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Introducing Intute: Social Sciences . Your Guide to the Best of the Web www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences. Solving the Frustrations of the Internet. Internet can be a powerful tool for education and research, offering a huge range of resources and services
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Introducing Intute: Social Sciences Your Guide to the Best of the Web www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences
Solving the Frustrations of the Internet • Internet can be a powerful tool for education and research, offering a huge range of resources and services • However issues of trust, quality and poor search skills are very real and significant concerns – particularly in education and research contexts • Intute: Social Sciences is a FREE, national Internet service to provide you with access to the very best web resources for education and research
Network of Specialists • Arts and Humanities (based at Oxford University and Manchester Metropolitan University) • Health and Life Sciences(based at Nottingham University) • Science, Engineering and Technology (based at The University of Manchester and Heriot-Watt University) • Social Sciences (based at the Universities of Bristol and Birmingham) • Virtual Training Suite (based at the University of Bristol) • Executive(based at The University of Manchester)
Network of Specialists Intute Network is made up of: • Consortium of seven universities • Over 70 partner institutions providing subject expertise and advice • By the community for the community
Intute: Social Sciences Partners Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies (Hospitality and Tourism) British Library of Political and Economic Science (Politics and Government) British Society for Sports History (Sport and Leisure Practice) The Psychology Network, University of York (Psychology) Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Law) National Women’s Library (Women’s Studies) Rotherham College (Hospitality, Sports and Leisure Practice, Tourism) Sheffield Hallam University (Hospitality, Sport & Leisure Practice & Tourism) University of Bradford Library (Social Welfare) University of Edinburgh Data Library (Statistics) University of Exeter Library (Social Science General) University of Manchester Library (Anthropology) University of Newcastle Library (Business) University of Surrey, Department of Sociology (Sociology)
Finding the Best of the Web Search the catalogue • Over 30,000 records, each one selected and described by a subject specialist • Simple keyword or phrase searching • Refine search by field name or type of resource • Use controlled vocabularies to look for alternative terms
Finding the Best of the Web Harvester to broaden your searches • Searches over 300,000 social science related pages • Automatically generated from the web addresses in the main Internet Catalogue • Updated monthly
Finding the Best of the Web Browse the catalogue by subject • 1500 subject headings in 19 top level subject sections • Link from each subject to research tools and methods section • Ordered by title or date added to the catalogue
We Also Recommend Additional services • Find conferences and events • Contacts for UK University Departments • News aggregation service • Current awareness service (Editors Blog)
Personalise MyIntute • Create your own account • Save searches and records • Tag records with your own keywords • Weekly email alerts • Export data into your systems and sites
Supporting Internet Training Virtual Training Suite • FREE online Internet training tutorials for over 65 subject areas • Internet search and research skills • Teach yourself • Quizzes and interactive exercises
Supporting Internet Training Seminars • An overview of the Web for research and education • An insight into leading Internet services for the subject area • Hands-on sessions with plenty of help at hand • Worksheets and ideas to take away and use for teaching Internet research skills or for developing your own skills
Supporting Internet Training FREE support materials • Leaflet • Quick Guide • Presentation • Best of the Web booklets • Welcome to adapt and reuse in your own institution
Content for the Community Integrate Intute content • Intute: Social Sciences content and services are available for use in your own institution or website • Advice on how to use our content available from: www.intute.ac.uk/integration/
Intute: Social Sciences We welcome feedback from the subject community, please feel free to contact us: www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/feedback.html