Monday, March 5, 2012

Free E-Journals/ Newsletters


  • D-Lib Magazine (http://www.dlib.org/) - D-Lib Magazine is a monthly magazine about innovation and research in digital libraries.

  • Journal of Digital Information (http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/) - E-journal publishing papers on the management, presentation and uses of information in digital environments

  • Information Research: An international electronic journal (http://informationr.net/ir/) - Information Research is a free, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making freely accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines.

  • Journal of Electronic Publishing. (http://www.press.umich.edu/jep) - The Journal of Electronic Publishing is for the thoughtful forward-thinking publisher, librarian, scholar, or author -- in fact, anyone in this new business -- facing those challenges.

  • Current Cites (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/CurrentCites/) - monitors information technology literature in both print and digital forms, each month selecting only the best items to annotate for a free publication.

  • Ariadne (http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/) - The Ariadne newsletter is aimed at working librarians in academic libraries in the UK.

  • First Monday (http://www.firstmonday.dk/) - One of the first peer-reviewed journals on the Internet, about the Internet and the Global Information Infrastructure.

  • Free Online Scholarship Newsletter (http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/index.htm) - The purpose of the newsletter is to share news and discussion on the migration of print scholarship to the internet and efforts to make it available to readers free of charge.

  • Free Pint (http://www.freepint.com/) - Free Pint is a free email newsletter giving you tips, tricks and articles on how and where to find reliable Web sites and search more effectively.

  • Information Today and Tomorrow (ITT) (http://itt.nissat.tripod.com/) - Quarterly newsletter from NISSAT.

  • Digital libraries - a column in Library Journal by Roy Tennant, Manager, eScholarship Web & Services Design, California Digital Library

  • Bibliozine - the e-magazine for librarians. (http://www.bibliozine.com/index.shtml)

  • RLG DigiNews. Produced for RLG by the Cornell University Libraries Department of Preservation and Conservation, RLG DigiNews is a bimonthly Web-based newsletter focused on issues of vital interest to managers of digital initiatives. (http://www.rlg.org/preserv/diginews/)

  • Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/) - A quarterly publication of the Science and Technology Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, USA.

  • ITPapers.com (http://www.itpapers.com/) - Yellow pages of white papers. Covers several categoires, including libraries.

  • Australian Academic & Research Libraries (http://www.alia.org.au/sections/ucrls/aarl/) - Quarterly journal devoted to all aspects of librarianship in university and college libraries.

  • THE INFORMED LIBRARIAN ONLINE (http://www.infosourcespub.com/) THE INFORMED LIBRARIAN is a monthly compilation of the most recent tables of contents from over 180 valuable domestic and foreign library and information-related journals, e-journals, magazines,e-magazines, newsletters and e-newsletters.

  • Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/index.html).

  • Information Today (http://www.infotoday.com/it/itnew.htm) Information industry news services for the information professional.

  • LIBRES - Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal (http://libres.curtin.edu.au/).

  • Journal of Information, Law and Technology (http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/). 

  • Learning Management Systema (LMS)

    A Learning Management System (LMS) is software that automates the administrative tasks of training, such as registering users, tracking courses in a catalog, recording data, charting a user’s progress toward certification, and providing reports to managers. These system also serve as a platform to deliver eLearning to students. 

    There are many Learning Management Systems on the market, and their prices and functionality vary greatly. 

    Ziiva Prosperity™ Learning Management System

    Ziiva offers this LMS as a totally customizable solution. Both the LMS and the company are extremely flexible and fun to work with. Prosperity is a scalable, comprehensive platform. You can host it in-house or have Ziiva provide hosting. Left Brain Media™ has worked with many different LMS systems, and, over the years, we grew very impressed with the Ziiva Prosperity system, so we have extra information on this LMS available on www.ziiva.com.

    Active Learner

    Resource Development Corporation’s multi-level LMS.
    www.resources4learning.com

    Alpha LMS

    LMS designed for schools that gives advanced control over assignments, tracks student performance and competency, and allows sequencing of content within self-differentiating work plans.
    www.alpha-lms.co.uk

    CentraOne

    Centra offers hosting for e-Learning courses and an LMS.
    www.centra.com

    ClarityNET

    This e-learning platform allows you to set up, administer and track individualized, interactive training programs for literally thousands of employees from a single web interface.
    www.claritynet.com

    Conductor

    Sage Corporation’s employee training tracking administration software.
    www.Conductit.com

    Consensus

    Consensus' systems are user-friendly at all levels (for managers, administrators and learners) and designed for speed and ease of implementation.
    www.consensus.co.uk

    Cornerstone OnDemand Enterprise

    Cornerstone provides an extensible platform to build completely integrated Learning Management, Performance Management, Content Management, and Compliance Management systems.
    www.cornerstoneondemand.com

    Ed LCMS or LMS by Strategia

    LMS and content creation package that supports all types of learning experiences.
    www.strategia-ed.com

    Education Director

    The web-based LMS from Results Direct that was developed specifically for organizations to deliver and administer e-Learning.
    www.resultsdirect.com

    eTrainCenter

    eTrainCenter is an LMS and LCMS that combine rich and flexible tools with content management capabilities, customization of the learning experience, and integration with an institution's existing infrastructure.
    www.etraincenter.com

    FlexTraining Total e-Learning Solution

    This software package includes a web-based configuration wizard, course authoring, enrollment, reporting, testing, virtual lockers, and libraries.
    www.FlexTraining.com

    Gyrus

    Gyrus Systems, who for 23 years has been the pioneer in developing the most comprehensive Learning Management Systems, is currently marketing a "DO EVERYTHING" web based LMS. GyrusAim performs all e-Learning functions from scheduling classes all the way to talent management and succession planning including all user required reporting in between from a very operating-friendly dashboard environment.
    www.gyrus.com

    IBM Learning Solutions

    IBM offers learning strategy, delivery, infrastructure, outsourcing, and content services.
    www.ibm.com

    iLearning

    Oracle offers an enterprise LMS that allows organizations to manage, deliver, and track participation of employees, customers, and partners in both eLearning and classrooms environments.
    www.oracle.com

    Informetica

    This company provides an LMS that allows instructors with limited technical knowledge to create, manage, and deliver courses and exams online.
    www.informetica.com

    IntraLearn

    IntraLearn's Learning Management System provides configurable, feature rich, enterprise-class solutions across various vertical markets. 
    www.intralearn.com

    KnowledgeNet

    This company provides provides both LMS and LCMS systems.
    www.knowledgenetcampus.com

    Knowledge Planet

    This company provides provides both LMS and LCMS systems.
    www.knowledgeplanet.com

    LatitudeLearning.com

    LatitudeLearning.com is a scalable, robust and highly functional on-demand LMS available for training companies to provide effective training for their clients. The LatitudeLearning.com LMS enables training companies to open a world of new opportunities through a customized Internet portal. Latitude's full-featured LMS serves both small and large organizations. With over one million total registered users on its platforms, LatitudeLearning.com ranks among the top 10 training platforms. 
    www.latitudelearning.com

    Learn.com

    The Learn.com family of solutions includes the LearnCenter learning management system (LMS / LCMS), the CourseMaker Studio authoring tool, Mentor EPSS, and the 1,100-title Learn2 online course library.
    www.learn.com

    LearnFlex by Operitel

    LearnFlex TM has a multi-language library that delivers appropriate contextual language for discreet user groups. It allows personalization of the user interface, corporate branding, and target audience. The system includes powerful workflow modules for E-Commerce, E-Business, and competency management.
    www.operitel.com/LearnFlex.aspx

    The Matchett Group

    The Matchett Group offers a wide range of education, training and training software services.
    www.thematchettgroup.com

    Mentorware e-Learning Platform

    This system from Mentorware combines learning management and learning content management into one package.
    www.mentorware.com

    Meridian Knowledge Solutions LMS

    Meridian provides industry leading Learning Management Systems for organizations of all sizes. This is the number one ranked learning-technology company for customer loyalty. Their award-winning software aims to deliver learning, distribute knowledge and sharpen business skills, which will make you a leader in your industry.
    www.meridianksi.com

    Moodle

    Easy to install, but sometimes challanging to configure, Moodle is a free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. Any group with a limited budget but plenty of manpower check this solution out. It also recently ran across this list of 10 alternatives to Moodle.
    www.moodle.org

    Omnibus LMS

    This LMS includes the many of the most requested features for mid-size businesses. The platform contains the KBridge Authoring Tool that allows your SMEs to build eLearning content MS Word.
    www.omnibuslearning.com

    Online Learning Marketplace

    A resource for online learning and education.
    www.onlinemarketplace.com

    Osiris LMS

    Osiris LMS complies with the standards of eLearning technology through encompassing all functionalities of LMS to offer a robust online tool. Osiris LMS was designed considering easily accessible options, available through a simple mouse click.
    www.osirislms.com

    SumTotal

    Docent and Click2Learn combined into a new company. Since there was a lot of overlap in their product lines, it will be interesting to see what their "new" products look like.
    www.sumtotalsystems.com

    Thinking Cap

    Thinking Cap is a 100% XML and SCORM-compliant LCMS and LMS.
    www.thinkingcap.info

    THINQ TrainingServer

    THINQ's web-based enterprise LMS.
    www.thinq.com

    TLM (The Learning Manager)

    An easy to use, web-enabled, fully scalable, SCORM compliant, enterprise LMS system.
    www.thelearningmanager.com

    VCampus

    Vcampus Corporation provides fully hosted, web-based e-Learning solutions using an Application Service Provider (ASP) model.
    www.vcampus.com

    Vuepoint VLS Administrator and LMS Component

    Vuepoint’s learning administration and reporting application.
    www.vuepoint.com

    WBT Manager

    Integrity’s LMS is designed exclusively to organize, deploy, and track web-based training content.
    www.ielearning.com