Please note that this course will be retired, and no longer available for enrollment on July 28, 2025, when it will be replaced by a new program of courses called LiFT: Library Foundational Training. Anyone enrolled by that date will continue to have access to the course until August 29, 2025.
Format: Self-paced Course
Developed by: the Idaho Commission for Libraries
Length: 2 hours
Course Objectives
In this unit, you will learn:
- Purpose of performing collection assessment
- Methods for assessing your collection
- Process for performing a collection assessment
- How to use collection assessment information
- Criteria and a process for weeding the collection
- Evaluation of the collection development cycle, processes, etc.
Important Notes:
1) A Certificate of Completion for this course is provided by the Idaho Commission for Libraries.
2) User registration data for all ABLE courses is provided to the Idaho Commission for Libraries so they can track user progress.
