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Psst... Do not tell anyone but I still have not been there. I might go and visit while assembling material for my Project. That would be a nice distraction from my office desk. Any tips on how to use it to the best possible way?

This is the man to know about for educational video - copies of his book are in the City library

The highly regarded Wellcome Library in the United Kingdom has released a new web site with over 100,000 digital images for viewing, and in some cases, downloading. The images include "manuscripts, paintings, etchings, early photography and advertisements," as well as contemporary images. Available art images include etchings by Vincent Van Gogh and Francisco Goya. Eadweard Muybridge's studies of motion are there as well, as are photographs covering a wide array of topics. This new trove of online images is clearly a treasure.

Brilliant book on different aspects of building online communities A bit expensive but worth adding to university library. Individual chapters can be bought and downloaded

This is a practical guide to creating communities of practice. The guide is broken down into six sections: 1) Inquire 2) Design 3) Protoype 4) Launch 5) Grow 6) Sustain. It also contains a very useful table which gives practical ideas about using different technologies to create a community of practice.

Useful guide in our attempt to put to good use the knowledge related to online communities.

A Step-by-Step Guide for Designing and Cultivating Communities of Practice in Higher Education.