The perils of Christian mission : writing from the New World TAGS: Africa | China | Fiji | India | missions | New College Library | Syria | World Christianity Guest curator Suzi Higton writes about her current display in the Funk Reading Room case In their quest to spread the Word of God, missionaries have for centuries traversed continents …Continue reading →

Confessions of a work placement student TAGS: Archives | history of the book | New College Library | rare books | students A guest post from MSc Book History and Material Culture student Holly Sanderson As part of the Master’s degree in Book History and Material Culture at the University of Edinburgh, …Continue reading →

Library open during New College Quad closure 8-22 April 2017 TAGS: New College Library Due to building works, access to New College Library via the New College Quad will be closed between Sat 8th to Sat 22nd April. However alternative access to New College Library will …Continue reading →

Observing the EU with the EUobserver TAGS: databases | International Relations | media | Newspapers | online resources | Politics The Library has been given trial access to the independent online newspaper EUobserver. Launched in 2000 their aim is to support European democracy by giving people the information they need to …Continue reading →

ProQuest Congressional on trial TAGS: databases | history | International Relations | online resources | Politics | social policy | Sociology *The Library currently has access to ProQuest Congressional through the ProQuest Access 350 subscription until 31st July 2024. Access via the Databases A-Z list.* The Library currently has trial access …Continue reading →

Window to a Sixth-Century Scriptorium TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | greek | New College Library | students A post from guest curator Elijah Hixson, PhD student, School of Divinity This month’s student led display at New College Library features the facsimile Codex Purpureus Petropolitanus, which is on display at …Continue reading →

Historic New College Library partnership begins a new chapter TAGS: Church of Scotland | Free Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh Founded in 1843 as the Library of the Free Church College, and now serving the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, New College Library is one of the …Continue reading →

Trial access: Women’s Magazine Archive TAGS: advertising | databases | fashion | gender studies | Magazines | marketing | online resources | periodicals | Politics | Popular culture | social history *The Library has now purchased access to the ‘Women’s Magazine Archive, collection I and II’. See New to the Library: Women’s Magazine Archive.* ProQuest have kindly allowed us to trial …Continue reading →

Trial access: News, Policy and Politics Magazine Archive TAGS: databases | history | International Relations | Magazines | Politics | primary sources | social policy | trials *The Library has now purchased access to the News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive. See New! News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive* Following a request from staff in Politics & …Continue reading →

Reading the Reformation : Philipp Melanchthon TAGS: Divinity | New College Library | rare books | Reformation | sixteenth-century | Theology & Ethics Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) was born on 16 February 1497, to become a Greek scholar and Protestant theologian, and a powerful force in Reformation debate. A colleague of Luther’s at the University …Continue reading →