TRAINING WORKSHOPS ON NEW ONLINE COPYRIGHT SYSTEM
445 days ago
Academic staff who use copyright material in their teaching materials, e.g. course packs, on short loan, WebCT, Moodle or other e-learning tools are responsible for clearing copyright through the Wits Copyright Services Office. A new online copyright system is now in place (effective from 1 February 2012), so all copyright requests must now be made through the new system. To assist academic staff and/or course coordinators in the Faculties/Schools, the following 'hands-on' training sessions will be offered by Mahani Bodhi from the Research Office.
Please note that the training session planned for Monday 2 April 2012 at CLTD Computer Lab, West Campus, has been changed to Wednesday 4 April 2012 from 10.00 - 11.30am.
If you would like to attend this training session or later ones, please contact Denise Nicholson on (011) 717-1929 or denise.nicholson@wits.ac.za to book a place.
Dates: 4 and 18 April 2012, 7 and 21 May 2012
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: Computer Lab, CLTD, West Campus
Bookings: denise.nicholson@wits.ac.za or mahani.bodhi@wits.ac.za
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e-Resources in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
445 days ago
Presented by Maryna van den Heever. The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication. Part 1 of the workshop will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as e-Wits, the e-Journal portal, subject portals and inventories, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have.
Date: 28 March 2012
Time: 09:30 - 13:30
Venue: Electronic Classroom 2, Commerce Library, West Campus
e-Resources in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment Part 2
Presented by Maryna van den Heever. The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication. Part 2 will focus on high-level research and publication resources, advanced information finding using discipline specific databases, using RefWorks to manage references, Institutional Repositories and open access publications, impact factors and peer review, and how to keep abreast with knowledge advances in subjects of interest.
Date: 29 March 2012
Time: 09:30 - 13:00
Venue: Electronic Classroom 2, Commerce Library, Next to Tower of Light, West Campus
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LIBRARY TIMES DURING THE STUDY BREAK/PUBLIC HOLIDAY PERIOD
446 days ago
LIBRARY TIMES DURING THE STUDY BREAK/PUBLIC HOLIDAY PERIOD
Saturday, 31 March 2012 - Tuesday, 1 May 2012
All libraries will remain open as for term time, from Monday, 2 April 2012 to Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
Easter Weekend: 6 - 9 April 2012
The Wits Health Sciences Library will close at 23:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen from Tuesday, 10 April 2012 onwards from 08:30 as usual.
The Wits Management Library will close at 22:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen from Tuesday, 10 April 2012 onwards from 08:00 to 22:00 as usual.
The Law Library will close at 22:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen on Tuesday, 10 April 2012, at 08:00.
All other libraries will close at 17:00 on Thursday, 5 April 2012, and reopen on Tuesday, 10 April 2012, at 08:00.
Please note that Friday, 27 April 2012, and Tuesday, 1 May 2012, are Public Holidays. All libraries will be closed.
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Springer e-Book Trial
461 days ago
The Library
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Access tens of thousands of Springer eBooks
The University of the Witwatersrand Libraryhas set up a Springer eBook trial which will be open until 15 August 2012. Staff and students will have unlimited online accessto tens of thousands of Springer eBooks with copyright years 2005-2012 via springerlink.com.
Springer eBooks are grouped in 12 fully indexed and searchable Subject Collections:
* Behavioral Science
* Biomedical and Life Sciences
* Business and Economics
* Chemistry and Materials Science
* Computer Science (including the highly regarded Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
* Earth and Environmental Science
* Engineering
* Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
* Mathematics and Statistics
* Medicine
* Physics and Astronomy
* Professional Computing and Web Design
More than just books
Your trial access also includes the trusted Springer eReference collection.
Springer has more than 120 eReference Works online and all are included in the yearly eBook collections!
The eReference collection covers a wide range of topics:
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Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease |
Also check out our prestigious Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series with topics ranging from the depth of the ocean to the clouds in the sky!
Would you like to know more about the advantages of the Springer eBook Collection? For detailed information on the subject area of your interest please visit springer.com/ebooks.
We urge you to make the most of this opportunity by turning to Springer eBooks often, and exploring all that this collection offers.
For more information, contact your Librarian.
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NEW: INCITES
462 days ago
InCites is a customized, web-based research evaluation tool that allows you to analyze institutional productivity and benchmark your output against peers worldwide. With customized citation data, global metrics, and multidimensional profiles on the leading research institutions, InCites gives comprehensive insight into your institution's performance. It has robust visualization and reporting tools for creating and sharing reports quickly and easily. You can access InCites through the link Electronic Databases at the Library home page http://www.wits.ac.za/library/ For more information contact: maryna.vandenheever@wits.ac.za
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Library Closure: Public Holiday, Wednesday 21 March 2012
463 days ago
Library Closure: Public Holiday, Wednesday 21 March 2012 All Libraries will be closed on Human Rights Day, Wednesday 21 March 2012.
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Urgent Notice
474 days ago
Logging on to e-resources and your My Library account will produce a screen warning that it might be unsafe to access or proceed to the requested page.
As long as you are trying to access a Library page or resource you are safe to accept this security risk. REMEMBER this applies ONLY to LIBRARY resources and pages - no other website!! The safe links will start with 'https' as an address and include 'wits.ac.za'. Library Computer services are aware of this technical challenge and is working on solving the problem ASAP.
If you have ANY questions please email vernon.naidoo@wits.ac.za for assistance with access to any LIBRARY resources or pages
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LIBQUAL 2011 RESULTS AND PRIZE WINNER
481 days ago
LIBQUAL 2011 RESULTS AND PRIZE WINNER
Mr. Denis Dube, winner of Samsung Galaxy Tab
Mr. Felix Ubogu (University Librarian) with our lucky prize winner Mr. Denis Dube.
Mr. Denis Dube, winner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab with library staff.
From left to right: Nompolo Phungula, Chiratidzo Chatikobo, Felix Ubogu, Denis Dube, Paiki Muswazi, Janet Zambri, Nelisiwe Sithole, Maryna van den Heever.
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LIBQUAL 2011 RESULTS AND PRIZE WINNER
481 days ago
LIBQUAL+ is a survey instrument to gauge library users' perceptions of services and to measure their satisfaction with services and resources so that libraries can identify areas for improvement and enhancement. The LibQUAL+ 2011 Library Service Quality survey was distributed to 2950 respondents comprising academics, postgraduates and undergraduates across all faculties and schools. We are pleased with the response rate of 10.8%. A summary of the survey results is now available online. Library staff have reviewed the data and comments, which will help to inform the Libraryâ??s service plans. We appreciate the thoughtful feedback and insight provided by our survey participants, and are thankful for the many academics and students who dedicated their time and effort to assess the Library and to assist us in improving the quality of our resources and services. To show our appreciation, respondents were given the option to enter into a lucky draw after completing the questionnaire.
Congratulations to Mr. Denis Dube (Masters student, Social Sciences) the winner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab. We hope that you enjoy your prize.
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