Free online access to all SAGE journals October 1-31, 2008

Posted by Celia Walter | 2 Oct, 2008

"Earlier this year SAGE celebrated the launch of the 500th journal site on the award-winning SAGE Journals Online platform. SAGE Journals Online provides users access to one of the largest databases of social science, humanities, and science, technical, and medical content in the world. More than 245 societies place their trust in us to provide their journals with the best possible online platform. To mark the occasion SAGE are offering free online access to over 500 SAGE journals with content available from 1999-date until October 31, 2008"

Peter Scott's library blog

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10 Tips to Improve Your Writing

Posted by Celia Walter | 2 Oct, 2008

Jody Gilbert at TechRepublic discusses 10 simple things you can do to improve your writing. This best practices guide provides helpful tips and recommended guidelines including:

  • Avoid echoes (repeated words or phrases)
  • Avoid nonparallel list items
  • Be aware of agreement problems (singular or plural?)

The informative guide is also available as a PDF download.

iLibrarian blog

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State of the Blogosphere 2008

Posted by Celia Walter | 2 Oct, 2008

Blog search engine Technorati posted the new State of the Blogosphere 2008 report last week in segments over five days. This incredibly detailed report which discusses the who, what, why, and how of blogging has now been posted in its entirety and is divided into the following sections:



iLIbrarian blog

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