Events

Course summary

The UKSG is able to call on the extensive experience of its members in sourcing expert speakers from the various sectors of the serials industry to present a practical overview of all aspects of serials management.
The emphasis is on developing a sound basic understanding of the details of serials handling in order to promote efficient and informed working practices.  A wide range of day-to-day issues will be covered, with time devoted to recognising and resolving the problems that can arise at the boundaries between publishers, agents and libraries.  The seminar will also consider all aspects of linking between journals.
Delegates will be able to air and exchange views in the afternoon breakout session.

Summary

Measuring the quality and value of online journals
This highly topical seminar brings together a range of eminent speakers to explore the ways in which the quality and value of online journals and their published output can be assessed, from the latest developments in long-standing citation-based assessment methods to newer technologies which have yet to be developed into reliable standards, including usage-based measures and linking metrics. Our experts will also consider the wider environment in which such measurements take place, in terms of the influence of quality measures on author and reader behaviour, the differing perceptions of value between disciplines, and the development of national quality initiatives such as the UK's Research Assessment Exercise.

Course summary

Many of us working directly with e-journals in libraries or as intermediaries or publishers would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the basic technology.  Managing e-journals and making them available to end-users is quite different from dealing with print, but many of us have moved from one to the other, picking up expertise informally.  Even then, we probably all have gaps in our knowledge and understanding, and the need to gain a proper balanced overview of the technical environment is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively.

To meet the needs of the groups identified above, the UK Serials Group is continuing to offer its very successful practical one-day E-Journal Technical Update course run by Simon Inger Consulting.  Simon Inger has a wealth of experience in technical and business matters concerning electronic journals.

Course summary

Many of us working directly with e-journals in libraries or as intermediaries or publishers would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the basic technology.  Managing e-journals and making them available to end-users is quite different from dealing with print, but many of us have moved from one to the other, picking up expertise informally.  Even then, we probably all have gaps in our knowledge and understanding, and the need to gain a proper balanced overview of the technical environment is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively.

To meet the needs of the groups identified above, the UK Serials Group is continuing to offer its very successful practical one-day E-Journal Technical Update course run by Simon Inger Consulting.  Simon Inger has a wealth of experience in technical and business matters concerning electronic journals.

Course summary

Course summary

The UKSG is able to call on the extensive experience of its members in sourcing expert speakers from the various sectors of the serials industry to present a practical overview of all aspects of serials management.
The emphasis is on developing a sound basic understanding of the details of serials handling in order to promote efficient and informed working practices.  A wide range of day-to-day issues will be covered, with time devoted to recognising and resolving the problems that can arise at the boundaries between publishers, agents and libraries.  The seminar will also consider all aspects of linking between journals.
Delegates will be able to air and exchange views in the afternoon breakout session.

This seminar is presented in conjunction with the Danish Serials Group and supported by the DEFF.  Many thanks to both organisations.  

Event Report

Please click here to read a report of the event from Helle Lauridsen from ProQuest who chaired the day.

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“Focused, pace good, hands-on component extremely useful.  It's the practical application that puts this into the 'excellent' category.  Thanks for a very informative day - much appreciated."

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Course summary

Many of us working directly with e-journals in libraries or as intermediaries or publishers would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the basic technology.  Managing e-journals and making them available to end-users is quite different from dealing with print, but many of us have moved from one to the other, picking up expertise informally.  Even then, we probably all have gaps in our knowledge and understanding, and the need to gain a proper balanced overview of the technical environment is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively.

NEW FOR 2008!

To meet the needs of librarians involved in the acquisition of electronic resources, UK Serials Group is offering a practical one-day Licensing and Negotiation Skills course.

Course summary

The UKSG is able to call on the extensive experience of its members in sourcing expert speakers from the various sectors of the serials industry to present a practical overview of all aspects of serials management.

Course summary

Many of us working directly with e-journals in libraries or as intermediaries or publishers would like to feel more confident in our understanding of the basic technology.  Managing

Summary

Mandating the deposit of scholarly journal articles within Open Access repositories is gathering pace.  Funding bodies and individual academic institutions around the world are increasingly coming forward with their rationale and policy statements.  What does this mean for the various players in the scholarly communication chain and how are they responding to this requirement?

Course summary

This one-day training seminar, one of a series organised by UKSG and Project COUNTER, will give a practical hands-on introduction to accessing, collating, utilising, presenting, and marketing e-resource usage statistics, both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise.  Experts from different sectors will provide their perspectives on the role and importance of usage statistics.  Future developments in the provision and exploitation of use measurement statistics will also be covered.

Important! This course has been cancelled!

Course summary

A one-day seminar for those interested in the day-to-day handling of e-resources in Further Education Colleges

Whilst there are similarities between the academic demands placed on both Higher Education and Further Education libraries with regard to providing users with appropriate collections of learning materials, the constraints and challenges in applying this to
e-resource provision are quite different.

Conference Dates and Venue

The 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place from 30 March - 1 April 2009 at the Riviera International Conference Centre, a superb purpose-built conference and exhibition facility situated in Torquay overlooking Torbay - without doubt one of the loveliest natural settings in Europe.

Conference Dates and Venue

The 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place from 30 March - 1 April 2009 at the Riviera International Conference Centre, a superb purpose-built conference and exhibition facility situated in Torquay overlooking Torbay - without doubt one of the loveliest natural settings in Europe.

Conference Dates and Venue

The 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place from 30 March - 1 April 2009 at the Riviera International Conference Centre, a superb purpose-built conference and exhibition facility situated in Torquay overlooking Torbay - without doubt one of the loveliest natural settings in Europe.

Course summary

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 and making them available to end-users is quite different from dealing with print products, but many of us have moved from one to the other, picking up expertise informally.  As a result we probably all have gaps in our knowledge and understanding, and the need to gain a proper balanced overview of the technical environment is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively.

Course summary

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 and making them available to end-users is quite different from dealing with print products, but many of us have moved from one to the other, picking up expertise informally.  As a result we probably all have gaps in our knowledge and understanding, and the need to gain a proper balanced overview of the technical environment is crucial if we are to do our jobs effectively.

Course summary

This one-day training seminar, one of a series organised by UKSG and Project COUNTER, will give a practical hands-on introduction to accessing, collating, utilising, presenting, and marketing e-resource usage statistics, both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise.  Experts from different sectors will provide their perspectives on the role and importance of usage statistics.  Future developm

Course summary

The UKSG is able to call on the extensive experience of its members in sourcing expert speakers from the various sectors of the serials industry to present a practical overview of all aspects of serials and e-resources management.

The emphasis is on developing a sound basic understanding of the details of serials and

Course summary

A one-day seminar for those interested in the day-to-day handling of e-resources in Further Education colleges.

Many thanks to our sponsors: Cengage Learning, Credo Reference, Dawson Books, EBSCO Information Services, Oxford University Press and ProQuest.

How libraries, publishers and other stakeholders are responding to hard times

Summary

For the last year or more the world has been reeling from the impact of the global financial crisis quickly followed by a good old-fashioned recession.  Although there are signs that in some countries the formal recession is coming to an end, at least for now, the effects of this shock to the world economy have already been felt in the scholarly communications world, and are likely to continue, in many countries, for the next few years.

To meet the needs of librarians involved in the acquisition of electronic resources, UKSG is pleased to offer a practical one-day Licensing and Negotiation Skills course.

Unfortunately, it has proved necessary to cancel this course.  It is hoped to provide the course on a new date later in the year.

Course summary

This is a new UKSG one-day seminar aimed at librarians, publishers and intermediaries who want to gain a basic understanding of the overarching financial planning strategies and structures which govern the ways in which the various sectors work and interact.

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Conference Dates and Venue