Trial – OpenEdition Platform TAGS: e-books | e-journals | humanities and social sciences | OpenEdition We have trial access to e-book and e-journal content on the OpenEdition platform until the 31st January. OpenEdition is the umbrella portal for OpenEdition Books, Revues.org, Hypotheses and Calenda, four …Continue reading →

Written in blood This letter means what it says – “This is written in the blood of William Burke, who was hanged at Edinburgh on 28th of January 1829”.  The blood was “taken …Continue reading →

Trial – BiBLiFrE TAGS: Bi.B.Li.Fr.E. | BiBLiFrE | Brepolis We have trial access to BiBLiFrE database on the Brepolis platform until the 14th December. You will need to click “Enter database” to accept the terms and conditions of use before …Continue reading →

Trial – In Principio TAGS: Brepolis | In Principio | Latin We have trial access to In Principio database on the Brepolis platform until the 14th December. You will need to click “Enter database” to accept the terms and conditions of use …Continue reading →

Trial – Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online TAGS: Brill | E-book | Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online | greek | linguistics We have trial access to the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics Online until the 11th December. The Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics (EAGLL) is a unique …Continue reading →

Trial – Punch Historical Archive TAGS: Arts | Gale | media | perceptions of science and technological change | political and social history | Punch Historical Archive We have trial access to Punch Historical Archive until the 6th December. From 1841 to 1992 Punch was the world’s most celebrated magazine of humour and satire – imitated, parodied …Continue reading →

We want more corpses In 1828 the University of Edinburgh’s medical students were desperate to get their hands on cadavers – so they could study Anatomy from real subjects.  This amazing document, measuring 190 …Continue reading →

UKSG October webinar: The University Library as publisher. Can you? Should you? This webinar was held on Wednesday 29 October 2014 and was jointly presented by colleagues from the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The idea of the webinar was to …Continue reading →

Finding and using China-related library resources Are you curious about China? Do you need to find relevant resources but don’t quite now where to start? Are you looking for primary sources? If any of these questions …Continue reading →

Finding Data TAGS: data | data library | pop up library The Data Library team want to help you find data sources for your studies and your research. Pop up to the Pop Up Library this Tuesday between 10am and 12 …Continue reading →