Maori Moko – Capturing the New Zealand Collection An update from the CRC Cataloguing Interns Beth and Fiona Moko or tatooing is a crucial part of Maori culture, reflected in many of their carvings and art work, and …Continue reading →

Library Placement Student Stefanie has been working with us for a few weeks on a placement as part of her PG course in Library and Information Studies at Robert Gordon University.  Here she …Continue reading →

CRC Cataloguing Interns Beth and Fiona have recently started as cataloguing interns in the CRC, and tell us about their first experiences… Thesis cataloguing comes with its perils, for a start, until the …Continue reading →

Volunteer of the Month – February 2014 Claire Rochet, Musical Instrument Museum Edinburgh Volunteer I have been working with the Musical Instrument Collection since October and I had the chance as a volunteer to explore different areas …Continue reading →

Innovative Learning Week – Online Quiz We’ve been running an online quiz during Innovative Learning Week with questions based on many of our different online resources.  The first nine questions have already been posted on the …Continue reading →

Volunteer of the Month – January 2014 Beth Dumas, CRC Taster Day Volunteer Since October, I have been volunteering with the CRC, doing one or two day sessions with each department and discovering how every job contributes to …Continue reading →

Volunteer of the Month – November 2013 Emma Smith Exhibitions Intern and Volunteer I was the Exhibitions Intern based in the CRC during the summer and I was tasked with the planning, design and curation of an …Continue reading →

Kirsty Bailey – October 2013 Norman Dott Project Volunteer From March 2013 I have been volunteering on the Norman Dott project, cataloguing patient case notes using Encoded Archival Description (EAD) …Continue reading →