Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions 2025 - Session 4.0
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This 4-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. The course offers a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including: Product trials; Licensing; Purchasing methods; Pricing models.
An overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers, and libraries is also provided.
This 4-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. The course offers a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including:
- Product trials;
- Licensing;
- Purchasing methods;
- Pricing models.
An overview of the sometimes complex relationships between vendors, publishers, platform providers, and libraries is also provided.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Students will gain a basic background in electronic resource acquisitions including product trials, licensing, purchasing methods, and pricing models.
Who Should Attend:
This is a fundamentals course that will appeal to anyone interested in the topic with no previous experience.
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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