Intute published a batch of updated tutorials in the Virtual Training Suite today, including two from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh:
Internet for Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering
and
Internet for Health and Safety
Virtual Training Suite – Updated Tutorials released today
ELISA Infolinks – lists of libraries
List of Academic libraries in Scotland:
 http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/academiclibrariesinscotland.htm
Alison Simpson, Courses & Qualification Planning, The Open University in Scotland
0131 226 3851Â x 71147
Effective communication with new technologies – Angus Ferguson
sources from Angus Ferguson, Digital Resources Development Team, East Lothian
Useful urls for Angus’s work:
http://www.digitalmages.org
http://www.simplysamplers.org
http://www.eastlothianmuseums.org
http://www.prestongrange.org/tour/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/museumservice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eastlothian
Useful urls for good, free software:
http://www.openoffice.org
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
http://www.scribus.net
http://www.videolan.org
http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com
http://portableapps.com
http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps
http://websitebaker.org
http://cvs.cinelerra.org
For web-site accessibility info:
Journal of Information Literacy
Journal of Information Literacy – (launched Janaury 2007) – a peer reviewed journal – http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/JIL.aspx
Find out more about the promotion of the John Murray Archive
These are links to find out more about the promotion of the John Murray Archive. Suggested by Nat Edwards, JMA Programme Manager
The John Murray Archive – http://www.nls.uk/jma
Churchill Exhibition – http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00f004
Roald Dahl Centre – http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org
Never Mind the Width, Feel the Quality – excellent article on museums and visitor research – http://www.visitors.org.uk/events/andrew.pdf – this was the starting point for our audience model
Inspiring Learning for All – http://www.inspiringlearningforall.gov.uk
ELISA Infolinks: new technologies
These sources were suggested at the ELISA Open Day 15 May 2007.
websites/blogs:
http://www.blogger.com
Lorcan Dempsey blog
MySpace
Facebook
Bebo
BBC
zdnet
Directory of Open Access Journals
Internet Resources Newsletter (produced by Heriot Watt)
People/groups/projects:
UKEIG
Freepint
Ariadne
Google Gadgets
Print materials:
IT section in Guardian
Libraries Update
mailing lists:
LIS-BLOGGERS (LIS-BLOGGERS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK)
other:
MediaWiki
PB wiki
RSS – see wikipedia entry for RSS
Picasa
de.lic.ous – tagging tool
ELISA Infolinks: information skills
These sources were suggested at the ELISA Open Day 15 May 2007.
websites/blogs:
Alan November – Information Literacy Skills
Sheila Webber – University of Sheffield
SILP
NHS e-Library – information literacy course
people/groups/projects:
Scottish Information Literacy Project – John Crawford, Christine Irving – http://www.caledonian.ac.uk/ils
Dorothy Williams – Robert Gordon University
Bill Johnston – University of Strathclyde
Cleo Jones – City of Edinburgh Council
Information Literacy Group – CILIP
print materials:
“Explore” model of information literacy for use in schools – Cleo Jones, City ofEdinburgh Council
mailing lists:
JISC lists
ELISA Infolinks: databases
These sources were suggested at the ELISA Open Day 15 May 2007.
websites/blogs
http://www.copac.ac.uk
http://www.suncat.ac.uk
http://www.thereadingagency.co.uk
SALSER
CAIRNS
HEIRNET
JSTOR
PubMed
Web of Science
Britannica online
News UK
Know UK
People/groups/projects:
ARLIS (Art Libraries Society)
SWOP (Scottish Working Group on Official Publications)
Print materials:
Manuals to support databases, eg. Dialog blue sheets
Whitaker’s Almanac
mailing lists:
FreePint
BUSLIB-L
other:
Health Scotland
Citizens Advice Bureau
ELISA Infolinks: legal issues
These sources were suggested at the ELISA Open Day 15 May 2007.
Websites/ blogs:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
http://cla.org.uk
http://nla.org.uk
http://statutelaw.gov.uk
plagiarism websites
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
JISC legal (via JISC website)
people/groups/projects:
Scottish Working Group on Official Publications (SWOP)
Kevin Dunion – Scottish Information Commission
Data Protection Register (DPR)
Scottish Law Librarians Group
Charles Oppenheim
Graeme Hawley – National Library of Scotland
Graham Cornish – British Library, helpful on copyright
print materials:
TSO (Stationery Office)
CILIP publications
Copyright for F.E. Colleges
CLA posters
Acts of Parliament
mailing lists:
SWOP@jiscmail.ac.uk
CILIP group on copyright
other issues:
image copyright
TASI
equality and diversity
Freedom of Information
Creative commons copyright issues
ELISA Infolinks: marketing
These are sources suggested at the ELISA Open Day 15 May 2007.
Websites/Blogs:
The M Word (Nancy Dowd)
University of Illinois
Mailing lists:
LIS-LINK
Yahoo mailing list