ASLIB - The Association for Information Management
London, United Kingdom
http://www.aslib.co.uk

Effective Techniques in Desk Research

From retrieval to writing...make a leap! Accepting a commission taking a brief - the reference interview preparing a proposal managing client expectations Collecting the data common statistical sources first pass data collection second pass data collection Adding value interpretation research presentation Closing a project seeking and using constructive feedback ......
 

Most libraries and organisations working with information will create, store, manage and supply digital information. In order to make sure that these practices are compliant with the copyright legislation and also to ensure that these activities are carried out within a controlled environment, it is essential that they look towards solutions offered by ICT, such as Digital Rights Management. Th......
 

This programme enables experienced managers to review and develop their management skills. It will equip delegates with tools and techniques to manage complex situations and to progress into more senior roles: The manager in the 21st century Skills audit Developing your career: management and leadership Strategic thinking The strategic process Working with and contributing to stra......
 

The characteristics of an effective team Different types of team working: collaborative, co-operative, independent The team development process Team roles and their impact on results Leading different teams: new teams, dynamic teams, stagnant teams Team building activities and how to use them Giving feedback in individual and group situations How to handle challenging situations ......
 

What is copyright? Basic principles of copyright law Types of copyright How to obtain it Who owns it? Authors and their rights Owners and their rights Library concerns with copyright Exceptions to copyright law Why you should attend: Copyright is an increasingly complex problem for information providers. An awareness of the many pitfalls is vital the efficient management of info......
 

This two-day course, based on the new BSI standard, will give you a practical guide to producing and maintaining a thesaurus. Introduction to thesaurus construction Facet analysis Term collection Term organisation Thesaurus display Thesaurus maintenance and operation Practical sessions Why you should attend: Most text retrieval systems require the support of a structured and ......
 

A practical course, for people with some experience in subject indexing for catalogues and databases, on the representation of the subject matter of various types of office and library materials. Introduction basic principles and objectives summarising versus in-depth indexing pre-coordination and post-coordination alphabetical and classified schemes General schemes the alphabet......
 

A practical course, for people with cataloguing experience, on using AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd ed.) and the MARC (MAchine Readable Catalogue) Manual. Introduction the essential principles and purposes of cataloguing The tools available AACR2 MARC (UKMARC, USMARC, MARC21) authority files The tools in use, 1 AACR2 descriptions AACR2 access points The manual......
 

Understanding the business environment and providing an effective service to users operating within it. The course will look at: Legal forms for carrying on business and their implications for the researcher Company financial statements - contents and significance Other types of company reporting - Operating and Financial Reviews, interim reports, RNS announcements, prospectuses, circulars......
 

A Corporate Taxonomy is the backbone of an organization¡¯s information architecture. Whether the focus is on records management, document management or knowledge management, a Corporate Taxonomy is key to effective storage and retrieval. A Corporate Taxonomy is different from a subject taxonomy in that it is a taxonomy of business activities. Corporate Taxonomies are therefore specific to an org......
 

What exactly is a white paper? How is draft legislation examined and passed into law? What are statutory instruments and how are they examined? What is the difference between parliament and government? You should attend if: your organisation needs to keep abreast of current developments in parliament and government you have to deal with the publications but are hazy about the system ......
 

Company Law historical evolution of British company law and fundamental concepts. sources of company law: statutes, statutory instruments and case law European dimension ¨C EU company law directives comparisons with some other jurisdictions ¨C USA, Europe, tax havens Limited liability and types of company unlimited and limited companies private and public companies small and mediu......
 

An introductory course on how to make records for all kinds of information-bearing materials for inclusion in catalogues and databases. Introduction order from chaos - the purpose and principles 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 The cataloguing and indexing process t......
 

A practical introduction to the key techniques used in abstracting and summarising documents of all kinds - news items, articles, books, reports and unpublished internal documents. The course includes: What do we want our abstracts to achieve? What to include in an abstract Signposting - gathering material for the abstract Writing an abstract with only limited resource material Rapi......
 

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