Getting to grips with using basic statistics in libraries/information units

Figure it out for yourself
12 January or 7 September, London

Managing  library and information services effectively now demands a degree of numeracy from many levels of staff.

Making sense of figures, drawing inferences and then influencing decision making are all important in a climate of management which emphasises measurement and accountability. That climate had tightened the need for effectiveness and efficiency, and requires closer analysis of the performance of services, both in terms of quality and quantity.

How will this event help you?
It will help:

• you focus on the quantitative approach, examining working techniques involved in figuring out what is going on in your service. 
• support you, through workshop activities, if you have to deal with numbers or statistics but doubt your mathematical ability to cope
• enable you to start converting numbers into meaning and to become familiar with some basic techniques, using a series of practical examples and case studies to highlight this throughout the day.

By the end of the day you will:

• have examined basic methods for analysing data
• have an understanding of elementary quantitative techniques
• have considered the use of data in management of services

NB please bring a pocket calculator with you.

Workshop leader:
Keith V Trickey is a Senior Lecturer in Information Organisation at Liverpool Business School. Keith regards all learning/training situations as opportunities to play with and explore ideas and techniques: consequently his work tends to be both informative and entertaining, encouraging participants to expand their professional skills.

Places are limited to: 25

Programme
10.45   Registration and coffee
10.45   No longer numbered by numbers. Introduction and outline of the day
10.45   Unlimited use of limited skills- the range of tasks that can be undertaken with a basic tool kit
10.45   Workshop: unlimited scope - using the techniques demonstrated
10.45   Coffee
11.00   Reality from ratios - measuring performance
11.45   Workshop: wrestling with ratios
12.30   Lunch
1.30    No mean achievement - starting with statistics
2.15    Workshop: in the mean time
3.00    Tea
3.15    What chance have we got in the future? - just a glimpse at probability
3.45    Workshop: in all probability
4.15    Feedback and summary session
4.30    Close

FEES
LA Personal members: £ 120 plus VAT (£21.00) £141.00
LA Institutional members: £143 plus VAT (£25.00) £168.00
Non members £168 plus VAT (£29.40) £197.40
Student/unwaged members; £25 plus VAT (£4.37) £29.37
 
How to Book
To reserve your place, please call Professional Development on 0171 636 7543 ext. 288/9, or e-mail us at [log in to unmask]