Via Scott Leslie at EdTechPost, comes a nifty service from RedLightGreen:
RedLightGreen is a service from the Research Libraries Group (get it?) that allows users to search over 130 million library catalogue entries. The user can then automatically create citations in either MLA, APA, Chicago or Turabian styles, and with one click also check their local library for title availability. The service is free to anyone; if you are like me and only have to do academic citations irregularly, this is invaluable. — SWL
Oh, do I wish that had existed when I was in grad school. Quoting David Mattison, “This is a killer service, the Amazon of academic library research.”
On another front:
The Routes of English was a programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Melvyn Bragg, it explored many aspects of the English language throughout the world, particularly variations in pronunciation and the sociolinguistic significance of such variations. The programme’s web site retains much that was of interest from the broadcasts, with a good number of audio extracts in ‘ram’ format (playable with RealPlayer, etc.). The site also features: links to related web pages; games; a question and answer section; and an online message board, though this does not appear to be well used. Although intended for a general audience, undergraduates new to English linguistics should find the site a fascinating introduction to the subject.
I have to admit that the search function seems a little rudimentary. I did a search on “learning objects” (with the quotes) and the first five returns were not about “learning objects”, rather they had “learning” and “objects” in their titles. That said, it found a colleague’s master’s thesis, which is impressive.