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Sponsored by MDPI. Offered as part of a joint project with
UNC Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. This seminar will offer an intensive boot camp on acquisitions from three different perspectives: public services, technical services, and the vendor side. The major emphasis is on the nuts and bolts of the acquisitions process from selecting materials to articulating the return on investment to the parent organization (academic/special/public libraries). Using an active learning approach, attendees will gain pragmatic knowledge of strategies and best practices to manage a variety of material types, such as e-books, print materials, and other e-resources. This class is ideally suited for librarians new to selection and acquisitions workflows.
Topics:
- Collection Management Overview
- Budgeting
- Assessing User Needs / Selecting Materials
- Acquisitions Workflows
- Negotiation Strategies & Legal Issues
- Collections Assessment
- (E)Resources Management
- Marketing / Outreach
