Time to relax TAGS: happylibrary The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it Sydney J. Harris Revision week is well underway and the library is getting busier and busier. Libraries are …Continue reading →

Trial access to ClinicalKey TAGS: Clinical search engine | ClinicalKey | e-books | e-journals | Elsevier | Evidence-Based | guidelines | images | Medical | videos We are trialling access to Elsevier’s ClinicalKey database until 22nd December 2016. ClinicalKey is a clinical search engine that helps health professionals make decisions anywhere, anytime, in any patient scenario.  …Continue reading →

Additional study space in the Central area TAGS: examinations | exams | study space There is a wide range of study space available across the University, full details of which – completely with interactive map – may be checked here. However, as the exam …Continue reading →

Milestone marked with musical twist TAGS: St Cecilia's Hall Musical instruments from the University’s world–class collection heralded the half-way point in St Cecilia’s £6.5million renovation. The musical curiosities were played at a ‘topping out’ ceremony – traditionally held by …Continue reading →

The Adventure Begins… Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved. Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis A model, with some …Continue reading →

Just breathe TAGS: happylibrary As part of our ongoing mission this term to let students know we care, we have been using some essential oils to help students relax today! Aromatherapy has been around for …Continue reading →

Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2015 TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Byzantine studies | classics | e-books | greek | Latin The Library has recently purchased access to the e-book collection Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2015 from the publishers DeGruyter, which gives us access to over 80 titles from …Continue reading →

When is a hill a hill? Mapping, “occular inspection” and the problem of standardisation in Robert Douglas’s General View of the Agriculture in the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk In October 1795, Sir John Sinclair asked Rev. Robert Douglas of Galashiels to “assist the Board of Agriculture” by updating and republishing the County Surveys of Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire. Sinclair …Continue reading →

Current UK Open Access Issues TAGS: open access I’ve been looking at my notes from Monday’s workshop discussion looking at some of the current non-systems-specific issues facing OA practitioners in the UK at the moment.  I’ve summarised the key …Continue reading →

A Taste of Conservation TAGS: Centre for Collections | Conservation Taster Day | four flap folder | infill | surface cleaning | tear repair In this week’s blog we hear from Anna O’Regan, who recently attended a Conservation Taster Day at the CRC. Anna discusses why she wanted to take part, and what she …Continue reading →