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PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags academic & use

01 December 2006

New Media and Cyberculture library resouces

Library Resources for communication studies site; here, suggested keywords for searches, reference works, periodical indexes, web sites, professional associations, journals and trade publications, statistical sources. updated 2004.

Black Film Research Online

good discussion of Black film in Chicago; also a large section on how to do Black film research on the Internet

30 November 2006

Synoptique

film journal from Concordia University in Montreal

20 November 2006

Local consumption cultures in a globalizing world by Peter Jackson

Focusing on the resilience of distinctive local consumption cultures, with evidence from three contrasting consumption cultures: consumption and 'public culture' in India, 'consumer nationalism' in China, and 'artful consumption' in Russia.

Geographies of Responsibility by Doreen Massey

on political implications of considering space within political discussions of responsibility and identity

Neoliberalizing Space

essay on updating space-place theory for contemporary economics

18 November 2006

Dr Daniel Chandler's UWA Home Page

extensive website of visual semiotician, with course outlines, online papers, and an interesting links page

JEP - The Journal of Electronic Publishing

many of the past issues were on thematic concerns; ever of greater importance in academic and knowledge communities is the how-to of electronic publishing

THE PECULIARITIES OF CYBERSPACE by Albert Benschop

complete book online, covers many areas often not dealt with, such as porn sites and dating sites; one insight that may draw you to read more: "the times that count in cyberspace are highly accelerated and strongly individualized."

13 November 2006

Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb

by 7 others
The invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web and comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines can't index.

11 November 2006

Confronting Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Ed'n in 21st Century

Henry Jenkins, with Katie Clinton, Ravi Purushotma, Alice J. Robinson, and Margaret Weigel ; PDF or online in 6 parts; sensible and sparks new directions of thought; respectful of students

10 November 2006

06 November 2006

Internet resources for course on web art production

links to theory, artists sites, institutional resources, good sites for tutorials, and ejournals on/for web art

Photoethnography.com - Links

by Karen Nakamura; how-to and disciplinary links

31 October 2006

M/C Journal - Latest Issue

from Australia, looking at media internationally and politically

30 October 2006

19 October 2006

18 October 2006

12 Principles of Web Writing and Design

from teacher Craig Stroupe, who has online many useful teaching tools across tech and cultural fields

15 October 2006

06 October 2006

Composing Cyberspace, by Rich Holeton

website for book, with sections on knowledge, community, and identity; does not have text of book but many useful questions, links, and resources