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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.

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. 

Think about 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 time!  

In this workshop, we look at finding ways of making access to new information simpler, better and faster  - to get that content delivered to one place as soon as the site is updated, saving precious time  through newsfeeds or RSS feeds or alerts – helping you create that surfboard to ride the crest of the wave and survive the information tsunami.      In other words, you have content come to you, rather than you go to the content.       You may already been using this surfboard without being aware that you are, if you are using Gmail or My Yahoo or My MSN!      You may even be alerted to this blog posting via RSS! 

 One of the surfboards available from the library is TDNet which uses an electronic Current Awareness Service to alert to new information,  but it is much more than this.   So in the second half of the workshop,  we look at TDNet and what it offers.

Come to this workshop with a list of your favourite "must read" journals (even if UCT doesn't subscribe), database searches, journals, websites and blogs.

 Alex D'Angelo and Ingrid Thomson, in conjunction with CET's Teaching with Technology,  will be leading a workshop on RSS feeds or Newsfeeds on Monday 22 September on upper campus.   A repeat of the workshop is planned for Health Sciences on Friday 26 September.    Have you signed up yet?

The Libraries are participating in the SRC's Academic Awareness Month.  

 The Libraries' programme kicks off on Monday 5th May with an Open Week in the Knowledge Commons  where the students can view slideshows, and collect some library guides to help them get those A-grades.  Lunchtime guided virtual tours of some of the electronic resources have been arranged.  Special visits to Rare Books and Special Collections to view the libraries' treasures and other academic resources found there, have been arranged as well.   And because we know everyone uses Google - the very last session gives tips and tricks!

Check out the full programme here:-