E-Resource Trials ending soon TAGS: databases | e-books | e-journals | trials Last chance to try out the following e-resources and send in your feedback – these trials all end on the 30th November. AcademicFocus AcademicFocus is a one-stop access platform for China English …Continue reading →

Research Data MANTRA gets a refresh Research Data MANTRA updates MANTRA, the free online training course which provides guidelines for good practice in research data management (RDM), has recently been refreshed. The course content remains applicable …Continue reading →

Family history and the Statistical Accounts We’re always interested to hear how you use the Statistical Accounts. Family historians are one of the key groups who make use of our service so we were delighted to see Jane Harris recently publish a blog …Continue reading →

Explore Your Archive 2017 The Explore Your Archive Campaign is run in conjunction with the Archives and Records Association, the professional body for archivists in the UK and Ireland. The University of Edinburgh is …Continue reading →

E-Resources Access Alert – EZProxy issues RESOLVED TAGS: e-resources | ezproxy This issue has been resolved There are currently off campus access problems to e-resources via EZProxy links which are being investigated by our IT team. Eg http://www.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk/login?url=http://www.oxfordscholarship.com may not work but …Continue reading →

Under the Skin: Studies in Parchment TAGS: analysis of parchment | conservation of parchment | identification of parchment | National Archives | under the skin studies in parchment | x-ray This week’s blog comes from Special Collections Conservator, Emily, who recently took part in a training event in London on the conservation of parchment. This is the first in a …Continue reading →

E-Resource Trials ending on Monday TAGS: databases | trials There are a few days left to try out the following potential new e-resources and send in your feedback. Eighteenth Century Drama Eighteenth Century Drama features the John Larpent Collection from …Continue reading →

Student Research Rooms: fantastic resource for History, Classics and Archaeology TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Books | classics | history | Old Medical School | study space | William Robertson Wing Today’s blog post is a guest post from Aimee Fletcher, SRR Co-ordinator, about the superb book collections available to staff and students from HCA in the Student Research Rooms (SRR). …Continue reading →

Trial access: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics online TAGS: databases | International Relations | online resources | Politics | social policy | trials Thanks to a request from a member of staff the Library currently has trial access to the online Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. This resource offers long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, …Continue reading →

Trial access: World Politics Review TAGS: African Studies | databases | Economics | human rights | International Relations | Law | literature searching | online resources | Politics I’m pleased to let you know that the Library currently has extended trial access to World Politics Review from EBSCO, which provides up to date and extensive coverage of foreign …Continue reading →