Trying to get to get to grips with Open URLs? Having problems choosing new reference management
software? Look no further. Our regularly updated fact sheets, written
by experts in their field,
are designed to provide you with a quick and easy to read digest
of the key issues affecting all aspects of electronic information.
Each fact sheet is also available as a PDF.
Web 2.0 - Blogs, RSS, Wikis and other 'stuff' |
| Web 2.0 in action - a short reading list. June 2008. |
Compiled by Martin White for the UKeiG 2008 Annual Seminar 'Web 2.0 in action: Practical implementation in the workplace' |
| Top 10 Web 2.0 Questions you always wanted to ask. |
Phil Bradley answers the top 10 questions that you have wanted to ask about Web 2.0 |
| Introduction to Blogs |
Takes you through the jargon and the structure of blogs. Authors: Martin White, Karen Blakeman |
| What
is RSS? |
This is the
place to go to find out what RSS is about. Author: Karen Blakeman |
| What to look for in an RSS
Reader |
Explains the features to look for when you are choosing
an RSS reader. Author: Karen Blakeman |
| Social Bookmarking |
Tips on tagging, key facts and websites. Author: Tracy Kent |
Getting the Most From Your PC |
| How to Block Pop-ups |
How to deal with those pesky pop-up varmints!
Author: Karen Blakeman |
Firefox Extensions
|
A list of the more popular and useful plug-ins for the Firefox
browser. Author: Karen Blakeman |
Keeping Your Searching Skills
Up-To-Date |
| Desktop Search |
A quick overview of what Desktop Search does. Author: Karen
Blakeman |
| Top
Search Tips Updated February 2009. |
Top sites and search strategies. Authors: UKeiG workshop delegates
(compiled and edited by Karen Blakeman) |
Taming Your Intranet
|
| Ten Top Tips for Marketing Your Intranet. June 2008. |
Compiled by: Janet Corcoran, Imperial College London Library and UKeiG Intranets Forum Co-ordinator |
| Ten
CMS Implementation Success Factors |
What you need to consider before, during and after selecting
and implementing your CMS. Author: Martin White |
| Ten
Intranet Success Factors |
How to keep your intranet a success. Author: Martin White |
| Ten
Search Implementation Success Factors |
Tips for implementing a search engine for your intranet. Author:
Martin White |
| Top
Tips on Intranets |
These tips will help you avoid the common pitfalls of intranets
and describe the reasons behind some of the success and the
failures of intranets. Author: Luke Tredinnick |
Managing Your E-Information |
| Top Tips on Managing your Images. |
Compiled by Roger Mills, Bio- and Environmental Sciences Librarian, Oxford University Library Services |
| Top Tips on Referencing |
A guide to good referencing practice. Author: Tracy Kent |
| Top Tips
on Reference Management Software |
Tips on identifying and selecting software for managing references.
Author: Tracy Kent |
| e-Books |
Overview of what e-books are, characteristics, and where to
get them. Authors: Chris Amstrong and Ray Lonsdale |
| Social e-Books |
An overview of what social e-books are. Author: Chris Armstrong. |
| OpenURLs |
What they are, how they work and a guide to the terminology.
Author: Robert Bley |
| Knowledge
Management: Quick Wins |
Practical quick wins on KM that anyone
can undertake. Compiled by: Jane Grogan. |
