An Introduction to MIMAS Bibliographic Services
(with apologies for cross-posting)
A course providing an introduction to a range of MIMAS Bibliographic
Services will be taking place shortly in both Manchester and London.
Attendance on the course is completely FREE of charge.
When and Where:
London: Tuesday 8th March 2005, 10:00am-3:00pm.
Held at the Maughan Library, King's College, Chancery Lane,
London WC2A 1LR
Manchester: Thursday 21st April 2005, 10:00am-3:00pm.
Held at Manchester Computing, University of Manchester, Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9PL.
Course content:
This is an overview course providing a basic introduction to a range of
MIMAS bibliographic services. There will be a demonstration of the main
features of each service, followed by a hands-on session. This offers
the opportunity to get to grips with each service in an unhurried
situation, with service support staff available to answer questions and
provide assistance.
Many of the demonstrations will not only illustrate how to use the
services, but also discuss the underlying search mechanisms and consider
future developments.
During the day the following services will be covered:
- Archives Hub: FREE access to a searchable database of nearly 20,000
archive collections held in over 80 UK universities and colleges.
Includes a quick search and various advanced searches, including names,
places and subjects. The Archives Hub holds mainly collection level
descriptions, but also a significant number of series and item level
descriptions.
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk
- COPAC: FREE access to the merged catalogues of 26 of the major
research libraries in the UK and Ireland, including the British Library
and National Library of Scotland. Copac gives access to details of a
wide range of materials, including electronic documents, in all subject
areas.
http://copac.ac.uk
- ISI Web of Knowledge Service for UK Education. This course provides an
introduction to the Web of Knowledge (WoK) platform and the Web of
Science (version 5) which allows set searching and offers an advanced
search feature. The course will focus on the WoK platform and cross
searching and Web of Science. This course does not cover the additional
Web of Knowledge products. Available to members of subscribing
institutions listed at:
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk
- zetoc gives access to the British Library’s Electronic Table of
Contents (ETOC), a searchable database of over 20 million article titles
and conference proceedings from over 20,000 of the most important
research journals, as well as around 16,000 conference proceedings
published per year. Also includes a table of contents alerting service.
FREE to members of most UK further and higher education institutions.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk
Who is the course for?
The course will be of interest to researchers, academics, librarians and
support staff within the Further Education and Higher Education
communities. Some experience of using a web browser will be useful for
the practical exercises.
Lunch:
Lunch is not provided on this FREE course, but there are places to
eat nearby.
How to Book:
Course registration details etc. are available via the MIMAS Web site
at: http://www.mimas.ac.uk/courses/
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.
Shirley Cousins
Copac service
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Dr Shirley Cousins
[log in to unmask] - Copac is a MIMAS
Copac Service service, funded by
Manchester Computing, JISC using records
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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