There is a special issue of Aslib Proceedings devoted to research articles from the Information School at the University of Sheffield, edited by Professor Peter Willett. It includes an article by me: Gumulak, S. and Webber, S. 2011) "Playing video games: learning and information literacy" Aslib proceedings , 63 (2/3), 241-255. Jones, M. MORE >>

Coworking is a great way for freelancers to get together and work in an office setting without having to sign up for office life, but it can also be useful for remote teams looking to try something other than a work-from-home arrangement. It’s a smart move, and one that will benefit your team and your company in a number of ways. MORE >>

I preset this blog post in advance, as I’m on the road again… just when my greens are finally growing in the garden. Timing is everything. I’m off to Pretoria, South Africa and Dar es Salaam Tanzania (with a weekend stop in exotic Zanzibar!) One of the workshops I’m facilitating in S.A. Drawing books. Children’s books. MORE >>

It’s surprising it wasn’t available previously, given many of Adobe’s customers are creatives who likely want to send large audio and video files to colleagues and clients, although perhaps Adobe was concerned the service would be abused, and used to send copyrighted materials. per month or $99.99 per month or $190 per year. MORE >>

David Stacey , University of Surrey, talked about Creating an online tutorial on academic writing skills. He referred to the Writing Matters: The Royal Literary Fund Report on Student Writing in Higher Education (published in 2006) which had identified undergraduates’ lack of writing skills (a common complaint from academics). Baldwin, A., Gadd, E. MORE >>