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Plagiarism update . . .

Saved on 24/06/2008

Poor Dr. Raj Persaud has been suspended from practice for 3 months. Tut tut. The moral of the story is - don’t plagiarise! Does this mean he can’t go on ‘This Morning’?!

Plagiarism update . . .

Plagiarism in the real world . . . .

Saved on 17/06/2008

Plagiarism is the big issue at the moment, all students are told time and again about the dangers and what will happen if you commit the ultimate academic crime. But what actually happens if you do it in the ‘real world’? Dr Raj Persaud, the tv psychiatrist has has been accused of trying...

Plagiarism in the real world . . . .

Robert Hirsch - photography articles

Saved on 05/06/2008

Robert Hirsch, a photographer, critic and writer for many prominent photography journals and magazines, has made available the full text of some of his articles via his webpage Light research.  Article topics include exhibition reviews, ‘why people make photographs’ and photographic truth.  The articles...

Robert Hirsch - photography articles

New Database: GreenFILE

Saved on 02/06/2008

We have access to a new database, GreenFILE, which aims to cover ‘all aspects of human impact to the environment’. The contents includes a range of information sources, including academic journals, magazines, book chapters and reviews, and Governmental documents. There are almost 400,000...

New Database: GreenFILE

Arty audio freebies!

Saved on 29/05/2008

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has made available some of its popular audio recordings.  Discussions and lectures from scholars, art critics and museum staff on the exhibitions within the museum as well as on related topics are freely available from 2005 onwards.  Downloads available include offerings...

Arty audio freebies!

Books for the purpose of…decorating your walls

Saved on 29/05/2008

For me, books are great to buy and read, but then they pose a problem: storage. Of course you can donate them to your local public library/charity shop or sell them online for pennies. At a push you could put them on one of the newly-formed piles on top of the books already on ...

Books for the purpose of…decorating your walls

Bookcase on your sofa (read a tale to you…)

Saved on 20/05/2008

Sofa Storage Bookcases as part of your sofa! If you’re like me and need to find more and more space to store your newly-acquired useful nik-naks, then this is the furniture for you. And you won’t even need to get up if you need to grab that dictionary/magazine/photo album.

Bookcase on your sofa (read a tale to you…)

Assignment: HRMM001 People in Organisations

Saved on 12/05/2008

For this assignment, you have to respond to 3 questions in relation to the case study scenario that is presented. You are required to produce a written report including a bibliography and appropriate appendices. You are expected to consult academic, practitioner and any other relevant literature to...

Assignment: HRMM001 People in Organisations

NECTAR gets the buzz

Saved on 28/04/2008

After over a year of plotting, planning and piloting, NECTAR has finally arrived! NECTAR (the Northampton Electronic Collection of Theses and Research, to give it its full title) is the University of Northampton’s open access institutional repository – the place where university members can make their...

NECTAR gets the buzz

Blog Slog

Saved on 22/04/2008

Is it worth having a blog?  There it is, I’ve said it, out in the open for all to see or ignore.  This blog seems to have run its course, so I’m wondering what the average shelf-life is before the bloggers get fed up and move onto more interesting things? The early days of emptying the entire...

Blog Slog

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