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A reminder of our practical course to be provided in Dublin on 12 June:
UKSG E-Journal Technical Update
Thursday 12 June 2008
Law Society of Ireland, Dublin
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.
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 £160.00 (VAT exempt)
Non-members £215.00 (VAT exempt)
Venue
Law Society of Ireland
Dublin
Cancellations
By Wednesday 4 June 2008 Full refund
From Thursday 5 June 2008 No refund
How To Book
Please book via the UKSG website – www.uksg.org/event/EJTU120608 – or
contact me as below.
Location details will be sent with confirmation of booking.
Karen Sadler
UKSG Administrator
Tel. +44 (0)1865 744279
Fax. +44(0)1865 742164
www.uksg.org
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