New! African Studies – Oxford Bibliographies TAGS: African Studies | databases | history | International Relations | new | online resources | Oxford Bibliographies | Politics | Social & Political Sciences I’m pleased to let you know that following a request from staff members in the Centre of African Studies (CAS) the Library now has access to Oxford Bibliographies: African Studies …Continue reading →

New resource : Migration to New Worlds TAGS: anthropology | history | International Relations | online resources | Social & Political Sciences | Sociology The University of Edinburgh now has access to the online primary source collection, Migration to New Worlds, due to negotiations with JISC to provide free access to all UK higher and further …Continue reading →

New books for Social and Political Science: December 2014 TAGS: Books | e-books | International Relations | new | Social & Political Sciences | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number …Continue reading →

SPS Librarian Top 5 blog posts 2014 – no. 4 TAGS: databases | gender studies | media | new | online resources | Politics | social anthropology | Sociology | Womens' Studies As exams are almost over and semester one nears its end we are reposting our Top 5 blog posts from this year, every day in the final week of semester. …Continue reading →

New books for Social and Political Science: November 2014 TAGS: academic support librarian | African Studies | Books | e-books | new | Politics | Science Technology and Innovation studies | Social & Political Sciences | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number …Continue reading →

New books for Social and Political Science: October 2014 TAGS: African Studies | Books | e-books | International Relations | new | Politics | social anthropology | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies Thanks to recommendations from members of staff and requests via RAB from students the Library is continually adding new books to its collections both online and in print. Here are just a small number …Continue reading →

Get the Best from the Library Week for SPS TAGS: academic support librarian | African Studies | Canadian Studies | International Relations | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social policy | Social Work | Sociology | South Asian Studies 27th-31st October Drop-in sessions on the 1st floor at Pop-up Library Get the Best from the Library Week is all about helping you find out more about how the Library can …Continue reading →

New online resource for SPS: Media Education Foundation digital films TAGS: academic support librarian | anthropology | databases | gender studies | new | online resources | Politics | Sociology | Womens' Studies The Library has recently subscribed to the Media Education Foundation (MEF) digital films service via the Kanopy streaming service. MEF produce and provide documentary films and other educational resources to inspire …Continue reading →

New online resource for SPS: Peace Research Abstracts TAGS: databases | International Relations | literature searching | new | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences The Library has recently subscribed to the online database Peace Research Abstracts. This is a comprehensive database for peace and conflict resolution research and is a particularly useful resource for …Continue reading →

New books for SPS – July TAGS: academic support librarian | Books | e-books | International Relations | new | Politics This month we’re featuring a small selection of new titles purchased to support the area of Politics and International Relations in the School of Social and Political Science. Democracy and …Continue reading →