Apologies for cross-posting. Due to popular demand, we are pleased to deliver this workshop again this year. Nuts & Bolts of Museum Records Management: A Practical Workshop on Getting Started Date: 3 November, 2008 Location: Room B202, The Brunei Gallery, SOAS (Central London) Time: 10.00am - 16.30pm Cost: The training is funded by the London Museums Hub Records Project and is free to museum staff (paid and unpaid) working in London. Facilitator: London Museums Hub Records Project Lunch will be provided. Have questions about records management? Need to clarify the difference between museum archives and records management programmes? How do Freedom of Information and Data Protection impact or inform museum records management? The training is designed for museum professionals who want to learn how to develop a records management programme for their museum. The workshop will include an introduction to the components of a records management programme and hands-on practice to get you started. (See full programme below for further details.) The workshop will be lead by Sarah R Demb, London Museums Hub Records Management Advisor and Charlotte Brunskill, Records Manager and Archivist at the National Portrait Gallery. To book please contact Samira Teuteberg at: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 0207 814 5582. Please also let her know if you have any special dietary or access requirements. Programme 10.00-10.15 Introductions and Overview of Workshop 10.15 - 11.30 Session 1: Definitions - what do we mean? session and activities 11.30-11.45 Break 11.45 - 13.00 Session 2: What is the point of records management?; related legislation - session and activities 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14.00 - 15.30 Session 3: Records management policy and file plan - session and activities 15.30-15.45 Break 15.45 - 16.10 Session 4: Records 'lifecycle' and retention schedules - session and activities 16.10 - 16.30 Discussion and wrap-up Sarah Demb MLIS Hub Records Management Advisor, Information Resources Section Museum of London 150 London Wall London. EC2Y 5HN Tel: 020 7814 5682 Mob: 07958677767 Fax: 020 7600 1058 Email: [log in to unmask] www.museumoflondon.org.uk Museum of London is changing. Visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk to find out more. Explore how the Great Fire shaped the city www.museumoflondon.org.uk/londonsburning Jack the Ripper and the East End a major new exhibition at Museum in Docklands, until 2 November Before printing, please think about the environment