UKeiG Training: e-Resources in Higher and Further Education

Venue: The John Rylands University Library, University of Manchester
Date: Wednesday, 5th July, 2006, 9.30 - 16.30
Course fees: UKeiG members £130 + VAT (£152.75); others £160 + VAT (£188.00)
Further information and booking form: http://www.ukeig.org.uk/training/july06/eresources.html

Course outline

This meeting brings together both suppliers and users of education resources to explore their availability, use and licensing in higher and further education establishments. The aim will be to learn about some sources currently available as well as new and future developments, followed by reviews of user experience. Discussions on the pros and cons of these resources will also take place with the aim of highlighting issues, which, if addressed, will serve to improve the access and use of these resources.

Presentations include:

Getting the most out of e-journals in higher education
Caroline Moss-Gibbons, Head of Heritage Collections, Royal College of Physicians

Supporting local data users of e-resources effectively : an action plan outlined
Stuart MacDonald, Assistant Data Librarian, Edinburgh University Data Library

Education, blank, Education: what's available and what's missing
Alan Bradwell, Education Librarian, Anglia Polytechnic and LISE Chair

Terms and conditions of JISC e-resources: affecting access and providing choice
Lorraine Estelle, JISC

Innovative technologies from Eduserv : what the future may hold for education resources
Peter Walker, Director of Eduserv CHEST

Challenges, change and choice for e-resources: open access to the fore
Tracy Kent, Computer Science Librarian, University of Birmingham