Web Courses
Related courses in the Fundamentals Series, hosted by ALCTS, include fundamentals of:
- acquisitions,
- collection development and management,
- preservation,
- electronic resources acquisitions, and
- collection assessment.
A course in cataloging is coming soon, and one on serials is under development. Taken as a series or individually, these ALCTS courses provide a basic foundation in the principles and procedures of collection management, technical services, and preservation of library materials.
Schedule of Upcoming Sessions
| Dates | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| February 27–March 23 | Fundamentals of Acquisitions | |
| February 27–April 6 | Fundamentals of Collection Assessment | |
| March 5–March 30 | Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions | |
| March 19–April 13 | Fundamentals of Collection Development/Management. | |
| March 26–April 20 | Fundamentals of Preservation | |
| April 16–May 11 | Fundamentals of Acquisitions | |
| < View full ALCTS Web Course schedule > | ||
ALCTS Fundamentals Series of Web Courses
These courses cover basics of library technical services skill areas.
- Acquisitions | go
- Collection Development & Management | go
- Preservation | go
- Electronic Resources Acquisitions | go
- Collection Assessment | go
The first three courses above are approved by the Library Support Staff Certification program and comprise the Collection Management Course.
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