Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Electronic Resources category. Noteworthy entries are filed topmost.
Mmmmm Delicious!
The LRC has joined the social bookmarking site Delicious. You can share our bookmarks at: www.delicious.com/LIPALRC
Or why not join yourself and share your useful web pages with us (even if you decide not to join we’ll still be glad to hear your suggestions).
What is Delicious?
Delicious describes itself as: “a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. With emphasis on the power of the community, Delicious greatly improves how people discover, remember and share on the Internet… Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere… Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return… Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web” www.delicious.com/about
Also very Delicious…
NewsFilm Online - new e-resource
The LRC now provides access to NewsFilm Online, a database totalling 3000 hours of film and cinema news reels from the archives of ITN and Reuters television. It provides news coverage from the last 100 years, and allows users to download and manipulate news footage for their learning, teaching and research.
Ask at the LRC for further help and advice on using NewsFilm Online!
50 New EBooks!
The LRC has invested in a collection of 50 new Ebooks. With a range of titles including; Performing Chekov, Celebrity/Culture, Merce Cunningham: the modernizing of modern dance, Brands: meaning and value in media culture, there’s something for all programmes.
The Ebooks are accessed through the LRC IPAC, you’ll need to enter your usual LIPA login details.
If you have any questions or would like a quick demonstration, just ask at the LRC. Staff will be happy to help you!
Here’s a full list of our 50 new Ebooks.
FRP Study Support Drop-in Sessions
Need a hand with your Final Research Project? Learning Services are here to help you. Attend one of our drop-in sessions. Each session lasts about 45-60 minutes (Advanced Word approx 30 mins). If no students arrive within 10 minutes of the start time, the session will be cancelled.
Final Project Research Skills: Learn how to use the LRC’s collection of online databases to find useful journal articles.
Bibliographies & Referencing: Learn how to reference and set out your bibliography using the Harvard style.
Advanced Word: Learn how Word 2007 can automatically create contents pages, and get help with headers, footers, page numbering, and Word’s in-built referencing system.
| DAY | TIME | SESSION | ROOM |
| Tuesday 29th January | 11 - 12 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Thursday 31st January | 2 - 3 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Tuesday 5th February | 5 - 6 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Wednesday 6th February | 11 - 12 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.10 |
| Monday 11th February | 2 - 3 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.10 |
| Wednesday 13th Feb | 5 - 6 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.01 |
| Monday 18th February | 2 - 3 | Advanced Word | 5.10 |
| Wednesday 20th February | 10.30 - 11.30 | Advanced Word | 5.01 |
| Monday 25th February | 5 - 6 | Advanced Word | 5.10 |
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance - New from the LRC
The International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance is newly available from the LRC. This research database contains more than 120 full text journals and 120 full text books. Perfect if you’re working on an essay or your FRP.
For further information and access to all of the LRC’s electronic resources check the Electronic Resources section of LIPA Moodle. Or ask at the LRC for a quick tutorial - staff will be happy to help you!
The International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance include the journals: Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more…
Film & Sound Online - New from the LRC
Film & Sound Online is an online collection of film, video and sound material. Several hundred hours of high-quality material are available for download, either in full or as segments, and can be used freely in learning, teaching and research.
It can be accessed via Athens here using your usual LIPA username and password. Further information and advice on using the LRC’s range of electronic resources can be found in the Electronic Resources section of LIPA Moodle
Two of the collections may be particularly useful to LIPA students:
Performance Shakespeare
A collection of 11 productions and documentaries from Channel 4 Learning. Includes modern versions of Macbeth and Twelfth Night as well as a range of documentaries which investigate the process of producing the plays in the theatre, for television or in the community. We are aiming to make the Performance Shakespeare collection available throught the LRC’s IPAC.
Culverhouse Classical Music Collection
Over 50 hours of copyright-free classical music and associated scores, covering much of the core repertoire plus rarer pieces from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Adaptation and manipulation permitted.
New EBooks in the LRC
We have recently subscribed to a package of 23 ebooks. It provides a mixture of titles covering topics such as management, marketing and cultural studies. There are also a few engineering titles which might be useful if you’re involved in building stages or structures.
The ebooks are accessed through the IPAC and can be used at any time. If you’re outside the LIPA building you’ll need to access them via Athens, you can find more information on how to do this in the Electronic Resources section of Moodle.
New ebook titles include:
Fundamentals of wireless communication
by David Tse
Management concepts and practices
by Tim Hannagan
Media institutions and audiences
by Nick Lacey
Power without responsibility: the press, broadcasting, ad new media in Britain
by James Curran
Integrated marketing communications
by David Pickton
Modern structural analysis: modelling process and guidance
by Iain MacLeod
Or browse through all the LRC’s ebooks here.
Happy Hanukkah from the LRC!