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***********Apologies for cross posting************* More courses on offer at TFPL for November 2005. If you wish to book please click on the web link or contact Anita Kaler on 020 7251 5522 or email [log in to unmask] assessing the quality of information speaker: Karen Blakeman date: 7 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Anyone and everyone can publish on the Web. Not all, though, are qualified or knowledgeable in their chosen subject and some even publish deliberately misleading information. Separating fact from fiction, and scrutinising the credentials of an author on the Net are now an essential part of any research. This course provides a step by step guide to assessing and evaluating the quality of information. All types of media, including print, will be covered but the emphasis will be on electronic resources. The techniques are applicable to all sectors and types of organisations and all levels of expertise. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr566 collaborative knowledge: the challenge of complex partnerships speakers: please see website date: 8 Nov course fee: £250 + VAT (£293.75) includes buffet lunch and refreshments Organisations in all sectors are looking to extend their capabilities and improve their ability to innovate. They aim to deliver excellent services and products through collaboration with organisations and individuals working outside their traditional boundaries. Networks and partnerships drawn from suppliers, developers and customers contribute to innovative and exciting working environments. But such complexity raises new challenges. How can knowledge be shared effectively between the partners in a complex network? Using the health sector as a 'case study' this seminar and workshop demonstrates how complex partnerships can be managed to become creative learning networks. More than any other, the health sector is an elaborate picture of networks and partnerships. Speakers from the sector will share their experiences and visions for the future. The challenges of and ideas from the health sector offer many transferable lessons to all sectors. In an interactive workshop session following these expert inputs, TFPL Associate Elizabeth Lank will work with delegates to help them identify key lessons and actions while sharing her own experience of good collaborative networking. All participants will receive a copy of her recently published book. 'Achieving collaborative advantage: exploring the challenges of partnership working' http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr566 library portals : integrated information access for the end user speaker: Ron Davies date : 9 Nov course fee : £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Corporate information centres and libraries currently face the challenge of providing access to networked databases, catalogues and vast collections of electronic texts. Library portals (or 'scholars portals' in the academic community) facilitate access, optimise use, and leverage investment in these electronic resources. By means of common web services, federated or cross-database searching, context-sensitive linking and electronic document delivery, organisations can integrate external electronic and full text resources with traditional services and internal databases, providing personalisation and customization to their end users. This one-day course will set out the rational for a library portal, illustrate the functions a portal should support, explain the underlying technologies, and describe commercial and open-source solutions. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr645 researching a global company speaker: Sylvia James date: 10 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. As companies in all the major economic regions of the world exploit cross-border opportunities, the need to conduct definitive business research in a global context becomes vital for success. These large international companies are complex to research and require knowledge of company types and sources in many different countries. Unfortunately, there are no fully international information services that can be used to cover all the subsidiaries and divisions of a global company. Research needs to be conducted using a variety of sources, which then need to be integrated, region by region, to present a world view of the company. This one day course explores the methods and sources for researching global companies effectively, in the major economic regions of the world. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr339 internet tools for the advanced searcher speaker: Phil Bradley date: 14 Nov fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) This one day course reviews searching techniques both with and without search engines and covers more specialised areas such as mailing lists, newsgroups, intelligent search agents, finding people and images and offers additional hints and tips for better and quicker searching. The course is continually updated to include the latest information, details of new search engines and enhancements to existing ones together with techniques for efficient searching and coverage of new resources. Delegates will receive a copy of the 2nd edition of Phil's book 'Advanced internet searching'. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr299 valuing your information service - a case study Senior librarians and information managers need to be able to justify their services to senior management within their organisation. This applies to those working in both the public and private sectors. This one day course looks at a method of valuing your library and information service (LIS) based on business valuation techniques. In this way, information professionals can relate their services directly to reporting line management on their terms. The course includes an introduction to business valuation, but the most important part of the day will be a detailed case study, where delegates will be able to work through an information service valuation. The course workbook includes a very detailed 25 page bibliography covering all aspects of LIS valuation. speaker: Sylvia James date: 15 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr853 introduction to the European Union speaker: Ian Thomson date: 16 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Introduction to the European Union is a one day course which will introduce to you the European Union and the key information sources on the web for following its activities. This will include legislation and other policy-making information, keeping up-to-date, policy information, contact information and bibliographical sources. Hands-on time will be allocated to allow you to examine the sources demonstrated. While primarily free access websites will be featured there will also be a round-up of the commercial products available in this area. A structured series of handouts with substantial hyperlinks will be provided in both print and electronic formats. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=TR881 competitive intelligence: an introduction to the art of studying competitors speaker: Chris West date: 17 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Competitive intelligence is the process by which companies inform themselves about every aspect of the competitive environment in which they operate and the resources, activities and performance of the rivals they currently compete with, or could compete with in the future. No commercial battle can be fought without intelligence on your competitors and the accuracy and timeliness of the intelligence will have a determining influence on the outcome of the engagement. This one day course is designed to provide insight into the value competitive intelligence programs have in class leading companies in the US and Europe. Emphasis will be given to specific examples in sales and marketing where competitive intelligence was successfully used to support tactical and strategic decision-making. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr706 researching the pharmaceutical sector speaker: Shaida Dorabjee date: 18 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. The development and marketing for a new medicine is long, complex and highly information-intensive. Researching this sector requires knowledge of a wide variety of information sources. This one day course outlines this process, identifies key sources of information required during the various stages and looks at the role of information professionals as the linchpin for providing an effective service. The course identifies Web-based sources of information as well as conventional print sources and related associations or organisations that provide information. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr499 introduction to corporate finance speakers: Tudor Spencer and Mike Bromberg date: 21/22 Nov course fee: £650.00 + VAT (£763.75) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. This two day course provides an introduction to corporate finance relevant to the needs of information specialists required to carry out business research in the area of business funding and investment. Corporate finance presents particular difficulties for the researcher in terms of the sheer range of topics it embraces, the complexity of much of its subject matter and the extensive use of jargon by practitioners. Day one concentrates on the financial markets and the sources of funding available to business. The second day investigates decisions and risk management together with mergers and acquisitions. Throughout the two days, the content is illustrated with recent reports in the financial press enabling delegates to relate the theory to the business world. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr297 finance and budgeting for non-financial managers speakers: Keith Bonson & Beryl Morris date: 23 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) Library and information managers are increasingly expected to manage complex financial resources; to develop and interpret budgets and financial statements; to make a case for financial resources and also to negotiate value-for-money contracts with their suppliers. This intensive one day workshop recognises that many people are anxious about managing their budgets. The day will be very practical and participants will be supported to carry out a range of exercises including understanding and interpreting financial statements, using financial information for decision making and planning, and making a case for financial resources. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr357 breakthrough thinking in knowledge and information strategy speaker: Adrian Dale date: 24 Nov course fee: £495.00 + VAT (£581.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments This advanced one day course is designed for information and knowledge managers who want to make an impact at the highest levels in their organisation. The course will provide delegates with an advanced information and knowledge strategy toolbox that will enable them to design and plan radical effective programmes. These tools are transferable outside the information and knowledge domain and will allow delegates to participate in the wider strategic debate in their organisations. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=TR547 introduction to records management speaker: Jeff Morelli date: 25 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) This one day course is a basic introduction to the principles and practices of records management and is ideal for anyone new to the area. The course will assist your understanding of the objectives of RM and its value, including the key principles and practices of RM. You will be able to identify opportunities for the application and/or improvement of RM within your organisation. Fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr332 basic essentials of change management speaker: Ruth Sanderson date: 28 Nov course fee: £295.00+ VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments. Organizations are constantly changing in order to survive, compete or lead their field. If you're not in control of the change then it can feel overwhelming. This leads to stress, rejection of the change and poor performance. All of which have a cost on the business and the individuals concerned.If you're involved in leading or implementing change in your organization then this 1 day course will provide you with some key essentials of good change management and some common pitfalls which we encourage you to avoid. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr822 successfully marketing your information service: intermediate speaker: Ruth Sanderson date: 29 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) How do you communicate your range of Information Services to your clients? Do you know who your clients are? It can be expensive letting them know what you can provide and the mediums through which they can use it, especially if you're not even talking to the right people. The Chartered Institute of Marketing defines marketing as follows: "Marketing is the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably." The principles of consumer goods marketing can be applied very effectively in the modern Information Centre and can transform its impact and the perception of its services. This one day course explores the various ways you can raise your profile and successfully market your Information Service. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr536 creativity, innovation and thinking outside the box speaker: Emmet Hayes date: 30 Nov course fee: £295.00 + VAT (£346.63) includes buffet lunch and refreshments 'An idea is a dangerous thing, especially if it's the only one you have.' Albert Einstein. The aim of this course is to improve attendee's ability to 'Think Outside the Box', to give them an improved ability to Create new ideas about almost any situation or problem, and to be more Innovative. It can help them do existing things better, and to do better things. It will show how easily anyone can create many new ideas, in fact the problem will soon become that you have too many great ideas! The course will also cover the important aspect of choosing the optimum solution. It will also show how to create multiple solutions for seemingly 'impossible' problems. This is a very proactive class, with breakout sessions, and several hands-on exercises to reinforce the material. It is thought provoking, fun, and for many, will forever change their approach to problems and situations. http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr828 Kind regards Anita TFPL Ltd 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TL Tel + 44 (0)20 7251 5522 Fax + 44 (0)20 7251 8318 Sign up for TFPL job alerts to keep informed of any new exciting opportunities at http://www.tfpl.com/temporary_recruitment/candidates/cjob_alert.cfm http://www.tfpl.com/permanent_recruitment/candidates/pjob_alert.cfm ______________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice This message may contain information and/or attachments private and confidential to TFPL. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Any information contained herein is not to be passed to any third party. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this e-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorised and may be unlawful. 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