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Hi Gillian, On the subject of digital skills/literacy training, may I be bold and recommend Tara Brabazon's book Digital Dieting, From Information Obesity to Intellectual Fitness <http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781472409379> Digital Dieting received some great reviews, extracts below. For more information http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781472409379 'This very accessible and informative book may be frank about the down and dirty of teaching in the modern university, but it is replete with strategies for addressing students' information-age malaise.' Times Higher Education 'Tara Brabazon writes passionately and with commitment. Her book carries emotional energy that stems from her extensive experience of teaching and the conviction that the students deserve the best education that can be given to them... It is a very engaging read for all information professionals with interest in information literacy.' eLucidate '[...] recommend this book to all those who like exciting and stimulating reading full of brilliant passages, bright ideas, interesting parallels, intelligent analysis of complicated texts, unexpected turns of thought. It is simply a well-written book.' Information Research 'This book is a passionate polemic, informed and necessary. ... This work is highly recommended for anyone interested in the theory, practice and future of information literacy, or in teaching and technology.' SCONUL Focus Helen Moore, Marketing Manager, Information and Cultural Management, Ashgate Publishing Group, Wey Court East, Union Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7PT Tel: 01252 736670 Subscribers to our e-mail updates receive exclusive promotions and offers every month. Sign up at www.ashgate.com/updates Follow us on http://twitter.com/AshgateICM Ashgate Publishing Ltd - Registered No. 2013228 Gower Publishing Ltd - Registered No. 1256841 Scolar Fine Art Ltd - Registered No. 3712801 Dartmouth Publishing Ltd - Registered No.2358951 Registered Office: Summit House 170 Finchley Rd London NW3 6BP www.ashgate.com ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. ______________________________________________________________________