Collection Management

Look here for interesting web courses, webinars, and e-forums from Acquisitions to the newest Z standard.  In Acquisitions you'll find basic acquisitions to handling credit card purchases.  Cataloging will lead you through the inner mysteries of RDA, subject headings, and those fundamentals you have long forgotten from library school.  Check out the Collection Development area for the hottest topics collecting websites to brushing up on your collection management skills.  Digital Libraries lets you explore institutional repositories, digital archiving, web services, and more.  Find everything you need to know about the acquisition, collecting, and cataloging of Electronic Resources whether book, media, or serial.  Where would all this be without knowing something about Preservation, even the fundamentals, and Disaster Management from the very people who have lived the Iowa floods.

About Online Learning at ALA

ALA is committed to providing access to online learning about the fundamentals, advances, trends, and hot topics in the practice of librarianship. 

What is Online Learning? Education delivered via a computer, using the internet via a web-browser, and perhaps another software for coursework, video or audio files. It may occur once or at regular intervals over several weeks, be downloadable anytime, or require a reservation to participate. The many options for online education are available throughout ALA Online Learning. 

When you select a topic, you will see a list of titles that may be available as e-forums, webinars, courses, or recorded webcasts.  Clicking on the title will take you to details about the online learning opportunity, such as date, time, instructor, and fees. New ALA Online Learning offerings are being developed all the time, so if you do not see what you need, or if you have questions about this page or ALA Online Learning, please contact onlinelearning@ala.org