New online resources for SPS: China Law Info and PAIS International TAGS: databases | International Relations | literature searching | new | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social policy | Sociology The Library has recently subscribed to the online databases China Law Info and PAIS International. China Law Info China Law Info is a bilingual database for China legal documents and …Continue reading →

Music Online – new content added TAGS: Alexander Street Press | databases | music | Music & Performing Arts | Music Online Music Online has been significantly updated this week with the addition of: 4.5 million independent popular music tracks 1.4 million world music tracks 510,000 American song tracks 440,000 classical music …Continue reading →

A Photo Opportunity “A picture is worth a thousand words”. As this often quoted adage alludes to, photographs have the ability to capture a moment in time. Whether they are images of stern …Continue reading →

Trial ending Thursday 17th July TAGS: Dō Sustainability | DōShorts | e-books | trials There are a couple of days left to try out 37 e-books from Dō Sustainability. DōShorts are short, practical ebooks that give you the latest thinking on a broad range …Continue reading →

Centre for the Study of World Christianity Update TAGS: andrew walls | Annexe | Catalogue | Christianity | CSWC | Library Annexe | new college | Projects | University of Edinburgh With the print collections of the Centre for the Study of World Christianity (CSWC) Library, set up by Professor Andrew F. Walls, now having been in our care at the …Continue reading →

New staff member: Stuart Macdonald TAGS: New Staff | Research Data Library & University Collections has great pleasure in welcoming a new member of staff to its ranks.  We welcome Stuart Macdonald to the position of Research Data Management Service Coordinator, …Continue reading →

A Famous Economist and His Library Collection Jamie, our Marketing and Outreach Intern, gives an update on his progress. I have passed the halfway point of my internship here at CRC; I feel like time is flying by …Continue reading →

Dealing with Data – Call For Papers TAGS: Information Services | Research Data Dealing with Data Conference 2014 Call for Papers Date: Tuesday 26th August 2014, 9am – 1pm Including a formal launch of University RDM service by the Principal at 11:30am Location: …Continue reading →

Three different traits of open access publishers TAGS: article processing charges | open access | RCUK This week I’ve been compiling some data for the next meeting of the RLUK Ethical and Effective Publishing Working Group. Some of the data itself is pretty interesting so I …Continue reading →

New Zealand Special Collections The New Zealand House Special Collection has now been fully catalogued by our Cataloguing Interns. It contains over 200 fascinating and rare items, dating from 1773 onwards.  These books come …Continue reading →