CILIP Training & Development are pleased to announce our April 2010 courses.
Don't forget - CILIP members receive up to 40% discount on all CILIP training.
DEVELOPING A TAXONOMY
20 APRIL 2010, LONDON
Consider the main types of information taxonomy and explore opportunities for taxonomy development. This new CILIP course will look at software tools and identifying and adapting classifications schemes, enabling library and information professionals to develop systems ranging from file plans, to encoding schemes for databases to controlled vocabularies for intranets.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
* Types of classification
* Software to support taxonomy development
* Identifying and adapting classification schemes
FULL DETAILS:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs-careers/training/pages/developing-a-taxonomy.aspx
ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR LIS
27 APRIL 2010, LONDON
Ideal for those new to working in a library or information service or as a refresher, this two-day course covers the core skills needed from basic enquiry handling skills, to cataloguing and classification, to library management and promoting your service. A popular CILIP course that always books fast!
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
* Using methodology filters
* Five levels of evidence
* Getting the best out of Cochrane Library
FULL DETAILS:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs-careers/training/pages/essential-skills-lis-staff.aspx
TWITTER FOR LIBRARIANS
26 APRIL 2010, LONDON
Back by popular demand, this one-day course will teach you what Twitter is, why it's useful within a library context, what libraries and librarians are doing with it and it's role within an overall library context. You will have an opportunity to create an account, start following people, posting 'tweets', using the search options and exploring other Twitter applications.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
* Twitter as a search tool
* Third part resources
* Creating an account
FULL DETAILS:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs-careers/training/pages/twitter-librarians.aspx
USING SOCIAL NETWORKING AND UGC WEBSITES
29 APRIL 2010, LONDON
Are you interested in Web 2.0 technologies and want to start developing it? This highly practical course will teach you how to promote your library, service or organisation using social networking and other user generated content (UGC) websites. Get up to date on Facebook, search engines and social bookmarking systems and start communicating in a new way today.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
* Creating search engines and Search 2.0
* Web 2.0 communication resources
* Social bookmarking services
* New developments in Web 2.0
FULL DETAILS:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs-careers/training/pages/using-social-networking-ugc-websites.aspx
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