Fundamentals of Electronic Resources & Acquisitions (Feb. 8 - March 5)

Date, Location

Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:00am to Mon, 02/08/2010 - 6:00pm

online
online,

Cost: $109 ALCTS Members; $129 Non-Members

To Register:

To register, complete the online registration form for the session you would like to attend.

About the Event

About the Course

The Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions Web course will provide an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources.  It will provide 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.

Who Should Attend?

The Fundamentals of  Electronic Resources and Acquisitions is a distance education, Web-based course tailored for those who are new to managing electronic resources. It is a fundamentals course and, thus, the topics are introductory in nature.  The course assumes some knowledge of basic acquisitions or serials functions.  Those with no experience in Acquisitions would benefit by taking the Fundamentals of Acquisitions web course first.

Taking a Web course is different than taking a traditional course in a classroom. Read Are You Ready for Online Learning to make sure the Web course structure is right for you.

Have Questions?

Contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at (312) 280-5034 or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034; or email at jreese@ala.org .

Format

A Moodle-developed site is composed of self-paced modules with facilitated interaction led by the instructors. There are predetermined start and end dates and a suggested pace which includes interaction with the instructors and your classmates. Students regularly use the forum and chat room functions to facilitate their class participation. Section quizzes are offered and feedback given, however, there is no final class grade.

Contact Hours: 8 hours

Getting Started

The course Web site will be open for 1 week prior to the start date for students to have access to Moodle instructions and set their browser correctly. The course site will remain open 1 week after the end date for students to complete any sections and submit the course evaluation survey.

Instructors

• Jesse Holden, Coordinator of Technical Services, Millersville University
• Rafal Kasprowski, Electronic Resources Librarian, Rice University
• Xan Arch, Electronic Resources and Technology Librarian, Stanford University
• Elizabeth Winter, Electronic Resources Coordinator, Georgia Tech Library