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Dear Colleagues In association with the relaunch of European Sources Online from the South Wales Europe Direct Information Centre at Cardiff University there are opportunities for two paid editorial contributors. Information about these opportunities is given below and in the attachments. Best wishes Ian Offers are invited for the Supply of ESO Consultancy to Cardiff University. The electronic information service called European Sources Online (ESO), previously published by the commercial publisher ProQuest, has been taken over by Information Services at Cardiff University. A provisional service has been offered from 1 August 2007 and a full re-launch is planned for January 2008. European Sources Online (ESO) is an online database which provides access to information on the institutions and activities of the European Union, the countries, regions and other international organisations of Europe, and on the issues of importance to European citizens and stakeholders. ESO provides access to thousands of expertly selected, well known and less well known websites, documents and publications from the EU and other international organisations, national governments, think tanks, stakeholder organisations, working papers etc, full text articles from authoritative news sources Financial Times and European Voice, plus bibliographic records to key academic textbooks and periodical articles, and a series of unique Information Guides compiled by the ESO Editorial Team. ESO is headed by Ian Thomson, Executive Editor, who is also the Director of the South Wales Europe Direct Information Centre (SWEDIC) and Manager of the European Documentation Centre at Cardiff University. ESO will become a central feature of the activities of SWEDIC. Consideration is being given to appointing the following consultants. You may tender for either, or both, of the following consultancy posts: Consultancy One. The consultant will hold responsibility for the revision of the existing Information Guides (and in due course the creation of new Guides). This will require a reading of the narrative text of each Information Guide, and a complete revision following research to reflect current circumstances, and the checking, replacement and creation of appropriate hyperlinks to further sources of information. It is anticipated that this contract will begin in October/November 2007 and that this will involve up to ten hours of work a week. For the first two months of the contract it is anticipated that the consultancy will involve up to twenty hours a week. Consultancy Two: The primary task will be the creation and amendment of index records, and the finding and replacing of broken hyperlinks in the service. This will involve up to eighteen hours of work a week. It is anticipated that this contract will begin in October/November 2007. For the first two months of the contract it is anticipated that the consultancy will involve up to forty hours a week. A minimum number of records per month will be required. The full specification and tender details are attached Enquiries concerning the nature of the work can be: [log in to unmask] Closing date for tenders to be submitted: 12 Noon, 21st September 2007 Ian Thomson Executive Editor, European Sources Online Ian Thomson Executive Editor, European Sources Online [ http://www.europeansources.info ] Director, South Wales Europe Direct Information Centre [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/swedic ] Manager, European Documentation Centre, Cardiff University [ http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/3502 ] Information Consultant, Wales Euro Info Centre President, European Information Association Contact details: European Documentation Centre The Guest Building PO Box 430 Cardiff University Cardiff CF10 3EU Tel: +44-(0)29-2087-4262 Fax: +44-(0)29-2087-4717 Email: [log in to unmask] Ian Thomson Executive Editor, European Sources Online [ http://www.europeansources.info ] Director, South Wales Europe Direct Information Centre [http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/swedic ] Manager, European Documentation Centre, Cardiff University [ http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/3502 ] Information Consultant, Wales Euro Info Centre President, European Information Association Contact details: European Documentation Centre The Guest Building PO Box 430 Cardiff University Cardiff CF10 3EU Tel: +44-(0)29-2087-4262 Fax: +44-(0)29-2087-4717 Email: [log in to unmask] * You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the EIA list Eurotalk - this list is for EIA members only. * To send a message to the list email [log in to unmask] * When going on holiday or out of the office don't forget to temporarily disable your mail. Send SET * NOMAIL to [log in to unmask] (NOT [log in to unmask]). This command sets NOMAIL for ALL lists you are subscribed to. * On your return catch-up by reading the online archives at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/eurotalk.html * For general help and FAQs on using jiscmail go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/qa.htm