ASLIB courses

...and practice of cataloguing and indexing The starting point the collection - what is in and what is out the material - from books to Internet pages...

...Knowledge managers. User-facing IT specialists - Librarians - Information scientists - Documentalists - Records managers - Information managers...

...Constructing a Thesaurus Classification Practice Time: 09.45 - 17...

...in subject indexing for catalogues and databases. Programme Features: A practical course, for people with some experience in subject indexing...

...the ways in which thesauri are being used on the Internet Understand new forms of thesaurus being developed for the digital environment...

...just how complex an issue it is: knowing how the law works is just the beginning. This course will give delegates a greater understanding of how to interpret...

...management and licensing within your organisation 11:00 : Coffee 11:15 : What to do about copyright infringements? 12:15 : Lunch 13:00 : Risk management...

...of the rapidly-changing serials environment as well as an insight into the practical day-to-day management issues relating to it. Programme Features Understanding...

...A comprehensive introduction to enquiry answering techniques, from understanding the question through choosing sources to searching efficiently and presenting the answer effectively...

...of analysing and denoting content. Course hightlights: Principles of indexing, and the indexing process Indexing as part of a metadata creation Controlled...

...have become involved in document and records management for the first time and wish to gain a grounding in the relevant concepts and techniques...

...showing how and why they are used, in various environments. A variety of commonly-used metadata formats will be demonstrated, for example, Dublin...

...Be able to evaluate and use taxonomies and thesauri Be able to construct an outline information organisation...

...and it is easy to find large volumes of information, but not necessarily what is needed. It suggests some practical solutions, and examines the idea...

...and what can you contribute? 10.45 : How do you identify your key users - and find out what they need? 11.15 : Coffee 11.30 : What kinds of information...

...you will be able to: Understand what information needs are, and why they are important Have a framework for understanding and discussing information needs...

...facebook, blogs, media-sharing apps, locator services and feed-readers How these tools can be combined to maximise digital presence Technicalities...

...expectations 11.35 - 11.50 Coffee 11.50 - 12.40 Collecting the Data First Pass - using existing knowledge Second Pass - the real learning 12...

...Most participants will take, on average, between 2 and 3 hours to complete each session. On successful completion of the course participants will have understanding...

...on how to protect its rights Copyright for Information Providers: An Introduction In brief Copyright is an increasingly complex problem for information...