Transcript gradind05 - Bodleian Library

Information Services in Bio- &
Environmental Sciences
October 2005
Roger Mills
OULS Bio- & Environmental Sciences Librarian
Resources in Oxford
OULS
OUCS
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100+ libraries
11m volumes
1000’s of electronic
journals and
databases
Mainly managed by
OULS
Colleges independent
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Computing
infrastucture
Network
E-mail
Courses
Printing
Shop
Information on web
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New OULS web site www.ouls.ox.ac.uk
OUCS web site www.oucs.ox.ac.uk
Main university web site www.ox.ac.uk
Lost? Ask your local librarian!
OULS web
www.ouls.ox.ac.uk
OUCS web
www.oucs.ox.ac.uk
OU web
www.ox.ac.uk
OULS
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Managed by subject areas
Hub Libraries:
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Science and Medicine (RSL)
Social Science (SSL)
Humanities (Bodleian > RI)
Satellite Libraries (S&M):
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Geography & the Environment
Plant Sciences
Zoology
Information Services in Bio- &
Environmental Sciences
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Biology
Environment
Forestry
Geography
Ornithology
Plant Sciences
Taxonomy
Zoology
ISBES web
www.plantlib.ox.ac.uk
Staff
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Bio- & Environmental Sciences Team
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Cover Geography, Plant Sciences and
Zoology Libraries
Closely co-ordinated with Radcliffe Science
Library
Staff list screenshot
Other Libraries
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Map Room (New Bodleian)
Social Science Library (Manor Road)
Radcliffe Science Library (reference only)
Hooke Library (adjacent to RSL)
Hope Library (University Museum)
University
Museum
Radcliffe Science
Library
Hooke
OUCE
Plant
Sciences
Zoology
New
Bodleian
Bodleian
Geography
Social
Science >>
Library
Upcoming changes
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New library catalogue software (OLIS)
Increased spending on electronic resources
(ELISO)
Digital library (Google)
Depository (8.5m volumes in high-density
automated store)
RSL to become lending library
LC classification university-wide
Satellite libraries incorporated in hubs
Geography > RSL 2007
Registration
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University card is library card – present on
first visit to register as a borrower
No registration needed for RSL or Bodleian
Borrowing
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Available from most libraries
Generally one-week loan period,
renewable online
Some variation between libraries
Fines for late return
Do respond to e-mail notices!
Photocopying,
scanning & printing
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Charge 5p/A4 sheet
Use OULS copycards
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Take care not to use departmental or college card
Copyright regulations
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70 years after author’s death
Legal limits:
 One article per periodical issue
 5% of total work
 Policed by Copyright Licensing Agency
Inter-Library Loans
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Available for material not held in Oxford
Basic charge £3
Articles delivered electronically
Information Skills courses
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www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/information_skills
WISER : Workshops in Information Skills
and Electronic Resources
Every week during term
Open to All
WISER this term: 1230 at OUCS
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WISER: Finding Books and Journals with Online Catalogues
Tuesday 18 Oct
WISER: Electronic Resources for your Research at Oxford
Tuesday 25 Oct
WISER: Literature Review: Key Search Skills
Tuesday 1 Nov
WISER: Keeping up-to-date with Research
Tuesday 8 Nov
WISER: Full Text Electronic Journals at Oxford
Tuesday 15 Nov
WISER: Finding Quality Information on the Internet
Tuesday 22 Nov
WISER: Citation Searching with the Web of Knowledge (WoK)
Monday 28 Nov
Three main tools
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OLIS – the university library catalogue
TDNet – for electronic journals
OxLIP – for all other databases
For access to e-journals and databases
outside Oxford use VPN
OLIS
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The library catalogue – for (almost) all
libraries in Oxford
In two versions – web and telnet
Web version just upgraded this term
Note: your OLIS password is your date of
birth (format 23JUL2005); you can change
it
Electronic Journals
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Always access via TDNet
Take particular note of date coverage for
our subscription – may not cover all
volumes available
Tell us if something does not work
Date ranges change!
Other databases
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Web of Knowledge (Athens password
required outside Oxford)
Electronic Reference Library: includes:
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Biological Abstracts
CAB Abstracts (applied biology)
Chemical Abstracts
Forest Science Database (formerly TreeCD)
Geobase
Georef
Medline
Zoological Record
Electronic Books
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Relatively few but growing
Alerting Services
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Zetoc
ERL, TDNet, ScienceDirect
Etc etc
Keep a note of how to cancel them!
Internet searching
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Specialised gateways
Tutorials
When in doubt
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Ask a librarian! We are here to help you
Find this presentation on our website
(temporarily www.plantlib.ox.ac.uk)
Together with list of useful url’s
IT Learning Programme
IT at Oxford
University
Oxford University Computing
Services (OUCS)
and
IT Learning Programme (ITLP)
Learning Technologies Group
OUCS
• OUCS is located at 13 Banbury Rd
including
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Help Centre
The Shop
Four IT lecture rooms
Three conference rooms
IT Learning Programme
OUCS – Where are we?
IT Learning Programme
OUCS – Where are we?
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Oxford
University
Computing
Services
IT Learning Programme
OUCS – Our Front Door!
Infrastructure
Technical Support
Services
Director
Prof Paul Jeffreys
Information and
Support
Learning
Technologies
Administration
IT Learning Programme
OUCS Structure
Learning
Technologies
ACDT
LTG
Services
IT Learning
Programme
Development of computer-based teaching
and research packages
Research and advice on the use of IT in
university teaching; WebLearn
Courses on a wide range of IT topics
IT Learning Programme
OUCS Structure
• Networks, mail and web servers
• IT Learning Programme: courses, ECDL
• Help Centre - advice and help
for support staff and end users
• Security and anti-virus support
• File backup and archive
• Guidelines for Computer Use
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk
IT Learning Programme
OUCS Services Summary
• University members
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All members of staff of the University
College staff
Undergraduates
Postgraduates
• University Card
• Access to most University facilities
IT Learning Programme
Who can use our services?
• OUCS web pages
http://welcometoit.ox.ac.uk/
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/
• Cover common queries, problems,
step by step instructions
• College or department IT officer
• Help Centre at OUCS
IT Learning Programme
Need quick answers?
At OUCS - Mon-Fri, 08:30 - 20:30
• Wide range of user services including:
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Face to face IT advice and help
Appointments with experts for complex problems
User registration, password problems
Use of email and the internet
Computing facilities including
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hardware for disabled users
scanners
laser printing
photocopying
hiring of digital video equipment
tel: (2)73200 option “Help Centre”
[email protected]
IT Learning Programme
Help Centre
• Open from 9:00–16:45 Mon–Fri
• Price list on-line
• Purchasing
• Software (site licences available)
• Hardware (educational discount)
• Anti-virus software (Sophos)
IT Learning Programme
OUCS Shop
• Automatic Registration for Herald account
before you arrive (letters sent to college)
• Otherwise use your University Card
https://register.ox.ac.uk
• University email address:
[email protected]
• Herald email can be accessed using:
• Email client
• Outlook/Express, Netscape Messenger, Eudora,
Thunderbird (recommended)
• OUCS web pages describe how to set these up
• Web interface
• Webmail at https://webmail.ox.ac.uk
• Fewer features but available anywhere
• change passwords, vacation settings, check
quota, filtering spam etc.
IT Learning Programme
Herald Email Service
• 15MB of web space
• Must activate it first
https://webmail.ox.ac.uk
Options Web pages
• Web address is
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~username
• University has a Web Code of Practice
IT Learning Programme
Personal Web Space
• Access to OxLIP datasets
• http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/
• electronic journals, bibliographic databases, online
library catalogues, reference works, OXAM papers
and much more…
• The OUCS dial-up service
• Uses a standard telephone connection and modem
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) service
• Allows external access to on-campus network
facilities
• Used through your own Internet service provider
IT Learning Programme
Remote Access Services
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Software fault?
Computer virus?
Corrupt/lost files?
Hardware fault?
OUCS can advise you!
IT Learning Programme
What can go wrong?
• Install essential Windows security patches
A free patch CD is available from your
College!
• Run Windows Update
Start  All Programs  Windows Update
• Install anti-virus software
Your college won’t let you connect to
university networks until you install security
patches and anti-virus software!
• Don’t lose your data – use Backup Service
• Prepare for PC hardware faults!
IT Learning Programme
Prevention
• Change your password frequently
• Don’t disclose your password
• Don’t use 3rd party email accounts for
University work
• Scan every attached file before opening
• Don’t forget to logout!
IT Learning Programme
Email Security
• HFS (Hierarchical File Server)
• Centrally funded service providing backup and long-term
archive services to Senior Members, Post-graduates and
Staff
• Uses TSM - Tivoli Storage Manager software
• Data stored in three different locations
• Take several copies of data in case of accident
• Ad hoc (personal) backups
• USB drives, floppies etc.
• Desktop backup service
• as and when you need it or automatic once a week
• Archive
• long term storage of important (unchanging) data
IT Learning Programme
Backup your data!
• Maintenance service available to cover
privately owned equipment:
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PC, Apple computers, desktop and laptop
printers
tape drives
modems
CD-writers and scanners
• Cost
• Standard desktop - £19
• Portable - £28
IT Learning Programme
OUCS Personal Computer
Maintenance Service
• Install anti-virus software
• Sophos version 5 (V5) is included on patch CD
• Many colleges will install Sophos for you
• Other colleges expect you to install it yourself
• Keep it up to date (your anti-virus program is only as good as
the last time it was updated with the latest virus definitions!)
• The Sophos V5 client on the patch CD will auto-update directly
from Sophos, subject to annual renewal
• Some colleges will download anti-virus updates (virus IDE files)
automatically from a college computer server
• Others expect you to download anti-virus updates yourself from
either a college or OUCS server
• If you have registered with OUCS as a Sophos user, OUCS will send
an email when Sophos updates are available
• Software choice
• Internet Explorer and Outlook can be prone to more security risks
• Use FireFox or Mozilla browsers and
Thunderbird email client
IT Learning Programme
Viruses
• Transferable skills courses
• Modular
• About 90 different courses per term
• Virtually free!
• Charge for course documentation only
• Typically 3 hours
• Byte-sized lunchtime courses: 1 hour
• Bookings online, by email or phone
IT Learning Programme
IT Learning Programme
for your study, research and
future career!
• Applications
• Databases, bibliographic databases, spreadsheets,
word processing, statistics, graphics, video editing,
text analysis
• Web
• Using, publishing, interactive, searching
• Operating systems
• Programming
• C, C++, Visual Basic, Perl, Java, PHP etc
• Subject-specific courses
• European Computer Driving Licence
IT Learning Programme
Types of Courses
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Internationally recognised by employers
Seven modules + Advanced
Test each module as you are ready
Training
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Drop-in sessions weekly at OUCS
Attend OUCS courses
Web-based training on your own computer
ECDL workbook
IT Learning Programme
European Computer
Driving Licence (ECDL)
• WISER
Workshops in Information Skills and
Electronic Resources
• Endnote
• Word
• Structuring a Large Document
• Managing Non-Textual Content
• Managing your Thesis
IT Learning Programme
Courses for you?
Oxford University
http://www.ox.ac.uk
OUCS
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/
Making IT work for Oxford
http://welcometoit.ox.ac.uk/
IT Learning Programme
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/learning/
Courses - Browsing and booking
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/courses/
IT Learning Programme
Useful web addresses