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Online services available to Wessex Partnership Staff and Students
Information and Communication Technology is becoming increasingly important, especially for students who are working at a distance. It is, therefore, important that they become familiar with the BSU website and resources as early as possible in their first year of study.
How to Access the BSU Website
An email account will be set up for Wessex Partnership staff and students and you will be given a username and password. These will enable you to access those web pages that are restricted to BSU staff and students. You will find a range of information on the website including welfare and finance information, examination dates, Student Union activities, information about the library etc. You will also be able to access subject resource materials.
BSU library subscribes to an increasing number of electronic services, many of which are available off campus to registered BSU students. Some services, like ‘Web of Science’, are bibliographic databases, where an abstract (summary) of a journal article etc. is given, but not the full text. Other databases, like ‘European Business asap’ and ‘Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection’, offer the full text.
Which Databases are available to remote users?
See the LIS web page at www.bathspa.ac.uk/services/library/electronic-services for a current list.
Athens Accounts: How do Wessex Students gain access?
Wessex Programme Leaders are given a username and a password to give out to Wessex students. This information changes every academic year for security purposes. This establishes the student (and Wessex tutors) with an Athens personal account for the academic year. These details should be kept secure and not divulged to anyone else.
10 Easy Clicks to Accessing Electronic Journal Articles
1. www.bathspa.ac.uk
2. Services
3. Library and Information Services
4. Electronic Services (in E-Library)
5. Choose a database covering a subject relevant to your studies, or a general one, e.g. Academic Search Premier
6. Click on your database title again
7. Athens Authentification Point
8. Enter the Athens username and password (supplied to you by the tutor or librarian at your college – remember that this is specific to your college and should not be divulged!)
9. Click LOG-IN
10. Choose Databases – and start searching!
Please contact Ann Siswell (a.siswell@bathspa.ac.uk) if you have a query about Athens.
Minerva – BSU’s Virtual Learning Environment
What is it?
Minerva is a BSU computer system that uses ‘Blackboard’ software. You can access it from any computer anywhere on the internet using your University account details (username and password). It can be accessed at: https://minerva.bathspa.ac.uk
Who is it for?
The BSU Schools will be putting teaching and learning resources on Minerva for staff and students. As a tutor you need to be ‘enrolled’ onto the relevant module as a tutor. The BSU Module Coordinators for collaborative modules will ensure that you are enrolled for their module and that you know what materials you need to access.
What Support is Available?
Contact Mark Annand (m.annand@bathspa.ac.uk) Computing Services.
Mark also has some very useful Help Pages at http://it-help.bathspa.ac.uk
SDP arranges practical workshops on Minerva for Wessex tutors as part of its ongoing staff development programme.
BSU Computing Services Helpline
If you have difficulty logging onto our computer systems please contact the number below. This is a telephone IT helpline 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday.
01225 876500
A separate Wessex Partnership Guide to BSU Computing Services is available online.