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Interesting Resources from the IRN – Issue 174

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Articles, For Libraries, For the Public, Technology and Resources | Comments Off on Interesting Resources from the IRN – Issue 174


The Internet Resources Newsletter is an online compendium of interesting web sites and is published on a monthly basis. You can check out their web site, or subscribe to the newsletter in your email, if you prefer.

Below are some resources I found of particular interest in the latest newsletter, and thought might be useful or interesting to other libraries. Please note that in no way are these resources affiliated with us, nor are we promoting them; as with anything on the web, ymmv.

80+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy
http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1480
Internet videos that would be appropriate for lessons and presentations, or personal research, related to technological and media literacy.

CopyTaste
http://www.copytaste.com/
“CopyTaste enables you to create your own private URL with the data you wish to share with your friends or colleagues. You can paste codes, tips or stories into the text editor, upload an image or a video file, or share a video link from any video streaming site. And the best part is that you can do all of these at once without any registration required.”

Culture24
http://www.culture24.org.uk/home
Thousands of UK museums, galleries, archives and libraries, all in one place.

Eccellio Science
http://science.eccellio.com/
“Eccellio Science is fully dedicated to students and researchers that want to obtain fresh results and very focused on Science Matters, not just Wikipedia as it often happen, but accredited and specialized sites.“

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