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Erica Wine Online Digital Special Collections in English Universities: Promoting Awareness [ABSTRACT]
1st February 2008

Cultural institutions in the UK are repositories of a wealth of historical material. The scholarly importance of such resources is at the basis of the numerous digitisation projects aimed at widening their access worldwide. The lack of national policies has left those institutions alone in engaging in dissemination activities and in raising awareness of their own online material.

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Deborah Liptak Beyond the Internet: Successful Research Strategies [ABSTRACT]
1st February 2008

Beyond the Internet: Successful Research Strategies by Barbara A. Chernow is to the study of the research process what The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. (Strunk, William. Elements of Style. Ithaca, NY: 1918) is to the study of grammar and composition. Both are classic reference books that condense the essence of their respective discipline while not diluting the essential principles.

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Mark Jewell Managing Successful Vendor Contracts: Part 1 - Preparation [ABSTRACT]
1st February 2008

Successful contract and vendor management cuts costs, improves business performance and enhances vendor-client relationships. It wins the respect of others inside and outside your organisation and improves your professional standing. In short, it helps you do a better job. 

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Tim Buckley Owen Ring in the new
31st January 2008

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