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Online Workshop Series

About the SeriesThe Center for Intellectual Property at University of Maryland University College hosts an annual asynchronous online workshop series that is designed to meet the needs of faculty, university counsel, librarians, instructional design and information professionals.Read the Full Story

PBS Programs Now Available on the iTunes Store

PBS Programs Now Available on the iTunes StoreArlington, VA–Oct. 10, 2006–PBS today announced the launch of PBS content on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com), making it possible for users to now purchase and download documentary specials and episodes from popular PBS prime-time and children’s programming. Episodes are priced from $1.99 each and immediately available for the […]

Social Capital Gateway

What is social capital Social capital is generally referred to as the set of trust, institutions, social norms, social networks, and organizations that shape the interactions of actors within a society and are an asset for the individual and collective production of well-being. At the macro level, social capital can affect the economic performance and […]

Wales to use libraries as e-Learning sites to boost adult skills

Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport, Alun Pugh has launched the ‘Gateways to Learning’ initiative, to encourage more adults into lifelong learning and develop their skills – using libraries and e-Learning. Read the Full Story

Online college texts are free, but not free from ads

When student Shah Nizami walked into the campus bookstore at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, last spring, he was told not to buy a textbook for his business finance class.Read the Full Story

Google opens access to word processing, spreadsheet programs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — Google Inc. is making its word processing and spreadsheet programs available for free to all comers on its Web site, marking the Internet search leader’s latest effort to provide an alternative to Microsoft Corp.’s dominant software applications.Read the Full Story

ASU, Google offer Google Apps for Education

Students to use Google applications for e-mail, calendar and instant messagingRead the Full Story

VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS LEARNING CONTENT

Educators from 13 Commonwealth small states met in Mauritius from 7 to 25 August 2006 under the auspices of the new Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC). Participants in the workshop, organised by COL, developed online skills to enable them to continue to work together after the workshop through the use of […]

Digital Web Magazine

Digital Web Magazine is an online magazine intended for professional web designers, web developers and information architects. The magazine consists primarily of work contributed by web authors, as well as by others who occasionally delve into the web realm. We put emphasis on and provide recognition for contributed work. The Magazine is recognized by nearly […]

Anatomy Atlases

Anatomy Atlases is a digital library of anatomy informationAccess the Site