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Places available on short online courses
A small number of places are available for study in January 2014 on the short online courses offered by the Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS) at the University of Dundee:
Latin for Archivists and Researchers (beginners or intermediate, 9 or 15 weeks)
Disaster Management for Information Preservation (9 weeks)
House History (9 weeks)
Military Archives (9 weeks)
Preservation for Information Professionals (9 weeks)
Scots Palaeography and Diplomatic (15 weeks)
Scottish Local Government and Records (9 weeks)
Understanding and Managing Rare Books (15 weeks)
Understanding Latin in Documents and Archives (9 weeks)
Web 2.0 for Information Professionals (9 weeks)
Preservation for Information Professionals and Disaster Management for Information Professionals can be taken as one 15 week module.
The deadline for applications is 8 November. Courses begin 13 January.
Application forms are available online at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/cpd/.
CAIS courses are taught by subject experts and are provided in a fully supported online learning environment.
The courses are ideal for anyone seeking to acquire or refresh knowledge in these areas of professional practice.
All short courses and Masters degrees offered by CAIS are accredited by the Archives and Records Association, UK and Ireland and by Records and Information Management Professionals, Australasia. The CAIS team was highly commended by the Information and Records Management Society in their awards in 2007.
For more information please see below or contact us on +44 (0)1382 385543 or email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Further Information:
Latin for Archivists and Researchers (beginners)
- An introduction to Latin and basic Latin grammar
- Pronunciation, inflections, dictionaries, declensions, conjugations
- Word order, nouns, verbs, adjectives
- Formularies, the imperfect, adverbs
- Proper names, pronouns, numbers, the accusative, the infinitive
- Medieval and later Latin, the future tense, prepositions
- To be, passive, the ablative absolute
- Irregular verbs
- Common Latin documents
Latin for Archivists and Researchers (intermediate)
- Intermediate Latin grammar and understanding Latin in documents
- Monumental inscriptions; gerunds and gerundives
- Charters; subjunctives
- Retour and inquisition; impersonal verbs and abbreviations
- Bond and obligation and sasine; imperatives, infinitives in other tenses
- Probates and wills; irregular verbs; comparatives and superlatives
- Manorial roll and diplomas; conditional clauses and subjunctive
Disaster Management for Information Professionals
- Risk management and business continuity: designing a disaster plan; environmental control;
identifying and understanding risks
- Preparedness; appointing a disaster team: setting priorities; emergency operation plan; types of
disaster; security; staff training and disaster simulation
- Response and recovery: formulating systems for response and recovery
House History
- Techniques required to research the history of a house, locating and interpreting key sources
- Dating houses and buildings: architectural styles, interiors and furnishings
- Maps and land surveys, tracing community developments
- Land and property law including manorial tenure, searching for title deeds, property inheritance and disputes
- Finding occupants of houses and buildings
- Social, local and national contexts
Military Archives
- Introduction to Military history
- Organisation of the Armed Services, 1660-1960
- Location and use of Military archives
- Service records and researching individuals
- Operational records
- War and society
Preservation for Information Professionals
- Preservation theory: the principles of preservation; understanding archival materials; threats to
collections
- Preparing for action: storage and environment; archive surveys; archive formats; identification and
storage
- Preservation in practice: handling records; working with conservators and allied professionals; digital
preservation and the creation of surrogates; special circumstances
Scots Palaeography and Diplomatic
- Introduction to Palaeography: history, abbreviations and languages within Scotland
- Identifying letter forms and reading and understanding different document types
- Personal names, reckonings of time, numerals, coinage, weights and measures
- The feudal system and feudal conveyancing
- The notary, sasine and registration
- Heritable and moveable property and family settlements
- Courts of law and civil process
Scottish Local Government and Records
- Country and parish before 1930: predecessors of the county council; county councils; education
provision; the parish and the poor law; lieutenancy; militia and volunteers; special districts; sheriff
courts
- Burgh to 1930: reform; police acts; burgh records; incorporations
- Developments since 1930: 1930-1975 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947; reform in 1975;
district courts; local administration 1975-1996; reform in 1996; the Scottish Parliament
Understanding and Managing Rare Books
- History of Rare Books
- Book production in the hand-press era
- Bindings
- Cataloguing and bibliographical descriptions
- Managing collections and providing customer services
- Developing access and promotional policies
Web 2.0 for Information Professionals
- The nature of Web 2.0, the tools and the opportunities and risks for recordkeepers
- The implications of social media for information policies (including privacy and copyright)
- Web 2.0, the nature of the record in social computing and appraisal
- Digital preservation, access and Web 2.0
- Participatory culture and changing attitudes to information
- The role of the recordkeeper in a Web 2.0 world
CAIS offers short courses for continuing professional education, Postgraduate certificates, Masters degrees, opportunities for doctoral research and bespoke training solutions for partners.
Programmes offered by supported online distance learning include:
MLitt Archives and Records Management (International pathway available)
MSc Records Management and Digital Preservation
MSc Records Management and Information Rights
Postgraduate certificate in Digital Recordkeeping
MLitt Family and Local History
Postgraduate Certificate in Family and Local History
For more information, to apply for a place on any of our programmes, to discuss potential areas of doctoral research please or to enquire about training solutions for your organisation please contact us using the details above.
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