Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management 2025 - Session 4.0
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This 4-week online course addresses the basic components of collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. Complete definition of collection development and collection management
This 4-week online course addresses the basic components of collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. Complete definition of collection development and collection management:
- Collections policies and budgets as part of library planning;
- Collection development (selecting for and building collections);
- Collection management (evaluating and making decisions about existing collections, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation);
- Collection analysis—why and how to do it;
- Outreach, liaison, and marketing;
- Trends and some suggestions about the future for collection development and management.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the range of CDM responsibilities and the required skills and competencies;
- List the elements in a collection development policy;
- Write a collection development policy;
- Explain the importance of collection analysis;
- Perform one or more types of analysis;
- Explain outreach and liaison responsibilities and be able to develop a plan to increase your activities in these areas.
Who Should Attend:
This is a fundamentals course that will appeal to anyone interested in the topic with no previous experience.
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Event tags:
Academic Library
Archives & Records Management
Cataloging
Collection Management
Public Library
Rural Library
School Library
Special Library
Tribal Library
Urban Library
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