MANAGING RECORDS ON A SHOESTRING
A practical workshop exploring how to manage records in the Arts & Heritage Sector
When: 18 September 2012, 9.30-16.00
Where: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 16 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3JA
Cost: £120 (£80 unwaged)
Organised by: The Records Management Consultancy
Facilitators: Charlotte Brunskill, Archivist & Records Manager at The Paul Mellon Centre and Samira Teuteberg, Records Manager at The National Portrait Gallery
Workshop content:
-Are you responsible for managing records, but don’t know where to start?
-Are you unsure how to comply with legislation regarding Data Protection and Freedom of Information?
-Are you overwhelmed by electronic records, and confused about how to manage them?
-Are you uncertain about which records to keep and which to destroy?
This training workshop will explore the practical steps and give you the basic tools needed to start a records management programme in your institution without having to invest in expensive solutions. The sessions are highly interactive and tailored specifically to the Arts & Heritage Sector.
The facilitators are experts in the field who have between them over 20 years of experience managing records in a variety of Arts & Heritage organisations. They presented the highly successful ‘Nuts & Bolts of Records Management’ training programme offered by Renaissance & the London Museums Hub. Charlotte Brunskill is co-author of Records Management for Museums & Galleries: an Introduction (pub. Chandos, April 2012)
Who should attend: Collections Managers, Administrators, Archivists & Archive Assistants, Librarians & Library Assistants, Information Managers, Curators and anyone responsible for managing records in an Arts & Heritage environment.
Previous participants said: 'Extremely useful, very practical and addresses all the types of records I deal with'; [I can] 'approach object files and archiving records with greater confidence and a better idea of official methods and desired outcomes.'
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For up to date information on forthcoming workshops and free visits
please see the online ARLIS/UK & Ireland Events Calendar 2012 at
http://arlis.org.uk/
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