This E-Library Management Techniques  course will look at library management and especially electronic libraries, electronic and paper filing, document and version control, mobile libraries, compliance and legislation, metadata and indexing, managing collections, archiving and preservation, advanced searching methods, e-library management policies and electronic systems.

Unique features of this training course .

• A broad overview of procedures, guidelines, best practices and standards relating to e-Library management, document control, administration, filing, documentation and document management and improvement
• Review  standards related to indexing, metadata, library, archiving, storage and documentation standards
• Review of e-Library management systems for storage, indexing, searching, control, archiving and long term preservation
• Focus on the need to create good document policy, procedures and standards
• Hands-on drafting, programmes and case studies in groups

Course Objectives

This E-Library Management Techniques training course aims to enable participants to achieve the following objectives:

• Create, develop and put in an action plan for creating, setup, management and control of e-library management system including document control, auditing and compliance
• Review the security requirements and put together controls for managing confidential and private materials
• Provide an understanding of how good filing systems are developed
• Consider who needs to be involved in the process of developing such e-library management systems, policies and standards
• Investigate issues concerning the lack of good e-library filing and documentation standards
• Improve filing and documentation standards
• Improve manual hardcopy and softcopy e-library management systems
• Introduce records management, document control and management practices and standards

Course outlines

• Introduction
• Introduce e-library management and techniques
• The structure of e-library filing, indexing, storage and search
• Review documentation, document control and records management
• Review Policies and Standards
• ISO standards for e-library, documentation and document management
• Regulatory, compliance and legal considerations
• Designing e-Library Management Procedures and Systems
• Design overview
• Creating e-library filing and documentation control policies and procedures
• Creating indexing and metadata, storage, archive and search systems and setting up security
• IT, Standards and Implementation
• Review of IT e-library management systems
• Roles and responsibilities
• Project planning and implementation
• Case Studies and Programmes
• Case studies
• Final wrap-up and discussion
• Who should attend
• IT Management
• Technical staff
• Library management professionals
• HR, Finance and Operational Management personnel
• Process supervisors
• Executives
• Team leaders
• Administration and cataloguing personnel
• Archive specialists and records managers
• Document controllers
• Document management and filing administrators
• Personnel seeking to enhance their skills

Methodology

This training course covers essential skills such as communicating persuasively and with impact, confidence to handle challenging situations and flexibility to adapt and being clear about who you are and who you want to be. This allows you to develop deeper relationships with those around you. This is crucial towards inspiring team members to achieve organizational goals and influencing individuals to support the team direction.