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CILIP Training & Development are pleased to announce our March training courses. Don't forget - CILIP members receive up to 40% discount on all CILIP training. METADATA ESSENTIALS 17 MARCH 2009, LONDON Metadata is playing an increasingly important part in information management. This course introduces the concepts and terminology of metadata and places it within the wider context of library and information work. It also shows how current thinking on metadata will affect future cataloguing practice. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS * Metadata and cataloguing standards * Managing metadata * Metadata for retrieval FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2009/catandclass/metadataessentials.htm MOVING ON IN MARC 21: COMPUTER AND WEB RESOURCES 25 MARCH 2009, LONDON PM Gain an integrated understanding of this specialist area of work. This half-day course will clearly highlight the difference between what formats allow and what is appropriate for a particular organisation. The course will focus on the bibliographic description of computer and web resources, with AACR2 elements of the topic considered as well as exploring the possibilities in the MARC 21 format. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS * Specific features of computer and web formats * AACR2 and electronic resources * Examples using MARC 21 FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2009/catandclass/movingonmarccomputerweb.htm HANDLING ENQUIRIES: THE BASICS 4 MARCH 2009, LONDON With the right techniques you can tackle any enquiry, even if you know nothing about the subject or the information sources available to answer it. With practical group exercises based on real enquiries throughout, this one-day CILIP training course will guide you through the entire enquiry handling process. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS * Interrogation strategies and questioning techniques * Devising your search strategy * Efficient searching, finding an answer * What to do if you can't find one FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2009/libinfo/Handlingenquiriesthebasics.htm DESK RESEARCH SKILLS 10 MARCH 2009, LONDON More and more library and information staff are being asked to carry out detailed desk research but have never had any formal training in the skills required to do the job well. This popular one-day CILIP course is designed for anybody in an information role required to undertake in-depth desk research, who wants to achieve the best results. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS * Internet resources for official, business, media and special interest group information * Presenting research findings * Finding and accessing specialist libraries FULL DETAILS: http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2009/research/deskresearchskills.htm You can browse our full selection of courses for March and the rest of 2009, online. See what we have in store: http://www.cilip.org.uk/trainingcourses Don't forget, all CILIP members receive up to 40% discount on all CILIP Training courses.