New Library resources for Chinese history TAGS: China | databases | history | japan | journals | Letters | primary source I’m happy to let you know that the Library has recently purchased two new primary source databases looking at Chinese and Asian history. These are China: Culture and Society and …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Papers of Neville Chamberlain TAGS: correspondence | databases | history | International Relations | journals | Letters | Politics | primary source | World War Two I’m pleased to let you know that the Library has recently purchased the Papers of Neville Chamberlain, an online resource containing political papers documenting Chamberlain’s policies as Chancellor of the …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 3 TAGS: Anatomy | conservation | happylibrary | museum | rarebooks After a morning spent with project conservator Emily Hick who introduced us to conservation theory, we had the chance to try out some of the techniques in practice. From surface …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 2 TAGS: Archives | art | happylibrary | Library | Museums | musicalinstruments Yesterday brought a slight shift in focus, from a general introduction to an in-depth look at specific departments and museum collections. Our morning was spent discussing both current and future …Continue reading →

CRC Summer School: Day 1 TAGS: Archives | CRCsummerschool | Edinburgh | happylibrary | Museums This week the Centre for Research Collections is running its very first Summer School to provide an overview of different aspects of the heritage sector; with a focus on collections, …Continue reading →

Some new Library resources for you TAGS: Ancient history | Archaeology | Books | China | classics | databases | e-books | e-journals | history | India | Iran | japan | Newspapers | United States On the HCA Librarian blog I have highlighted new resources or material that have been purchased for the Library’s collections from requests from students or staff in the School of …Continue reading →

Spotlight on Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) TAGS: CIA | Cuban Missile Crisis | databases | history | Kissinger | primary source | Spotlight on | The National Security Archive | United States | Vietnam War This is the first in an occasional series highlighting some of the online resources available at the Library that will be of interest to students and staff in History, Classics …Continue reading →

There are always flowers TAGS: happylibrary There are always flowers for those who want to see them.  Henri Matisse  This week is British Flowers Week! This is a week-long celebration of British flowers and the UK cut …Continue reading →

Managing publisher’s open access memberships with Trello TAGS: open access memberships | trello As more and more publishers have started to offer open access institutional memberships we have started to struggle with the effective management of the various schemes. We are currently signed up to …Continue reading →

Thus strangely are our souls constructed TAGS: happylibrary We had a fantastic time participating in Festival of Museums at the weekend! From photography to pirates, there was something for everyone! The finale of the weekend was a talk …Continue reading →