Rules of Thumb
“Rules of Thumb” are all very well but how do you learn them without being apprenticed to experts? Where can you look them up? Here: http://rulesofthumb.org/
Worldometers
http://www.worldometers.info/ This is a page that can become strangely fascinating as you watch the world go by…
oh, and while…
… TOTD is still highlighted in red as a “new” thing. Now would be a good moment to include the University of Portsmouth Library’s homepage: http://www.port.ac.uk/library Note under the tab ‘Library News’ there’s also a new link to ‘Blogs’ over on the …
ArchivesHub
Many thanks for all the contributions of late – it’s almost hard to keep up. But TOTD will get to them. http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/ from a contributor who writes: “This gives a nice subject way into the archives hub and I find …
Don’t judge too quickly…
Perhaps you think the Library’s dull – or doesn’t have anything for you or your studies. Don’t judge too quickly… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Keo97K9cs
Explain that stuff!
First contribution of the new year (thank you) takes us to explaining every day items in a helpful, straightforward way. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/ It’s an eclectic (and currently small) range of subjects from CDs/DVDs to suicide in young people, but you may …
And for our science faculty…
… perhaps we can start the year with a formula or two: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3794419.stm
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
For more work by Jon Everitt: http://www.throughdifferenteyes.co.uk/
Life Hack
With new year resolutions just around the corner, how about improving study/organization/life with this ‘life hack’ blog that lets you tweak your habits, skills and get more things done? http://www.lifehack.org/ TOTD is now shutting down for the holiday break. Perhaps …
Hot for Words
Several have suggested Hot for Words as a TOTD. Mainly, I’m told, because it’s a good example of making ‘academic’ things fun. So here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO72SYKcTZ8 how could any word lover not like it! Hot for Words has covered …
