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2008 Faculty Digital Resources Workshop

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

Date: Thursday, November 20th

Time: 9-12 (Library opens at 8:30)

Location: Van Pelt Library - 3420 Walnut St - University of Pennsylvania

Transportation: (1.7 Miles from the Marriott) - Map

• Walk to Market St & Juniper Station
• Take Trolley 34 – Direction: Baltimore Loop Ave – 61st Street
• Get off at 36th Street & Sansom Station

The Workshop is Free to AAASS members, but Seating Is Very Limited
To Reserve a Seat, Contact : Allan Urbanic

Preliminary Presentation List:

9-9:30
Session 1: "Online Sources for Research in the Social Sciences."
Hugh Truslow (Harvard) & Brad Schaffner (Harvard)
Will introduce scholars to a range of licensed and freely accessible online sources for research in the social sciences. Sources covered may include the East View Universal Databases, the ISI Emerging Markets database, Erik Herron's Guide to Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System Online.

9:30-10
Session 2: "Online Sources for Research in Literary Studies."
Michael Biggins (University of Washington) & Liladhar Pendse (UCLA)
Will introduce scholars to a range of licensed and freely accessible online sources for research in literature. Sources covered to include WorldCat, Central and Eastern European Online Library.

10-10:30
Session 3: "Using JSTOR for Academic Research"
David Fowler (University of Oregon)
Will introduce researchers to the use of the JSTOR database of archived scholarly journals.

10:30-10:45
Break

10:45-11:30
Session 4: "Copyright in the Research and Academic Environment"
Janice Pilch (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Will introduce researchers to the basics of copyright and introduce specific applications, with examples in both print and digital contexts. Emphasis will be on works created in Slavic and East European countries.

11:30-12
Session 5: "The Google Enlightenment"
Ruth Wallach (USC)
Will explore issues issues that impact access to textual and visual materials, using Google Books , Google Scholar and online images databases.