Eduserv Regional Seminars

Eduserv Regional Seminar Programme

A series of seminars have been arranged to examine the options open to institutions following the JISC’s decision not to fund the Athens service post July 2008. The Eduserv team will also present the latest Chest agreements, demonstrating how institution budgets can go further in the procurement of essential e-resources.   The programme will be of direct interest to anyone involved in federated access management (Athens Administrators, Learning Resource Staff, IT staff) and procurement of e-resources.

Booking Form 

Dates & venues:

Bookings are being taken for the following events:

• Tuesday, 13^th May, Institute of Science, Swansea
• Wednesday, 21^st May, Novotel Hotel, Leeds

The seminars will start at 10:00 for 10:30 am and finish at 3:00 pm.

The programme will include:

An introduction to Eduserv

Everything you want to know about Federated Access Management
Summary: Federated access management in UK HE & FE. Options for institutions. Participating in the UK AM Federation with OpenAthens.

MyAthens latest updates
Summary: Learn about the latest improvements to the MyAthens portal and the tools available to Athens administrators.

Latest Chest Agreements and developments in the Chest Service
Summary: Eduserv’s Chest Services deliver preferential pricing for software and information licences on behalf of universities & colleges. Chest Agreements not only save money, but they also provide terms & conditions that reflect the needs of the educational community.

To indicate your interest in one of the seminars please complete the booking form.  Your booking will be confirmed by email.

Presentations from previous events:

Bristol - 13th December 2007

London - 20th February 2008

London - 18th March 2008

Wolverhampton - 22nd April 2008