SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 2 TAGS: Books | e-books | e-journals | Social & Political Sciences | Sociology As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 3 TAGS: exams | facilities | study space As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 4 TAGS: databases | gender studies | media | new | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | Womens' Studies As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 5 TAGS: academic support librarian | Books | databases | e-books | e-journals | journals | media | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Womens' Studies As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

#16days lecture at University of Edinburgh: further reading and research TAGS: Books | gender studies | journals | online resources | violence | Womens' Studies Today, Monday 8th December, the School of Social and Political Science, in partnership with Scottish Women’s Aid and PeaceWomen is holding a 16 Days Lecture. The lecture is being delivered by feminist researcher …Continue reading →

New books for Social and Political Science: November 2014 TAGS: academic support librarian | African Studies | Books | e-books | new | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | Social & Political Sciences | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number …Continue reading →

Chicago, 1950, Another Look: The Erving Goffman Memorial Lecture 2014 TAGS: Books | Erving Goffman | Howard S Becker | Library | Social & Political Sciences | Sociology The Erving Goffman Memorial Lecture is being held today as part of the year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Sociology department at University of Edinburgh. Today’s lecture is …Continue reading →

Love books? Get involved in Book Week Scotland 2014 TAGS: Books | Library | Scottish Book Trust I love books. I love reading. I love bookshops. And I love libraries (slight bias there as I am a Librarian after all). So Book Week Scotland is a perfect …Continue reading →

Trial access to World Newspapers Archive now available TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | databases | Newspapers | online resources | Sociology | South Asian Studies *The Library has now purchased access to African Newspapers, Series 1. See New! African Newspapers, Series 1 1800-1922* The Library has set up trial access to World Newspapers Archive (Readex) …Continue reading →

New books for Social and Political Science: October 2014 TAGS: African Studies | Books | e-books | International Relations | new | Politics | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number …Continue reading →