Roe v Wade, or how to find international resources TAGS: current awareness | databases | information skills | Legal databases | news | online resources | research | westlaw If you’ve been online over the past few days it is likely you’ll have heard about the leaked majority draft from SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) which suggests …Continue reading →

Students’ wellbeing and ways to escape exam TAGS: Library | students | well-being Yes, exams are important. We know. But we also want you to remember that at the end of the day, it is your wellbeing that is the most important.  We …Continue reading →

Project Reboot! TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Archives Cataloguing | Archives Conservation | Centre for Research Collections | conservation | Geology | rehousing | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) The last few years has seen us all face challenges and embrace change – and the Charles Lyell Project is no different. The Project has said farewell to Elaine and …Continue reading →

Homes for Rocks – Rehousing the Lyell Geological Specimen Collection Today we have the first installment of a two-part series from Joanne Fulton. Joanne is here on an 8-week internship funded by the John R. Murray Charitable Trust to help with …Continue reading →

Disability Studies: A New Subject Guide TAGS: Accessibility | databases | disability | Diversity | e-resources | inclusion | online resources | students | subject guides The Subject Guides are a useful tool in getting started with your research. Whether you’re an Engineer or a Classicist, they contain a wealth of information for navigating library resources, …Continue reading →

The Skene Album – An artistic partnership between author and artist TAGS: conservation | High Quality Photography | Illustration | James Skene | Landscape | Scotland | Sir Walter Scott | Skene Album James Skene was a close friend of one of Scotland’s greatest and most influential writers. By profession  he was a lawyer, but he was also a keen amateur artist. Skene …Continue reading →

On trial: Research Methods Primary Sources TAGS: Archives | databases | history | primary source | research I’m happy to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to Research Methods Primary Sources from Adam Matthew. This new resource is an online learning tool for …Continue reading →

Getting resources not available in the Law Library Collections TAGS: course materials | ebooks | Law libraries | online resources | reading list | research | resources | tips We often get asked by students how they get access to a particular item that we do not have in the Law Library collection. So here are a few ideas about …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival from the student perspective TAGS: data literacy | digital skills | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | e-resources | information literacy | online resources | reference managers | resources | SAGE Research Methods database | students Dissertation. A word that scares and confuses many students, including me. It seems like a difficult and mysterious concept that most of us must deal with at some point on …Continue reading →

Simon Smith joins the Research Data Support Team TAGS: staff It has been a long pandemic, and some bright spots are beginning to appear on the horizon. One of them is that we have a new professional joining our team, …Continue reading →