ALCTS 2009 Web Course Schedule

Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Web Courses:

Fundamentals of Acquisitions
Focuses on what you need to know about the basics of acquiring monographs and serials: goals and methods; financial management of materials budgets; and relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers. Participants will receive a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision is made.

Session 1: February 23 – March 20, 2009
Session 2: April 13 – May 8, 2009
Session 3: June 1 – June 26, 2009
Session 4: August 10 – September 4, 2009
Session 5: October 5 – October 30, 2009

Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Provides 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.

Session 1: February 23 – March 20, 2009
Session 2: April 6 – May 1, 2009
Session 3: June 8 – July 3, 2009
Session 4: August 10 – September 4, 2009
Session 5: September 14 – October 9, 2009
Session 6: October 19 – November 13, 2009

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
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; and some suggestions about the future for collection development and management.

Session 1: February 16 – March 13, 2009
Session 2: March 23 – April 17, 2009
Session 3: May 4 – May 29, 2009
Session 4: August 3 – August 28, 2009
Session 5: September 21 – October 16, 2009
Session 6: October 26 – November 20, 2009

Registration Information
Registration fees per session: $109 ALCTS members; $129 non-members
Registration is now open for sessions 1 and 2 and is limited to 20 people.

For more information and registration, visit the ALCTS web site, and click on Conferences and Events, or contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Education Manager, at jreese@ala.org.