An internship in the Research Data Service: Towards tailored Research Data Support For four weeks in July and August 2018, I did an internship in the Research Data Support (RDS) of the University of Edinburgh’s Information Services (IS). Otherwise, I am working …Continue reading →

New to the Library: S&P Capital IQ for Company and Finance Data. TAGS: Business | company data | data | databases | finance | online resources | Training The Library has approved a subscription to S&P Capital IQ. Capital IQ is widely used in industry and combines deep global company information, credit ratings and research and market research …Continue reading →

Women in Scotland: Servants and Miners We continue our series on women in the Statistical Accounts of Scotland, with a particular focus on employment. The existence of women servants is not a surprise, but women miners …Continue reading →

“Ye are many—they are few”: Exploring the Peterloo massacre through our library resources TAGS: 19th century | Archives | Books | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | history | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | official documents | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history Next year on this day, 16th August, it will be the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. The ironic name given to events at St Peter’s Fields in Manchester on …Continue reading →

Bigger and Better Things TAGS: Conservation of large format collections | patrick geddes | surface cleaning | tear repair In this week’s blog, Sarah MacLean, an MA Conservation of Fine Art student from Northumbria University, describes a two-week work placement she undertook with us in July 2018… During my …Continue reading →

Interning with the Research Data Service For almost four months, I have been interning with the Research Data Service (RDS) as a project assistant. I decided to apply for the internship simply because I had received RDS …Continue reading →

Women in Scotland: Farming and Fishing In our last post we looked at women working in manufacturing. In fact, in many parishes it was the women who predominantly worked in this sector, spinning. However, there were …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Service Newspapers of World War Two TAGS: 20th century | Africa | Archives | Asia | Australia | Britain | Canada | cultural history | databases | Europe | gender studies | history | India | International Relations | new zealand | Newspapers | primary source | social history | United States | World War Two I’m really pleased to let you know that following a successful trial the Library now has access to Service Newspapers of World War Two from Adam Matthew Digital, a brand …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | classics | e-books | Greece | Hellenistic period | history | Rome I’m happy to let you know that the Library now has access to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome from Oxford Reference Online. This encyclopedia offers a comprehensive …Continue reading →

The Aberdeen Breviary: A National Treasure The Aberdeen Breviary is a highly significant book for a number of reasons. Initiated by King James IV and compiled by Bishop William Elphinstone, it is Scotland’s first printed book, …Continue reading →