Aims:

This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge required to identify the structure and components of a records management thesaurus, and classify records using this thesaurus. There will be a number of opportunities to apply the knowledge learnt through interactive activities and exercises.

Outcomes:

By the end of the training session, participants will be able to:

• Outline the benefits of controlled vocabulary.
• Identify the structure and components of a best practice records thesaurus.
• Select appropriate thesaurus terms (functions, activity descriptors and subject descriptors) to title records.
• Identify and select appropriate free text terms to further define/distinguish record titles.

Participants are provided with a course booklet and additional handouts.

Course Duration:

½ day

Cost: Contact SSA for a quote

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