Apologies in advance for duplicate postings.

ALCTS offers a wide variety of online continuing education opportunities through e-Forums, webinars, and web courses. Below is a list of upcoming events beginning in mid-September, 2012. Additional details, fees and other information (including links to registration) will be posted at http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents as they become available.

E-forums:

E-forums are still being planned and finalized for Fall. The following is a list of topics, with fuller descriptions to come:

- Publish with ALCTS! (September 18)
- Role of the Professional in Technical Services Departments (October 16)
- Federal Depository System (in conjunction with GODORT) (November 13)
- Conservation and Repair (December 11)
- Library as place (coming in January)

Learn more at http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum. If you have additional e-forums ideas, please contact Kristin Martin, e-Forum Coordinator, kmarti@uic.edu.

Webinars:

- Demand Driven Acquisitions: Part 1 and 2 (September 19 and October 3)
- The Art of Selecting Digital Content to Preserve (October 10)
- RDA Name Authorities (October 17)
- Principles of Classification (October 24)
- RDA for the Non-Cataloger (October 31)
- RDA in 10 Easy Steps (November 7)
- The Role of Long-Term Storage in Digital Curation (November 14)
- Holdings Comparisons: Why are They So Complicated (November 28)

Learn more at http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar

Web Courses:

- Fundamentals of Acquisitions (November 12 – December 7)
- Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (watch for 2013 schedule)
- Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management (November 19 - December 14)
- Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (November 12 - December 7)
- Fundamentals of Preservation (October 22 - November 16)

Learn more at http:www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse (including additional sessions)

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.

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