Onlignment, has put a marker in the sand by developing their own set of rules for better online meetings, based on the best practice that they have been able to glean from around the world and from their own experiences as a virtual team. The result...

Visit http://onlignment.com/online-meetings-a-facilitators-guide/, click on the link to download it – it's free.

Onlignment would like to know how you get along with their e-book, whether th...

To add to MakeUseOf’s excellent PDF publication collection, Bakari Chavanu from Mac Photography Tips has produced an 8000+ word, 59 page PDF eBook. The Essential Guide To Digital Photography is full of useful information for all type of photographers – from beginners to advanced photographers.

There is information about:

• The different types of digital cameras to choose from
• What digital camera is right for you
• What to look for when buying your digital camera
• Accessories that you should h...

The huge potential of mobile social networks lets us imagine the enormous benefits that everyone could get from...

• the integration of mobility;
• always-on connectivity; and
• social networking services.

Such realities could be a great advantage for...

• lifelong learning;
• community living; and
• knowledge-sharing but...

...as boundaries between public and private spaces will blur, new risk scenarios will emerge.

Companies should assure that their staff members understand and explicitly accep...

Learning Providers do not have time for pages and pages of jargon and gobbledegook, but getting data protection right makes good 'business sense'. Data protection lapses cost reputations and can affect the bottom line. But, many Learning Providers feel that data protection law is difficult to comprehend. This new guide will assist them to understand and comply with the law.

The publication is definitely written in plain English and there are many specific examples which are useful to help u...

The latest edition of the JISC RSC Scotland e-quality bulletin is now available to download.

The newsletter features a wide variety of articles on subjects from communicating with symbols to creating accessible PowerPoint slides.

Find out more, access archived publications and/or download the latest edition at http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/publications.php#e_quality_newsletter_winter_2009. 

A strategy for young people’s information, advice and guidance.
A 52 page publication that all involved in the education of children should be aware of.

The document outlines even more initiatives to be included in the curriculum. It identifies issues that most are taking on board or have had as part of their Careers responsibilities for some time. It talks about the need to help young adults to be aware of the opportunities available to them and repeatedly encourages practitioners, par...

In fourty illustrated pages, Will Mueller < http://willm.me/ > tells readers all they need to know about...

• free internet listening to music,
• streaming audio to your computer, and
• free download music sites to get all your favorite songs and albums in a whim.

Learn how to...

• share music with others and
• track a band’s performance and album releases!

Download the Internet Music Guidebook, now in PDF, and/or read it online at http://www.scribd.com/doc/21698803/MakeUseOf-com-The-Internet...

A 'Review of Modern Foreign Languages provision in higher education in England' by Professor Michael Worton has been published.

The review, commissioned by HEFCE in response to concerns about falling student numbers and the reduction in provision, was carried out in a personal capacity by Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost, University College London. Drawing on a range of data, it surveys current trends and makes recommendations to...

• university language departments,
• university senior ...

If you have felt like trying tweeting but didn’t know where to start, this publication is for you.

It’s important to know the tools you are working with, and the reach of this innovative technology.

MakeUseOf has produced a PDF manual, filled with Twitter-knowhow.

"In over forty pages, MakeUseOf's publishing editor Mark O’Neill, tackles Twitter's features and provides tips-n-tricks. Learn to...

• work the interface,
• Tweet from your desktop etc.

With this free publication, Mark...

'Getting Started with Second Life' is a new JISC guide written by teachers for teachers who are interested in using virtual worlds as part of their teaching. 

The aim of the guide is to...

• present the basics of getting started in Second Life,
• allow teachers to experiment with Second Life.

The guide answers a range of the most common questions as well as providing examples of how teachers are using Second Life to support their learners.