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** Apologies for Cross-Posting ** UK Serials Group are pleased to announce the 2006 series of their popular training course: Everything you always wanted to know about e-journals but were afraid to ask … E-Journal Technical Update Venues and Dates for 2006 Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London Thursday 29 June Wolfson TRC, University of Edinburgh Thursday 6 July Law Society of Ireland, Dublin Thursday 13 July Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London Thursday 23 November 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 www.uksg.org <http://www.uksg.org/> – booking form available from w/c 29th May. 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: [log in to unmask] Karen Sadler UKSG Administrator Tel. +44 (0)1865 744279 Fax. +44(0)1865 742164 www.uksg.org