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Our new 2008 Training Courses brochure was sent out last week – if you would like a copy, please contact me and I shall send you one. In this training update, I have included the following information: - May courses that have places available - June courses - Conferences which Aslib is supporting, offering discount to corporate members Just to remind you, in May we have the new Implementing Knowledge Management Initiatives seminar (21 May). Unlike many other organisational practices, KM cannot work as an imposed discipline. Its efficacy depends, in the end, on people understanding its benefits to them, to their teams and departments and to the organisation as a whole, and in their willingness to let the aims of KM inform and guide everything they do at work. It is therefore important to seek out ways in which KM practices can be embedded into organisational culture at key levels, from senior managers through to individual staff members. The seminar explores the essential elements of a KM Strategy for charting the way forward, and examines the key role of the Knowledge Audit as a basic framework for discovering and unlocking organisational knowledge within operational environments. These processes are set alongside the need to facilitate changes of attitude and behaviour in individuals in their working relationships where ever necessary, and will sometimes drive changes in processes and procedures as well. Further details can be found at: http://www.aslib.com/training/3/02.html Don’t forget, if your organisation books any 5 courses during the year, you can get a 6th one-day course free of charge. All our courses are available as onsite events. We can also help you plan a conference or event, providing you with all the administrative support you need. Please contact me, if you would like a quote. My contact details are at the bottom of this email. COURSES: (Fees are listed Corporate Member (Non Member)) MAY 2008 WEB 2.0: AN OVERVIEW, Monday 12, £260+VAT(£325+VAT) http://www.aslib.com/training/5/03.html METADATA: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, Tuesday 13, £260+VAT(£325+VAT) http://www.aslib.com/training/4/21.html HOW TO DESIGN TRAINING SESSIONS, Thursday 15, £230+VAT(£287.50+VAT) NEW COURSE http://www.aslib.com/training/2/13.html ONE SPACE LEFT! DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE TEAM, Tuesday 20, £260+VAT(£325+VAT) http://www.aslib.com/training/2/03.html IMPLEMENTING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES, Wednesday 21, (special fee of £200 + VAT) NEW COURSE http://www.aslib.com/training/3/02.html COPYRIGHT FOR INFORMATION PROVIDERS: INTRODUCTION, Thursday 29, £280+VAT(£350+VAT) http://www.aslib.com/training/4/07.html COPYRIGHT FOR INFORMATION PROVIDERS: ADVANCED, Friday 30, £280+VAT(£350+VAT) http://www.aslib.com/training/4/26.html FULLY BOOKED! JUNE 2008 BUSINESS PLANS: how to produce a workable and convincing business plan, Wednesday (pm), 4£150+VAT(£187.50+VAT)A well-conceived business plan is a powerful aid to achieving better results, not only in the commercial world, but in any other field of activity. Unfortunately many plans are marred by a lack of realism, the failure to build in contingency measures to cope with different future situations and the absence or inadequacy of vital elements. This course will explain the soundly established principles for devising a plan that works whether it is one page in length or far more complex. Another common cause of failure is poor construction and presentation of otherwise viable plans and so the course also shows how to produce ones that will compel attention and acceptance. Course Director: Chris Murphy http://www.aslib.com/training/2/1.html KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, Thursday 5, £260+VAT (£325+VAT) This seminar will give you an understanding of what knowledge management is, how it has emerged from several key strands of management thinking and a useful review of many of the initiatives that can and are being implemented. Perhaps most importantly it will encourage you to respond positively to the opportunity and the challenge represented by this subject. If the leading writers are correct about its significance for this century, can you afford not to? Seminar Director: Nick Willard http://www.aslib.com/training/3/01.html COPYRIGHT POLICIES, DEALING WITH INFRINGEMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT, Tuesday 10, £280+VAT (£350+VAT)This workshop will develop a toolkit for dealing with infringements of copyright , managing risk and developing suitable policies and procedures. Participants will consider staff and user expectations, planning requirements, restrictions and how to create an environment where copyright is handled appropriately. The afternoon will build upon the areas covered in the morning by facilitating the development of an institutional copyright policy covering both the internal management of rights as well as copyright and licensing compliance for the use of third party materials held by the institution. The session will be concluded with an examination of how copyright policies can be successfully implemented and enforced. Workshop Director: Naomi Korn http://www.aslib.com/training/4/29.html BUSINESS INFORMATION, Thursday 12, £260+VAT (£325+VAT)Effective performance in meeting business information needs requires an understanding of the key concepts, jargon and institutions relating to this type of information and 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. Course Director: Chris Murphyhttp://www.aslib.com/training/1/03.html RUNNING AN EFFECTIVE INFORMATION SERVICE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, Tuesday 17, £230+VAT (£287.50+VAT)Aimed at people who may be new to information work, or who may have been left to cope with running an information service on their own, this course is designed to give you lots of ideas for hitting the ground running. It will help you discover the information needs of the organisation you are serving, identify the information resources that will help meet those needs, and decide how to provide services that get your information unit noticed and valued.Course Director: Tim Buckley Owen http://www.aslib.com/training/4/12.html IMPLEMENTING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES, Wednesday 18, £280+VAT(£350+VAT)Unlike many other organisational practices, KM cannot work as an imposed discipline. Its efficacy depends, in the end, on people understanding its benefits to them, to their teams and departments and to the organisation as a whole, and in their willingness to let the aims of KM inform and guide everything they do at work. It is therefore important to seek out ways in which KM practices can be embedded into organisational culture at key levels, from senior managers through to individual staff members. The seminar explores the essential elements of a KM Strategy for charting the way forward, and examines the key role of the Knowledge Audit as a basic framework for discovering and unlocking organisational knowledge within operational environments. These processes are set alongside the need to facilitate changes of attitude and behaviour in individuals in their working relationships where ever necessary, and will sometimes drive changes in processes and procedures as well. Seminar Directors: Bob Bater and Graham Robertson http://www.aslib.com/training/3/02.html ENQUIRY HANDLING – FIND AN ANSWER EVERY TIME, Tuesday 24, £230+VAT (£287.50+VAT)Everyone has access to search engines these days, so information professionals need to demonstrate special expertise when it comes to finding the information their enquirers need. This course introduces participants to the full range of basic enquiry answering techniques, showing how it is possible to tackle any subject, even when you don't know what information sources may be available to help. Presented by the author of the best-selling Facet Publishing book Success at the Enquiry Desk, this course concentrates on practicalities rather than sources, but also includes suggestions for 25 multi-purpose information sources you can't afford to ignore. Course Director: Tim Buckley Owen http://www.aslib.com/training/4/11.html BRITISH OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS, Wednesday 25, £260+VAT (£325+VAT)What exactly is a white paper? How is draft legislation examined and passed into law? What are statutory instruments and how are they examined? What is the difference between parliament and government? On completing the course, you will be able to: trace documents in hard copy and electronic forms; understand how a Bill goes through and how a select committee functions; deal with enquiries for basic historical government and parliamentary documents and feel confident in appraising documents and their place in the system.Course Director: Chris Pond http://www.aslib.com/training/1/02.html KNOWLEDGE ARCHITECTURE: An Exploratory Workshop, Thursday 26, £280+VAT (£350+VAT)This interactive workshop blends presentation, discussion and practical exercises to consider the evolutionary stages involved in the transition from IA to KA and to examine the most important tools and techniques involved. It presents a number of case studies and invites delegates to discuss the implications for information professionals, information managers, information architects, knowledge managers and knowledge workers alike. Workshop Director: Bob Bater http://www.aslib.com/training/3/03.html CONFERENCES Aslib is supporting a number of conferences this year: Translating and the Computer 30, 27-28 November 2008, London Aslib’s annual conference. (www.aslib.com/conferences) Digital Asset Management and Marketing Operations Best PracticeMark your calendars for the most important industry event for Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Marketing Operations. Henry Stewart London takes place 25-26 June 2008 at The Radisson Portman Hotel, London. (www.aslib.com/conferences) Other conferences will be added - please continue to check www.aslib.com/conferences. IN-COMPANY TRAINING SERVICE All our courses are available as onsite/in-company events. Organisations that need to train 6 or more staff in the same subject will save on course fees by having the course onsite. Please contact me if you would like a quote. If you have any enquiries about these or future events, please email me at [log in to unmask] Kind regards, Nicole Adamides, ASLIB Training The Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4PS Tel: 020 7613 3031 Fax: 020 7613 5080 www.aslib.com/training Email: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ Great deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win on eBay today! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/