Data Protection - is it really possible or just a pipedream? - Organised by City Information Group

Dates: Monday 14 April 2008

Time:  Register from 6pm onwards, starting promptly at 6.30pm

Venue:  TFPL, 2nd Floor, Thames House, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BF.  For directions please click here.

Cost:  £20 for Members, £30 for Non-Members,

Drinks and Canapes will be served after the seminar courtesy of TFPL

The topic is in direct response to current events and how we can address them

• * CDs containing millions of child benefit records from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) database have been lost
• * The NHS has misplaced as many as 6,000 smartcards used to access patient records.
• * Defence Secretary Des Browne has launched an official inquiry into military security after the loss of a Royal Navy laptop containing the personal details of 600,000 people.
• * A 2003 survey of FTSE 100 companies by marketing consultancy * Marketing Improvement, revealed that just four per cent were able to comply with the Data Protection Act.
• * UK Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has argued for much tighter data protection laws in Britain, insisting that those who lose data should end up in court.
• * MPs on the Justice Select Committee have called for new laws to protect the integrity of personal data.
• * Other Commonwealth countries such as Australia or India are very proud of the regimented behaviour towards information management that has served them so well to date.

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Statistics for Business

Dates: 23 April 2008, 09.30-16.00

Programme Features:

• - Official statistics
  • recent developments in the UK
  • using published statistics
• - Non-official statistics
  • major publishers
  • advantages and disadvantages
• - Statistical sources
  • Key UK, European and international sources
  • online sources
• - Economic indicators and statistical terminology
  • introduction to the terms used in economic analysis
• - Practical use of statistics

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http://www.aslib.com/training/1/11.html

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Records Survey - a half-day workshop

Dates: 25 April 2008, 13.45-17.00

Programme Features: This half day course links with the one day course "Introduction to Records Management". It is designed to give delegates an understanding of a key records management tool - the records survey. Records surveys enable information specialists to inventory records so that they can identify issues within their organisation and gather data to plan for resolution. The course is particularly relevant if you are planning to meet Freedom of Information requirements.

• what is a records survey?
• objectives and benefits of doing a records survey
• types of survey
• survey forms
• data capture choices
• collating and analysing data
• presentation of results

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http://www.aslib.com/training/4/23.html

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Copyright for Information Providers

Dates: 30 April 2008, 8 July 2008, 10 December 2008, 09.45 - 17.00

Programme Features:

• 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

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http://www.aslib.com/training/4/07.html

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