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UCT Libraries, together with OpenUCT and the Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme, is hosting a lunchtime seminar "Demystifying Open Access" on Thursday 27 October 2011 in celebration of Open Access Week.     There has been such an overwhelming demand for the seminar,  that we are going to offer a repeat session -  so watch this space for the date and time!  

Open Access resources include:-

*   the Directory of Open Access Journals

*   SciELO South Africa 

*   PLoS  (Public Library of Science)

*   African Journal Archive

*   Open J-Gate  (open access link is  currently under maintenance)

*   Accredited Open Access Journals  (accredited by DHET)

*   GeoRef Open Access Journals

*   BioMed Central

*   IAMCR Open Access Journals (International Association of Media and Communication Research)

*   Open Access Journals Search Engine  (an e-journal portal from the Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University)

*   PubMed Central

and check out the list on Wikipedia.

 Check out the Open Access @ UCT blog.

Dr Cathy Ward from Psychology and Celia Walter, Psychology Subject Librarian will speak about how a subject librarian has worked together with the PSY1001W course convenor and students via Vula.

At the end of last year, there were accolades for Celia from the PSY1001Ws.   Celia's interaction with the course and the students happened not only physically within the library, but also on Vula  - so this is a great opportunity to hear how it was done, and what is possible.

If you haven't yet signed up to attend the CET Seminar on Thursday 19 March from 1 pm - 2 pm in Hoerikwaggo 3A, don't delay - sign up today! 

UCT Libraries in association with CET are running a number of lunchtime sessions during South African Library Week which runs from 16 - 21 March 2009.

The sessions are:-

Monday 16 March 2009 at 13h00-14h00 in Ulwazi Training Room, Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, Main Campus.  

Get to grips with the Electronic Journals.
Did you know that through UCT Libraries, you have access to more than 34 000  full-text electronic journals?  And these are available to you through the journal portal?  Explore the rich pickings of the portal with Humanities Library Head, Alex D'Angelo who will show you how to customise the journal lists, get search alerts via email and more.      SORRY FULLY BOOKED!  . 

with a repeat (by popular demand) on

Friday 20 March 2009, same time, same venue.    (Watch for the sign-up on the CET page)

and

Wednesday 18 March 2009 at 13h00-14h00 in Ulwazi Training Room, Chancellor Oppenheimer Library, Main Campus.

Surviving the Information Tsunami
When you consider the amount of information available out there, and how you use the internet to stay abreast of new developments, new research, new search engines, new sites, new journals, going back and checking your favourite or bookmarked sites, looking at each page for updates and new information ....   when you remember and when you have the time!  If you haven't discovered the joys having the information come to you, rather than you going to the information, then this session is for you. This lunchtime session will be run by Ingrid Thomson, Humanities Librarian.   There are still a few places left. 

Sign up here:  http://teaching.cet.uct.ac.za/events/signup/180   

Is there Life Beyond Google?   Yes, of course there is!

Next week, Associate Professor Mary Nassimbeni of Centre for Information Literacy and Ingrid Thomson, from the Humanities Library, in conjunction with the CET, are running mini-workshops on going beyond Google.    

When?

Monday 9 March  1.30 pm - 4 pm in the Upper Campus Student Learning Centre Labs

with a repeat on 

Friday 13 March 1.30 pm - 4 pm in the Upper Campus Student Learning Centre Labs

Sign up here.