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Death and Democracy

What is the relationship between the death penalty and constitutional democracy? The abolition of the death penalty across the West and most other democracies, means that the United States is routinely cast as the exception that proves the rule:  the death penalty is inconsistent with the humanist and enlightenment values that mark liberal democracy.…

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Bringing Ancient Greek Drama to Life

‘All human skills are from Prometheus’..or so Prometheus claims in the ancient Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound.  As the first of two features marking Cambridge University Press’ sponsorship of the Cambridge Greek Play 2013, Dr Oliver Thomas, incoming Editor of The Cambridge Classical Journal, explores the enduring fascination of the figure of Prometheus.

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The future of CJO / CBO

In an interview with Chris Fell, Digital Publishing Director for Cambridge Academic, we reveal the plans for the future of Cambridge Journals Online (CJO) and Cambridge Books Online (CBO)   How is the restructure of Academic Publishing at Cambridge University Press (with the integration of many book and journal functions) affecting you?

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The web was made for sharing – share articles via the CJO Facebook App

“The original idea of the web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate through sharing information” Tim Berners Lee As internet usage continues to rocket, with everyday online activity such as shopping and entertainment forming a fundamental part of basic day-to-day human routine, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that the web was created with sharing in mind.…

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New CJO Mobile developments explained

We first developed our mobile site (CJOm) to act as an optimised alternative to Cambridge Journals Online (CJO). Streamlining the design in order to speed up access, and simplifying the functionality to offer a fast, effective service allowed users to easily search for and view articles on a mobile device.…

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Kindle Part 4: 5 things you didn’t know you could do on your Kindle

With the different models available and decreasing prices, more and more people seem to be purchasing Amazon Kindles. I noticed from conversations on social media however that some features of the Kindle I love are unknown to other Kindle owners, so I’m sharing a few tips about the way I use my Kindle (a third generation Kindle with keyboard and 3G access) that you might not know about.…

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Kindle Part 3: CJO-to-Kindle

The latest CJO release includes a method for readers to send articles direct to their Kindles. If you look closely at a full text article on CJO, you may notice we’ve introduced a new, rather unassuming little link.…

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Launching CJO Mobile

Ever since the first academic journals went online back in 1996, our readers, and our librarian colleagues who enable access, have expected us to keep up with the pace of changing technology.…

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The Mobile Future

Mobile internet use is set to explode, according to a recent report from Morgan Stanley and any newspaper that you may have read recently, or indeed accessed via your mobile device.…

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