Training Material

MIMAS has produced a wide range of training material which is distributed at courses and training events throughout the UK and Scandinavia. A selection of this material is available on the web, both for users to download and also in the form of web-based exercises.

Presentations

This is a selection of the training presentations given at the courses by Helen Schofield and Jo Lampard. (Please note - this material refers to Commander V6).

Downloadable Exercises

(For Commander V6)

Exercises covering a wide range of topics and examples are also available. The files are available in Word 97 format.

Web-based Exercises

(For BC2000)

A range of on-line training material has been specially commissioned for this site. There are HTML-based examples which cover the same topics as the downloadable exercises above, and also a series of advanced guides which cover special topics such as use of hyperlinks and exporting results.

MIMAS-XFT

(Formerly known as FirePower - for Commander V6))

MIMAS-XFT is self-paced learning material designed to teach new CrossFire users how to get started and also for those that are familiar with the CrossFire system to learn advanced searching and data manipulation techniques. The material is split into two levels, Introductory units and Advanced units.

Access to MIMAS-XFT is via federated access (Shibboleth) or OpenAthen institutional login.