http://www.netskills.ac.uk The latest news items about Museum Library and Archive from the Netskills web site. en-UK http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss web@netskills.ac.uk 1440 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/site/img/logos/netskills-bannerlogo.png http://www.netskills.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article214.html Netskills recently ran two workshops in Dublin for the Irish Health Sciences Libraries Group. Topics included using Web 2.0 technologies and advanced web searching, tailored to health librarians. Both workshops were oversubscribed and very well received. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article214.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article215.html Netskills recently attended the RSC Eastern e-Fair at Barnfield College in Luton. Attended by over 160 people, the e-fair provided a great opportunity to share good practice and showcase innovative use of technology. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article215.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article210.html This year Netskills has helped over 120 institutions make the transition to the UK Access Management Federation by showing them how to act as an Identity Provider for their users, thereby securing access to the online resources they are licensed to use. chris.young@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article210.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article196.html An independent review of Netskills has judged us to be excellent according to all quality indicators. r.s.allen@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article196.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article193.html The issue of plagiarism in schools is regularly in the news - "Teachers voice plagiarism fears" said the BBC when reporting the results of a recent survey conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. But what is the reality behind the headlines? And what approach should staff in schools take to tackle the problem? helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article193.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article195.html During the last three years Netskills has trained staff from over 200 higher education organisations and more than 320 FE colleges. r.s.allen@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article195.html Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article180.html Public library staff in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire recently attended Netskills workshops to brush up their web searching skills. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article180.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article164.html A new Netskills workshop will help you use Web 2.0 technologies to improve how you work with the web. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article164.html Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article152.html Helen Conroy from Netskills delivered a session at CILIP's Umbrella conference held at the University of Hertfordshire earlier this summer. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article152.html Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article153.html At a customised event for JISC RSC Eastern, Netskills recently gave an overview of Web 2.0 technologies to staff in FE Learning Resource Centres. helen.blanchett@newcastle.ac.uk http://www.netskills.ac.uk/content/about/publicity/news/articles/article153.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000