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2004 Training & Education Workshop Details

Locations | Agenda | Goals


 

Thank you for a wonderful series of workshops!

We will never forget our visit to India - thanks to all of you for attending, for your hospitality and for your engaging discussion. We look forward to continuing our conversations in the coming months.

--Stephanie and Rahim, November 2004



Location-specific Information

  • Kolkata (Host: Jadavpur University, November 4-5, 2004)
    • Local contact: B. B. Das, Chief Librarian, +91-33-24146460; Residence: +91-33-2476-9770
    • Photographs from workshop
  • New Dehli (Host: Jawaharlal Nehru University, October 25-26, 2004)
    • Local contact: Dr. J. S. Rao, or +91-11-26513344 OR Shyamala Moorthy, Journals librarian, JNU Library, +91-11-26704547
    • Photographs from workshop

Agenda

An Introduction to the JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive, a Workshop funded by The Ford Foundation”

Day One
10am-10.30am: Workshop registration and reimbursements

10.30-11.15am:

  • Welcome, Host Thank-you & Introductions
  • Welcome from The Ford Foundation
  • Introduction to Host Institution
  • JSTOR News and Developments

11.15-11.30am: Networking Break

11.30-1.15: Using JSTOR

  • Content Overview
  • Browsing & Searching JSTOR
  • Printing and Downloading JSTOR articles

1.15-2.30pm: Lunch

2.30-3.30pm: Using JSTOR

  • Saving Citations

3.30-3.45pm: Networking Break

3.45-4.45pm: Ideas for promoting JSTOR/Working with faculty

4.45-5pm: Wrap-up the day

5.15-7pm: Dinner Reception

Day Two
10-10.15: Welcome

10.15-11.15: Using JSTOR

  • Linking and JSTOR
  • Remote access discussion

11.15-11.30am: Wrap-up Discussion

11.30-11.45pm: Networking Break

11.45-12.00: Handout certificates & final Q&A

12.00-1.00pm: Lunch


2004 Workshop Goals

JSTOR's goals for the workshops will be:

  • To celebrate the grant provided by the Ford Foundation that has made access to the JSTOR Archive possible
  • To introduce and convey JSTOR's mission and history to all grantees
  • To demonstrate the value and benefits of participation in the JSTOR Archive
  • To build a foundation for a strong JSTOR user community in the region
  • To create an opportunity for the grantees to become acquainted with JSTOR's Library Relations, User Services staff, representatives of the Ford Foundation and the other grant recipients
  • To teach the grantees how to most effectively use the JSTOR Archive
  • To provide examples of how to promote the value of the archive to their students, faculty members and researchers

 

 

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