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** Apologies for Cross-Posting ** A few places remain on our UKSG E-Journal Technical Update Thursday 5 July 2007 The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London SW1 Course summary 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 run by Simon Inger Consulting. Simon Inger has a wealth of experience in technical and business matters concerning electronic journals. Why you should attend You should gain 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. Course level and previous knowledge required It is recommended that those completely new to dealing with journals should first attend a ‘UKSG Serials Practitioners’ seminar, a one-day course run in a variety of locations which covers all aspects of the serials industry and includes an introductory technical session. Learning objectives * Learn how to overcome common problems in implementing e-journals and other online resources * Have the tools to help you decide the best way of setting up access to e-journals and online resources in your institution/organisation * Be confident that you understand the technical landscape when dealing with e-journal providers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COURSE CONTENT The course will be continually updated, but core content will include: Overview of the Current E-Journal Environment * Identifying the major companies involved in e-journal provision * The differences between gateways, e-journal hosts, publisher web sites, aggregators, portals, search engine-based gateways and library gateways * Corporate intranets Access Control and User Authentication * Definition of terms – authentication, authorisation, access control * User authentication methodologies, including IP address ranges, proxies, firewalls, Athens, Athens DA, Shibboleth and Identity 2.0 * How to organise access to content efficiently Library Web Technologies * A-Z e-journal lists * The OpenURL and link resolvers (e.g. SFX) * Z39.50, SRU/SRW and federated search engines * Electronic Resource Management (ERM) tools * Knowledge base management and other issues with these technologies Other Topics * Usage statistics – COUNTER and SUSHI standards * CrossRef and the DOI * Open Archives (including OAI-PMH) and Open Access * Web 2.0 technologies – RSS, blogs, wikis, social bookmarking tools ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fee (includes refreshments and lunch) UKSG members £155.00 + £27.13 VAT (total £182.13) Non-members £210.00 + £36.75 VAT (total £246.75) Venue The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (Library) London, SW1 Cancellations By 27 June 2007 Full refund From 28 June 2007 No refund How to Book Please book via the UKSG website – http://www.uksg.org/events/ejtu0707 – or contact: Karen Sadler, UKSG Administrator Tel.: +44 (0)1865 744279 Fax: +44 (0)1865 742164 E-mail: [log in to unmask]