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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">Core is pleased to announce the release of the </span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/continuing-education/courses" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">2021 Core Fundamentals Web Course schedule</span></a></strong><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black"><strong>. This series of related online courses covers basic topics that enhance your library technical services skills.</strong><br><br>
The Fundamentals Web Courses focuses on the following areas:
fundamentals of acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, collection
assessment, development and management, digital library projects,
electronic resources acquisitions and preservation.<br><br>
Courses are 4 to 6 weeks in length and are repeated throughout the
year. Students have 24/7 access to the course material. Instructors
moderate live weekly chat discussions and provide instruction. Seats are
limited and sessions often sell out in advance. Reserve your spot now.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">2021 Core Fundamentals Web Courses </span></span></span></b><br><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">Course sessions are repeated throughout the year. Click on the course titles to learn more. </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L"><b><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Register online for the session you'd like to participate in.</span></b></a></span><br><br><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Registration Fees</span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">Four-week courses are $109 for individual Core members and $139 for non-members. </span></span><br><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">Six-week courses fees are $139 for individual Core members and $169 for non-members.</span></span></span></span></p>
<ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="color:black"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-digital-library-projects" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-digital-library-projects"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects (FDLP)</span></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73)"> - </span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(200,38,19)">new this year!</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: January 18 – February 26</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: March 29 – May 7</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: June 7 – July 16</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: August 23 – October 4</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 5: November 1 – December 17</span></span></span></span><br>
</li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-cataloging" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-cataloging">Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC)</a> </span></span></b></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: January 11 – February 19 (</span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">SOLD OUT)</span></strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: March 22 – April 30</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: May 31 – July 9</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: August 2– September 10</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 5: October 11 – November 19</span></span></span></span><br>
</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-acquisitions" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-acquisitions"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA)</span></span></b></a></span></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: February 8 – March 19</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: April 19 – May 28</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: July 5 – August 13</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: August 30 – October 8</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 5: November 1 – December 10</span></span></span></span><br>
</li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-preservation" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-preservation"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP)</span></span></b></a></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: March 8 – April 2</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: May 3 – May 28</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: July 19 – August 13</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: October 4 - October 29</span></span></span></span><br><br>
</li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-collection-assessment" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-collection-assessment"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (FCA) </span></span></b></a></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: March 1 – April 9</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: May 3 – June 11</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: July 26 – September 3</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: October 4 - November 12</span></span></span></span><br><br>
</li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-collection-development-and-management" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-collection-development-and-management"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM)</span></span></b></a></span></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: March 1 – March 26</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: April 26 – May 21</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: June 21 – July 16</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: August 9 – September 3</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 5: October 25 – November 19</span></span></span></span><br><br>
</li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-electronic-resources-acquisitions" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-electronic-resources-acquisitions"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA)</span></span></b></a></span></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: February 22 – March 19</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: April 12 – May 7</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: July 19 – August 13</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: September 13 – October 8</span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-bottom:16px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 5: November 1 – December 3</span></span></span></span><br><br>
</li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(73,73,73)"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-metadata" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-metadata"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM)</span></span></b></a></span></span></span></span><br>
<ul style="list-style-type:circle"><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 1: February 8 – March 19</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 2: April 5 – May 14</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 3: June 14 – July 23</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 4: August 16 – September 24</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Session 5: October 25 - December 10</span></span></span></span></li></ul></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Registration Fees</span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">Four-week courses are $109 for individual Core members and $139 for non-members. </span></span><br><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">Six-week courses fees are $139 for individual Core members and $169 for non-members.</span></span><br><br><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">How to Register</span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" title="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Register online using this link.</span></b></a></span><b> </b><span style="color:black">Search
for the course by the session date and click the "register link" to the
right of the session you wish to register for. You will be prompted to<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> login with your ALA member ID or create a guest account, to begin the registration process. </span><br><br>
Registration is limited and sessions often sell out quickly. Reserve your spot now.</span></span></span></span><br>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Questions</span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:rgb(254,254,254) none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="color:black">For registration related questions, call 1-800-545-2433 and press 1 to speak to our customer service representatives.</span></span><br><br><span style="color:black">For general questions related to Core events, please contact <a href="mailto:tferren@ala.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">tferren@ala.org</a>. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<h4 class="gmail-contact-header">Contact: </h4>
<p class="gmail-contact-name">Tom Ferren</p>
<p class="gmail-contact-job-title">Core Program Officer, Professional Development</p>
<p class="gmail-contact-unit">Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures</p>
<p class="gmail-contact-organization">American Library Association/Core</p>
<p class="gmail-contact-email"><a href="mailto:tferren@ala.org">tferren@ala.org</a></p>
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