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Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management

Session 1: March  1 – March 26

This four-week online course addresses the basic components of collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. 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 (evaluating and making decisions about existing collections, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation)

• Collection analysis—why and how to do it

• Outreach, liaison, and marketing

• Trends and some suggestions about the future for collection development and management

Learning Outcomes:

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

• Describe the range of CDM responsibilities and the required skills and competencies

• List the elements in a collection development policy

• Write a collection development policy

• Explain the importance of collection analysis

• Perform one or more types of analysis

• Explain outreach and liaison responsibilities and be able to develop a plan to increase your activities in these areas

Who Should Attend:  

This is a fundamentals course that will appeal to anyone interested in the topic with no previous experience.

Instructors

• Brian Quinn, Coordinator of Collection Development, Texas Tech University

• Jennifer Arnold, Director of Library Services, Central Piedmont Community College

• Alexandria Arnold, Executive Director, Bernardsville (NJ) Public Library

• Alison Armstrong, Collection Management Librarian, Radford University

• Jennifer Matthews, Collection Strategy Librarian at Rowan University (NJ)

• Edward Lener, Associate Director, Collection Management at Virginia Tech

• Donna Smith, Assistant Head of Technical Services, Northern Kentucky University

• Skye Hardesty, the Head of Collection Development, Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)

Registration Fees:  $109 Core Member and  $139 Non-member

The Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management is generously sponsored by Midwest Tape.

For additional details, registration links, and contact information see: http://www.ala.org/core/fundamentals-collection-development-and-management

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to web courses, contact Tom Ferren, Core Continuing Education Program Officer at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5038 or tferren@ala.org.

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