Open Access Technical Workshop   Yesterday saw the LOCH and End-to-End projects host a joint event at Glasgow’s Hilton Grosvenor Hotel to look at technical issues related to Open Access policcy compliance for the …Continue reading →

Dynamic Research Support for Academic Libraries – Edinburgh Case Study This week saw the publication of a new Facet Publishing title: Dynamic Research Support for Academic Libraries – a book which is aimed at enabling academic librarians to develop excellent …Continue reading →

Edinburgh Edition of Thomas Reid TAGS: academic support librarian | electronic resource | Philosophy | PPLS The Library has trial access, until 30th April 2016, to this new electronic resource from Past Masters. Check it out here!

Trial access extended: Church Missionary Society Periodicals TAGS: databases | history | journals | Letters | primary source Our current trial to Church Missionary Society Periodicals from Adam Matthews has been extended and access to this fascinating resource is now available until 28th April 2016. You can access …Continue reading →

II: 100th anniversary of ‘Zeppelin’ air attack on Edinburgh – Incendiary bombs and the Infirmary Following on from Archibald Campbell’s account of the Zeppelin raid on Edinburgh and Leith one hundred years ago this weekend, minutes and images from Lothian Health Services Archive (LHSA) reveal …Continue reading →

‘Given in Good Faith’ exhibition opening next week TAGS: Funk | New College Library | Special Collections We’re very excited about our forthcoming exhibition, Given in Good Faith, which uses some of New College Library’s treasures to explore themes of church history, worship, science and scripture. From its earliest beginnings in …Continue reading →

An apple a day … TAGS: happylibrary To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear. …Continue reading →

I: 100th anniversary of ‘Zeppelin’ air attack on Edinburgh – A school student walks among the wreckage TAGS: Archibald H. Campbell (1902-1989) | Edinburgh | Zeppelin A STORY FROM THE DIARY OF 15-YEAR OLD ARCHIBALD H CAMPBELL (1902-1918) WHO WOULD LATER BECOME REGIUS PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC LAW AND THE LAW OF NATURE AND THE NATIONS, EDINBURGH …Continue reading →

Historical Statistics of the United States on trial TAGS: databases | history | online resources | Sociology | Statistics The Library currently has trial access to the Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online. Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) is a compendium of statistics about the …Continue reading →

How do we slice our LOAF (Library OA Fund)? A number of Universities have introduced funding to support Open Access publishing in addition to external block grants. We are often asked about the rationale for our OA fund, so …Continue reading →