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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.

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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

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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?