Connected histories : digital resources for British religious history TAGS: church history | Church of England | Divinity | online | religion | seventeenth-century | sixteenth-century | witchcraft | witches Just been exploring the Connected Histories project website which  brings together digital resources of early modern and nineteenth century British materials with a single federated search. The Research Guide to …Continue reading →

Yesterday’s News – Today’s Research #ILW2013 TAGS: Divinity | innovative learning week | Newspapers | online | research | University of Edinburgh Come and join us in Innovative Learning Week for Yesterday’s News – Today’s Research, 11:00am-12:00 noon – Room 2.36 School of History, Classics and Archaeology. In this hands-on session on …Continue reading →

Science and religion : a natural history #ILW2013 TAGS: Divinity | eighteenth-century | innovative learning week | Natural History Collection | New College Library | nineteenth-century | religion | science | Special Collections | Theology & Ethics | twentieth-century Innovative Learning week kicks off at New College Library with a chance to see some of the scientific books in New College Library’s Special Collections and find out where they …Continue reading →

Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Divinity | online | University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh users  now have trial access to Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (De Gruyter) – trial ends 8 March. Find the link at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/databases-trials The Encyclopedia …Continue reading →

New online journal : Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies TAGS: Divinity | e-journals | missions | online | University of Edinburgh | World Christianity I’m pleased to be able to say that Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies is now available online to University of Edinburgh users, from 1989 to the most …Continue reading →

Free access to ProQuest Black History Resources for Black History Month #blackhistorymonth TAGS: black | Newspapers | online | slavery | U.S.A. ProQuest are offering free access to the following Black History resources throughout February 2013. (University of Edinburgh users please note that the links below do not give access to existing resources already available …Continue reading →

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses is on trial now TAGS: dissertations | online | research | Theses | University of Edinburgh Proquest’s Dissertations & Theses database is now available on trial for University of Edinburgh users until on March 9, 2013. We have been subscribing to Proquest’s Dissertations & Theses – …Continue reading →

New books at New College Library – February TAGS: Books | China | Divinity | japan | library catalogue | students | University of Edinburgh | World Christianity New College Library has a regular display of new books at the far end of the Library Hall, close to the door to the stacks. We have a bumper crop …Continue reading →

Princeton Index of Christian Art now available TAGS: art | Christianity | church history | Divinity | History of Christianity | iconography | images | medieval | University of Edinburgh The Princeton Index of Christian Art is now available to University of Edinburgh users – see the list of Image Databases. The Index of Christian Art, produced by Princeton University, …Continue reading →

UK Press Online now on trial TAGS: Newspapers | online | twentieth-century | University of Edinburgh | war UK Press Online is now available on trial to University of Edinburgh users, accessible on campus or off campus via VPN via the eresources trials webpage. The trial ends on …Continue reading →