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Items
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Suggested author - LIS or Academic
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Comments
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1. Service Documentation
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To be supplied by EDINA staff - included here for information only
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2. Teaching support materials
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To be commissioned as described below:
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2(A) Learning objectives addressed by cross-searching and use of A&I databases
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LIS
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One item
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2(B) Assistance in incorporating into teaching (teachers' notes)
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Academic (if done at all)
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This is considered less important by the L&T Associates
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2(C) Case studies of successful use of A&I databases (and cross-searching?) in
L&T
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Academics x number of subject areas
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Important to have a selection from a variety of subject areas
At least 10 items will be funded
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3. Learning support materials
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To be commissioned as described below:
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| 3(A) Why cross-search | LIS | One item - generic |
| 3(B) Cross-searching concepts, the shallow nature of cross-searching, the accessing of native interfaces for in-depth searches | LIS | One item - generic |
| 3(C) How to cross-search (tutorials) | Subject librarians or academics x number of subject areas | These should be subject-specific tutorials and in as many subject areas as possible, as with case studies
At least 10 items will be funded |
| 3(D) How information is structured and made available in the real world | LIS | One item - to explain JISC resources and variety of EIS to students. Also could provide opportunity to explain about databases to be found in various professions after they leave university |
| 3(E) Research skills | LIS | One item, providing overview of whole information landscape and pointing out to students that it is important to plan their literature search, as it will take longer than they think
Should point to resources already available on the web to support research skills training and not duplicate them |
| 3(F) Advice on how to get review-type articles from the cross-search (so that users are not inundated with research-specific results) | LIS | One item |
| 3(G) Evaluation of articles once received - support for conducting critical review of references received | LIS or academic | One item |
| Other suggestions |
| 3(H) Pathfinders | N/A | Could be supplied by EDINA staff |
| 3(I) Support material on resolving common problems e.g. too many irrelevant links | LIS | FAQ type guide? |
| 3(J) Handouts | N/A | Could be supplied by EDINA staff |
| 3(K) What to use when and why guides | LIS | In question and answer format? |
