Fundamentals of
Electronic Resources & Acquisitions
Sponsored by Harrassowitz
2009 Web Course Schedule
Session 6: October 19 – November 13 | CLOSED
The 2010 schedule will be posted soon.
Fees
$109 ALCTS Members; $129 Non-Members
The sessions are limited to 20 people. For questions or comments contact Julie Reese at (312) 280-5034 or send an email message to jreese@ala.org.
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.
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
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