Location
Libraries 128
Start Date
19-5-2023 10:15 AM
End Date
19-5-2023 11:05 AM
Description
While acquisitions workflows and tools have updated over the years, our training methods have seemingly not evolved with the same speed. At ALA Annual there were a few conversations about teaching and training new acquisitions staff. Many emphasized that learning on the job was one of the best tools, and many of our colleagues have had success with implementing asynchronous instructional materials. For example, after a colleague was able to develop a copyright course, she was then able to turn her attention to other pressing tasks. Why can't we do the same for acquisitions?
In 2022, Acquisitions partnered with Instruction to design online training that could serve as an orientation to how acquisitions works for new staff and librarians, or be used in bite-sized chunks as a refresher course for others. The partnership has been fruitful thus far. We are incorporating not only written information, but videos, other media, games, and activities to reinforce content along with assessments and quizzes to test mastery of the material and to assess our course. We will discuss how we decided on what topics to start with, share our development, first uses, and assessment of our work. We will also share how we evaluated potential platforms and what topics we hope to branch into next!
Training Buffet: Self-service acquisitions training for librarians and staff
Libraries 128
While acquisitions workflows and tools have updated over the years, our training methods have seemingly not evolved with the same speed. At ALA Annual there were a few conversations about teaching and training new acquisitions staff. Many emphasized that learning on the job was one of the best tools, and many of our colleagues have had success with implementing asynchronous instructional materials. For example, after a colleague was able to develop a copyright course, she was then able to turn her attention to other pressing tasks. Why can't we do the same for acquisitions?
In 2022, Acquisitions partnered with Instruction to design online training that could serve as an orientation to how acquisitions works for new staff and librarians, or be used in bite-sized chunks as a refresher course for others. The partnership has been fruitful thus far. We are incorporating not only written information, but videos, other media, games, and activities to reinforce content along with assessments and quizzes to test mastery of the material and to assess our course. We will discuss how we decided on what topics to start with, share our development, first uses, and assessment of our work. We will also share how we evaluated potential platforms and what topics we hope to branch into next!