tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301564522012-01-18T17:47:37.486ZJIBS NewsJIBS represents users of bibliographic databases and related products available to the UK HE, FE and Research Council communities via national site-licence arrangements.Sue Cumberpatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15724246812889126094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-13370747145710439762012-01-18T17:37:00.003Z2012-01-18T17:47:37.494Z2011 JIBS Student Prize WinnerThe JIBS User Group Committee are pleased to announce that the 2011 JIBS Student Prize was awarded to Andrea Ennis for her Masters Dissertation "Indicators of content: the role of word clouds in the creation of summaries".An MSc student in the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University, Andrea examined the potential use of word clouds as content indicators in summaries of June Hedgesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-64714040965158377972011-07-13T12:47:00.014+01:002011-07-13T13:07:12.841+01:00Research evaluation event brief survey resultsA survey was sent out to attendees prior to the JIBS research evaluation event to find out about how institutions are supporting research evaluation and the tools they are using. Most respondents to the survey are librarians indicating that the role of supporting the institutional repository (IR) or working with the Research Office on current research information system (CRIS) developments is Nadine Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338970438976667119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-43503022365311541362011-07-11T14:51:00.003+01:002011-07-11T14:56:59.991+01:00Update on JIBS student Prize and LIRG prize winner announcedJIBS offers an annual prize for a student dissertation focusing on the area of library information systems, bibliographic databases or other resource discovery technologies and how such resources or technologies are being developed or exploited. The deadline for submissions has now past and judging will take place over the next couple of months with a winner announced in late September. The JIBS June Hedgesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-417201438988391122011-07-08T17:53:00.003+01:002011-07-11T14:40:45.319+01:00Research evaluation – is it our business? The role of librarians in the brave new world of research evaluationJIBS User Group - Workshop 29 June 2010 – University of BirminghamAs the tweets (#JIBSre) appear to indicate, this JIBS workshop apparently hit just the right topic at just the right time. People came with all different levels of experience, and being so well-attended the workshop opened up many opportunities for sharing that experience. Whether embedded in your work already or not no-one could James Caudwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765654236721390645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-68573265025123954802011-06-09T21:27:00.004+01:002011-06-09T21:38:12.966+01:00Minutes of the JIBS Ebsco meetingThe minutes of the last JIBS Ebsco meeting are now available at JIBS Ebsco Enhancement GroupMaureen Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888994976006423010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-1792436455641034772011-03-29T14:28:00.005+01:002011-03-29T14:33:42.529+01:00JIBS Student Prize 2011We are again inviting entries for this year's JIBS Student Prize. For more information please see: http://www.jibs.ac.uk/prize/JIBSprize.pdf. You can still read our winning entry (by Nicky Ransom) from last year at: http://www.jibs.ac.uk/prize/ransom.pdfMark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-77034138910168230642011-02-11T10:44:00.003Z2011-02-11T10:45:27.832ZNew memberI recently joined the JIBS User Group Committee and enjoyed the recent meeting I attended. The group is very active, experienced at running events with members engaged with a range of professional issues. The group is looking for an additional Committee member, preferably from further education.
At the University of Greenwich we are involved in a number of collaborations with partner colleges Nadine Edwardsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-13280679862026657942011-02-08T12:56:00.000Z2011-02-08T12:57:39.383ZNew member - short thoughts<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; Catherine Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837924472943032414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-63261627556874288512011-02-03T15:36:00.012Z2011-02-03T16:20:46.996ZA few changes at JIBS User GroupFollowing our AGM in December, the committee has had a few changes. The rest of us thanked Sue Cumberpatch for her hard work over the last 3 years as Chair, and the major contribution she has made to the work that the JIBS User Group does. Sue will stay on the committee for the next year at least. I have now taken over as Chair, and Louise Cole takes over as Vice Chair. Other committee roles areFiona Bowtellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877305465186548534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-6631380982010176052010-12-07T14:51:00.005Z2011-02-01T14:00:15.647ZSlides from December 2010 JIBS eventThanks to all who attended our workshop:Working together in difficult times: strategies for e-resource budgeting, negotiation and collection reviewThanks especially to our speakers, all of whom bravely battled the elements to be there and gave very interesting presentations. Slides from the event can now be found on the JIBS website.Mark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-88489547588133061702010-10-15T14:04:00.007+01:002010-10-15T17:06:40.943+01:00Next JIBS event: "Working together in difficult times: strategies for e-resource budgeting, negotiation and collection review" (York, 2nd Dec)Our next JIBS event will be looking at the highly topical area of how academic libraries respond to dramatic funding cuts in the "Age of Austerity".How can we negotiate better deals from publishers? Is there a role for greater collaboration?The workshop will be held at the King's Manor in York, on Thursday 2nd December 2010.Speakers include: Sally Curry (Research Information Network); Jill Mark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-84345175728870394012010-09-02T15:46:00.003+01:002010-09-02T15:51:27.545+01:00JIBS Ovid enhancement group - minutes availableThe minutes of the meeting of Ovid enhancement group held 9th July 2010 can be found at:http://www.jibs.ac.uk/liaison/OVIDSP/minutes.htmlMark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-88749004259231251452010-07-18T21:28:00.002+01:002010-07-18T21:33:41.081+01:00JIBS-Ebsco Enhancement Meeting - MinutesThe minutes of the last meeting are now available on the JIBS website atEbsco Minutes for June 30th 2010Maureen Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888994976006423010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-78677523597360075702010-06-29T11:05:00.002+01:002010-06-29T11:07:26.448+01:00"Where now for resource licensing"? summaryCatherine Parker (University of Huddersfield / JIBS committee member) has written a summary of the JIBS/EduServ workshop "Where now for resource licensing"? held earlier this month:http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events/workshops/licensing/licensingsummaryparker.pdfMark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-29387908774385001752010-06-18T16:42:00.002+01:002010-06-18T16:44:37.864+01:00Andy Powell's summary of JIBS/Eduserv EventFurther to Sue's summary of Wednesday's event, you may be interested to read this version by Andy Powell of Eduserv:http://efoundations.typepad.com/efoundations/2010/06/where-next-for-resource-licensing.htmlMark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-80249028662216857952010-06-18T16:21:00.003+01:002010-06-18T16:44:03.978+01:00Where now for resource licensing? - slides availableThe speakers' presentations from Wednesday's JIBS/EduServ workshop "Where now for resource licensing?" are now available at:http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events/intro.htmlMark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-36235538089524320172010-06-17T10:53:00.001+01:002010-06-17T10:54:33.225+01:00Eduserv-JIBS licensing event 16 June - summaryThank you to everyone at JIBS and Eduserv who helped organise yesterday's event. And a big thank you to all of the excellent speakers. It was a well-attended and interesting event. The slides and a more detailed summary will apppear via this blog and the JIBS website in the next week. Owens Stephens's entertaining keynote set out some of the challenges we face in making e-resources available - Sue Cumberpatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15724246812889126094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-15998755486172567512010-06-09T21:44:00.002+01:002010-06-15T14:55:20.160+01:00Ebsco Enhancement Meeting - June 29thThere will be an Ebsco Enhancement meeting on June 29th in Birmingham. Could you please send any questions you would like me to put to Ebsco staff by June 22nd
Regards
Maureen
Maureen Richardson
Electronic Resources Manager
Edge Hill University
richardm@edgehill.ac.uk
Maureen Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888994976006423010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-47976769499018342232010-04-30T09:55:00.004+01:002010-04-30T10:04:58.769+01:00Where next for resource licensing? (JIBS / Eduserv workshop 16/06/10)Where next for resource licensing?Joint JIBS User Group and Eduserv event Wednesday 16 June, 10.30am - 4pmKhalili Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonDo you know what your staff and students are allowed to do with the journals, databases or e-books your library provides for them?Are you are an e-resources manager, already grappling with the thorny issues Mark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-66110077543533847492010-04-29T13:20:00.004+01:002010-04-29T13:37:07.133+01:00Survey of Digitisation of Core Readings in UK Higher EducationThe final report of a survey carried out independently by Jane Secker (LSE) and June Hedges (UCL) in March/April 2009 is now available. The survey looked primarily at current activities relating to the scanning of core readings to support taught courses, but also touched on wider issues such as copyright in HE institutions, e-learning support and collection development.Carried out following the June Hedgesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-29707299065373583982010-04-01T15:01:00.003+01:002010-10-08T12:14:33.602+01:00JIBS student prize- - Updated October 2010 - -THIS CONTEST HAS NOW CLOSED - the winner will be announced shortlyA student award is being offered by JIBS User Group for a research-based project in JIBS area of concern. The JIBS Student Prize will be awarded to a Postgraduate dissertation or a final year Undergraduate project which focuses on the area of library information systems, bibliographic databases or other Mark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-60230183243754730432010-03-30T12:09:00.003+01:002010-03-30T12:19:07.547+01:00British Standards Enhancement Group March 2010 MeetingJIB BSOL Enhancement group Meeting 15 March 2010Brief overviewBSI now has a training team who will be developing training materials which can be used or customised for use within VLE's etc. They are also prepared to travel to deliver on site training to staff or students.Standards Development web siteStaff from BSI gave the group an overview of standards development web site:- http://Roger Hineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075529622368083003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-20757921412459008152009-11-20T16:25:00.003Z2009-11-20T16:27:01.900ZA & I: RIP? Presentations onlineSpeakers' presentations from last week's event are now available at:http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events/workshops/airip/programme.htmThanks to all who participated.Mark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-36404009315956364222009-11-18T09:25:00.002Z2009-11-18T09:30:02.361ZBritish Standards Enhancement Group -November 2009 meetingThere was general agreement that the latest upgrade to the BSOL site was a great improvement. Members of the committee had received very positive feedback from users about enhancements to the site. Especially highlighted were separated keyword and number search that My Downloads now works for academic users. There was general agreement that the new design makes far better use of space on the Roger Hineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075529622368083003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-23756803218885947392009-11-17T15:41:00.001Z2009-11-17T15:43:17.682ZNew NESLi2 SMP brochure is now availableDownload the new brochure which contains information on the 2010 NESLi2 SMP offers.Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-30952584157850582062009-11-17T15:39:00.001Z2009-11-17T15:41:36.431ZJSTOR launches Arts & Sciences VIII CollectionJSTOR’s Arts & Sciences VIII Collection will include a minimum of one hundred forty (140) titles when it is completed at the end of 2011. This collection extends JSTOR's coverage in disciplines across the social sciences and humanities, with new and expanded focus on art & art history, classical studies, philosophy, language & literature, and music.More than thirty rare 19th and early 20th Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-68006310021861766362009-11-15T16:38:00.003Z2009-11-15T16:53:04.381ZRIP for A&I Services?JIBS Workshop and debate on the future of abstracting and indexing services was held in Manchester. In the present mood (HE budget cuts) indexing services with little added value could be vulnerable. Overlapping services need rationalising. Indexing needs to be high quality, and abstracts need seamless linking to quality assured fulltext. Excellent speakers and a frank debate of the issues made Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-70017029514318607022009-11-06T14:42:00.004Z2009-11-06T14:48:14.094ZShibboleth reportEarlier this year the JIBS committee on behalf of the JIBS User Group recently conducted a survey about the implementation of Shibboleth across UK HE/FE & Research sectors. The results of this survey have now been published as a report on the JIBS website.Thanks to June Hedges (JIBS treasurer) for all her work compiling this report.Mark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-45556322043818803182009-10-14T13:35:00.004+01:002009-10-14T13:36:43.052+01:00_Mimas powering knowledgeYou can see the new MIMAS logo on the website:_Mimas Fact SheetAdrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-47152582162120672992009-10-07T09:58:00.002+01:002009-10-07T13:32:48.206+01:00JISC Collections to acquire Content Complete LtdJISC Collections, the organisation which manages the acquisition and provision of digital resources for universities and colleges in the UK, has reached an agreement to acquire Content Complete Ltd, the Oxfordshire-based licensing and negotiations company.Content Complete was established in 2003 by Albert Prior and Paul Harwood with the aim of supporting organisations involved in licensing Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-33481102553765609322009-09-30T11:37:00.001+01:002009-09-30T11:41:08.129+01:00Business model trials for e-textbooks - eight leading textbook publishers participatingA range of business models for e-textbooks will be evaluated through four different trials at 13 higher education institutions. The trials will involve the participation of eight major textbook publishers and three e-book aggregators, and the overall objective is to identify realistic and sustainable business models.The trials start this month and, in order to reflect the real live environment asBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-11904063828460202832009-09-30T11:36:00.000+01:002009-09-30T11:37:24.018+01:00The JISC Collections 2009 Annual Conference and AGMOur annual conference and AGM will be on the 19 November 2009, with the focus on e-books and expectations.More informationRegister your attendanceWe hope to see you there.Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-64663502717146207642009-09-30T11:33:00.001+01:002009-09-30T11:35:46.481+01:00What future for digital information – order or anarchy? (London, 17th November 2009)Librarians, information professionals and publishers face major new challenges and opportunities as they meet increasing demand for high-quality digital content. To help them find a way through the digital maze, CILIP has launched a major new conference for all those affected by the impact of this irreversible trend.The conference programme has been developed by Hazel Woodward, University Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-63584199493018460622009-09-17T13:55:00.006+01:002009-10-10T16:03:34.698+01:00RSC PublishingRoyal Society of Chemistry: RSC Publishing recently held its first Librarians Conference. Topics included VAT on e-publications, access to e-content by Schools (teachers and pupils) and the forthcoming new platform and search for RSC e-content. Look out for new URLs and a beta version in January 2010, when RSC Publishing expect(s) to have a separate website.http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-84351100065164481112009-07-27T10:32:00.004+01:002009-10-08T16:24:17.022+01:00Next JIBS workshop: A&I: RIP? (Manchester, 13th November)The next JIBS user group event and AGM will be held in Manchester on Friday, 13th November 2009. The topic:A & I: RIP?As institutional budgets come under increasing pressure, will abstracting and indexing services survive, and do they deserve to?Services such as Science Direct report that the majority of links to their articles come from Google or Google Scholar. Do our academics, researchers andMark Cloweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08593356692279932268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-84738367742490544242009-07-24T09:56:00.003+01:002009-07-24T10:05:57.689+01:00Accessibility for users.Geraldine Smith, Learning and Teaching Librarian at the Open University, has agreed to be the JIBs disablity advisor. She fulfills this role at the OU as well, and is a member of CLAUD. JIBs met with Geraldine, and Caroline Moughton, chair of CLAUD, in April. As a result of that meeting, TechDis have been approached by CLAUD to discuss some national standards and guidelines for assessment of theFiona Bowtellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877305465186548534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-26118216004613871012009-07-09T16:22:00.003+01:002009-07-09T16:35:49.978+01:00MIMASMIMAS have a transition of services to new hardware slated for August - October and the MIMAS Marketing Programme envisages the launch of the new MIMAS logo also in October.Services moving to new hardware include Copac, Zetoc, Landmap, Intute and the Archives Hub.Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-53626791721668229602009-06-29T14:34:00.003+01:002009-06-29T14:40:41.225+01:00OvidSP Enhancement GroupWe met with Ovid on 25th June. OvidSP Release 2.2 is to be expected in August 2009 with enhanced search and browse for individual journal titles. More filters and limits, which can be applied before or after searching e.g. "current year".SilverPlatter users e.g. FIAF database, should already know that the ARC server will not be available after this month (June 2009).Mark Clowes (Leeds) will chairAdrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-55389176631147986482009-06-22T22:13:00.000+01:002009-06-22T22:14:47.964+01:00Ebsco Enhancement Group MinutesThe minutes of the last Ebsco enhancement group which met in May can be found on the jibs web site athttp://www.jibs.ac.uk/resources/EBSCO/minutes.htmMaureen Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888994976006423010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-511557812259948792009-04-07T14:57:00.003+01:002009-04-07T15:03:44.130+01:00Database accessibility issuesA couple of resources to noteCLAUD: "Librarians in Higher Education networking to improve library access for disabled users in the South and South-West of England" http://www.bristol.ac.uk/claud/intro.htmlhttp://www.bristol.ac.uk/claud/events-res.htmlOpen University Libraryhttp://library.open.ac.uk/help/access/index.cfm?id=7007This page provides suggestions for overcoming known accessibility Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-70070346082244286292009-04-02T15:04:00.002+01:002009-04-02T15:07:31.020+01:00JIBS User Group Workshop on Management Data in HE LibrariesThe JIBS User Group are pleased to announce the details of their next event: JIBS Workshop on Management Data in Higher Education Libraries Date & Venue: June 1 2009, School of Oriental and African Studies, London This one day workshop will consider the issues surrounding the management of usage data in HE with particular reference to electronic resources. Presenting a number of views June Hedgesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-37854558859402226942009-03-12T15:23:00.004Z2009-03-12T15:31:53.125ZBeilstein and Gmelin via ReaxysReaxys is Elsevier's new Web-based workflow solution for scientists in chemistry and related disciplines based on the combined content of Beilstein, Gmelin and the Patent Chemistry Database. Reaxys provides unlimited institutional access to a superior source of validated experimental reaction and substance data together with intelligent and intuitive ranking and filtering, analysis and an Linda Humphreyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253080028984748817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-53794445050691460232009-03-12T15:12:00.002Z2009-03-12T15:16:58.987ZOvidSP searchterm highlightingExpected this month a further enhancement to OvidSP. "... improving the accuracy of highlighting in OvidSP for both Basic Search as well as Advanced Search. Only specific search terms used will be highlighted; these will be highlighted in yellow. Expanded terms will be highlighted in red."The next release of OvidSP will be live at the end of March!Customizable Search Fields – Display frequently Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-50719134241245797752009-03-10T17:07:00.000Z2009-03-10T17:08:59.339Zdowntime in JIBS website 27-29 MarchBUCS engineering work over theweekend 27th - 29th March (http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/news/news_0020.html)means that the jibs website (www.jibs.ac.uk) will be unavailableAdrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-92067895536697914692009-02-11T14:12:00.000Z2009-02-11T14:13:24.249ZCrossFire and ReaxysThe current CrossFire Beilstein and Gmelin agreement which your institution has signed is due to terminate on 31 October 2009. You may also have heard something about a new product from Elsevier called Reaxys.We would like to tell you about Elsevier's plans for CrossFire and its successor product, Reaxys.1. In January Elsevier released Reaxys, a new purely web-based application for organic and Linda Humphreyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253080028984748817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-14880286877431976602009-02-11T14:09:00.001Z2009-02-11T14:11:33.826ZRAE, REF, Evidence LtdAs you may have seen in the Times Higherhttp://www.evidence.co.uk/index.php?page=24&ArticleID=14822 Jan 2009 - THE: Jonathan Adams, director of Evidence, responds to comments over the recent Company changes"Jonathan Adams, director of Evidence Ltd., notes that the recent acquisition of the company by Thomson Reuters creates no issues of conflict of interest with regards to the HEFCE REF Pilot. Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-8942309071369556812009-02-11T14:02:00.003Z2009-02-11T14:06:43.006ZYou are the REFEvidence Ltd and ResearchResearch have created a simulation of post-2008 metricsYou are the REF (Research Excellence Framework)"Everyone's talking about metrics, but how would they work in reality? You are the REF lets you get a feel for the implications. The new REF will be used to allocate research funds for universities and colleges from 2010 and HEFCE has said that the quality metrics it has Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-32347490410038808532009-02-11T13:49:00.002Z2009-02-11T13:53:41.075ZOvidSP BooleanThe NOT operator is provided in OvidSP, under MultiField Search dropdown menu, and can be included in Search Statements, but the users in our enhancement group, last November, were evenly divided on whether a "NOT" button should be provided alongside the present: AND, ORI would be interested to hear/read more views on making the NOT options more conspicuous for OvidSP end-users.Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-58950571872554533432009-02-11T13:31:00.003Z2009-02-11T13:35:10.857ZSilverPlatter retirementSilverPlatterThere are a few databases which are not migrating to OvidSP, including EINECS Plus, Chem-Bank, OSH-ROM, and RPS e-PICDate for retirement of the SilverPlatter platform has not been set, but I expect something mid-year to be announced soon.Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-47065846884702430862009-01-16T15:57:00.003Z2009-01-16T16:08:13.957ZSpringer Advisory SummitSpringer invited a number of UK academic librarians to spend the day sharing views. A briefing on company strategy was followed by candid discussions e.g. taking eBooks to complete adoption, licensing, Open Access and Author Pays. Launching innovative products and purchase decision-making in our present financial climate could put publishers in a hard place?Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-6927472881512071862009-01-16T11:02:00.003Z2009-01-16T12:12:06.453ZOver two centuries of British Periodicals available free to universities, colleges and research councils in the UKBritish Periodicals Collections I and II, which is now available free of charge to colleges, universities and research councils in the UK. JISC Collections’ purchase of the archive on behalf of these institutions means they can enjoy free access via ProQuest’s web platform to nearly 500 periodicals, which represents over 250 years of content that covers the arts, the built environment, humanitiesBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-57739431477780365632009-01-16T10:59:00.002Z2009-01-16T12:13:00.964ZThe Burney Collection of 17th and 18th Century Newspapers – free and available onlineThe largest single online collection of English news media from the 17th and 18th centuries – the Burney Collection - is now available free of charge for the first time to Higher and Further Education institutions and Research Councils across the UK.The Burney Collection offers unique insights into two centuries of history through access to over 1,270 newsbooks, newspapers, pamphlets and a Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-30518795442188141812008-12-05T16:24:00.000Z2008-12-05T17:10:05.257ZONIX for Licensing Terms project - call for participation in community consultationManaging the terms and conditions associated with every licensed electronic resource is a key challenge to libraries. Over the last 18 months, JISC Collections has been working with the international standards body EDitEUR on the ONIX for Licensing Terms project. The aim is to meet the needs of librarians by developing the tools and formats to express the range and complexity of licensing terms Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-79608537069380373452008-12-05T16:19:00.000Z2008-12-05T16:24:24.506ZPodcasts: JISC Collections AGM 2008 presentationsIn addition to the formal part of our Annual General Meeting, we also include a conference element to this event, which is based around a central key, topical theme. This year the theme was on "Text Mining", which was presented by an expert panel of 4 speakers. Listen to the podcasts or view the slides of these presentations, which we hope you will find useful. Find out more about the JISC Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-33920596245670888222008-12-05T16:12:00.000Z2008-12-05T16:19:17.971ZExcellent response to new journal archive purchasesA total of 104 institutions have already signed up for access to one of more of the four new journal archives that have been purchased by JISC Collections as part of the UK National Academic Archive. The most popular database so far is Periodicals Archive Online with 97 institutional subscribers.Find out more about the journal archives.Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-43057150010700497112008-12-05T16:10:00.000Z2008-12-05T16:12:31.761ZDeveloping sustainable business models for e-textbooks - contract awarded for new studyEstablishing sustainable business models for online textbooks is an imperative for the UK academic community, as well as for publishers and aggregators. In view of this, JISC Collections has commissioned an important new study: 1. To explore the existing landscape in terms of the demand for and supply of e-textbooks, and the barriers to widespread provision. 2. To identify business models to Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-41221605147204375862008-12-05T16:06:00.000Z2008-12-05T16:10:12.325ZNESLIi2 SMP (Small to Medium Sized Publishers) Initiative - 19 publishers now participating and over 520 journals availableIn response to institutional demand, the NESLi2 SMP initiative was launched last year to offer the UK academic community access to journals from a broader range of publishers. After a very successful first year, a further 7 publishers will participate from 2009, and over 150 additional journal titles will be available. This means that, in total, NESLi2 SMP offers a total of 520 journals from 19 Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-80960542646521935832008-12-02T14:15:00.004Z2008-12-05T15:00:51.297ZAdrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-37007138730685605282008-12-02T14:15:00.002Z2008-12-02T14:24:25.300ZState Papers online from CengageFor more information and to request a free trial please contact: emea.marketing@cengage.com1509-1714 State PapersFeatureshttp://www.gale.cengage.co.uk/statepapers/features.aspxPowerpoint: Download Resourceshttp://www.gale.cengage.co.uk/statepapers/download_resources.aspxhttp://www.gale.cengage.co.uk/controls/library.aspx?fileID=670Testimonialshttp://www.gale.cengage.co.uk/statepapers/Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-70281960099802893282008-11-23T20:50:00.002Z2008-11-23T21:06:40.306ZIBSS BlogThere is a blog available for users of IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences) which can be found at IBSS BlogMaureen Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888994976006423010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-47665910906762210702008-11-14T13:33:00.001Z2008-11-14T13:49:47.327ZHow to compete with Google PowerpointsYesterday, JIBS hosted an event asking 'how can library services can compete with Google?' Speakers described research relating to user information seeking strategies and their experiences of information literacy education before attendees had a chance to see how institutions have applied new 'one-stop shop' library products: Primo, Aquabrowser, ELIN and Encore in their institutions.All the Chris Robertsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-52809189044016414322008-11-10T15:26:00.000Z2008-11-10T15:30:13.194ZScholarly Communications website - surveyDear colleagues,Work is now underway on the Discovery to Delivery project, creating a more coherent presentation of associated bibliographic resources by EDINA and Mimas.One element of the project is to create a Scholarly Communications website, and a number of stakeholders have been interviewed as part of the needs-analysis process.We are now seeking input from the wider community.The following Lavendertillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292659309214877898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-18452652896917073922008-11-07T15:23:00.000Z2008-11-07T15:31:44.649ZOvidSP Universal SearchYou may be able to trial the new "Universal Search". Contact Ovid for details of trials and demos."Ovid Universal Search, a cross-platform search solution available to OvidSP users. The search system adds the ability to access up to 10 web connections selected by the customer". More channels if you pay more.See Miriam Drake: http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=51182http://Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-30325227510798920842008-10-20T10:09:00.000+01:002008-10-20T10:19:56.977+01:00Dates of scheduled meetings: Product Update: Web of Knowledge, publications database and bibliometric servicesFurther to the recent notification that Thomson Reuters (Scientific) will be holding a series of meetings to announce updates in relation to Web of Knowledge, publications database and bibliometric services, the following meetings have been arranged:Monday, 27 October: Institute of Education, London, 10 am - 1 pm Tuesday, 4 November: University of Glasgow, 10 am - 1 pm Thursday, 6 November: Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-10142730312668204512008-10-15T14:40:00.000+01:002008-10-15T14:43:53.249+01:00Date of next meeting with OVIDJIBS User Group Committee has an enhancement group which meets with Ovid (Wolters Kluwer Health) from time to time. Our next meeting with Ovid will be towards the end of November. If there are topics you wish the Group to raise with Ovid please contact me, a.smith at leeds.ac.ukAdrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-6211373901982958452008-10-10T14:12:00.000+01:002008-10-10T14:13:36.619+01:00British Standards OnlineThe JIBS BSOL enhancement group met with BSI in June. At that meeting BSI indicated that it was working with a new software company to develop and enhance BSOL and that it hoped that from September it would be able to start a series of releases to enhance the service, especially in the usability area. It was hoped that the enhancements suggested by the JIBS group and others would gradually be Roger Hineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075529622368083003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-44434597014850315612008-10-09T07:35:00.000+01:002008-10-09T07:40:50.004+01:00JISC Collections agreements for four free journal archivesSupporting teaching and research with free access to online journal archives:Over 800,000 journal articles made freely available to universities, research councils and colleges in the UKFollowing an open procurement process JISC Collections is making four journal archives freely available, to all colleges, universities and research councils in the UK. These archives from the American Chemical Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-90660154914519802952008-09-19T11:21:00.002+01:002008-09-19T11:28:56.892+01:00JIBS Workshop: How to compete with GoogleThe next JIBS User Group workshop will be:How to compete with Google: Simple Resource Discovery Systems for LibrariesNovember 13, 2008 at the Diskus Conference Centre in London.The idea for this workshop was sparked by a recent discussion on the 'lis-infoliteracy' list: is information literacy training essential for students to get the best out of their library resources or should we just be Linda Humphreyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253080028984748817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-20594024444041094412008-08-06T13:38:00.000+01:002008-08-06T13:41:00.714+01:00a-n The Artist Information Company renewala-n Resources provides online access to a variety of publications, an image bank, a platform for creative writing, research papers, and artist blogs. It also contains a knowledge bank providing advice on career development and includes 40 practical guides, and professional development tools with customisable interactive guides to contracts and artists' fees.The publications included are a-n Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-6840233803634910402008-08-06T13:34:00.000+01:002008-08-06T13:36:08.605+01:00New JISC Collections agreement for Who's Who and Who Was WhoWho’s Who provides a fascinating insight into the private lives of public figures by providing information on over 32,000 influential people in British public life today. Detailed information on each person is provided, which includes birthdays, families, education, titles, career, publications and creative works, personal interests, clubs and contact details. Key international figures are also Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-7297424307822268212008-08-06T13:30:00.000+01:002008-08-06T13:32:22.980+01:00New JISC Collections agreement for the Encyclopedia of Popular MusicThe Encyclopedia of Popular Music is a comprehensive reference work devoted exclusively to popular music, and is now available online. It covers popular music of all genres from 1990 to the present, which include jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals and world music along with thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-36577387988924251012008-08-06T13:28:00.000+01:002008-08-06T13:30:11.801+01:00New Chinese and Russian modules added along with pronunciation software to Oxford Language Dictionaries OnlineOxford Language Dictionaries Online is an online bilingual resource offering translations from and into English for over 4 million words, phrases and translations in French, German, Spanish, Italian, and now Chinese and Russian. New pronunciation software, which enables users to hear how words sound has also been added for all six language modules. Read the full articleBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-18928600823119255352008-08-06T13:25:00.000+01:002008-08-06T13:27:08.673+01:00Collexis Expert Profiling - personalised biomedical research management systemThis online resource enables users to quickly identify experts within their institution as well as identify, locate and collaborate with other experts from around the world. Using the Collexis system, subscribing institutions can create expert profiles of investigators, researchers and departments to disseminate ground-breaking research and biomedical advances. Read the full articleBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-50578789686642292142008-08-06T12:48:00.000+01:002008-08-06T12:54:57.805+01:00JSTOR launches Ireland CollectionParticipation fees waived for universities, colleges and research councils in the UK and Ireland JSTOR has launched the Ireland Collection, a new multidisciplinary collection devoted entirely to material from and about Ireland.Read the full articleBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-73950872769299044722008-07-03T17:09:00.000+01:002008-07-03T17:13:10.962+01:00OvidSP next release date announcedThere will be a further release for OvidSP on Thursday, 31st July. Contact them for details.Important updates and new features include: Search Tab Additions and Enhancements – A new Multi-Field Search tab provides multiple search boxes for assigning specific fields that allow for a more targeted and specific search experience. Plus, we’ve streamlined the main search screen with a sleeker and Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-72833435060159131672008-06-24T11:42:00.002+01:002008-06-24T11:47:15.969+01:00Summer 2008 edition of the Chemical Database Service NewsletterFrom the Chemical Database Service - DaresburyThe Summer 2008 edition of the CDS Newsletter is now available and has been added to the online Newsletter Archive: http://cds.dl.ac.uk/newslettersYou can also see a link to this Archive from the "General Information" link on the CDS Homepage top menu.This edition of the Newsletter features articles giving further details about the current Sue Cumberpatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15724246812889126094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-85777598488300182072008-06-04T16:07:00.000+01:002008-06-04T16:09:06.190+01:00e-Journal Archiving Solutions final report is now availableAlthough there are many obvious benefits that accrue from publishing and accessing academic papers through the internet, there are costs and challenges associated with long term preservation and access which urgently need to be addressed. Finding solutions to these is the shared responsibility of all in the information chain, including authors, publishers, repository managers, librarians, Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-79495479994314178482008-06-04T16:04:00.000+01:002008-06-04T16:07:28.684+01:00Forthcoming changes to the JISC Collections Subscriptions HelpdeskFrom 1st August Content Complete Limited will provide the JISC Collections subscriptions and help desk service. Please note that from 1st June all invoices for the resources you subscribe to will be issued on JISC Collections’ invoices and and not Swets invoices. These invoices will still be sent to you by Swets. Payment will need to be made to JISC Collections bank account, details of which willBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-75984312672907465492008-06-04T16:01:00.000+01:002008-06-04T16:04:29.584+01:00JISC Collections' ConsultationsJISC Collections is currently running consultations on the following: ACLS Humanities E-Book Additional datasets for Historic Digimap PathCAL Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-13755074621872156432008-06-04T15:20:00.001+01:002008-06-04T16:14:09.075+01:00Dates for your diariesJISC Collections will be attending a number of events this Summer. On the 20th November 2008, we will be hosting our second AGM in London. We look forward to meeting you there! JISC RSC South West 2008 Summer Conference, 19th June, Bridgwater 3rd International Plagiarism Conference, 23rd-25th June, Newcastle JISC RSC East Midlands e-Fair, 24th Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-58378762111533102782008-06-04T15:17:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:20:32.820+01:00Download the interactive PDF versions of the latest JISC Collections catalogue of online resourcesThis catalogue highlights the range of online resources JISC Collections has licensed for the UK further and higher education sectors and in some instances research councils. You can download the complete version of the catalogue in PDF format or if you are interested in a particular subject area you can download and view the appropriate sections.Read the full articleBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-37181261248269309612008-06-04T15:14:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:17:39.271+01:00Your chance to win £200 in British Library gift vouchers by taking part in their survey on how people manage their “digital lives”Take part in the survey on the pathfinding research project that is setting out to understand how individuals retain and manage their personal collections of computerised information.Read the full articleBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-15172254525760892852008-06-04T15:08:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:14:08.032+01:00Eighteenth Century Collections Online renewal - hosting feesIn 2005 JISC Collections made a significant investment on behalf of the academic community of the UK in licensing the content of Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO), a vast collection of more than 135,000 18th Century monographs. All higher and further education institutions qualify to access this unique data set, and can do so upon signing a license agreement with the Publisher (Gale/Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-87187762376449346972008-06-04T15:06:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:08:42.719+01:00Oxford Reference Online renewalA new 3 year agreement for Oxford Reference Online is now available. Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection contains over 1.3 million entries from over 185 titles, and is updated regularly with an expanding range of key titles from the acclaimed titles in the Oxford Companions and Oxford Dictionaries series with authoritative quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum.Subject Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-52301742598688319062008-06-04T15:05:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:06:44.933+01:00A new agreement for Historic Digimap is now availableA new 3 year sub-licence agreement for Historic Digimap, which allows users to explore both the historic and geographic environment of the UK, is now available. The new licence will start on 1st August 2008 and end on 31st July 2011. Read the full articleBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-15908550176822542662008-06-04T15:02:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:05:16.694+01:00OUP adds new Music Collection to Oxford Scholarship OnlineA new subject module in Music has been added to Oxford Scholarship Online, as well as 159 new titles as part of the May 2008 content update. This takes the total number of titles online to 2,125 and the total number of subject modules to 14. New COUNTER-compliant statistics are now available via Subscriber Services, following the COUNTER Code of Practice for Books and Reference Works. Read the Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-34149376834080221072008-06-04T14:56:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:01:06.294+01:00JSTOR launches Arts & Sciences VI CollectionJSTOR has recently launched their Arts & Sciences VI Collection, which will include a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) titles to be completed by 2010. This collection extends JSTOR's coverage in disciplines across the social sciences, with clusters focused in economics, education, linguistics, political science, and area studies. Pricing for the JISC community is now available. Many of the Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-3883586936533053362008-06-04T14:51:00.000+01:002008-06-04T14:56:53.058+01:00e-books: taking your ideas forwardAre you wondering what happened to all the data gathered from the E-books Roadshow? Interested in experimenting with new models for e-books? Still thinking about MARC records? Read about how the e-books working group is working to take forward your ideas. Read the full articleBrian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-89867781337551430442008-05-30T16:44:00.000+01:002008-05-30T16:48:53.040+01:00JIBS Walk-in Users workshopThe presentations from the recent JIBS user group event are now available on the JIBS Web page http://www.jibs.ac.uk/events/workshops/walkinusers-2008/intro.htmlWALK-IN USERS - TIME FOR A STEP CHANGE?This workshop examined the issues around providing access for a number of different categories of walk-in user. Speakers were Sally Curry (Research Information Network), Maureen Wade (WAM 25 project)Sue Cumberpatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15724246812889126094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-83281466649605164632008-05-21T16:14:00.000+01:002008-05-21T16:16:57.978+01:00Feedback form for Beilstein CrossFireThere is a new feedback form on the Mimas CrossFire website, so that you can comment on all aspects of the service and also suggest any improvements. The form can be found at: http://www.mimas.ac.uk/crossfire/feedback.htmlAll enhancement requests relating to the CrossFire Commander software and the Beilstein and Gmelin databases will be passed on to the JIBS-MDL Enhancement Group for Linda Humphreyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253080028984748817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-72409403273382553572008-05-07T15:41:00.000+01:002008-05-07T15:46:59.587+01:00International initiative licenses resources across four European countriesInternational partnership will deliver savings as well as new business models to European education and research communities. A partnership of four national ICT bodies today announced the names of the publishers that will take part in a project which for the first time will see online resources licensed for use across national borders.The Knowledge Exchange - made up of bodies from Denmark, Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-10961078681546631092008-04-23T16:32:00.000+01:002008-04-23T16:36:56.573+01:00Web SciFinder (SFW) from CASView the web version of SciFinder!"SciFinder provides scientists with web access to the most comprehensive scientific information available:SFWebAccessing the Web Version of SciFinder Recommended web browsers:Microsoft Internet Explorer, Versions 6.x and 7.x Mozilla Firefox, Version 2.x Apple SafariTM 3JavaScriptTM, JavaTM, and cookies must be enabled. Java runtime environment (JRE) is needed forAdrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-74586205656188810842008-04-23T14:18:00.000+01:002008-04-23T14:28:38.066+01:00British Education Index (BEI)"The British Education Index (BEI) is designed to aid the identification of appropriate literature by people investigating aspects of education or training."About BEI"The Index provides details about the contents of various literature sources: over 300 education and training journals published in the British Isles, similar report and conference literature, and texts in the Education-line Adrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-53415816722765556932008-04-22T11:33:00.001+01:002008-04-22T11:40:08.600+01:00Libraries Unleashed"The Guardian" has a feature, Tuesday 22nd April "Libraries Unleashed", "Colleges, universities and the digital challenge".http://education.guardian.co.uk/librariesunleashed/http://www.guardian.co.ukhttp://education.guardian.co.uk/librariesunleashed/story/0,,2274788,00.htmlhttp://education.guardian.co.uk/librariesunleashed/story/0,,2274796,00.htmlAdrian Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432251172620427383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-43770515862031120562008-04-18T15:20:00.000+01:002008-04-18T15:22:43.090+01:00Forthcoming changes to the JISC Collections Subscriptions HelpdeskFrom 1st August Content Complete Limited will provide the JISC Collections subscriptions and help desk service. Please note that from 1st June all invoices for the resources you subscribe to will be issued on JISC Collections’ invoices and not Swets invoices. We would be grateful if you could set up your systems to accept and process invoices from JISC Collections from 1st June.Please note that Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-83593082771062344482008-04-18T15:16:00.000+01:002008-04-18T15:20:42.372+01:00JISC Collections catalogue of online resources 2008-2009JISC Collections is pleased to announce that the latest printed version of the catalogue of online resources is now available. This catalogue highlights the range of online resources JISC Collections has licensed for the UK further and higher education sectors, and in research councils. The catalogue is conveniently arranged into subject sections (Arts and Humanities; Science, Engineering & Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-16503621601303034382008-04-18T15:13:00.000+01:002008-04-18T15:16:18.864+01:00JISC Heritage Collections of Digital Archives catalogue 2008Continuing its mission to provide high-quality digital material that might otherwise be difficult to access, JISC Collections offers fifteen resources that together make up its Heritage Collections. The collections cover archaeology, the arts, cartography, chemistry, engineering, history, law, literature, medicine, physics, politics, social sciences and much more, and include documents ranging Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-67745203869163189792008-04-18T15:10:00.000+01:002008-04-18T15:13:38.355+01:00JISC Collections Consultation - PathCALJISC Collections is consulting with the community regarding the renewal of the licence agreement for PathCAL. PathCAL is a set of 140 web-based tutorials (with more in development all the time) on a variety of subjects designed to help students understand the basic pathological principles of disease. These tutorials are intended to guide students on how to approach the study of pathology and Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-85891237691054232762008-04-18T15:07:00.000+01:002008-04-18T15:09:45.943+01:00Assessing the value of the NESLi2 deals: new report is now availableMany university, college and research libraries already take advantage of the NESLi2 deals and find that they offer good value for money compared to the time and cost involved in setting up individual subscriptions. The report Assessing the value of the NESLi2 deals is aimed particularly at medium and small libraries in JISC Bands C-J and is intended to help libraries to:i recognise the overall Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30156452.post-448379882494628252008-04-18T15:05:00.000+01:002008-04-18T15:06:50.293+01:00Call for Berg Fashion Library Board MembersIn 2010 Berg Publishers will launch The Berg Fashion Library, an online subscription-based resource consisting of the 3.6 million word Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion (the equivalent of 10 volumes in print, with 3000 images), a taxonomy/A&I and other aggregated IP. They are looking for engaged librarians willing to serve on their advisory board. As this project looks at dress across Brian Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327882472481923514noreply@blogger.com0