CRC Summer School: Day 1 TAGS: Archives | CRCsummerschool | Edinburgh | happylibrary | Museums This week the Centre for Research Collections is running its very first Summer School to provide an overview of different aspects of the heritage sector; with a focus on collections, …Continue reading →

Some new Library resources for you TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Books | China | classics | databases | e-books | e-journals | history | India | Iran | japan | Newspapers | United States On the HCA Librarian blog I have highlighted new resources or material that have been purchased for the Library’s collections from requests from students or staff in the School of …Continue reading →

Last chance to see! Given in Good Faith : Scripture TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Funk | Hebrew | Jewish | New College Library | rare books The Given in Good Faith exhibition, which highlights some of New College Library’s treasures in the context of the exhibition themes of church history, worship, scripture and science is now in …Continue reading →

Oxford Reference updates TAGS: Art & Architecture | Bilingual Dictionaries | Biological Sciences | classics | Computing | e-books | Earth & Environmental Sciences | Economics & Business | English Dictionaries and Thesauruses | English Language Reference | Food & Nutrition | History & Archaeology | Law | Literature | mathematics | Medicine | Military History | Mythology & Folklore | Names & Places | natural history | OUP | Oxford Reference Premium | Performing Arts | Physical Sciences | Politics & Social Sciences | Quotations | Religion & Philosophy We are about to reload all of our Oxford Reference Premium package e-book titles in DiscoverEd to take account of edition changes, additions and deletions.  A list of the 313 …Continue reading →

John Buchan and his ‘Battle of the Somme’ (1916) TAGS: Battle of the Somme | John Buchan (1875-1940) IN HIS WORK BUCHAN FAILED TO TELL HIS READERS THAT THERE HAD BEEN OVER 57,000 CASUALTIES ON THE FIRST DAY ALONE The end of this week sees the 100th anniversary …Continue reading →

Periodicals Archive Online – additional titles available TAGS: American | Architecture | area studies (African | Art History | Asian | book history | Canadian | classics | Cultural Studies | e-journals | Economics | education | European languages | fashion | Geography | health and medicine | history | history of science and medicine | Indian | international studies | Irish) | JISC | Law | Literature | Periodicals Archive Online | Philosophy | Political Science | ProQuest | science and technology | Sociology | theology | women's and children's studies Thanks to funding from JISC Collections, we have access to 50 archival e-journals in the humanities and social sciences subject areas.  These e-journals are available on the ProQuest website and …Continue reading →

Blood Cells and Blizzards in Antarctica TAGS: Adventure | digitisation | history | science | Thesis digitisation project | Travel writing When I picked up a thesis entitled ‘Eosinphils and Stress’ I did not expect to read sentences like the following; ‘The word “Antarctic” has always been associated with cold, death …Continue reading →

Main Library Summer Improvements –Temporary Disruptions to Users The Main Library is embarking on a programme of works to bring significant improvements for library users by increasing the number of study spaces by 350 and providing additional power …Continue reading →

Changes to the existing new journals and new books display As part of the Main Library work over the summer to create additional study spaces for Library users, the existing New Journals and New Books displays on the first floor …Continue reading →

University Press Scholarship Online – new e-books added TAGS: anthropology | biology | Business and Management | Classical Studies | Computer Science | e-books | Earth Sciences and Geography | Economics and Finance | education | Environmental Science | Film Television and Radio | history | Law | linguistics | Literature | mathematics | music | Neuroscience | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science | psychology | Public Health and Epidemiology | religion | Social Work | Society and Culture | Sociology | University Press Scholarship Online | UPSO University Press Scholarship Online provides access to over 15,000 key titles across over 25 subject areas in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law. Delivering academic monograph content from …Continue reading →