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Developments in EEVL What EEVL can do for you. Linda Kerr EEVL Co-ordinator l.kerr@hw.ac.uk. EEVL Developments. Aims of this meeting: to inform librarians about subject-related support activities and resources
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Developments in EEVLWhat EEVL can do for you Linda Kerr EEVL Co-ordinator l.kerr@hw.ac.uk
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
Embedding EEVL in other sites • Working with EEVL • http://www.eevl.ac.uk/workingwith.htm
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
EEVL Helpfiles • Help files improved • EEVL Quick Start Guide • Searching • Browsing • EEVL FAQ http://www.eevl.ac.uk/help.htm
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
Questions? • EEVL the Internet guide for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing • http://www.eevl.ac.uk