With apologies for cross-posting
The new JISC Resource Guides are now available, providing free overviews of quality-
assured information about electronic resources and support services, all of them selected
by subject specialists.
After extensive consultation with community representatives, including librarians,
academics, researchers and students, as well as publishers and providers, the Resource
Guides have been updated and improved. Improvements in the new edition include:
* Attractive full-colour booklet format
* New resource categories reflecting the needs of subject communities
* New and simpler definitions for accessing electronic resources
* Full information on search tips, training and support activities
Resources and services highlighted in the JISC Resource Guides are designed to support
learning, teaching and research at all levels of higher education. Each Guide is compiled
by a dedicated Resource Guide Adviser who selects the key resources for the subject area
and presents them in both print and Web format.
In consultation with subject communities, Advisers offer a programme of outreach activities
in response to subject needs, including hands-on workshops and training events. They
also play a crucial role in soliciting community feedback, helping to ensure that
communication about the provision and use of resources and support and advisory
services remains two-way.
The seven subject areas are:
Arts and Humanities
Engineering, Mathematics and Computing
Geography and the Environment
Health and Life Sciences
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
Resource Guide Advisers compile each Guide in consultation with subject-based advisory
groups comprising librarians, academics and other relevant parties. Resources considered
for inclusion include those from partner organisations, such as the Learning and Teaching
Support Network (LTSN) and the Research Councils.
Resource Guides are currently being sent to librarians and other key staff within
institutions. For further information, and to order further copies of the free guides, please
go to: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/resourceguides
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Sarah Kelly
Resource Guide Adviser for Engineering, Mathematics,
and Computing
Heriot-Watt University Library
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel.: +44 (0) 131 451 3980
Web.: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/resourceguides/emc
Keep up-to-date with Resource Guide activities via the mailing list at
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/RG-EMC-ANNOUNCE.html
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