Preserving the Dumfries Presbytery Library for the future TAGS: conservation | Divinity | Dumfries Presbytery Library | Funk | John Howard | New College Library | rare books | seventeenth-century A guest post from Finlay West, Funk Projects Cataloguer The recently completed cataloguing of the Dumfries Presbytery Library Collection housed at New College Library, finally allows the volumes to be …Continue reading →

Imagining Noah’s Ark : Special Collections on display at New College Library TAGS: Biblical Studies | Divinity | New College Library | science Noah’s Ark has been in the news lately with the recent block buster film Noah. Currently on display in the entrance to New College Library is a nineteenth-century imagining of …Continue reading →

Finding love in the Library – new books at New College Library in May TAGS: Books | Divinity | New College Library | Theology & Ethics Love is in the air this month in the new books coming into New College Library. Currently in our new books display is Love online by Jean-Claude Kaufmann ; translated by David Macey …Continue reading →

William Drummond book returns home Rare Books and Manuscripts has purchased a book once in the library of William Drummond, the Scottish poet who gave us most of his books in 1626.  This particular book …Continue reading →

Journal of Lithic Studies: First issue published on journal hosting service TAGS: Archaeology | journal hosting service | lithic studies | OJS | open access The first complete  issue of the Journal of Lithic Studies (JLS) has been published supported by the Library’s Journal Hosting Service. The first issue focuses specifically on presentations from the …Continue reading →

Scotland’s Religious Past : Unique Special Collections at New College Library, Edinburgh TAGS: Divinity | eighteenth-century | Funk | Hymnology | New College Library | Pamphlets | Psalms | rare books Here at New College Library we’re rediscovering unique Special Collections items which tell the story of Scotland’s radical religious past. This item, The Lord’s trumpet sounding an alarm against Scotland, …Continue reading →

Study space during exams TAGS: exams | facilities | Library | Social & Political Sciences Need help finding study space? In order to help ease pressure on study spaces in the Main Library during the exam period, Information Services (IS), EUSA and the University central room bookings …Continue reading →

1940s Dunfermline College of Physical Education: We’ve Found Another One! TAGS: 1940s | College | Dunfermline | Physical Education Last week I was having a chat with our conservator Emma Davey who sits at the desk next to mine.  In passing she mentioned that she thought her Grandmother, Bettina, …Continue reading →

Trial access to BiblioRossica available TAGS: databases | e-books | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | trials BiblioRossica is a portal for academics and scholars that offers expertly selected collections devoted to the most relevant areas of modern Russian, Jewish, Eastern European and Eurasian Humanities. As an …Continue reading →

Digital Preservation Training Programme: London (7-9 April 2014) TAGS: Digital Preservation | Digital Preservation Training Programme | DPTP | OAIS | Open Archival Information System | Training | ULCC | University of London Computer Centre The University of London Computer Centre (ULCC) recently ran its award-winning Digital Preservation Training Programme and I was fortunate enough to win a scholarship from the Digital Preservation Coalition to …Continue reading →