An Introduction to MIMAS Bibliographic Services
(With apologies for cross-posting)
A course providing an introduction to a range of MIMAS Bibliographic
Services will be taking place shortly in both Manchester and London.
Attendance on the course is completely FREE of charge.
When and Where:
London: Tuesday 7th December 2004, 10:00am-3:00pm.
Held at the Maughan Library, King's College, Chancery Lane, London
WC2A 1LR
Manchester: Friday 10th December 2004, 10:00am-3:00pm.
Held at Manchester Computing, Oxford Road, University of Manchester
M13 9PL.
Course content:
This is an overview course providing a basic introduction to a range
of MIMAS bibliographic services. There will be a demonstration of the
main features of each service, followed by a hands-on session. This
offers the opportunity to get to grips with each service in an
unhurried situation, with service support staff available to answer
questions and provide assistance.
Many of the demonstrations will not only illustrate how to use the
services, but also discuss the underlying search mechanisms and
consider future developments.
During the day the following services will be covered:
- Archives Hub: FREE access to a searchable database of nearly 20,000
archive collections held in over 80 UK universities and colleges.
Includes a quick search and various advanced searches, including
names, places and subjects. The Archives Hub holds mainly collection
level descriptions, but also a significant number of series and item
level descriptions. http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk
- COPAC: FREE access to the merged catalogues of 26 of the major
research libraries in the UK and Ireland, including the British
Library and National Library of Scotland. Copac gives access to
details of a wide range of materials, including electronic
documents, in all subject areas.
http://copac.ac.uk
- ISI Web of Knowledge for UK Education. This course provides an
introduction to the Web of Knowledge (WoK) platform and the Web of
Science (version 5) which allows set searching and offers an
advanced search feature. It is intended to help new or novice users
of the Web of Science become more proficient. The course will focus
on the WoK platform and cross searching and Web of Science. This
course does not cover the additional Web of Knowledge products.
Available to members of subscribing institutions listed at:
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk
- zetoc gives access to the British Library's Electronic Table of
Contents (ETOC), a searchable database of over 20 million article
titles and conference proceedings from over 20,000 of the most
important research journals, as well as around 16,000 conference
proceedings published per year. Also includes a table of contents
alerting service. FREE to members of most UK further and higher
education institutions.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk
Who is the course for?
The course will be of interest to researchers, academics, librarians
and support staff within the Further Education and Higher Education
communities. 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:
Course registration details etc. are available via the MIMAS Web
site at: http://www.mimas.ac.uk/courses/
Bookings should be made via the MIMAS Helpline:
Tel: 0161 275 6109
Email: [log in to unmask]
Alternatively you can book online via the MIMAS Web address given
above.
regards
Shirley Cousins
Copac service
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Dr Shirley Cousins - Copac is a MIMAS
Copac Service ([log in to unmask]) service. It is funded
Manchester Computing, by JISC and uses data
University of Manchester supplied by CURL -
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Fax: 0161 275 6040 Tel: 0161 275 6037 http://copac.ac.uk/
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