LSSC Elective Competencies: Collection Management

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Online Course
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August 7 - September 17, 2023 | Six-week course

A six week online course on collection management, designed to meet the elective requirement for the Library Support Staff Certification program. This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles and functions of collections in libraries. This includes how library staff select, maintain, assess, and deselect materials in the collection. Collection staff must be able to assess library user needs, analyze how well the collection meets those needs, and balance a wide variety of factors in deciding which resources to add to the collection and which resources to remove. This course will get you started in all of these areas, as well as give the specific competencies laid out by the LSSC program.

 

Barbara Alvarez has partnered with numerous library professionals, local businesses and organizations to share digital stories through podcasts, videos, and broadcasting. She is the co-founder of The Library OnConference, a free virtual conference completely held on Google Hangouts that has garnered nearly 500 participants. Additionally, she received the 2015 Public Librarian Support Award for innovation and creativity in the library’s community. She is the author of the book Embedded Business Librarianship for the Public Librarian with ALA Editions. Barbara received a Master in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.  

CALL Training Partner for this Event: Library Juice Academy

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I understand that a space will be reserved for me in this learning opportunity at a cost to CALL, and if I am unable to attend this learning opportunity, I will cancel my enrollment as soon as possible and before the start date. 

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I understand that I can register for only one course at a time (no concurrent courses). If I do not attend this course, I understand that I may forfeit the opportunity to enroll in additional CALL courses during this fiscal year.