A reminder that some spaces are still available on the forthcoming UK Serials Group's training course:   [posted by Tony Kidd on behalf of Karen Sadler, UKSG]

Everything you always wanted to know about e-journals
but were afraid to ask ...

E-Journal Technical Update, Edinburgh

Wolfson TRC, University of Edinburgh
Thursday 6 July

Many of us working directly with e-journals in libraries or as
intermediaries or publishers would like to feel more confident in our
understanding of the basic technology.  Managing e-journals and making them
available to end-users is quite different from dealing with print, but many
of us have moved from one to the other, picking up expertise informally.
Even then, we probably all have gaps in our knowledge and understanding, and
the need to gain a proper balanced overview of the technical environment is
crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively. 


To meet the needs of the groups identified above, the UK Serials Group is
continuing to offer its very successful practical one-day 'E-Journal
Technical Update' course.  At the end of the day you will have a good
understanding of the underlying technicalities and feel more confident in
your day-to-day work.  The course will be invaluable for anyone from a
non-technical background working with e-journals.  Numbers are limited so
that individual advice can be given during the day - the atmosphere will be
friendly and supportive.  The format will be a mix of taught and
demonstration/discussion sessions.

 

NB:  Those completely new to dealing with journals should first attend the
UKSG's 'Serials Resource Management for the 21st Century: An Introduction'
course which is run regularly in a variety of locations.  This one-day
course covers all aspects of the serials industry and includes a
non-intensive introductory technical session.  Courses for 2006 will be held
in Dublin on 14 June and in London on 4 October.


 


Course Content      


Scholarly Information Strategies have developed the course exclusively for
UKSG.  It will be presented by Simon Inger and James Culling, who have a
wealth of experience of technical and business matters concerning electronic
journals. 


The course will be continually updated, but core content will include:

 

The Development of E-Journals 

*	Identifying the major companies involved in e-journal provision 
*	The differences between gateway, aggregator, e-journal host and
publisher web sites and search engine-based gateways
*	The benefits of electronic journals
*	The rise of linking, including CrossRef and the DOI
*	Linking from library web pages and OPACs
*	Corporate intranets 


Access Control and User Authentication

*	Definition of terms - access control, user authentication
*	Organisational hierarchies
*	User authentication methodologies
*	IP address ranges, firewalls and proxies
*	Access control methodologies
*	Organising access to content efficiently


Navigating Users to Content

*                    User navigational behaviour

*                    Which starting point for a user?

*                    Library web pages

*                    OpenURL link servers (e.g. SFX) and supporting services

*                    Google

*                    Open Archives and Open Access (including OAI-PMH)

*                    Author web sites

*                    Organising access to open archives


 


Fee


UKSG members                                             £150.00 + £26.25
VAT (total £176.25)

Non-members                                                 £205.00 + £35.88
VAT (total £240.88)

The fee includes refreshments and lunch.



Bookings


Please book via the UKSG web site   http://www.uksg.org/events/diary.asp 

A venue map will be sent with confirmation of booking.

For further information regarding booking please contact:

Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator


Tel.:  +44 (0)1865 744279   Fax:  +44 (0)1865 742164   E-mail:
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Karen Sadler

UKSG Administrator

Tel. +44 (0)1865 744279

Fax. +44(0)1865 742164

www.uksg.org