The full programme is described below: the session on American Studies is on 15th March at 11.50am.
Helping humanities scholars achieve better research outcomes is at the
heart of our work at ProQuest. Come and learn about the research value
of our historical, art and film collections, how we work with partners
such as The British Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and
Condé Nast to create rich archival collections of magazines,
manuscripts, rare books, periodical archives, official documents, and
ebooks and how ProQuest provides an efficient and productive discovery
experience for researchers and librarians.
*14th March, Monday - Room GR06/07* – Register here
<http://links.proquest.mkt5049.com/ctt?kn=4&ms=NTA2OTg2OTAS1&r=MzU0NzMwMzMxNzIS1&b=0&j=ODYxODM2OTgyS0&mt=1&rt=0>
12:00 – Lunch and Refreshments
13:20 – Welcome & Introduction – Jessica Porter, Account Manager and
James Caudwell, Electronic Subscriptions, University Library
13:40 – Bringing rare, faraway collections to arts and humanities
scholars – Hugh Chatterton, History Sales Specialist
14:40 – Break
15:00 – Current ebook trends and usage case studies – Jackie Stringer,
ebook Specialist
16:00 – Close and Drinks
*15th March, Tuesday - Room GR06/07* – Register here
<http://links.proquest.mkt5049.com/ctt?kn=9&ms=NTA2OTg2OTAS1&r=MzU0NzMwMzMxNzIS1&b=0&j=ODYxODM2OTgyS0&mt=1&rt=0>
10:00 – Refreshments
10:20 – Welcome and Introduction – Jessica Porter, Account Manager and
Libby Tilley, Faculty Librarian
10:30 – How digitized content can support teaching and research in Film
studies – John Pegum, Senior Product Manager Humanities
11:30 – Break
11:50 – Improving research outcomes with content diversity: American
studies – Hugh Chatterton, History Sales Specialist
13:00 – Close and Lunch
These events present a great opportunity to catch-up with researchers
and library professionals, and build on the shared knowledge of the
community. Together we aim to help you to better meet the demands of
students at the university.
Come and find out how ProQuest is supporting Humanities scholarship.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to forward
this invitation to your colleagues. Registration for each event is required.
Best wishes,
the ProQuest and Faculty of English Teams
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