Open University Blogs

     

The Open University’s Open2.net blog portal is a wealth of information and news on a huge range of subjects. Posts are topical, current and written by OU lecturing/teaching staff.

There are also links back to BBC OU programmes (some are even hosted on the BBC iPlayer if you missed them), with upcoming show lists and some free learning resources available.

Get Out and About - Prestatyn Walking Fesitval 9th-11th May

See more of your local area and keep fit at the same time with this years Prestatyn Walking Festival. Graded walks to suit all ages - see the remains of Roman Britain, take part in a 007 themed walk or try the three hills challenge. The ‘Healthy Prestatyn’ initiative site also provides information on walking routes in the town for everyone to enjoy.

Read more about this and other organised walks throughout the UK in the Guardian Travel section.

Find out more about this and other outdoor education activities in the Library at shelf numbers 372 and 796

Cymru Mewn Ffigurau - Wales in Figures

 FREE Access to a wide range of topics including demography, health, housing, education, training, agriculture, industry, the economy, local government, transport, the environment and the Welsh language.

Search by Bulletins, Themes (like housing, education or transport), take a Tutorial to create customised sheets, get access to the new Wales Spatial Plan or continue your research using their excellent links to other sources list.

 

A Levels Online - Geography Update

 

The ITS Tutorial School in Hong Kong have recently added a new Geography dictionary/glossary to their resource pages. The creator of the glossary says -

“The terms defined do not belong to anyone. The definitions compiled here have been rewritten from a huge variety of academic sources and are based on my own educational experiences and my experience of teaching Geography in Hong Kong since 1997. “

It covers Physical Geography, Human Geography, Earth Sciences and related disciplines with over 1400 terms which have been defined and all cross referenced with live linking.

Subject Finder - FE Online Resources

 

Subject Finder (developed by Lambeth College) provides access to high-quality web resources for academics, teachers, lectures and students categorised by subject areas across many FE disciplines. It is designed to search only educational websites, without users being overwhelmed with a huge number of search results.

Find Online Resources for:

Construction             Carpentry            Engineering             Electronics         Sports  

Travel & Tourism          Accounting            Beauty Therapy        Social Care

     Sign Language            Sociology           Arts & Crafts          Charities        Performing

 and many more………

Previous posts on these subjects can be found by clicking the links on the left of the LibeRaCe home page.

Labour Market Statistics - Free!

 Nomis gives you free access to the most detailed and most up-to-date UK labour market statistics from official sources. You can find labour market and related population data for local areas from a number of sources including the Labour Force Survey (LFS), claimant count, Annual Business Inquiry (ABI), New Earnings Survey (NES), and the 1991 and 1981 Censuses of Population.

 If you have an Athens account you can also access:

 Ask in the library for an Athens Account Request Form or Download one from Moodle.

Geography Online - GoGeo!

Go Geo!   

This online tool allows users to  identify and retrieve records describing the content, quality, condition and other characteristics of geospatial data within UK third level education and beyond. The site supports geospatial searching by interactive map, grid co-ordinates and place name, as well as by topic and keyword.

Fact File 2008 - Make Statistics Come Alive!

**NEW**

***JUST IN***

Carel Press Fact File 2008 - Papercopy, CDROM, Online

Find Out :

Who do the general public believe belongs in Britain?          

   How many hours do you need to work in Nairobi to afford a Big Mac?

       Which countries benefited most from the Premier League transfer spending?

              Where has the best cancer survival rates in Europe?

                     Why do people throw so much food away?

                           What are the average hospital patient waiting times?

                                   Which countries still use the death penalty?       

FactFile 2008/2007/2006 available at shelf 314.1 CAR

A-Levels Online - Geography

                                

All subjects: Intute - excellent virtual training and resources by subject  

The Professionals: Royal Geographical Society ,  Royal Scottish Geographical Society , Manchester Geographical Society , Economic Geography Group , Geography Association , European Geography Association for Students , Geography Discipline Network

Magazines: Geographical ,  National Geographic , Focus + Scientific American + Geography Review + Weather  (all in library)

Blogs

Sites: Give Geography Its Place ,   Geography Fieldwork , Geography by Teachers , Geo Information Gateway , BUBL ,  US Map Info , Geography Pages , Statistics , BBC Byte Size , Physical Geography , Historical Mapping   ,

Glossary     News     Jobs

Find more A level Geography resources in the library @ shelf 910

(We have checked all these links and the resources should be FREE. If any of the sites are unsuitable, let us know and we will remove the links.)