Opportunity Knocks… We have been very pleased to welcome some new faces to the conservation studio over the past month – we now have two new conservation volunteers, Olivia and Collette, and …Continue reading →

Win a University of Edinburgh Hoodie! At the Library pop up session this afternoon Leisa and Serena will be there to talk to you about how to get involved with library work and projects. Leisa will …Continue reading →

Graduate Trainee – month one Alice has recently started as our new Graduate Trainee – here she tells us about her first month based at the Centre for Research Collections (CRC). As the first Graduate Trainee …Continue reading →

A Famous Economist and His Library Collection Jamie, our Marketing and Outreach Intern, gives an update on his progress. I have passed the halfway point of my internship here at CRC; I feel like time is flying by …Continue reading →

My first week as an intern and how it led to the destruction of a city Jamie started as an intern at the Centre for Research Collections last week, here he tells us about his first few days. I have just finished my first of eight …Continue reading →

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 – 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 →