ETNA

Most Scottish college libraries should have recieved a copy of the ETNA report, compiled by JISC Regional Support Centres. It's of great interest to anyone involved in learning, teaching or libraries.
If you haven't seen it, you can download a copy HERE.

Lifelong Learning UK consultation event

Lifelong Learning UK are in the process of working on the development of new National Occupational Standards for the libraries, archives and information services workforce and is offering the opportunity for interested professionals to participate in a consultation. The Glasgow event will be held on 24th May 2007.

An oldie, but a goodie

Slainte have on their website The Gateway to Scottish Authors which is an HTML version of the Scottish Library Association publication "Discovering Scottish Writers". This lists authors names and links to biographical information about them. There is also a timeline with links to the same information if you prefer to see how these writers lives overlapped.

Dewey Decimal Classification

"Do we really know Dewey" is a site which is aimed at schoolchildren, but provides such an engaging look at a usually dry subject that I think Librarians of all ages will be entertained by the content. A special mention goes out to "Dewey and the Alien".

CIA factbook

The CIA factbook has to be one of my favourite free internet resources. After selecting the country you want to look at, you have access to information on the geography, government and politics and much more of that nation. It has very detailed information on every nation and is well worth looking at.

Internet resources - Infomine

Infomine is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at university level. It covers most subject areas, and directs users to both free and subscription resources, a bit like google scholar.

CPD Texts (3)

Here's a listing of some interesting CPD titles that we hold at the moment. Any of our UHI academic partners are welcome to drop us an email requesting any of these, and it'll be in the post by return. We can also issue on a longer term loan than normal, should you need it.
Click on the picture or text, to see the book details on amazon.co.uk.



Developing Web-Based Instruction, ed. Elizabeth A. Dupuis



Supervising and Leading Teams in ILS by Barbara Allan



The Daily Drucker, by Peter F Drucker



Wikis: Tools for Information Work and Collaboration, by Jane Klobas



The New Information Professional: How to Survive in the Information Age Doing What You Love to Do (Chandos Series for Information Professionals), by Sue Myburgh

CPD Texts (2)

Here's a listing of some interesting CPD titles that we hold at the moment. Any of our UHI academic partners are welcome to drop us an email requesting any of these, and it'll be in the post by return. We can also issue on a longer term loan than normal, should you need it.
Click on the picture or text, to see the book details on amazon.co.uk.



Faculty-Librarian Relationships by Paul O Jenkins



Accessible Libraries On Campus: A Practical Guide for the Creation of Disability-Friendly Libraries ed. Tom McNulty



Digital Futures: Strategies for The Information Age by Marilyn Deegan



Supporting e-learning: a Guide for Library and Information Managers ed. Maxine Melling



Managing Digital Rights: a Practitioner's Guide ed. Paul Pedley



Electronic Resources in the Virtual Learning Environment: a Guide for Librarians



Essential Cataloguing by J H Bowman



E-serials: Publishers, Libraries, Users and Standards (Haworth Series in Serials and Continuing Resources) ed. Wayne Jones

CPD Texts

Looking through our CPD shelf the other day, it ocurred to me that they do not get as much use as they deserve. So, here's a listing of some interesting titles that we hold at the moment. Any of our UHI academic partners are welcome to drop us an email requesting any of these, and it'll be in the post by return. We can also issue on a longer term loan than normal, should you need it.
Click on the picture or text, to see the book details on amazon.co.uk.



A Whole New Mind by Daniel H Pink



Classification In Theory and Practice by Sue Batley



The Web Library by Nicholas G Tomaiuolo



Reference Information Services In 21st Century: An Introduction by Kay Ann Cassell & Uma Hiremath



Copyright Law In The Digital Society: The Challenges of Multimedia by Tanya Aplin



Media Rights and Intellectual Property by Richard Haynes



Essential Law for Information Professionals by Paul Pedley



Libraries With Walls by Peter Brophy, Jenny Craven, Margaret Markland



The Virtual Reference Desk ed. R. David Lankes et al