Developing Spanish and Latino Interest Collections Using the Web and Online Sources

Instructor: Alvaro Sanabria

Developing Spanish and Latino Interest Collections Using the Web and Online Sources

• Are you new or recently assigned to develop Spanish and/or Latino interest collections?
• Are you interested in expanding your existing collection development skills in these areas?
• Do you want to find out about practical and efficient ways to complement print resources and off-shelf purchasing for developing your collections?
• Do you want to explore a variety of sources from Latin America, Spain and the U.S. to add new titles to your collections?

Workshop Description: This all-day workshop will provide you with techniques and resources that assist you with collection development practices for Spanish and Latino interest collections. You will explore resources that facilitate finding, selecting, evaluating and ordering Spanish language materials. You will learn how to optimize your services by integrating traditional collection development methods with free Web resources and online databases. Currently, Spanish and Latino interest collection development is experiencing an unprecedented wave of growth throughout the U.S., and professional opportunities in this area are more exciting than ever. This superb networking and training opportunity will provide practical knowledge and tips you can immediately apply to your collection development program.

Topics To Be Covered:

• Assessing Collection Development Policy
  • budget considerations
  • patron needs
  • web and online resources
• Selecting Books, Periodicals, and Audio-Visual Material
  • availability
  • bibliographic and ordering information
  • pricing
  • publishers and distributors
• Finding Review Sources
  • alerts from e-bookstores/distributors
  • professional journals
  • subscription databases
• Searching for Best Seller Lists
  • magazines
  • newspapers
  • vendor lists
• Evaluating E-Books Sources
  • distributors
  • free Web-based

Who Should Attend: Anyone in a California library with an interest in developing Spanish and Latino Interest Collections in a variety of formats.

Prerequisites: Familiarly with using Windows and navigating the Internet. Spanish is desirable but not required.

Please Note: There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop. Infopeople does not provide parking passes, lunch or refreshments.

Check-in: 8:30 to 9 AM Instruction: 9 AM to 4:30 PM