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ORGANIZER:Research Information Network
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DESCRIPTION:The Research Information Network is holding this free event to 
 raise awareness of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) as a tool for resea
 rchers and to aid understanding of the new access regime. The day will cove
 r how to use FOI to access records and information and how to make successf
 ul requests. Case studies will be presented to explore how to use FOI in pr
 actice\, offering strategies for what works well for particular disciplines
  and types of research and insights will be provided from the Scottish pers
 pective.
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\nKey speakers:
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\nProfessor Duncan Tanner – Director\
 , Welsh Institute for Social and Cultural Affairs\, Bangor University 
\nSa
 rah Hutchinson - Head of Policy and Information\, Scottish Information Comm
 issioner 
\nBruno Longmore – Head of Government Records\, National Archives
  of Scotland 
\nHugh Hagan – Senior Inspecting Officer Government Records B
 ranch\, National Archives of Scotland 
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\nThe workshop is aimed at ac
 ademic researchers\; other research workers\, such as journalists\; librari
 ans\, archivists and other information professionals who provide research s
 ervices and research training\; compliance officers interested in facilitat
 ing access and advising requestors and public policy makers in the access t
 o information arena. 
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\nFor a full programme\, more information and to b
 ook your free place\, visit www.rin.ac.uk/foi-scotland
SUMMARY:Freedom of Information:   what’s in it for researchers? 
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