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Africa Portal

A key feature to the Africa Portal is the online library collection holding over 5,000 books, journals, and digital documents related to African policy issues. The entire online repository is … Continue reading

October 11, 2013 · Leave a comment

ResearchGate

ResearchGate is a free professional network for scientists and researchers.  A useful resource which provides researchers with access to abstracts and full-texts, forums, methodology discussions, groups.  Researchers also can find … Continue reading

February 7, 2012 · Leave a comment

Global Agricultural Research Archive

The Global Agricultural Research Archive from CABI aims to archive agricultural knowledge on behalf of developing countries around the world. It contains over 2,700 full text records from its institutional … Continue reading

April 27, 2010 · Leave a comment

CB Richard Ellis

CB Richard Ellis is the world’s leading commercial real estate advisor. The website offers information on all aspects of commercial and residential property markets.  If you click on the Research … Continue reading

February 12, 2010 · Leave a comment

Commission for Rural Communities

The Commission for Rural Communities website provides access to rural issues such as housing, transport, social inclusion and rural enterprise. The website describes its work and governance, gives access to … Continue reading

February 12, 2010 · Leave a comment

ODI (Overseas Development Institute)

ODI is Britain’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Their mission is to inspire and inform policy and practices which lead to the reduction of poverty, … Continue reading

December 2, 2009 · Leave a comment

PlagiarismAdvice.org

PlagiarismAdvice.org provides resources, training, advice and guidance to the education sector to help address growing concerns about plagiarism within the UK higher education and further education sectors.  The ‘course materials’ … Continue reading

October 5, 2009 · Leave a comment

Grazing Animals Project

GAP website is a UK-wide partnership network of practitioners and advisers from the nature conservation, agricultural and livestock sectors.  Publications can be downloaded.  There are news/events and various useful links … Continue reading

May 1, 2009 · Leave a comment

Land Use Policy Group (LUPG)

This website describes the work of the Land Use Policy Group (LUPG) a group composed of statutory conservation, countryside and environment agencies. LUPG aims to advise on policy common interest … Continue reading

April 17, 2009 · Leave a comment

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Quote of the Moment

“Libraries aren’t just for books. They’re often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber café, a place to find answers, a quiet spot to be alone. It’s actually kind of magical. This week, we have stories of people who roam the stacks and find unexpected things that just happen to be exactly what they required”

The Room of Requirement https://www.thisamericanlife.org/664/the-room-of-requirement

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