Tuesday 18 May 2010

WISER coming up

Next week's WISER programme introduces key information sources for African Studies and looks at digital mapping.

WISER: Information Sources for African Studies
This session will introduce key information sources for African Studies. You will be shown useful finding tools to locate relevant material via SOLO and how to
search them, as well as important portals and gateways to libraries and archives of online primary texts. There will be time for a brief hands-on at the end.
Presenters: Lucy McCann and Sarah Rhodes.
Date: Monday 24 May 12.30-1.30
Booking: University members - http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/TZD16. Non University members please book by emailing usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

WISER: Maps and Mapping
Many areas of research use spatial data and digital mapping is an ideal way to present it. This presentation will cover both web based resources (online map collections etc) and the digital mapping facilities available in the Bodleian. Presenter: Nick Millea.
Date: Thursday 27 May 12.30-1.30
Booking: University members - http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/itlp/courses/detail/TZF7. Non University members please book by emailing usered@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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