** With apologies for cross-posting **
There are still some places remaining on the following accredited
distance learning courses beginning in January and offered by the Centre
for Archive and Information Studies at the University of Dundee. The
courses are tutored by experts and offered through an interactive fully
supported virtual learning environment. Further details of the courses
are listed below.
For more details and an application form please visit
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/cpd/ or contact [log in to unmask]
Please note that the closing date for applications is 13 November.
Available courses:
- Ethics and International Perspectives (9 weeks) -
- Management and Preservation of Digital Records (15 weeks) -
- Preservation for Information Professionals (9 weeks) -
- Disaster Management for Information Professionals (9 weeks) (can be
combined with the Preservation course above to make a single 15 week
course) -
- Strategic Management for Information Professionals (15 weeks) -
- Electronic Records Management (15 weeks) -
Course information:
- Ethics and International Perspectives -
* Accountability, ethics and archives in society: the role and
responsibility of the record keeper; records and archives as evidence;
the role of records and archives in protecting rights; accountability;
social inclusion
* Legislation and record keeping: the regulatory environment; national
and international laws and standards
* External opportunities and fundraising: fundraising; the media;
cross-domain collaboration; networks; emergencies
- Management and Preservation of Digital Records -
* Computer science basics for record keeping, 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?
- Preservation for Information Professionals -
* Preservation theory: the principles of preservation; understanding
materials; threats to collections
* Preparing for action: storage and environment; surveys; formats;
identification and storage
* Preservation in practice: handling records; working with conservators
and allied professionals; digital preservation and the creation of
surrogates; special circumstances
- Disaster Management for Information Professionals (can be combined
with the Preservation course above) -
* Risk management and business continuity: designing a disaster plan;
environmental control; identifying and understanding risks
* Preparedness: appointing a disaster team; setting priorities;
emergency operation plan; types of disaster; security; staff training
and disaster simulation
* Response and recovery: formulating systems for response and recovery
- 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
- 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; t
echnical 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
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Alan R Bell
Programme Leader, Records Management and
Hon Lecturer
Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS)
University of Dundee
Dundee DD1 4HN
Tel: 01382 384441
Fax: 01382 345523
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais
http://archives-records-artefacts.blogspot.com/
***CAIS was highly commended by the Records Management Society in their
awards 2007***
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