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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Great Trial databases for RU Humanities! April-July 2017


Access South AfricaThe largest collection of 130 current South African news sources from 1986 to today, Access South Africa provides in-depth coverage of local and regional issues and events from across the country.
These daily and weekly sources chronicle local issues and events at their source and provide content revealing local perspectives on national and international issues.
Access South Africa is a subset of Access World News, the largest compendium of news sources around the world, with over 9,000 titles from nearly every country, updated daily.
Free Trial access for Rhodes users from 8 May 2017 to 8 June 2017

NewsBank
PressReaderConnecting People through News 
Free Trial Access has been set up for Rhodes users from 3 April to 15 May 2017‌.  Access is for **On Campus Only**
PressReader provides unlimited access to 6,000+ newspapers and magazines from around the world.
All users trialling PressReader are encouraged to:  Download the PressReader App on your tablet or smartphone. You can also download on your computer if using Windows 8 or higher OS. The App allows you to download full publications for reading offline.
Register for a free account on PressReader. Doing so will give you the full functionality of the platform (email alerts, complete personalization of the platform and everything synchronized across all devices with the same username and password)
For more information, visit : PressReader Quick Start Guide

PressReader
Karger eJournal Collection  (from 1998 to the current)
Comprises over 80 subscription-based journals and about 20 Open Access journals, covering all disciplines of human medicine and related sciences.
Over 50% of Karger journals focus on basic and clinical research; another 17% are clinical research oriented.
Many of the publications were founded at the time of modern medical specialization and even today continue to serve as a forum for the latest developments and findings of basic and clinical research.
Free Trial access for Rhodes users from 21 April to 18 July 2017.

Karger Journals


Thursday, January 30, 2014

Digital Humanities

How the Humanities Compute in the Classroom

Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now in the undergraduate classroom, whether they pay off in tenure and promotion, and what it takes to create a work of digital scholarship that will last.

- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now in the undergraduate classroom, whether they pay off in tenure and promotion, and what it takes to create a work of digital scholarship that will last.

- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf
 Computer assisted research in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster...digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. Read more for how digital humanities play out in the classroom and for collection of articles.

From: Chronicle of Higher Education, Marc Parry, January 6 2014
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing." - See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now
- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.d
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now
- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now
- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.d
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now in the undergraduate classroom, whether they pay off in tenure and promotion, and what it takes to create a work of digital scholarship that will last.
- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now in the undergraduate classroom, whether they pay off in tenure and promotion, and what it takes to create a work of digital scholarship that will last.
- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now in the undergraduate classroom, whether they pay off in tenure and promotion, and what it takes to create a work of digital scholarship that will last.
- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf
Computer-assisted scholarship in the humanities dates back decades. In the past five years, though, the kinds of work collectively known as the digital humanities have taken on fresh luster. Observers have called this technology-inflected research "the next big thing."
Beyond the headlines and hoopla, digital scholarship has begun to work its way into the academic ecosystem. In the following collection of articles, read more about how the digital humanities play now in the undergraduate classroom, whether they pay off in tenure and promotion, and what it takes to create a work of digital scholarship that will last.
- See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Humanities-Compute-in/143809/?cid=wb#sthash.ttugUO0c.dpuf