Free course: MIMAS Bibliographic Services
(with apologies for cross-posting)
There will be a free introduction to MIMAS bibliographic services on
Wednesday 21st November, from 10.30am to 4.00pm. The course will be
held in Manchester Computing at the University of Manchester (a map is
available at http://www.mcc.ac.uk/mcmap.shtml). During the day the
following services will be covered:
- Archives Hub is a new service providing a free gateway to archive
collections held by UK universities and colleges, forming a part of
the National Archives Network: http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/
- COPAC gives FREE access to the merged catalogues of 20 of the
largest university research libraries in the UK and Ireland:
http://copac.ac.uk
- ISI Web of Science Service for UK Education gives access to the
Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts &
Humanities Citation Index, ISI Proceedings, and related services:
http://wos.mimas.ac.uk/
- JSTOR is a unique digital archive collection of core scholarly
journals: http://uk.jstor.org
- zetoc provides access to the British Library's Electronic table of
Contents (ETOC) and alerting service. FREE to members of most UK
Further and Higher Education Institutions: http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk
This is an overview course, providing an introduction to MIMAS
bibliographic services. There is a demonstration of the main features
of each service, followed by a hands-on session. The demonstrations
will not only illustrate how to use the services, but also explore the
underlying search mechanisms etc. and consider future developments.
This course gives the opportunity to get to grips with each service in
an unhurried situation, with support staff available to answer
questions and provide assistance.
Course registration details etc. are available via the MIMAS Web site
at: http://www.mimas.ac.uk/courses.html
Bookings should be made via the MIMAS Helpline:
Tel: 0161 275 6109
Email: [log in to unmask]
Alternatively you can book online via the MIMAS Web address given
above.
regards
Shirley Cousins
COPAC Helpdesk
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Dr Shirley Cousins - COPAC is a MIMAS
COPAC Service ([log in to unmask]) service. It is funded
Manchester Computing, by JISC and uses data
University of Manchester supplied by CURL -
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Fax: 0161 275 6040 Tel: 0161 275 6037 http://copac.ac.uk/
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