Apr 2, 2012 | 7/6/2012 (0900-1015), Technology & New Media
People are visual and respond to images. This has been exploited for eons by those wishing to sell product and promote ideas. A picture paints a thousand words. Book publishers have taken advantage of the response to images by putting time and effort into book covers....
Mar 30, 2012 | 5/6/2012 (1050-1225), Technology & New Media
Recent reports by IT research groups argue that recent developments in mobile devices and the mobile web will lead to the majority of Internet users accessing web services via mobile devices in the next few years. An analysis of web access statistics for mobile web...
Mar 30, 2012 | 5/6/2012 (1050-1225), Technology & New Media
Many different kinds of researches, teaching and learning activities are taking place in The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Traditional classroom-based teaching cannot fully cope with the rapid increasing number of staff and students not to mention their...
Mar 30, 2012 | 5/6/2012 (1050-1225), Technology & New Media
Singapore has one of the highest smartphone penetration rates in the world. Social network usage is also among the highest in the world, with a recent report showing that users in Singapore spend the longest period on Facebook in the world (All Facebook, 2011). The...
Mar 30, 2012 | 5/6/2012 (1050-1225), Technology & New Media
In 2003 Texas A&M University established an engineering campus in Qatar Foundation‘s Education City in Doha, Qatar. In addition to engineering, instruction is also provided in science, mathematics, liberal arts and humanities. From the beginning it was intended...
Mar 30, 2012 | 5/6/2012 (1335-1510), Technology & New Media
Although e-books have been incorporated into the academic library‘s collection for over a decade now, it has not been, until today, without question. It is still, as the literature reveals, a controversial topic for librarians, publishers, and users around the globe....
