A new themed double-issue of The Unfamiliar published online TAGS: journals | Library as publisher | OJS | open access | Open Journal Systems | publishing We are delighted to announce that an exciting new double-issue of the student-led open-access journal The Unfamiliar: an anthropological journal, Volume 5 (1-2), “Humans and the Environment / Walking Threads”, …Continue reading →

Literary Encyclopedia The Literary Encyclopedia publishes biographies of major and minor writers; scholarly descriptions of all interesting texts written by these authors, including those often neglected; and a variety of descriptive and …Continue reading →

Open access journal showcasing undergraduate research publishes second issue TAGS: Library as publisher | OJS | open access | Open Journal Systems A journal dedicated to featuring top undergraduate research has published its second issue today. ‘Lifespans & Styles: Undergraduate Working Papers on Intraspeaker Variation’ is an online, open access journal for …Continue reading →

What’s new in the Library for Social and Political Science? TAGS: African Studies | Books | e-books | International Relations | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | 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 (very) small …Continue reading →

On trial: Daily Mail Historical Archive TAGS: databases | history | media | Newspapers | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | trials *The Library has now purchased access to the Daily Mail Historical Archive (1896-2004). See New to the Library: Daily Mail Historical Archive.* The Library currently has trial access to the …Continue reading →

Women’s voices at New College Library TAGS: Church of Scotland | missionary | New College Library | Theology & Ethics | World Christianity After my last blog post which focused on the women who gave their books to support the foundation of New College Library, I’ve been thinking about some of the collections we have which …Continue reading →

The women behind New College Library TAGS: Archives | New College Library | nineteenth-century If you visit New College Library today, International Women’s Day, women might seem  hard to find amongst the portraits and busts of Thomas Chalmers and John Knox, and the shelves filled with …Continue reading →

‘Scotland’s last martyr’ : remembering James Renwick TAGS: Covenanters | seventeenth-century February was a suitable month to remember James Renwick  (15 February 1662 – 17 February 1688). Renwick was a graduate of Edinburgh University who accepted a call to the ministry within the independent Presbyterian …Continue reading →

5 library databases you didn’t know you needed in your life… TAGS: databases | film | gender studies | images | International Relations | media | moving images | Newspapers | official documents | online resources | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | Social Work | Sociology | TV …until now. The many bibliographic and indexing databases you can access through the Library are fantastic and essential resources for your research and study whether you are an undergraduate, postgraduate …Continue reading →

British Politics TAGS: e-journals | journals | new | Politics The Library has recently purchased back issue access to the e-journal British Politics. This now ensures that the Library has full access to this e-journal from 2006 (vol. 1) onwards. …Continue reading →