International School of Scientific Journalism and Communication April 29, 2009

This 4 day school comprises a range of lectures by science communicators from around the world, looking at the quality, style and efficiency of current science communication techniques. Held in Sicily from the 6 – 9 July 2009, lecture titles include:

James Cornell (International Science Writers Association, Tucson, AZ, US)
The Rise and Fall and Possible Rise Again of Science Journalism

Hassan Dweik (Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, PS)
Challenges in Communicating Science in the Mediterranean Area

To read more and book a place, see here

Lunchtime Library training workshops April 28, 2009

The Summer timetable of Library lunchtime training workshops has been announced!

Sessions on using databases (including Web of Science), Refworks (reference management software) and using the Internet for academic research could be particularly useful for Humanities students. Full details can be found on the Library’s website.

Marketing Translation Services April 27, 2009

This interesting blog post provides some good insights into ways of promoting translation services to potential customers.

Spiral Top 20 April 23, 2009

Spiral is Imperial College’s institutional repository. It contains full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers from academic staff at Imperial, as well as Phd theses from Imperial research students.
Each month a list of the top 20 most accessed Spiral publications is made available, and you can see the list for March now.

Localisation Course: Interview April 23, 2009

Imperial College is running a short course on Translation Technology: Localisation. Localisation is to do with the translation and cultural adaptation of a range of materials, including software and games.
You can hear an interesting interview (or read the transcript) with Daniela Ford, the couse developer, and Mark Shuttleworth – head of the Translation Studies Dept at Imperial. This interview discusses localisation and what it is, and gives information on the course and what is involved, and can be found on the Imperial Monthly Magazine podcast list, February 2009.

Literature, Arts & Medicine Database April 22, 2009

Literature, Arts & Medicine

This useful database is an annotated listing of material related to the Medical Humanties across a range of formats, inlcuding film, prose and art.
The annotations are written by a scholarly editorial board, and links to the original resource are included where available.

Library Polls April 21, 2009

The Library has started a series of opinion polls to gather your views on various topics.
You can make your voice heard here on the Library website’s front page, or you can view the results of past polls here.

Easter Vacation borrowing at the Central Library April 7, 2009

• from 21 March, Short and Standard loans may be borrowed on request by all readers until 27 April, providing there are still 4 copies in the library.
• please ask if you want any books issued for the vacation, otherwise the usual loan periods will apply.

More information on Easter vacation borrowing can be found on our website.

New Haldane Material – April 09 April 2, 2009

The latest list of new material for the Haldane collection is now available. Have a look and check out the latest books, Cds and DVDs.

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English Spanish Dictionary Online April 2, 2009

Compiled at the University of Granada, Spain. This is a compilation of general and academic terminology that students and professionals encounter when reading professional literature.
It has a particular emphasis on information organisation and retrieval and includes 107.000+ entries.
The resource will soon be available on our Library Translation Weblinks page. Or it can be accessed directly.