http://www.library.mmu.ac.uk/eresource/rbjustcite.php

MMU now subscribes to JustCite, “a multi-source legal search engine and citator service. JustCite links to content from a range of publishers and includes links to full-text material on leading online services, including LexisLibrary, Westlaw and BAILII. It indexes over 425,000 cases, including transcripts and unreported judgments. In addition it cross-links between cases, legislation and journal articles from a variety of publishers, giving a full amendment trail for UK and EU legislation.”

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

“The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England are now available on British History Online, as part of the premium content section of the site. In this publication historians describe every parliament held between 1275 and 1504, that is those for the reigns of monarchs from Edward I to Henry VII. Where the rolls for the parliament survive, as happens for nearly all of the later parliaments, these are transcribed in full. Alongside this is presented a modern English translation of the original Latin, Anglo-Norman, or Middle English. A tabular format makes for easy comparison between the parallel texts. An appendix for each parliament details what is otherwise known of the business conducted there.”

http://www.antiphishing.org/reports/APWG_GlobalPhishingSurvey_1H2009.pdf

“The battle against phishing is a seesaw contest. On one side are the phishers, looking for better ways to steal money and Internet users’ personal data. On the other side is an array of security and software providers, financial institutions, and other like-minded parties who fight back with counter-measures of their own. While phishing remains a dangerous criminal activity involving great losses of money and personal data, the latest statistics also show that phishing has not increased by some measures, and that some anti-phishing measures have had a beneficial impact.” [Source: ResourceShelf, 28-10-09]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ-1lfammjk

“The Sounds of Science crew (by day, grad students and recent alumni of UC Berkeley) have produced a new science-themed video, ‘The Safety Song’, demonstrating conclusively that puppets are hugely underrated as teaching assistants.” And at the same time highlighting the very serious need for safety in the lab. [Source: ACS Matters, 27-10-09]

Elsevier (publishers of ScienceDirect and Scopus) are running a series of webinars (web-based seminars) to “bring together library leaders, senior researchers and teachers, and electronic product specialists from Elsevier. Presenters will share their views and insights on the evolving role of peer-reviewed journals and books. They will also explore how the electronic platforms on which these vital resources are hosted, are also leveraging novel information discovery and retrieval techniques to enhance the research and teaching processes.

The following topics will be addressed in this webinar series:

Research Without Borders: Interdisciplinary Research
Host institution: University of Aberdeen
Date: Monday, 2 November, 2009 - Time: 9am to 10.30am GMT

A Life Science Lens: Connecting to Relevant Sources
Host institution: Princeton University
Date: Friday, 20 November, 2009 - Time: 9am to 10.30am EST

Enriching Research and Teaching Through Ebook Content
Host institution: Hong Kong University
Date: Monday, 30 November, 2009 - Time: 9am to 10.30am GMT”

The webinars are free but online registration is required.

http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/women-towards-excellence

12-page summary report describing a project which “enabled a group of women to make films about their lives, supported by professional film-makers, to educate and inspire others”. Links to the films are provided. [Source: JRF monthly publications summary: October 2009]

The prize is a size medium 100% cotton t-shirt emblazoned with Sid’s image, his name, and his lyrics. How to get it?

You must use the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) to answer the following question: What did Sid’s father do for a living? As evidence that you’ve used the ODNB to find the answer, you must also include the sources used for the ODNB’s article about Sid in your response.

You’ll find the ODNB link on the library website. Please email your responses to M.Harrison@mmu.ac.uk

All correct entries will be entered into a prize draw to be held on 10 December 2009 and the winner will be announced in the RWB on the 11th of December. Contest open to all MMU students and staff with the exception of library staff (Sorry folks!). Many thanks to Wiley InterScience for providing the prize.

http://archive.worldpressphoto.org/

“For over fifty years the World Press Photo contest has captured images of our times. Our archive of winning photos is not only a record of more than half a century of human history, but a showcase of successive styles in photography and reportage. The archive gallery comprises some 10,000 images. It includes photos that have become icons, by some of the leading names in the profession. World Press Photo has put them online with the aim of sharing our knowledge, resources and experience with the widest possible network. This site was made possible with the support of the Mondriaan Foundation and VSB Foundation.” [Source: Peter Scott’s Library Blog, 24-10-09]

http://www.ippr.org.uk/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=710

“Despite ten years of extensive international involvement and unprecedented amounts of donor aid, Kosovo continues to face enormous political, social, and economic challenges that threaten the sustainability and integrity of the new state … [Released on October 23rd, this] case study of post-conflict statebuilding focuses in particular on the period since the declaration of independence … [and] … identifies three key challenges to a successful and lasting transition from conflict to self-sustaining peace in Kosovo.”

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2009/rp09-075.pdf

51-page document released on 8th October, exploring “the impact of the Irish yes vote in the October 2009 referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. The paper provides an excellent summary of the history of the Lisbon Treaty and its ratification by member states. It includes details on the no vote in the 2008 Irish referendum, the background to the second vote in 2009 and its results”. [Source: Intute: Social Sciences, 15-10-09]