Young Reviewers Competition - London Book Review

      LBR Young Reviewers Competition    

The London Review of Books is holding a competition for young reviewers. The prize for the best entry is £1000 and a one-year subscription to the LRB. Prizes may also be awarded for runners-up.

Each entrant should submit one review, praising or unpraising, between 2500 and 3000 words long, of any work of fiction or poetry published after the beginning of 2007. The review must be original, unpublished work (it is allowed to have appeared in a student periodical).

Entrants must be under the age of 26 at the closing date, 2 June 2008.

Please send submissions, along with contact details, to competition@lrb.co.uk (as an attachment), or by post to:

The Editors
London Review of Books
28 Little Russell Street
London
WC1A 2HN

They  regret that they are unable to acknowledge receipt of entries.

European Sources Online **New** Wales and Europe Section

 

Euorpean Sources Online has added a new Wales & Europe section to its database. This will be an invaluable resource for Welsh Bacc students.

You can access resources relating to Wales by using pre-definded searches or choosing ‘Wales’ from the advanced search page.

To access ESO on campus go to Novell/Mulitmedia & Reference/Online Refernce/ESO and double click on the  icon.

To access ESO from home you will need an Athens Password. Please ask in the library for details or download an application form in the Library Moodle pages.

Hairdressing Training - Llandrillo Students - Update

This resource can now be accessed via the Novell log-in screen at

Novell/Mulitmedia & Reference/Online Refernce/Hairdressing Training

Double click on the icon      to open the resource

You will not need a password while opening the resouce on campus.

See the original post to gain access to the resource from home 

Red Cross - Newsthink! - Bridgend, Kenya, Kosovo

 

The real stories from behind the headlines

Tutors are encouraged to use these links as a “Thought for the Day” or to start a class discussion…..

Issue 22nd February 2008

- Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon has condemned therecent media coverage of a spate of apparent suicides as “irresponsible and inaccurate”. She claims the reporting does not follow the Samaritans guidelines .

 - Kenyan company Safaricom’s mobile phone service wins best phone advert award.

- Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills failed to agree a divorce settlement after a High Court hearing that lasted longer than a week. Despite being held in private, the case has been extensively discussed in the media. Classes can discuss what it means to be a ‘gold digger’ and also talk about how Heather Mill’s disability has been protrayed in the Media.

- Kosovo has declared itself the world’s newest country. Its parliament has announced its independence from Serbia and its desire to be accepted by the world’s community as a state in its own right. Countries are divided about whether they will recognise the Balkan province as a state. Violence erupted in Belgrade - Serbia’s capital city- in response to the declaration.

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Classic Manga

If you want to look into classic Manga, take a look at this - http://www.artbomb.net/detail.jsp?gid=23&tid=134

Oh, if I had hammer…..Carpentry and Wood Occupations

Professional Associations : British Woodworking Federation , Institute of Carpenters , Forrestry Commission , Brit. Antique Furniture Restorers Assoc. , Health and Safety Executive  

Union of Construction Allied Trades & Technicians , Timber Trade Federation    Construction Skills , Nat. Assoc. Shopfitters , Shipbuilders & Shiprepairers Assoc. , Soc. Brit. Theatre Designers.

 Materials - Ask Trada , WoodDatabase , the Woodbox 

 

   Tips and Advice - Woodworking , Wood Workers Central ,       WoodCentral , WoodNet , Geoff’s Woodwork , The Wood Awards , BBC SkillWise.

 

           Glossary : Woodworking Terms  and  Basic Joints

     Career Advice - Joiner/Carpenter 

Measure twice cut once!!!!

See more on this subject in the library at shelf no. 694

Manga - New Stock Review VI for Volume 2’s!!!

    Kare Kano - Vol.2

Yukino decides that she wants to confess her feelings to Soichiro. She’ll need all of the analytical skills she has to figure out just how to do it. But, does he still love her after he’s seen what she’s really like? And, will she even get a chance to see him at all when they’re both so busy with the school sports festival?

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     Magical Miracle - Vol.2

Merleawe has left her hometown and moved to Viegald to attend the magical school to become a wizard. One day, on the way to her school, she bumps into Vaith who is the follower of the wizard master, Sylthfarn who is currently missing. Vaith thought she was Sylthfarn and brings her to the castle where the followers of the master wizard gather.

 See the Library Reading Area Wall Display for more titles - more info available from TokyoPop and Amazon

Manga - New stock Review V for Volume 2’s!!!

    Faeries Landing - Vol.2

Ryang and Gigi, Ryang’s 3rd evil affinity, take center stage as their relationship hits high drama. Can Fanta calm the turbulent waters rippling between Ryang and Gigi? It also looks like Fanta has some problems of her own!

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    Loveless - Vol.2 - 16+

Ritsuka mourns the loss of his older brother Seimei, and endures the physical abuse of his mother, who has lost control of her emotions now that her eldest son is gone. While attempting a second visit to Ritsuka’s house, Shinonome is confronted by a new, more powerful duo of assassins, Natsuo and Yoji, codenamed Zero. Soubi arrives to rescue Shinonome, and squares off against Zero alone…

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   Vampire Doll - Vol.2

Guilt-Na-Zan is a vampire aristocrat who was sealed into a cross by Kyouji’s ancestor more than 100 years ago. Now Kyouji has revived him - although he was resurrected as a doll and can only transform into his real figure when he sucks blood from Kyouji’s sister Tonae.

 

See the Library Reading Area Wall Display for more titles - more info available from TokyoPop and Amazon

Libraries in Wales - Free Resources

You will need to register on the site to access all of the resources.

The ‘Libraries for Life’ programme has created a useful portal for all library users in Wales. While it does have  Public Library slant, its resources are free to use for everybody. It provides a personalised newsfeed home page, useful links with a Welsh interest for travel, statitistics & reference, homework help and family history.

In conjunction to the Online Resources already provided by Coleg Llandrillo library for students via Athens, this site also has -

• Database of National and Regional Newspapers through NewsUK-see the college library blog for local news
• Opening times and maps of local public libraries
• Ask Cymru - Online reference questions answered by a network of librarians
• KnowUK (also in college) for local community information

                       

 

 

 

FE Sector Anti-Terrorism Consultation Document

The BBC reported on 11th February that “Further education colleges are being warned that “segregated communities” on campuses can cause conflict and stifle free speech.” This comes as a response to Bill Rammell’s recent consultation document declaration that colleges face a “serious but not widespread” threat from “Al-Qaeda-influenced terrorism”.

The document -  The Role of FE Providers in Promoting Community Cohesion, Fostering Shared Values and Preventing Violent Extremeism Colleges - states that FE Institutions must foster “openness, free debate and tolerance” on campus.

The report, which will lead to formal guidance, is the latest phase in efforts to prevent campus extremism in higher and further education. It also suggests staff should be aware of the negative influences of outside speakers, inflammatory literature and monitor inappropriate websites being viewed by students.  The consulation itself will continue until May 08.

However, the consultation has not been welcomed by some sectors - The UCU raised concerns over certain campus groups feeling targeted and the ‘focus of attention’.  The Guardian also reports today that FE colleges will be expected to carry out a Threat Risk Assessment using a government toolkit - but will this discourage students from attending certain colleges? 

What do you think???