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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions</span></b><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Session 3: May 9 – June 7</span></b><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The
Fundamentals of Acquisitions six-week online course is a basic primer for
library acquisitions concepts common to all library material formats. It
covers:</span><span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials in all
formats<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">theoretical foundations and workflows of basic acquisitions
functions<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">financial management of library collections budgets<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers,
subscription agents, and publishers.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This
course provides a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring
materials after the selection decision is made.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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. In many libraries, selecting and
acquiring materials may be done in the same department—in the smallest
libraries perhaps even by the same person. In larger libraries, selection may
be done by a collection development department and/or designated subject
specialists, while a separate department acquires the selected materials. In
essence, acquisitions is the business operation, bringing materials into the
library and licensing access to library collections and resources.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Because
success in acquisitions depends on ability to collaborate, negotiate, and be
flexible to work out win-win solutions with others, this course includes
collaborative and social elements.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Who Should Attend</span></b><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">As
a fundamentals course, FOA is tailored for librarians and paraprofessionals new
to the acquisitions field; and librarians and support staff from other library
units and library school or LSSC students who want to know more about
acquisitions. Although FOA focuses on the acquisitions of monographs in various
physical formats, it covers key components of acquisition and licensing
processes for all library materials, in all formats, in all types of libraries.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Format</span></b><span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span><span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Alexandria Arnold,</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> Executive Director of the Bernardsville Public Library in
Bernardsville, NJ</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48)"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Jennifer Arnold</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">, Director, Library Services, Central Piedmont Community
College</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48)"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Eleanor Cook,</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> Assistant Director for Discovery & Technical Services
Academic Library Services, East Carolina University</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48)"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Donna Smith,</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"> Assistant Head of Technical Services, Northern Kentucky
University</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:rgb(48,48,48)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Registration Fees</span></b><span></span></p>
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Member Price: $224.10</span><span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This course is one-third of the Collection Management Elective
course approved by the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP).
Collection Management Elective FAQ</span><span></span></p>
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