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CHICAGO–Core is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 Core Fundamentals Web Course schedule. This series of related online courses covers basic topics that enhance skills in various areas of library work.

The Fundamentals Web Courses focus on the following areas: fundamentals of acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, collection assessment, collection development and management, digital library projects, electronic resources acquisitions, preservation, management, universal design for learning, and institutional repositories.

Courses are 4 to 6 weeks in length and are repeated throughout the year. Students have 24/7 access to the course material. Instructors moderate live weekly chat discussions and provide instruction. Seats are limited and sessions often sell out in advance. Reserve your spot now.

2024 Core Fundamentals Web Courses
Course sessions are repeated throughout the year. You only need to take one session of a given course, since the course content is the same across sessions. Click on the course titles to learn more. for the session you'd like to participate in.

Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA)

Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC)

Fundamentals of Collection Assessment (FCA)

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (FCDM)

Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects (FDLP)

Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions (FERA)

Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories (FIR) - NEW COURSE!

Fundamentals of Management (FM)

Fundamentals of Metadata (FOM)

Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP)

Fundamentals of Universal Design for Learning (FUDL)

The 2026 Course Schedule will be available this fall.

Registration Fees (Price increase coming in September 2025)

4-Week Courses:
$165.11 - Core member
$188.10 - 91´«Ã½ member
$209 - nonmember

6-Week Courses:
$196.71 - Core member
$224.10 - 91´«Ã½ member
$249 - nonmember

How to Register

Register or or by phone at 1-800-545-2433 (press 1 to reach our customer service representatives). Course sessions are limited to 25 students and many sell out weeks in advance.

Please contact registration@ala.org to request an invoice or course registration form.

Registration is limited and sessions often sell out quickly. Reserve your spot now.

Questions

For registration related questions, call 1-800-545-2433 and press 1 to speak to our customer service representatives.

For general questions related to Core continuing education events, please contact corece@ala.org.

About Core

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is the national association that advances the profession of librarians and information providers in central roles of leadership and management, collections and technical services, and technology. Our mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning. Core is a division of the 91´«Ã½. Follow us on our , and .