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Nine new ‘best of the Web’ subject booklets have been published by Intute. Providing a selection of some of the most useful Internet resources for students, lecturers and researchers in a variety of subjects, they also point to the free Internet search and training services offered by Intute.   

Electronic versions of each booklet are freely available for everyone to download and copy from the Intute website. Staff may also order ‘the “Internet Resources for History” booklet is absolutely wonderful and is exactly what I need'printed copies (while stocks last) from the Intute Helpdesk. 

Intute provides Internet training services in a variety of formats, including seminars and events, online tutorials, re-usable presentations and worksheets. The printed booklets and targeted mail shots are designed to reach staff who might not yet be familiar with the new Intute service or the key academic Internet resources in their subject. 

The booklets can be a useful reference for those undertaking research, or for those responsible for creating course materials, reading or resource lists for students. 

Feedback from those already using the booklets has been extremely positive, with one researcher at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine saying: ‘I am responsible for teaching literature review skills to Masters students, and have distributed electronic copies of your booklet – “Internet Resource for Health and Medicine” – to my students. I have received a lot of positive feedback about their usefulness.’

A subject librarian at the University of Glasgow said that ‘the “Internet Resources for History” booklet is absolutely wonderful and is exactly what I need  as a Subject Librarian, as I can disseminate the information to both staff and students,’ while a director of research at the University of Edinburgh said: ‘It has been most helpful at many levels, an almost obligatory resource for most postgrads, strongly encouraged for the honours students and for those who are picking up an interest in History and historical resources at levels 1 and 2. I have also found it useful in my own research.’ 

The nine new titles bring the total number of Intute subject booklets to 16.To see which subjects are covered and to access the booklets, please go to: Intute booklets