OpenAthens training event – Thursday 19th August, SAC Library Edinburgh

SAC Library is hosting an OpenAthens Administrator training day on 19th August – this event is run by Eduserv and is free to current subscribers to the service.

The training day will explore how to get more from your OpenAthens service and you’ll receive hands-on training on a range of features, including:

· Administrator account management
· User account types
· Joining the UK Access Management Federation
· Shibboleth attributes
· Permission sets for resources
· Organising and reporting (statistics)
· MyAthens customisation
· Non-technical OpenAthens LA and SP information

If you would like to book a place on the course please contact dawn.mcquillan@sac.co.uk

July's issue of TACIT

The latest issue of TACIT, featuring a report on the CILIPS Annual Conference as well as Information and Knowledge Management in National Museums Scotland and our regular school librarian’s column can be found here.

Events for July

Tour of Edinburgh Telford College Construction Information
Thur 1 July 13.00 - 14.30
Laurence.O'Rourke@ed-coll.ac.uk

Workshop: Discovering family history at NLS
Mon 5 July 10.30-12.00
http://www.nls.uk/events/index.html

Blackwell Book Quiz
Mon 5 July
http://www.cityofliterature.com/

Workshop: Getting started at NLS
Wed 7 July 14.30-16.00
http://www.nls.uk/events/index.html

Talk: 'Tom Morris of St Andrews'
Wed 7 July 18.00
http://www.nls.uk/events/index.html

James Macaulay discusses Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Thur 8 July
http://www.cityofliterature.com/

Storytellers 'At Home'
Tues 13 July
http://www.cityofliterature.com/

Workshop: Beyond Google
Thur 15 July 14.00-15.30
http://www.nls.uk/events/index.html

Christine De Luca - North End of Eden
Thur 15 July
http://www.cityofliterature.com/

NLS Film Club: 'Sport in Scotland'
Thur 15 July 18.00
http://www.nls.uk/events/index.html


Writing Your Crime Novel
Fri 16 July
http://www.cityofliterature.com/

Talk: 'A major obsession'
Mon 19 July 18:00
http://www.nls.uk/events/index.html

Blackwell Book group
Mon 19 July
http://www.cityofliterature.com/

Inspirations at NLS: Mark Cousins
Thur 29 July 18.00
http://www.nls.uk/events/index.html

Guid Crack
Fri 30th July
http://www.cityofliterature.com/