MCG : Museums Beyond the Web Conference TAGS: Museums | Special Collections The Natural History Museum in London was the setting for the Museum Computer Group‘s Museums Beyond The Web Conference, on November 7th. There was a certain aptness to the venue, …Continue reading →

Love books? Get involved in Book Week Scotland 2014 TAGS: Books | Library | Scottish Book Trust I love books. I love reading. I love bookshops. And I love libraries (slight bias there as I am a Librarian after all). So Book Week Scotland is a perfect …Continue reading →

Book Week Scotland – which characters did staff at the main library helpdesk vote for TAGS: Book Week Scotland | Scottish Book Trust Okay here goes……….. Maisie lives in Morningside and my girls when little, really liked the idea of this. We also had a soft toy of Maisie and they loved to …Continue reading →

Education at Alexander Street Press – new e-resource TAGS: Alexander Street Press | education | Teachers TV | Video package  We have added Education at Alexander Street Press to our catalogue and A-Z list. UK-based Teachers TV has been producing instructional videos since 2008 and was government funded until the site …Continue reading →

Trial – Oxford Historical Treaties TAGS: Law | Oxford Historical Treaties (OHT) | Oxford Public International Law | Parry’s Consolidated Treaty Series We have trial access to Oxford Historical Treaties until the 24th December. Oxford Historical Treaties (OHT) is the premier resource for historical treaty research and home to the full text …Continue reading →

Trial – Mental Measurements Yearbook TAGS: Buros Center for Testing | Ebsco | Mental Measurements Yearbook We have trial access to the Mental Measurements Yearbook until the 21st December.  The Mental Measurements Yearbook is a guide to over 3,000 contemporary testing instruments. Produced by the Buros …Continue reading →

Trial access to PsycINFO and PsycARTICLEs via Ebsco platform TAGS: databases | Ebsco | Ovid | PsycARTICLES | psychology | PsycINFO We have trial access to psycINFO and psycARTICLES via the Ebsco platform until the 21st December.  We currently have access to both of these databases via the Ovid platform, we …Continue reading →

Musical Instruments in Hi-Res MIMEd and LDD can report on a bit of workflow closure! There is now a LUNA collection up for Musical Instruments Museums at Edinburgh, which can be accessed through the …Continue reading →

Trial access to Digital Theatre Plus TAGS: Digital Theatre Plus | Drama | Video package We have trial access to Digital Theatre Plus until the 20th December.  This resource offers 54 high-definition films of acclaimed British theatre productions, 100 interviews with UK’s leading actors and …Continue reading →

Book Week Scotland 2014 TAGS: Book Week Scotland | ECA | Edinburgh College of Art | Library | Love | Scottish Book Trust | University of Edinburgh Today marks the start of Book Week Scotland; the annual celebration of books and reading, as organised by the Scottish Book Trust. Part of the activity for 2014 includes the …Continue reading →