With the extensive use of technology in our day-to-day life, the way people learn is changing radically. The use of mobile technology has increased in the last few years and more organisations are moving towards a BYOD policy, making necessary improvements for learning technologies. At Croydon College, to face these changes, we have developed a bespoke Mobile Theme for our Moodle VLE. …
From September 2015 Middlesex University will be giving all of its students registered at its Hendon campus in London their own personal free ebook for each module they study. Join us to find out why!…
A Current Research Information System, usually known as a “CRIS”, is a system designed to help with the information management of research activity at an institution. Join our speaker, James Toon, University of Edinburgh, to hear a brief and general overview of a CRIS and description of how such a system is being used at the University of Edinburgh….
How do we find our way through the forest of requirements, options, exemptions, variations and special cases that institutions and individuals have to handle with Open Access policies? The Open Access policy environment is growing more complex and more demanding in its needs, and now more significant in its implications. …
Join Joscelyn Upendran for a look at Creative Commons licences, their impact and use in education. The webinar will:…
This one-day seminar aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of journals and e-resources management….
Many of us working directly with e-resources in libraries would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the related technology. Managing e-resources within the business and technology constraints has become the mainstay of information provision. This course provides attendees with a balanced overview of the technical environment which is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively….
There is a growing rift between those who believe the library’s most fundamental purpose is to support and advance the goals of its host institution and those who believe the library’s most important role is as an agent of progress and reform in the larger world of scholarly communication….
This two part webinar introduces the topic of altmetrics to the library community….
Join Petr Knoth and Phil Gooch, both of Mendeley Ltd. for a free webinar “Introduction to Text-Mining Research Papers”.By the end of the webinar, participants should have an understanding of what text-mining is and how it can be used to extract knowledge from research papers. .More information and registration….
This one-day seminar aims to present a practical introductory overview of all aspects of journals and e-resources management including e-books….
You are invited to join Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd. for a free UKSG webinar:”A new perspective on library resource management systems” …