Open Library of Humanities Bronze Supporter The University of Edinburgh has opted to support the Open Library of Humanities for another year- this time as a Bronze level supporter. This additional support will enable the OLH …Continue reading →

Miras Maktoob: Persian E-books Collection TAGS: IMES | Persian The Library has purchased the Miras Maktoob Persian e-book collection available via Brill Online. The Collection consists of 249 volumes (189 works) originally published by the Written Heritage Research Institute …Continue reading →

Resources Lists- what are they and where do I find them? TAGS: reading list | Resource List At the start of a new semester it is always a priority to find your course reading material. Many of the Law School courses use Resource Lists to detail the …Continue reading →

What is LibSmart I? TAGS: Books | databases | digital skills | DiscoverEd | e-books | e-journals | Library | LibSmart | students LibSmart I is designed to give you an introduction to library resources for your study and research! The course enables you to take control of your learning as you self-enrol …Continue reading →

We are digitisation ready to go! We want to share our exciting news featuring the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks! Curious? Read on….  We are very happy to advise that the fuller project to digitise Lyell’s notebooks …Continue reading →

Patrick Geddes Archives – Online Catalogue Live! We are very pleased to announce that the online catalogue for the Sir Patrick Geddes Archives at the University of Edinburgh is now live. The collection represents a vital and …Continue reading →

5 Reasons to check out LibSmart I and II TAGS: databases | digital skills | Library | LibSmart | online resources | students Introduction If you haven’t heard about LibSmart I and II yet – then what have you been doing?!  To quickly summarise, LibSmart I and II are fully flexible, self-enrol Learn …Continue reading →

Keeping up to date with Library news The University Library Services throughout the pandemic have had to work within the limits set by the Scottish Government and the wider University. This at times has been frustrating for …Continue reading →

Future of University of Edinburgh trusted research environments For the past few years, Information Services (ISG) have been providing a University Data Safe Haven (DSH) service, to host analysis of sensitive research data.  Alongside this, Edinburgh Parallel Computing …Continue reading →

Welcome to Research Data Stewards – a new role This week the team is pleased to welcome two University of Edinburgh PhD students who have joined Research Data Support in a new Research Data Steward role. We were even …Continue reading →