Core is now accepting applications for our Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between January 8, 2024 and June 28, 2024. One free seat per session is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries.
View full information about the scholarship, including eligibility criteria and a link to the application form. The last day to submit an application is December 3, 2023.
Our online Fundamentals courses are also available to any students who want to register at a cost.
Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA)
Session 1.0: January 29 – March 8
Session 2.0: March 18 – April 26
Session 3.0: May 6 – June 14
The Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA) web course focuses on the basics of acquiring monographs and serials: goals and methods, financial management of library collections budgets, and relationships among acquisitions librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers. In this course, you will receive a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision is made. Note that in FOA, we distinguish between collection development, which involves the selection of materials for the library; and acquisitions, which orders, receives, and pays for those materials.
Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA)
Session 1.0: January 29 – February 23
Session 2.0: March 4 – March 29
Session 3.0: May 6 – May 31
The Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA) web course will provide an overview of acquiring, providing access to, administering, supporting, and monitoring access to electronic resources. It will provide 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.
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM)
Session 1.0: February 5 – March 1
Session 2.0: March 18 – April 12
Session 3.0: May 13 – June 7
The Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM) web course addresses the basic components of these important areas of responsibility in libraries. Components include 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 (e.g., making decisions after materials are selected, including decisions about withdrawal, transfer, preservation); collection analysis—why and how to do it; outreach, liaison, and marketing; trends and suggestions about the future for collection development and management.
Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (FCA)
Session 1.0: February 5– March 15
Session 2.0: March 25 – May 3
Session 3.0: May 20 – June 28
This online course introduces the fundamental aspects of collection assessment in libraries. It is designed for those who are responsible for or interested in collection assessment in all types and sizes of libraries. The course will introduce key concepts in collection assessment including the definition of collection assessment, techniques and tools, assessment of print and electronic collections, and project design and management.
Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC)
Session 1.0: January 8 – February 16
Session 2.0: February 26 – April 5
Session 3.0: April 22 – May 31
The Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) web course begins with a discussion of how cataloging assists users in finding resources and of the value of standardization of practice. These foundations are then given practical grounding in the work of creating bibliographic descriptions, the process of subject analysis, and summarizing content utilizing classification. Standards such as MARC bibliographic and authority formats, Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification are discussed. The shift in focus from format-based cataloging to entity-relationship model cataloging is taken from the FRBR foundation to the RDA practical application, with a final look at RDF triples and BIBFRAME. In all areas, the value of standards is illustrated and discussed. There is a heavy reliance on examples from actual practice throughout the course content.
Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM)
Session 1.0: January 15 – February 23
Session 2.0: March 11 – April 26
Session 3.0: April 29 – June 7
This Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM) web course introduces participants to the similarities and differences between cataloging and metadata. Descriptive, technical, and administrative metadata schema, content standards and controlled vocabularies, approaches to metadata creation and transformation and metadata project design.
Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects (FDLP)
Session 1.0: January 22 – March 1
Session 2.0: March 11 – April 19
Session 3.0: April 29 – June 7
The Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects (FDLP) course will introduce students to the breadth of considerations, standards and skills needed to successfully launch and manage a digital library program. The course will provide opportunity for hands-on activities to develop critical thinking and decision-making skills within the context of a digital library.
Fundamentals of Management (FM)
Session 1.0: January 8 – February 2
Session 2.0: March 4 – March 29
Session 3.0: April 22 – May 17
Session 4.0: June 3 – June 28
The Fundamentals of Management (FM) course is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.
Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP)
Session 1.0: February 12 – March 8
Session 2.0: March 25 – April 19
Session 3.0: May 13 – June 7
The Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP) 4-week online course introduces participants to the principles, policies and practices of preservation in libraries and archives. It is designed to inform all staff, across divisions and departments and at all levels of responsibility and provides tools to begin extending the useful life of library collections.
Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learners (FUDL)
Session 1.0: January 15 – February 23
Session 2.0: March 11 – April 26
Session 3.0: April 29 – June 7
This 6-week online course introduces the fundamental aspects of universal design for learning. It is designed for introducing and summarizing the UDL framework, CAST website, and the UDL on Campus website with captions and transcript.
For any questions regarding your application, please contact Jeannette Pierce at piercejea@missouri.edu or Tom Ferren, Core Deputy Executive Director of Learning & Events, at corece@ala.org.
Click here to view the ALA Member News Release about this scholarship.
We look forward to receiving your applications.
