Elsevier E-Books – new titles available TAGS: e-books | Elsevier | Engineering | Health Sciences | Life Sciences | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences We have added over 600 new Elsevier E-Books into DiscoverEd.  These new titles cover most subject areas.  A list of the new titles can be found here. Further info Further …Continue reading →

Trial Access to Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace TAGS: E-book | Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace We have trial access to the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace until 23/9/15. This innovative and comprehensive encyclopedia charts the interdisciplinary field of peace studies from ancient times to the …Continue reading →

Foreign Office Files For China – extra collections now available! TAGS: China | database | Foreign Office Files China We have recently purchased two extra collections within Foreign Office Files for China. Foreign Office Files for China, 1949-1980: 1957-1966, The Great Leap Forward   Foreign Office Files for China, …Continue reading →

Chagall You Need is Love (and Conservation) TAGS: Chagall | conservation | CRC | lithographs One of the most interesting parts of my job as the University’s Conservation Officer is working on the CRC’s exhibitions programme. Whether it be condition checking, installing works, framing and …Continue reading →

Irish Newspaper Archive Trial ending soon TAGS: Irish Newspaper Archives | Newspapers Trial access to Irish Newspaper Archive ends soon on Monday 31st August. Irish Newspaper Archives contains electronic versions of Irish newspapers from the 1700’s to current day.  See the title …Continue reading →

Statistical Accounts at the Fringe: Back to the Statistical Future As always, August in Edinburgh is abuzz with lots of exciting theatre and shows. We were delighted to have the opportunity to present our own show again this year, once more …Continue reading →

Archives Unbound – Extra Collections Purchased TAGS: Archives Unbound | database | Gale Cengage | history | La Guerra Civil Espanola | Meyer Lansky | Santo Trafficante | The Mafia in Florida and Cuba | The Spanish Civil War Collection We have purchased two additional Archives Unbound modules following a trial earlier this year.   The Mafia in Florida and Cuba: FBI Surveillance of Meyer Lansky and Santo Trafficante, Jr …Continue reading →

A-Z lists unavailable TAGS: AZ lists | databases | e-books There is currently an outage on the Library website – updates will be posted on the ISHelpline twitter account –  https://twitter.com/isalerts Please use DiscoverEd to access e-resources during the downtime

Stalin Digital Archive – new database TAGS: database | EastView | history | Stalin Digital Archive Following a successful trial, we have now purchased the Stalin Digital Archive database from EastView. The Stalin Digital Archive contains primary and secondary source material related to Joseph Stalin’s personal …Continue reading →

The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England – new database TAGS: database | history | Parliament Rolls of Medieval England Following a successful trial earlier this year, we have now purchased the Parliament Rolls of Medieval England database. The rolls of parliament were the official records of the meetings of …Continue reading →