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Reminder - a number of places are still available for the two workshops.
Book soon to avoid disappointment.

Following the success of an earlier WebExpress workshop, OCLC Europe, the
Middle East & Africa are pleased to announce two additional workshops to be
held in
Birmingham and Glasgow.

Are you in search of a hybrid library solution? Do you want to provide your
users
with simple simultaneous searching of a library's resources through one
customised
web-based interface?

The key to integration provided by OCLC WebExpress is the Z39.50 standard
information retrieval protocol. However, WebExpress provides "manual free"
access
to Z39.50 compliant resources by allowing non-technical staff to simply
select from
a list of databases and server configurations already tested by OCLC. Within
just a
few hours, you can easily connect to all your Z39.50 electronic resources.
WebExpress
also keeps you up-to-date by automatically posting resource configuration
upgrades
from the central OCLC WebExpress Service Centre. If there is a Z39.50
resource which
you would like to access which we do not currently offer, simply let us know
and, where
possible, we will undertake the necessary configuration and testing before
adding it to
the Service Centre

The OCLC WebExpress software itself is easy to use. A series of simple
wizards guide you
through the installation and customisation of your integrated gateway. With
your library name
placed prominently on each page of the user interface, WebExpress will
reinforce your position
as the key information provider to your user community.

Further information about OCLC WebExpress is available on the  OCLC web site
at
http://www.oclc.org/webexpress/

To learn more about the OCLC WebExpress service and have an opportunity to
gain hands-on
experience, register for a free workshop at our offices in Birmingham on
Tuesday 23rd January
or at Glasgow University on Wednesday 28th February.

Workshop Leader
Simon Day, Product Specialist, Reference Services

PROPOSED PROGRAMME

10.00 - 10:30   Registration and Coffee

10:30 - 11.15   Presentation explaining the potential of OCLC WebExpress
and introducing its major components

11:15 - 12:15   Demonstration of both the user and the administrative
interfaces to WebExpress

12:15 - 13:00   Discussion - a chance for participants to raise questions
and discuss the value of OCLC WebExpress for their libraries.

13:00 - 14:00   Buffet lunch

14:00 - 15:00   Practical - an opportunity for participants to practice
using
both the administrative and the user interfaces to WebExpress

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Locations
Birmingham event:
OCLC Europe, the Middle East & Africa,
7th Floor, Tricorn House,
51-53 Hagley Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B16 8TP
Tel: 0121 456 4656
Fax: 0121 456 4680

Glasgow event:
Glasgow University
Library,
Hillhead Street,
Glasgow,
G12 8QE

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To register please complete the following form, indicating the location of
the
seminar you wish to attend and return it to Eileen Sharp ([log in to unmask])

BOOKING FORM

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