Fitba’ crazy, fitba’ mad? A football inspired reading list (yet again!) TAGS: Books | Britain | e-books | ethnography | Europe | football | history | online resources | social anthropology | Sociology The 2018 World Cup kicks off today in Russia and to mark this occasion we decided to resurrect and update our football inspired reading list that we originally published just …Continue reading →

Celebrating women pioneers for ordained ministry in the Church of Scotland TAGS: Church of Scotland | General Assembly | New College Edinburgh | Women This blog post is written by Dr Lesley Orr, School of Divinity In the year in which the Church of Scotland has welcomed the Very Revd Susan Brown of Dornoch Cathedral …Continue reading →

Digital Resource trials for Biblical Studies and Jewish Studies May 2018 TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Divinity | greek | HCA | Hebrew | Jewish We have four new digital resource trials for Biblical Studies this month. They’re all accessible from the E-resource trials web page. Brill’s Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Non-Biblical Texts offers …Continue reading →

New books in the Library for Social and Political Science TAGS: African Studies | anthropology | Books | e-books | history | International Relations | Main Library | online resources | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies 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 →

New College Library Steps Through Time – 23-25 April TAGS: New College Library | Special Collections | students Steps Though Time is a project to create a timeline of six display panels to be mounted up the steps into New College Library. This will tell the unique story of New College …Continue reading →

New College Library opening until 10pm trial TAGS: New College Library   New College Library’s opening hours are being extended for a trial period. The Library continues to be open on a Sunday afternoon, 12-5pm throughout this semester. From 9 April …Continue reading →

New! Development Bookshelf from Practical Action TAGS: African Studies | agriculture | climate change | databases | disasters and emergencies | e-books | economic and business development | Energy | environment | gender studies | global public health | health | International Development | International Relations | new | NGOs | online resources I’m pleased to let you know that the Library now has access to Development Bookshelf, produced by Practical Action. Development Bookshelf is a specialist peer-reviewed and evidence-based online book collection for …Continue reading →

The woman behind the windows at New College Library TAGS: International Women's Day | New College Library | twentieth-century Visitors to New College Library can’t fail to be impressed by the beautiful stained glass windows which surround the Library Hall. These windows were the gift of Miss Grace Warrack, …Continue reading →

Women and religion books for International Women’s Day 2018 TAGS: Books | International Women's Day | New College Library | students | Women Here’s a selection of new books at New College Library to celebrate International Women’s Day! The Grace of Sophia :a Korean North American women’s Christology, by Grace Ji-Sun Kim, was recommended by …Continue reading →

Queens and female coders TAGS: Edinburgh University Art Collection | Edinburgh University Library | International Women's Day | Music Museum | St Cecilia's Hall Recommended library museum piece to view on International Women’s Day Today is International Women’s Day. And this year, which just happens to be 100 years since women have had the …Continue reading →