(With apologies for cross-posting)
We are offering our popular Basic Archive Skills Training Day in
London on the 24th June. Please note we will be running it again in
London on the 14th October. In response to many requests we are
delivering it in Sheffield on the 23rd September and in Scotland in
November (for details either contact me off-list or watch our
website: http://www.archive-skills.com/training/index.php).
Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Venue: London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57–58 Russell
Square, London WC1B 4HS
Cost: £126.50 per participant (incl. VAT at 15%)
Application form: http://www.archive-skills.com/training/2009/24-6appl.php
Special offer: Participants signing up for this course together with
the Archival Arrangement and Description Explained (25 June
http://www.archive-skills.com/training/2009/25-6.php) will receive
a special reduced rate of £241.50 (incl. VAT at 15%) for the two
courses!
The Basic Archive Skills Training Day has been delivered by
Margaret Crockett and Janet Foster for over 15 years. During this
time they have revised and developed the one day course to ensure
it remains relevant and is responding to the workforce development
needs of the museum, library and archives sector. The course is
consistently fully booked and many corporate clients routinely send
new employees as part of their induction and training. The course
combines presentations, facilitated discussion and workshops to
ensure an interesting and relaxed learning environment.
The Basic Archive Skills Training Day is aimed at people working
with archives and records without formal recordkeeping
qualifications, and who feel that they would benefit from some
basic training in the principles of managing records and archives.
It is suitable for:
* Archives and records assistants
* Managers of archive staff
* Librarians and information managers responsible for archives
and records
* IT professionals seeking an overview of the aims of archives
and records management
* Anyone else who has responsibility for managing archives and
records
The day consists of four core sessions focusing on the main areas
of preservation, collecting, appraisal and description differing in
length as appropriate. Sessions will include ample time for
questions and a high level of participation is encouraged.
A course handbook will be provided, which will contain:
* supporting notes for the sessions;
* a select bibliography;
* the BASTD glossary of archive and records management terms;
* useful contacts;
* info-bytes on related topics;
* participants list;
* information about other TASC training opportunities
Participants are encouraged to prepare for the course by
formulating questions or issues that have arisen in the course of
their work, for consideration by the speakers and the class as a
whole.
The course fee of £126.50 (incl. VAT) includes the course handbook
with supporting notes and useful sources for further information.
The fee also includes lunch (with vegetarian option; please let the
directors know if you have any other special dietary needs) and tea
and coffee.
Programme
9.30 Registration and coffee
9.45 What are Archives? Terminology and concepts (facilitated
discussion)
10.30 Overview of preservation management for archives
(presentation) Jonathan Rhys-Lewis, Consultant in Preservation &
Collections Management
11.30 Digital archives management info-shot (presentation)
11.45 Coffee
12.00 Collecting policies and accessions (presentation and
workshop)
1.15 Lunch
2.00 Appraising records for archival value (presentation and
exercise)
2.45 Archival Processing, Arrangement and Description
(presentation) Mark Pomeroy, Archivist, The Royal Academy
3.45 Tea
4.00 Providing access to archives (group brainstorm)
4.30 Close
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course participants will be able to:
* Articulate the concepts and principles that underpin archives
management
* Explain the differences between managing archives, books and
objects
* Begin to develop an effective preservation management strategy
for archives in all media
* Identify the main elements of an archive acquisition/collecting
policy
* Develop archive accessioning documentation
* Understand the main principles of archival appraisal
* Undertake basic archive processing activity
Application form:
http://www.archive-skills.com/training/2009/24-6appl.php
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Margaret Crockett
Director, the Archive-Skills Consultancy
Tel: (020) 8209 1613
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Website: http://www.margaretcrockett.co.uk/
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