Timetable: 6th-10th October #LibraryPop Drop in sessions -1st Floor Main Library 6th October- 10th October AM PM Monday Finding/using Chinese library resources Getting full text journal articles – fast! Tuesday Edinburgh College of …Continue reading →

Use Searcher to find Library resources Smart searching with Searcher is bookending  the Pop up Library next week (see what I did there?). Get up early on Monday morning and come to the Main Library 10am …Continue reading →

Smart Searching with Searcher You have your reading list, so now how do you find those books, e-books and e-journal articles? Don’t use Google, use Searcher! Searcher is the Library’s discovery service – think …Continue reading →

Full schedule of Pop up Library events published TAGS: pop up library We do an amazing amount of stuff in the Library and Information Services. The Pop up Library will give you  the chance to ask questions and  find out more about …Continue reading →

Next week at the Pop up Library Week 1: 15th September Monday (10-12pm and 2-4pm) Library Pop Introduction – What’s it all about? Watch the 1968 Library film Tuesday AM(10-12pm): Centre for Research Collections PM (2-4pm): Learn …Continue reading →

Pop up Library launches with Library Director and 1968 film The Pop up Library launched this morning on the 1st floor of the Main Library with John Scally, the Director of Library and University Collections, joining us to help some …Continue reading →

Pop up Library TAGS: pop up library We’re taking over and making over a currently empty area in the Main Library to create a space which gives teams from across Information Services the chance to engage with …Continue reading →

Journal of Lithic Studies: First issue published on journal hosting service TAGS: Archaeology | journal hosting service | lithic studies | OJS | open access The first complete  issue of the Journal of Lithic Studies (JLS) has been published supported by the Library’s Journal Hosting Service. The first issue focuses specifically on presentations from the …Continue reading →

Searcher: BIG change The Library is working on a review of Searcher, our branded EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS). We are making some changes which we hope improves your experience of using Searcher. Default …Continue reading →

Searcher Review 2014: Refine your search TAGS: Discovery | Limiters | Searcher | Searcher Review When you use Searcher, you’ll  usually return a large amount of results.  The limiters on the right of the screen make it easy for you to refine your search results. …Continue reading →