Research Trends, a bi-monthly newsletter providing insights into scientific trends based on bibliometric analysis

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007
Research Trends, a bi-monthly newsletter providing objective, up-to-the-minute insights into scientific trends based on bibliometric analysis.

Worldwide, there has been increasing demand for quality research performance measurement and trend-related information by deans, faculty heads, researchers, funding bodies and ranking agencies.

In response to this demand Research Trends has been launched to share interesting insights into developments, approaches and tools in this area.

Research Trends is powered by Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources, with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

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How big can a research paper get?

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007

In the era of globalization, science is leading the curve. A microcosm of this trend can be seen in the massive research article entitled ‘Precision electroweak measurements on the Z resonance’ published in Physics Reports in 2006 (1). Spanning 198 pages (in a dedicated double issue of the journal) and listing 405 references, this singular work of scholarship is attributed to 2,535 authors affiliated with 225 institutes in 33 countries, working within 7 collaborative research groups.From Research Trends

(1) Grünewald et al (2006) “Precision electroweak measurements on the Z resonance”, Physics Reports, Vol. 427, No. 5-6, pp. 257-454.

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Scholaepedia

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007
http://scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page

A free peer reviewed encyclopedia written by scholars from all around the world.

From Internet Resources Newsletter 

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Internet Resources Newsletter: Issue 156 - November 2007

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007

 Partial Contents:

COMMENT

 

A-Z NEW & NOTABLE WEB SITES

 

NICE WEB SITE:

  1. Google Guide
    http://www.googleguide.com/
  2. Chipwrapper
    http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/

 

BLOGORAMA

...

 

GET A LIFE! - LEISURE TIME

http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/irn156/irn156.html

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Best Fifty Web Sites You Don't Know About

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007
Interesting compilation of sites from About.com’s Wendy Boswell.

http://websearch.about.com/od/bestwebsites/qt/discovery.htm

From November issue of the Internet Resources Newsletter

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Building accessibility into Web design

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007
Accessibility 101 This website by Shaun Anderson, of Scottish Web services company Hobo, is concerned with promoting the concept of building accessibility into Web design. The website’s homepage contains an overview of the concept and issues such as compliance with United Kingdom regulations. The Advice page contains 101 Practical Website Accessibility Tips. The Learn section contains links to articles and learning resources on external websites, added by and given a points rating by registered users of the site. The Tests section contains access to online independent web accessibility tests, allowing the user to have their own website checked for accessibility compliance. The Articles section contains features on good website management and development. The site also contains a blog and a directory of links. From Intute.ac.uk
http://accessibility101.org.uk/

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The Millennium Library

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007

Millennium library

'The Millennium Library' aims to be a free online "interactive guide to English Literature from 1300 to the present day". This UK project was National Lottery -funded, and the website is a companion to the well-reviewed 'Everyman Millennium Library' (Granada Learning, 2005) which was contained on eight-CDs and aimed at schools and further education colleges. The website provides reliable "Reader's Notes" for around 500 selected key texts, a biographical "Who's Who" for around 1000 notable authors, and a glossary of literary terms. There is a useful, if somewhat eclectic, visual timeline which is presented in an intuitive and engaging manner. The website also contains a 3D interactive Quicktime model of Shakespeare's famous theatre, The Globe. The website has a basic search facility. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.millenniumlibrary.co.uk/

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Humtalks

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007

Humtalks : smart people on cool topics
Humtalks is a beta website that seeks to aggregate and make searchable links to free online video lectures. The lectures are by notable contemporary thinkers, researchers and practitioners in the arts and humanities. At October 2007, the website offers access to around 150 video lectures and talks. Visitors who sign up with the website (apparently for free) have access to the ability "to maintain your own playlist of favorite videos, email links to this playlist to friends or colleagues, and (soon) have the option of uploading your own video clips to Humtalks." The service has been in beta (i.e.: in testing mode) since June 2007, but is already a useful resource.The website can be searched by keywords. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.humtalks.com/

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FORA.TV

Posted by Celia Walter | 31 Oct, 2007

FORA.TV

FORA.TV was founded by Brian Gruber. It aims to provide an online forum for free access to lectures, webcasts and video films from independent producers, nonprofit institutions, organisations and universities. Current partners include the Heritage Foundation; Chatham House; Cato Institution, Brookings Institution. It is possible to search for and view materials covering all aspects of the sciences, humanities and social sciences. There is a strong emphasis upon coverage of current affairs, international relations, business and politics. The site also contains a blog, and discussion forum. There is a separate section covering the American presidential election 2008. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. Materials generally date from 2006 onwards. It is possible to sign up to receive RSS feeds of new materials added. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.fora.tv

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