Using a Keyword Thesaurus
Course outline
Learner profile | Course outcomes | Course content | Course schedule | Length | Price | To register
This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to use a keyword thesaurus to classify, title and index records.
Learner profile
This course is suitable for people whose work involves classifying, titling and indexing records using a keyword thesaurus.
Course outcomes
By the end of this course participants should:
- be familiar with the methodology of functional analysis and the benefits of controlled vocabulary in retrieving records
- understand the principles of keyword classification
- be familiar with the layout, content and language of the Keyword AAA and Keyword for Councils thesauri, and
- have practical experience in classifying and titling using Keyword AAA and Keyword for Councils.
Course content
Introduction to keyword classification
- the methodology of business functional analysis
- the benefits of controlled vocabulary
- features of the keyword system
- the hierarchical principle
Structure of keyword thesaurus
- layout, content, language and entries in the Keyword AAA thesaurus
- the Classification Guide
Practical exercises
- developing record titles from natural language abstracts of correspondence using the Keyword AAA thesaurus
- developing record titles from pieces of correspondence using the Keyword AAA thesaurus
- developing record titles from natural language abstracts using Keyword for Councils
Course schedule for 2009
- 17 February - Sydney Records Centre
- 24 March - Lismore
- 28 April - Sydney Records Centre
- 12 May - Albury
- 16 June - Sydney Records Centre
- 28 July - Taree
- 25 August - Sydney Records Centre
- 15 September - Bathurst
- 19 November - Sydney Records Centre
Length
1 day; 9.00am - 4.00pm
Price
$295 (includes GST). Discounts available.
To register
Contact Synercon Management Consulting on (02) 9698 8888 or email synercon@synercon.com.au.
Note: This course is delivered on State Records' behalf by Synercon Management Consulting. All training, enrolment processing and invoicing is carried out by Synercon Management Consulting.
