ASLIB Training Services
September-October Training courses on Business and Official Information Sources, Cataloguing and Classification, Copyright and Intellectual Property, General Management and Communication Skills and Library and Information Management Skills.
ASLIB provides training and development for busy information professionals in key aspects
of information work. We offer public courses and workshops, as well as on-site and distance
programmes.
10th October 2011
British Company Law
In brief
Company Law is typically viewed as “very important, but far too difficult for non-specialists”. This
course distils the key legal principles which govern corporate activity for those who lack the time
to follow lengthy conventional legal courses, through real life examples and examination of actual
company documents.
Course highlights:
• Limited Liability and types of company
• Company formation and financing
• Company decision takers
• Company reporting and disclosure
• Corporate crimes and dangers and dissolving companies
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Understand what company law provisions are intended to achieve
• Distinguish the theoretical legal position from business reality
• Decipher corporate legal jargon
• Trace and use company documents – a vital tool for analysing a business
14th October 2011
Copyright for Information Providers: An Introduction
In brief
Copyright is an increasingly complex problem for information providers and an awareness of the many
pitfalls is vital for the efficient management of information services. In whatever area you work you will
come across copyright as a live issue and need to understand how to handle the challenges it poses.
Course highlights:
• Basic principles of copyright law
• Types of copyright
• How to obtain it and who owns it
• Authors/owners and their rights
• Exceptions to copyright law
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Identify and respond to potential problems
• Alert colleagues to possible problems
• Advise your organization on how to protect its rights
21st October 2011
European Union Information
In brief
This intensive one-day course introduces the European Union – its institutions, legislative acts and
how policy is made, and how to find out about its activities. The practical information implications
of “better regulation” and the ways in which EU law is transposed and implemented in the UK are
examined.
Course highlights:
• Introduction to the European Union
• Searching for EU information
• Legislative and judicial information sources
• Policy monitoring
• Keeping up-to-date: EU and non-EU sources
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Demonstrate a greater knowledge of major sources of official and other EU information
• Identify a range of specialist online sources
• Evaluate online sources of EU information
• Solve complex EU information enquiries
28th October 2011
Enquiry Handling
In brief
Information professionals need to demonstrate special expertise when it comes to finding the
information their enquirers need. This course concentrates on practicalities rather than sources
and introduces participants to the full range of basic enquiry-answering techniques, showing how it is
possible to tackle any subject, even when you do not know what information sources may be available
to help.
Course highlights:
• Comprehensive introduction to enquiry-answering techniques
• Understanding the question
• Choosing sources and efficient searching
• What to do if you cannot find the answer
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Understand fully what the enquiry wants
• Select and reject possible reference sources with confidence
• Search indexes and databases efficiently
• Know what to do if you cannot find the answer
4th November 2011
Presentation Skills
In brief
This intensive course will help you to make memorable and effective presentations. It is a very
practical workshop and you will gain the opportunity to develop your presentation techniques in a nonthreatening
atmosphere.
Course highlights:
• Planning and preparing your presentation
• Starting your presentation
• Presentation strategies and techniques
• Closing the presentation
• Ending on a high
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Prepare an effective presentation, using a range of techniques
• Make an interesting and memorable presentation
• Select and produce aids and resources to support your presentation
• Use a range of skills and techniques to enhance your performance
11th November 2011
Business Information
In brief
Effective performance in meeting business information needs requires an understanding of the key
concepts, jargon and institutions relating to this type of information and an awareness of the sources
through which it can be retrieved. This course is directed at information professionals with no or limited
experience of dealing with information in the business field.
Course highlights:
• The business environment
• Company financial statements and other types of company reporting
• Product and market information
• Official sources of business information
• Understanding and using business statistics
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Be fluent in specialized jargon
• Understand the contextual background of business research
• Undertake efficient research
18th November 2011
Copyright for Information Providers: Advanced
In brief
A basic understanding of copyright highlights just how complex an issue it is: knowing how the law
works is just the beginning. This course will give delegates a greater 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.
Course highlights:
• Copyright in an electronic context
• Copyright and software/the Web
• Trading in copyright materials
• The international dimension
• Copyright and career development
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Have a greater understanding of how to interpret the law
• Have a greater understanding of how to put in place management systems that take account of
rapidly changing techniques
25th November 2011
Business Plans: How to Produce a Workable and
Convincing Business Plan (half-day)
In brief
A well-conceived business plan is a powerful aid to achieving better results in the commercial world
and other fields of activity. This course will explain soundly-established principles for devising a plan
that works. It is for anyone bidding for resources from others, whether they hope to launch or expand
a business, or serve as a unit manager seeking to justify future allocation of resources.
Course highlights:
• Systematic reviews for businesses and organizations
• Ways to identify and exploit business opportunities
• Financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting for business plans
On completing the course you will be able to:
• Draw up business plans with increased competence
• Enhance the credibility and persuasiveness of business plans
• Incorporate ways of anticipating and dealing with circumstantial change
• Track and refine future business plans with greater ease and effectiveness
ASLIB Members recieved 20% discount.
Download a copy of the ASLIB Training Directory - http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/pdf/ASLIBTrainingDirectoryJanuaryJune2011.pdf
To book a place or for further information about any aspect of the ASLIB training please contact:
Diane Heath Publications and Training Manager
ASLIB
Howard House
Wagon Lane
Bingley
BD16 1WA
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44 (0) 1274 785090
Web: www.aslib.com/training
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