Library Open Seminars
on Web of Science &
WiseNews
The seminars
provide opportunities for you to learn the latest information
on how to maximize the use of these electroinc resources
for teaching, learning and research activities. They
also serve as useful platforms for dialogue and exchange
of information with the speakers. Online registration
can be found at: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~libref/openworkshop/seminar.php
1.
ISI Web of Science - Using the Analytical Tool Effectively
for Research
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Locating
research articles from "Science Citation Index
Expanded " and "Social Sciences Citation
Index" |
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Creating
citation alerts |
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Evaluating
scholarly performance |
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Details of the seminar which will be conducted
in English are as follows:
Date: |
2
November 2005 (Wed.) |
Time:
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12:00
noon - 2:00 p.m. |
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(Light
lunch will be provided at 12:00 noon) |
Venue:
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NAB 209,
Shaw Campus |
Speaker: |
Mr. Mark
Wheeler of Thomson Scientific |
Members
of the HKBU community are welcome to join the seminar.
It is in particular targeted to the faculty members, research
scholars, research assistants,
and postgraduate
students.
2.
WiseNews (¹q¤l°Å³ø) - a Search Engine for Chinese &
English Newspapers in HK, Mainland China & Taiwan
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Using
the one-stop search engine to find current news
in prominent and influential newspapers |
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Most
full-text articles are dated back to 1998 |
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Hands-on
practice using computers is provided |
Details of the seminar which will be conducted primarily
in Cantonese are as follows:
Date: |
3
November 2005 (Thur.) |
Time:
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2:30
p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Venue:
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Multimedia
Computer Lab., Level 4, Multimedia Learning Centre,
Main Library, Shaw Campus |
Speaker: |
Miss
Xenia Wong (Representative from Wisers) |
Members
of the HKBU community are welcome to join the seminar.
ENQUIRIES
Should you have further queries, please feel free to
contact the Reference and User Education Section of
the Library at 3411-5353.
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