Dear Colleagues,

 

MLA London's training programme contains a number of courses that are relevant to people working in the library sector taking place in November 2008.  Our training is open to all archive staff (and volunteers) in the UK.  

 

More details of each course are below this list, please scroll down or click on the course title.

 

·         Supporting and Supervising Volunteers in Museums, Libraries, and Archives - Monday 17th November 2008 (only 2 places remaining)

·         Electronic Records Management - Wednesday 19th November 2008 (only 3 places remaining)

·         Community Engagement: Planning and Evaluation - Thursday 27th November 2008

 

Course prices range from £75 to £100 for the full day course and include course papers/booklets, lunch, and refreshments.  To inquire into availability, or request a booking form please call 020 7549 1712, or email [log in to unmask]  Alternatively you can download a booking form by clicking here <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLAL_BOOKING_FORM_0809.doc> , or by copying the following into your web browser: http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLAL_BOOKING_FORM_0809.doc <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLAL_BOOKING_FORM_0809.doc>  

 

You can download a full copy of our training programme by clicking here <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLAEVENTS0809.pdf> , or copying the following into your web browser: http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLAEVENTS0809.pdf <http://www.mlalondon.org.uk/uploads/documents/MLAEVENTS0809.pdf>  

 

Kind Regards

 

Paddy McNulty

Workforce Development Co-ordinator

MLA London

 

 

Supporting and Supervising Volunteers in Museums, Libraries, and Archives

Date/Time: Monday 17th November 0930 - 1630

Venue: The Cuming Museum, Old Walworth Town Hall, 151 Walworth Rd, London SE17 1RY

 

Today's volunteers require different management strategies if museums, libraries, and archives wish to maximise the opportunities and value that volunteers bring to their organisations.

 

This session will provide participants with an overview of the current best practice in volunteer involvement and the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues. Discussion during the session will be complemented by an extensive set of handout materials illustrating policies, structures, and plans that may be used in implementing strategies described in the session.

 

By the end of the day participants will be able to:

·         Maximise a return on the investment made in volunteers

·         Identify new and productive roles for volunteers

·         Develop a strategy to reach out to new volunteer populations

·         Implement ways to quickly prepare busy staff to effectively manage volunteers

 

Trainer: Steve McCurley, CSV. Steve is an internationally-renowned trainer and speaker in the field of effective volunteer involvement, Steve is a partner in Seattle-based consulting firm VM Systems. He is author of 16 bestselling volunteer management publications and co-editor of the e-Volunteerism on-line journal. He has worked extensively in the Americas and Europe. In the UK, he has trained for library and museum services and is a founder faculty member of CSV's Institute for Advanced Volunteer Management.

 

Cost: £95 for organisations within London; £100 for organisations outside of London.  A course booklet is included in the price.  Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

 

 

Electronic Records Management

Date/Time: Wednesday 19th November 0930 - 1700

Venue: The Women's Library, 25 Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT

 

This one-day course will provide participants with an introduction to the evolving discipline of electronic records management and the technologies which underpin it. It will provide an overview of the sector explaining the distinction between document and record management, e-mail archiving, and the challenges posed by new technology and Web 2.0. 

 

The purpose of this course is to equip delegates with an understanding of what has been attempted and achieved and what key challenges remain and how the affected communities both in government and commerce are attempting to respond to them. 

 

The course aims to provide participants with a theoretical background in electronic records management whilst giving them practical advice on the options that are available to them which they can adopt and adapt within their own workplaces. The course will cover:

 

·         Introduction to electronic records management -overview of the development of the discipline 1998 to 2008

·         Developing policies and procedures - the role of the Records Management Code

·         Management of electronic records - what options are available

·         Management of e-mail and derivatives such as text messaging and instant messaging

·         EDRMS (Electronic Document Records Management Systems) - benefits and limitations

·         Designing systems to provide for planned and audited disposal of electronic records - classification, access control and retention rules

·         Preservation, archiving, appraisal and disposal of electronic records - what? When? And how?

·         Horizon scanning - the future for electronic records and their management

 

Trainer: Richard Blake, Head of the Records Management Advisory Service, The National Archives

 

Cost: £95 for organisations within London; £100 for organisations outside of London.  Course papers, refreshments and a light lunch will be provided

 

Community Engagement: Planning and Evaluation 

Date/Time: Thursday 27th November 2008 0930 - 1630

Venue: The Abbey Centre, 34 Great Smith St, London SW1P 3BU

 

There will be a practical focus to the day with discussions and activities that will focus on why we evaluate and how it helps to demonstrate the impact that the museums, libraries and archives sector can have. The Generic Social Outcomes framework will be used to demonstrate the sector's contribution to developing community participation and social outcomes which is particularly valuable for communicating with partners and funders. 

 

Participants will be asked to come with a current or proposed project that they are evaluating to discuss with others in an afternoon session.

 

Aims:

 

·         To consider why we evaluate 

·         To use the Generic Social Outcomes to demonstrate the impact that museums, libraries and archives can have 

·         To consider a wide range of methods that we can use to collect data and how we can analyse and make use of the results

 

Trainers: John Vincent - Networker for "The Network - tackling social exclusion ..." and Cathy Herman, Independent Consultant

 

Cost: £95 for organisations within London; £100 for organisations outside of London.  Course papers, refreshments and a light lunch will be provided

 

 

 

Kind Regards

 

Paddy McNulty

Workforce Development Co-ordinator

MLA London

 

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