We are looking forward to January when Jim Blackaby will be teaching the following immersion course here in Victoria for museum and heritage professionals. Please let me know if you'd like to receive further information or registration materials. Our other Cultural Resource Management Program Spring courses are listed at the end: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS "Information is a fundamental resource in museums, galleries, historic sites and other heritage organizations, and it must be managed in a coordinated and responsible manner. This new immersion course explores the role and benefits of effective, integrated information management and focuses on ways in which heritage organizations can analyze their needs and develop computer-based systems that will serve them in the future. Course topics include: o analyzing information management objectives and needs in a variety of functional areas, including collections documentation, research, financial and human resource management, programming, marketing and fundraising, and membership and volunteer coordination; o the steps involved in planning and designing integrated systems o resources and networks to support information management o information management trends and developing technologies o ethical and management issues Dates: January 18-27 Instructor: James Blackaby, Collections and Museum nformation Systems Consultant, Washington, D.C. Fee: $582.20 Canadian Funds Other Spring Courses: The Virtual Museum February 9 - 10 Approaches to Planning in Cultural Organizations February 15 - 24 CD-ROM: A New Dimension in Public Programming February 27 - 28 Managing Cultural Organizations March 5 - 15 Community Connections: Approaches to Effective Consultation and Partneships Mary 27 - 28 Communicating Through Exhibitions April 3 - 12 Cultural Tourism May 3 - 12 Joy Davis Cultural Resource Management Program University of Victoria 604-721-8462 FAx 604-721-8774 email [log in to unmask]