Essential information skills training for library and information professionals

Please find our June courses below


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Abstracting and Summarizing Electronic Documents - 4th June - London
Course Leader: Tim Buckley Owen
Abstracting and summarising skills are a staple of the effective information professional's armoury - but assimilating and reproducing screen-based content introduces a whole range of new reading and writing issues that don't apply to printed material.
Combining presentation, practical work and group feedback, this course will help participants understand and apply the special principles associated with summarising electronic content and will equip them to tackle the challenges this presents with confidence.
For more information about this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=75


Copyright Masterclass - 11th June - London
Course Leader: Naomi Korn
Copyright is an issue that will not go away particularly as digital technology and digital content becomes even more essential in our professional and private lives. It means that a thorough understanding of copyright, related rights and licences in a digital environment is crucial for librarians and information professionals.
For more information about this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=116


Introduction to Social Media - 17th June - London
Course Leader: Lisa Jeskins
Discover how you can start to use social media for your own professional development and engagement with your users.
Social media is becoming increasingly popular in our connected world. Social media can help you to find up-to-date information, network with your peers, market your service and even catch up with your friends.
For more information about this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=106


Business Information - 17th June - London
Course Leader: Chris Murphy
Effective performance in providing business information requires an understanding of the key concepts, jargon and institutions relating to this type of information, together with an awareness of the principal sources through which it can be retrieved. This course meets both needs and is directed at information professionals who have either not previously dealt with information in the business field or only limited experience of handling it.
For more information about this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=72


Customer Service Skills - 18th June - London
Course Leader: Lisa Jeskins
Good customer service is a core value for all information and library services.
Appreciating and meeting the expectations of users is at the heart of providing a high quality library service and staff who understand what customers want are an organization's biggest asset. Good customer service inspires customer loyalty and enhances the reputation of the organization. It can help with staff motivation and improve staff morale. Fewer complaints mean less stress and a happier team.
For more information on this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=110


Assessing our Worth: Value and Impact - 24th June - London
Course Leader: David Bawden
A practically oriented one-day course, comparing and exemplifying ways of finding and demonstrating the value and impact of information and library services.
For more information on this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=16


Organizing Digital Information and Knowledge - 25th June - London
Course Leader - David Bawden
This one-day course covers all modern tools for organizing information, focusing on taxonomies and thesauri, and gives participants the chance to construct an outline organization of their own.
For more information on this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=35


Effective Communication Skills for Library and Information Managers - 26th June - London
Course Leader: Nicola Wise
This highly practical and interactive workshop provides an overview of the skills required to effectively and confidently communicate changing and challenging working environment. It is particularly relevant to those involved in lobbying and needing to be confident in their approach to others both internally and externally.
For more information on this workshop visit http://www.aslib.com/training/courses/course.htm?eventid=123



Download ASLIB's 2014 Training Directory for other course dates and information on on-site and one-to-one courses http://www.aslib.com/downloads/aslib_training_directory_2014.pdf

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Sue Hill
Training Co-ordinator (ASLIB)

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