Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Feb/Mar: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (ALCTS)

  • Session 1: February 24 – March 21, 2014
  • Session 2: April 14 – May 9
  • Session 3: July 21 – August 15
  • Session 4: September 22 – October 17
  • Session 5: November 10 – December 5

$109 ALCTS Members; $139 Non-Members

This four-week online course provides an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. Gives 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.
8 contact hours.
Certificates of completion are sent upon successful completion (passing score of 70% or higher) of the course.

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