April 11-May 6, 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
Instructors: Brian Quinn and Melissa DeWild
For additional details and registration 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.
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