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An Introduction to Mimas Bibliographic Services
A course giving an introduction to a range of Mimas Bibliographic Services is taking place in November in Manchester.
Attendance is free of charge but you do need to register in advance.
When and Where:
Date: Tuesday 27 January 2009
Time: 10:00am-c.4.00pm
Location: South Camden Learning Centre
Contact details and address: http://www.southcamden-clc.org.uk/ContactUs.asp
Map: http://www.southcamden-clc.org.uk/Location.asp
Course Content:
This is an overview course providing a basic introduction to a range of Mimas' resource discovery tools and includes the opportunity for hands-on.
Ideal for:
- New members of staff involved in finding information
- New researchers and research assistants about embark on their first project
- Post-graduates that want to learn how to find primary source material, books and journal articles to produce a literature review on their area of expertise.
During the day the following services will be covered:
Archives Hub: a basic introduction to finding primary source material. The Archives Hub provides access to descriptions of archives held in over 160 UK universities and colleges.
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk
Copac: a basic introduction to resource discovery using Copac, a merged union catalogue including the catalogues of the major UK and Irish National, Academic and Special libraries.
http://copac.ac.uk
ISI Web of Knowledge Service for UK Education: a basic introduction to the Web of Knowledge (WoK) research platform that helps you find, analyse and manage information in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.(Session will cover the Web of Science resource only)
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk
Zetoc: a basic introduction to an Electronic Table of Contents service. How to keep up-to-date by creating alerts to the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents for journals and conference proceedings.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk
Who is the course for?
Academics, researchers, post-graduate students, librarians and support staff within Further Education and Higher Education. 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:
Full course details and registration information is available at:
http://www.mimas.ac.uk/courses/
Bookings can be made via the Mimas Helpline:
Tel: 0161 275 6109
Email: [log in to unmask]
Or you can book online via the Mimas Web address given above.
Lisa Jeskins
Promotions and Outreach, Library and Archival Services
Mimas
Kilburn Building
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
Tel. No.: 0161 275 6789
Email: [log in to unmask]
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