Academic Phrasebank

Link January 26, 2012March 21, 2012 Bernie Russell Resources dissertation, resources, Teaching

The Guardian Higher Education Network carried a link today to an academic phrasebank aimed at foreign students.

Published by Manchester University, it’s described as “a new open access tool designed to help academic writers”.

Now, I’m sure some of you will hate it, and I’ll grant it could be seen as a bit cut-and-paste, why-write-your-own-stuff, etc.

But, as it says on the tin, it is for non-English speakers – and we have talked at our staff meetings about some of the difficulties those students face.

We could also use it as an introduction to academic writing for journalism students.

Referencing resource from Anglia Ruskin University

November 29, 2011March 21, 2012 Bernie Russell Resources

I came across this simple-to-use guide to the Harvard reference system from Anglia Ruskin University.

It includes referencing digital media, forums, mailing lists, blogs, and they seem to be keeping it updated.

And it has a refworks hint, which is useful.

It’s under a Creative Commons licence, and they want a permission request and credit.

Fair play to them. It’s an excellent resource.

The 140-character job app

September 12, 2011March 21, 2012 Bernie Russell Resources

I’ve done one post already about my snapshot survey of how the LSJ uses social and digital media.

I had planned another one on email, followed by one on Twitter.

But the one on Twitter just wrote itself, I think.

Roy Greenslade blogged today that Northcliffe media’s south-east division will only accept replies to a job ad via Twitter.

He quotes a blog post from Alan Geere, the division’s editorial director, saying: “They’ve got 140 characters to tell me what they can do and why I should consider them.”

Which means Twitter just moved from really-should-have to can’t-get-a-job-without.