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A few places only remain for this course:
UKSG E-Journal Technical Update
Thursday 15 November 2007
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London SW1
Course summary
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 run by Simon Inger Consulting. Simon Inger has a
wealth of experience in technical and business matters concerning electronic
journals.
Why you should attend
You should gain 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.
Course level and previous knowledge required
It is recommended that those completely new to dealing with journals should
first attend a ‘UKSG Serials Practitioners’ seminar, a one-day course run in
a variety of locations which covers all aspects of the serials industry and
includes an introductory technical session.
Learning objectives
* Learn how to overcome common problems in implementing e-journals and
other online resources
* Have the tools to help you decide the best way of setting up access
to e-journals and online resources in your institution/organisation
* Be confident that you understand the technical landscape when
dealing with
e-journal providers.
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COURSE CONTENT
The course will be continually updated, but core content will include:
Overview of the Current E-Journal Environment
* Identifying the major companies involved in e-journal provision
* The differences between gateways, e-journal hosts, publisher web
sites, aggregators, portals, search engine-based gateways and library
gateways
* Corporate intranets
Access Control and User Authentication
* Definition of terms – authentication, authorisation, access control
* User authentication methodologies, including IP address ranges,
proxies, firewalls, Athens, Athens DA, Shibboleth and Identity 2.0
* How to organise access to content efficiently
Library Web Technologies
* A-Z e-journal lists
* The OpenURL and link resolvers (e.g. SFX)
* Z39.50, SRU/SRW and federated search engines
* Electronic Resource Management (ERM) tools
* Knowledge base management and other issues with these technologies
Other Topics
* Usage statistics – COUNTER and SUSHI standards
* CrossRef and the DOI
* Open Archives (including OAI-PMH) and Open Access
* Web 2.0 technologies – RSS, blogs, wikis, social bookmarking tools
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Fee (includes refreshments and lunch)
UKSG members £155.00 + £27.13 VAT (total £182.13)
Non-members £210.00 + £36.75 VAT (total £246.75)
Venue
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (Council Room)
London, SW1
Cancellations
By Wednesday 7 November 2007 Full refund
From Thursday 8 November 2007 No refund
How to book
Please book via the UKSG website – www.uksg.org – or contact:
Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator
Tel.: +44 (0)1865 744279
Fax: +44 (0)1865 742164
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.
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