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UKSG Presentation November 2009

Posted by: Chrissie Turkington on: November 18, 2009

At the UKSG E-Resources for FE Seminar I gave a presentation looking at whether libraries and learning resource centres are providing learner centred environments.
My aim for the presentation was to get you all thinking.  Over the last few months I’ve been talking to Librarians putting forward observations and reflections, on how libraries could respond to the evolving [...]

Dreaming of Kindle?

Posted by: Chrissie Turkington on: October 12, 2009

If the Sunday Times is to be believed (ingear 11/10/09), Kindle may be the eBook reader of my dreams … but not yet
Amazon is making it’s massively hyped eReader “Kindle” available to the UK from October 19 to very mixed reviews.  Take a look at the comments on the Guardian website [...]

Nintendo DSi and the JISC eBooks for FE

Posted by: Chrissie Turkington on: September 9, 2009

Well, I’m disappointed.  I’ve tried the JISC eBook for FE collection on the Nintendo DSi, and confirmed what my colleague Angela from Bury College mentioned to me that they are not viewable. 
Out of the box the DSi doesn’t come with the browser.  To get the browser you firstly need to use the built in wireless facility to [...]


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