Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology now on trial TAGS: Divinity | Hymnology | online New on trial for University of Edinburgh users from 3 March to 31 March is the  Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology is the replacement for the Dictionary of Hymnology produced …Continue reading →

Tackling a Library time capsule : The Longforgan Free Church Ministers Library TAGS: Divinity | eighteenth-century | Free Church of Scotland | Funk | Longforgan | New College Library | nineteenth-century | rare books | Roman | seventeenth-century Regular visitors to New College Library have probably walked past the Longforgan Free Church Ministers Library many times. It sits in custom made glazed bookcases, which are sited on the …Continue reading →

New books at New College Library – January TAGS: anthropology | Books | Divinity | New College Library | Religious Studies An anthropological theme to our featured new books this month. The invention of God in indigenous societies / by James L. Cox. is now available in the Reserve section BL380 Cox. at New …Continue reading →

Christmas is coming at New College Library TAGS: Christmas | Funk | Hymnology | New College Edinburgh | Special Collections We’ve started getting ready for Christmas at New College Library! The Christmas tree is now up in the Funk Reading Room, and we have a display of Christmas carol books …Continue reading →

Back to the future : New College Library’s history today TAGS: Archives | Disruption | Divinity | New College Library | students New College Library was pleased to host a visit from the Friends of Edinburgh University Library last week. As well as looking at a selection of Special Collections and touring the Library, …Continue reading →

1914 voices from the New College Archives TAGS: Archives | New College Library | war On 11 November, there will be a short Act of Remembrance in New College, starting at 10.50am and gathering at the war memorial in the Assembly Hall. Come into New College Library …Continue reading →

Get the Best from the Library for … Mathematics and Physics TAGS: mathematics | Physics Want to get the best from the Library for Mathematics and Physics? A key starting point is the Subject Guides at www.ed.ac.uk/is/subject-guides-maths and www.ed.ac.uk/is/subject-guides-physics. Start here to explore print and electronic collections, …Continue reading →

Get the Best from the Library for … Chemistry TAGS: Chemistry Want to get the best from the Library for Chemistry? A key starting point is the Chemistry Subject Guide at http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/subject-guides-chemistry. Start here to explore print and electronic collections, library facilities …Continue reading →

Get the Best from the Library for … GeoSciences TAGS: Geography | Geology | GeoScience Want to get the best from the Library for GeoSciences? A key starting point is the GeoSciences Subject Guide at http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/subject-guides Start here to explore print and electronic collections, library facilities …Continue reading →

A few words on witchcraft from New College Library TAGS: halloween | witchcraft There’s a new display in the New College Library entrance of some of our historic publications that explore the world of witchcraft. These include: Scot, Reginald. The discovery of witchcraft …Continue reading →