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INTERNET RESOURCES NEWSLETTER ISSUE 158
INTERNET RESOURCES NEWSLETTER

The free, monthly, newsletter for academics, students, engineers, scientists and social scientists.

Latest issue: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn158/irn158.html

Edited by:
Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk ),
Catherine Ure.and Marion Kennedy

Heriot-Watt University Library
ISSN: 1361-9381

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ISSUE 158- CONTENTS

1.  COMMENT
Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS
Worthy charity
News items of interest


2.  A-Z NEW AND NOTABLE WEB SITES
Information and reviews of new and notable Web sites


3.  NICE WEBSITE(S)
This month: SCImago Journal & Country Rank


4.  BLOGORAMA
Selected interesting blogs, RSS feeds and news items


5.  RECENT INTERNET BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY


6.  BOOK REVIEWS
Blended Learning: Tools for Teaching & Training,
by Barbara Allan


7.  GET A LIFE! LEISURE TIME
After hours


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1.  COMMENT
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A happy New Year to all readers of the Internet Resources Newsletter!

Internet Resources Newsletter by email and RSS
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Worthy Charity
I'm not over-enthusiastic about some particular charities. I don't want to open a can of worms by going into detail, but sometimes it seems to me that the business of some charities should really be done by government(s), or that some charities may actually have an adverse effect on their chosen target, or that they may even create a 'cargo cult'.

I do, however, think that Book Aid International http://www.bookaid.org/ is a very worthy charity.

Book Aid International promotes literacy in developing countries by creating reading and learning opportunities for disadvantaged people, in order to help them realise their potential, and eradicate poverty.

Having worked in two libraries in sub-Saharan Africa, I've seen Book Aid International from the recipient end, so to speak, and I can recommend it for its effectiveness. For more information, go to: http://www.bookaid.org/

New items of interest.
Ingenta launches pub2web
http://allmyeye.blogspot.com/2007/11/ingenta-launches-pub2web.html
Ingenta, the technology provider that connects the publishing and information industries, has announced the launch of its next generation publications platform, pub2web

Journal of European Real Estate Research (JERER)
A new journal from Emerald
 http://web.vivavip.com/forum/Wire/read.php?i=38591&start=0&PHPSESSID=c5adbb96155d726676d44c860b3696d4
via: VIP

For more news items in business information products we recommend VIP: http://www.vivavip.com/


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2.  A-Z NEW & NOTABLE WEB SITES
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10 Universities Offering Free Science Courses Online
http://education-portal.com/articles/10_Universities_Offering_Free_Science_Courses_Online.html
From the Education Portal. Some of the world's most prestigious universities now offer free science courses online.

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1997-2007: A Decade of Find, Use, Manage, Share
http://www.freepint.com/issues/201207.htm#feature
An article in Free Pint, by various authors.

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AgriSeek
http://www.agriseek.com/
AgriSeek combines a worldwide news service with an interactive business directory and international online job market focusing on agriculture and related fields.

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ALT Newsletter
http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/
From the Association for Learning Technology.

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Awareness Watch Newsletter
http://zillman.blogspot.com/2007/11/awareness-watch-newsletter-v5n12.html
V5N12 December 2007 is now available. The theme this month is Theology Resources.

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Bentham Open Access
http://www.bentham.org/open/index.htm
Bentham Publishers are launching more than 200 peer-reviewed open access journals during this year, under the banner of "Bentham OPEN". The journals will cover all major disciplines and are exclusively open access publications.

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Beyond Green
http://www.beyondgreen.co.uk/
A consultancy for sustainable development.

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BioCentury
http://www.biocentury.com/

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