 |
 |
With the permission of the list owners and apologies for cross-posting RECORDS MANAGEMENT DAY 4th April 2001 Venue: The Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1B 5BB The day is intended as an introduction to the principles and practice of records management, suitable for anyone setting up a records management programme and for all staff working in records centres. There will be a morning session of presentations followed by workshops in the afternoon. Firstly participants will learn how to articulate the importance and value of a records management programme. They will be given a comprehensive overview of the records management function followed by a case study on implementation. The afternoon workshops provide the chance to tackle two key records management activities for themselves. Included in price of £105 is lunch and refreshments as well as the course handbook with speakers notes, bibliography, glossary and extra information. PROGRAMME 9.00-9.30 Arrival and Coffee 9.30-9.45 Introduction 9.45-10.15 Overview of the Day: Why Records Management and First Principles: Janet Foster, Director, TASC 10.15-11.15 Mapping out the Records Management Operation: Margaret Crockett, Director, TASC 11.15-11.30 Coffee 11.30 Info~byte: Vital Records 11.40-12.40 Implementing a Records Management Programme, a Case Study: Ed Pinsent, Church of England Records Centre 12.40-12.50 Info~byte: Legal and regulatory considerations 12.50-2.00 Lunch 2.00-3.00 First workshop session 3.00-3.15 Tea 3.15-4.15 Second workshop session 4.15-4.45 Round-up discussion and closure WORKSHOPS Workshop One: Records Appraisal and Retention Scheduling Faced with a mass of documentation it is hard to know what to keep, how long to keep it for, what to discard and when. Participants will be given guidelines on appraisal and the various factors which determine retention periods to equip them to develop their own retention policies. A practical walk-through of appraisal decision-making and of applying retention schedules. Workshop Two: Implementing your Programme Mapping out the processes and procedures involved in implementing the records management programme and developing documentation to support it. APPLICATION FORM email to: [log in to unmask] or post to: theBASTD, May Cottage, Fountayne Road, London N16 7EB Full name Email Employer Position Address Telephone Fax ? I enclose a cheque for £105 payable to Basic Archive Skills Training Days ? Please send me a receipt ? Please invoice my employer rm 4/4/01