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Social Science Information Gateway

  • 1.  Social Science Information Gateway

    Posted 01-30-2001 15:57
    Do colleagues know about SOSIG - the Social Science Information
    Gateway? The SOSIG catalogue of Internet resources has an extensive
    range of resources for all the social science subjects. The catalogue
    entries for business and economics are in fact provided by Biz/ed and
    can be cross-searched along with the Biz/ed ones.

    This recent announcement of new SOSIG training materials may be of
    interest -

    New user support materials: Internet resources for the social sciences
    Apologies for the inevitable cross-postings
    --
    New user support materials (general/subject-specific user
    guides, posters and training materials)
    are now available to help those working and studying in the
    social sciences to find and make the best use of Internet
    resources in user education, learning and research.
    Read on for details, or visit the training and user support page
    at the Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) at:
    http://www.sosig.ac.uk/about_us/user_support.html


    User guide: making sense of the Internet for social scientists
    --
    Latest revision of this popular desktop guide, providing an overview
    of the key features and uses of the Social Science
    Information Gateway (SOSIG). You can order up to 24
    further printed copies FREE (there is a charge to cover
    postage and administration for printed orders over 24) or
    download and print a PDF file from our Web site:
    >> http://www.sosig.ac.uk/about_us/user_support.html

    Subject-specific guides
    --
    PDF files of SOSIG user guides for Law, Business & Economics,
    Social Work, Psychology, Politics & Government and
    Anthropology, highlighting how SOSIG can be used to support
    teaching, learning and research in these areas.
    A PDF of an A4 poster advertising SOSIG can also be downloaded.
    >> http://www.sosig.ac.uk/about_us/user_support.html#free

    FREE Training and Support
    --
    You can now also download the revised version of the
    Roadshow handbook (information, exercises and quizzes on
    exploring SOSIG, REGARD, the Virtual Training Suite,
    Internet Detective and other resources). A range of
    support materials on running workshops is also available.

    We are currently seeking hosts for half-day Roadshow events
    (combining presentations, demonstrations and hands-on
    sessions show-casing social science Internet resources).
    If you would like to host a Roadshow (standalone or in
    combination with other user education events), please
    contact us.
    Full details for potential Roadshow hosts and access to
    downloadable materials are at:
    >> http://www.sosig.ac.uk/about_us/user_support.html#materials

    20% discount on selected Oxford University Press books
    --
    Register FREE with My Account on SOSIG to publish course
    and conference detail in Grapevine, receive weekly email
    notification of new sites matching your interests and find
    like-minded colleagues working in similar fields.
    Registered users also receive a 20% discount on selected
    OUP books.

    If you have any queries about the above, please contact
    beryl.ray@bristol.ac.uk in the first instance

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    Lesly Huxley : lesly.huxley@bris.ac.uk
    http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/~eclh
    Training & Research Manager
    Institute for Learning and Research Technology
    University of Bristol, BS8, UK
    Tel: 0117 928 7196 fax: 0117 928 7112

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    Andy Beharrell,
    Biz/ed
    Institute for Learning and Research Technology
    8-10 Berkeley Square
    Bristol BS8 1HH

    Tel: 0117 928 7189

    http://www.bized.ac.uk
    http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk
    A.Beharrell@bristol.ac.uk