Research and the One Health Archival Collections Hello, I’m Elizabeth, the postdoctoral researcher on the One Health archival project! During the Wellcome Trust grant, I was employed for five months from October 2023 to the start of …Continue reading →

Systematic Reviews: five frequently asked questions TAGS: e-resources | online resources | research | research methods | Systematic review When the Academic Support Librarians provide help for students and researchers who are conducting large-scale reviews, such as systematic and scoping reviews, we find that often the same questions will …Continue reading →

Call for papers: Esther Inglis in contexts and culture, 19th-20th October 2024 Deadline extended to 30th June 2024. The University of Edinburgh is delighted to invite proposals for a colloquium on the contexts and cultures surrounding the work of Esther Inglis (c.1570-1624), …Continue reading →

Meet the manuscripts — and what to do with an “Inglis manuscript” which is not by Esther Inglis This blog post introduces the six manuscripts written by and associated with Esther Inglis which are held at Edinburgh University Library. The cataloguing, conservation, and digitisation of this manuscript group …Continue reading →

Peter Gallegan’s Collection of Irish Songs and Poems TAGS: Irish Literature | Peter Gallegan | Saint Patrick's Day To mark St Patrick’s Day, we thought we’d highlight a remarkable volume of Irish songs and poems that is in the University’s donated collections (ref. Coll-1366). The book was copied …Continue reading →

Resource List focus groups: We want to know what you think! TAGS: book token | focus group | get involved | Have your say | Resource Lists We’re in the midst of gathering feedback about Resource List use in each of our colleges and would like to invite our students to get involved in two short focus …Continue reading →

Resource Lists: What do you think? We want to know! TAGS: book token | feedback | focus group | library services | Resource Lists | student participation We’re in the midst of gathering feedback about Resource List use within the School of Law and would like to invite our students to get involved in a short focus …Continue reading →

The Achievements of Professor Charlotte Auerbach TAGS: charlotte auerbach | IWD In celebration of International Women’s Day, our volunteer Ash Mowat looks to the archives to see what can be discovered about the achievements of scientist Professor Charlotte Auerbach. In this …Continue reading →