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With Apologies for cross-posting:

Basic Archive Skills Training Day, Manchester

Date: Wednesday, 6 October 2004

Venue: The Greater Manchester Record
Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester M4 5FU

Cost: £117.50 per participant (incl. VAT at 17.5%)

Our well-known Introductory Course is aimed at people working with
archives and records without formal recordkeeping qualifications,
and who feel that they would benefit from some basic training in the
principles of managing records and archives. It is suitable for:

Archives and records assistants 

Managers of archive staff 

Librarians and information managers responsible for archives and records 

IT professionals seeking an overview of the aims of archives and records management 

Anyone else who has responsibility for managing archives and records 

This training day is reviewed and revised continually to reflect
feedback from participants and the course directors’ evaluations and
for 2004 there is a new-look programme which aims to allow more time
for participants to explore the records management end of the
archives life-cycle. The day retains four core sessions focusing on
the main areas of archives and records management, differing in
length as appropriate. By chairing and facilitating throughout the
day, the course directors ensure that the program is integrated and
flows well. Sessions will include ample time for questions and a
high level of participation is encouraged.

A course handbook will be provided, which will contain:

supporting notes from the speakers; 

a select bibliography; 

the BASTD glossary of archive and records management terms; 
useful contacts; 

a list of relevant Websites; 

info-bytes on related topics; 

participants list; 

information about other TASC training opportunities 

Participants are encouraged to prepare for the course by formulating
questions or issues that have arisen in the course of their work,
for consideration by the speakers and the class as a whole.

The course fee of £117.50 (incl. VAT) also includes lunch (with
vegetarian option; please let the directors know if you have any
other special dietary needs) and tea and coffee.


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Programme
9.15–9.30 Registration and coffee 
9.30–10.20 Introduction and First Principles
Janet Foster and Margaret Crockett, TASC 
10.20–11.20 Preservation: Strategies and Guidelines
Nic Rayner, Greater Manchester Record Office 
11.20–11.35 Coffee 
11.35–12.35 Records Management Overview 
12.35–1.00 Retention schedule exercise 
1.00–1.45 Lunch 
1.45–2.45 Archival Processing, Arrangement and Description 
2.15–3.15 Description case study workshop
Vincent McKernan, Greater Manchester Record Office 
3.15–3.30 Tea 
3.30–4.00 Provision of Access to Archives: group brainstorm 
4.00–4.15 Info-byte — Networking Archives 
4.15 Round-up and closing remarks 

APPLICATION FORM

Send to: TASC, May Cottage, 1 Fountayne Road, London N16 7EB or email to: [log in to unmask]
 
Or fill in your registration form on-line at: http://www.archive-skills.com/training/2004/6-10appl.php
 
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•       I enclose a cheque for £117.50 payable to the Archive-Skills consultancy (TASC)
•       I’d like a receipt      
•       Invoice my employer (give contact name and address if different from above)     


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