Crime and punishment in late 18th-early 19th century Scotland: Levels and types of crime This is the first post in an exciting new blog series focusing on crime and punishment in late 18th-early 19th century Scotland. During the next few weeks we will be …Continue reading →

New video: the benefits of RDM training A big part of the role of the Research Data Service is to provide a mixture of online and (general/tailored) in-person training courses on Research Data Management (RDM) to all University …Continue reading →

On trial: The Stuart and Cumberland Papers TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source | social history *The Library has now purchased access to the The Stuart and Cumberland Papers. See New to the Library: The Stuart and Cumberland Papers* I’m pleased to let you know that …Continue reading →

Library Resources for Islam and Muslim-Christian Studies: an introduction TAGS: islam | library resources | Muslim-Christian Studies | New College Library From time to time, we compile resource lists on different aspects of Theology and Religious Studies. Islam and Muslim-Christian Studies are developing areas of our collections, responding to the new …Continue reading →

First World War: through our Library resources TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | First World War | Great War | history | International Relations | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | official documents | Politics | primary source | United States | World War One | WWI This weekend, Sunday 11th November, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In this week’s blog post I have pulled together just a small selection …Continue reading →

uCreate Studio – open for making! uCreate Studio is the University of Edinburgh’s community makerspace and located in Room 1.12 of the Main Library, and offers equipment, advice, trainng and support to help you make just …Continue reading →

“Archiving Your Data” – new videos from the Research Data Service TAGS: data reuse | DataShare | DataVault | videos In three new videos released today, researchers from the University of Edinburgh talk about why and how they archive their research data, and the ways in which they make their …Continue reading →

On trial: African American Newspapers and Times-Picayune TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | African-American history | Archives | Black history | cultural history | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source | social history | United States *The Library now has now purchased access to ‘African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2’. See New to the Library: African American Newspapers.* Thanks to a request from a student …Continue reading →

LLC related database trials There are several database trials running at the moment for the next few weeks which are relevant for the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, in particular for English Literature, …Continue reading →

5 recommended library resources for Africa Week TAGS: Africa Week 2018 | African Studies | anthropology | Archives | Books | Centre of African Studies | databases | film | history | history of Africa | Main Library | Manuscripts | online resources | primary sources | Social & Political Sciences | TV Today, 25th October, is the start of Africa Week 2018 at the University. A chance to celebrate the University’s engagement across the African continent. There are a number of events …Continue reading →