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Fundamentals Course Topics

• Acquisitions*
• Cataloging
• Collection Assessment
• Collection Development & Management*
• Digital Library Projects
• Electronic Resources Acquisitions
• Institutional Repositories
• Management
• Metadata
• Preservation*
• Universal Design for Learning

* These three courses are approved by the Library Support Staff Certification program and comprise the Collection Management Course.

2025 Course Schedule

2025 Course Schedule

Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA)

• Session 1: January 27 – March 7
• Session 2: March 17 – April 25
• Session 3: May 5– June 13
• Session 4: July 28 – September 5
• Session 5: September 29 – November 7

Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) (All listed sessions of FOC are the same course)

• Session 1: January 6 – February 14
• Session 1.1: January 6 – February 14
• Session 2: February 24 – April 5
• Session 2.1: February 24 – April 5
• Session 3: April 21 – May 30
• Session 3.1: April 21 – May 30
• Session 4: July 7 – August 15
• Session 4.1: July 7 – August 15
• Session 5: August 25 – October 3
• Session 5.1: August 25 – October 3
• Session 6: October 20 – December 5
• Session 6.1: October 20 – December 5

Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (FCA)

• Session 1: February 3 – March 14
• Session 2: March 24 – May 2
• Session 3: May 19 – June 27
• Session 4: August 4 - September 12
• Session 5: October 6– November 14

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM)

• Session 1: February 3 – February 28
• Session 2: March 17 – April 11
• Session 3: May 12 – June 6
• Session 4: August 4 – August 29
• Session 5: October 13 – November 7

Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects (FDLP) 

• Session 1: January 20 – February 28
• Session 2: March 10 – April 18
• Session 3: April 28 – June 6
• Session 4: July 21 – August 29
• Session 5: October 6 – November 14

Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA)

• Session 1: January 27 – February 21
• Session 2: March 3 – March 28
• Session 3: May 5– May 30
• Session 4: July 28 – August 22
• Session 5: October 13 – November 7

Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories (FIR) - NEW COURSE!

• Session 1: February 10-March 21
•  Session 2: June 16 - July 25
•  Session 3: October 6 - November 15

Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM)

• Session 1: January 13 – February 21
• Session 2: March 10 – April 25
• Session 3: April 28 – June 6
• Session 4: July 21 – August 29
• Session 5: September 22 – October 31

Fundamentals of Management (FM)

• Session 1: January 6- January 31 - CANCELLED
• Session 2: March 3 - March 28
• Session 3: April 21 - May 16
• Session 4: June 2 - June 27
• Session 5: July 21 - August 15
• Session 6: September 15 - October 10

Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP)

• Session 1: February 10 – March 7
• Session 2: March 24 – April 18 
• Session 3: May 12 – June 6
• Session 4: October 6 – October 31

Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning (FUDL)

• Session 1.0: January 13 – February 21
• Session 2.0: September 22 – October 31

The 2026 Course Schedule will be available this fall.

Registration

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