Edinburgh University Press and the Library Annexe TAGS: Annexe | Capitalism | Edinburgh University Press | Elvis | EUP | Ideology | Library Annexe | Slovenia | Special Collections | Žižek Part of the Special Collections material we keep here at the Library Annexe is the published output of the Edinburgh University Press; leading scholarly publisher of academic books and journals …Continue reading →

Frozen: The story of Frostie the calf TAGS: biotechnology | calf | chris polge | dolly the sheep | Edinburgh | embryo | freezing | frostie | liquid nitrogen | reproductive physiology | roslin | wilmut Ian Wilmut is best known for his involvement with the team which cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996. However, his scientific career, which spans more than five decades, includes a variety …Continue reading →

Looking back, looking forward TAGS: Impact Report At the start of a new year, it is always nice to think back about the achievements of the previous year, and what lies ahead in the coming year.  Not …Continue reading →

The Unfamiliar: new issue published TAGS: Library as publisher | OJS | open access | Open Journal Systems The Unfamiliar has published its new issue, Imagining the Future, on the library-supported journal hosting service. The Unfamiliar: Imagining the Future As with past issues, authors have used many of …Continue reading →

P6 Visitors from St Mary’s Primary TAGS: school visits | SOC2-02a A few weeks ago the Library hosted two visits from the two P6 classes of St Mary’s school.  Their topic was “Scotland’s Timeline” (I can interpret historical evidence from a range …Continue reading →

Research Data Management – Workshop in Japan TAGS: Research Data Management In November I was privileged to be invited to Japan by the National Committee for the Promotion of Institutional Repositories, to speak at their meeting being held as part of …Continue reading →

Merry AnneXMAS! TAGS: Annexe | Christmas | Edinburgh College of Art | Library Annexe | Maurice Sendak | Merry Christmas | Punch | University of Edinburgh Merry Christmas from Edinburgh’s Library Annexe! Here are a few festive images from some of the books that can be found within our general lending collections:       Images …Continue reading →

Previously, in Conservation… There have been many highlights in conservation over the last 12 months, but one of the most enjoyable for me has been the opportunity to take part in outreach activities, …Continue reading →

Early English Cello We are very excited to have a new loan join us – an early English cello.  Although it doesn’t have a label, it is probably by one of the highly …Continue reading →

Weekend with the Gallimaufry: Edinburgh University images added to Metadata Games Tiltfactor and the University of Edinburgh, Library and University Collections are excited to announce the addition of over 2,500 images from the University of Edinburgh to the Metadata Games platform. This collection, …Continue reading →