What AI did next : exploring AI’s role in European theological libraries TAGS: AI | cataloguing | conference | theology I was privileged to attend the BETH = Bibliotheques Europeennes de Theologie conference in Stavanger, Norway, 20-23 September 2025, which had the theme of exploring AI’s role in Theological libraries. …Continue reading →

Data Management Training – Autumn 2025 TAGS: postgraduate training | Research Data Service | workshops University of Edinburgh courses are now available to book on all topics dealing with research data management. Aimed at postgraduate research students and academic staff, these four courses are taught …Continue reading →

New(s) to the Library : More digital newspaper archives I’m pleased to let you know that following successful trials, the Library has been able to purchase two new digital newspaper archives. Expanding our already extensive collection of digital newspaper …Continue reading →

Changes to Library Opening Hours TAGS: helpdesk | Law libraries | law library | library services | resources | study spaces From 15 September 2025 changes will be made to the opening hours of some of our libraries, these changes are set out below.  Please check the library opening hours webpage for …Continue reading →

What we learned from our conferences : Academic Support Librarians and professional engagement TAGS: artificial intelligence | Diversity | professional development | Systematic review The Academic Support Librarians are a learning team, who have attended professional development events in line with the prioritised themes in our team workplan. Ishbel Leggat attended the RLUK conference …Continue reading →

It’s August and induction season is here! TAGS: induction | Library | summer | welcome Did you know that Academic Support Librarians (ASLs) work year round, even while most students are on their summer break? Here at UoE we have courses starting at different times …Continue reading →

Hans Christian Andersen This month is the 150th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen’s death. To mark the occasion, Ash Mowat, a volunteer in our Civic Engagement team, has written this blog post, exploring …Continue reading →

An ever-green collaboration: working with the University of St Andrews to identify arsenical bookbindings TAGS: arsenic | book conservation | Centre for Research Collections | health and safety | rare books | University of Edinburgh In this post conservator Amy Baldwin talks about working with the University of St Andrews to help develop their new arsenic identification tool.

SCURL Conference 2025: increasing inclusion TAGS: conference | Diversity | online resources | research | resources To add to our recent schedule of conference reports, last month several members of our team attend the Scottish Confederation of University & Research Libraries (SCURL) Conference on the 19th …Continue reading →

New resources: Elgar 2025 ebooks TAGS: course materials | DiscoverEd | ebooks | elgar | eresources | reading list | request | research You may be interested in some of the exciting new ebook packages we’ve purchased recently for use by students and staff in the School. Edward Elgar Publishing are a well-respected …Continue reading →