To supporters of BIDS services,
As some of you may already know, BIDS staff (along with all the ingenta
staff based in Bath) moved a couple of weeks ago into new accommodation
in the centre of town. Some staff were already working in town-centre
offices (including the Help Desk) but this move brings all staff
together in one set of buildings.
The move, which was in part prompted by the University of Bath's urgent
need for more office space, should greatly help improve communication
between different parts of the organisation.
Despite the move, BIDS remains very much part of the UK HE and FE
scene. The University of Bath still has a major shareholding in
ingenta, and remains the prime contractor for the JISC-sponsored
services operated by BIDS. Communication with the JISC, the JIBS user
group and the rest of the community is as strong as ever, and the
University of Bath is represented on the BIDS Steering Group.
As you will see from our address below, we have adopted a PO Box for our
post, and any post sent to us at our old University address will be
automatically forwarded to our new address.
You will notice that the telephone and fax numbers of staff have
changed. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to automatically re-route
University extensions to off-campus numbers. All BIDS (and ingenta)
numbers now start 36....
The BIDS Help Desk contact details remain the same as they have been for
some time:
email: [log in to unmask]
tel: 01225 361110
fax: 01225 361152
Other useful numbers are Sam Phillips (01225 361024) and Ayesha Rashid
(01225 361022).
The main reception number is 01225 361000.
For visitors, our address is 3-4 Riverside Court, Lower Bristol Road,
Bath. This is within walking distance of the bus and railway stations,
and there is some limited visitor parking. For details of our location
see:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?P2M?P=ba23dz&Z=1
Best wishes,
Terry
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Terry Morrow Tel: +44 1225 361026
Head of BIDS Fax: +44 1225 361152
BIDS
P O Box 3077 http://www.bids.ac.uk
Bath, BA2 3EF, UK http://www.ingenta.com
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