Roper iPoll and Health Poll Database – on trial TAGS: data | databases | Global Health Policy | health | history | national polling | online resources | Politics | public opinion | surveys | United States of America *The Library now has access to Roper iPoll. See New! Roper iPoll.* Thanks to a request from staff in SPS the Library currently has short-term trial access to both Roper …Continue reading →

Making library data work for us TAGS: academic libraries | COVID | data | library management On 2-4 November I attended the LibPMC Conference (International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries). The conference content was really varied, including a focus on the needs of stakeholders and …Continue reading →

New home for Edinburgh Research Data Blog! TAGS: blog | data | datablog | Edinburgh | Edinburgh DataShare | Edinburgh DataVault | Edinburgh Research Data Blog | MANTRA | Research Data | Research Data Management | Research Data Service | University of Edinburgh Tempus fugit. This Data Blog, which has been going since 2013 is now moving to Edinburgh University Libraryblogs. This follows the 2018 organisational merger of the Data Library team at …Continue reading →

Making the Most of Your Dissertation Week TAGS: Archives | data | Digital | dissertation | Library | research | Special Collections For the first time at the University of Edinburgh Library we are planning to hold a Dissertation Week in November 11-15 2019. This week is all about how the Library …Continue reading →

New to the Library: S&P Capital IQ for Company and Finance Data. TAGS: Business | company data | data | databases | finance | online resources | Training The Library has approved a subscription to S&P Capital IQ. Capital IQ is widely used in industry and combines deep global company information, credit ratings and research and market research …Continue reading →

Research Data Management (RDM) Forum TAGS: data | data curation | RDM The RDM Forum is a newly created platform that brings together from across the University researchers and research & IT support staff whose role involves helping academics in managing their research …Continue reading →

New resource: Historical Statistics of the United States TAGS: data | databases | history | online resources | Sociology | Statistics | United States of America | USA I’m pleased to let you know that following a successful trial earlier this year the Library has recently purchased Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online. Historical Statistics of …Continue reading →

New to the Library: IndiaStat TAGS: data | databases | India | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | South Asian Studies | Statistics I’m pleased to let you know that following requests from students in SPS and a successful trial last year the Library has now subscribed to IndiaStat. Access is available through …Continue reading →

Research Data Management & Sharing TAGS: data | data sharing | RDM | Research Data Management A reminder … … about the forthcoming presentation of Research Data Management and Sharing, the new MOOC being presented jointly by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The …Continue reading →

Finding Data TAGS: data | data library | pop up library The Data Library team want to help you find data sources for your studies and your research. Pop up to the Pop Up Library this Tuesday between 10am and 12 …Continue reading →