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Current Mimas courses
Detailed information is available on the following courses:
- *What's new* - WoK 5 and Intro to Bib Metrics - UK Regional Courses
- Introduction to Mimas Bibliographic Services
- Introduction to the ESDS International Databanks (Half Day)
- Combining Census Aggregate Statistics with Digital Boundary Data for Mapping and Spatial Analysis
*What's new* - WoK 5 and Intro to Bib Metrics - UK Regional Courses
This training session will include an update on new features added to Web of Knowledge and in addition, participants will be able to find out about the new version, Web of Knowledge 5.0 which is currently still in development. The training will also include an introduction to the Biosis Citation Index through WOK 5 and an introduction to Bibliometrics. *All class attendees will be entered into a free draw for a chance to win an iPod Shuffle at each course.*
Programme.
New Features of Web of Knowledge- Enhancements to ResearcherID
- New Features in Endnote Web
- Refine results by Funding Agency in Web of Science
Biosis Citation Index in Web of Knowledge 5.0
- Introduction to Biosis Citation Index
- Examination of a BIOSIS Full Record
- Examination of Cited References and Cited Reference Navigation
- Cited Reference Search
Web of Science in Web of Knowledge 5
- Web of Science searching enhancements
- Display Enhancements
- Analyse Enhancements
- Citation Enhancements
- All Data Base Searching in WOK 5
- Record Management Enhancements
Introduction to using Bibliometrics for Research Evaluation
- Definition of Bibliometrics and introduction to Research Evaluation
- Bibliometrics available in Web of Science and JCR (h index, Average Citation per paper, Total Papers, Total Citations, Citing Articles, indirect citations and Impact Factor etc)
- Relative Metrics (Journal Expected Citation Rates, Category Expected Citation Rates, etc.)
Who is this course for?
These courses are for library and support staff. As this is not an introductory course previous experience of the databases is advised.Course materials and format.
The workshops will combine a mixture of presentations and structured hands-on practical sessions; in addition there will be opportunities for attendees to ask questions and provide feedback.When and where.
For details of venues and dates available please go the Mimas site at: http://support.mimas.ac.uk/courses/calendar/. . Places can be booked online on the Mimas booking form.
An Introduction to Mimas Bibliographic Services
This is an overview course providing a basic introduction to a range of Mimas’ resource discovery tools and includes the opportunity for hands-on.
Ideal for:
- New members of staff involved in finding information
- New researchers and research assistants about embark on their first project
- Postgraduates who want to learn how to find primary source material, books and journal articles to produce a literature review on their area of expertise
During the day, the following services will be covered:
- Archives Hub:a basic introduction to finding primary source material. The Archives Hub provides access to descriptions of archives held in over 170 UK universities and colleges.
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk - Copac: a basic introduction to resource discovery using Copac, a merged union catalogue including the catalogues of the major UK and Irish National, Academic and Special libraries.
http://copac.ac.uk - ISI Web of Knowledge Service for UK Education:a basic introduction to the Web of Knowledge (WoK) research platform that helps you find, analyse and manage information in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities.(Session will cover the Web of Science resource only)
http://wok.mimas.ac.uk - Zetoc:a basic introduction to an Electronic Table of Contents service. How to keep up-to-date by creating alerts to the British Library's Electronic Table of Contents for journals and conference proceedings.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk
Who is the course for?
This course is for academics, researchers, postgraduate students, librarians and support staff within Higher and Further Education. Some experience of using a web browser will be useful for the practical exercises.
Related training resources
- Archives Hub training materials
- Copac training materials
- Web of Knowledge training materials
- Zetoc training materials
Introduction to the ESDS International (Half day)
ESDS International, a specialist data service of the Economic and Social Data Service, provides online access to the major databanks produced by international governmental organisations such as the World Bank and United Nations.
This course, aimed at postgraduate students, researchers, data librarians and teaching staff from the social sciences, will provide an in depth guide to the resources within ESDS International, with particular emphasis on the service's extensive data portfolio. Attendees will be introduced to the structure, content and research potential of the international databanks and gain practical experience in accessing, exploring and visualising the data using Beyond 20/20 and CommonGIS in hands-on sessions.
A brief overview of the Economic and Social Data Service as a whole is also included on this course.
Materials: PowerPoint slides, handouts and workbooks on international data.
Combining Census Aggregate Statistics with Digital Boundary Data for Mapping and Spatial Analysis
UK Censuses provide an unrivalled source of contemporary and historical demographic and socio-economic information, available with complete UK coverage at a range of geographical scales down to small local areas. Census information has a vast range of actual and potential uses, both on its own, and in conjunction with information from other sources.
The course begins with a brief overview of the wide range of information and resources available from the units of the ESRC Census Programme , and then focuses on the census aggregate statistics, the most widely used component of the census outputs, available from the Census Dissemination Unit (CDU), and the digital boundary data (DBD) used for computer mapping and spatial analyses, available from UKBORDERS.
Who is the course for?
The course is aimed primarily at postgraduates, researchers, teaching staff and data librarians, and consists of a mixture of presentations and supervised practicals including exercises. It aims to be flexible enough to accommodate the particular interests of attendees, while providing answers to common questions such as:
- What are the census aggregate statistics?
- What is digital boundary data?
- What are they used for, and how might I use them?
- How can I identify and obtain information of interest to me?
- How can I combine aggregate statistics and DBD to produce maps and perform spatial analyses?
- What methods could I use to combine non-census information (e.g. postcoded sample data) with aggregate statistics and DBD?
Places can be booked from the calendar page.
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