Grand Designs

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Melissa Highton

According to Kevin McCloud on the telly, The Grand Tour served as an education rite of passage. Young men, of privilege would set off on a post-Oxbridge tour of Europe  in search of art, culture and the roots of Western … Continue reading →

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infolit: light and dark

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Melissa Highton

Knowing how to search and find cool videos on Youtube can enchant your audience and lead you to be seen as a skilled motivational speaker.

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left to your own devices

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Melissa Highton

A very interesting conference for CILIP yesterday at Aston University. The question posed was:  As library and information professionals, we are continually being asked to support ‘mobile learning’. But what exactly does that mean? Who are these mobile learners? What … Continue reading →

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to cycle or not to cycle

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Melissa Highton

It has come to my attention that if you search the Oxford University website for the word ‘cycle’, presumably with a plan to get fit on a bike, my blog comes up as the first return. This’ll be due, not … Continue reading →

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Whose poets? Wor poets.

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Melissa Highton

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive had launched the Edmund Blunden Collection, as a result we have had the following press: The Independent (online) The Guardian (online and print) The Telegraph (online) The Oxford Mail (online and print)

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