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MScEcon Information Governance and Assurance A propos of some of the fascinating and somewhat distracting debates (for those of us who were in the middle of a Study School for Distance Learners last week), I wanted to bring to the attention of list members a new Masters Programme which is now being offered here at Aberystwyth. It is particularly relevant to this debate about our professional identities, whether we call ourselves records or information managers, archivists or librarians; whether we work in commercial, public or voluntary organisations and whether we specialise in historical materials or digital media. We, as information professionals, have ever expanding responsibilities for managing information and records and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulation and standards. We are tasked with enabling both short and longer term access to information, whilst ensuring it has not been compromised or inappropriately accessed. The new Masters in Information Governance and Assurance includes modules in Compliance, Law and Ethics, Information Assurance, Records Management and System and Business Process Analysis. It will be available as a full/part time on campus programme from September 2010 but is in the process of acquiring off campus or distance learning status for 2010 also. If you are interested in learning more about the programme, please contact Kirsten Ferguson-Boucher on [log in to unmask] or by phone, 01970 622069. We have literature available on the programme and welcome your thoughts on the modules offered and the rationale behind the scheme. Look forward to hearing from those of you who may be interested. Have a good week! Regards Kirsten Programme Team leader Records and Information Management and Information Governance and Assurance programmes For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]