This page is to help you find online information resources about a particular subject, or students resources relevant to an assignment. Using Google is a good way to find resources - but how do you know which are the reliable ones? This page contains a limied number of links to resources that have been assessed for their relevance and reliability. For example, the Intute references link to the Intute database which contains material that has been reviewed and evaluated by their subject specialists. Other links will be added as they become known and assessed.
Agriculture, food and forestry
Architecture and planning
Biological sciences
Business and management
Communication and media studies
Intute: Communication and media studies
Creative and performing arts
Intute: Creative and performing arts
Education and research methods
Intute: Education and research methods
Engineering
Geography and environment
Intute: Geography and environment
Health Care including Nursing
Intute: Nursing, midwifery and allied health
BMC Geriatrics - open access journal
Humanities
Law
Mathematics and computer science
Intute: Mathematics and computer science
Medicine including dentistry
Intute: Medicine including dentistry
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy - peer-reviewed, open access research journal
Modern languages and area studies
Intute: Modern languages and area studies
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Veterinary medicine
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I recommend that students new to online learning take the Open University UK online course "Living with the internet: learning online".
Which should you choose - on campus study or online learning? Click here to find ideas and resources to help you to decide.
A report released recently by the U.S. Department of Education, which analyzed 46 studies comparing online learning to face-to-face education, concludes that the former is more effective - at least at university level and in certain aspects.
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