Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions 2025 - Session 4.0

eLearning

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.

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Academic Library
Archives & Records Management
Cataloging
Collection Management
Public Library
Rural Library
School Library
Special Library
Tribal Library
Urban Library
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July 28 - August 22, 2025
All day
$165.11 Core member, $188.10 ALA member, $209 nonmember
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