We hope you've had a refreshing August bank holiday. We thought to remind you of the CILIP Training courses that have a few remaining places this September:
HOW TO USE AACR2 ***3 places left***
10 SEPTEMBER 2008
Learn how to navigate AACR2 securely to find information, how to describe a range of media and understand the process for constructing headings.
FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/catandclass/howtouseaacr.htm
DESK RESEARCH SKILLS ***2 places left***
17 SEPTEMBER 2008
Library and information staff often undertake detailed desk research without any formal training, this practical one-day course is designed to help you achieve the best results for all types of research work.
FULL DETAILS:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/libinfo/deskresearchskills.htm
BALANCED SCORECARD: PRACTICAL APPROACHES
18 SEPTEMBER 2008
A new course repeated this autumn. Understand how the balanced scorecard is used to measure and manage performance. On the day you will develop a basic balanced scorecard process for your own library.
FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/md/balancedscorecardpracticalapproaches.htm
SUPERVISORY SKILLS ***2 places left***
23 SEPTEMBER 2008
Develop your ability to supervise colleagues. Understand boundaries, accountability and how to set goals and allocate work.
FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/md/supervisoryskills1.htm
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THINKING FOR WORKPLACE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STAFF
24 SEPTEMBER 2008
Learn how to create a strategic plan for your service, understand the technologies that can help you set long term goals and to think and work more strategically.
FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/md/strategicplanning.htm
ABSTRACTING WITH CONFIDENCE
25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Use your reading and writing skills more effectively to improve essential abstracting and summarising techniques for enquiry answering and desk research. Learn how to scan documents rapidly and identify key content on this well-established course.
FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/libinfo/abstractingwithconfidence.htm
WEB 2.0: THE NUTS AND BOLTS ***1 place left***
29 SEPTEMBER 2008
Discover how blogs and RSS feeds can help manage information on the web. On the day create your own blog and use RSS feeds, learning how best to use them in a library/information centre setting and on an intranet.
FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/ict/web20thenutsandbolts.htm
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF GOOGLE(tm) ***2 places left***
30 SEPTEMBER 2008
Use advanced search with confidence and do more than just simple subject term searching. Understand how Google(tm) works and why it matters.
FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2008/ict/gettingthemostoutofgoogle.htm
Browse all our courses online today: http://www.cilip.org.uk/trainingcourses
Don't forget - CILIP members receive up to 40% discount on all CILIP training courses.
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