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Searching for nests of the invasive Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) using radio-telemetry
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-07-04)Asian hornets (Vespa velutina) are voracious predators of bees, and are the latest emerging threat to managed and wild pollinator populations in Europe. To prevent establishment or reduce the rate of spread of V. velutina, ... -
Evaluating ENSO teleconnections using observations and CMIP5 models
(Springer Verlag, 2018-06-21)Bias correction of global and regional climate models is essential for credible climate change projections. This study examines the bias of the models of the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) in their ... -
Reassessing frontline medical practitioners of the British civil wars in the context of the seventeenth-century medical world
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018-06-18)Medical provision in Civil War armies has generally suffered a poor reputation. Medical matters have been excluded from assessments of how far Civil War armies confirm evidence of the so-called ‘Military Revolution’, whilst ... -
The International Film Business A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood
(Routledge, 2014-10-10)The International Film Business considers the independent film sector as a business, and the specific skills and knowledge that it requires. It describes both the present state of the independent film industry and the ... -
What Works in the Field? Evaluating Informal Science Events
(Frontiers, 2017-12-11)Around the world, increasing numbers of people are attending informal science events, often ones that are part of multi-event festivals that cross cultural boundaries. For the researchers who take part, and the organizers, ... -
Lecture Capture – can it help ‘hard to reach’ students?
(University of Greenwich, 2017)What are the consequences of implementing Lecture Capture technology and how does it support students, especially those who are ‘hard to reach’? There is growing evidence around the benefits lecture recordings provide to ... -
Life Out of Death—Violent FX and Its Vivacious Power
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-03-21)This article examines the use of digital visual effects in violently disturbing films and how they reformulate them into newly observable cinematic imagery. It discusses how visual effects show cinematic violence as producing ... -
The Famine Project: Structuring Data
(University of Exeter, 2015)A report on current technologies deployed in the AHRC-funded project "Famine & Dearth in India & Britain, 1550-1800", presented at the workshop: Food Security and the Environment in India and Britain: historical and cultural ... -
Workflow, Responsibility and Quality Control for Digital Editions: A Case Study
(DRHA, 2009-09)The modern digital edition of a literary work is most often a collaborative product, with many contributors participating in the process of production, from the planning and image capture phases through to the electronic ... -
Champions and e-books: using student Library Champions to inform e-book purchasing strategies
(UKSG in association with Ubiquity Press, 2016-07-05)How students really use e-books is a subject of much interest to library professionals. This has particular relevance when it comes to selecting suppliers and e-book platforms for institutional use. The question of preferred ... -
Travelling to succeed: introducing a library travel bursary scheme
(SCONUL, 2014-12)The University of Exeter Library Travel Bursaries Scheme was established in 2012 to support students who wish to visit other libraries and / or archives in order to further their studies. We award up to £200 to taught ... -
University of Exeter research data management and open access training for staff
(Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences, 2014-10)The article describes the open access and research data management training provided at the University of Exeter. -
The skeptical business searcher: The information advisor's guide to evaluating web data, sites, and sources
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)Review of The Skeptical Business Searcher: The Information Advisor’s Guide to Evaluating Web Data, Sites, and Sources, by Robert Berkman. -
Championing the library: involving students in development, advocacy and stock selection
(SCONUL, 2013)At the start of the 2011–12 academic year, the library at the University of Exeter launched a new pilot scheme of student ‘library champions’. These students were expected to help us promote the library, to feed back ... -
Gunpowder Manufacturers and the Office of Ordnance, 1793-1815
(German Historical Institute, 2011)This chapter explored the networks and linkages between the Office of Ordnance and gunpowder manufacturers in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. -
Access Management Systems for Electronic Resources in U.K. Higher Education: a comparative evaluation
(University of Central England, Birmingham, 2006-09)The aim of this dissertation is to identify and assess the current and proposed access management systems for electronic resources in the U.K. higher education sector and to identify the policy issues that arise from the ... -
First Test Submission Post Live
(University of Exeter, 2013-07-26)Just testing whether we can submit via Globus -
European information: a guide to official sources
(European Information Association, 2010)A practical guide for anyone who needs to find official information about the European institutions and their activities -
Augmented Reality: A Review of available Augmented Reality packages and evaluation of their potential use in an educational context
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Royal Navy gunners in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
(The Society for Nautical Research, 2009)