On trial: Women’s Magazine Archive I and II TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | cultural history | databases | gender studies | history | Magazines | primary source | 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.* Following a request from a student in …Continue reading →

On trial: Illustrated London News 1842-2003 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Britain | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source *The Library has now purchased access to this resource. See New to the Library: Illustrated London News Historical Archive* Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA …Continue reading →

How to…read your reading list and search for readings in the Library TAGS: Archaeology | Books | classics | DiscoverEd | e-books | e-journals | history | journals Got your reading list but not sure what you’re being asked to read (is it a book, is it an article, is it a bird, is it a plane…)? Or …Continue reading →

On trial: State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century TAGS: 18th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | Manuscripts | official documents | primary source Following a request from a student in HCA I’m pleased to let you know that the Library currently has trial access to State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782, Part II: …Continue reading →

What’s New in DiscoverEd – September 2017 TAGS: Search The latest release of DiscoverEd includes some very useful new features and functionality.  Read on for full details… 1. New Filter for Special Collections Material A new “Special Collections” filter has been added to the Show …Continue reading →

On trial: Codices Vossiani Latini Online TAGS: Ancient history | Archives | Books | classics | databases | e-books | history | Latin | primary source | rare books Thanks to a request from a member of staff in Classics, we currently have trial access to Brill’s Codices Vossiani Latini Online which publishes all 363 codices which form the …Continue reading →

Sydney Goodsir Smith Stands for Rector TAGS: Sydney Goodsir Smith In 1951, students voting for a new Rector of Edinburgh University faced a choice between a quite extraordinary range of candidates. The election of actor Alistair Sym in 1948 had …Continue reading →

Archives abound in Archives Unbound TAGS: Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | Europe | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | Politics | primary source | social history | United States | world history Exciting major online primary source database now available at the Library. I’m really pleased to let you know that the Library has got a 1-year subscription to the fantastic primary …Continue reading →

On trial: Early European Books TAGS: Books | databases | e-books | Europe | history | history of the book | primary source | rare books *The Library has access to all Early European Books collections until 31st July 2024 as part of ProQuest Access 350.* Following a request from staff in History the Library currently …Continue reading →

Explore the Partition of India through our library resources TAGS: 20th century | databases | history | India | International Relations | Newspapers | Pakistan | Politics | primary source In August 1947 British India won its independence from the British and split into two new states, India and Pakistan (East Pakistan subsequently became Bangladesh), that would govern themselves. The …Continue reading →