Electronic research databases provider EBSCO Publishing, US, has announced that the creators of Points of View Reference Center (POV) from EBSCO have released the Points of View Debate Blog. The blog is projected as a forum for students to discuss topics in the news and debate them with their peers. It is a free companion service for schools subscribing to EBSCO's Points of View Reference Center.
Students can access Points of View Debate Blog directly from their library's Points of View Reference Center database, gaining the ability to both research topics and voice opinions about them. Additionally, a corresponding Twitter account, @PointsofView_EP, will direct users to the blog website (http://ebscohost.com/pov-blog) and provide an avenue for discussion.
A $200 prize will be awarded monthly to the student submitting the most thought-provoking and well-crafted comment to that month's blog topic. According to company representatives, the blog is designed to provide a forum for wider debate and the award is designed to provide incentive and recognition.
Points of View Reference Center offers users information about key news topics each month, and explores the basics of debate. Points of View Debate Blog invites users to join the discussion and share their views, building on knowledge gained from using the reference centre.
A monthly e-newsletter also accompanies the blog. It will highlight the winner of the best student commentary, and preview the next month's Points of View Debate Blog topic. It will also keep subscribers up to date on announcements about the service.
Points of View Reference Center is said to help students research their opinions and develop persuasive arguments across subject areas, for their own debates and research papers. It presents a searchable collection of the most important social, political and cultural moments of the era. Offering topical overviews, multiple viewpoints, and guides to critical analysis, Points of View Reference Center is said to offer users a balanced perspective on current issues.
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The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Wayne Bivens-Tatum (Open Access and the Origin of the Research University); Kent Anderson (Devices and Shopping - New Trends, New Potential, and New Perils for Retailers); Brafton News(Digital content demand rising as more Americans use mobile devices); and Joe Wikert (Kindle Fire Lessons Learned). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here
Information services provider Swets, Netherlands, and Mendeley, creators of the online reference management and academic social networking tool, have announced the launch of Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets.
Building on the existing Mendeley functionalities, this multi-device solution provides librarians and institutions with a means to connect their collection directly to researchers and end users; support researchers within their own workflow; and create pathways for collaboration and interaction among students, professors and their peers; monitor, support and facilitate the research undertaken within their institution; and showcase the value of their institution to potential students and research staff.
With over 1.4 million active users Mendeley has established itself as a must-have research tool among academic students, professors and researchers around the globe. It claims to contain the world's largest crowd-sourced information library, with over 145 million documents. Although the software has opened up new pathways for collaboration and interaction between individual students and researchers in similar fields around the world, those researchers could still benefit from the knowledge, guidance and expertise of the traditional library. Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets addresses this need, providing a unique operating place within the Mendeley platform from which librarians can guide, support and facilitate the research undertaken across their institution.
A free demonstration of the premium version of Mendeley Institutional Edition powered by Swets can be requested at www.swets.com/mendeley.
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The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Peter Murray Rust (The Scholarly Poor could lose access to scientific research; this is serious); Kent Anderson (Does Anyone Understand Why Universities and Not-for-Profits Have Large Endowments?); Trevor Bailey (Why Tablet Publishing Is Poised to Revolutionize Higher Education); and Heather Morrison (The enormous profits of STM scholarly publishers). Blogspeak includes blog posts relevant to the publishing industry, particularly STM publishing. Subscribers are invited to participate in the latest edition of Blogspeak Here
Content solutions and services provider Really Strategies, US, has announced that its RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, has launched a support community dedicated to the success of its customers and partners who have adopted RSuite CMS as a core foundation for their digital publishing strategy.
The RSuite CMS support community is a forum where problems are solved, topics are discussed, and ideas are exchanged. All discussions related to the ongoing support of RSuite CMS and its customers are now housed in one secure location that encourages professional discussion as well as submitting and resolving software tickets.
Really Strategies, Inc. will host a webinar on January 6, 2012, to introduce its customers and partners to the new RSuite CMS support community website, unveil new capabilities offered by the system for resolving support requests, and introduce forums to allow the RSuite CMS community to engage with each other as well as the development and product management groups at Really Strategies.
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