WISER coming up

Next week's WISER sessions introduce e-resources for historians and look out how to find reliable academic information on the web.

WISER: Online Resources for Historians
This session will give a general introduction to the vast range of electronic resources which are available for all historical periods for British & Western European history: bibliographical databases, biographical or reference research aids, ebooks and ejournals, web portals, and especially the growing collections of online primary source materials.
Presenter: Isabel Holowaty
Date: Thursday 3 June 12.30-1.30
Booking: University members http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/TZC26. Non University members please book by emailing usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

WISER: Using the Internet to Find Quality Resources
Finding information on the internet is fairly easy. Finding reliable information of academic quality is more difficult. In this course you will learn how to maximise your chances of finding reliable internet information and how to be sure that what you find is of appropriate quality for your purposes.
Presenter: Anne Manuel
Date: Friday 4 June 12.30-1.30
Booking: University members - http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/TZD18. Non University members please book by emailing usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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