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Collections Manager Course

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What will I learn?

Elevate your library science career with our Collections Manager Course, designed to equip you with essential skills in managing and optimizing library collections. Learn to implement effective collection changes, enhance digital resources, and master weeding strategies. Gain expertise in monitoring and evaluation, user feedback analysis, and collection assessment. Develop strategic plans by collaborating with community organizations and setting clear goals. Identify collection gaps and understand community needs to ensure a diverse and relevant library offering.

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Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate compliant with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Set your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Master acquisition of diverse library materials efficiently.

Enhance and manage digital collections effectively.

Implement strategic weeding and deaccessioning methods.

Conduct insightful user satisfaction surveys and feedback analysis.

Develop comprehensive collection development plans.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.