ALCTS, ALA's Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, has a series of Web-based courses that we think look interesting.
Fundamentals of Acquisitions, Fundamentals of Electronic Resources and Acquisitions, and Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management are all Web-based, self-paced sessions that take place over 4-week periods. They are tailored for librarians and para-professionals in all types of libraries who are new to the topic area, and include interaction with instructors and classmates.
At a reasonable rate of $109 for ALCTS members and $129 for non-members, they look like they'd be very helpful to anyone stepping into new responsibilities in these areas. (And the Collection Development course was developed by Peggy Johnson, of the University of Minnesota Libraries!)
Go here for course descriptions, schedules and registration.
If you do attend one of these sessions, or if you have taken one in the past, please let us know what you think!
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