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Please see Bournemouth Libraries' Online Reference Library for technology resources that can be accessed using your library card ID: Encyclopedia Britannica Online; Oxford Reference Online; and XReferPlus. These are all free-to-use and available 24/7 from any computer connected to the internet.
 
GENERAL TECHNOLOGY
Intute Science Engineering and Technology
Find the best web resources for Science, Engineering and Technology, evaluated and selected by subject specialists.
Technology Links
Lists useful Design and Technology websites.
Techtionary
Animated Dictionary of technology.
How Stuff Works
Easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Everything from car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells.
IEEE Virtual Museum
Explore electrical technologies, how they work, their history and inventors.
Centre for Alternative Technology
Eco-centre in Wales which aims to search for globally sustainable and ecologically sound technologies.
Click
The BBC's flagship technology programme.
 
DESIGN

The Design Council

The National Strategic body for Design’s website.

 

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (D&T)

Design and Tech.com

Compilation of links to D&T online information, some from other sites. Also has interactive, fun content.

Tech it Out

Text, pictures, animations and websites for 26 D&T topics. Also projects.

Design and Technology Online

Click through the topics for basic D&T information. Also includes a structures gallery.

Design and Technology on the Web

Covers D&T coursework topics and has indexes of designers and inventors.

 

TEXTILES

Cornell Costume and Textile Collection

Photo gallery and searchable database of Textiles and Fashions.

AHDS Visual Arts Textiles Collection

A digital resource providing images of artefacts held in the University of the Creative Art's Textile Collection.

Fashion Era

A detailed website looking at Fashion and fashion trends throughout the ages.

More textiles websites

List of useful websites for textiles, fashion, fibre, designers, shops and other organisations as recommended by the University of Southampton .

 

WOODWORK

Woodworking.com

A woodwork website with online woodwork discussion forum.

Woodzone.com

Woodwork website featuring helpful advice and tips.

 

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

The Gadget Show

Channel 5's consumer technology show.

Broadband Genie

Basic information on what Broadband is and who provides it.

CNET

Reviews a variety of technology including digital cameras and mobile phones.

Digital Camera Help

An online digital camera guide for beginners.

Beginners Digital Camera Guide

A beginners guide to buying and using digital cameras.

Digital Camera Magazine

The online version of the Digital Camera Magazine.


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