M A N T E X N E W S L E T T E R
Number 36 - November 2000
New resources for the autumn!
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0----- Paul Rand - Graphic Designer
This is a new paperback edition of a book
which has become a best seller. It's a
beautifully illustrated tour through the
complete work of American graphic designer
Paul Rand. He's most famous for designing
the IBM logo, and you will recognise his
work if you have any interest in book or
magazine design. He brought the developments
of 1920s and 1930s modernism and created a
style which still looks fresh today.
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/heller.htm
0----- FREE tutorials in XML
XML stands for 'extensible markup language'.
It's the next step after HTML which allows
Web designers to create new document types
and style sheets.
It's hard keeping up with the development
of new standards on the Web - and most of
us need all the help we can get.
So we have put together a list of FREE
downloadable tutorials at -
http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/t171/t171-02.htm
0----- 'The Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory'
Did you know that 'warez' (pirated software)
might actually *increase* sales of the original
product? And do all those 'Web awards' we see
on sites actually mean anything?
If you are interested in an approach to web
studies which takes in sociology, psychological
theory, and some investigative journalism, you
may be interested in a new book which looks
at human activity on the Internet.
It takes an academic/media studies approach to
a variety of topics - from an economic, political,
and social perspective. Review and details at -
http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/herman.htm
0----- FREE Tutorials on Modern Writers
We've got a new feature in the literary studies
section of our Study Rooms - FREE tutorials on
modern novelists. These provide recommended reading,
biographical notes, and lists of selected criticism.
We start with expanded pages on the ever-popular
Virginia Woolf, and we'll be following soon with
new sections on - James Joyce, D.H.Lawrence, Franz
Kafka, and Vladimir Nabokov.
If you are a student of literature, these will be
valuable study resources. If you simply like good
bedtime reading, they will point you in the
direction of a quality-guarranteed experience.
Start reading now at -
http://www.mantex.co.uk/ou/a319/woolf-00.htm
0----- The Language Quiz
We're re-running the language quiz for
the benefit of new subscribers. How's
your knowledge of English Language?
Can you answer these three questions?
[Results at the bottom of the page.]
1. Is there a verb in this question?
2. How many adjectives in the following?
"I suppose he's a remarkably clever man?"
3. How many mistakes in the following?
"Its not suprising that peoples' inability
to spell 'sieze' are so widespread".
0----- FREE Electronic Journals Announcement
Taylor & Francis publishes over 500 academic
peer-reviewed journals. SARA - Scholarly Articles
Research Alerting provides information about
these journals in advance of publication. This
service is completely free of charge.
All you need to do is register, and you will
be sent contents pages of the journal(s) of
your choice from that point onwards. For each
of your choices, you will receive the relevant
bibliographic information: journal title, volume
and issue number, and the ISSN.
You will also receive full contents details,
names of authors and the appropriate page numbers
from the printed version. Titles that may be
of interest are:
* Educational Research
* Research Papers in Education
* Teachers and Training: Theory and Practice
* Teaching Education
* Teaching in Higher Education
To register for this complimentary service -
http://www.tandf.co.uk/sara
0----- Style Sheets - Tip
If you would like to use the same style
sheet for multiple pages, you can create
a text file with the style definitions.
This file must have the extension .css,
and should contain everything that would
go within the tags in a
standard HTML file.
To implement this into your site, simply
place a tag inside the HEAD
of your document(s). For example:
Simply link to the location of the file
under the HREF attribute. If you wish to
change the style later, you only have to
change one file.
Thanks to Michael Wong - iBoost Technology
http://www.iBoost.com
0----- Coming soon!
What does a Web-essay look like?
How to write a good review.
Electronic books - download it now!
0----- QUIZ ANSWERS
1. The word 'is' is a verb.
2. The word 'clever' is an adjective here.
3. There are *six* mistakes. What are they?
"Its not suprising that peoples' inability
to spell 'sieze' are so widespread".
a) "Its" should be "It's" = It is
b) "suprising" should be "surprising"
c) "peoples'" should be "people's"
d) "sieze" should be "seize"
e) "are" should be "is"
f) The full stop should be *inside*
the closing quote marks.
Congratulations if you spotted them all! If not,
perhaps you could brush up your English Language
skills with our software program.
http://www.mantex.co.uk/software/englang.htm
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News-36-November-2000
ISSN 1470-1863
The British Library