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A Comparison of E-book and Print Book Discovery, Preferences, and Usage by Science and Engineering Faculty and Graduate Students at the University of Kansas.

open access: yesIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2014
The availability of science and technology e-books through the University of Kansas Libraries is growing rapidly through approval plans, e-book packages, and electronic demand-driven acquisitions.
Julie Waters   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The THESEUS Space Mission and the Infrared Telescope Calibration Unit

open access: yesAstronomische Nachrichten, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Transient High‐Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) is an ESA M7 mission concept currently in Phase A, designed to exploit gamma‐ray bursts to probe the early Universe while advancing multi‐messenger and time‐domain astrophysics. To achieve its ambitious goals, THESEUS will combine wide‐band x‐ray and gamma‐ray monitors with an
András Péter Joó   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of a preprescribing formative assessment on learning in final‐year medical students using hospital inpatient electronic prescribing systems

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Graduating medical students consistently report being unprepared for the complexity of prescribing in clinical practice. Current clinical prescribing teaching and authentic assessment are limited due to patient safety concerns. We aimed to examine the educational utility of supervised preprescribing as a learning process and potential authentic ...
Kellie A. Charles   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Die Entwicklung eines spezialisierten E-Book-Readers als Antwort auf die Notwendigkeit einer zweckorientierten Software für wissenschaftliche Literatur am Beispiel des E-Books

open access: yesGMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information, 2008
In science and especially in medicine, ebooks have become more and more important during the last years. Having a cooperation with the author of one of the leading books of internal medicine in Germany, the idea came up to publish his book in a version ...
Gemein, Björn H., Walter, Till
doaj  

Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Fiction Electronic Books: A Usability Study

open access: yes, 2004
Usability study of fiction electronic book. Compares traditional and electronic books and considers the importance of the book metaphor.
Chrysanthi Malama   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

The pattern of e-book use amongst undergraduate in Malaysia : a case of to know is to use [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This exploratory study focuses on identifying the usage pattern of e-books especially on how, when, where and why undergraduates at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT), University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur use or do not ...
Ismail, Roesnita, Zainab, A.N.
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Understanding exam access arrangements in practice: Challenges and opportunities

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Secondary students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) often face challenges with academic tasks, particularly with high‐stakes examinations. Exam access arrangements (EAA) are provided as reasonable adjustments to reduce disadvantage for students with SpLD.
Catherine Antalek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting roles of school and public libraries in lower primary pupils' reading

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Libraries represent an important institutional component of children's reading socialisation, yet their role is often treated as uniform despite substantial differences between school and public libraries. This study examines how visits to school and public libraries relate to pupils' reading attitudes, practices and self‐assessed reading ...
Kateřina Balcarová, Jiří Balcar
wiley   +1 more source

The role of academic electronic books in undergraduate students' achievement in higher education. [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
Alsalhi NR   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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