ALCTS Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management course:

[Cindy Hepfer <hslcindy@buffalo.edu>]

Apologies in advance for duplicate postings.

Registration is now open for additional section of Fundamentals 
of Collection Development and Management beginning May 23, 2011.

*Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
*Session: May 23 - June 17, 2011

*Description: This four-week online course addresses the basic 
components of collection development and management (CDM) in 
libraries. The course was developed by Peggy Johnson, University 
of Minnesota. 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

This course is one-third of the Collection Management elective 
course approved by the Library Support Staff Certification 
Program (LSSCP). Collection Management Elective FAQ

<http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/lsscp.cfm>

For additional details, registration, and contact information 
see:

<http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fcdm/ol_templ.cfm>

This course is sponsored by Coutts-Ingram.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.

-- 
Cindy Hepfer
Head, Electronic Periodicals Management&  Continuing Resources Cataloging
134 Lockwood Library
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Buffalo, NY 14260
E-mail: HSLcindy@buffalo.edu