Aslib is sponsoring a UNICOM conference:
SOCIAL TOOLS FOR BUSINESS USE:
Web 2.0 and the new participatory culture
London, 21-22 Feb 2007
The adoption of social software / Web 2.0 ideas by large organisations has
begun, and it is going to be a game changing development. Many are
leveraging the benefits of social software to address immediate business
issues, rather than just for the novelty factor. This conference looks at
the new technologies in a business environment, with overview presentations
and case studies by expert practitioners Further details of the
conference can be found at: www.aslib.com/conferences. Aslib corporate
members receive a discount on the conference fee.

These are the training courses taking place in February at Aslib's Offices
in London. More details, including the fee, can be found by following the
links:

Copyright for Information Providers: Advanced, THURSDAY 1
(http://www.aslib.com/training/4/26.html)
A basic understanding of copyright highlights just how complex an issue it
is. Knowing how the law works is just the beginning but you need to be able
to map basic concepts new and innovative information delivery systems and
technologies. After this day's training you will have a grater
understanding of how to interpret the law and how to put in place
management systems that take account of the rapidly changing techniques
used for information storage and
delivery. Copyright is an issue that will not go away and a working
knowledge of it will be a valuable additional element in any CV or job.
Course Director: Graham Cornish

DESIGNING TRAINING AND COACHING SESSIONS, TUESDAY 6
(http://www.aslib.com/training/2/02.html)
This programme will enable you to design effective training and coaching
sessions. You will find out about the training cycle and this is used as a
framework for the development of effective training in information and
library services. You will briefly explore learning and individual
differences in learning. This knowledge of people's approaches to learning
is then used as the basis for designing effective training sessions using a
range of learning and teaching activities and resources.
Course Director: Nicola Wise

RUNNING TRAINING AND COACHING SESSIONS, WEDNESDAY 7
(http://www.aslib.com/training/2/11.html)
This programme will enable you to deliver and evaluate effective training
and coaching sessions. You will briefly explore the practical aspects of
implementing training and coaching sessions e.g. financial side of
training, selecting a trainer, health and safety. You will explore working
in one-to-one and small group situations using the principles of coaching
and training. You will also consider how to effectively run training
sessions using ICT. Finally, you will learn how to evaluate training
programmes and sessions.
Course Director: Nicola Wise

DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS, THURSDAY 8
(http://www.aslib.com/training/2/04.html)
The first few years of a new manager's working life involve developing a
range of basic management skills and techniques, and developing confidence
in putting them into practice. Experienced managers sometimes find that
their management skills and techniques become static. In today's
fast-changing environment it is essential that all managers continue to
develop their knowledge and skills, and this workshop provides the
opportunities for experienced managers to review their current management
and leadership skills and identify ways of improving them. The workshop
covers a range of topics and themes that are in demand by experienced
managers. Delegates will have the opportunity to learn a range of
management and leadership skills and techniques.
Course Director: Nicola Wise

INDEXING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, TUESDAY 13
(http://www.aslib.com/training/4/16.html)
Indexing is one of the best known of 'traditional' library/information
activities. Its importance has not diminished in the digital age. On the
contrary, indexing is of even more importance in digital environments, so
that information can be efficiently found from sources such as the
Internet, or intranets. Indexing is an important part of the broader
process of metadata creation.
Many library/information workers are expected to index material, but not
everyone is given sufficient training. This course covers general
principles of indexing, and the indexing process, and also specific points
of practice, in the indexing of all kinds of material, emphasising the
value of controlled indexing languages. The relations between indexing and
other ways of analysing and denoting content (abstracting, summarising,
classifying, categorising etc.) are emphasised. The course also deals with
understanding, and creating, indexing policies, which govern the way in
which indexing is carried out.
Course Director: Dr David Bawden

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, WEDNESDAY 14
(http://www.aslib.com/training/3/01.html)
This seminar will give you an understanding of what knowledge management
is, how it has emerged from several key strands of management thinking and
a useful review of many of the initiatives that can and are being
implemented. Perhaps most importantly it will encourage you to respond
positively to the opportunity and the challenge represented by this
subject. If the leading writers are correct about its significance for this
century, can you afford not to?
Course Director: Nick Willard

KNOWLEDGE MAPPING?THE NEXT STEP, THURSDAY 15
(http://www.aslib.com/training/3/02.html)
Knowledge Mapping is emerging as one of the key elements of many Knowledge
Management initiatives. Library and information professionals have an
important part to play - and in some instances will be expected to take the
lead role. This one-day seminar will clarify this complex subject and
provide clear guidelines on how to proceed.
Course Directors: Graham Robertson and Bob Bater

NEGOTIATING ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS - AN AFTERNOON WORKSHOP, FRIDAY 16
(http://www.aslib.com/training/2/08.html)
It is tough out there at the moment. We all need to make an impression on
our employers and one way we can achieve this is to save money. It is often
awkward talking about money and this session gives practical guidance on
how to broach the subject with the publisher. This session is aimed at
anyone who has to deal with online resource renewals, new subscriptions or
cancellations. The workshop provides practical tips and strategies you can
really use. Delegates will be able to learn from the experience of the
presenter as well as have the opportunity to discuss their own experiences.
Course Director: Fiona Durrant

PRESENTATION SKILLS, TUESDAY 20
(http://www.aslib.com/training/2/09.html)
This intensive course will help you to make memorable and effective
presentations. It is a very practical workshop and you will gain the
opportunity to develop your presentation techniques in a non-threatening
atmosphere.
Course Director: Nicola Wise

FINDING DIGITAL INFORMATION: SOURCES AND SEARCHING, WEDNESDAY 21
(http://www.aslib.com/training/6/05.html)
This course is designed for those who have to carry out searches -
reference or research - of varied kinds, and who need an overview of the
kinds of sources available, the kinds of systems which give access to them,
and the most effective ways of finding the right information quickly.
The course covers different kinds of queries (reference and research, open
and closed ..), and the way these are matched to sources and search
techniques. It deals with varying kinds of resources: by level (primary,
secondary?), by content (full-text, bibliographic, factual ?), and by
environment (web pages, structured online databases ?). It compares the
main search systems and interfaces (web search engines, metasearch engines,
online databases ?), illustrates some effective search tactics, and shows
how these can be combined into a strategic approach for finding the right
information. Finally, it shows how novice searchers can gain expertise in
the systems which are most useful to them, and how to keep up with new
developments.
Course Director: Dr David Bawden

ECONOMICS FOR THE REAL WORLD: UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC DATA, THURSDAY 22
(http://www.aslib.com/training/1/05.html)
This course addresses the key economic principles that underpin business
and government, bypassing the highly abstract and unrealistic components of
much conventional economics training. It clarifies the issues and
interprets the jargon in order to make economic theory relevant to business
activity. The course aims to equip attendees with a practical understanding
of the ways in which economists try to describe and explain the workings of
the economy, the significance of the many types of economic data and how
changes in them should be interpreted.
Course Director: Chris Murphy

BRITISH COMPANY LAW, TUESDAY 27
(http://www.aslib.com/training/1/01.html)
'Very important, but far too difficult for non-specialists' is how company
law is typically viewed. This course distils the key legal principles which
govern corporate activity for those who lack the time to follow lengthy
conventional legal courses. It also goes beyond setting out the formal
legislative framework to examine how these rules are applied in practice in
British companies, featuring copious real life examples and looking at
actual company documents. The course also identifies sources for
researching companies and their directors.
Course Director: Chris Murphy

ABSTRACTING AND SUMMARISING, WEDNESDAY 28
(http://www.aslib.com/training/4/01.html)
Information overload affects everyone, and there is an urgent need for
people who can extract the key facts and opinions from documents rapidly
and reproduce them accurately. Abstracting and summarising techniques are
essential for current awareness services, enquiry answering and desk
research, preparing briefings and writing reports. This course reassures
participants that abstracting is a learnable skill which we all practise in
our daily lives, and shows how we can use our ordinary reading and writing
skills more efficiently to improve our abstracting technique. This course
reassures participants that summarising - and the rapid reading that goes
with it - are learnable skills, and shows how we can use our existing
reading and writing skills more efficiently to improve our abstracting
technique. Directed by Tim Buckley Owen, who has more than 20 years'
experience in abstracting, report writing and journalism, the course
includes practical exercises based on a range of different document types.
Course Director: Tim Buckley Owen

All our courses are available as onsite events. Organisations that need to
train 6 or more staff in the same subject will save on course fees by
having the course onsite. Please contact me if you would like a quote.

If you have any enquiries about these or future events, please email me at
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Kind regards,
Nicole Adamides
Aslib Training, The Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4PS
Tel: 020 7613 3031 Fax: 020 7613 5080