**With apologies for cross-posting**

 

EXTENDED DEADLINE - Places available on short online courses

 

A small number of places are available for study in September 2016 on the short online courses offered by the Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS) at the University of Dundee:

 

•    Electronic Records Management (15 weeks)

•    Management and Preservation of Digital Records (15 weeks)

•    Strategic Management for Information Professionals (15 weeks)

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The deadline for applications is now the 29th July. Courses begin 12 September.

 

Application forms are available online at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/howtoapply/

 

CAIS courses are taught by subject experts and are provided in a fully supported online learning environment.

 

The courses are ideal for anyone seeking to acquire or refresh knowledge in these areas of professional practice.

 

All short courses and Masters degrees offered by CAIS are accredited by the Archives and Records Association, UK and Ireland and by Records and Information Management Professionals, Australasia. The CAIS team was ‘highly commended’ by the Information and Records Management Society in their awards in 2007.

 

For more information please see below or contact us on +44 (0)1382 385543 or email [log in to unmask]. 

 

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Dr. Craig Gauld

Lecturer in Archive and Information Studies

Centre for Archive and Information Studies University of Dundee Dundee DD1 4HN United Kingdom

 

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Further Information:

  

Electronic Records Management

 

-          Electronic records and their management: key concepts and terminology; unique properties of electronic records; implications of these properties for their management; understanding and coping in hybrid paper and electronic environments

-          Incorporating electronic records management into the information fabric of your organisation: drivers for electronic records and information management; key elements of a successful electronic records program; mandates and policies; technical and social infrastructure; establishing collaborations with key personnel

-          Getting started: simple first steps to begin managing your organisation’s information; understanding your organisation’s information landscape; sources of information to help you manage information; gaining practical experience; learning from the experience of others 

 

Management and Preservation of Digital Records

 

-         Computer science basics for archiving and preservation

-         Digital archiving and preservation processes: comparing digital archiving and analogue archiving technologies

-         Systems to support digital archiving and preservation: current status and limitations; the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) standard

-         Metadata standards and metadata maintenance

-         Organisational and business considerations

-         The future agenda: how might the management and preservation of digital records evolve in future?

 

Strategic Management for Information Professionals

 

-         Introduction to managing people and the legal considerations

-         Managing people: recruiting, selecting and managing staff

-         Managing money: finance and fundraising

-         Managing the service: processes, performance and monitoring

-         Managing the service: marketing and customer service

-         Managing the service: projects and change

-          Strategic planning and management

 

Programmes offered by supported online distance learning include:

 

-          MLitt Archives and Records Management (International pathway available)

-          MSc Records Management and Digital Preservation

-          MSc Records Management and Information Rights

-          Postgraduate certificate in Digital Recordkeeping

-          MLitt Family and Local History

-          Postgraduate Certificate in Family and Local History

 

For more information, to apply for a place on any of our programmes, to discuss potential areas of doctoral research please or to enquire about training solutions for your organisation please contact us using the details above.