ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions – International SessionApril 13 – May 23, 2014 New Special Rate $79
This six-week online course is a basic primer for library acquisitions concepts common to all library materials formats. It covers: · Goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials in all formats; · Theoretical foundations and workflows of basic acquisitions functions; · Financial management of library collections budgets;· Relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers. STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] On Tuesday, April 1, 2014 5:42 AM, ALCTS-CE Announce <[email protected]> wrote: ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions – International Session April 13 – May 23, 2014 New Special Rate $79 This special international session is intended for people located outside of the United States and North America. The instructor, Kate Kasimor is based out of the United Arab Emirates, and will be able to bring an international viewpoint to the course. The weekly moderated chat sessions will take place at a more convenient time for our international participants and provide a better opportunity to fully engage in the course. Students located within North America are encouraged to attend one of the regular FOA sessions that are instructed by U.S. based faculty. Please contact Julie Reese, [email protected] in the ALCTS Office at if you have any questions or concerns. Course Description This six-week online course is a basic primer for library acquisitions concepts common to all library materials formats. It covers: · Goals and methods of acquiring monographs and serials in all formats; · Theoretical foundations and workflows of basic acquisitions functions; · Financial management of library collections budgets; · Relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers. This course provides a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision is made. 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 a business operation, bringing materials into the library and licensing access to library collections and resources. 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. Other topics from an international perspective might include ethics differences, dealing with vendors located outside of our countries, communication across time zones, shipping across borders, currency exchanges, and different laws. Who Should Attend 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 acquisition 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. This course is one-third of the Collection Management Elective course approved by the Library Support Staff Certification Program (LSSCP). 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. Instructor Kate Kasimor, Higher Colleges Of Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Registration Fees $109 ALCTS Member/$139 Non-member Special Rate: $79 Member/Non-member Registration for this course is U.S. based and the registration fees are in US dollars. For additional details, registration links, and contact information see: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/foa/ol_templ For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or [email protected]. For all other questions or comments related to web courses, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or [email protected]. 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