What will you discover at our Discovery Day? TAGS: databases | digital skills | Discovery Day | dissertation | Dissertation and Thesis Festival | Dissertation Festival | e-resources | information literacy | Library | online resources | primary sources | research | resources | students | Theses | thesis Unlock the potential of your dissertation or thesis at Discovery Day! Join us on Monday 27 October, 10am–2pm at the Main Library for Discovery Day, your chance to explore the …Continue reading →

Activism and Social Change in LGBT+ History TAGS: activism | Archives | Books | Dissertation and Thesis Festival | e-books | e-resources | LGBT+ History | LGBT+ History Month | LGBTQ+ studies | LHSA | Libby | Library | lothian health services archive | online resources | primary sources | research | resources | social change In February we celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2025 in the UK and this year the theme is ‘Activism and Social Change’. Throughout history and across the globe LGBT+ activists have …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival from the student perspective TAGS: data literacy | digital skills | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | e-resources | information literacy | online resources | reference managers | resources | SAGE Research Methods database | students Dissertation. A word that scares and confuses many students, including me. It seems like a difficult and mysterious concept that most of us must deal with at some point on …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival: Exploring library resources for dissertations in gender studies TAGS: Archives | Centre for Research Collections | digital skills | DiscoverEd | Dissertation Festival | gender studies | IAD | information literacy | LGBTQ+ studies | Lothian Health Service Archive | research methods | resources | subject guides | yewno As part of the 2022 Dissertation Festival, running from 7th-18th March and facilitated by the Academic Support Librarians, Digital Skills and IAD teams, I was invited to attend an online …Continue reading →

A guide to subject guides TAGS: dissertation | online resources | students | subject guides One of the key parts of our role as librarians is to help staff and students find the things they need to complete their work. One way in which we …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival Blog: Engineering Village resources for dissertations TAGS: Covid-19 | databases | digital skills | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | e-resources | Engineering Village | students Introduction The day has finally arrived, the end of my Dissertation Festival Blog series. To recap, the Library’s Dissertation Festival is a collaborative effort from the Library, Digital Skills department …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival Blog: How to use the library remotely for your dissertation TAGS: Books | Covid-19 | DiscoverEd | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | e-books | e-journals | inter-library loan | Library | online | student blog | students | VPN Introduction It’s time for the second blog! These dissertation festival blogs are an opportunity for me to share my thoughts on the Dissertation Festival Events I have attended. For those …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival Blog: So… what is a systematic review? TAGS: Covid-19 | dissertation | Dissertation Festival | Library | online | students | Systematic review Introduction Welcome to the first of three blogs, where I document my Dissertation Festival Experience. For those who don’t know, the Library’s Dissertation Festival is a collaborative effort from the Library, …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival 2021 TAGS: Archaeology | Archives | Centre for Research Collections | classics | databases | dissertation | history | literature searching | National Library of Scotland | Newspapers | official documents | parliamentary papers | primary source | search strategy | Special Collections From 8 – 19 March the Library is running an online Dissertation Festival. The events taking place during this two week period will highlight what the Library can do for …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival 2020 TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | Archives | databases | dissertation | Events | International Relations | Library | online resources | Politics | postgraduate | primary sources | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies | undergraduate From 26 October – 6 November the Library is running a virtual Dissertation Festival. The online events taking place during this two week period will highlight what the Library can …Continue reading →