Xmas Special: Open Doors - Gateways to Social Science Information online
http://www.alissnet.org.uk
On 13th December 2011 ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information
Professionals in the Social Sciences) held a half-day conference which
highlighted significant gateways/ portals - websites which provide a
single point of access to large collections of full text social science
documents, reports and other materials. The three papers are now
available . Click on the author's name for access!
Peter Lambert
<http://www.slideshare.net/heatherdawson/december2011lambert-10580977>
http://www.slideshare.net/heatherdawson/december2011lambert-10580977
Knowledge Portal Manager, Third Sector Research Centre
Jennie Grimshaw, Curator, Social Policy Collections, British Library
Introduced the Third Sector Knowledge Portal which was launched in
October 2011 and aims to bring together research and information on the
voluntary and community sector
http://www.tsrc.ac.uk/Research/KnowledgePortal/tabid/840/Default.aspx
Rozz Evans <http://www.slideshare.net/heatherdawson/december2011evans>
http://www.slideshare.net/heatherdawson/december2011evans
Collection Development Librarian Institute of Education, University of
London spoke about the development content and future plans of Digital
Education Resource Archive (DERA)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/
Dr Jane Winters
<http://www.slideshare.net/heatherdawson/december2011winters>
http://www.slideshare.net/heatherdawson/december2011winters
Head of Publications & IHR Digital, Institute of Historical Research was
involved in the development of the Connected Histories: Sources for
Building British History, 1500-1900 website
http://www.connectedhistories.org/ which was launched in 2011 and
offers a federated search of 15 major databases of primary source
economic, social and political history texts and images. She offered
insight into the development and content of the site.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful new year
Heather Dawson
ALISS Secretary
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