International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing – new e-journal TAGS: e-journal | education | International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing | Online ISSN: 1740-2808 | Print ISSN: 1475-8962 We have a new e-journal subscription – International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing  International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM) is a multidisciplinary journal which aims to provide …Continue reading →

Automated item data extraction from old documents TAGS: automation | collections | image processing | library labs | OCR | Scottish Session Papers | technology Overview The Problem We have a collection of historic papers from the Scottish Court of Session. These are collected into cases and bound together in large volumes, with no catalogue …Continue reading →

Web of Science Upgrade to version 5.25 – Maintenance Sunday 25 June 2017 TAGS: database | Web of Knowledge | Web of Science Web of Science is undergoing scheduled maintenance on Sunday June 25, from 13.00 (BST) to Monday June 26, at 01.00 (BST). During this time, access to the service may be …Continue reading →

Conservation Student- Claire Hutchison TAGS: copper plate charter | highlands to hindustan | student placement | volunteer In this week’s blog, Claire, our first placement student of the summer describes her experience of working with us… My name is Claire and I am a conservation student from …Continue reading →

Unexpected delights at the UCF TAGS: Annexe | grass | Library Annexe | orchid | UCF | unexpected | University Collections Facility There is a large area of grass growing at the side of the University Collections Facility (née Library Annexe) which is usually just grass and moss with the odd daisy …Continue reading →

New Law E-Books Available TAGS: Bloomsbury | e-books | Hart | Law We have purchased the 2017 Hart Collection from Bloomsbury.  We have already added 61 titles to DiscoverEd and the remaining titles will be added as they are published.  A full …Continue reading →

Digital library of pre-modern Japanese works for open access TAGS: Japanese The National Institute of Japanese Literature (Kokubunken) has made their new新日本古典籍総合データベース/Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works (tentative edition) freely available at: https://kotenseki.nijl.ac.jp/　(Japanese interface) and  https://kotenseki.nijl.ac.jp/?ln=en (English interface). The database, built out …Continue reading →

Edinburgh’s International Inventions Exhibitions Did you know we had International Inventions Exhibitions in Edinburgh in 1886 and 1890? The most famous international exhibition was held in London in 1851 at the Crystal Palace, but …Continue reading →

The Perils of Technology: Aviation During the First World War TAGS: aeroplane recognition | aeroplanes | air warfare | aircraft | First World War The First World War was the first in which air warfare played a significant part. While aircraft were ultimately to change the face of warfare, the demands of the war …Continue reading →

History of British Guiana 1922 TAGS: British colonial history | British Guiana | British Guiana colony | British Guiana culture | British Guiana independence | History of Guyana Whilst systematically scanning early 1900’s theses, mostly on specific medical matters such as Insanity and Beri Beri, I came across a fascinating account of Guyana rural life in what was then …Continue reading →