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Codecademy – Learn to code interactively, for free.

codecademy logoCodecademy helps millions of learners around the world get the skills they need to succeed in today’s digital world — all in a way that’s fun, free, and accessible anywhere. Codecademy offers an entirely new, networked approach to learning in which you interact with students across the globe, build amazing projects, and – most important – apply your skills to improve your life.

How it works
Codecademy is different from any other learning experience; it’s designed to complement the way people want to learn in the twenty-first century. On Codecademy, learners discover concepts by actually building things and getting constant feedback from peers. Learning and demonstrating skills become one and the same – and students are always left with something tangible to show for their efforts. The community of millions of learners is at the ready to help everyone achieve the outcome they want, through study groups, question and answer forums, and more.

Courses for following computer languages are offered at the moment:

Life-changing knowledge should be free and easily accessible to anyone, and on Codecademy it is, with thousands of courses available for free online and yet more available for users on the mobile apps for iPhone and iPad. Most of all, Codecademy‘s students have access to one another, as well as the tools they need to make each other smarter, more skilled, and more productive.

Codecademy can be accessed by selecting the letter “C” via the “Find databases” on findit.lu. There is also a direct link: Codecademy

Free access to de Gruyter Biomedical Science and Engineering collection

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At De Gruyter, we are building the foundations for the bio-specialist with our authoritative Biomedical Science and Engineering collection!

Featuring a cluster of 25 eBooks and 10 Journals integrating research and developments from the areas of biology, engineering, computer science, physics, and medicine, all compiled by top-level experts in their respective disciplines, this collection is a must-own for anyone studying, researching, or practicing in the field.

In order to claim your Free 30-Day Access to 8 of our most popular titles and journals, just enter the Access Token BIOMED2014 into your personal user account. But hurry, this offer is only valid until June 30th, 2014!

Free Access: Try “English Historical Documents Online”

English Historical DocumentsRoutledge is pleased to offer FREE access to English Historical Documents Online until May 11.

Simply visit englishhistoricaldocuments.com and log in with the details below:

Username: ehdtrialuser
Password: trialaccess123

This digital platform provides:

  • Easy electronic access to primary sources, some of which are otherwise inaccessible
  • Advanced search options at the document level by title, person name, place name, and date fields—all documents have been classified by experts at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR)
  • PDF downloads and printing capability
  • Options to create personal accounts, allowing saved searches, bookmarks, and annotations
  • A scrolling timeline that makes jumping in and out of documents and historical periods simple and fun.

The Bluebook Online

The BluebookWe are happy to announce that we’re now offering online access to the The Bluebook Online .

The Bluebook is the definitive style guide for legal citation in the United States. For generations, law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on The Bluebook’s unique system of citation. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, The Bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information about the sources and authorities upon which they rely in their work.

The Bluebook can be accessed by selecting the letter “B” via the “Find databases” tab or in the journal’s list on findit.lu.There is also a direct link: The Bluebook  

Since there is a limit of 5 concurrent users (“5 parallel seats”), please use the “Release Seat” button as soon as you’ve finished your research to allow other users to access the site. This button is located in the top right corner of the page.

Accès Test Bulletin Quotidien Europe

Dans le cadre d’un accès d’essai ayant cours jusqu’au 4 avril 2014, vous pourrez consulter le Bulletin Quotidien Europe en ligne.

Le Bulletin Quotidien Europe est le seul quotidien au monde entièrement axé sur l’actualité de l’Union européenne: rédigé en français, il est traduit en temps réel en anglais.

Le bulletin est, depuis 1953, un véritable Guide à l’Europe qui offre quotidiennement une vue d’ensemble de l’activité de l’Union européenne.
Lu par des dizaines de milliers d’abonnés de Bruxelles à New York, en passant par Paris, Londres, Washington ou Canberra, le Bulletin Quotidien Europe est l’outil de travail indispensable pour tous les décideurs, qu’ils soient politiques, diplomates, industriels, consultants ou juristes. Le Bulletin Quotidien Europe est en outre probablement la source d’information européenne préférée du monde académique.

Dans le cadre du test vous pouvez consulter les 300 derniers bulletins électroniquement via DanteWeb.

Vous pouvez y accéder soit en cliquant sur DanteWeb ici ou dans la liste de bases de données, sur findit.lu, sous la lettre “D”.

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Update: 07/04/14: Updates are finished and findit.lu is available again!

If you are experiencing any access or display problems, please send an e-mail to: help@findit.lu

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Searching within findit.lu and accessing free products is possible further on.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

New content: Facet Publishing eBooks

Facet-Publishing-logoConsortium Luxembourg is happy to announce that we are now offering access to a selection of Facet Publishing eBooks.
Facet Publishing, the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, is the leading publisher of books for library and information professionals worldwide.

As a start, we purchased 41 eBooks all dealing with aspects of librarianship, library management, electronic libraries, archives, etc.
Download the complete titlelist (pdf) here.

The eBooks can be accessed via the Ebsco eBook collection platform. You may search and read the books online, but also download and borrow the books for a limited time (maximum 7 days) and transfer them to a portable device.

Attention: if you want to download an eBook, it is necessary to create a free My EBSCOhost account and download Adobe Digital Editions (incl creating an Adobe-ID). If you want to search books or read them online, no additional software or login is required.
Need help?
Ebsco eBooks Guide in English
Ebsco eBooks Guide d’Utilisation en français

All titles can be found in our eBook search on findit.lu. Our Ebsco eBook collection can also be found by selecting the letter “E” via the “Find databases” tab.


Click here to access our Facet Publishing eBooks directly.

If you need any support, please send an e-mail to help@findit.lu

Materials science in Luxembourg

With its strategic location and firm commitment to investing in research, Luxembourg has ambitious plans to become a significant player in the international research arena. Jens Kreisel, Ludger Wirtz and Marc Schiltz describe this in a commentary published in the current edition of Nature Materials.

The Luxembourgish government is serious about diversifying its economy, and in turn laying the foundations for a sustainable knowledge-based society. A world-class research infrastructure is central to this vision, and the government is investing heavily to achieve this. Since 2000, public spending on research and development has increased from less than 0.1% to 0.6% of GDP. More importantly, the country is committed to spending further and is aiming to reach around 2.5% of GDP for total private and public expenditure by 2020, which would bring it in line with most other advanced economies in the world.

Read more in the current edition of Nature Materials (March 2014 – Vol 13 No 3):

Editorial: Consider Luxembourg

Commentary “Materials science in Luxembourg” on materialscluster.lu:

 

Nature Materials is accessible inside the buildings of CRPs Lippmann, Tudor and Santé:
http://www.nature.com/nmat/index.html

Jens Kreisel is at the Materials Science Department at the Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann in Luxembourg and at the University of Luxembourg
Ludger Wirtz is at the Physics and Materials Science Research Unit at the University of Luxembourg
Marc Schiltz is at the National Research Fund (FNR) of Luxembourg