Registration is
still open for the following two ALCTS Web Courses:
Fundamentals of
Preservation
Session May 16 –June 10, 2011
This is a four-week
online course that introduces participants to the principles, policies and
practices of preservation in libraries and archives. It is designed to inform
all staff, across divisions and departments and at all levels of
responsibility. Provides tools to begin extending the useful life of library
collections.
Course components:
Instructors:
Jake Nadal and Karen E. Brown
For additional
details and registration information please see: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fpres/ol_templ.cfm
Fundamentals of
Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Session:
May 16 – June 10, 2011
This
four-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to,
administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. Gives
a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including product
trials, licensing, purchasing methods, and pricing models and will provide an
overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform
providers, and libraries. The course was developed by Dalene Hawthorne, Head of
Systems and Technical Services, Emporia State University.
Instructors:
Jesse Holden and Elizabeth Winter
For additional
details and registration information please see: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/fera/ol_templ.cfm