ASLIB courses

...a collection of information but who have little or no knowledge or experience of how to do it. The collection may include books, periodicals...

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

...formats Guides The automated product OPACs as the output user interface Adding further data to increase user access through the OPAC Practical exercises...

...On completing this course, you will be able to: understand the different ways in which subjects can be represented and recognise their merits...

...This course, based on the new BSI standard, will give you a practical guide to producing and maintaining a thesaurus. Suitable for: Those who need to develop...

...the law and how to put in place management systems that take account of the rapidly changing techniques used for information storage and delivery...

...the effective management of which can reduce the risks of copyright infringements and create more efficient working practices. This workshop will develop...

...This course will give you an introduction to the theory and practice of the management of electronic serials and offers the opportunity to gain an understanding...

...to finding the information their enquirers need. This course concentrates on practicalities rather than sources and introduces participants to the...

...importance in the digital age - information needs to be efficiently found from sources such as the internet or intranets. This course relates to all kinds...

...Programme Features This one day course is a basic introduction to the principles and practices of records management. It is designed for librarians...

...and AACR/MARC - and the way in which metadata creation relates to the "traditional" library/information tasks of indexing and cataloguing will be outlined...

...focusing on metadata formats, and on subject description tools, especially taxonomies and thesauri. Examples are demonstrated from a variety of digital environments...

...and for those who want to help their users do so. By the end of the course, you will: understand why and how information problems occur, when information...

...publicising your service through promotion, branding and customer care Develop a checklist of copyright and intellectual property requirements that...

...This course gives both a thorough understanding of the concepts, and practical skills for understanding and assessing information, from the immediate needs...

...social concerns of development a social media pesence and personality Dealing with issues of privacy and indentity theft On completing the course yo uwill be able...

...16.45 Forum: Effective Telephone Research Constructive feedback, how to seek and use it 16.45 - 17.00 Conclusion...

...and a little experience, of all of the stages of thesaurus construction...

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