Treasures of New College Library : The Dumfries Presbytery Library TAGS: cataloguing | Church of Scotland | Dumfries Presbytery Library | Funk | John Howard | New College Library | rare books | research | Special Collections The Dumfries Presbytery Library is a collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century books that was first documented in 1710, with the acceptance of a substantial donation of books from Dr John Hutton. It …Continue reading →

Finding New College theses on the online catalogue TAGS: library catalogue | New College Library | PhD | research | Theses | University of Edinburgh In response to your questions, here’s some tips for finding New College theses on the University of Edinburgh Library catalogue. Personally, I find using the Aquabrowser version of the catalogue …Continue reading →

New College Theses collection now fully catalogued online TAGS: alumni | Divinity | Funk | PhD | research | Special Collections | University of Edinburgh Over 700 New College theses covering the period 1920-1985 have now been catalogued online as part of the Funk Cataloguing Projects.  Some of these theses have second  copies at the …Continue reading →

Summer days at New College Library … and Hymnology collections TAGS: Funk | hymnbooks | hymns | New College Library | Special Collections Summer has arrived!  The weather forecast says 12 degrees today –  but it feels much warmer. The School of Divinity’s exams are over, and the bustle of last week’s General Assembly …Continue reading →