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There is life beyond Google and this site, aimed at academic researchers, reviews the best of the web browsers. Starting out with Google, it also includes Northern Light, favoured by academics, and 'how-to' sites that promote effective use of the web. Ever wondered how Google works? Read in awe. Tulane University Libraries Special Collections is an inspired approach to online library resources and there seems to be a real commitment to those scholars and students who may wish to use the site. The 'Music, Dance, Theater' section lists the resources at Tulane although there is little to view on line and the Riverboat and Jazz pages are far more promising.

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BERA - the British Educational Research Association - was founded in 1974 and now has over 1300 members and, through its Associated Societies, is in contact with at least 1000 others engaging in educational research. We are governed by an Executive Council which reports once a year to a General Meeting of members. In the UK we are the premier learned society for educational research and, as such, were among the founders of the Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences. We are a registered charity.

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911, the Carnegie Trust supports education and research through awarding various grants both in the United States and other countries.

CURL (Consortium of University Research Libraries) aims to promote, maintain and improve library resources for research, learning and teaching in research-led universities. They develop and support co-operative solutions to the problems of acquisition, storage and delivery of information within libraries. This site gives more information concerning their work and the CURL database of bibliographic records.

The Research Capacity Building Network is part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Teaching and Learning Research Programme. The RCBN exists to facilitate the sharing of research skills, knowledge and expertise both among TLRP researchers and the wider educational research community.
(June 2003, DP)

A UK funding agency for research and training in social and economic issues.

ESRO - Ethnographic Social Research Options - Aims to bring high quality qualitative research to the public sector, international, commercial and voluntary organisations.

Great story of gallantry, love of country and fight for freedom against communism and tyranny. Sound themes about freedom and justice. Dedicated to victims of communism.

Higher Education & Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom.
HERO is the official gateway site to the UK's universities, colleges and research organisations.

Online humanities resources for UK HE and FE, part of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN).

A directory of events and academics, consultants, managers and other professionals in the public and private sectors.

This very clear database currently consists of three categories: Scholars Info; Events Info; Consultants Info. Each contains searchable/browsable data. While the content is currently very limited, the format is easy to use and the hub could be worth visiting if it continues to grow.
Reviewed October 2002, by David Pearson.

"The International Federation for Theatre Research exists to promote collaboration and the exchange of information between individuals and organisations concerned with theatre research. To this end the Federation supports conferences and publications and assists its members in all such activities and projects." (Home page) MM November 04

Established in 1925, the Leverhulme Trust funds mainly for original research and also in support of students and instruction in areas of distinctive educational activity.

Information about existing live art/performance art materials, records and publications - mostly UK based.

Founded in 1946, the Foundation has been at the forefront of research and development in education for over 55 years. Our membership includes the local education authorities in England and Wales, the main teachers’ associations in the UK and many other leading organisations with educational and training interests.

REVIEW: This accessible site is divided by subject, each containing a dozen or so PDF files containing samples of new books, often including the contents and a complete chapter. Other books can be searched and bought from the site.
Reviewed May 2002, by David Pearson.

Produced by HERO: Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom. The site lists RAE results by institution and subject discipline.

A comprehensive site for research-related activity in the UK and Europe. Includes bulletins, funding opportunities, and jobs.

SARA - Scholarly Articles Research Alerting - is a service designed to deliver by email, tables of contents for any issue of Carfax, CRC Press, Frank Cass, Parthenon, Psychology Press, Routledge, Spon Press or Taylor & Francis journals to anyone who has requested the information. This service is completely free of charge and you can select to receive alerts by keyword, title, sub-category or main category.

The SCRE has been supporting Scottish education through research since 1928. In broad terms, SCRE's functions are to conduct educational research of the highest quality and to support the use of research outcomes through the dissemination of findings.

REVIEW: Forum for theatre history scholars. STR publishes new and reprinted books, distributes the journal Theatre Notebook, holds a series of London-based lectures, stages an annual festival, awards research grants and a Theatre Research Prize for original research. The web site provides details and contact information for each of the areas of work and a simple menu bar makes the site easy to access.
Reviewed October 2002, by Stuart Andrews.

Site of the month 01/05
"The Moving Image Gateway (MIG) is a new service that collects together websites that relate to moving images and sound and their use in higher and further education. The sites are classified by academic discipline, some forty subjects from Agriculture to Women's Studies, collected within the four main categories of Arts & Humanities, Bio-Medical, Social Sciences and Science & Technology. Each site has been evaluated and described by the BUFVC's Information Service, which regularly checks and updates the database. Sites are highlighted which have video or audio streaming. There are some 600 sites on the MIG database at present, and it continues to grow at the rate of ten per month."

The website of the company that develops and operates the academic network JANET on behalf of the JISC.

Research materials, dissertation offprints, out-of-print books, etc, etc.

Search for research and professional arts resources. Information on searching technqiue and valuable Internet sites for images, text, plot outlines, special collections etc.
(01/03 SA).