This message will give you a brief overview of the courses we have coming up in
November, including the new Information Architecture course.

NOVEMBER COURSES:
Please note: all our courses take place at Aslib in London. Non members' fees
are in brackets. 

BUSINESS INFORMATION, Monday 12, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
Effective performance in meeting business information needs requires an
understanding of the key concepts, jargon and institutions relating to this type
of information and an awareness of the principal sources through which it can be
retrieved. This course meets both needs and is directed at information
professionals who have either not previously dealt with information in the
business field or only limited experience of handling it.
Course Director: Chris Murphy
For more details and how to book your place, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/1/03.html 

Copyright for Information Professionals: An Introduction, Tuesday 13, £230+VAT
(£287.50+VAT)
Copyright is an increasingly complex problem for information providers. An
awareness of the many pitfalls is vital the efficient management of information
services. Whatever area you work in you will come across copyright as a live
issue and need to understand how to handle the challenges it poses. At the end
of the day you will have a firm understanding of what problems you may face and
be able to alert colleagues to possible problems and also advise your
organisation on how to protect its rights.
Course Director: Graham Cornish
For more details and to book your place, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/4/07.html

Copyright for Information Professionals: Advanced, Wednesday 14, £280+VAT
(£350+VAT)
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. 
Course Director: Graham Cornish
For more details and to book your place, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/4/26.html

Negotiating Online Subscriptions (pm), Friday 16, £150+VAT(£187.50+VAT)
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
For more details and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/2/08.html


Developing Your Management and Leadership Skills, Tuesday 20, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
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. This course is designed to give
experienced managers the opportunity to develop their managerial skills and
practices and build their confidence in dealing effectively with more demanding
situations and projects. It will also enable them to become more strategic in
their thinking and actions in the workplace. 
Course Director: Nicola Wise
For more details and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/2/04.html

Information Architecture, Wednesday 21, £260+VAT(£325+VAT) )NEW
Information Architecture (IA) involves understanding your content and your users
in the context of your business and applying that understanding to the design
and structure of your online information spaces, whether intranet, website or
other online content system. This one-day introduction will explore the
fundamentals of IA and good usability design. It will involve a blend of
presentation, discussion and practical exercises that can be taken back and
applied within your own organisations.
Course Director: Kate Simpson
For more details and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/3/04.html

Finding Digital Information: Sources and Searching, Thursday 22,
£260+VAT(£325+VAT)
There has never been such a great amount of publicly available information, nor
such a variety of tools and systems for finding it. But this wealth of
information sources and searching options can be confusing, and many people rely
on just a few familiar sources.  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: Professor David Bawden
For more details and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/6/05.html

Legal Information Overview: EU (pm), Friday 23, £150+VAT(£187.50+VAT) FULL
The course will cover the full range of EU legislation ranging from Treaties to
pre-legislative progress. It will include how to find out how a particular
Directive has been implemented in any specific member state. For case law, it
will take a look at the European Court of Justice, Court of First instance.
Other related information will also be covered including merger decisions and
tender notices.
Course Director: Fiona Durrant
For more details and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/1/13.html

Legal Information Overview: UK (am), Friday 23, £150+VAT(£187.50+VAT) FULL
The course will cover UK legislation from inception through to repeal, looking
at consultation papers, green and white papers, the progress of Acts through
Parliament and onto their amendment and consolidation. The nature and role of
Statutory Instruments as well as where to find them will be covered. UK case law
will focus on the structure of the courts and the progress of a case, how they
are reported and how to locate unreported judgments, the difference between a
transcript, a law report and unreported cases and how they are cited, including
neutral citations.
Course Director: Fiona Durrant
For more information and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/1/12.html

EU Information, Monday 26, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
European Union information is an intensive one day course that will introduce
you to the European Union - its institutions, legislative acts and how policy is
made - and how to find out about its activities. There will also be an
examination of the practical information implications of 'better regulation',
and the ways that EU law is transposed and implemented in the UK. 
Reflecting the central role of the internet as a medium for finding about the EU
the course will highlight the key official and other websites for EU
information: this will include legislation and other policy-making information,
keeping up-to-date, policy information, contact information and bibliographical
sources. There will be some hands-on time to allow you to examine the sites
demonstrated. The latest developments in this fast-moving area will always be
highlighted. Relevant print sources will also be mentioned, when appropriate.
Course Director: Ian Thomson
For more information and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/1/06.html

Running Training & Coaching Sessions, Tuesday 27, £260+VAT(£325+VAT)
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
For more information and how to book, please visit:
http://www.aslib.com/training/2/11.html


IN-COMPANY TRAINING SERVICE
All our courses are available as onsite/in-company 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.

CONFERENCE
Translating and the Computer 29
(http://www.aslib.com/conferences/tcindex.html)
Aslib's own annual conference on translation and translation related tools.
29-30 November 2007, London

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
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