Science Podcast

here is a podcast talking about the revolution in the scientific publishing world (the articles you didn't read!)

English as a Foreign language

Academic publishing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/22/academic-publishing-monopoly-challenged


http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/

http://thecostofknowledge.com/index.php

sssh in the library

Academic spring?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/09/wellcome-trust-academic-spring

examinator for UAB Libraries

http://examinator.ws/check/?214f8413cf0b79e

Academic Paper

The document is a pdf doc. called 'naminglib' It's now on the documents page. Have a good holiday and I'll see you after the break.

Reading an Academic Paper

Reading an Academic Paper is now on the documents page.

Why do some university library websites suck?

Here are some opinions about University Library website;

http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/why-do-some-university-library-websites-suck/
  Many university library websites suck!
Another university library website that sucks (IMHO)
Lancaster University
one he says is good

Your Library Website Stinks and It's Your Fault

 Listen to the mp3 recording

Bad Library Websites are just a Symptom

Library Websites Should be Smaller

Awesome

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1453_uptodate3/page2.shtml

Awesome library day in the life

Library basics

http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/566/139598/Languages%20tp%20REVISION%202010%20-%20Mark.pdf

Confectionary

http://www.fortnumandmason.com/c-572-easter-eggs-confectionery.aspxhttp://www.fortnumandmason.com/c-572-easter-eggs-confectionery.aspx

Institutional Repositories

Baking a Repository

Introduction

Library Fines

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/07/universities-collected-50million-library-fines/print


For and Against Library Fines

PubMedCentral

LSE library

Check out the bean bags!

Libraries and mobile devices

The Most Frequently Asked Question

Is the physical library a redundant resource?

Ann Mroz, editor of Times Higher Education, chairs a lively discussion on the future of university and research libraries with Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Newnham College, University of Cambridge; Clive Bloom, Emeritus Professor of English at Middlesex University; Sarah Porter, Head of Innovation at JISC and Martin Lewis, Director of Library Services at the University of Sheffield.
Accompanies the British Library's Growing Knowledge exhibition.
Recorded in the British Library Conference Centre on 26 October 2010
MP3 file, 1 hr 31 mins 6 secs, 36.49 MB

 http://www.bl.uk/whatson/podcasts/podcast117209.html

Web 3.0: Semantic Web

Libraries and the Semantic Web

Library of the Future in Plain English

Why we like working in the library

University of Michigan -The Future of Libraries

The Joy of Books