developments in eevl what eevl can do for you linda kerr eevl co-ordinator [email protected]
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EEVL Developments• Aims of this meeting:
• to inform librarians about subject-related support activities and resources
• To explore the relationship between national information services and learning and teaching support
• Networking opportunity for engineering, maths, computer and information science librarians
• Inform librarians about the work of the LTSN
So you’re a subject gateway - what now?
• EEVL has been around since 1996…• Aim:
More people find what they are looking for, via EEVL
– Increase the content available to EEVL users
– Make our resources available to third party sites
– Improve and expand marketing and support
More people, more resources• EEVL now covers Further Education
– X4L project– Internet for Further Education
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/– FE Friendly logo (under development)
• Expanding Computer Science catalogue section– 2,000 resources– collaboration with LTSN ICS– subject consultants required
More people, more resources• News http://www.eevl.ac.uk/news.htm
RDN Case Studies
Embedding EEVL in other sites
• Working with EEVL– http://www.eevl.ac.uk/workingwith.htm
Embedding in other sites
Embedding in other sites• EEVL search tool on your own site• http://www.eevl.ac.uk/searchbox.htm
EEVL data via other services• Edina Compendex and EEVL cross-search
Marketing Materials• Generic materials:
– poster– leaflet
• Tailored to individual users– EEVL booklets– What can EEVL do for you
• http://www.eevl.ac.uk/publications/index.htm
• t-shirt...
New printed materials• Three booklets
What EEVL can do for you
EEVL Helpfiles• Help files improved
– EEVL Quick Start Guide
– Searching
– Browsing
– EEVL FAQ
http://www.eevl.ac.uk/help.htm
EEVL Help Files
New EEVL initiative• Best selling computing books at substantial
discount for EEVL users
• http://www.it-minds.com/goto/eevl
New EEVL initiative• Free trade pubs to professionals
LTSN-RDN Collaboration• Starting Feb 2003
– initiative to improve partnership between RDN Hubs and LTSN Subject Centres
– avoid duplication of effort
– improve resources available from each
– improve support for teaching and learning from Hubs
Make our mark
Questions?
• EEVL the Internet guide for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing
• http://www.eevl.ac.uk