Thursday, April 13, 2006

Windows Live Academic


The use of journal databases as a source of referenced content has always been one of the advantages of running a course from the internet. Students have access to a wide range of peer reviewed content from reputable sources. Finding this content has usually required logging in to a database provider via an institution that has set up accounts for it's students.The site allows the user to search academic papers, weblog feeds, the web , news, images etc. It also allows individual user customisation of the site via the use of macros. Windows Live Academic This looks really good and could change the way search is conducted.

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