With apologies for cross-posting:
BASIC ARCHIVE SKILLS TRAINING DAY
11th September 2003
Venue: The Meeting Place, 153 Drummond Street, London NW1 2PB
Our well-known Introductory Course is aimed at people working with
archives and records without formal recordkeeping qualifications
who feel that they would benefit from some basic training in the
principles of managing records and archives. It is suitable for:
· Archives and records assistants
· Managers of archive staff
· Librarians and information managers responsible for
archives and records
· IT professionals seeking an overview of the aims of
archives and records management
· Anyone else who has responsibility for managing archives
and records
This training day is continually reviewed and revised to reflect
feedback from participants and the course director's evaluations.
The day includes five core sessions focusing on the main areas of
archives and records management, differing in length as
appropriate. By chairing and facilitating throughout the day, the
course directors ensure that the program is integrated and flows
well. Sessions will include ample time for questions and a high
level of participation is encouraged.
A course handbook is provided, which contains:
· supporting notes to the presentations
· a select bibliography
· the BASTD glossary of archive and records management
terms
· useful contacts
· a list of relevant websites
· info-bytes on related topics
· participants list
· information about other TASC training opportunities
Participants are encouraged to prepare for the course by
formulating questions or issues that have arisen in the course of
their work, for consideration by the speakers and the class as a
whole.
The course fee of £117.50 (including VAT) also includes lunch
(with vegetarian option, please let the directors know if you have
any other special dietary needs) and tea and coffee.
We will be running this course again (see www.archive-skills.com
for details) on the following dates:
14 October 2003 (Manchester)
week beginning 20 October 2003 (Birmingham)
12 November 2003 (London)
2 December (Edinburgh)
PROGRAMME
9.00-9.30
Registration and coffee
9.30-10.00
Introduction and First Principles
Janet Foster and Margaret Crockett, TASC
10.00-11.00
Preservation: Strategies and Guidelines
Jonathan Rhys-Lewis, Freelance Preservation Consultant
11.00-11.15
Coffee
11.15-12.45
Archival Processing, Arrangement and Description: overview
and practical exercise
Mark Pomeroy, Royal Academy
12.45-1.00
Discussion
1-1.45
Lunch
1.45 - 2.15
Provision of Access to Archives: group brainstorm
2.15 - 2.30
Info-byte ~ Networking Archives
2.30 - 3.15
Records Management Overview
3.15-3.30
Tea
3.30 - 4.30
IT and Recordkeeping workshop
4.30
Round-up and closing remarks
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APPLICATION FORM
Send to: TASC, May Cottage, 1 Fountayne Road, London N16 7EB or
email to: [log in to unmask]
Or fill in your registration form on-line at:
www.archive-skills.com
Full name
Employer
Position
Address
Telephone
Fax
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¨ I enclose a cheque for £117.50 payable to the Archive-Skills
consultancy (TASC)
¨ I'd like a receipt
¨ Invoice my employer (give contact name and address if
different from above)
Intro7/09.03
