News & Updates
Online Resources Articles, News, Promotions and Updates from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Recent Articles
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Sport, Exercise & Leisure - introducing a brand new eBook collection
What could 350+ of our finest eBooks in Sport, Exercise & Leisure do for students and library users? Well, we have created a new eCollection to meet the needs of researchers with an interest in these dynamic, emerging subjects. Find out what this 'new kid on the (starting) blocks' is all about!
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The results are in! Our Open Access survey receives nearly 15,000 responses
Almost 15,000 journal authors responded to our recent Open Access survey, conducted by our lovely brothers and sisters in Taylor & Francis Journals. The survey touched on a range of important questions, including peer review, licensing, re-use and metrics. Read the full report here.
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Partridge Slang - Now Available
Just launched! The newest edition of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English – and for the first time ever, the two volume set is also available online at www.partridgeslangonline.com.
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Oscar nominations galore for the new Taylor & Francis (Routledge) eBooks video
And the winner in the category of Best Short Film (Live Action) goes to ... eBooks for Libraries from Taylor & Francis (including all Routledge titles)! We are very proud of our new eBooks video (a bit too proud maybe). It gives you a great overview of what T&F eBooks are all about, how to trial them and how to purchase. Watch the vid here!
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It’s Official: Using Twitter Makes Students More Engaged
Further affirming what you probably already know, Twitter is evidently one of the best tools for learning and becoming an engaged student. A new study solidifies the worth of Twitter for students. Read all about it here
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Routledge Performance Archive - Have You Requested a Free Trial
The Routledge Performance Archive (RPA) is a developing resource produced in partnership with Digital Theatre, providing unique access to an unprecedented range of audio-visual material from past and present practitioners of performance.
We have received a wonderful response to the RPA after its launch in the UK at the TaPRA Conference and in the US at the ASTR Conference and want to remind you that you can request a free trial of the site for yourself or your institution. Request your trial here.
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Bellini, Wagner and chamber music all new additions to Routledge Music Online
Routledge Music Online has been given a facelift for November! There are new reference titles available for American Popular Music and Richard Wagner, among other popular styles and composers, that will be of interest to music students and the wider public. Learn all about it here!
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Europa World is the online version of the renowned Europa World Year Book
Looking to source accurate economic and political information? Europa World keeps you up-to-speed with global change, providing information on everything from demographic trends in India to food imports in Japan. Sarah Fancher, Senior Librarian at St. Louis University in the US, gives her opinion on the resource. Read the review here!
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online ‘a must have for any institution’
The online version of Routledge's landmark philosophy reference work was a big hit with Paul Gahan, Information & Local Studies Librarian at Swindon Libraries in the UK. Find out what he made of the resource and why it could be of benefit to your philosophy subject library. All the details here.
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Many eBook Borrowers Buy, Too, Says Pew Study
According to a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life project, those who borrow e-books from libraries also purchase e-books. When e-book borrowers were asked by Pew how they acquired the last e-book they read, 41% said they bought it. Tell me more!
