Making library data work for us TAGS: academic libraries | COVID | data | library management On 2-4 November I attended the LibPMC Conference (International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries). The conference content was really varied, including a focus on the needs of stakeholders and …Continue reading →

Decoloniality and the library (CILIPS Conference 2021) TAGS: cataloguing | decolonialising | information literacy | students | subject headings On 7 June I attended a CILIPS conference session on Decoloniality and the library: the case at Goldsmiths, University of London, by Marilyn Clarke, Director of Library Services at Goldsmiths, University …Continue reading →

New College marks its 175th Anniversary with online exhibition  TAGS: Archives | Divinity | nineteenth-century | photographs | twentieth-century   It all began with The Disruption. Not 2020’s lockdown but The Disruption of 1843 when ministers and elders left the Church of Scotland to set up the Free Church of Scotland. …Continue reading →

Critical Approaches to Libraries 2021(CALC) Day 1 TAGS: class | decolonialising | digital poverty | Diversity | equity | Leganto | pandemic | race | unconscious bias On Monday 5 May I attended the Critical Approaches to Libraries 2021 conference, a really interesting and dynamic gathering exploring all aspects of critical practice in libraries. My first session …Continue reading →

Five things ASLs have been doing to help students since lockdown 2020 TAGS: Covid-19 | digital skills | dissertation | E-book | Library | LibSmart | video When coronavirus restrictions began in March 2020, the University of Edinburgh had to close some libraries and change some library services. But Academic Support Librarians haven’t gone away. We may …Continue reading →

What should I do when I can’t get the print book I need from my UoE library? TAGS: Books | Covid-19 | DiscoverEd | e-books | e-journals | inter-library loan | open access | students Unfortunately, not every print book in our collections is available as an e-book. So what can you do to source a digital copy of an essential book, when the library …Continue reading →

Welcome to the Academic Support Librarians blog! Welcome to the Academic Support Librarians blog! You can find out more about the Library Academic Support team here. We’ll be using this blog to highlight our generic information literacy …Continue reading →

Reflecting on New College Library at DHT A guest post from Gina Headden, New College Library Helpdesk Team New College Library on the Mound is a grand and imposing building but like many historic locations it occasionally …Continue reading →

Caring for the New College Library Torah Scroll TAGS: Hebrew | Judaism | Manuscripts | New College Library | Special Collections A guest post by Valentina Flex, New College Library & Archive Assistant. In order to ensure the safe and successful decant of collections at New College Library, myself and my …Continue reading →

New College Library Project Update by the Library & Archive Assistants TAGS: New College Library | preservation | Special Collections | Thomas Chalmers Post by Jamie Sutherland, New College Library Project Assistant New College Library moved to its temporary home in David Hume Tower in January 2020. This new space will allow continued …Continue reading →