Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management 2025 - Session 4.0

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This 4-week online course addresses the basic components of collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. Complete definition of collection development and collection management

This 4-week online course addresses the basic components of collection development and management (CDM) in libraries. Complete definition of collection development and collection management:

  • Collections policies and budgets as part of library planning;
  • Collection development (selecting for and building collections);
  • Collection management (evaluating and making decisions about existing collections, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation);
  • Collection analysis—why and how to do it;
  • Outreach, liaison, and marketing;
  • Trends and some suggestions about the future for collection development and management.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the range of CDM responsibilities and the required skills and competencies;
  • List the elements in a collection development policy;
  • Write a collection development policy;
  • Explain the importance of collection analysis;
  • Perform one or more types of analysis;
  • Explain outreach and liaison responsibilities and be able to develop a plan to increase your activities in these areas.

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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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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August 04 - 29, 2025
All day
$165.11 Core member, $188.10 ALA member, $209 nonmember
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