UPDATE: This session has now been cancelled.
WISER: Google Project
Friday 5 June 2009
The Library Services are working with Google to attempt the mass digitization of our entire holdings of out-of-copyright C19th material. This presentation will set our experiences and the outputs of the project in the context of Oxford's ambitions to provide a digital library service for the global community of readers.
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Michael Popham
The full program for the current term is now available at: http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/training/wiser/trinity2009
Please email usered@ouls.ox.ac.uk if you need more information about the WISER sessions.
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Thursday, 21 May 2009
WISER coming up
WISER: ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
Tuesday 26 May 2009, 12.30-13.30, OUCS
ORA is a highly visible online archive of publications and other digital materials produced by Oxford researchers. You will explore this growing collection and find out how researchers can deposit items. Discover the advantages of using ORA for preserving and accessing Oxford research.
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Sally Rumsey
Google Scholar - pros and cons
Wednesday 27 May 2009, 12.30-1.30, RSL Training Room
Google Scholar offers a very convenient method of retrieving article citations and often the accompanying full text, and is growing in popularity. This session offers tips on using it effectively and extending your search to other sources should Scholar's coverage prove inadequate for your purposes. You do not have to book a place to attend a session.
Roger Mills
WISER: Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Friday 29 May 2009, 12.30-13.30, OUCS
In this hands-on session, you will discover how the images and full text are created, how authoritative they are, and how to: search more effectively, including within a text, manipulate and print the images and full text and use alternative interfaces to get the most out of the content.
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Pip Willcox and Judith Siefring
The full program for the current term is now available at: http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/training/wiser/trinity2009 and http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/rsl/training/wiser_science.
Attending these workshops, delivered by subject librarians, will give you an excellent opportunity to gain understanding of the specialist information resources available. These sessions will save you time and make your searches more effective. Please note that individual assistance is also available on request direct from subject librarians. (See http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/libraries/subjects/librarians). Please email usered@ouls.ox.ac.uk if you need more information about the WISER sessions.
Tuesday 26 May 2009, 12.30-13.30, OUCS
ORA is a highly visible online archive of publications and other digital materials produced by Oxford researchers. You will explore this growing collection and find out how researchers can deposit items. Discover the advantages of using ORA for preserving and accessing Oxford research.
Book now
Sally Rumsey
Google Scholar - pros and cons
Wednesday 27 May 2009, 12.30-1.30, RSL Training Room
Google Scholar offers a very convenient method of retrieving article citations and often the accompanying full text, and is growing in popularity. This session offers tips on using it effectively and extending your search to other sources should Scholar's coverage prove inadequate for your purposes. You do not have to book a place to attend a session.
Roger Mills
WISER: Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Friday 29 May 2009, 12.30-13.30, OUCS
In this hands-on session, you will discover how the images and full text are created, how authoritative they are, and how to: search more effectively, including within a text, manipulate and print the images and full text and use alternative interfaces to get the most out of the content.
Book now
Pip Willcox and Judith Siefring
The full program for the current term is now available at: http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/training/wiser/trinity2009 and http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/rsl/training/wiser_science.
Attending these workshops, delivered by subject librarians, will give you an excellent opportunity to gain understanding of the specialist information resources available. These sessions will save you time and make your searches more effective. Please note that individual assistance is also available on request direct from subject librarians. (See http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/libraries/subjects/librarians). Please email usered@ouls.ox.ac.uk if you need more information about the WISER sessions.
Friday, 15 May 2009
The Annual Esmond Harmsworth Lecture in Arts and Letters at the RAI, 21st May 2009
The Annual Esmond Harmsworth Lecture in American Arts and Letters will be given this year by Christopher Bigsby, Professor of American Studies at the University of East Anglia. Professor Bigsby has published numerous books on aspects of English and American culture, including the acclaimed Arthur Miller: the Definitive Biography.
The title of the lecture will be “Arthur Miller: Un-American”. It will take place at the RAI on Thursday, May 21st 2009 at 5pm, and be followed by a wine reception.
Places are free but must be reserved. Please contact Lucy Dugmore, Academic Programme Administrator, to make a reservation, by email at academic.programme@rai.ox.ac.uk or by telephone on 01865 282 711.
The title of the lecture will be “Arthur Miller: Un-American”. It will take place at the RAI on Thursday, May 21st 2009 at 5pm, and be followed by a wine reception.
Places are free but must be reserved. Please contact Lucy Dugmore, Academic Programme Administrator, to make a reservation, by email at academic.programme@rai.ox.ac.uk or by telephone on 01865 282 711.
Monday, 11 May 2009
WISER coming up
WISER: Locating research funding
Tuesday 12 May 2009
In this session we will outline the support offered by Research Services including our subscription to ResearchResearch.com, an excellent source of research funding information available to all University members. We will also discuss other ways of identifying funding opportunities.
Claudia Kozeny and Glenn Swafford, Research Services
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WISER: Bibliometrics: the black art of citation rankings
Friday 15 May2009
Mystified by metrics? Anxious about impact factors? Happy with your h-index? The next research assessment exercise is likely to place heavy emphasis on the use of these measures, so it's worth getting a grip on them now. This session will endeavour to explain how they work, how they are interpreted and how reliable they are.
Roger Mills
Book now
The full program for the current term is now available for booking at http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/training/wiser/trinity2009
Attending these workshops, delivered by subject librarians, will give you an excellent opportunity to gain understanding of the specialist information resources available. These sessions will save you time and make your searches more effective. Please note that individual assistance is also available on request direct from subject librarians.
(See http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/libraries/subjects/librarians)
Please email usered@ouls.ox.ac.uk if you need more information about the WISER sessions.
Tuesday 12 May 2009
In this session we will outline the support offered by Research Services including our subscription to ResearchResearch.com, an excellent source of research funding information available to all University members. We will also discuss other ways of identifying funding opportunities.
Claudia Kozeny and Glenn Swafford, Research Services
Book now
WISER: Bibliometrics: the black art of citation rankings
Friday 15 May2009
Mystified by metrics? Anxious about impact factors? Happy with your h-index? The next research assessment exercise is likely to place heavy emphasis on the use of these measures, so it's worth getting a grip on them now. This session will endeavour to explain how they work, how they are interpreted and how reliable they are.
Roger Mills
Book now
The full program for the current term is now available for booking at http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/services/training/wiser/trinity2009
Attending these workshops, delivered by subject librarians, will give you an excellent opportunity to gain understanding of the specialist information resources available. These sessions will save you time and make your searches more effective. Please note that individual assistance is also available on request direct from subject librarians.
(See http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/libraries/subjects/librarians)
Please email usered@ouls.ox.ac.uk if you need more information about the WISER sessions.
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
VHL on Twitter
It was probably only ever a matter of time, given my enthusiasm for shiny new web things, but the VHL is now on Twitter. At the moment we'll just be using it to push out our newsfeed and link back to the blog, but if you use Twitter and like to get your updates that way, please follow us! Our username is @vhllib.
Friday, 1 May 2009
New books for April
The list of books received in the library during April is now available on our website and LibraryThing page.
