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The Eduserv Chest Data Messenger 26 June 2008
Contents:
1. APA Agreement – important reminder
2. News about MindGenius - Vista compatible version now available
3. News from Newsbank - extended free trial for Further Education
4. News – IET Inspec Agreement renewal
5. EduCoMS: a brand new online community for IT professionals
6. July webinars from Adept Scientific introduce software to help manage references and write essays
8. Register now for the OpenAthens Administrators Days 22 and 23 July
1. APA Agreement – important reminder
The agreement with the American Psychological Association has been renewed. Subscribers to the current agreement have been sent commitment forms. It is very important that these are submitted to Eduserv before the 9 July as the final price for the content will depend on the number of institutions that subscribe.
If you would like more information about the agreement then please contact nikki.green@eduserv.org.uk
2. News about MindGenius - Vista compatible version now available
MindGenius Education 2005 is a mind mapping program which allows users to draw a variety of concept maps and export them to a range of applications.
Anyone running MindGenius 2005 under the Chest Agreement is entitled to a free upgrade to the latest version of the product which is Vista compatible. The MindGenius Education Enterprise 2.43 setup files can be downloaded from the MindGenius website via a hidden link upon request to Nicola Garwood at nicola.garwood@eduserv.org.uk.
Please note that this is not an upgrade patch, but instead it is the full setup.exe to install the product fresh. The upgrade should install over the top of the old editions; however if there are any problem with this a complete removal and re-install is recommended.
If there are any problems with the installation, the Technical Contact should get in touch with the MindGenius support desk at support@mindgenius.com where you will receive further assistance.
More information about the MindGenius Chest Agreement can be found by reading the agreement Overview. For more information on the MindGenius product please visit the MindGenius website.
3. News from Newsbank - extended free trial for Further Education
NewsBank and Eduserv are pleased to announce an extended free trial for all Further Education institutions in the UK to the Access UK & Ireland Newspapers package from now through to 31 August 2008.
Access UK & Ireland Newspapers is comprised of 50 national and regional newspapers from 1998 to current from NewsBank Newspapers UK. Coverage of The Financial Times dates back to 1996 and The Times archive is included back to 1985 through to current. This package also includes over 190 county community newspapers published by NewsQuest and other regional titles.
To activate your extended free trial please contact the helpdesk at chesthelp@eduserv.org.uk .
For more information on this Chest Agreement please read the agreement Overview.
4. News – IET Inspec Agreement renewal
The final details of the renewal of the agreement with IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) for the bibliographic information service Inspec are almost complete.
Details of pricing and service provision will be published on the web site next week.
5. EduCoMS: a brand new online community for IT professionals
Following the successful negotiation of the Microsoft Campus Agreement last November, Eduserv has been working with Microsoft and UCISA to launch EduCoMS (www.educoms.net), a new community website for IT professionals using Microsoft technologies in HE and FE institutions.
Anyone looking for support, shared wisdom and experiences of building IT solutions based on Microsoft products should make EduCoMS their first port of call. Featuring document libraries, forums, wiki pages and news on a wide range of tools such as Sharepoint, Exchange, Windows Server and more, EduCoMS is run by and for the HE and FE IT community.
We’re currently encouraging everyone in the community to start contributing their views and experiences. Every new post will be rewarded with National Book Vouchers and there are five Star Community Member prizes of a ticket to the Microsoft Tech Ed 2008 Conference in Barcelona – worth €2,245 excluding VAT!
Please pass on details of EduCoMS to any of your colleagues who may find it useful.
6. July webinars from Adept Scientific introduce software to help manage references and write essays
UK technical software specialists Adept Scientific are running a series of free 1/2-hour webinars to demonstrate just how much time and effort EndNote, EndNote Web and Reference Manager could save users when it comes to finding and storing useful references, citing authors and creating bibliographies. These events introduce users to reference management software; providing information for anyone involved in research, especially for staff and students with a relevant Chest licence. Please pass on this information to anyone who would benefit from a software overview.
Webinar programme:
NEW EndNote X2 at 2.30pm on 10 July 2008
Reference Manager 11 at 2.30pm on 17 July 2008
EndNote Web at 2.30pm on 24 July 2008
You can view the upcoming webinar schedule and enroll at http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/training/index.html?cat=online_seminars
Please note that these webinars are not designed to act as software training sessions. To improve knowledge of using these bibliographic tools, please refer to the range of public courses at http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/training/
If you'd like more information about Adept's web seminars or would like to set up a session solely for your institution, please email Stephanie Marshall on biblio@adeptscience.co.uk
7. OpenAthens Subscriptions
Currently 254 institutions have committed to subscribe to OpenAthens from the 1 August 2008. We will be sending the associated subscription information and invoices to the contacts on the commitment form so that it should be with them next week (week commencing 30 June 2008).
If you would like to subscribe to OpenAthens from the 1 August in order to participate in both the UK Access Management federation and Athens federation, please follow the instructions on http://www.athensams.net/ or email openathen@eduserv.org.uk.
8. Register now for the OpenAthens Administrators Days 22 and 23 July
Tuesday 22 July - Think Tank, Birmingham http://www.thinktank.ac/
Wednesday 23 July - Woburn House, London http://www.woburnhouse.co.uk/
The seminars designed for Athens Administrators are free to all institutions subscribing to OpenAthens and are filling up fast. They will help you get the most out of your OpenAthens subscription for participating in the UK Access Management federation and accessing Athens protected resources from the 1st Aug 2008.
If you would like to attend either of the sessions please email openathens@eduserv.org.uk with the names of the people that wish to attend and any special dietary requirements ASAP.
Both venues are close to railway / tube stations and the program will run from 10am to 3pm to make it easy for your travel arrangements. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. A full program and joining instructions will be issued in July to all registered delegates. In the meantime if you have any questions feel free to contact the Eduserv Help Desk on 01225 474380 or email openathens@eduserv.org.uk.
9. Your Data wishes
A new resource has been added to the wish list. If you would like to add your wish for any resources then please visit our Future Agreements section