There are still some places left on the following course:
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An Introduction to Mimas Bibliographic Services (With apologies for cross-posting)
A course giving an introduction to a range of Mimas Bibliographic Services is taking place next month in Manchester.
Attendance is free of charge but you do need to register in advance.
When and Where:
Date: Wednesday 12 November 2008
Time: 10:00am-c.4.00pm
Location: Teaching Suite, John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester.
Link to Campus Map: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/visitors/travel/maps/
JRULM is No. 55.
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 to 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.
- 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 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.
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. (Session will cover the Web of Science resource only)
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.
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
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Or you can book online via the Mimas Web address given above.
We will be running this course again in London in January. More details to follow.
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Lisa Jeskins
Promotions and Outreach, Library and Archival Services
Mimas
The University of Manchester
Kilburn Building
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
+44 (0)161 275 6789
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