Read all about it! TAGS: databases | media | Newspapers Need to access online newspapers? Looking for current news or hoping to find historic newspapers? Newspapers can be a valuable tool for researching historic events, finding current information about international, …Continue reading →

Missionary to the North – The Paterson Bible Collection TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Funk | missions | New College Library | rare books | russia | World Christianity In early 2014 we began work to catalogue the Paterson Bible Collection, as part of the Funk Cataloguing Projects at New College Library. This collection of over 300 Bibles in …Continue reading →

Inspiring Research – International Women’s Day 2014 TAGS: databases | gender studies | Library | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Womens' Studies International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated on 8th March 2014. IWD has been celebrated for over 100 years and this year’s theme was Inspiring Change.  The Library subscribes to a …Continue reading →

Searcher Review 2014: Refine your search TAGS: Discovery | Limiters | Searcher | Searcher Review When you use Searcher, you’ll  usually return a large amount of results.  The limiters on the right of the screen make it easy for you to refine your search results. …Continue reading →

New Books at New College Library – March (recommended by students) TAGS: Books | Divinity | New College Library | students Student recommendations are in at New College Library! New in this month is Newman and his family, by Edward Short, available as an ebook via the library catalogue.   Also new is The …Continue reading →

Yesterday’s News? Find out more about historic newspapers online Do you want to read about history in the making? University of Edinburgh users have access to large collections of online newspaper archives, going back to the nineteenth century and beyond. …Continue reading →

New books for SPS in Main Library – February TAGS: Books | Library | monographs | new | Social & Political Sciences Over 150 books from subject areas within SPS were added to the Library collections last month.  Here is just a small selection: Cybersecurity and cyberwar : what everyone needs to …Continue reading →

Have you heard of BoB? TAGS: databases | media | online resources It’s a bit like BBC iPlayer but can offer you much, much more. BoB (Box of Broadcasts) National is an online off-air recording and media archive service for UK higher …Continue reading →

New journal publishes using library service: Journal of Lithic Studies TAGS: journal hosting service | journals | OJS | opean access | Open Journal Systems | publishing The Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Lithic Studies. The Journal of Lithic Studies is published online by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology …Continue reading →

How do I get hold of the book I need? TAGS: inter-library loans | Library Annexe | request services | self-request Whether an item is already out on loan or is not available in the Library there are options available to you so you can get the material that you need. …Continue reading →