
complete any sections and submit the course evaluation survey.

Credits:

Contact Hours - 24 hours

Core defines contact hours in line with the IACET standards on Continuing
Education Units
<https://www.iacet.org/standards/ansi-iacet-2018-1-standard-for-continuing-education-and-training/>
.

Certificates of completion are sent upon successful completion (passing
score of 70% or higher) of the course.

Contact:

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 or email registration at ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to this course, please contact
tferren at ala.org.

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

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