New Architecture/Building databases

Two new architecture databases are available on Sabinet:

ArchUP
The material from ArchUP comes from 93 different Architectural journals, which include 20,000 records.

Articles indexed over the years enable users to access information on architects, buildings, building materials and methods, design theory, urban design, and much more.

The coverage is from early 1970 through August 2008. New records will be loaded monthly.

PlanUP
PlanUP includes over 3,000 records, describing the building, architect and location.
PlanUP was developed for the indexing of the extended archive of the Department of Architecture at UP. Donations of the work of some of South Africa's major architects were accumulated over the years.

The database includes diverse research reports, articles, frameworks, sketches and photographs, original hand-drawn plans, elevations, sections, and diaries. New records will be loaded monthly.

Blending teaching and technology

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Have you found EduCause Connect yet? It is part of the bigger EduCause which is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.

In EduCause Connect you can find articles and tools to help you use information technology in your everyday teaching.

Most relevant to you might be the topic Teaching and Learning with the categories being:

Assessment and Evaluation(254)
E-Learning(866)
Faculty(217)
Instructional Design(218)
Instructional Technologies(505)
Interaction and Engagement(146)
IT Integration(155)
K-12 Programs(28)
Knowledge Management(64)
Learners(186)
Learning(347)
Learning Space Design(199)
Library Projects(66)
Organizational Issues, Teaching and Learning(19)
Standards and Specifications: Teaching and Learning(16)
Teaching(276)
Virtual Community(146)

In each category you will find links to featured content, primary publications on the topic, wiki's, blogs, communities, events in keeping with the topic, authors on this topic, conference resources and other internet sources and more.

Some of the other popular topics include:
Cybersecurity(300)
Information Systems and Services(98)
Information Technology Management and Leadership(265)
Libraries and Technology(230)
Networking and Emerging Technologies(101)
Policy and Law(151)

Another New Database: Blackwell Synergy

Blackwell Synergy

We've recently subscribed to Blackwell Synergy's publisher database (i.e. they publish all the journals listed in their database).

I'm very excited about this recent purchase as we now have access to more than 850 online journals, including access to a wide range of business and management journals through the Library.

They include the following journals:

• American Business Law Journal
• British Journal of Industrial Relations
• British Journal of Management
• Business and Society Review
• Business Ethics: A European Review
• Business Strategy Review
• Corporate Governance: An International Review
• Creativity and Innovation Management
• Decision Sciences
• Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education
• Economic Outlook
• Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
• Family Business Review
• Human Resource Management Journal
• Industrial Relations
• Industrial Relations Journal
• International Journal of Consumer Studies
• International Journal of Management Reviews
• International Journal of Selection and Assessment
• International Journal of Training and Development
• International Transactions in Operational Research
• Journal of Consumer Affairs
• Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
• Journal of Legal Studies Education
• Journal of Management Studies
• Journal of Product Innovation Management
• Journal of Small Business Management
• Journal of Supply Chain Management
• Management and Organizational Review
• New Technology, Work and Employment
• R&D Management
• Risk Analysis

Many articles in these journals are available in both PDF and HTML formats and are fully searchable. They also include reference links to cited articles in ISI, and in other journals through CrossRef. In many cases, there are also ‘forward links' to citing articles and the service is compatible with a range of different Reference Management software, including RefWorks.

You can find Blackwell Synergy listed under B on the list of databases.

Brand new Database: SA Sectors

I'm very pleased to announce that we have subscribed to a brand new database SA Sectors from the company Who Owns Whom .

Content:
This database offers a sectoral view of South African business conducted at the five digit SICC level. Research is not dependant on public domain information as it is conducted through interviews with the companies researched.

Coverage:
It covers approximately 2,000 top companies in 203 sectors of which 80% are unlisted.

The content covers:

• a detailed profile of all the significant players in the sector


• an organogram giving a snapshot structure of the sector


• an overview of the industry and issues facing it.

The reports provide:

• an overview of the industry


• the use of the product that is the main focus of the industry (in the case of mining)


• the infrastructure


• legislative environment


• production environment


• corporate social responsibility


• state of the industry in South Africa


• smaller upcoming companies in the industry


• summary of major role players


• references


• organogram of the industry with percentage holding of market


• companies profiles included contact details (updated annually)


• shareholders


• history of the business


• description of the products


• general comments.

Access:
We are busy loading the URLs onto the Library's list of databases, however, you can gain access to SA Sectors via the Who Owns Whom website. You will find SA Sectors listed on the left side of your screen, as well as in the middle section. The sectors listed on the home page are the newest ones added.

Passwords:

When you click on an item (industry, search function or list) you will be prompted for a user name and password: please use the password provided in my email.

Once SA Sectors is listed a password will no longer be needed.

Who Owns Whom also offers two FREE services:

• Take Over Talk

This list Mergers & Acquisitions by:

* Date *Target *Acquisitor *BEE Deals *Key Positions (appointments/resignations) *Foreign Deals

TakeOver Talk is updated weekly.

• Corporate Action

This section lists:

* New listings on the JSE (providing JSE code and abbreviation) *Delistings (provides the reason for the delisting) *Company Name Changes (provides the old and new name and the JSE codes)