Records Management: The Building Blocks (London)

Date: Thursday, 26 June 2008
Venue: London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57–58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS Location map
Cost: £129.25 per participant (incl. VAT at 17.5%)   Apply online

This training course covers the principles and practices of effective records management in the modern hybrid paper and digital environment. It will provide participants with a thorough grounding in the nature, challenges and techniques of records management. It is suitable for anyone setting up a records management programme and for all staff working in records centres. It also provides an effective “refresher” for archivists and librarians who have not had recent hands-on experience.

Records Management: The Building Blocks is facilitated and presented by Margaret Crockett and Janet Foster, Directors of the Archive-Skills Consultancy. The course, based on records management training previously delivered by the partnership, has been reviewed and revised for autumn 2007. It combines presentations, facilitated discussion and workshops to ensure an interesting and relaxed learning environment.

The course fee of £129.25 (incl. VAT) includes a course handbook with supporting notes and useful sources for further information. The fee also includes lunch (with vegetarian option; please let the directors know if you have any other special dietary needs) and tea and coffee.

Programme

Time	Session
9..30	Registration and coffee
9.45	What do we know already? (quiz and discussion)
10.30	The building blocks of records management (presentation)
11.30	Coffee
11.45	Selling records management to the organisation (workshop)
12.45	Managing digital records info-shot (presentation)
1.00	Lunch
1.45	Getting a handle on the records: inventory and audit (presentation and exercise)
2.45	Tea
3.00	Writing retention schedules (presentation and exercise)
4.00	Operating a customer service (group brainstorm)
4.30	Close

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Identify the main elements of a comprehensive records management programme
• Justify records management goals, processes and resources to management and colleagues
• Identify the challenges of managing digital records
• Plan and deliver a records management audit
• Write retention schedules

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