Introduction to Cardiff EDC Ian Thomson & Ceri Thomas November 2011.

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Introduction to Cardiff EDC Ian Thomson & Ceri Thomas November 2011

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Introduction toCardiff EDC

Ian Thomson & Ceri ThomasNovember 2011

Introduction to Cardiff EDCIan Thomson & Ceri Thomas, November 2011

Introduction to Cardiff EDCIan Thomson & Ceri Thomas, November 2011

The EDC at Cardiff University Established in 1973 as a depository for official

documents of the European Communities Originally located in the Arts & Social Studies

Library (ASSL) along with other official collections (e.g. United Nations)

Moved to the Guest Building in 1989 Expanded into space formerly occupied by the

Aberconway Library in 2007 Rebranded as Cardiff EDC in 2009 Moved into renovated Guest Extension in 2011

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The EDC at Cardiff University The most comprehensive source of European

information in Wales Source of expertise to help students,

researchers and members of the public find printed and electronic information on Europe

Neutral and professional service Part of the Europe Direct Information Network

– 400+ centres throughout Europe No funding – all material obtained free from

the EU institutions or through donations

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EDC Resources European Union documents European Union publications Europe-related material from a range of …

• International organisations (e.g. Council of Europe, OECD, World Bank)

• National official sources (e.g. UK Government Departments, Welsh Assembly Government)

• Public / professional organisations (e.g. European Institute of Public Administration)

• Pressure groups, think-tanks etc• Academic institutions

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EDC Resources Documents: ‘official’ material

• Proposed and adopted legislation• Judgments of the European Court of Justice• Reports• Statistics

Publications: ‘popular-level’ material aimed at the general public• Booklets• Leaflets• Posters and postcards

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EDC Resources Additional material

• Journals and textbooks• Reference material • CD-ROMs and DVDs• Promotional items

Archived material• Older material (mostly pre-1990) transferred to

SCOLAR@Newport Road• Access by arrangement

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EDC Resources Divided into two collections

• Core Collection: intended to help users find information quickly and easily

• Research Collection: useful for more specialist research

New books and current journals on display All items in the Core Collection, selected items

in the Research Collection, and all serials catalogued on Voyager

Reference only

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Core Collection Divided into four sections

• Reference Information: includes texts of the EU Treaties, key statistics, directories, encyclopedias and dictionaries

• Country Information: information about the regions of Europe, individual EU Member States and other European countries, including Wales

• Basic Information: up-to-date introductory information on the institutions, activities and policies of the EU

• Journals: key academic journals with a European Union dimension

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Core Collection Reference Information

• Location: EDC/Reference Info/… Country Information

• Location: EDC/Country Info/… (A – Z) Basic Information

• Location: EDC/Basic Info/…(1 – 19) Journals

• Location: EDC/Journals/…(A – Z)

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Research Collection Arranged by organisation

• European Commission • Other EU institutions and agencies • European organisations• International organisations• UK organisations

Location: EDC/…(1 – 16)• May be followed by additional numbers and/or

letters (e.g. EDC/2/01/OFF, EDC/3/2/1, EDC/10/g)

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Facilities Silent study area with wireless network access Group study rooms with plasma screens and

whiteboards IT room

• 12 open access workstations• PC with assistive technology• Colour and black & white printing• Photocopier and scanner

Plasma screen with PC and satellite TV

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Activities Enquiries (students, staff, members of the

public) Information literacy training at home (CARBS,

CLAWS, EUROS, JOMEC) and abroad External events (conferences, seminars,

school events etc) Internal events (ERASMUS student reception,

European film night, Europe Day quiz) European Sources Online Cardiff EDC Website

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European Sources Online A major subscription-based electronic

information service focusing on the European Union and the wider Europe

Editorial team led by Ian Thomson, based at the European Documentation Centre

Originally published as European Access (continued as European Access Plus, KnowEurope)

Published since 2007 by Information Services at Cardiff University

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European Sources Online Wide range of material indexed

• Websites• EU & other international organisations• National governments• Think tanks & research organisations• Academic institutions• News sources (FT, BBC, EurActiv etc)• Journals & textbooks

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European Sources Online Key features

• Updated daily• Weekly Email Alert service• Series of unique Information Guides compiled by

ESO editorial staff (+ translations by interns)• Welsh dimension

• Wales and Europe section• CyMAL funding covers free subscriptions to all libraries,

public organisations and schools in Wales

http://www.europeansources.info

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Cardiff EDC website http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/edc/index.html

• About Us (about Cardiff EDC, staff profiles, staff news)

• EDC Resources (electronic resources, print resources, arrangement of the collection)

• Finding out about Europe (guides to information sources, Cardiff EDC infosheets, recent EU publications)

• News and Events (forthcoming and past events, monthly newsletter, annual report)

• Internships at Cardiff EDC (information for potential interns, reports from past interns)

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Contact details Postal address:

Cardiff EDCGuest BuildingColum DriveCardiff CF10 3EU

Telephone: 029 2087 4262 Email: [email protected] Opening hours:

Monday-Friday, 9.00 am-5.00 pm