In this update, I have included the following information:
- May courses ( 2 new courses added)
- April courses that have places available
- Conferences which Aslib is supporting, offering discounts to corporate members
Don’t forget, if your organisation books any 5 courses during the year, you can get a 6th one-day course free of charge.
All our courses are available as onsite events. We can also help you plan a conference or event, providing you with all the administrative support you need. Please contact me, if you would like a quote. My contact details are at the bottom of this email.
COURSES(all the courses will take place at the London office):
MAY 2008
COPYRIGHT FOR INFORMATION PROVIDERS: ADVANCED, Thursday 1, £280+VAT(£350+VAT)
A basic understanding of copyright highlights just how complex an issue it is. Knowing how the law works is just the beginning but you need to be able to map basic concepts new and innovative information delivery systems and technologies. After this day's training you will have a grater understanding of how to interpret the law and how to put in place management systems that take account of the rapidly changing techniques used for information storage and delivery. Course Director: Graham Cornish http://www.aslib.com/training/4/26.html
WEB 2.0: AN OVERVIEW, Monday 12, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
Web 2.0 is said by some not to exist. Nevertheless, the new technologies associated with web 2.0 are increasingly described in the literature, and most significantly, are being used by your students, colleagues, friends and relations, as everyday information management tools. There are no rules, everyone can contribute, and no-one needs to use controlled vocabulary or command language. The phrase 'social networking' is no longer contained within the field of knowledge management, and there is a feeling that the information chain has undergone radical restructuring, without anyone saying so. People you know are becoming well informed, undertaking the roles of search specialist, critic and even publisher. If you do not know how information is being communicated, then it is hard, if not impossible, to find what you need, or even to be aware it exists. This one day event explains what is meant by web 2.0 applications, and looks at using weblogs, rss, wikis, podcasts, social linking and tagging, shared authoring tools, instant messaging, and social networking sites, within the context of an information management environment. Course Director: Lyn Robinson http://www.aslib.com/training/5/03.html
METADATA: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, Tuesday 13, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
Metadata is one of the most important, but least understood, aspects of the modern information environment. This course demystifies the concept of metadata, and shows how and why it is used, in a variety of environments. A variety of commonly-used metadata formats will be demonstrated for example Dublin Core, and AACR/MARC - and the way in which metadata creation relates to the 'traditional' library/information tasks of indexing and cataloguing will be outlined. Library/information workers are often called to create metadata records; they may also be asked to evaluate, choose or create metadata formats for their organisation's information. This course deals with both these topics, in principle and in practice.
Course Director: Professor David Bawden http://www.aslib.com/training/4/21.html
HOW TO DESIGN TRAINING SESSIONS, Thursday 15, £230+VAT(£287.50+VAT) NEW COURSE
An intensive one-day workshop for new trainers or those responsible for providing effective training and coaching sessions for staff. Course Director: Nicola Wise
http://www.aslib.com/training/2/13.html
DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM, Tuesday 20, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
This course is aimed at those responsible for motivating and managing their library/information service team. It provides a practical overview of the management skills and techniques required to develop and maintain a productive and effective team. It will enable you to develop strategies for managing challenging situations and you will learn how to create a self motivating and self regulating team. Course Director: Nicola Wise
http://www.aslib.com/training/2/03.html
IMPLEMENTING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES, Wednesday 21, (special fee of £200 + VAT) NEW COURSE
This workshop will explore practical progress in Knowledge Mapping within the workplace during the last ten years, prior to developing the subject within a new series of workshops entitled "Implementing Knowledge Management Initiatives" which will be launched later in the spring. The principal focus of the morning session will be the presentation and discussion of a Case Study undertaken by the presenters at a prominent metropolitan transportation authority.
Workshop Directors: Bob Bater and Graham Robertson
http://www.aslib.com/training/3/02.html
APRIL 2008
CONSTRUCTING A THESAURUS, Tuesday 8 – Wednesday 9, £475+VAT(£595+VAT) http://www.aslib.com/training/4/05.html
EUROPEAN UNION INFORMATION, Monday 14, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
http://www.aslib.com/training/1/06.html
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE: Exploring the Fundamentals, Tuesday 15, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
http://www.aslib.com/training/3/04.html
STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS, Wednesday 23, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
http://www.aslib.com/training/1/11.html
RECORDS MANAGEMENT: An Introduction, Thursday 24, £230+VAT(£287.50+VAT)
http://www.aslib.com/training/4/19.html
RECORDS SURVEY, Friday 25 (am), £150+VAT(£187.50+VAT)
http://www.aslib.com/training/4/23.html
UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING INFORMATION NEEDS, Tuesday 29, £280+VAT(£350+VAT)
http://www.aslib.com/training/4/24.html
COPYRIGHT FOR INFORMATION PROVIDERS: AN INTRODUCTION, Wednesday 30, £230+VAT(£287.50+VAT)
http://www.aslib.com/training/4/07.html
CONFERENCES
Aslib is supporting a number of conferences this year:
Translating and the Computer 30, 27-28 November 2008, London
Aslib’s annual conference. (www.aslib.com/conferences)
Digital Asset Management and Marketing Operations Best PracticeMark your calendars for the most important industry event for Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Marketing Operations. Henry Stewart London takes place 25-26 June 2008 at The Radisson Portman Hotel, London. (www.aslib.com/conferences)
IN-COMPANY TRAINING SERVICE
All our courses are available as onsite/in-company events. Organisations that need to train 6 or more staff in the same subject will save on course fees by having the course onsite. Please contact me if you would like a quote.
If you have any enquiries about these or future events, please email me at [log in to unmask]
Kind regards,
Nicole Adamides, ASLIB Training
The Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4PS
Tel: 020 7613 3031 Fax: 020 7613 5080
www.aslib.com/training Email: [log in to unmask]
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