Latest Internet resources added to Intute

Biblos.com : search, read, study the Bible in many languages

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

Biblos.com offers a wide selection of online tools for searching and studying the Bible. It includes over 20 English translations, the Greek and Hebrew original texts, and versions in dozens of other languages. Tools offered include: the ability to view multiple versions in parallel; interlinear texts to aid the study of the Bible in its original languages (extra fonts may be needed to view these properly); a concordance, dictionary, and encyclopaedia; a number of commentaries; a biblical image library; a Bible atlas; a set of Bible book and chapter outlines; and information about people and places who feature in the Bible. The site appears to be designed primarily for devotional use, but many of these tools also have academic applications. One slight drawback of the site is that is sometimes lacking in instructions, which means one has to be willing to spend a little time finding out how to use the tools by trial and error. However, there is a lot here that is worth exploring.

Northern Ireland social welfare law

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

This part of the Northern Ireland Department for Social Development website provides access to primary and secondary legal materials relating to social welfare law in Northern Ireland. There is an electronic version of "The Law Relating to Social Security for Northern Ireland" (The Blue Volumes) and �The law relating to Child Support in Northern Ireland� (The Orange Volume) providing access to legislation relating to benefits and pensions in the country. The Northern Ireland Digest of Case-law (NIDOC) provides access to appeals heard by the Office of the Social Security Commissioners and Child Support Commissioners (OSSC) in Northern Ireland from 2000 onwards. These decisions relate to �social security benefit, compensation recovery and child support applications and appeals�. Other materials presented on the site include publications of the Social Policy Unit and a page of related web links.

Bombaxo

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

Bombaxo is a theological website by independent scholar Kevin P. Edgecomb. The main focus is on biblical studies, though some material relating to patristic theology and Judaica is also included. The biblical studies resources include, among other things: lectionaries ancient and modern; information on biblical versification and the biblical canon; chronologies; and material on the apocrypha and pseudepigrapha. The site's presentation is deliberately plain, but there is a large quantity of material here, and users need to be prepared to spend some time browsing to explore it all. The information offered is most likely to be of interest to reasonably advanced scholars, rather than beginners in the field.

Independent Case Examiner

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

Official website of the Independent Case Examiner (ICE) whose role is to investigate complaints made by users of the following Government Agencies: the Child Support Agency; Debt Management; Pension, Disability and Carers Service; the Financial Assistance Scheme; Jobcentre Plus; Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division (Northern Ireland) and the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency. The site gives guidance on how to make a complaint and how complaints will be dealt with by the ICE, additional information about the work of the ICE, annual reports and news items about the service.

International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA)

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

�ITSA is the first China-based global academic association on tourism research in the world. As a non-profit organization, the objectives of ITSA are to bridge the gap between West and East in tourism and hospitality research, to provide a forum for exchange of research ideas and good research practices in tourism studies among scholars around the world with a particular focus on the developing countries and to diffuse research findings for the benefits of the tourism industry.�

Office for Security and Counter Terrorism

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

Official website of the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) a Directorate within the United Kingdom Home Office which �leads the work on counter-terrorism in the UK, working closely with the police and security services�. The site has information about the work and responsibilities of the OSCT along with a full text copy of the counter terrorism strategy which can be freely downloaded. Also given on this site is information on how the government, emergency services, local authorities and regional agencies respond to a terrorist threat and the OSCT�s strategy for using science and technology to combat terrorists. There is a description of the OSCT�s programme for countering the threat of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE). The legislation page provides access to key pieces of legislation, administered by the Home Office, which give the government key powers in combating terrorism. There is also information on proposed new legislation and on the independent reviews of terrorism legislation which are carried out regularly to ensure terrorism laws remain appropriate.

Bureau of Social Tourism (BITS)

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

�The International Bureau of Social Tourism (BITS) is an international non-profit association, whose aim is to promote access to tourism for all, and more particularly for low-income population groups. BITS members include associations, trade unions, cooperatives, private organizations, as well as public authorities in charge of tourism.� The website includes further information about the organisation; its structure, partner organisations and relevant documentation. In addition, there are details of relevant news, events and resources. There is also a members only area.

International Olympic Academy

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

The International Olympic Academy was established by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1949 and officially inaugurated in June 1961 as "the intellectual expression of the Olympic Movement". Its website contains information about the IOA vision and the Olympic Movement, as well as contact details for the individual National Olympic Academies.

There are also details of publications, a link to an archive of video streams and pictures from recent IOA sessions and downloadable reports of the Young Participants sessions from 1961 to 2001, and the Special Sessions from 1997 to 2001 (large PDF files). Each volume contains reports of the session proceedings and papers on Olympic or sports related topics by academics, researchers and sports professionals from around the world. There is a site search facility.

Cycle sense : skills and confidence on the road

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

This is a 16 page brochure (PDF, 2007) from the London cycling campaign, which aims to build the confidence of cyclists not used to cycling in busy traffic; especially in London. The brochure deals with issues such as assertiveness, safety, cycle maintenance, visibility, positioning, manoeuvres, the Highway Code and gives advice on training.

R676 - Fen Violet Viola persicifolia Schreber : a review of conservation work carried out

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

This 42 page report, publishe by Natural England, reviews the conservation work on the Fen Violet carried out under English Nature's Species Recovery Programme between 1993 and 2005. The report is available as a PDF, along with a two page Research Information Note summarising the work.

European Financial Integration Report

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

This report is produced annually by the European Commission. 'The main body of the report is devoted to the economic analysis of European financial integration and to the related impact on market structures, competition, efficiency, innovation and stability.' Press releases also appear on this website, with updates on financial integration in the EU. These report on business climate and economic sentiment indicators, plus news of financial investigations of companies and monitoring. The actual report is available in PDF (requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader software).

R706 : Apium repens creeping marshwort Species Recovery Programme 1995-2005

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

This two part report (40 and 80 pages) published by Natural England covers work undertaken from 1995 to 2005 under the Species Recovery Programme. An Action Plan was drawn up to conserve Apium repens, a small creeping perennial listed under the Habitats Directive because of its scarcity and decline in Europe. The work was undertaken by the Rare Plants Group of the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire.

Business Studies Online Dictionary

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

An Interactive Online Business Studies Dictionary, from the educational company Online Business Studies. A nice simple dictionary with most basic terms, probably suitable for first year undergraduate students who want to find words in a hurry. It contains terms like 'profit and loss account', 'market share', 'gross pay' and 'depreciation'.

Education research news

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

Education research news is an occasional update from the US Institute of Education Studies. It provides information on the latest research from the various research centres at the Institute, details of upcoming events, reports on specific research findings and information about grants, training and conferences. Users can sign up to receive the update by email or view the articles online.

fdf (Foundation Degree Forward)

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT

fdf (Foundation Degree Forward) is a national body that supports the development and validation of high quality foundation degrees. It is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to support employer engagement across work based higher education programmes generally and in relation to foundation degrees specifically. fdf works in partnership with all relevant agencies, institutions, organisations and interest groups to ensure that the development of work-based higher level skills training is driven by the needs of employers and students. The website includes more about the key activities of fdf, details of their publications, a course search for foundation degrees and news from fdf.