Computing e-books trial – Safari

We have a free trial of Safari Tech Books Online, a collection of computing e-books, until 15 March. If you have not received an e-mail about this, please contact Jane. Please have a look and let me have any comments as soon as possible.

Borrow a Librarian – new library service for staff

How do I use electronic databases?   How do I access online journals?   What is an Athens password? What are the best Internet resources for my subject?   How do the online reading lists work?   How do I select and order resources?   How do I keep up to date with new developments?    

Have you ever borrowed books and resources from the Library and wished you could borrow the support and expertise to go with them? Well, now you can! Our new Borrow a Librarian project lets you borrow a Subject Librarian from the Library. We will visit you in your office (anywhere on the University of Worcester campus) for up to 30 minutes to offer individual support with using Library resources and services.

Browsing the latest journals

You’ve probably noticed the carousels which have recently appeared in the Library foyer. These contain the current issues of each journal title, making it easier to browse through the latest information in your favourite journals.

Weekly titles are still on the rack by the newspapers, and the latest issues of practical teaching journals are upstairs in the School Resource Area.

Free online access to all Palgrave journals: 15 Jan – 14 Feb 2007

Palgrave are offering FREE online access to the complete Palgrave Macmillan Journals Portfolio from 15th January to 14th February 2007. Make the most of their generosity!

Their subject areas are

• Bioscience Business
• Business & Management
• Economics
• Education
• Finance
• Information Systems & Technology
• Marketing
• Office for National Statistics
• Political Science & International Studies
• Social & Cultural Studies
• Urban Design, Real Estate & Construction

Companion to Digital Humanities now online

 

The complete text of A Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Susan Schreibman, Ray Siemens, John Unsworth (Oxford: Blackwell, 2004) is now freely available online. It has sections covering archaeology, art history, history, literary studies, performing arts and multimedia.

Game Studies – free online scholarly journal

Game Studies is a free online international journal of computer game research. Archives of past articles are available. Looks really good!

HEA Information & Computer Sciences

 

The aim of the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Information & Computer Sciences is to enhance the student learning experience in ICS environments.

There are links to current projects, resources, news and events.

TechXtra

TechXtra is a free service for engineering, mathematics and computing which can help you find articles, books, the best websites, the latest industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, thesis & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.

Best of the Web booklets from Intute

 

Intute has published a series of new Best of the Web booklets. You can order print copies or make copies of the online versions. The following subjects are covered:

• Archaeology
• Business and Tourism
• Computing
• English
• Healthcare and Medicine
• History
• Social Research
• Visual Arts

Business and Computing reference e-books

There are 6 Economics & Business and 2 Computing reference e-books on Oxford Reference Online Premium. Each has a unique, permanent url, so it’s easy to put links to them from WebCT or other web pages. They might be worth including on reading lists as well.

Each subject and each book also has a really useful list of links to relevant web sites.