Core Courses

Fundamental courses on acquisitions, cataloging, collection assessment, collection development & management, digital library projects, electronic resources acquisitions, management, metadata, preservation, and universal design for learning.

Fundamentals Course Topics

Acquisitions*
Cataloging
Collection Assessment
Collection Development & Management*
Digital Library Projects
Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Institutional Repositories
Management
Metadata
Preservation*
Universal Design for Learning

* These three courses are approved by the Library Support Staff Certification program and comprise the Collection Management Course.

2026 Course Schedule

Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA)

Session 1: March 16 – April 24
Session 2: May 4– June 12
Session 3: July 27 – September 4
Session 4: September 28 – November 6

Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) (All listed sessions of FOC are the same course)

Session 1: January 26 – March 6
Session 1.1: January 26 – March 6
Session 2: February 23 – April 3
Session 2.1: February 23 – April 3
Session 3: April 20 – May 29
Session 3.1: April 20 – May 29
Session 4: July 6 – August 14
Session 4.1: July 6 – August 14
Session 5: August 24 – October 2
Session 5.1: August 24 – October 2
Session 6: October 19 – December 4
Session 6.1: October 19 – December 4

Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (FCA)

Session 1: March 23 – May 1
Session 2: May 18 – June 26
Session 3: August 3 - September 11
Session 4: October 5 - November 13

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM)

Session 1: March 16 – April 10
Session 2: May 11 – June 5
Session 3: August 3 – August 28
Session 4: October 12 – November 6

Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects (FDLP) 

Session 1: March 9 – April 17
Session 2: April 27 – June 5
Session 3: July 20 – August 28
Session 4: October 5 - November 13

Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA)

Session 1: March 2 – March 27
Session 2: May 4 – May 29
Session 3: July 27 – August 21
Session 4: October 12 – November 6

Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories (FIR)

Session 1: February 9 - March 20
Session 2: June 15 - July 24
Session 3: October 5 - November 13

Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM)

Session 1: March 9 – April 24
Session 2: April 27 – June 5
Session 3: July 20 – August 28
Session 4: September 21 – October 30

Fundamentals of Management (FM)

Session 1: March 2 - March 27
Session 2: April 20 - May 15
Session 3: July 20 – August 14
Session 4: September 21 – October 30

Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP)

Session 1: March 23 – April 17
Session 2: May 11 – June 5
Session 3: October 5 – October 30

Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning (FUDL)

Session 1: March 9 – April 17
Session 2: September 21 – October 30

Registration

Register online or by mail. Course sessions are limited to 25 students and many sell out weeks in advance. For sessions that are not sold out, online and fax registration ends at 12 noon CT on the Monday prior to the course start date. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by two Mondays prior to the course start date. For registration questions, call 1-800-545-2433 to speak to our customer service representatives.

CORE CODE OF CONDUCT

Please review our Statement of Conduct before registering.