Dear Colleague The Central Library, IIT Bombay has planned to organize a 2-days Training Workshop on Optimal Use of e-Resources available through the INDEST Consortium on 27-28 May 2004. The workshop is aimed at imparting training to the librarians and other staff in the institutions to ensure optimum utilization of INDEST resources for the benefits of their users. It will also provide participants with an opportunity to discuss their concerns and difficulties directly with database producers / vendors. Only 30-35 participants, on first-come-first-served basis, will be taken for the course from engineering and technology institutions, NITs and other engineering colleges, preferably from the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. Preference will be given to those from member institutions. Interested persons may forward their application in the enclosed proforma by email / fax at the earliest to the Librarian, IIT Bombay. Participants will be provided hostel accommodation free of charged. TA/DA will have to be borne by the participants or their organizations. D Jotwani, Librarian, IIT Bombay PROGRAMME 27th May 2004 Registration 0915 – 1000 hrs Inauguration 1000 – 1045 hrs Break 1045 – 1100 hrs Technical Session I 1100 – 1145 hrs INDEST Overview Technical Session II 1145 – 1230 hrs e-Resource at IITB Visit to IITB Library 1230 – 1315 hrs Lunch 1315 – 1400 hrs Technical Session III 1400 – 1445 hrs Elsevier’s Science Direct Technical Session IV 1445 – 1530 hrs CA - SciFind Scholar Break 1530 – 1545 hrs Technical Session V 1545 – 1630 hrs IEL Online 28th May 2004 Technical Session VI 0930 – 1015 hrs Compendex & Inspec on Ei-village Technical Session VII 1015 – 1100 hrs J-Gate/JCCC, Web of Science Break 1100 – 1115 hrs Technical Session VIII 1115 – 1200 hrs Current trends in Digitization Technical Session IX 1200 – 1300 hrs ACM & Emerald Lunch 1300 – 1400 hrs Technical Session X ETD at IIT Bombay 1400 – 1445 hrs Technical Session XI 1445 – 1530 hrs Springer-Link Valedictory 1530 – 1600 hrs PROFORMA Name : ____________________________________ Designation : ____________________________________ Institution/Organization : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Address : ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Telephone / Fax No. ____________________________________ Email : ____________________________________ Accomodation needed : Yes / No Signature