These are the events taking place over the summer at Aslib in London:
June 2006
27th - Copyright for Information Providers: An Introduction
28th - Copyright for Information Providers: Advanced
29th - Understanding and Assessing Information Needs
July 2006
4th - Project Management
7th - Knowledge Architecture
10th - Digital Rights Management
11th - Making Money from Copyright NEW
12th - e-Government Information NEW
14th - UK Legal Information (am workshop) NEW
14th - EU Legal Information (pm workshop) NEW
August 2006
2nd - Running an Information Service: the Basics NEW
Details of all these courses appear below:
27th June - COPYRIGHT FOR INFORMATION PROVIDERS: AN INTRODUCTION (3 spaces
remaining) (www.aslib.com/training/4/07.html)
Copyright is an increasingly complex problem for information providers. An
awareness of the many pitfalls is vital the efficient management of
information services. Whatever area you work in you will come across
copyright as a live issue and need to understand how to handle the
challenges it poses.At the end of the day you will have a firm understanding
of what problems you may face and be able to alert colleagues to possible
problems and also advise your organisation on how to protect its rights.
Please note: The emphasis will be on UK Copyright Law.
Course Director: Graham Cornish
28th June - COPYRIGHT FOR INFORMATION PROVIDERS: ADVANCED (2 spaces
remaining)
(www.aslib.com/training/4/26.html)
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. Copyright is an issue that will not go away and a working
knowledge of it will be a valuable additional element in any CV or job.
Please note: The emphasis will be on UK Copyright Law
Course Director: Graham Cornish
29th June - UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING INFORMATION NEEDS
(www.aslib.com/training/4/24.html)
Understanding the information needs of users - individuals and groups - is
an absolute necessity of an information worker, or information service, is
to be effective. This course gives both a thorough understanding of the
concepts, and practical skills for understanding and assessing information,
from the immediate needs of a single user needing information (the
'reference interview') to the all-encompassing information needs of a whole
organisation (part of an information management audit).
Course Director: Dr David Bawden
4th July - PROJECT MANAGEMENT (www.aslib.com/training/2/10.html)
Projects are a fact of life in library and information environments. Whether
they are big projects (such as implementing IT systems, setting up a
website, conducting a customer survey) or on a smaller scale, (such as
introducing a newsletter) all projects represent a steep learning curve for
busy managers. The ultimate success of any project depends on vision,
effective communication skills and good planning. By using tried and tested
methods and techniques a project can be successfully completed without
disrupting normal service routines.
Course Director: Barbara Allan
7th July - KNOWLEDGE ARCHITECTURE (www.aslib.com/training/3/03.html)
Information Architecture (IA) has established itself in recent years as a
portfolio of practices combining aspects of web design, usability, metadata
management and information science with a view to creating information
systems which people find both useful and usable. Yet, IA conventionally
addresses only one component of organizational competence - explicit
knowledge (information). Although information must be managed effectively,
in the knowledge economy this is not sufficient on its own, leaving out of
account as it does, that other vital component of organizational competence
tacit knowledge. IA however, is evolving in some quarters into Knowledge
Architecture (KA), a compound discipline addressing all the sources of
organizational competence - explicit and tacit - within a single, holistic
framework. In order to add the missing tacit dimension, an additional set of
tools and techniques needs to be included in the Knowledge Architect's
toolkit. This interactive workshop blends presentation, discussion and
practical exercises to consider the evolutionary stages involved in the
transition from IA to KA and to examine the most important tools and
techniques involved. It presents a number of case studies and invites
delegates to discuss the implications for information professionals,
information managers, information architects, knowledge managers and
knowledge workers alike.
Course Director: Bob Bater
10th July - DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (www.aslib.com/training/4/28.html)
Most libraries and organisations working with information will create, store
and supply digital information. In order to make sure that none of these
practices full foul of the copyright legislation and also to ensure that all
these activities are carried out within a controlled environment, it is
essential that they look towards solutions offered by ICT, such as Digital
Rights Management. This one day workshop will provide an overview of the key
areas, tips and advice relating to Digital Rights Management for library and
information professionals set within an informal learning environment.
Participants will be encouraged to work in groups in order to share ideas
and discuss various issues.
Course Director: Naomi Korn
11th July - MAKING MONEY FROM COPYRIGHT (www.aslib.com/training/4/27.html)
NEW
Copyright is often perceived as a threat, however, handled in the right way
it can provide opportunities to generate income. This one day workshop will
provide an overview of the main issues for library and information
professionals set within an informal learning environment. Participants will
be encouraged to work in groups in order to share ideas and discuss various
issues.
Course Director: Naomi Korn
12th July - e-GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (www.aslib.com/training/1/07.html) NEW
The course introduces the policy context of e-Government (UK) information
and examines current issues and practice in the management of government
information. The main focus is on the provision of electronic access to
government information through the web, and on standards and best practice
in areas such as government web site design and usability, collection
management, archiving. An international perspective on government will be
adopted and there will be opportunities to explore developments in this
field at local, national and international levels
Course Director: Alastair Allan
14th July - UK LEGAL INFORMATION: An Overview (morning event) NEW (2 spaces
remaining) (www.aslib.com/training/1/12.html)
The course will cover UK legislation from inception through to repeal,
looking at consultation papers, green and white papers, the progress of Acts
through Parliament and onto their amendment and consolidation. The nature
and role of Statutory Instruments as well as where to find them will be
covered. UK case law will focus on the structure of the courts and the
progress of a case, how they are reported and how to locate unreported
judgements, the difference between a transcript, a law report and unreported
cases and how they are cited, including neutral citations.
Course Director: Fiona Durrant
14th July - EU LEGAL INFORMATION: An Overview (Afternoon course) NEW
(www.aslib.com/training/1/13.html
The course will cover the full range of EU legislation ranging from Treaties
to pre-legislative progress. It will include how to find out how a
particular Directive has been implemented in any specific member state. For
case law, it will take a look at the European Court of Justice, Court of
First instance. Other related information will also be covered including
merger decisions and tender notices.
Course Director: Fiona Durrant
2nd August - RUNNING AN INFORMATION SERVICE: THE BASICS
(www.aslib.com/training/4/12.html) NEW
So you've been given an information service to manage. You have a room -
perhaps containing shelves of publications inherited from your predecessor.
You have a desk, with a networked computer and a phone, which is ringing.
Where do you start?
Step-by-step, this one-day course will take you through the basics of
setting up and running an effective information service for your
organisation. Participative and practical throughout, it includes exercises
and feedback, with plenty of opportunity for discussion and ideas sharing.
Course Director: Tim Buckley Owen
All our courses are available as onsite events. Organisations that train 6
or more staff 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
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Kind regards,
Nicole Adamides
Aslib Training, The Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4PS
Tel: 020 7613 3031 Fax: 020 7613 5080
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