Developments in EEVL What EEVL can do for you Linda Kerr EEVL Co-ordinator

EEVL Developments Aims of this meeting: to inform librarians about subject-related support activities and resources To explore the relationship between national information services and learning and teaching support Networking opportunity for engineering, maths, computer and information science librarians Inform librarians about the work of the LTSN

So you’re a subject gateway - what now? EEVL has been around since 1996… Aim: More people find what they are looking for, via EEVL –Increase the content available to EEVL users –Make our resources available to third party sites –Improve and expand marketing and support

More people, more resources EEVL now covers Further Education –X4L project –Internet for Further Education –FE Friendly logo (under development) Expanding Computer Science catalogue section –2,000 resources –collaboration with LTSN ICS –subject consultants required

More people, more resources News

RDN Case Studies

Embedding EEVL in other sites Working with EEVL –

Embedding in other sites

EEVL search tool on your own site

EEVL data via other services Edina Compendex and EEVL cross-search

Marketing Materials Generic materials: –poster –leaflet Tailored to individual users –EEVL booklets –What can EEVL do for you t-shirt...

New printed materials Three booklets

What EEVL can do for you

EEVL Helpfiles Help files improved –EEVL Quick Start Guide –Searching –Browsing –EEVL FAQ

EEVL Help Files

New EEVL initiative Best selling computing books at substantial discount for EEVL users

New EEVL initiative Free trade pubs to professionals

LTSN-RDN Collaboration Starting Feb 2003 –initiative to improve partnership between RDN Hubs and LTSN Subject Centres –avoid duplication of effort –improve resources available from each –improve support for teaching and learning from Hubs

Make our mark

Questions? EEVL the Internet guide for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing