Google Glass, gaming and Gallimaufry TAGS: gallimaufry | gamification | Google Glass | technology Last Monday was no typical day at the office: after an early start at the Imperial War Museum exploring its First World War exhibition with Google Glass, I finished the …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 4 TAGS: databases | gender studies | media | new | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | Womens' Studies As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online – new e-resource TAGS: Brill | database | Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics | greek | Language and Linguistics | reference works Following a successful trial, we have now purchased the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics (EAGLL) is a unique work …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 5 TAGS: academic support librarian | Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | journals | media | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Womens' Studies As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

Globe trekking with the Roslin Glass Slides Collection Currently I am based in the Digital Imaging Unit where I am responsible for digitising a large number of glass plate positive slides (about 3500!) which make up part of …Continue reading →

The Library Labs Blog Welcome to the University of Edinburgh, Library Labs Blogs. This site will be used to keep you up to date with experimental work and projects undertaken by Library and University …Continue reading →

E-Resources downtime alert TAGS: e-books | e-journals | nature | Nature publishing | Palgrave | Palgrave MacMillan Due to essential maintenance, access to Nature.com, Palgrave-Journals.com and Palgraveconnect.com websites will be unavailable Sat. 13th Dec from 1.00pm to 5.00pm GMT.  Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Oxford Medicine Online – new e-resource TAGS: e-books | Oxford Medical Handbooks | Oxford Medicine Online | Oxford University Press Following a successful trial on the Oxford Medicine platform, we have access to the following Oxford Medicine Online e-books: Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia Oxford Handbook …Continue reading →

Web of Science Downtime Sat. 13th Dec TAGS: databases | Web of Science Please be advised that Web of Science will undergo scheduled maintenance on Saturday December 13 2014, to release new search functionality in the WoS version 5.16 release. During this time, …Continue reading →

LOCH Project from Update from Heriot-Watt University As part of the work to embed good Open Access Policy within the institution, three awareness sessions were held within Schools with research staff.  Two of those sessions were led …Continue reading →