New Library resources for Chinese history TAGS: China | databases | history | japan | journals | Letters | primary source I’m happy to let you know that the Library has recently purchased two new primary source databases looking at Chinese and Asian history. These are China: Culture and Society and …Continue reading →

Lynda.com: now launched! Following its recent ‘soft launch’, Lynda.com, a new service that provides access to an extensive library of high quality video courses in technology, creative and business skills, is now available for …Continue reading →

New to the Library: British Politics and Society TAGS: Britain | databases | history | online resources | Politics | primary sources | Social & Political Sciences | social policy | Sociology I’m happy to let you know that following a successful trial and positive feedback the Library has now purchased access to Nineteenth Century Collections Online: British Politics and Society from Gale …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Papers of Neville Chamberlain TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Politics | primary source | World War Two I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased the Papers of Neville Chamberlain, an online resource containing political papers documenting Chamberlain’s policies as Chancellor of the …Continue reading →

Digital explorations in New College Library : James Kirkwood’s vision today TAGS: Archives | Bible | Church of Scotland | Gaelic | library history | New College Library A guest post from Chloe Elder – New College Library Special Collections Digitisation Intern Considering the ease with which most of us have access to information, it can be easy …Continue reading →

Cambridge Shakespeare: free book chapters and articles As we mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, Cambridge University Press is offering free chapters from their prestigious books and articles from Shakespeare Survey every month to …Continue reading →

Compressing collections to create more study spaces – update 14 July 2016 Over recent weeks we have been progressing well with our project to compress the Library collections on the 2nd floor. We now have lots of empty shelves (photo below) so …Continue reading →

ATLA – You’re more than a database to me! #ATLA2016 TAGS: theological libraries I arrived in Long Beach on Tuesday 14 June, after a 22 hour journey, and checked into the conference hotel at Long Beach, California. I was there to attend the …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 3 TAGS: Anatomy | conservation | happylibrary | museum | rarebooks After a morning spent with project conservator Emily Hick who introduced us to conservation theory, we had the chance to try out some of the techniques in practice. From surface …Continue reading →

Volunteer Voice – Laura Keizer TAGS: paper conservation | volunteer In this week’s blog, we interview a conservation volunteer to find out what they do in the studio and the benefits of volunteering…. 1.What is your name? Laura Keizer 2. …Continue reading →