MIMAS Open Forum

Presentations and workshops on 28 June 2006 in Manchester. Free event for UK HE and FE library staff, teachers and researchers.

MIMAS Open Forum

In the morning, six presentations:

* The new Copac database - extending access to university library catalogues via XML
* Setting up an SFX Open URL Resolver service at Manchester Metropolitan University
* Thomson Scientific's Web Citation Index

* Building the e-Social Science Data Grid
* JISC Collections
* The UK Access Management Federation - managing access to electronic resources with Shibboleth

In the afternoon a choice of three workshops:

* Sharing learning and teaching objects in Jorum: A practical guide to contributing and retrieving e-learning content
* The new RDN - a sneak preview of Intute
* Introduction to the Satellite Image Data Service

The event is free.
Booking is essential.

For booking information and the full programme, see:
http://www.mimas.ac.uk/news/mof2006/

MIMAS is a national data centre funded by JISC and the ESRC and based at The University of Manchester.

Kind regards,
Anne McCombe
MIMAS Outreach