Tag Archives: e-books
Trial access to SAGE Knowledge available to IOE staff and students
We have set up trial access to SAGE Knowledge for all current IOE staff and students. It describes itself as ‘…the premier social science eBook platform’. It contains a huge range of SAGE eBook and eReference content. You will be … Continue reading
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Tagged access, collections, e-books, education, eResources
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Simplified access to eResources
The Library is simplifying access to our electronic resources. From 1st August 2012 you will be able to access the Library’s subscribed electronic resources within the IOE eLibrary using just your IOE network username and password rather than ATHENS. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged discovery, e-books, e-journals, eResources, Usernames/passwords
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Sage Handbook of Digital Dissertations and Theses
Published this week by Sage: The Handbook of Digital Dissertations and Theses. It’s intended for research students or any student (Masters, undergraduate too) undertaking a dissertation or thesis, and who wants to consider the implications of the digital turn. There … Continue reading
Learning and teaching with E-books
At the IOE Learning & Teaching Conference last week I presented a session with two academic colleagues: Esmé Glauert and Clare Bentall. My part of the session was simply a reminder of the availability of ebooks and how to use … Continue reading
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Tagged digital literacies, e-books, Guides, Teaching and Learning conference
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Visit to the RNIB Research Library
Yesterday I went on a Cpd25 visit to the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Research Library. The sole librarian, Robert Saggers, showed us round (most of the staff who work in the Judd Street building are voluntary, and many … Continue reading
A new guide to Athens and more….
Sadly your Athens username will not take you to a real place but is purely for use in the virtual world, but the resources it provides access to are rich beyond measure. If you haven’t yet tried to access resources … Continue reading
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Tagged access, British Education Index (BEI), e-books, e-journals, Guides
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Social Media Week
I’ve learned from Twitter that this week is Social Media Week . A story I’ve been following with interest concerns the gender imbalance in Wikipedia and it set me thinking about the balance in traditionally published encyclopedias and other reference books. … Continue reading
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Tagged e-books, encyclopedia, Reference Collection, Senate House Library, Web 2.0
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What did you read over the holidays?
Even though we were closed for 11 days over Christmas and the New Year, we know that didn’t stop you making the most of our resources so you could continue studying over the break. As well as the usual demand for electronic … Continue reading
E-book news
Our most popular e-books in October were: Petty, G. (2009) Teaching today: a practical guide. Ball, S. (2006) Education policy and social class: the selected works of Stephen J. Ball. Whitty, G. (2002) Making sense of education policy: studies in the … Continue reading
E-books take off!
Our e-book collection is growing rapidly as more publishers come on board and readers recognise the benefits of digital access. E-books can be found on our library catalogue in the usual way, but you will need your Athens account details to … Continue reading
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