New! International encyclopedia of public health TAGS: e-books | global public health | new | online resources | public health | Social & Political Sciences Thanks to a request from staff in the School of Social and Political Science the Library now has online access to all 7 volumes of the International encyclopedia of public health …Continue reading →

University of Edinburgh Further Supports Open Library of Humanities   The University of Edinburgh has opted to support the Open Library of Humanities at a higher rate than required. This additional support will enable the OLH to continue its …Continue reading →

‘The price of blood’ : Frederick Douglass speaks to Scotland TAGS: Archives | Free Church | nineteenth-century | slavery | Thomas Chalmers A guest post for Black History Month by Eleanor Rideout, IS Helpdesk Assistant Noted African-American anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass had embarked on a tour of Ireland and Great Britain, reaching …Continue reading →

Updates from the fourth meeting of the RDM Forum TAGS: DataVault | RDM services Guest blog post by Ewa Lipinska On 28th August members of the RDM Forum gathered in the stunning Old Library at the Department of Geography in the Old Infirmary building, …Continue reading →

Trial of a huge range of Chinese resources from Superstar The Library has arranged a free trial, until 31st October 2017, of several important full-text Chinese resources from the Superstar company (超星公司) which is provider of our currently subscribed databases …Continue reading →

Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers TAGS: anthropology | archive | cultural anthropology | databases | history | new | online resources | primary sources | social anthropology I’m pleased to let you know that a large portion of American anthropologist Ruth Benedict’s professional and personal papers are now freely available online. These have been made available by …Continue reading →

On trial: Illustrated London News 1842-2003 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source *The Library has now purchased access to this resource. See New to the Library: Illustrated London News Historical Archive* Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA …Continue reading →

Freedom to read, freedom to believe #BannedBooksWeek TAGS: Bible | censorship | Christianity | Diversity | Holocaust | islam | Judaism | twentieth-century A guest post by Eleanor Rideout, IS Helpdesk Assistant Banned Books Week, held the week of September 24th in 2017, is an annual celebration of the freedom to read. New …Continue reading →

Scoping Statistical Analysis Support The following is a post by our former PhD Intern, Cindy Nelson-Viljoen, where she outlines her experience of working on a significant Data Library project supported by the Innovation Fund. …Continue reading →

New library subject guides for SPS TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | Canadian Studies | International Development | International Relations | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies We’ve been revamping the library subject guides for School of Social and Political Science. So if you’re just starting at the University or you are a returning student why not …Continue reading →